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October 2024 by Martin Ryan
Visiting RI from Ireland and came across this place online. It’s incredible, a real museum of pinball and arcades. Mike was so nice and welcoming also. The price you pay for the entertainment you get is unbeatable.
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October 2024 by Lisa Taylor
It's my childhood memories of what game is what played in arcades from she 4 through now. The owner gives people tours with loud of serious notes and fully notes. He explained that he and pinball enthusiasts often have pinball machines in their basement correcting cobwebs. They donate to the museum, owner and volunteers refinish and the contributor note had a lifetime membership to use the museum and play went game as well as her party of a collective club for arcades.
This is the highlight of going to overnight at Bally's. Sorry gambling a few hours they engineering I arrive, then spend about 3 more hours gambling, I need a break and it's not the pool!
I like playing arcade games much much more than gambling.
Arcades actually prepare children to gamble and it's well disguised. Put up money, use your skills, system, lady luck and you wait for a prize, collect tickets for toes that cost 0.02 cents.
If you haven't been there, GO TO THIS PINBALL MUSEUM!!
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October 2024 by Manaal Syed
One of the coolest spots in Pawtucket! There are meant arcade bars popping up in the reason but this place is special. The focus here is definitely playing the games, and not any extras like at other spots (food, drink etc). The staff is extremely passionate about the machines and their history. They have a lot of knowledge about why things were made a certain way. We asked questions and they were open to all of them. They have machines from the 1940s!!!!
If you’re in the area I highly suggest a visit. It’s well worth the price for the tour and playing for a couple hours. Afterwards if you want something to eat or drink there are plenty of nearby spots.
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October 2024 by Angela
My son and I love going here. It's a unique and special place for my what used to be my husband and youngest, and now it's mine and his. It's something different, inexpensive, and the owners are so very kind.
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October 2024 by Mike McHugh
This place is fantastic! Their selection of pinball machines covers all of the eras of pinball, from the old wood rail machines to the current modern ones. While there are also some vintage video games and bowling machines, I was really impressed with the assortment of pinball machines.
The owners and volunteers are very helpful and friendly. They are very knowledgable and answered a lot of questions that I had about specific machines. I have a pinball machine at home and they were very happy to help me with with an issue I was having.
All the machines are set on free play. For $10 a day you can play as many as you want. How can you beat that? I will be going back.
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October 2024 by Sean Gilchrist
I saw the sign for this place months ago and decided to take my son here this past weekend. The owner is really friendly and gives you a quick tour of the place and some history on certain pinball machines. At ten dollars per person to play pinball and some video games all day, it's an amazing deal and a nice way to kill a few hours. Go give them some business!
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October 2024 by DAVID SANTOS
this place really is awesome. the two people that own it are absolutely products of nerd culture. they were very friendly and engaging with my daughters and it's 20 bucks to stay all day. and it's free play all day after your admission.
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October 2024 by NA FW
The owner is extremely nice and the pinball machines are awesome!
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October 2024 by Matthew Poirier
A little disappointing, so many of the machines weren't on or working and the ones that were on didn't work properly so playing wasn't really fun. I wouldn't use the word museum so much as like someone's storage unit or repair shop as many things were in disarray. We talked with one of the owners about some machines we had purchased from the Dream Machine when they closed. He told us if we donate a machine we would get free admission which we thought was cool. He was especially excited since he told us they had actually partnered with the owners of the Dream Machine so he even asked us if he could have one. We called a few weeks after our visit to donate one of the machines and they said they don't offer free admission for donations. Okay I tell the guy no problem we will keep it thank you. The owner told us in person otherwise, in front of myself and my brother and our 2 kids. Teachable moment for the kids at least.
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October 2024 by It's Me Bari
This is a strange but charming arcade. It's in a very old building on the edge of town. The owners work in the shop and their selection is mostly comprised of Bally-Williams and Gottlieb tables. The owners are very kind and accommodating. If you're coming here based on the massive selection on the Pinball Map, around half of the tables are in the stock room or offline. But there's still plenty to play, and most of what's powered is in good playable condition.
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October 2024 by Charlie Beck
You want to have an extremely enjoyable day of pinball, racing games, and general arcade history? This is the absolute place! So many different pinball machines from the 50s (or earlier) up to today are available to you for a small price. The staff is extremely friendly and welcoming, making you want to stay here even longer than you should. Highly, highly recommend!
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October 2024 by Eric Wilke
Electromagnetic Pinball is without a doubt, the most comprehensive and incredible Pinball Museum I've ever seen. I've been to museums all over the country, but there is none like this. Mike and Grace are the kindest (and funniest) people you'll meet. Stopped on a road trip up to Maine but I can't wait to come back again soon for a much longer time. Please come and support this wonderful non-profit.
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October 2024 by JF Mju-sic
On our round trip through the US East Coast we did a day trip Mayflower II + Battleship Cove + Providence from Boston. The Pinball Museum was one of the highlights for all of us. Free parking right in front of the door, lots of games and machines on two floors, helpful owners. You can safely spend half the day here without being bored for a minute. Great price-performance ratio. We were thrilled!
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October 2024 by J Singh
Great place overall great experience. Since it’s partly restoration sometimes the games you want to play aren’t available but they’re always in a good spirit willing to help and so very accommodating.
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October 2024 by Trevor
Closed until Sept 18th 2024 for vacation - see Facebook post
