

If you were a dinosaur kid in the early 1990s, then I don’t have to explain the appeal of this machine.

One of the strangest machines around, this 2006 cabinet was modified some time after 2017 to play Kendrick Lamar songs. Shady Oak’s open arcade space has better and worse pinball to offer. Instead of a standard pull-out plunger, players pull the trigger of a metal gun handle. Not bad! One of the earliest pinball games to feature a pixelated dot matrix display, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” was also the first to utilize that display for a mini-game. This machine is the closest to the bar with only one other pinball machine flanking it. If you’re a superfan of pre-Christopher Eccleston “Doctor Who,” you’ll enjoy this colorful, decently fun cabinet if you’re not a retro Whovian, don’t bother. | 75¢ for three ballsĪ “Doctor Who” game from 13 years before the 2005 reboot? Well, there’s worse ways to play pinball. I had more fun ordering from the taco truck in Shady Oak’s food court. Brace yourself … for an underwhelming experience. On top of uninteresting mechanics and art, it costs a whole dollar to play. But that’s not why this machine is my least favorite in the nine-game Shady Oak Barrel House arcade. | $1 for three ballsįull disclosure: I’ve seen one episode of “Game of Thrones,” and I didn’t like it. Whose idea was it to put a construction-themed pinball machine in a laundromat? ( James Domizio) I’d advise bringing headphones or earplugs so you can’t hear the thrashing of laundry and the ugly sounds of the machine. The obnoxious aesthetics and clumsy controls combine with an underwhelming playfield to make this road show a no-no. “Red & Ted’s Road Show” suffers from three main problems: it’s ugly, it’s not very fun and it’s in a laundromat.
PINBALL BAR IN LAUNDROMAT PLUS
Wash Plus Laundromat, 3401 Cleveland Ave. Here’s my ranking of the 15 currently operating pinball machines in town. Santa Rosa has over a dozen pinball machines across several local hangouts, so I ventured around town to rate them. When was the last time you played pinball?
