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Pinball Pete's
Category: Active Life Amusement Parks Amusement Parks [Edit]
220 Albert AveEast Lansing, MI 48823
(517) 337-2544
- Good for Kids:
- No
9 reviews for Pinball Pete's
9 reviews in English
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Review from amy g.
Muskegon, MI
12/6/2011
Wow! Totally bummed & most of all confused about people's disdain for this place. The times that I've been there, we were about the only two people also, and I still had a great time! Love the cheap pool tables & the basketball hoops. And PacMan! Not really sure why the presence of strangers makes you have more fun when you're only really playing games with yourself and the company you're with. It's not really a sociable place like a bar or anything where the more people to talk to the better. You're playing arcade games!
Did you guys notice that this is an arcade in a basement also? What did you expect? It's not like they're serving you drinks or food! I didn't even think it smelled but yes, it's dingy and the bathroom is dirty. Also it is an arcade....
*Epiphany* Anyway I love it! :D -
Review from Erica D.
10/9/2011
I know it's a collegetown basement arcade... I get that my expectations are supposed to be lowered based on those factors... but I am still disappointed. Pinball Pete's can seriously be improved upon.
I'm not even talking about the odor, the filthy floor and walls, the ill lit corners (I find these traits add character)... I am talking about their area of speciality - gaming! Pinball Pete's is just kind of boring... there isn't much to do, and there is plenty of space to add some more arcade games. I consider myself to be a bit of a pinball afficianado, and although there are enough Pinball machines to suit the customer needs (because this place is NEVER busy), the machines could use some upkeep and tweaking.
I have all the confidence Pinball Pete's could be a decent alternative place to hang out now and then with some minor changes, but it seems that the owner is forever letting it get worse and worse. -
Review from Nikki F.
Lansing, MI
9/14/2011
It's dingy, it smells, the ceiling looks like it's covered in moldy cheese, the bathroom has no soap or towels & looks like you'll get hepatitis from using it, & half the games are either broken or hail from a time where I was still in diapers. But it has 25¢ Skee Ball, so it earns two stars for that alone.
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Review from Scott J.
East Lansing, MI
9/27/2011
Pinball Petes is a place to go if you are really really drunk, or blazed. I went there st about 730 one day, and we were the only people in there. The guy running the place did not acknowledge us a single time during our visit, which didn't bother me which I didn't mind, but it just seemed like a strange place.
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Review from Neal W.
Lansing, MI
7/30/2009
Eh. It's an arcade. What were you expecting?
The place is pretty dingy, and poorly lit. There's a pretty good selection of games, and most of them cost about what you'd expect.
My favorite is skeeball. At 25 cents a game, it's a pretty good way to spend your unemployment check during a recession.
I wouldn't let your kids go here alone. I don't have kids, and you won't either after they're abducted from this place. Seriously though, there are some shady characters here sometimes.
Definitely worth a visit though if you're looking to kill a few minutes while walking around downtown EL. -
Review from J D.
Marietta, GA
4/8/2011
Yes, it's an arcade. Yes, it's subterranean, poorly lit, probably in need of a carpet cleaning, etc, etc, etc. It's downright SHOCKING that an arcade might be a place for "drunken" college kids to hang out, in a big college town. I hope there remains a place for (alleged) ne'er do well skate punks to hang out, having been one many moons ago. Stay classy Pinball Petes...
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Review from Matt R.
East Lansing, MI
7/30/2008
Yeah, feel compelled to give this place a "thumbs-down". I am sure some students might glorify this place as "college dirty" or something but this place is a dungeon. The only time it is busy is when the World of Warcraft server crashes and the kids who play it are bored. Sprinkle in some Middle School skate punks trying to make a statement and well...you get the picture. Lame. If you are over 16 OR have a life, just don't hang here...
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Review from Karen B.
East Lansing, MI
6/5/2008
Dingy, filthy and depressing. Badly in need of remodeling. I took my nephews here on a Saturday afternoon last spring and they were very disappointed. They said a lot of the games were old. Maybe it's an ok place for drunk college-aged kids. The manager looked totally depressed and he just plain gave me the creeps. He was actually smoking even though there is a city ordinance that requires it to be smokefree. The few other people that were in there just looked rough and not anyone I would want to have around kids. I wouldn't bring anyone here again.
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Review from jason p.
Chicago, IL
7/30/2008
Karen hit this on the head...it is pretty dingy and filthy. It is in need of a remodel as well. I however thought that it was pretty impressive with all the older games. What i didn't enjoy was the fact that they were a little overpriced and that a bunch of the games were broken. I had a decent time, but nothing to write home about.
