Before video games, I first played pinball machines. I especially enjoyed the one shown above which was in the Greyhound Bus station where I waited for my high school bus ride home. It was a very basic game with the ball coming out from the pitcher position on the board. The flippers were limited to two at the bottom of the game, allowing you to hit the pitched ball or rehit one which rolled back. Each time a ball landed in a base hole, a runner would advance on the screen.
Later I played pinball machines in my 20’s when I encountered them in taverns. I noticed that they were almost exclusively played by men who always achieved scores far above mine. For a long time I thought this was just due to the men having better eye-hand coordination than I did. But once I played against a boy friend of the time. I was astonished to watch him thrust his pelvis against the front of the machine to redirect the ball. I realized then that men were ideally suited for this kind of pinball action. The games were at their hip height and the action was natural.(Remember this is G-rated!) No wonder they got such high pinball scores. And only rarely did I watch any man get the Tilt warning which ended a game.
I continue to enjoy pinball machines whenever I find vintage ones in arcades. But I never again try to surpass the “highest score” shown on the screen.
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I haven’t had the pleasure of playing those things back then. I only know a little of card games.
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I am going to share all sorts of games in coming posts. I will be curious to see which, if any, you also played.
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Looking forward to your posts Elizabeth.
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Thanks.
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I now, far too late, realize the technique I was lacking
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Sorry not to have been able to share this when it would have been helpful!
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Wow, that’s a revelation. However this insider tip probably wouldn’t have helped me in the era when I too played pinball wizard. I was a child playing against my sisters at my great-aunt’s posh home.
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I could never get my hips to do that. It takes a lot of chutzpah to thrust in public!
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I am enjoying reading about your arcade adventures.
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A good distraction I hope.
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Yes, but it’s also your writing. 🙂
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Thanks.
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I forgot that singular detail: men played pinball machines with their pelvis and hips!
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You got it!
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