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“PINBALL KARMA”
I never thought about "Pinball Karma" until tonight ... What? You don't believe in KARMA ??? >> You better read this .... It all started a few months ago when I bought a Surf Champ lower cabinet that someone was using for a coffee table (they never had the whole game ... they got the lower cabinet and playfield, thought it was cool so cut the legs down and used it for a table). I always wanted a Surf Champ pinball machine but had been on the lookout for about a year but hadn't found one close to home that was in good shape and priced reasonably > so I decided > Read the full story...
“local machine tax kills arcade i...”
December 15th, 2018
The best, and only, arcade in my small home town was part of a great family drive in. The place winning little league teams went for ice cream cones, or 12 year old birthday parties went for pizza and slush puppies. > more...
“A pinball journey.”
December 8th, 2018
I’ve been thinking about writing another story for some time now, I just haven’t got around to doing it. Pinball has been a blessing to my life for the last few years. In one of my other stories I mentioned about > more...
“Bucket list”
December 3rd, 2018
I started playing pinballs, as many have, in local arcades. The main ones (possibly the ONLY ones) near me were at a dollar movie theatre and in a mall. They certainly weren't impressive, but coming from a struggling single-parent household, > more...
“My pinball history”
November 29th, 2018
It all began in 1977, when a pinball arcade opened up near my school. I was 14 years then, and became a pinball addict very fast! Being interested in electronics, I soon got my first pinball game, a Bally 50/50, that > more...
“7 Year old pinball player”
November 28th, 2018
The other day my 7 year old son said to me "dad, can kids design pinball games"? Wow! I said yes, of course they can. You can do anything you want! He proceeded to tell me about his game he > more...
“40 years to discover pinball”
November 27th, 2018
As a young kid in the 80's I spent my fair share of time begging for quarters from my parents along with spending most of my allowance in the arcades. I always gravitated toward driving or flying type games like Pole > more...
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Hi all! I recently took a management position at a local bar that has about 8 pinball machines. Looking for >
How I started
My father was a member of the American Legion Post 455 in Hamtramck, MI. I was was first introduced to >
It all started in York Beach, Maine.
Grew up in York Beach, Maine in the 80's and 90's, as we had a summer home there. The boardwalk >
First Collection
I am starting a collection of First's in game play for pinballs. I have started with Gorgar the first talking and it >
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As a child I loved pinball. I remember going to the bowling alley with my mom, and she would give me >
1970-1980 Era
Growing up in the 1970’s I had the pleasure of enjoying Pinball at its peak, not to mention the joy of getting completely >
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Hello, I am Tessa McEvoy and I found this form through one of my friends. I got into pinball last >
Dead Pool Champion
So I walked into Bournemouth Pier Amusements and ripped Dead Pool up.. £1 game and 2 hours later I let >
sweet hearts restoration
Hi,just finished my first pinball restoration on a Gottlieb 1963 Sweet hearts. I owned one around 40 years ago and >
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I am new here on Pinside. Please be patient with me, for this is all new to me. Thank You to >
Pinball Journey
As a young boy i was always intrigued with pinball machines. Made my first one with cardboard, popsicle sticks and >
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