The following post originally appeared on attractmo.de, on November 6, 2013.
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Gothamist was the first to post the video above, of a laundromat that doubles as a pinball arcade in Greenpoint, Brooklyn (which is just north of Williamsburg and is slightly more affordable/less gentrified than the aforementioned hipster haven, though it’s certainly getting there, FYI). Anyhow, I’ll definitely have to check it out!
In fact, later this weekend, when I swing on by Kyle’s (he’s the guy responsible for Ghibli Souls and other fine prints in the shop), who lives in the neighborhood. Him, myself, and Noah (Sasso, aka the guy who made BaraBariBall; Kyle actually did the print for that game earlier this year) have plans to get drunk and watch anime.
I was actually planning on stopping by another laundromat in that area, one that also serves soft serve. Yeah, Brooklyn is wacky like that. I also hope that the other players at Sunshine Laundromat are friendlier than the one’s at Reciprocal, which is this skate shop in Manhattan that also has a fair assortment of pinball machines.
A few summers back, when Stern chose Reciprocal to debut their Tron Legacy machine in the form of a tournament, this one dude yelled at me breathing too loudly or something. Trust me; if you think hardcore video gamers are an odd bunch, they ain’t got nuthin on hardcore pinball wizards.
