Comments on: New Seattle Pinball Destination?

By: dave

dave — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:00:22 +0000

This place rocks!! The pinball machines are top notch, not like most places that have old machines. thease machines play nice!!! This place is run buy a guy (brad) who realy loves pinball. I just hope he gets more machines
and maybe a jukebox with pinball wizard on the play list!
If you love pinball this is the place for you.

By: Laughing Otter

Laughing Otter — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:28:40 +0000

I’d never seen Mars Trek before, which was new and fun to play.

Last Friday was the Zombie Walk during the Shaun of the Dead movie at the Fremont Outdoor Cinema. Add-A-Ball is right down the street from there.

Add-A-Ball became our base for the evening. Brad, the owner, ducked out for a while and came back done up as a zombie. So it was an evening of beer, pinball, and zombies! Now how much fun is that?!?

Occasionally Pepe (the resident kitty) will introduce a handicap in your game and lay down on the glass someplace.

Their games are Surf Champ, Space Mission, Mars Trek, Lucky Ace, Lightning (the youngest game there), he’s working on a Fast Draw, Duotron, Jumping Jack, Pool Champ, and Pioneer.

By: sauce

sauce — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:39:20 +0000

Oh, and your probably thinking of add-a-ball during multiball?? Check this out:
http://ipdb.org/glossary.php#Add-A-Ball

By: sauce

sauce — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:35:31 +0000

1960, Flipper was the first add a ball game:
http://ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=891

Many manufacturers started making add a ball versions of their EMs that would award balls instead of credits for specials so that they couldnt be considered gambling machines. Instead of a free game, you just get extended play.

By: bounceback

bounceback — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:18:43 +0000

when was the first add-a-ball feature on a pin? i thought it was a more modern multiball option, which would make it funny as a name for an EM spot, but hey…

By: deathsave

deathsave — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:07:10 +0000

across the street from brouwer’s and under a head shop. talk about location!

By: PJP

PJP — Tue, 26 May 2009 05:00:46 +0000

Just went there tonight, they just opened. the place is real, even if the site is a joke.

The place is also a scooter/moped repair shop, guy’s got 8 machines, all but one is an EM. First time I’ve ever enjoyed playing “Surf Champ.”

By: sauce

sauce — Tue, 26 May 2009 02:14:32 +0000

I think this might be the guy I traded my Mars Trek to. They got a little mention in the latest skill shot zine. Not sure if they are open yet.