Pinball machine

Pinball machines are a kind of Buy mode object in The Sims, The Sims 2 and The Sims 2 for console, which raise the Fun need when used. If a Sim is playing a pinball machine, another Sim may join him or her.

The base game for The Sims contains a single pinball machine. It can be placed on residential or community lots. If placed on a community lot, Sims will be charged to play.

The base game for The Sims 2 has two pinball machines, and the University expansion pack added another. Sims are no longer charged to play on community lots. The Sims 2: Seasons added the Tribal Flame a la Coconut Pinball machine as the career reward for the Gamer career. It is slightly larger than other pinball machines.

The pinball machine does not appear in the base game for The Sims 3; see comparison between The Sims 2 and The Sims 3. It is one of the few objects from The Sims and The Sims 2 that has yet to appear in an expansion or stuff pack for The Sims 3.