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Pinball Crazed

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:27:11 GMT

So, you want a little story. Hmmmmm, let’s see. I am self-employed and I have a decent sized office in my home that has 2 work stations, a small conference table, and guess what else……………MONSTER BASH !!! Now, how many people do you know that have a pinball machine in their office? Good thing I’m pretty much retired as I am not very productive in my office anymore. It has only been a few years since I rekindled my interest in the silver ball. When I last played (early teens) there was no such thing as SS, only EM. Road Show was my first venture into the world of ...

Avatar now has a little room short in his house

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:55:15 GMT

Born in the wonderfull year of 1973 ... so my best years still have to come ;-) My pinball-experiences date back from when The Addams Family, Twilight Zone, Star TreK: The Next Generation & Indiana Jones came fresh out of the box ... we played them in the local pub instead of going to school. Since graduating ... there was no more pinball. 4 years ago I got a phone-call from a friend back in the days that used to beat me everytime on the ST:TNG ... he now had this machine at his home! I never knew you could own a ...

Phats_Domino and pinball machines

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:47:14 GMT

I know nothing about pinball machines. Just like 'em is all! I'm pretty useless at electronics and mechanics so I'm sure to have fun doing repairs to my machine. ...

Bally4ever @ Belgium Pinball Story

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:43:05 GMT

Hi! I'm Bally4ever! 34 years and pinball addict since I am 5 years old (1980) In this time my parents had a store in a commercial gallery where a fabulous lunapark was, My first pinball machine was the Dungeon and Dragons Later (10 years) I buy Rocky and Bullwinkle (Data East), 2 Fish Tales (One always in my collection), Fathom, Pac Man, Baracorra, Dr Dude, Whirlwind, The Twilight Zone and finally Indiana Jones (Williams) last year. If you want to know more about me (but in french) Go to this website:www.ericpinball.be (it's a Belgium Forum of Pinball Lover with Steve Ritchie as member!) Enjoy Pinball! ...

Pinball the connection.

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:26:21 GMT

My first contact with Pinball was when the son of a friend of my father introduced me to it. Up until then I had spent most of my spare social evenings either playing on the fruit machines, bar billiards or pool down my local pub.My first ever table was a "Bally Bazaar (1966)", however the table had no "legs" so obviously the level of the table was not correct. The game played well and had no faults, I played many happy games on it, but since I only had room for one table, I decided to get a different game, ...

It all started....

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:18:55 GMT

when I used to go to the bowling alley back in high school. I would always stop to play Whirlwind. Ever since then, I've been hooked. ...

Long live Stern!

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:31:26 GMT

What I can say about Spiderman is that at our local mini golf arcade, they have this pin and although it is sadly neglected like most pins out in the trenches nowadays, my wife and I have fun playing this one every time. Sticky, broken plastics, bulbs out, and beat up. It doesn't matter. We still have a great time and for a few minutes forget about whatever problems we may have. I realy think pinball affords us that opportunity and this one does it for us. There are folks who talk alot of crap about the current Stern products, ...

PINBALL - Reborn

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:20:42 GMT

I create Virtual Pinball Simulations of classic tables. I also create new original tables using the same technology. My recreations are as close to the real thing as possible. Using advanced sound and lighting techniques I bring life to all my simulations. Pinball has a future. Too many people are looking back and not enough people are looking forward. Stern are the only pinball manufactureres left in the world but pinball does have a future in the virual world too! Classic Pinball tables have made their first appearance on the Xbox 360 and PS3 and original tables produced by ...

Pinball.AR

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:52:02 GMT

My collection began with a WMS Diner, and it kept growing as my addiction grew on me and my "pinball-infected" father. :) Sometimes it's hard to keep the hobby being far away from the homeland of pinballs, but even here in Argentina pinball we love'em and take care of them. I've lost count of the many international orders (by internet, ebay, etc) I had to do in order to get parts for my machines. But everytime a piece arrives it's a joyful moment knowing that I'm restoring a pin to its original state. ...

Wish I wouldn't have sold it!

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:55:40 GMT

I traveled 200 miles to pick up this machine. I got it for $300. It needed some work, but it played well. A month or so later I needed money for Christmas, so I sold it for $600. Now I can't find the guy I sold it to, and the only other one I have seen was in worse shape than the one I had, and the guy wanted $400 for it. Still kicking myself for selling it! When clean, this is a beautiful machine and I would call it a work of art. UPDATE: I did end up getting the ...

PLEASE SIR CAN I HAVE SOME MORE.

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:31:48 GMT

I've not been part of his forum for long, And I'm lovin' it, it's a great place to learn, communicate and generally enjoy pinball without playing. I just wish there was a bigger community of pin heads here in the UK. I look at the Pinside map and there not many members in the UK. I counted 26 hopefully there's a few more that haven't made there mark yet. The pinball scene doesn't seem that big over here, I have been to the last 2 of only 5 UK Pinball Shows and Pinballers Anonymous have the Monster Meet weekend event once a year, unfortunately work commitments have prevented me from ...

The Elvira Bug!

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:44:49 GMT

Back in 1989 my then girlfriend, and now wife, would head on down to the local 7-11 for a soda and some pinball. We would play EATPM for hours or until the quarters ran out, whichever came first. I'd put my arm around her and take the left flipper, she the right. It was always one of my fondest teenage memories. As a young man this pin would leave a deep impression on me and become very sentimental. Although a Cyclone replaced Elvira shortly thereafter, which leads me to say that was one hell of a 7-11, I always dreampt ...

Elvira got me hooked!

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:22:36 GMT

Hello there, Several months back I acquired my childhood favorite Elvira and the party monsters. That's all it took and I am an official pinhead. We now have five pins that I have enjoyed pouring time and of course lots of money into. I can think of no better hobby. I find myself on the hunt for the next one and I plan on enjoying and preserving each pin I am fortunate enough to acquire. ...

How I got started

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:06:24 GMT

I'm a 20 something dude that previously was just into video games. But one day while browsing youtube, I came upon a review of Stern's new Family Guy pinball machine. My first though was "they still make pinball" and my second was "I should buy one!". So I found a local message board of pinball collectors and bought my first pin, a White Water. Now I own 5!(No room for more!) ...

SUPERMAN PINBALL BY ATARI

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:23:25 GMT

I have been a DC comic collector for over 50 years. In the early 1980's I was having lunch at a local pizza parlor that was part of a national chain. They had a huge arcade of video games. In the far corner of the arcade I saw (much to my delight) a Superman pinball machine that was made by Atari. (ATARI??? Atari does Pong and other videos not pinball.) I had never seen or heard of a Superman pinball machine. My excitement multiplied when I saw a "for sale" sign on the machine. The manager of the pizza parlor ...

Electromechanical Pins

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:18:31 GMT

I worked part time in an arcade back in the "golden age" (my opinion) of pinballs, 1975-1980. I love working on electromechanical games and prefer them to all others. I have three games in my collection so far, Gottlieb's "Flip-A-Card", Williams "Doozie" and Bally's "Flip Flop". I also have a couple of shuffle alleys as well - A United from the late 1950s and a Chicago Coin six player from the early 60s. Everything but the "Flip-A-Card" are restorations, which are great fun but somewhat time consuming. Things have changed so much since I last worked on pins - the availability ...

Colonial Foodstore Pinball Champ - 1978 coming out of retirement

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:21:18 GMT

Well I was about 5 years old when it all started. My great uncle Eddie took me to an arcade for my birthday with rolls of quarters in his pockets and let me do as I pleased. I don't recall any of the pinball titles, but I do remember playing Sea Wolf repeatedly. According to my mother, I was a changed kid. I'm sure I received plenty of discipline every time we walked by a pinball machine and I was begging to play it. Well one day in Abilene, Texas my mom ran into the local Colonial Foodstore to grab whatever was needed. (I'm sure it doesn't exist ...

This game is still a lot of fun!

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:51:09 GMT

There's a lot going on with this table! You really need to be on your toes as the ball can get really fast and be down the middle before you know it. Having ramp shot skills will help your score a lot. Aside from that, the upper playfield has a lot of cool shots, but occasionally a fast pinball may knock a locked ball out of its hole (both ball locks are on the upper playfield). The drop targets are meant to be hit in sequence, (the three on the upper playfield first, the three in the middle next, and the three ...

CLASS OF 1812 MODS

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:38:19 GMT

Hi friends, I have added couple of mods to my Class Of 1812 pinball you may like to read about, maybe even use these idea's to improve your pin. First off is a wrigglin finger hand mod to replace the static hand that sits in the top right hand side of the playfield. On my pin the original hand has discoloured, cracked and looked in a poor state, the sponge inside was falling out too. See below. I had searched joke shops and the Internet for a similar, gruesome and realistic looking hand, but did not have much luck until i stumbled upon the Gemmy Halloween ...

ENJOY YOUR DESSERT, VEGAS STYLE!

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:47:07 GMT

Hi pinball fans, Thought I'd share with you a few words of my recent times in heaven. One of the many reasons I work like a dog, other than the important "PINBALL FUND" is to go on holidays and this week the wife Lucy and I came home from America, we were lucky enough to have a week in Los Angeles and a week in Las Vegas, with the Vegas week enlightened by the company of my best man Macky and his wife. So if you haven't guessed yet these next few lines are based on my time at The Pinball Hall Of Fame. So after a couple of days emptying our pockets doing the Vegas ...