![]() ![]() Check out their website for more information. They’re the best place for pinball in town, and they offer the chance to be part of pinball leagues, or even purchase a pinball machine. If you are a Pinball fanatic, and you’ve never heard of PBJs, check them out. They also have snacks and drinks, should you find yourself trying over and over again to beat that one machine that’s been calling your name since the first time you saw it. They’re machines vary from easy to hard, and no one judges you as long as you aren’t breaking the machine. One of my favorite things about PBJs is that you don’t have to be good at pinball to go play pinball. There aren’t a lot of places in all of Fort Collins that even have pinball machines, especially ones that are maintained as well as Pinball Jones’, and the owner is constantly getting new games to play, but you can always choose from about twenty machines, so they really offer you some serious entertainment. One of my biggest arguments for how awesome PBJs is, is that it’s owned by a local resident of Fort Collins, that just loves to play pinball. It’s about $1 per game, but as pinball players know: the more you play, the better you get, and the more chances you get to play a single game for just $1. ![]() And, on top of all those excuses, it’s not expensive. In my opinion, it’s one of those places that is just perfect for every occasion: a first date, a boring night, a random dip down the stairs just to play a quick game and waste some time. It’s not the most glamorous place, in fact it’s just a normal basement with cement floors and stone walls and it’s lit up by the (over 20) pinball machines that are constantly being played within. Located at 107 Linden St., in Old Town Square, Pinball Jones is located down a staircase to the right of the old Beaujos (now under construction). I have come to the conclusion that most of my favorite places I have stumbled upon in Fort Collins are underground and hardly noticeable, and Pinball Jones absolutely fits within that criteria, it just happens to not be a bar. I can’t believe I haven’t already written a blog post about PBJs. "We’ll have a couple of weeks to do some other things and half a year later.We’re all just doing what we can to hang on.Pinball Jones. "We figured okay, it will be okay," he said. ![]() Gretchen Whitmer ordered arcades to close in March, Reynolds didn't believe the mandate would stretch into fall. opens in a century-old building 'We’re all just doing what we can to hang on' Local vets want to save themĪ look at eateries Greater Lansing lost in 2020 In this case, it was a worthy cause."Įight wooden statues in front of Mason City Hall are rotting. “Here’s a company struggling because of circumstances way outside their control and if they can make it through this I’m sure they’ll continue to be an active business. We offer a great selection of arcade games as well, including a 4-player PacMan table, racing units, and air hockey. Pinball Pete's has already proven it can withstand the test of time, Hargraves said. Games Our pinball machines range from electromechanical masterpieces of the 1960s to the hottest new games on the market today. The nostalgia people feel for Pinball Pete's could help it get through the pandemic, he said, but that's not the only reason it's being supported. Now Hargraves lives in Indiana but he still stops by Pinball Pete's when he's visiting family in the area. Pinball Jones announced it will open a second Fort Collins location in the Campus West neighborhood this spring, replacing the recently-closed The Bar at Unit D1 at 1228 W. "I remember when it was mainly pinball machines and video games," he said. "The center section was a PAC-MAN shrine." He frequented the arcade when he was a Michigan State University student. "It’s definitely a generational kind of place," Peters said. "It would be a real shame to see it close."ĭonald Hargraves, 55, felt much the same way when he read Pinball Pete's plea for help. When they read about the online fundraiser they shared it with friends and donated $100. Her husband Mike grew up in Ann Arbor and spent time at that location, and last Thanksgiving, while visiting family, the couple took their kids to the arcade. Pinball Pete's was dark, busy and just the right amount of cool, she said. "We could go down there and play video games and casually hang out and meet kids from other schools." "It was sort of like the melting pot of the community," Peters said. The East Lansing native said the arcade was one of only a few places where teenagers could hang out and gather back then. "You’re there to help people enjoy themselves and hopefully make memories."įor Marya Peters, 45, a weeknight spent at Pinball Pete's with her friends when she was in high school offered one of her first feelings of independence. "You’re not just there to see how much you can make," he said. ![]()
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