A Portland pinball arcade gets a bonus round
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Only a month ago Logan Bowden was celebrating the resurgence of pinball; his Portland, Ore., company, QuarterWorld, which features scores of classic pinball and arcade games, was a success - until the coronavirus pandemic made pinball parlors a no-go. But QuarterWorld turned harrowing financial news into an opportunity, by offering shut-in Portlanders eager to play the chance to rent its games for their very own home. Luke Burbank reports.
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I grew up in the last house that was shown having a delivery and, in 1968, my dad bought me a Gottlieb Olympics pinball machine from Dunis distributing company in Portland. When I grew up and moved into my own home, I took my pinball machine with me where it now enjoys a warm spot in my enclosed sunporch next to my more recent acquisition, a Gottlieb 4-player Bowling Queen. I am 65 years old and have been playing pinball ever since I can remember. It is certainly a healthy way to pass the time during lockdown! How wonderful that the current owners of my childhood home have Carried on the tradition!
Well done Logan & Quarterworld wizards! NIc here from Roanoke Pinball Museum... someone suggested we should also do pinball rentals, but we don't have the number of employees you do and liability was a concern. Decided to shutter our doors instead & fix all of our project games waiting in the queue. Which is kind of a blessing... as you know it takes time to make them perfect! I just hope America will be ready to bounce back into action once we open our doors again and find a cure for this thing. All the best from out east!
Luke Burbank from the TBTL podcast and pinball together, awesome!
This is so Portland
What a creative idea to rent pinball machines to folks during the pandemic. I love it when people think outside the box during a crisis. Logan Bowden is a true Pinball Wizard.
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I wish the government considered this "working from home" and let this business continue deliveries. American ingenuity at work. This idea was saving three more jobs. They were being so responsible and cautious too.
Pinball is the answer to the question I hadn’t thought to ask. Good luck Pinball World.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I love Portland, they always find ways to enjoy the indoors 🙋♀️
This is one reason to visit Portland when the world opens back up! Funhouse!
As an Oregonian, this makes me very proud! We are hearty & resilient. #OregonProud
JKB JKB same. I saw a girl practicing her silks (Cirque DeSole inspired) hanging from a tree in the middle of a park. Oh Portland. 🥰🤣
I LOVE ME SOME PINBALL!!! 😎👍😊
Me too :-) ROCK ON!!!!!!!
What's the best song ever about pinball? Nope It's not the Who. It's The Pinball Song by Slobberbone. From Denton, TX. You should check em out.
Smart considerate owner.
We can get thru this as a community.
Thanks for sharing this story with all of us. When I saw the Ms. Pac Man machine it really touched my heart. Wow! I use to have a mini Home verison of Ms Pac Man. I played for hours on end. All I needed was 4 c batteries and played for days.
Thanks Champ 👍💪 NYC 🏹🇺🇸⚔️ RLTW. Chomp chomp chomp
Thank you for continuing to do the show. It makes me happy.😁
Pinball RULES!!!!!!! ROCK ON!!!!!!!
Yes! Pinball is the answer!
I remember annoying the heck out of my dad when we went to our local pizza place and I just wanted quarters for pinball
I love my city and I love me some pinball!!
Great Idea!! For those of us that HAVE to enter homes, (Im a electrician) the people I see could really use this. The fact that I'm a pinball nut probably colors my opinion.
1:20 I love the boards on the floor to note where to stand lol. But it looks like 8 feet to me.
This is a great idea