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That happens pretty regularly these days, and since I only write about products I genuinely like (real pinball machines and websites about real pinball machines), I almost ignored the PM entirely. But then again, the name ROKR rang a bell, so I took a quick look at their website. Ah right… it’s that company that makes all kinds of cool DIY models. I even once got ... http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/bobnatlanta/stories/20260602-its-a-small-pinball-world http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/bobnatlanta/stories/20260602-its-a-small-pinball-world http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/bobnatlanta/stories/20260602-its-a-small-pinball-world#comments community Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:22:27 GMT This story takes place more than 25 years ago.  The names have been forgotten to protect the innocent. It's the late 90s, and I still don't own a pinball machine, though I'm looking.  As in, I deliberately take a longer route home from work to drive through neighborhoods and look in garages to see if anyone has one they might sell.  I take overly long lunch breaks to browse thorugh antique and thrift stores just in case a pin shows up there.  AND I've been known to take a ridiculously long lunches to play the few location pins that are within ... http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/rewired_museum/stories/rewired-museum-amp-arcade http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/rewired_museum/stories/rewired-museum-amp-arcade http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/rewired_museum/stories/rewired-museum-amp-arcade#comments my-pinside Mon, 25 May 2026 18:01:39 GMT Re:Wired Museum & Arcade CIC was created from a simple idea: that old technology still has the power to inspire new generations. What started as a love of retro computers, consoles, arcade machines and pinball has grown into a community technology museum and arcade in Middlesbrough. Re:Wired exists to preserve, share and celebrate the machines that shaped our digital world — from home computers and games consoles to arcade cabinets, telephones, electronics, video, audio and, of course, pinball. The spark came from seeing how children and young people reacted to older technology. A Game Boy, a CRT screen, a cartridge, a joystick ... http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/davez0r/stories/the-flood http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/davez0r/stories/the-flood http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/davez0r/stories/the-flood#comments my-pinside Sat, 23 May 2026 01:52:52 GMT A friend reached out to say that a neighbors' basement had flooded. A water main had broken and flowed right into their house; while they were on vacation, naturally. "They've got a pinball machine. It's ruined. Do you want it?" Now, I have my share of projects waiting for my attention... the clicking noise under the car, the kitchen remodel, that sprinkler in the side yard that keeps getting stuck. "Of course I want it!" So I got there, and found the machine: a 1965 Gottlieb "Thoro-Bred." The water had been drained by this point, but the damage was done. The cabinet had been ... http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/hauntedhunter/stories/20260519-profile-story http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/hauntedhunter/stories/20260519-profile-story http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/hauntedhunter/stories/20260519-profile-story#comments community Tue, 19 May 2026 07:29:24 GMT My Motto: If its NOT fun, why do it?  My Creed: Treat others w/respect to earn the same!  My Background: four decades ago I began a maintenance career in Huntsville AL with NASA. Before that I learned about vending routes/coin-ops growing up with my Pop. My Son was born in 1998 I essentially didn't see him in his first 6 months = I would get home nightly to find him sleeping. THAT was PIVOT for me... I gave my two weeks, opened a booth at an antiques mall in Hartselle AL selling bottles/antiques/coin-op finds from weekend barn clean-outs. This was ... http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/hoosierthirteen/stories/20260518-late-bloomer http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/hoosierthirteen/stories/20260518-late-bloomer http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/hoosierthirteen/stories/20260518-late-bloomer#comments community Mon, 18 May 2026 19:51:12 GMT Aside from a few random encounters with pinball, I didn't really spend much time playing until I was 45 years old, in 2015. After taking a job with a gameroom retailer in Florida, I fell in love with the game and started attending shows, then eventually started buying games. I sold off the last of my first collection in 2022, and spent a few years away from the hobby. In 2025, I began buying and collecting again, focusing mainly on electromechanical pins and dedicating myself to learning how to work on them. A year later, through the help of a ... http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/sirdrains-a-lot/stories/video-game-kid-won-over http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/sirdrains-a-lot/stories/video-game-kid-won-over http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/sirdrains-a-lot/stories/video-game-kid-won-over#comments my-pinside Fri, 15 May 2026 23:03:41 GMT My first job was at the Chick-fil-A at Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth, GA in 1986. I was a typical teenage arcade junkie that did most of my gaming at roller skating rinks or on home gaming consoles like Atari 2600, Nintendo NES, and Intellivision. Once I was old enough to drive and had my own money, I made sure that I had a roll of quarters to feed the machines at the mall arcade before every shift. Most of the arcades that I frequented were strictly video cabinets, until one day a pinball machine showed up in the mall ... http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/twofing/stories/20260515-new-to-pinside http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/twofing/stories/20260515-new-to-pinside http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/twofing/stories/20260515-new-to-pinside#comments community Fri, 15 May 2026 07:08:39 GMT I am a 65 year old retired bowling center operator, who wanted to have a few Pins in my home, now that I have begun making a game room.   I was directed to Pinside by a friend, who was familiar with the site.  I explained that I was looking for an Addams, but hadn't found one that I felt comfortable with to purchase.  I realize Pinside is a community place for folks to share information, and obviously many other items I havent even perused just yet.   I may not find what I am looking for here, but it is a great reference ... http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/thejanitor/stories/pinball-wife http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/thejanitor/stories/pinball-wife http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/thejanitor/stories/pinball-wife#comments my-pinside Wed, 13 May 2026 06:35:52 GMT My husband wanted a pinball machine for his 50th birthday.  We drove 300 miles and bought a Corvette.  They also had a Bullwinkle.  I thought well if he is getting one, I want one too.  I started talking to the seller's wife and she said "are you sure you know what you are getting into"?  I replied, "it's ok, I like them too".  She told me that this isn't just a hobby, it's an addiction!  I just laughed.....and now we own 21 pins. http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/wpvince/stories/20260508-first-pin http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/wpvince/stories/20260508-first-pin http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/wpvince/stories/20260508-first-pin#comments community Fri, 08 May 2026 04:57:08 GMT Funhouse was my first pin growing up my father got it for the family so I'm a Pat Lawlor fan.  http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/grn8uddha/stories/20260502-introduction http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/grn8uddha/stories/20260502-introduction http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/grn8uddha/stories/20260502-introduction#comments community Sat, 02 May 2026 06:05:03 GMT Child of the 80's arcade. Managed an Aladdin's Castle in the early 90's. Now I'm middle aged and nostalgic, rearranging house space to provide a home for Pinball Pets. http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/tritan-21_/stories/flipside-call-out http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/tritan-21_/stories/flipside-call-out http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/tritan-21_/stories/flipside-call-out#comments community Fri, 01 May 2026 01:05:28 GMT Arcades are an extremely competitive, demanding and expensive to operate. I am fortunate enough to be a collector in the same town as our local arcade Flipside.     i want to specifically speak of the owner as it was his vision to bring a Quality arcade product to Loveland, CO. His intensity and passion for business does not supersede his commitment to customer service. Being a 30yr business owner I see all the effort he has put forth and commend him. He keeps new and very up to date machines as well as the core principle machines. So worth visiting Flipside ... http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/ttvxsvshark/stories/new-pinball-player http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/ttvxsvshark/stories/new-pinball-player http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/ttvxsvshark/stories/new-pinball-player#comments community Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:10:19 GMT Hey everyone thank you for checking out my profile! I play in the NEPL so if your local and want to run some games togehter i am all for it! Currently getting into being a pinball hobiest and owner, I will be doing live streams soon on Twitch if you want to hangout and watch me play various Virtual Pin games, and I will be playing my first ever owned machine Pokemon! here is the link to my channel and thank you for your time! https://www.twitch.tv/xsv_shark  http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/ks0309/stories/popsicles-on-with-an-6803-mpu http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/ks0309/stories/popsicles-on-with-an-6803-mpu http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/ks0309/stories/popsicles-on-with-an-6803-mpu#comments community Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:16:50 GMT I removed my #55 green lamp sockets on my Bally Eight ball Champ and replaced with 87 or so cool white yoppsicles. They worked out good. I used a 1N4004 diode on each neg. Going to stainless wire. Soldered color wires onto pos. More reliable, more brighter, only thing is a few have a faint light here and there. Only noticeable when playing in the dark. Daytime, you don't  notice. I recommend switching over . Yopps are $1.00 each.  http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/undrdog/stories/starting-them-off-right http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/undrdog/stories/starting-them-off-right http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/undrdog/stories/starting-them-off-right#comments my-pinside Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:53:55 GMT My three year old neice.  She can work the flippers knows to push the credit button for a new game.  Her grandfather (other side of the family) has a Godzilla, but she doesn't like the "monster" game.  She enjoyed Cactus Canyon Remake and Doodle Bug, which has a great set of pops for her to watch.  Maybe by next year she can get the doodle bug going. Not strong enough to roll a skeeball on our 13' lane, but she can stand in her bare feet halfway up the lane and get the ball over the hump.  It will be fun ... http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/ohmi_arcade/stories/where-it-all-begain http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/ohmi_arcade/stories/where-it-all-begain http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/ohmi_arcade/stories/where-it-all-begain#comments community Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:09:50 GMT I started with a Williams Blackout.  It had issues so I learned how to repair the boards.  I built an entire electronics lab around repairing system 3-6 boards.  I even wrote my own diagnostic software.  Eventually I burnd out repairing games but after many years out of the hobby... I'm hooked again. Ironically I have a virtual pin to thank for getting me once again interested.  http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/rfalvar/stories/hello-pin-community http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/rfalvar/stories/hello-pin-community http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/rfalvar/stories/hello-pin-community#comments community Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:08:57 GMT Hello, Pin Community! I’m new here and getting ready to buy my first pin—very excited and trying to learn as much as I can about upkeep and maintenance. It all started when I was 10 years old: my dad brought home a brand new 1979 Time Warp pinball machine (the one with the banana flippers!). I have so many great memories with it. Later, as a teenager, I worked at “Flipper Land,” an arcade in Puerto Rico—exchanging quarters for dollars and keeping an eye on the floor. It was the early ’80s, the golden age of arcades… even more great memories. Now, after ... http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/stein-time/stories/my-quick-intro http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/stein-time/stories/my-quick-intro http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/stein-time/stories/my-quick-intro#comments community Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:45:45 GMT My quick intro: Hi I'm Carlos from Leicester UK and I'm 56 (apparently). Back in the 80's/90's I was a trained field service engineer for Bally, Williams Zaccaria and Gottlieb pins and video games and I also worked in some big arcades. Being 'in the trade' I was able to acquire a few ex-site machines and restore them. I was given a couple of them for free, but others I paid between £25 - £250, and I owned some real classics (and I operated a few on site): Zaccaria: Hot Wheels, Williams: Hyperball, Roller Games, Appollo (e/m), Bally: Electra, Centaur, Mr & Mrs ... http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/tinytweetkeet/stories/seeing-the-inside-of-my-favorite-machine http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/tinytweetkeet/stories/seeing-the-inside-of-my-favorite-machine http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/tinytweetkeet/stories/seeing-the-inside-of-my-favorite-machine#comments my-pinside Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:26:28 GMT As usual, I was at my local arcade playing the pinball machines. South Park is my all time favorite machine and I play it constantly. During my first play, I noticed something odd. When shooting the Cartman hole, it gave me an extra ball. (not supposed to happen) So I had two balls on the playing field during normal play. I then unlocked the Mr. Hankey multiball, and the screen froze. I waited a minute, and it continued like nothing happened, yet no extra balls were launched! So I played in the multiball with one ball for a while until I lost ... http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/racerx917/stories/looking-for-a-classic-bought-a-godzilla http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/racerx917/stories/looking-for-a-classic-bought-a-godzilla http://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/racerx917/stories/looking-for-a-classic-bought-a-godzilla#comments my-pinside Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:00:32 GMT I used to play a LOT of video games and pinball growing up but always favored pinball. I started playing in the early 70s and played consistently until the mid-90s. Then life got in the way with marriage and kids, and I was busy until last month. My Daughter did the typical kids’ stuff with dance and sports until high school. My son got really into sports and turned out to be pretty good. He played soccer at the national level until HS and then continued playing basketball until last month when his college team was eliminated in the NCAA tourney. If ...