Like someone previously said, SWL was partially responsible for my pinball madness which started this summer. I had always dreamed someday of having an arcade in my house, and had talked about it for at least the last 10 years, but it wasn't until I saw SWL that I really started seeing it as a reality and as something I could really do in my house. That was in late May/early June...I now have a MAME arcade and 5 pins and am at capacity...or AM I???

I too will put SWL on in the background now, and have probably watched it 5 or more times on Netflix. Everytime I see it, I notice something new or see a machine I didn't previously see. Really brings me back to my childhood/teenage years to see some of that footage from the 70s. I noticed the quirky side of pinball right away, but I am definitely not judging people with the same passion as me, although I did find parts of it pretty damn funny and odd. I REALLY want to go hang out with the dude in Pennsylvania with the 100+ pins...no way that many pins fit in his house. Was also cool to see who some of the best pin players in the world are/were. I have been watching some of the PAPA YouTube vids of Lyman Sheats playing various games, and have picked up a thing or two, although am nowhere close to mastering his techniques. Fun to try them though.

I picked up The Pinball Collector on Amazon too, and that one really shows historical pins from the beginning of pins through the 50s, just going from pin to pin showing gameplay and giving historical facts. Completely different, but neat to see where pins evolved from. I plan to watch EVERY pinball documentary or special that I can get my hands on.