ElectroMagnetic Pinball Museum - Pawtucket, Rhode Island - Video Arcades on Waymarking.com

Based at the Creative Commerce Center in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the ElectroMagnetic Pinball Museum offers free tours and unlimited play with flat rate all-day admission for over 100 pinball machines, 25 video games and more. The pinball machines date from the 1950's to today and many of the standup cabinet arcade games are from the 1980's and 1990's. One of my favorites: The one-of-a-kind Haunted Cruise Pinball built by W. John (AKA Lin) - a custom project in progress since 2010.

Sprawling like a labyrinth throughout the building, but expanding to include a 1300 square foot centralized space in the same facility. Private party room is available for rent. Summer camp for kids that focuses on STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics) "to teach why it is important to preserve these important pieces of history and art."

EMP hosts New England Pinball League play on Tuesday nights from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. They have hosted tournaments and free play days at Rhode Island ComicCon and the Pintastic New England pinball show. Through its philanthropic "Project Pinball" endeavor, EMP works to place pinball games in Children's Hospitals and Ronald McDonald Houses.

Check out the display case shop with a wide array of board games, video games, and collectibles along with EMP tee shirts and gift cards. Plus, the owners live and breathe pinball enthusiasm and are always around to talk shop! Nostalgia galore!

Media: The Valley Breeze: ["Pawtucket's pinball museum expands again"]
Rhode Island PBS - Treasures Inside the Museum, Season 3, Episode 2: "Newport Tennis Hall of Fame/The Electromagnetic Pinball Museum" (air date: January 8, 2023) [video]
Simply New England [video]

Address:
ElectroMagnetic Pinball Museum and Restoration
881 Main Street
Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Parking is on Thurston Street across from U-Haul in either the upper or lower lot. Enter through the door in the middle of the large mural.

Open daily: 10:00AM - 9:00PM

Admission: $10.00 (as of April 2023)

All ages - Family friendly

Rating (5=Great Place, 1=Didn't like it): Hours of Operation (weekdays): From: 10:00 AM To: 9:00 PM Hours of Operation (weekend): From: 10:00 AM To: 9:00 PM Food and Drink Available: no Retro games available: yes Known Games: Pinball: Avengers Infinity Quest (Premium) Big Brave Big Flipper Big Guns x2 Black Hole Black Rose Blackwater 100 Bobby Orr Power Play Captain Fantastic Checkpoint Comet Corvette Cyclone Demolition Man Dolly Parton Doozie Earthshaker Eight Ball Eight Ball Deluxe (Ltd) El Dorado Evil Kenevil Expo Family Guy Fan*tas*tic Fireball Fireball Classic Freedom Genie Gold Wings Gorgar Grand Prix Hollywood Heat Hurricane Jack in the Box Jack*bot Jungle Queen x2 Led Zeppelin (Pro) Liberty Bell Mars God of War Mata Hari Meteor Monte Carlo New York Police Force Rick and Morty Road Race Rollergames Royal Flush Shaq Attaq Simpsons Pinball Party Soccer Space Mission Star Trek Bally x2 Stars Street Fighter 2 Surf Champ Terminator 2 The Addams Family The Shadow The Simpsons (Data East) Victory Volcano Who Dunnit? Arcade: Air Hockey Altered Beast Area 51 Area 51 Site 4 Arkanoid Big Buck World Chex Bubble Hockey Contra Crisis Zone Crusin’ USA (x2 Linked) Crusin’ World (x4 Linked) Ice Ball x4 Konami 12-1 Maximum Force NBA Jam NFL Blitz 99 Pac- Man (Dedicated) Pac-Man (60-1) PGA Tour Golf Pitch and Bat (EM) Pop-a-shot Basketball Puck Bowler Rush 2049 x1 Splat the Rat S.T.U.N Runner Silent Scope Silver Strike Bowling Target Terror Gold Tempest Time Crisis 3 Vapor Trx (x2 Linked) Console Games: GameCube PS2 (Guitar Hero) Xbox

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