Pinball Machines in San Francisco

As my pinball addiction grows, I continue to seek out new local places to play pinball. Here is a list of the locations in San Francisco that I have been to, and the machines that they have. If know of any others leave them in the comment, and I will add them to the list.

San Francisco State University – Rack-n-cue (April 8th 2009)

  • Medieval Madness

The Pilsner Inn (May 1st, 2010)

  • Revenge From Mars (75 cents for five balls
  • Creature From the Black Lagoon (75 cents for five balls)
  • Twilight Zone (50 cents for three balls)

Finnegans Wake (Jan. 9th, 2009)

  • South Park (almost no tilt sensor, 75 cents for five balls)
  • Fish Tales 75 cents for five balls

Musee Mecanique (Jan 3rd, 09) reported by Bill

  • Pirates of the Caribbean
  • Adam’s Family
  • Indiana Jones (1994)
  • Olympic Games
  • Sing-a-Long

Delirium (April 6th, 2009)

  • Junk Yard (75 cents for 5 balls, launched two balls every time and play ended when the first ball drained.)
  • Adam’s Family (75 cents for 5 balls)

Lexing Club (Sept 19, 2008)

  • Twilight Zone (Turned off)

Killowatt (March 30, 2009)

  • Pirates of the Caribbean (3 balls for 50 cents)

Westfield (June 23, 2008)

  • Lord of the Rings (Broken, missing ball)
  • Indiana Jones

Metreon Movie Theater Arcade (Nov 29th 2008) reported by Ted

  • Spiderman (Extra ball only, no replay)
  • Wheel of Fortune (Extra ball only, no replay)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean (Extra ball only, no replay)
  • NASCAR

Fizzies (January 28, 2010)

  • Adam’s Family (75 cents for five balls. Left min-flipper is stuck in the up position.)
  • Theater of Magic (75 cents for five balls)

Dirty Theives

  • Junkyard

Inner Mission (Mar. 20th, 2009)

  • Medieval Madness (75 cents for 5 balls)
  • Bram Stoker’s Dracula (75 cents for five balls)

Benders (Sept 19th, 2008)

  • Theater of Magic (5 balls for 75 cents)

Hotel Utah Saloon (December 11th, 09 by December 1st, 2009)

  • Monster Mash

Super Duper Wash (Mar. 20th, 09)

  • Taxi (25 cents for three balls)

Tilt (Jan 9th, 09) reported by Ted

  • Ripley’s Believe It or Not (3 balls for $.50, fair condition)
  • Terminator 3 (3 balls for $.50, broken “RPG”/”Cannon” on the back section)

Molotov’s (May 24th, 2009)

  • Simpsons Pinball Party (5 balls for $.75, top right flipper is broken preventing ball lock)
  • World Cup Soccer

Moby Dicks (June 28th, 2008 by JC)

  • Four unknown pinball machines

Presidio Bowl (June 28th, 2008 by JC)

  • May have a pinball machine

Lori’s Diner (June 29th, 2008 by Snap)

  • “has a few pinball machines”

Truck (June 29th, 2008 by LaLaLaura)

  • “has one”

Elbo Room (January 20th, 2009 by Brandon)

  • “4 or 5 pinball machines”

Mission Hill Saloon (January 20th, 2009 by Brandon)

  • Indianapolis 500

Pop’s Bar (January 20th, 2009 by Brandon)

  • Terminator 2 (I believe and it plays terribly)

Zeitgeist (December 3rd, 2009 by baller)

  • “2 machines”

19 Comments

  1. JC
    Jun 28, 2008 @ 20:55:16

    There are quite a few bars in the castro area that have pins. However, I only know that Moby Dick’s on 18th has 4. I haven; tbeen in a couple of years, so I don;t know the current rotation. There is a cafe on Haight within two blocks of Stanyon that has one. Sorry I don;t remember the name. rockin’ Java? Also, the Presidio Bowl (used to?) have one.

    thanks for the Medeviel Madness listings. that is super hard to find.

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  2. Snap
    Jun 29, 2008 @ 02:24:50

    Lori’s Diner, either on Powell, or a couple of blocks away, has a few pinball machines

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  3. LaLaLaura
    Jun 29, 2008 @ 11:33:06

    Truck on Folsom and 14th has one

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  4. ted
    Nov 29, 2008 @ 15:41:34

    Metreon has a spiderman machine. I did not see an Indiana. Still Wheel and Pirates. The Spiderman is very well maintained, but too tilt sensitive. Here is what sucks a lot to me: can’t win free games on any of them. The score that should be a free game is a free ball. It’s too bad. The Spiderman is a nice one.

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  5. bill
    Jan 03, 2009 @ 08:36:35

    The others at Museum mechanique are Indiana Jones (1994), Olympic Games, and Sing-a-Long. The bar near there next to the cannery has a pin. I think it is Revenge from Mars. The Pier 39 arcade has Elvis and Simpson’s Pinball Party

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  6. Darwin
    Jan 03, 2009 @ 16:46:24

    @JC :

    Rockin java no longer has a pin, they remodeled.

    #$#

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  7. Ted
    Jan 09, 2009 @ 00:36:19

    Arcade on second level of Metreon (the Tilt) has two:

    Ripley’s Believe It or Not, 3 balls for $.50, fair condition; and

    Terminator 3, 3 balls for $.50, broken “RPG”/”Cannon” on the back section. It seems like everywhere that I see this machine the “RPG” element in the backboard section is broken. Must be hard to maintain.

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  8. Paul
    Jan 09, 2009 @ 12:28:45

    Just got back from SF for Macworld. Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St., has a TSPP (Simpsons Pinball Party) in pretty nice condition. It’s about 5 blocks south of Moscone.

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  9. Slapsaw
    Jan 13, 2009 @ 09:42:05

    The Elbo Room has 4 or 5 pinball machines. Mission Hill Saloon (the old Sadies Flying Elephant) has Indianapolis 500 pinball. Pop’s has Terminator 2 I believe and it plays terribly.

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  10. Brandon
    Jan 20, 2009 @ 15:45:28

    The arcade in the Century 9 in Daly City has Lord of the Rings and Spiderman in great condition. It’s not in S.F. but it’s close enough that I figured it was worth mentioning.

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  11. daniel
    Feb 17, 2009 @ 21:41:50

    awesome man….thanks !!!!

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  12. Ted
    Feb 28, 2009 @ 13:05:15

    Theater at the top of Westfield Mall SF has an Indiana Jones machine and Lord of the Rings machine (that does not work).

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  13. River
    Oct 24, 2009 @ 11:52:25

    Hey,

    There are 3 pinballs at Moby Dick in the Castro area.

    River

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  14. Danielly
    Dec 01, 2009 @ 17:34:12

    Fizzies on Geary now has Adam’s Family instead of Jurassic Park. Theatre of Magic is still there.

    Hotel Utah has Monster Mash…

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  15. baller
    Dec 03, 2009 @ 17:51:30

    Zeitgeist has 2 machines in the back.

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  16. Alexis
    Mar 19, 2010 @ 23:51:32

    Where are the classics happy days evil kinevil etc

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  17. Lou Ghee
    May 03, 2010 @ 14:12:49

    Pitsburgh’s on Judah (Ocean Beach) has Theatre of Magic in decent, not great condition. Also, Fish Tales.

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  18. Case Walker
    Jul 26, 2010 @ 22:32:52

    This is quite wonderful. Do you by chance know of any in the UC Berkeley area? The only one I have seen lately is in La Val’s Pizza and it has a Batman machine (with the recent joker and the scarecrow), 3 balls for 75 cents. Thanks

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  19. T
    Aug 27, 2010 @ 15:21:25

    I started a Google Maps of San Francisco Pinball Machines. Anyone can edit. Please add any machines you see to this map.

    http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=104057343217209809097.00048ed52db385360ec70

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