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Arcade Trip: Are We the Borg?

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Matt and Don are (visiting) the (Richmond Pinball) Collective. Part 1 of 2. Contact Us! –> [email protected] Instagram, Twitch, Youtube: @bashpinball Theme Song: Venus...

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Highlights

  • Richmond Pinball Collective operates as a volunteer-run nonprofit with membership around $35/month or $15 day pass for non-members
  • Richmond Pinball Collective has approximately 40 machines with diverse game selection including older titles, not just new Stern and Jersey Jack games
  • Richmond Pinball Collective games are exceptionally well-maintained and set up correctly, outperforming other venues including Flippers arcade
  • Local commercial arcades operate with noise levels exceeding 90 dB, causing hearing damage, and neglect machine maintenance
  • Poor game setup and maintenance at commercial arcades creates barriers to new player entry and retention
  • Richmond Pinball Collective members collectively own the machines and volunteer to maintain and repair them
  • George Gomez designed NBA Fast Break and is referred to as 'the GOAT' by reviewer
  • Williams Hurricane (Ferris Wheel carnival game) represents beginning of modern pinball design with WPC-era mechanics

Notable quotes

“I haven't seen Don since the Richmond trip that this episode is about this is gonna sound weird but i'm afraid he might have been assimilated he was saying all this stuff about wanting to be part of something bigger and then something about a hive mind.”
Bash Pinball host (unnamed)
“You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.”
Bash Pinball hosts (repeated refrain)
“The Richmond Pinball Collective... it's volunteer run, and it's a non-profit. Amazing.”
Bash Pinball host
“Hands down the best pinball experience that I've had. Every other place I've been like... it's just not anywhere close.”
Don (Bash host)
“I think that's a much needed especially here locally because it seems to be more barcade beer capitalist consumer base instead of community and right for the love of pinball based”
Bash Pinball host
“The games were set up great. Like amazingly well like the best of anywhere that i've ever played wow that's a that's a strong endorsement”
Bash Pinball hosts
“I couldn't hear the games... I could hear them. That was awesome.”
Bash Pinball host
“NBA Fast Break is going to fastly break my bank because if one comes up for sale close to the New Jersey, I'm going to buy it.”
Don (10 second review)
“I didn't know about pin side. I didn't know about this stuff... Flippers was like the best place to play pinball in the state, but it's still like a solid four-hour drive for us.”
Bash Pinball host
“Every time i ever tried to play it i was like why would i waste my money on this because it's expensive it's expensive the games last 10 seconds if you're bad at it yeah and like and then they don't work”
Bash Pinball host

Entities

  • Dirty Harry (Geraldo Sucio)· game
  • F-14 Tomcat· game
  • Game of Thrones Pro· game
  • Godzilla· game
  • Gorgar· game
  • Lord of the Rings· game
  • NBA Fast Break· game
  • No Fear· game
  • Terminator 2· game
  • Williams Hurricane· game
  • Williams Scorpion· game
  • Bash Pinball Podcast· organization
  • Flippers (Outer Banks arcade)· organization
  • Richmond Pinball Collective· organization
  • Dale· person
  • Don· person
  • George Gomez· person
  • Sam· person

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