I think Horseshoe Billiards still has an older Adam's Family game that is in rather poor repair. The lighting is poor, and I think one of the flippers stick.

Other than that, I really do not know of any other places in town that have any decent pinball machines.

Grandma's sports garden, back when it was actually a sports garden, used to have a bunch of 50's era pinball games up in the upper floor. I recall a baseball-based game, among others. I wonder what happened to them?

Theater of Magic is awesome.

Ha! Having just moved to this area this has actually been one of my recent searches as well! Thanks for the post and all the info gathering. Although, I wish there were more functional machines in town. I did end up playing Fish Tales at Incline the other evening, and although dimly lit, it worked pretty well. Can't wait to try out the others.

Wow.  Wow wow.  This Alive pinball machine is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. So cool. Now I begin to understand the allure of pinball.

Oh and the Chalet has World Poker Tour pinball, Incline has Fish Tales like stated above, Stadium Lanes has The Simpsons pinball party (half working)
some small bar in West End has Adams Family.

That's the ONE!!!!  "Hey you with the face."  Wait, I have a face.  

I grew up in the eighties.  So my favorite games are in the years from 1896 to 1991 or so.  Give me any game other then a Bally game from that era and I will be a happy camper.  Once they get those digital screens on the back, I get a little less happy but I am still willing to play them.

Funhouse, Twilight zone, Road kings, Comet, Cyclone, Both balck Knights, and Taxi were my games.  I liked Adam's family but never owned the top score. (Played it at Telemark a lot.)

I go to a lot of meetings in Hayward so I might stop by.  Thanks for the info.

Sure. Not a whole lot is wrong with it.  It's still the one I play the most. But it does have two main issues.  I will try my best. all of the issues I am explaining happen when the ball is moving at a fairly fast pace.  When the ball is moving slow, these issues are limited. 

Both flippers have a certain "give" most of the time.   This means when they are hit by the ball at a medium speed they drop a bit and then come back to fully flipped even if you have the buttons pushed through out contact.  Unlike the left flipper problem I will describe next, this is actually helpful most of the time.  It makes for a perfect Drop Stop holding/stalling the ball without even having to time it. I like it.

 The left flipper has more give then the right.  If a ball is coming straight down on the left flipper, and you try to hit it flush (not trying to stall/hold it) the flipper almost always gives completely and it makes it so that 1. if you want to send the ball back up the play field you HAVE to slow the ball down before you hit it.  I hope that makes sense. The right flipper has some give but it is able meet a fast moving ball and send it all the way up the play field. and the 2nd issue is that sometime when the left flipper completely gives out it puts the ball at risk of draining. This doesn't happen a lot but it does happen.

The other issue can probably be easily fixed. It is the right flipper inside lane where the lane meets the flipper.  Unlike the left side, the right side has a bump in it which makes the ball skip over the a part of the flipper if it going a medium speed or higher.  This is a minor issue but frustrating when trying to go for many shots when the ball is moving fast. To compensate, I usually just hold the right flipper if the ball is moving fast and transfer it to the left flipper. It would be nice to have that inside lane more like the left inside lane which has no issues. 

All in all, these issues don't take away to much from the game, it just takes some adjusting in the game play.  I am not sure if the flippers are just how the machine was made but my guess is that it isn't since the left is different then the right. My original statement about "all but the stern game is in good condition" was because the other games work perfectly with very few flaws.  The Magic game would be considered in the upper "Fair condition." category because of these issues.

  Both these issues take some playing of the game to notice them but, again I still play it the most. I hope that helps.

Also thanks for the nice write-up.  It is appreciated.

Pinball is totally nuanced! If I had a nickel for every quarter I spent on the Twilight Zone, Addams Family, TNG and the original Star Trek games they had at Beth's Cafe in Seattle I'd be able to buy myself a beer!

People take their game seriously!

Forever ago growin up in the cities I  went through a lot of quarters playing Mata Hari as a teen - man that machine was fun.

Wow! I'm so glad I stumbled across this. I've been searching all over Duluth for places with good pinball machines. 

As far as my info I go to Horseshoe Billiards on occasion and they no longer have the Addams Family. They now have Who Dunnit. I've only played it a couple times but it seems like it could use new rubbers on the flippers.

I did see that Mitch's Bar in Lincoln Park has the Adams Family machine now. I haven't played it yet. Mitch's is kind of a shady bar but the best deep fried burger around.

Also at the Powerhouse Bar in Proctor I saw they had a whirlwind machine, but it wasn't working when I tried to play it.

This is a great list so far and its going to be nice to find out where some pinball machines are in the Duluth area finally. I also hear the Grand Casino in Hinckley has an arcade. Does anyone know if they have pinball and can anyone confirm if the laundromat in Duluth has any? Thanks!

I went to Spirit Valley Laundry.  They have a William's No Fear machine.  It looks fairly worn but like it could be in decent working condition. ... If it would take my quarters.  Three slots, no take quarter.

I've also just noticed that the Bedrock bar has a Nascar pinball machine and the Stadium Lanes bowling alley has a Simpsons Pinball Party machine and both seem to be in good working order.