I'm curious what was was the first machine everyone owned, do you still own it and how do you feel about that game now?
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What was the first machine you owned?
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World Cup Soccer that cost me £600 
Still love the game and would perhaps have one back in the future.
Still love the game and would perhaps have one back in the future.
Leisure 2000 JAMMA cab 1997 for £25. Infact I got two of them. One had RoboCop in and the other Carrier Airwing.
First pinball purchased in 2002, bought 9 or so in one go, still have the TZ and RS.
First pinball purchased in 2002, bought 9 or so in one go, still have the TZ and RS.
1991 FH bought from some dodgy operator via the coin slot paper £1650 and met at a service station.
Owned around 10 of them over the years and gave ChrisB 3 of them to make a nice one early 2000’s
Owned around 10 of them over the years and gave ChrisB 3 of them to make a nice one early 2000’s
pinball pool (Gottlieb) bought at an auction in about 1985 for less than £100 (cant remember exactly) remember it was a toss up between this or a sit down star wars cab.. Who would want one of them anyhow 
Had a broken drop target (11 ball) but was still playable (ish). my dad binned it a few months after i moved out of home.
Had a broken drop target (11 ball) but was still playable (ish). my dad binned it a few months after i moved out of home.
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Gottlieb Aquarius around 82/83. Was running an opticians in South Shields and one of my customers was dodgy AF. His wife ran a second hand shop that was always getting raided for fenced gear and he kept getting sent to Durham nick where he managed to ruin his spex at an alarming rate.
I sorted him with glasses at the right price and when a pinball landed he’d ask me if I wanted it. As they were free I’d say yes, got a Mibs off him as well as a pachinko, basically if owt with balls landed he’d give me a ring.
I sorted him with glasses at the right price and when a pinball landed he’d ask me if I wanted it. As they were free I’d say yes, got a Mibs off him as well as a pachinko, basically if owt with balls landed he’d give me a ring.
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You never forget the 1st pinball you owned, what was yours and how would you consider it now? An all time classic or a lemon?
So mine was Funhouse which I bought by chance in 1991 as the centrepiece of my little gamesroom. I was 30yr old at the time business was blooming and I had loads of disposable income. The golden era of arcades were kinda coming to an end with the demise of the 80s greats like Pac-Man...
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Williams Big Guns, winning bid of £150 on ebay in the mid 2000's as it was sold as faulty. It was going into test mode on power up, just needed fresh batteries and switch cleaning.
I wasn't a great fan of it so I stripped it down and took all the mechs and plastics off the playfield with the intention of making my own homebrew table and whiteboard. Realised that was unlikely to happen due to my workload so put it all back together and got some pin practice on it. For people who are new to pinball it is a reasonably fun table but it's not in my personal top ten list.
I wasn't a great fan of it so I stripped it down and took all the mechs and plastics off the playfield with the intention of making my own homebrew table and whiteboard. Realised that was unlikely to happen due to my workload so put it all back together and got some pin practice on it. For people who are new to pinball it is a reasonably fun table but it's not in my personal top ten list.
Getaway, 2012. Sold it 3 years ago. Still have a soft spot for Getaway, luckily @Goodwinsplace put his very nice 1 in the new Skillshot club recently.
First coin op barcrest circle skill bandit £50 from happy dayz small heath , june 14th 1983
first pin Stern Magic
first williams black knight
first bally centaur - still have it
first gottlieb haunted house
first other - zac magic castle
first alpha numeric f14
first dot matrix star trek de
first full size dot matrix getaway
first LCD Batman 66
first video tutankhan in a video master
first pin Stern Magic
first williams black knight
first bally centaur - still have it
first gottlieb haunted house
first other - zac magic castle
first alpha numeric f14
first dot matrix star trek de
first full size dot matrix getaway
first LCD Batman 66
first video tutankhan in a video master
Dr.Who from Pinball Heaven back when a restored game was £695 ! Loved it then and played it almost everday for two years before swapping it for a Judge Dredd from Steve Pagett. Still love playing the Dr.Who..........
Starship troopers brought in 1999 from a tattoo parlour in London in great shape sold it a few years back, tried to get another a couple years ago but deal fell throw sadly, then recently my original popped back up but wrong timing on my list to get again 
Black Rose in 1996 ish , paid £500 from the op who had the same machine in my local pub which we played it to death and loved it. Fantastic multi player pin Rosie is.
Walking Dead LE, £6650 NIB, November 2015. I was such a greenhorn I had to Google if it was OK to switch them on and off regularly as I assumed they should be left on all day like they would be in an arcade 
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There are too many Pins I haven't owned so wouldn't own it again, kept it for a year and sold it to @JustLikeMe .
.There are too many Pins I haven't owned so wouldn't own it again, kept it for a year and sold it to @JustLikeMe .
stern star trek pro. ££££££ from Liberty Games 2017 before i found pinballinfo. 
Still got it. still love it.
Still got it. still love it.
Williams Flash.. at great exp2. £150
came from the Plaza at Tynemouth (which is no longer there)
came from the Plaza at Tynemouth (which is no longer there)
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Nice to see other new(ish) people to the hobby who didn't get their first pin practically free in a cereal box haha
Wh2o - £600 from a seller in Blackpool around 2002.... missing the gorilla since apparently the "glass was smashed and it was stolen" in a pub....
The Getaway in 2018 and its still here. It'll likely be the last one to leave too.
Fish Tales in 2012, an eBay auction that Mrs Tox won while I was out walking our dog. Cost us £825 which I thought was a fortune at the time.
