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“The saga of the Bingo Pin”
At the pinball show I had the chance to play some Electro-Mechanical (EM) pinball games. The relatively simplistic gameplay didn't appeal to me as much as the flashy electronic systems. So when a notice popped up on my computer for an "old pinball game for sale - non-working" I didn't hold out too much hope. But I like a challenge and I had a spare spot in the room, so I went down to the pawn shop to take a look.
It was indeed an old one, wooden-legs and all. The playfield looked different than any pinball I had ever seen, just a bunch of holes rather than bumpers and scoring > Read the full story...
“How i was turned into a pinball ...”
July 18th, 2017
My first pinball experience was - well, with a software pinball simulation named "David's Midnight Magic" in the year 1985. My father showed it to me on our home game computer "C64" and he teached me how to play that > more...
“Bought My Abra Ca Dabra In 1982”
July 13th, 2017
Gottlieb released AbraCaDabra while I was in high school and it quickly became my favorite machine. When the Surf Side Arcade in Rehobeth Beach, DE put the game for sale, I used the money I had gotten for a college > more...
“Eric Meunier JJP Interview”
July 4th, 2017
During the 2017 Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown I caught up with the youngest/newest Jersey Jack Game Designer, Eric Meunier. We spoke about his upcoming design as well as the state of the industry. It's always interesting to hear directly from the > more...
“Stern Kiss Pinball Owners I Need...”
June 27th, 2017
I am working on a article for a Classic Rock website about Stern's Kiss pinball machine. I thought it would be a good idea to hear first hand testimonials from actual owners. It would be a few basic questions about > more...
“How it all started...”
June 25th, 2017
Welcome to my page! My name is Rob and as you can see in my name: I’m from the Netherlands. Born in 1995 so I’m a pretty young collector/pinhead. In this story I’ll tell you about how the ball got > more...
“How pinball got me on tv!”
June 20th, 2017
About a year ago my parents bought a new house, we were moving to a bigger house because of our pinball machines. The people from the bank we're at thought it was so interesting that they wanted us to be > more...
