Colorado's pinball and gamer community

Colorado and its surrounding states have a rich culture of pinball and classic arcade gamers. The Rocky Mtn. Pinball Showdown and Gameroom Expo is honored to bring together this community once a year for a 3-day festival experience. The rest of the year to play visit the Colorado Pinball Pub for some Sippin' and Flippin' and visit our amazing sister Colorado gaming locations, many with monthly tournaments!
Colorado Pinball Pub - Sippin' and Flippin'

Places to play:  Pinball and classic arcade locations, tournaments, and clubs

For pinball and classic arcade fans visiting and living in Colorado, included here are game locations along the Front Range. E-mail to add your favorite location.
• 1 Up, Colfax, LoDo, and Greenwood Village
• 3 Kings, Denver
• Arapahoe Bowl, Greenwood Village
• Arcade Amusements, Manitou
• Blizzard Mountain Pinball, Conifer
• Colorado Pinball Pub, Littleton
• Channel 3 Retro Gaming Center, Golden
• Flip a Coin Arcade Bar at Bite Me Cake Company, Pueblo
• Greenfields Pool & Sports Bar, Lakewood
• Gunbarrel Brewing, Boulder
• J. Bo Pizza, Durango
• Lyon's Classic Pinball, Lyons
• Moe's Barbecue, Englewood and Denver
• Mutiny Information Cafe, Denver
• Pinball Jones, Ft. Collins
• Press Play, Boulder
• Some Place Else Brewery, Arvada
• Stumpy's Pizza
• The Flipside, Loveland
• ​Tilt Pinball, Louisville
• Wonderland Brewing Co., Broomfield

Please know that these locations are posted as a courtesy, and that the existence and condition of any pinball machine is not guaranteed. Check each site location for specific tournament times, or check out the ​Colorado Pinball and Arcade Community Calendar, many, but not all tournaments are included here.
For information on joining Pinball Club, locations, and monthly schedule, email PinballClub@PinballShowdown.com
Pinball reverse logic
  • The harder you press a button, the stronger the flippers flip.
  • Tilting your head moves your ball away from the drain.
  • The louder you yell, the more likely you are not to drain.
  • Kicking your leg up while flipping adds more power to the flippers.
  • When you are player 2, it means you will win.
  • Throwing yourself to the side helps you avoid tilting.
  • Threatening the game after shaking avoids tilting.

Knowledge: pinball rule sheets, strategy, skills, and tutorials

Fixing pinball and arcade games

Thank you for taking the time to help a fellow player and to make sure everyone can have a great experience! Do not make someone sad because they did not get to play a game. Before you send a game on vacation -- aka, tell someone it is broken or shut it off, please do a quick check:

  1. Did you ask the player or check to see if the correct money amount stated on the game was inserted? Correct currency, too! 
  2. Is the game plugged in?
  3. Is the game’s power switch turned on?
  4. Do you see a physical coin jam in a coin slot? If yes, then just tape off that one side. The majority of games can operate using the second coin slot.
  5. Did you try turning the game’s power switch on and off? Sometimes it needs a system reboot with too much use.
  6. Remember, most places try to keep their games in tip-top shape. and you can give a friendly text, email , or note to the route owner. Sometimes it takes time to diagnose a problem, and to find, order and receive parts -- especially if they are uncommon.

There are a limited number of repair persons servicing pinball and arcade games, and some specialize only in certain eras of machines. Provided here are a few names to start, but their availability is not guaranteed.
  • Game Exchange of Colorado, 303.962.7200
  • Kevin McCarthy, Blizzard Mountain Pinball, 720-767-2549

Festival sponsorship opportunities

Call 303-938-9889, or click "contact the show organizers" to email for access to Rocky Mtn. Pinball Showdown and Gameroom Expo sponsorship opportunities.

Supporters of the pinball and arcade community - Visit these folks!

• Bite Me Cake Co., ​223 S Union Ave., Pueblo, CO 81003
​• Colorado Tire and Service Complete Auto Care
​​• ​HomeSmart REALTORS Holly Nikolich and Valerie Kleinman, Take Me Home Colorado
• LIMN Interactive
• Moe's Barbecue, Englewood and Denver
​• Twin Peaks, 8840 East Arapahoe Rd, Centennial CO 80112
​• Arapahoe Bowling Center, 6850 S. Dayton, St., Greenwood Village