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“Pinball: A lifelong journey.”
It all started for me as a little boy, we had just moved to Central Florida from just outside of Chicago. The year was 1974, and my mom and older sister dragged me one Saturday to the Winter Haven mall for a day of boredom and shopping. As we took a break from the torture, ahead I saw a glowing bright orange sign and it said "Oddoz Amusements". Surprisingly, my mom decided to take us in there and this was > Read the full story...
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“My Pinball Journey ”
I've always been a fan of arcades since I can remember. Mid 80s in Winnipeg I'd stare at the arcade in awe wishing I could go in. They always had a 12 or 14 and older rule and at 6 or 7 I was jealous of my older brother who could go play these giant life size games that I was playing at home on our Commodore 64, Atari and Colecovision. Whenever there was a arcade in a store without > Read the full story...
“New Father Daughter to Pinball”
November 12th, 2021
Hello and good evening! Well, I've been told by a few people that I've gotten into this hobby at the wrong time......well, my daughter and I > more...
“Back to Canada after living 7 ye...”
November 11th, 2021
I own my first pinball machine since 2013, the Star Wars 1992 from Data East. When I found it in a pawnshop in my city, > more...
“Market bubble slowly bursting”
November 6th, 2021
Have you seen it happening in your area? Current events time! It's November 2021, this is hopefully something we can look back on and say "I remember > more...
“The Science of Sing Along”
October 8th, 2021
The playfield in Sing Along, a 1967 Gottlieb electromechnical, is simple in its symmetry. Within the playfield, 16 standup or rollover targets correspond to one > more...
“The arcade ban in Greece and how...”
October 8th, 2021
As a kid, I was always fascinated by pinball machines. It was a small, different and independent world behind a glass. Same reason I always > more...
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