From: smiley@akasha.eng.hou.compaq.com (Colin Smiley)
Subject: re: Houston
Organization: Compaq Computer Corporation
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 18:28:31 GMT

In article <1992Aug18.174332.1@novax.llnl.gov>, granatelli@novax.llnl.gov writes:
|> UH has the best selection that I found in Houston!!!!


Oh, please...These were some of the worst maintained machines I have
found!

Here is the pinball list of places that I have compiled for the
Houston, TX area.

BTW, anyone who has been watching national weather bradcasts should
know that Houston will soon be playing it's own specialized version of
Hurricane! :-)

What follows is the current list of places that my roomate and I have
gone and investigated...


SRO Sports Bar ( 1960, east past Willowbrook mall )
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The Addams Family
    Playable, but not well maintained.  The machine here has been
    minus a ball for a bit.  The swamp kickout has this nasty habit of
    shooting the ball right between the flippers... :-(

T2
    Good condition, no problems.  It's easy to find these around anywhere.

Elvira
    Lousy condition.  Has two mismatched flippers.  IMHO unplayable.
    (My Pinball Partner says its lower than lousy..)

Lethal Weapon 3
    Brand new, but it was broken when I went to play it last night(it
    blew a coil...Data East :-) ). 

Alladin's Castle (WillowBrook Mall off 1960)
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Earthshaker
    Recently remodled, reworked, etc.  This machine is losing ground
    rapidly.  

Time Warp
    Dead as a doornail.

PO Burgers (Off Huffmiester way up in NW Houston...more like Cypress)
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Jokerz Wild
    Worn, but if pretty decent condition.  Missing a set of drop
    targets, and sometimes loses the ball.

8 Ball Deluxe
    Decent to good condition, but not played much anymore.

Pinbot
    Worn, but playable.  The ball likes to get caught in the jumper
    bumpers, but everything seems to work OK.

Malibu Grand Prix (Around the 290, 610, I-10 Intersection) 
------------------

Lost of pins in varying conditions.  I will try and list the one's I
remember.

T2
    Good condition.  Playable.

Funhouse
    Good condition.

Elvira
    Good condition.

The Simpsons
    Good condition, but the slingshots seem to be too powerful.

Whirlwind
    OK condition, but some kickouts were non-functional.
    
BK 2000 (2)
    Good condition.

Time Warp
    Good Condition.

Comet (2)
    Worn, but in playable condition.

F-14
    Half decent condition.  Pretty  beat up.  

Space Invaders
    Very worn, but I could not find any problems with it in the times
    that I played it.

Probably some more that I cannot remember.


Molly Malone's Irish Tavern ( Louetta and Champions? )
-----------------------

Dr. Dude
    Good condition, but not well maintained.  I guess this is just a
    more rugged machine.

Bad Cats
    Decent condition.

Greene's Arcade (Memorial City Mall -  Sam Houston Tollway and I-10)
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TAF
    Good condition.  At least it knows where all it's balls are.

Hurricane
    Brand New.  Good condition.

HSII: The Getaway
    Brand New.  Plunger barely makes it around the loop if at all.

T2
    Good condition.
    
Lethal Weapon 3
    I talked to the owner last night, he is going to be installing
    the game today (8/25/92).

Kid's World Arcade ( Memorial City Mall ) 
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Star Trek
    Volume set way loud.  Flakeyness caused by software, but otherwise
    OK

Hurricane
    Brand new.

Funhouse
    Worn, but in good shape playability-wise.

T2
    Good condition.

There is another arcade in the mall besides Greene's and this one with
one or two games, but I cannot remember them...


Dave & Buster's  ( Fondren & ? )
-----------------------

The Bride of Pinbot
    Maintained like new.  Pretty good condition.

Batman
    Good condition, but the plunger is a little off.

Party Zone
    Good condition.

Harley Davidson
    Good Condition.


There are some more here, but I cannot remember their names.

Some other places...

The UH game room
----------------

I am not going to list the games here.  These were some of the worst
maintained and dirtiest games I have seen in the area.  

Score Boards Sports Bar ( South Side of I-10 between Antoine and the
west loop).
------------------------

My Roomate and I are planning on going here tonight.  They are
supposed to have 2 TAFs, a HSII (Getaway), and a few others..


If anyone knows of any others in the area, tell me, and I will add
them to the list!


Colin

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