Q What's better than finding a pinball in a pub?

[johnwhitfield]

OK, the obvious answer would be two or more pinballs in a pub but that's unlikely to happen.

Took my daughter to a birthday party in the Old Nun's Head in Nunhead and was greeted by the sight of a fully working pin in the corner.

Even better it was a Lost In Space. Now I know it's not a great game (possibly not even an OK game) but how often do you ever get to play one of these? Normally if I come across a pin in the wild it's something I've either owned or played loads. Even then I'll normally stick a few pounds in.

I'm guessing it's the same one that used to be sited in the Electric Ballroom.

 

[cooldan]

When I saw the title it made me think of the old joke 'what's worse than finding a Cub Scout in your trousers'

 

[cooldan]

Finding a brownie in your underpants

What was the game like? Never played one

 

[johnwhitfield]

It's OK-ish. I've never really liked games like Whirlwind or Twister with the spinning discs and that seems to be the main toy. Lots of plastic crap stuck all over the playfield. Worth a few quid out in the wild would probably get boring in a home collection.

Didn't hate it. Just pleased to get to play one

 

[steve brum]

LIS only sold 600 for good reason. let mine go last year as although it was mint and I like spsce/Scifi themes the attachment wasn't strong enough. unlike starship troopers which I love!

 

[DRD]

Hang on.

Someone just dissed whirlwind. The top rated system 11 on both pinside and ipdb.

Death to the infidel.

 

[johnwhitfield]

Whirlwind. Spiny whirly ********

 

[Tucks]

The problem is space, especially in London. I have one pin in my pub and but removing tables and chair where people eat to put more pins in doesn't make financial sense. unfortunately.

 

[stoptap]

Finding a pub in your pinball ?

 

[replicas]

You need a

The problem is space, especially in London. I have one pin in my pub and but removing tables and chair where people eat to put more pins in doesn't make financial sense. unfortunately.

You need a bigger pub.

 

[maskeddev]

Finding half a maggot in your apple?