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Oh no, Corvette is a keeper!

I've had a long line of pinball machines come in and then leave the house a few months later. When I found the first "keeper" machine along the way, I accepted the fact that the machine (Williams Diner) would be staying for good and welcomed various 2nd machines to take up the realestate beside Diner. A   » Read the full story...


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How I failed English Composition...

During early to mid 70s (as a teen) I developed a strong attraction to pinball. This led to a rather bad habit of skipping   » more...

My First Foray Into the World of Pinball

My First Foray Into the World of...

I've played games the majority of my life. From my childhood into adulthood I have been an avid player of all things gaming -   » more...



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NORTHWEST PINBALL AND ARCADE SHOW 2013

As the Pacific northwest's premier show moves to a new location at the Tacoma Convention Center, we're there to bring you all the excitement over the event's three days.   Read on...

IFPA WORLD PINBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

We're in Germany for the IFPA World Pinball Championship where the top-ranked players from around the world came to battle it out. Check out all the events across the three days.   Read on...

WAIT FOR IT!

Gary Stern wants to you buy his company's latest games, but not until they have been officially announced. Find out why.   Read on...

PINBALL AT CITY HALL

Pinball takes over City Hall at the home of the Pacific Pinball Museum.   Read on...

HEADQUARTERS BEERCADE

A Chicago barcade opens its new extension featuring seventeen pinballs, and best of all - they're all on free play!   Read on...

Gambling and pinball, part one: roulette

Gambling and pinball, part one: roulette

In this first story of a series of three on "gambling and pinball", we take a look at roulette themed pinball machines. From the early electro-mechanics to the recent Sterns, the game of roulette has always been a hot theme in pinball. We'll study 5 machines from different times to look for their "roulette wheel coolness". In   » Read the full story...

Gambling and pinball, part two: Poker!

Gambling and pinball, part two: Poker!

In this second story in our series about gambling and pinball (here is the first one), Pinside.com will tell you why you won't need to learn poker strategy to play a poker themed pinball machine. We'll have a look at poker in general, the poker community and the popularity of the poker theme   » Read the full story...

Gambling and pinball, part three: Slots!

Gambling and pinball, part three: Slots!

Anyone who's ever been to the Vegas strip knows it's not easy winning on slots. In pinball that's really not different, although modern games will do their best to give you just the award you need. But let's not go ahead of this story and start at the beginning of this part three of our series in "Gambling and   » Read the full story...


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Pinball Rudy starts the Great Chicago Fire

Pinball Rudy starts the Great Chicago Fire

There is something odd about the pinball game Funhouse. Not the obvious, a game with the goal of putting a   »

On Location At Two Places

On Location At Two Places

A few years ago, I saw JY on location and really enjoyed it. It was the game that got me thinking   »

A rare pinball machine theese days..

A rare pinball machine theese days..

Found a Derby Day in Houston in 1992 in pretty good condition and paid about $1800. I did my research   »

Crisis, revisited.

Crisis, revisited.

Hope you guys like it...   »

Too many questions too little time.

Too many questions too little time.

I never had sex on a pinball machine but if I would, which one should it be? If Budhist are right   »

My Precious!!!!

My Precious!!!!

My work partner and I had to work 3 hours away from home,where from Melbourne Australia,and we were working in   »

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A born collector!

It's all his fault. And well, a little bit hers, too. I'm talking about my husband and oldest daughter. She was   »

25 years of waiting

25 years of waiting

I was about 12 when my dad brought home Centaur and Universe from some kind of auction.  Neither game worked   »

Broken pinball for Christmas

Broken pinball for Christmas

I found a broken (semi working) Meteor machine on ebay.co.uk for £270 near Christmas time 2012. I managed to convince   »

My Panthera story

My Panthera story

Panthera is a very special pinabll machine for me. It is the first and (as this story is written)   »

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Recel Master Stroke

Here's a short video of Master Stroke in game play , note this machine has been restored from a bout   »

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THE MAGNATRON IS ALIVE!

Well, I thought that we would have the Magnatron up and running last month.  What an eye opening experience that   »






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