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Drop Target Zine

Drop Target Zine

Hello, everyone! I'm only just joining Pinside in 2024, but from 2010 to 2015, Jon Chad and I co-created seven issues of an illustrated pinball zine called Drop Target. In 2017 we   > Read the full story...
Chasing the Dragon

Chasing the Dragon

Life is short. I say this as a 35-year-old, without a hint of irony. As I've started telling my friends lately, "we only get a certain number of skill points   > Read the full story...

Fulfilling that childhood dream

“Fulfilling that childhood dream”

September 24th, 2024

I guess we've all been there, right? You're a little kid, and you see something that makes an impression on you: a movie, a game,   > more...

Back into pinball

“Back into pinball”

September 18th, 2024

A friend was cleaning out his house as he wants to downsize. One of the things he wanted to get out of the basement was   > more...

Restoring a piece of my childhood

“Restoring a piece of my childhood”

August 28th, 2024

   My father bought us a pinball machine (Bally Nitro Ground Shaker) when we were kids because he worked so much and we didn't get to   > more...


Landmark Pinball Collection up for Auction

“Landmark Pinball Collection up f...”

August 19th, 2024

It's finally here!! Jaybird Auctions is proud to present the Lifetime Pinball Collection of Richard Lawnhurst. With a focus on 1950s Gottlieb woodrails, the collection   > more...

Fuzzdaddy's Mods

“Fuzzdaddy's Mods”

August 17th, 2024

I've always been into building and repairing stuff. Whether I was successful or not depended on the situation. For instance, I've changed my car's brake   > more...

It’s OK, it’s legal.

“It’s OK, it’s legal.”

August 13th, 2024

Entertainment options for youth growing up in the early 70s were nothing like the plethora of options available for today's kids. The Atari 2600 gaming   > more...


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Recently added or updated locations

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Providence, RI— 5 games
Added October 3rd
Fenton, MI— 8 games
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St. Ignace, MI— 2 games
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Austin, TX— 1 game
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Wadsworth, OH— 3 games
Added September 30th
Auckland, Auckland— 2 games
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Amsterdam, NH— 2 games
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Pinball events

CAPTAIN’S AUCTION WAREHOUSE’S Sept. 28 PINBALL ONLINE AUCTION

Anaheim, CA (US) September 28, 2024

The October Tourney of Terror

Lake Charles, LA (US) October 4, 2024

Inclined to Play the Fall of Pin-cline 2 day event

Incline Village, NV (US) October 5—6, 2024

Project Pinball Charity- 3rd Annual- Double Flippin' Tournament

Roscoe, IL (US) October 6, 2024

STERN ARMY @ ROUND 1 HOSTED BY LI PINBALL SOCIETY - OCTOBER

Hicksville, NY (US) October 7, 2024

Game Gallery: The Big Lebowski Pinball Tournament

Langhorne, PA (US) October 10, 2024

The White Rose Gameroom Show

York, PA (US) October 11—12, 2024

2024 HOUSTON ARCADE & PINBALL EXPO - October 11-13

Houston, TX (US) October 11—13, 2024

Pin-a-go-go

Dixon, CA (US) October 11—13, 2024

Oahu Pinball Club-Oct Meetup

Mililani, HI (US) October 12, 2024

Pinball news Headlines

SEPTEMBER 2024 PINCAST

Can you believe it?s already the start of another new month? The good news is that a new month means a new Pinball Industry News PINcast with Martin Ayub from Pinball News and Jonathan Joosten from Pinball Magazine. Having covered the first few days of the month in the previous PINcast, the duo look back …   Read on...

AVATAR: THE BATTLE FOR PANDORA REVEALED

Jersey Jack Pinball today revealed their tenth title, Avatar: The Battle for Pandora, based on the two James Cameron-created and directed movies, Avatar and Avatar: The Way Of Water. With three more Avatar movies in production over the next seven years starting with Avatar: Fire and Ash which is scheduled for release in 2025, the …   Read on...

AUGUST 2024 PINCAST

It may have been delayed by a few days to include the latest game launches and teases, but Martin Ayub from Pinball News and Jonathan Joosten from Pinball Magazine are back with the latest edition of their Pinball Industry News PINcast covering the month of August and the start of September. Stern Pinball got their …   Read on...

THE UNCANNY X-MEN REVEALED

Stern Pinball today revealed their third cornerstone title of 2024 with the Jack Danger-designed, The Uncanny X-Men. While Marvel’s X-Men brand may be familiar, the name The Uncanny X-Men is maybe less well known. In fact, The Uncanny X-Men was the original name for the group of superheroes with supernatural power, although the comic book …   Read on...

STAN FUKUOKA DIES

Artist Stanley (Stan) Fukuoka has passed away. He was admitted to Edward’s Hospital in Naperville at the weekend following a complication from his ongoing battle with Leukemia, but succumbed to the illness on Monday. He was aged 69 and is survived by his wife, Tracy, stepdaughter Rachel, and grandchildren Tristan and Dawson. Alongside careers as …   Read on...


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1955

1955

I recently rescued a 1955 Frontiersmen pinball machine and was curious of it's value. 

Epic Taproom Pinball

Epic Taproom Pinball

Welcome to the Epic Taproom the home of Epic Beer. Award winning craft beer of New Zealand. 10 craft beers   >

Down Sizing My Collection

Down Sizing My Collection

Hi everyone, I'm considering downsizing my collection. I'm retired now. Many of these games have been in dry storage for 20+   >

RNajarian’s PinBall Background Story

RNajarian’s PinBall Background Story

My wife wonders why I am so insistent about keeping my PinBot and Fire! pinball machines in tip top shape.   >

Custom Pinball Guitars

Custom Pinball Guitars

Yup, you read that right – pinball guitars. When we first heard the idea, we thought it sounded kind of   >

Este soy yo

Este soy yo

Fanático de los pinball y machine arcade, amo los 80 y 90 

A Personal Journey in the Pinball and Arcade Game Industry

A Personal Journey in the Pinball and Arcade Game Industry

Hello all! I'm Sossio, Hi, I have loved everything pinball and arcade-related for over 40 years. I worked for ZACCARIA PTY   >

Ferry Pinball Origin Story

Ferry Pinball Origin Story

Pinball as a kid was reserved for ferry rides to Vancouver Island each summer. Once out of the car, it   >

My Pinball Story...

My Pinball Story...

Back when I was a kid, in Philly, in the 70s, my parents asked me if I wanted to join   >

Count-Down

Count-Down

I own a Count-Down pinball machine

introduction

introduction

Hello fellow pinball enthusiasts!Allow me to introduce myself to this vibrant pinball club. My name is [Your Name], and I   >

Nip it

Nip it

Nip it balligator remake I will be copying mine and trying to make a few for people who are missing   >



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