On a windy Tuesday evening, we headed to Pixel Alley, an awesome barcade in Fitzroy, and a pinball tournament broke out!
Organised by Luke Marburg, the inaugural Pixel Alley Pinball Tournament pitted players in a head-to-head format, with players being eliminated after two losses. With twenty two players competing on the Iron Man and Monster Bash tables, the competition was fierce, but always friendly and lots of fun – these pinball tournaments are always a great social event. With any competition, there could only be one winner, and for this tournament, Martin Robbins (MTO) cleaned up big time. Martin was unbeatable, especially on Monster Bash – he was setting successive (huge) high scores on the table! I must admit, watching Martin smashing those flippers incessantly was quite mesmerizing – the dude is a full-on pinball wizard. With a $100 bar tab and a Pixel Alley tee, Martin walked away quite satisfied with his win. We definitely can’t wait for the next tournament at this wonderful establishment.
Pixel Alley Pinball Tournament table 1: Iron Man
Tournament table 2 (which is now my all-time fave!): Monster Bash
The competition heats up!
Apart from the pinball action, these tourneys are awesome social gatherings!
Tournament Manager, Luke Marburg ensures everything is above board
Before we leave you to gaze at some of the photos from Pixel Alley, we wanted to tell you all that this place has something for everyone – from old school arcade machines, deluxe driving games (Ed: Daytona 2 anyone?), pinball and pool tables, to an indoor Bocce court, this place is amazing. Oh yeah, the walls are adorned with great gaming artwork, which adds to an already great atmosphere. Did we mention there is a food caravan upstairs? Yep, you read that right. So, if you haven’t already hit Pixel Alley, put it right up the top of your “must visit” list for next time you are in town!
Pixel Alley, the place to be at!
Cool wall art!
More cool wall art!
I wonder who would win this battle?
I really, really like the framed gaming art in this place!
I wanna take this one home. Surely no one will notice…
Oh yes, another one I wanna take home….
The well stocked bar to quench a player’s thirst
One of the great arcade games – The Simpsons!
If The Simpsons isn’t your thing, then Mortal Kombat II might be
Don’t worry about the Iron Bartender, I want to flick that light switch!
Pixel Alley is full of surprises! Time to grab a bite
Time to go old school!
Finishing the night with some DK Junior action!
Pixels are epic 8-bit playing cards for all video game enthusiasts out there! The engaging and colorful art includes unique and original characters that could easily star in their own video game.
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