What is it that makes playing pinball so much fun???
Having spent the last ten weeks on remote palm fringed beaches I return to the comfort of home and a familiar room of large shapes covered by dust sheets.
I am experiencing a feeling of high anticipation as I slowly peel back the sheets to reveal a carnival of colour. They are ......"beautifull"..... but even better with the lights-on!!!!
Power-up one by one and several single "Bongs" , flashing bright coloured lights and bright Dot Matrix displays tells me all is well in the world of Bally/Williams......
the attract music lures me into position.
Steady.......
as my senses reach a new high as my left hand reaches for the start button which when pressed brings a single glinting silver ball into position with a very satisfying reverberating Click.
Sound is increased and becomes a little manic as the plunger is released and both hands swiftly take up position to activate the flipper buttons.
Game-On.........
Bright colourful flashing lights, music, bells n whistles sing song voices from the speakers, ever changing animation/information from the dot-matrix, the clicks the deep clunks as the ball is catapulted between slingshots, bumpers, upkickers and flippers and the tinkling as the ball travels over the habitrails.
The game is alive....
the room is filled with the sound of strange voices, music, mechanical clicks, clunks and whirrs, the walls reflect the flashing lights...... welcome to the world of Pinball where for the time of a game nothing else exists.
Yehhhh.....!! pinball has a tight hold on me.... but what is it???????
Having spent the last ten weeks on remote palm fringed beaches I return to the comfort of home and a familiar room of large shapes covered by dust sheets.
I am experiencing a feeling of high anticipation as I slowly peel back the sheets to reveal a carnival of colour. They are ......"beautifull"..... but even better with the lights-on!!!!
Power-up one by one and several single "Bongs" , flashing bright coloured lights and bright Dot Matrix displays tells me all is well in the world of Bally/Williams......
the attract music lures me into position.
Steady.......
as my senses reach a new high as my left hand reaches for the start button which when pressed brings a single glinting silver ball into position with a very satisfying reverberating Click.
Sound is increased and becomes a little manic as the plunger is released and both hands swiftly take up position to activate the flipper buttons.
Game-On.........
Bright colourful flashing lights, music, bells n whistles sing song voices from the speakers, ever changing animation/information from the dot-matrix, the clicks the deep clunks as the ball is catapulted between slingshots, bumpers, upkickers and flippers and the tinkling as the ball travels over the habitrails.
The game is alive....
the room is filled with the sound of strange voices, music, mechanical clicks, clunks and whirrs, the walls reflect the flashing lights...... welcome to the world of Pinball where for the time of a game nothing else exists.
Yehhhh.....!! pinball has a tight hold on me.... but what is it???????
