Pinball Wizards

Who knew that Asheville has a Pinball Museum? 

Our kids discovered it. 

Who knew that it was the perfect 3-generation venue? 

We all had fun playing a variety of pinball games and vintage video games. I, for one, could have stayed longer, but the littles wanted to move on! Seriously??? Leave all of the dazzling lights, bells and buzzers and flipper action??!!

Chris plays while our granddaughter looks on

Grandson playing and Zoe is in the background on the neighboring machine.

There are at least 40 (according to website) pinball machines that are playable.

Others, including some of the earliest models where small nails (pins) direct or obstruct the balls, are on display. I kinda felt like I was going back in time to college days, stopping by the 'arcade' behind the student union to lose a few quarters in the machines. 

Some of the machines were very simplistic, 
with bumpers that would push the ball around.

Others were quite complex, with chutes or 'underground' 
levels redirecting the balls. 

Chris seems pleased with his score. 

I noticed that the players, including our granddaughter,
show a lot of concentration and almost no emotion while playing. 
It was hard to get pictures with the machines lined up,
without trying to wedge oneself between machines,
possibly causing a 'tilt' error! 

The video console games were in a second room of the museum. Again, I took a time-travel trip back to playing PacMan or Tetris, and even the original Pong from days of yore!