I would check Pinside, from time to time, to see the status of games in the Myrtle Beach area, and before one visit last year, I found that the games had been completely removed from the Sea Mist Arcade. Customers would probably walk away in disgust having spent their hard earned money on a game that hardly worked or provided any real tactile feedback like pinball games normally would, and the chances of them dropping quarters into location games, if they were to find them in the future, would be slim given this disappointing experience. As any pinball enthusiast knows, having games like this on location is a black eye on the reputation of pinball, and may do more harm than good. I’m sure the games still attracted curious quarters from the patrons, so these golden geese were still being featured prominently near the entrance of the arcade to try to gobble up profits. The Simpsons was in the best condition of the five at the time, but it was turned off–likely, the reason it was in such decent condition.īeing eager to know about how these games were still being operated given their sorry states, I asked the sixty-year-old attendant sitting in front of the yellowed and aging stuffed animal redemption gifts at the prize counter, and his curt response told me all I needed to know. The Earthshaker and Funhouse were virtually unplayable, while actual progress could be made on the Dr. I went in knowing the games would be in poor condition, thanks to the reviews left for the location on Pinside, and sure enough I was met with games that were shells of their former selves. I first encountered the above mentioned games when they were located at the Sea Mist Oceanfront Arcade, a rather sad resort indicative of those located to the east of the main boardwalk. Even with the large number of beachfront arcades in the city, the pinball scene was quite anemic. Being away from my collection, and being a good pinball enthusiast, I compiled a list of places to play on location in Myrtle Beach upon my first arrival.
PINBALL MUSEUM MYRTLE BEACH SC FREE
Myrtle Beach isn’t my first choice for vacation destinations, but you can’t argue with free accommodation when your mother-in-law isn’t using her vacation home in a secluded area of the city. I first encountered these games about four years ago when I first started to take a few weeks during the summer to vacation in Myrtle Beach. You’ll find them being operated here, alright–but you won’t enjoy playing them… A decent lineup by anyone’s standards to be sure, and I think any enthusiast would be excited to find these games being operated in the wild. Dude and His Excellent Ray (Bally, 1990), Funhouse (Williams, 1990), Earthshaker (Williams, 1989), The Simpsons (Data East, 1990) and Jokerz! (Williams, 1988). However, as you will see, their condition leaves a lot to be desired.
They have been cared for just enough to be kept in daily operation–that is, to accept two quarters for a three ball game. In this instance, we have a collection of five games at a location (a pretty good number by today’s standards), all leftovers from the golden age of pinball and all at least twenty years old. But games of that nature usually stand alone, or in a group of two, all neglected because they are the lone “token pin” in the arcade, which nobody can be bothered, or has the ability, to fix. Pinside and social media are filled with images of unkempt location machines with filthy playfields, maladjusted switches and overall poor pinball hygiene. Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, are in the running for the worst kept machines in operation in North America. Joking aside, I believe the five pinball machines being operated at the Family Kingdom Amusement Park Arcade at 300 S. Please bow your heads in a moment of silence for these once great amusement devices that shall be permanently laid to rest. Their demise on the grounds of the Family Kingdom Amusement Park Arcade was an unfitting end for these five wounded warriors, who continued to soldier on, long after time has passed them by. Their bodies showed signs of extreme abuse and neglect that should not have befallen any one of their kind. The journey from their birth in the heart of Chicago, Illinois, to their final resting place in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, appeared to be long and arduous one. They have spent their days providing fun and merriment for the masses, at fifty cents a game, asking nothing in return. Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to honour five of our own, who have given their earthborn lives to the service of others.
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