EM Machines in the UK

[OTTOTHEMADANDEVIL]

Are there any good sites for EM machines in the UK?

Are the prices on evilbay a good reflection of what a newb should expect to pay or are they massivly inflated like arcade cabs?? OTTOTHEMADANDEVIL2014-04-13 13:25:04

 

[stevebm1]

if you go to:

http://www.pinpedia.com/

and type in the machine your after,it will give you a rough idea

 

[Macro]

EM's, despite being older, seem to also remain cheaper

but condition is the main thing, obviously being older some have horrendous wear on the playfields - so unless you are a master with a paint gun best to avoid ...

 

[mission65]

Go to pinball info forums, best place in uk, lots of people on there who will give you info on prices etc.

 

[Alpha1]

Otto the extremely mad and evil - do you mean pinball EMs or just EM games like EM gun games and all that other type of stuff?

 

[Bods]

I wondered that as well but I guess being in the Pinball section it's mainly that he asks about

I don't know about pinball but I could see the older ones have limited play enjoyment which is why I've not bothered with one, older doesn't mean valuable but if there the ones you used to play then you would want them rather than new ones

 

[Alpha1]

I have never been that into EM pinballs. I guess it's a case of 'you had to be there'. Where with old videogames I haven't played before I can, if they are good, get into them.

 

[jww]

A good place to visit to play on a load of great EM's is the Dreamland expo in Margate. It's run by the top chaps at Pinball Parlour http://www.pinballparlour.co.uk/ who helped me with my Bally Knockout when it decided to self-terminate. They also sell machines too and are top blokes - highly recommended. Next year when the Dreamland rebuild is finished, they'll be moving in to bigger premises on site - can't wait!

Cheers,

Johnny

 

[Danscu]

I love EM pins. Mine (William's Big Ben) was born before I was so no chance of playing that in the arcades!

As they are slower paced they have the benefit of being relaxing to play, so ideal late at night whereas the more modern pins would drive me nuts or cause a brain hemorrhage

 

[virtvic]

Check out the Ten Pence Arcade Podcast #18

I met up with a guy in Seattle who had some marvellous em machines. I really liked them!

 

[Nintendo Arcade]

I've been wondering this for ages too
I have a EM game and wanted to learn more about these type of arcade games .
Maybe we could open a section on vac ?

 

[mission65]

Em are cool, but if you are only after 1 or 2 pins, I would always suggest a dmd first.

 

[zpeakabonk]

what does a DMD add to Gameplay? only some crappy video modes!

if you want something faster but don't like video mode's a alphanumeric is a better choice

myself i prefer Solid state pins from the end 70's to mid 80's

and some late 70's EM machines

had them all, all top 20 dmd machines, very over hyped and over priced