# NEO COCKTAIL CLUB **Source:** Pinball News Website **Type:** article **Published:** 2016-08-01 **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2016/08/01/neo-cocktail-club --- ## Analysis A travel/venue visit report from June 2016 documenting a Playboy pinball machine in free play at Neo Cocktail Club in Hong Kong. The machine was in excellent mechanical condition but suffered from a non-functional sound card. The venue offers free snacks during happy hour and operates as a cocktail bar. ### Key Claims - [HIGH] Neo Cocktail Club in Hong Kong has a Playboy pinball machine — _Author's direct observation during June 2016 visit_ - [HIGH] Playboy was set to free play — _Author's direct observation_ - [HIGH] The machine had excellent mechanical condition but no sound — _Author's direct assessment; attributed to sound card failure_ - [HIGH] The venue was temporarily closed in early 2016 and reopened mid-June 2016 — _Author's account of venue status_ ### Notable Quotes > "It was a pleasant surprise to find that it was set to free play." > — **[name withheld pending review]**, N/A > _Highlights the rarity or value of finding a classic pinball in free play mode at a commercial venue_ > "The mechanical condition of the game was excellent but unfortunately it had no sound, so this severely degraded my overall enjoyment of the game." > — **[name withheld pending review]**, N/A > _Underscores how audio is critical to the pinball experience, even when mechanical playfield is sound_ > "I guess that it is only its sound card which has a problem and it would not be too difficult to fix it." > — **[name withheld pending review]**, N/A > _Indicates a specific, repairable maintenance issue affecting gameplay experience_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | Neo Cocktail Club | organization | Cocktail bar venue in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong hosting a Bally Playboy pinball machine | | Playboy | game | Classic Bally pinball machine located at Neo Cocktail Club; mechanical condition excellent but sound non-functional | | Bally Manufacturing | company | Manufacturer of the Playboy pinball machine | ### Signals - **[venue_signal]** Documentation of a pinball-hosting cocktail bar in Hong Kong with a classic Bally machine in free play (confidence: high) — Direct venue visit and detailed observation of Neo Cocktail Club including machine availability and venue amenities - **[product_concern]** Bally Playboy at Neo Cocktail Club experiencing sound card failure affecting player experience despite excellent mechanical condition (confidence: high) — Author directly noted 'had no sound' and attributed to sound card problem; mechanical playfield assessed as excellent - **[operational_signal]** Bally Playboy machine operated in free play mode rather than pay-to-play at commercial venue (confidence: high) — Author noted as 'pleasant surprise to find that it was set to free play' --- ## Transcript Date: June 2016 Location: 10 Shin Hing Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong In early 2016 I located a pub in Hong Kong called Neo Cocktail Club which I learned probably had a Bally Playboy pinball. Unfortunately I also found that it was temporarily closed. Eventually it re-opened in mid-June this year, and so on the last Saturday in June I went there on my own as their first guest of the evening. ![Neo Cocktail Club](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/neo-cocktail-club/1.jpg) Neo Cocktail Club The first thing to grab my attention was the Bally Playboy pinball in the middle of the club. ![Bally's Playboy](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/neo-cocktail-club/2.jpg) Bally’s Playboy It was a pleasant surprise to find that it was set to free play.  The mechanical condition of the game was excellent but unfortunately it had no sound, so this severely degraded my overall enjoyment of the game. I guess that it is only its sound card which has a problem and it would not be too difficult to fix it. (^o^)/ ![Playboy plays well, but in silence](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/neo-cocktail-club/3.jpg) Playboy plays well, but in silence As usual, snacks are free during the happy hour which runs from 6-8pm every business day. ![Like the pinball, the snacks are free](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/neo-cocktail-club/4.jpg) Like the pinball, the snacks are free I finished my drinks and snack dinner there and left around 8pm. I will definitely go there again very soon (^o^) Here’s some additional information about Neo Cocktail Club: Business hours: Mon-Sat 6pm-1am Website: Comments: Apart from having no sound, the mechanical condition of pinball was excellent Remarks: Free snacks during happy hour _(Acquisition: raw_text, Enrichment: v1)_ --- *Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-08-04 | Item ID: c6dc4c3c-ee76-4458-bb41-06553b10c5ab*