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“Young Pinhead, Aspiring Designer”
My first encounter with pinball was a complete accident. None of my family members had ever even played pinball, with the exception of my Mom, who used to play as a kid at her local skating rink. This was back around 2016, and I was eight or nine years old. I had never seen pinball machine in my life, and my parents didn't allow me to play video games, so I had zero experience with any sort of arcade game.
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“FUN CITY USA; A sandbox for technicians”
In 1965; as a pimple faced 15 year old in Keansburg New Jersey’s amusement park; I walked up to the owner / operator of Fun City USA Mr. Bob Falk; and asked: “Can you use any help here in your arcade”? Bob smiled and replied “Well what can you do kid”? Of course knowing all there is to know in the world at 15 I replied “Anything”! His reply was “Well, I must hire myself someone who can do anything; > Read the full story...
“Wizard's World Arcade Joins Forc...”
August 31st, 2022
Wizard's World Arcade Joins Forces with SSB: Pinball Epiphany (Ft. Wayne, IN) The producers of "Skill Shot, BABY! Pinball Epiphany," a short movie made by, for and > more...
“A Half Century of Pinball”
August 23rd, 2022
I first played electromechanical pinball machines on vacation at various resorts in Cass Lake Minnesota. In High School I played games at several local arcades > more...
“How it all started”
August 21st, 2022
My husband started his pinball hobby about 16 years ago. In July 2006 it started off with a Bally Monte Carlo. He restaurated it completely. > more...
“Finding my dream Pinball Machine...”
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...
“That Dude from Youtube”
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...
“Son of the atomic bomb...the sac...”
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...
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