Pinball Overview

Today's modern pinball machines are developed with a team consisting of a playfield

designer, mechanical designer, software programmer, artist, musician, dot-matrix

artist/programmer (if machine is equipped with a dot-matrix display) and a host of other

supporting personnel. Through their collective effort they provide the player with a themed
game with an incredible amount of detail and subtlety. Because of the mechanical nature of the
game many things wear out, become misaligned and dirty, or simply don't work, especially
under the high usage conditions experienced when operated commercially. Therefore, pinball
machines periodically needs reconditioning. For home use, a machine may need reconditioning
just once prior to being purchased, provided the reconditioning is thorough.

Why does a machine sold by Gameroom Amusements look and play more like new than

the same machine reconditioned by most others? There are several important reasons for this.

Firstly, Gameroom Amusements is not a high volume dealer. Machines are not bought

by the truckload. Each machine Gameroom Amusements sells is selected on an individual basis

from the many models available in varying conditions. We start by choosing only the most

respected brand of pinball machines in the world, Bally/Williams. Playfield wear is something
on a machine that cannot be "fixed", so only machines with minimal wear are selected to be

reconditioned. Bargain-buy worn and abused games are not even considered for
reconditioning, regardless of price.

Secondly, machines sold by Gameroom Amusements undergo substantially more

reconditioning time than most others. Many dealers simply quickly clean the playfield and fix
some of the obvious problems. "Quick-tumaround" is unfortunately often the rule in this
business. When you look at a machine sold by Gameroom Amusements you may notice how it
"sparkles". And when you play a machine sold by Gameroom Amusements you may notice how
well it plays. The difference in the reconditioning will be evident! Check out the action of all
the bumpers, kickers, and flippers. On a Gameroom Amusements machine they will ALL work
like new and have the "zing" they are supposed to have. And of course lights will be burning
brightly, switches will be adjusted correctly, and every sound, lighting effect, and feature of the
game will be working properly. On some machines there may be lights, flashers, and switches
that are not readily accessible or are hidden by other game parts. Many times these are
dismissed by other reconditioners as "sight unseen" or "something that won't be missed".
Shortcuts in the reconditioning process are never part of the Gameroom Amusements
reconditioning process. In short, a machine sold by Gameroom Amusements is a machine that
operates and plays like it was designed to.

Finally, every Gameroom Amusements pinball machine is sold by a true pinball

enthusiast with 25 years experience reconditioning machines from the 195O's, 60's, and 7O's to

the state-of-the-art electronic dot-matrix types of the 199O's. Equally important, every pinball

machine sold by Gameroom Amusements is sold by a serious player that knows how the

machine should work and play. That is why every aspect of a game's playability is addressed in

the reconditioning process.

For those budget minded customers who are handy with tools and cleaning, we can sell
a machine without an extensive reconditioning process, but yet still warranted. See USED
Games section by clicking on below icon for more details.