Mike Remembers: The first time I saw this machine was at the short lived futuristic multi-levelled Arcade on the East side of Bank Street just North of the Wizard Arcade. This was a fave weekend hangout with the Fat Albert’s Pizza shop right there for a quick break from buying quarters to feed to the […]
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This was the scene that greeted us as we travelled North on Greenbank towards the Ottawa Pinball Arcade on Friday, September 21st, just after the second confirmed Tornado touched down in West Ottawa. Mere blocks from the Arcade and the elderly Family Members we were on the way to check in on after the Storm.
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Mike Remembers: Supersonic was another one of the great classic Bally machines I enjoyed at Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre in the 70s’ and 80’s. In 1979 when it was new, this game showed up one day, and was an instant fave. It had all the great Bally features I loved then as now, including a
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Mike Remembers: I’ve played this game in many different locations, as it was a popular game at the time, but the old Merivale Arcade which I believe was King Arthur’s Court at the time, is where I recall playing it the most often. It was a brand new game at the time, and had advanced
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Mike Remembers: Dolly was always a tough game, and it was in several locations in Ottawa, though I can’t say where would have been my most vivid memory of the game. It was a difficult game to beat, and based on that and it seeming somewhat “girly” to me as a young boy, I did
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Mike Remembers: The first time I laid my eyes (and ears) on a Centaur was at the Games Room on Rideau. This was a game that had a few really cool features that made it stand out immediately. First off, five ball multi-ball. That alone made this game responsible for a good percentage of my
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Mike Remembers: This game was at the Arcade beside the Dairy Queen on Walkley just East of Bank Street when it was new. I recall the music and sounds were very advanced at the time, and with three ramps, 3 ball multiball, inline drop targets and 3 flippers, and lots of speech, this was a
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When the yellow light in front of the center drop targets is illuminated, hit any of these targets to advance your bonus multiplier for a hefty end-of-ball bonus! Mike Remembers: Genie is one of my all time fave games. It was featured beside Circus (also here at the Arcade) at the Mister Arcade at Bank &
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Mike Remembers: Doctor Who was one of the first Dot Matrix Display games I remember playing. I played it at the Imperial Arcade on Bank street when it was new as well as many other locations across the city. A great theme with a great soundtrack and tie ins to the seminal BBC series it is
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Start your game off right! Plunge hard and ignore the skill shot on the first ball. Instead of starting the New York Mode, aim for a yellow or orange stand-up target on the left side of the playfield to start Miami instead. Then shoot the Bunker to cash in 1 million points for each spin
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Mike Remembers: The first time I played this game was at the Pizza shop at the bottom of Brittania Drive, kitty corner to Smiley’s Candy Store, at least that’s all we bought there! The Six player option was pretty cool, and I believe this may have been the first time I heard Bally’s new
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A Passion for Pinball – CTV Ottawa visits The Ottawa Pinball Arcade, Canada’s largest Classic Pinball Arcade! CTV News veteran Joel Haslam and his news crew spent a couple of days with us, including a visit to the Ottawa Pinball Arcade this month, and have aired this great piece on Regional Contact, one of Ottawa’s
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