Star Tropics Pinball Museum

05/26/2026

🌌🏝️ You probably have heard the news that Portland’s iconic Lloyd Center Mall will permanently close its doors this Summer. What does that mean for our museum? Good news! We are relocating our project to Jason’s house near Montavilla and will be hosting pinball open house events, tech meetups, pinball tournaments, potlucks, and more! Our Lloyd Center location will be open on the usual hours until our last day there, Sunday June 28th. Come wish Lloyd Center farewell, and share a memory or two in our Guest Book!

05/10/2026

💥🔨Did you know our Pinball Museum is free to walk through? Come by any Saturday or Sunday afternoon at Lloyd Center and watch us bring games back to life! This is a (1980) pinball machine called ‘Seawitch’. We have many more games from the vintage and modern eras for everyone to see.

05/08/2026

Did you know that this Saturday (tomorrow), Twin Oaks Shows is having a huge Pokemon and trading card event on the main floor of Lloyd Center? Tons of local businesses and vendors set up tables on the main floor with all kinds of memorabilia! We will also be open 12p-7p for pinball! Our 1990’s “Breakshot” pinball is freshly restored and back in rotation for you to play too! 🎱

04/23/2026

📸 What is your first memory of seeing pinball in real life? This is the earliest pinball photo I have, playing classic “Sopranos” pinball at Beulahland Portland Or in 2015! Come play pinball with us Sat/Sun this weekend at Lloyd Center, $8 entry for all-ages unlimited free pinball!

04/19/2026

🪩 Hi folks. As you may have heard, it was recently announced that Lloyd Center Mall (home of our museum) is slated to permanently close on August 8th. 😔 We plan to continue our usual hours, so come join us on Saturday’s and Sunday’s in the coming weeks! We do have some cool plans in the works for the future of our project later in 2026, so stay tuned. Now get on out there and play some pinball! 😀

04/07/2026

📸 Found some pics from the early days of Star Tropics (We opened our doors at Lloyd Center Feb 28th, 2024!) Enjoy, and come visit us this Saturday at Noon to play some vintage and modern pinball goodness!

03/12/2026

We are a retro-futuristic pinball space based in Portland’s iconic Lloyd Center Mall! We are open on Saturday & Sunday at 12pm every weekend to show you amazing real-life pinball machines, technology, and the electronics that makes them work. For an $8 admission wristband, you can play each & every game for free, no quarters required! Let’s learn about pinball together and keep this awesome hobby alive.

01/30/2026

Awesome news (Literally!) We got featured on the news, along with many more of our friends at Lloyd Center!

Portland is known for putting its own take on just about everything – including shopping malls!

11/14/2025

This event is so fun and the tree is epic! Come join us, and play some pinball too!

08/12/2025

Woohoo! We’re in the news. Ready to play? Come by Saturday, August 16th at 2pm for our family friendly “CHAOS!” pinball tournament!

“We’re almost just squatting in this capitalist temple,” said Jason Leivian, owner of Floating World Comics.

08/05/2025

Save the date! CHAOS is back here at Star Tropics!

We’re hosting a CHAOS special edition tournament featuring Price I$ Right rules. During this flipper showdown, you’ll be paired up with a different opponent each round for two head-to-head matches on different machines that have set scores you can’t go over. All balls must be played…and tilting is allowed!

Event info: https://www.facebook.com/share/16e8U2NYAS/