We love the fact that there are pinball machines out there that cater for all people to enjoy, no matter their ability.
When we came across RazorV23’s wheelchair accessible Gottlieb (Premier Technology) Super Mario Bros. pinball machine Pinside post, we knew we had to share his story and dilemma (more on the dilemma further below)!
RazorV23 had purchased this machine and had gotten it working again. He had bought a regular pinball cabinet and new decals to convert it back to its traditional format, but he soon realised it was pretty freakin awesome the way it was! RazorV23 painted the cabinet blue (from black) and added the decals to the modified cabinet shape – which was no easy task. The modifications continued, with a Pin2dmd colour display and new buttons on the front panel (start game, left flipper, right flipper and shoot ball). The machine still has its regular functioning flipper buttons on the side.
Now to RazorV23’s dilemma: He wants this machine to go to someone that can use it for its intended purpose, but he doesn’t know who that is or how to reach them. Therefore, if any of you know of someone or somewhere that can use this machine (in the US), please get in touch with RazorV23 via Pinside’s private message (PM) system. RazorV23 has stipulated that he is not in a position to donate or give away the machine, but is willing to work out the details with interested parties.
We reckon this is a great opportunity for someone (perhaps a charity?) that work with people that can enjoy a pinball machine like this one, so if there are interested people/parties out there, please reach out to RazorV23 now.
From our research, there are only a few of these modified pinball machines out there, so please help RazorV23 get this machine to where it can be enjoyed.
Before (Black cab with no decals)
After – blue cabinet with decals
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Pinball should be enjoyed by all. For those of us that love pinball we take it for granted that we can stand at a machine and flip using our arms and hands/fingers. For people with disabilities, like someone with one arm or losing the use of their hands or being in a wheelchair, playing the game they love can be somewhat challenging – but it doesn’t have to be!
