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🚚 Pinball Machine and Arcade Game Hire in Sydney


Buying a pinball machine or arcade game is like buying any other complicated mechanical device such as a car; it's a big undertaking. There's a lot of research to do regarding the type of machine you want and problems to look out for. If you only need the machine on a short-term basis, hiring is an efficient way to bring the fun of pinball to your home or event, without the hassles of machine maintenance and repair. So let us do the maintenance while you have the fun! Machines can be set to free play mode for the duration of the hire, so no money is required to play; just press ▶️ Start!


💰 Prices

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Pinball Machine Hire

To make things simple, we have a single hire price of $190 per pinball machine, per day. Simply multiply this base price by the number of machines and the number of days you would like to hire them for. Deals are available for multiple machines over multiple days. Contact us for further details.

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Arcade Machine Hire

Arcade machines are more complicated to hire out due to their weight and size. For this reason, we have a single hire price of $250 per arcade game, per day. Simply multiply this base price by the number of machines and the number of days you would like to hire them for. Deals are available for multiple machines over multiple days. Contact us for further details.

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Long Term Hire for Homes or Businesses

Interested in having a pinball machine or arcade game at your home or business venue on a longer-term basis? Contact us for further details.

All of the hire prices listed above include the cost of delivery within the Sydney metro area, setup, and pickup at the end of the hire period. Machines can be hired any day of the week, but can only be dropped off and collected during weekday evenings, or during the weekend. Please note that we cannot deliver machines to venues with a large number of steps, limited vehicle access, or access doorways that are narrower than standard.

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​If you have any questions or special requests for your hire, we will do our best to accommodate them. Before deciding to hire one of our pinball machines, please consider the terms listed in the 📝Hire Agreement. If you are interested in one of the above hire options, please contact us to select a hire machine and arrange a convenient time for delivery.
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​📆 Pinball Machines at Events, Conventions and Expos in Sydney


I consider myself to be a bit of a "pinball evangelist". I think an important part of the pinball hobby is to share it with others so that everyone can experience the joy of the silver ball. As well as hiring my machines out so anybody can experience a pinball machine on a short-term basis, I also take every opportunity to bring my machines to events, conventions, expos and other shows or events at which pinball machines are welcome. This allows the general public to see and experience pinball on a casual basis, and keeps pinball a part of the modern zeitgeist. When pinball fades into obscurity and irrelevance, it may disappear for good. It has almost happened several times in the course of pinball's history, but it won't happen again if I have anything to do with it!

Unfortunately, I see a lot of people with huge pinball machine collections that sit dormant and rarely get played, if at all. This is a tragedy; a pinball machine is happiest when it is being played by as many people as possible! I think it's important for pinball hobbyists to seek out local events that may be amenable to hosting pinball machines and offer their own machines up for a day or two. It certainly isn't worth it for the fame or the money (hint: there is none!). But it's worth it to keep pinball alive now and into the future.

Surviving any of these events is an achievement for these machines, as they often get played more than they ever have since they were first released. In some cases, they get played even more! It's not uncommon for games to be played for eight hours straight at some of these shows, so it's important to make sure the game is serviced and "bulletproofed" as much as possible before the event. Failures and breakdowns do occur, of course, but as long as someone is there to keep things up and running then people can continue to enjoy the machines for the duration of the event.

🎖️ The Honour Roll


​The list below is an "Honour Roll" of sorts, recording what events we have taken pinball machines to. The number of 🎖️ Medals corresponds to the number of events. Photos below are of our actual machines at these events. This list includes appearances at large expos and shows that are open to the public, rather than private hires. 

🛡️ New Recruits


The games below haven't yet been able to prove their mettle at a large scale event yet, are still awaiting restoration, or both! Keep an eye out for them 


​If you have any questions or special requests for your hire, we will do our best to accommodate them. Before deciding to hire one of our pinball machines, please consider the terms listed in the 📝Hire Agreement. If you are interested in one of the above hire options, please contact us to select a hire machine and arrange a convenient time for delivery.


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​Amusement icons by Leremy - Flaticon. 
  • 🏠 Home
  • 👫 About
    • 👫 About Us
    • 🐈 Our Pinball Cats
  • 👨‍🔧 What We Do
    • 🛠️ Repairs
    • 🎉 Hire and Events
    • 🌏 Machines on Site
    • 💵 Machines for Sale
    • ⚙️ Parts for Sale
    • 🔍 Wanted
  • ✍️ Blog
  • 📚 Resources
    • 📽️ Slow Motion Videos
    • 📜 Pinball History
    • 🎨 Pinball Artwork
    • 🔗 Links
  • 📬 Contact