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Originally Posted by Jared Fenton
I had this one when I was a teenager. Ran on dimes.
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Yep, in the 70's it was a dime or 3 games for a quarter. Growing up in a bowling alley made pinball mandatory. We would put our dime in and either take turns or compete if the game allowed 2 players. The replay count on those games went to 21 or 25 games. We would then sell the 20 games for a buck for a 90 cent return our dime. We could make $5 each some days just playing pinball.
If a game was difficult or we just wanted to cheat, we put the front legs on those small glass ashtrays that were everywhere back then. That would slow the ball down, but sometimes it would tilt easier. Had to experiment a little. I can remember if there was a lot of static electricity in the air, we could rub the carpet with our shoes and get a few machines to run by sparking them near the coin inserts.
Most of the action was mechanical where you had to depress targets or levers to score. Really relied on accuracy. Heck, I think 4800 points was replay. Now it buzzers and bells and computer driven graphics and it takes 500 million or more points.
I was the pinball wizard!
