# Silverball Museum - Asbury Park, NJ (April 2019)

**Source:** Knapp Arcade  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2019-04-01  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/silverball-museum-asbury-park-nj-april-2019

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## Analysis

A casual visit report to Silverball Museum in Asbury Park, NJ documenting arcade and pinball machines played during an impromptu family trip. The author highlights several machines played including Evel Knievel EM, Whitewater, Cactus Canyon (with Continued code and Color DMD), Banzai Run, Close Encounters EM, and Farhom, noting the museum's extensive collection.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Silverball Museum has so many games that all cannot be played in one trip — _Direct observation from visitor experience at venue_
- [HIGH] Cactus Canyon at Silverball Museum has Continued code and Color DMD installed — _Specific machine observation during visit_
- [HIGH] Evel Knievel EM at Silverball is the rare version — _Direct machine identification during visit_

### Notable Quotes

> "There's so many games at Silverball that there's no way to play them all in one trip."
> — **Author (Knapp Arcade)**
> _Establishes scale and appeal of venue - large collection is major draw_

> "it's Awesome."
> — **Author (Knapp Arcade)**
> _Overall positive assessment of Silverball Museum as a destination_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Silverball Museum | organization | Arcade/pinball museum venue in Asbury Park, NJ featuring extensive playable collection |
| Asbury Park, NJ | location | Geographic location of Silverball Museum |
| Knapp Arcade | person | Content creator/blogger documenting arcade and pinball visits |
| Evel Knievel EM | game | Electromechanical pinball machine at Silverball; rare version noted |
| Whitewater | game | Pinball machine played at Silverball Museum |
| Cactus Canyon | game | Williams pinball machine at Silverball with Continued code and Color DMD upgrade |
| Banzai Run | game | Pinball machine played at Silverball Museum |
| Close Encounters EM | game | Electromechanical pinball machine played at Silverball |
| Farhom | game | Pinball machine played at Silverball Museum |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Arcade/pinball venue operations and collections
- **Secondary:** Pinball machine gameplay and code modifications, Travel and arcade destination experiences

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Author expresses clear enthusiasm for Silverball Museum, describing it as 'Awesome' and documenting their gaming experience positively. Casual, friendly tone throughout.

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## Transcript

ARCADE PICS, ARCADE PICS! Today my family somehow had nothing to do so we made an impromptu trip to Asbury Park, NJ...home of the famous Silverball Museum. I’m not doing a full review of it because I’ve done one before, but here’s the Cliff’s Notes version (do those things still exist?) - it’s Awesome.

There’s so many games at Silverball that there’s no way to play them all in one trip. Today’s most played pinball machines (for us) were Evel Kinevel EM (the rare version), Whitewater, Cactus Canyon (a really nice one with the Continued code and a Color DMD), Banzai Run, Close Encounters EM and Farhom. We played several games on each and a few others.

I managed to take a bunch of pictures for everyone’s viewing pleasure. Enjoy!

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