Recreating the arcades we all re...
This was an article I wrote as a submission to the Gameroom of the Month contest that Gameroom Magazine used to have. Before » more...
Those words, in March of 1997, have led to numerous pins (well, not compared to many of you!), the need for a walkout basement, and a ton of fun and enjoyment from this great hobby. My first recollection of playing pinball was in a Sears somewhere near Houston, Texas. We were visiting my aunt and uncle and » Read the full story...
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This was an article I wrote as a submission to the Gameroom of the Month contest that Gameroom Magazine used to have. Before » more...
I am now the proud owner of the first pinball I ever played, and from the stories, I played that ol' girl before I » more...
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...
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...
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...