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“What the Heck Happened?”
I think like most people on Pinside, I played a lot of games as a kid. I grew up with Donkey Kong, Pac Man, Galaga, Black Knight and Eight Ball Deluxe. When I was young, there was an arcade right next to my mom and dad’s shop. I spent a lot of their hard-earned money in that place. Fast forward a couple decades, and my wife brought home a Missile Command and a Centipede that needed some love for my birthday. That was the beginning of the beginning.
I started tinkering around with them and learned how to work on the games. I bought a defender, rebuilt it and made it look > Read the full story...
“Lost Love from Paris”
July 27th, 2020
I moved from Philadelphia suburbs to Paris, France as a naive 12 year old, and for 4 years spent before school, lunch hours, and after school playing "flipper" (pinball) in Cafes for hours literally every day. I was pretty young > more...
“T2 Playfield”
July 25th, 2020
Here are some photos of a few T2 playfield's I polished up for a friend. One had wear marks mainly on the lower area of the playfield and the other was out of a T2 that had been rescued from > more...
“My Pinball Adventure (so far)”
July 16th, 2020
I have fond memories of being dropped off at the local campground's arcade with my brother and sister and a fistful of quarters. This was pre-Pong, so the arcade was all pinballs, shooting and baseball games. While we were still kids, > more...
“Quartette Gottlieb EM (1952) Repair”
June 30th, 2020
This is my first pinball and my first repair attempt. I have relieved heavily on the Pinball Ninja’s posts for guidance and this document is in appreciation for his work. I have performed many of the standard repairs, with a couple of twists, that > more...
“Pay It Forward Pt. 2”
June 23rd, 2020
Last year a very good friend of mine and fellow pinsider, JimmyHonda, gave me one of the best birthday gifts I've ever received a Cleopatra pinball machine. (https://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/jimmyhonda/stories) Although I knew Cleo needed some work I was stoked about my > more...
“Don't mess with your friends Pin...”
June 18th, 2020
Years ago one of my best friends purchased a pinball machine and as would be expected he practiced and played that machine until he was the master. All of the locals (his friends) were no match to his supreme prowess. He > more...
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