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This story starts in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was November 2021. My pinball buddy Marten has an acquaintance there who wanted to sell his collection of four Bally/Williams 90’s games in one deal. We negotiated a nice price and made the long drive of 500 miles and an impossible flight of stairs to pick up the games out of a basement. All in all it was a great road trip,
One of these games was to be mine: a 1990 Williams Funhouse. > Read the full story...
I remember playing pinball when I was little. My mom and dad stood me up on a chair and taught me to use both buttons. However, I didn't play often as I was often interested in other arcade games such as Time Crisis II or Tekken 3. That would all change when I met someone who would change my life forever. I will be referring to him as TickleFeather369. He was the manager of the Klamath Fish Hatchery at the > Read the full story...
July 22nd, 2022
Well, it finally happened. Through the wonderful people on Pinside I have now obtained my dream pin, the Spirit of 76. The journey to this machine > more...
July 16th, 2022
Some of you might recognize me from my Youtube channel, Wiggles' Arcade, but in case you don't I post a lot of pinball and arcade > more...
July 3rd, 2022
It was delivered Monday June 27th, 2022 @ 11am EST... I'm surprised that I've stepped away from it long enough to write this Pinside story. > more...
June 8th, 2022
In the mid 70's, my dad found a pinball machine and brought it home. A 1963 Gottlieb "Flying Chariots". It was a little rough. As > more...
June 4th, 2022
Do you rememebr the old Time Out arcades that popped up in malls back in the 80s? The summers of my youth were spent with > more...
May 25th, 2022
I was one of those odd kids who liked to bowl. And no, I don't mean just at some friend's birthday party once and a > more...
Tropic Isle playfield I painted for a friend.
Well. I Like pinball. So, I bought a bunch for my basement. Now I go down there much more often.
Just wanted to show off my mods and paint job to my personal current lineup I am in York pa >
Owning a Pinball machine these days would cost an arm and a leg! I'm just thankful I have a steady >
Fun news I am buying a CNC machine and will have it here by the end July. I have made the >
In an open email to Stern: "Open letter to anyone at Stern, Perhaps you don't understand my situation here. I live in >
Hi everyone, While I have always loved pinball, I am a complete newbie when it comes to the greater community. i recently >
Got into pinball back in 2002. My dad owns the Twilight Zone and Pirates, i own the BSD.
In the back of my mind I've wanted to get a pinball machine. I fell in love with a Target >
Hi Pinside Community. Just became a member. I am from Melbourne - Australia Loved Pinball growing up and always took the oportunity >
I've been playing pinball since I was a kid, back in the late 70s. I live in a very small >
My dad bought me a pinball machine when I was a teenager. It was Circus, made by Bally ('73).
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