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“The Tournament Experience”
The rules were being announced through the loud speaker and my mind became fixated on a obscure thought... The thought of pinball machines which have only reciprocated love, being transformed into battle "Arena's" for pinball combatants to go head-to-head in heated competition.
Images of cherished & beloved pinball characters started to fill my mind, participating in a violent "Anchor Man" like battle royal.
With a fading mental image of Rudy swinging a baseball bat at Dr.Dude's head and the old man from White Water throwing a trident at Gomez & Morticia Addams, I peered over a long row of pinball machines and a feeling came over me, one of excitement and dread. In that dim lit arcade I wondered how did > Read the full story...
“Fun Time USA”
February 13th, 2019
I remember that first introduction to pinball like it was yesterday. I was in California, late spring 1968. It was another business trip for my dad, but this time the family got to tag along. The hotel we stayed in down > more...
“Embracing the Madness.”
January 27th, 2019
It all started on a Medieval Madness machine at Gator City in Gainesville, Florida. My roommate and I would play on this machine for hours after work, smashing the castles, going back-and-forth on high scores, not talking to girls... After moving > more...
“pinball reflections”
January 25th, 2019
Pinball Reflections I’m now 5 years into pinball, and like most hobbies from the past, I became obsessed. It’s fun applying my past experience from Auto-body and learning new skills like circuit board repair, schematic reading, and honing my artistic skills. > more...
“Pinball Bio”
January 21st, 2019
Quip My name is Nick, in the local pinball community here in Pittsburgh I go by JQY, which I use as my high score initials. By day I do property maintenance, by night I do pinball Repair. I work for a > more...
“From one niche hobby to another”
January 19th, 2019
I've been interested in pinball for almost two months now. It all started when I went to a bar with my girlfriend and a gathering of her friends, when a Star Wars pinball (Stern, 2017) caught my eye. I was no > more...
“CBC Story on Short Circuit Arcade”
January 17th, 2019
CBC came and interviewed my wife and I. Attached is the story and video clip they made. Enjoy. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/short-circuit-arcade-home-alberta-edmonton-1.4974448?fbclid=IwAR1O51HjQJZBPoswf9V0bwBrmvMw21qAO8XhlhxzC8Sew_tuZa-wQJNpVvQ
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