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“Yet Another Hobby...”
I’m of the age that arcades we’re a pinnacle part of growing up. Going to the mall was a special treat on the weekends and I saved up my allowance to buy records and then tapes and then CD’s. The rest of my money would be spent at the arcade.
Ive grown up a career hobbyist. You name it, I’ve probably been engaged for a bit of time in my life. Sometimes I feel this was driven more by a thirst of knowledge more than a source of entertainment.
My whole life I’ve been drawn to pinball. The appreciation of the engineering, art, and sound has always fascinated me. If I walk into a > Read the full story...
“Be Back by Dinner”
June 16th, 2019
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in 1977 was the epicenter for middle class vacations. Motels advertising in-ground swimming pools ran up and down the strip, and the little squares of blue provided some visual relief from the parking lots, go-cart tracks, > more...
“Pinball and Me”
June 10th, 2019
I think my first experience with pinball was at a “Space Available” waiting lounge at Travis Air Force Base California when I was 12 years old back in the summer of 1968. My family was awaiting a military hop to > more...
“Photographer Takes a Journey to ...”
June 7th, 2019
Philadelphia, Jun 3, 2019 (Issuewire.com) - Millions of people have fond childhood memories of arcades and playing pinball, a pastime that was illegal until the 1970s. Charles Acosta, the owner of Pinball Photos, LLC, has combined his passion for pinball machines and photography > more...
“EM Mechanic Needed in Surgery Pl...”
June 5th, 2019
Excerpts from my personal blog…. Tuesday, May 7th This is it! The day I go in for my new knee! Something I’ve been wanting to do for years, but hadn’t got up the nerve. We went in and the hospital sends me straight > more...
“My Story”
May 20th, 2019
I was an avid pinball player during my grade school and high school days during the late 70's and early 80's. More or less spent way too many hours and according to my father, way to many quarters at > more...
“I dreamed of Genie”
May 16th, 2019
Once upon a time i used to play virtual pinball on my Sony PSP since i coundlt afford a real one or have the place to havea real one...(being in the army and all) one of thoses vitual games was Genie > more...
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There's not a lot to tell - I grew up playing pinball quite a bit, but I haven't played in >
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At a young age I was always so fascinated with Pinball machines at the mini golf establishments. I started my >
What Me Worry?
Bought Starship Troopers and Indiana Jones 15 years ago and ready to buy another pinball soon
Oh, why can't both places co-exist!??!
In Jackson, Michigan- A former strip bar is now a Pinball themed/oriented bar. There goes the neighborhood! @@ https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2019/06/former-strip-club-ready-to-reopen-as-arcade-bar.html
New to Pinside, getting back to pinball
I'm one of those new "older members" (>50 years old) that used to play "back in the day. My spots >
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Growing up, we always had pins in the house (I can very distinctly remember as a young child trying to >
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Hello fellow Pinsiders! I grew up in Bountiful, UT in the 80's. One Christmas Day, when I was around only >
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My company builds amusement attractions across the World including some based on Marvel Comic hero's Spider-Man, Captain America, Incredible Hulk, >
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Hello people, I'm 42 years old live in Connecticut and have been collecting video games and pinball machines since I >
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