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“Horrorhouse Fest in Chicago!”
It's nearing that special time of horror, when Halloween magic starts to take shape within the brain. And alas, it's also time for HORRORHOUSE FEST, an event us evil maniacs at Bloodshed Deathbath conceived 7 years ago that combines a haunted house with a pinball tournament! With the help of our generous sponsors and volunteers we have truly created some of the wildest rides imagineable, taking each iteration to a whole new level, with each game getting a full set design and actors to > Read the full story...
“Thanks Reggie!”
August 9th, 2019
My dad owned a small, mid-Michigan burger joint called Mike’s City Dairy, which had a video game in the front, along with a juke box and a pinball machine in the back. Being born into my family (7 siblings) entitled you to work in the > more...
“Late to the party, but glad I ma...”
August 5th, 2019
Hey Pinside! I grew up on Nintendo, back in the early 90's, and kept gaming a large part of my identity ever since. My first exposure to pinball was an MS DOS game with blocky 2-D tables and a ball that > more...
““Pay it Forward””
August 1st, 2019
So, I’ve been in the hobby for almost three years and I’ve dove head first. Like many of us. I’ve built up a nice collection through buying/trading/selling etc. Well, my best friend loves pinball as much as I do, but he > more...
“My grail....Haunted House”
July 26th, 2019
I distinctly remember playing Haunted House as a child. I remember the 3 levels and the sounds. I was a monster kid so the theme was perfect. When I got into pinball I knew I had to have this game. > more...
“My pinball collecting story”
July 11th, 2019
Below is my story of how and what started my collecting of pinball machines. Firstly, I’ll apologise if this is boring to you, I’ll try to make it as interesting as possible. I believe everyone has a unique tale of how they > more...
“Yet Another Hobby...”
July 6th, 2019
I’m of the age that arcades we’re a pinnacle part of growing up. Going to the mall was a special treat on the weekends and I saved up my allowance to buy records and then tapes and then CD’s. The rest of > more...
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Diamond Jim Tyler
Hello. I love this forum. I am a professional magician by trade. I've written several books on magic and created >
Tim Stiles & Passion Party Music - Hip Hop - Seattle, WA
On top of being a pinball enthusiast for as long as I can remember, I'm also an established hip-hop artist in >
EM Machines & 455 Flasher Bulbs that do not Blink
Okay everyone... here is the question. I wanted to add a few flasher bulbs to my 1975 EM Bally machine >
Flame Rekindled
Grew up with a Williams Alpine Club where 2500 was a free game, had to get used to Eight Ball >
My collection
Currently (8/15/19) a small collection of Lightning pin, Ringer EM, Black Tiger & APB arcades and one very elaborate Hyperspin/Mame >
My first Pinball Machine Gusher
I bought my first pinball at age 15 and was lucky to program one of the first video games in >
BIO
My name is Michael and I’m new to owning a pinball machine. I’ve loved pinball ever since I was a >
I'm new to pinball!
I haven't played since I was a kid until recently! I would love to find some new friends to play >
I played pinball as a kid... like a lot of us.
I played pinball as a kid... I have so many good memories of hours upon hours of pinball play at >
Such a clever invention
In the past I owned a bunch of pinball games and a bunch of electro-mechanical arcade games. Now I own >
Be Back by Dinner
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in 1977 was the epicenter for middle class vacations. Motels advertising in-ground swimming pools ran up >
Background Story
There's not a lot to tell - I grew up playing pinball quite a bit, but I haven't played in >
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