The Original Pinballz Arcade

Michael Burger

10 months ago

Pretty decent mix of pinball from the 80's, 90's and 2000+ Mostly very well maintained. I've had a few games I've played that have had damage, loose parts, etc., but overall most games are 8/10 to 9/10. Some of them are a little overpriced - most games I played were $1.00 to $1.75 range. I'm not a big fan of the rechargeable card system. Always wind up with a card with a balance, and its not fun keeping track of the funds. Would much rather they charge a play-admission fee like Cidercade does. There was only 1 guy I saw working there, but he was very friendly. Has a really nice mix of pinball, classic arcade games and ticket-win games, though I don't try the ticket ones. One weird thing was I played a Star Wars game which was linked with the machine next to it for 2 player play, but the machine next to me was 50 cents more to play for the exact same game. The outside isn't much to look at and is easy to miss. Once inside its got a nice vibe though. Nice place to stop in with kids or kill 30 minutes hittin some pinball. Overall, excellent selection of games, but loses a star because its not as affordable as other places to spend an evening and because of the odd maintenence and price issues.

Steve Hilliard

7 months ago

Love this place. We try to go when we are in Austin. The original one is much smaller than the one to the North about 7 miles. Lots of new and OLD SCHOOL games. Remindes me of being a kid.

RaiNhawK05

10 months ago

I was really blown away with all of the differently variety of pinball machines. I probably haven't played pinball in like 15 years. It felt like going back in time. I definitely recommend!

Mystic Insights

8 months ago

I have a Love Tester machine that I’ve been lovin’ on for about 15 years. Well my buddy jammed it. A friend had referred me to Pinballz to fix it. To my surprise, I didn’t realize they fix machines. The times I’ve spent there hanging out with friends and playing our favorite games have been great times too!! I’m stoked to get this machine up and running again. Special thanks to Wes and Josh for your detailed expertise, friendly customer service, very knowledgeable and also super cool people to work with. It’s not often that I meet another Johnny Rotten fan! Thanks guys!!

Jamie Martin

9 months ago

We have been coming to the original Pinballz for years and it is one of our favorite places in Austin for a date night. It is BYOB and so many amazing arcade games and pinball machines. It feels instantly like stepping back in time. Will always love this place!