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Wizard of Oz Pinball Playfield

Wizard of Oz Pinball Playfield

July 6, 2011, 1 Comment on Wizard of Oz Pinball Playfield

A short time ago, Jersey Jack Pinball sent out drawings of both halves to their upcoming Wizard of Oz playfield design, but not together. I didn’t find the time to put them together but fortunately someone else did, so kudos to Pinballnews.com for doing that and publishing the image above on their website. With »

More details on Wizard of Oz Pinball

More details on Wizard of Oz Pinball

June 20, 2011, 1 Comment on More details on Wizard of Oz Pinball

The time is fast approaching that Stern Pinball will have a serious competitor to deal with and enticing details on the first game by Jersey Jack Pinball continue to trickle out showing just how heated the competition is going to get. Yesterday they sent out a release teasing further details of how their Wizard »

Wizard of Oz Pinball to feature 26″ LCD monitor, Dot Matrix Displays to weep in fear

Wizard of Oz Pinball to feature 26″ LCD monitor, Dot Matrix Displays to weep in fear

June 3, 2011, 5 Comments on Wizard of Oz Pinball to feature 26″ LCD monitor, Dot Matrix Displays to weep in fear

I haven’t held my thoughts back on the direction that I would like to see pinball take – it needs to get with the times if it’s going to make money for operators and excite the players, and not in terms of just using modern licenses. The game itself needs to be modernized and »

Pinball news: Teaser videos for TRON Pinball; Wizard of Oz witch toy + more

May 11, 2011, 1 Comment on Pinball news: Teaser videos for TRON Pinball; Wizard of Oz witch toy + more

Let’s kill a few birds with one stone here by combining a few bits of recent pinball news into one post. First, the one I’m a little surprised by – Stern hasn’t released anything quite like this previously. Being a teaser, it doesn’t show the new Tron game of course(which has already been seen »

Newsbytes: Dead Man’s Hand; Yellow Brick Road WOZ; Step ManiaX; High Score Girl Term 2 & More

Newsbytes: Dead Man’s Hand; Yellow Brick Road WOZ; Step ManiaX; High Score Girl Term 2 & More

March 23, 2019, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: Dead Man’s Hand; Yellow Brick Road WOZ; Step ManiaX; High Score Girl Term 2 & More

Hello, and welcome to another exciting edition of Newsbytes. This is a collection of quick arcade/pinball news items to get you caught up. While you might not expect a collector/fan focused event to be the source of new game unveils, that has certainly become the case in both video and pinball. The Texas Pinball »

July Trade Shows: Bowl Expo & IAAPA Expo Asia 2025

July Trade Shows: Bowl Expo & IAAPA Expo Asia 2025

July 9, 2025, No Comments on July Trade Shows: Bowl Expo & IAAPA Expo Asia 2025

With July fully underway, it’s time to take a look at a couple more trade shows that recently showcased arcade games. These are perhaps the most effective way for new products to get intra-industry attention these days, giving manufacturers the best opportunity to present their games in a hands-on way to potential buyers. While »

Newsbytes: Bowl Expo 2025 Preview, Dave & Buster’s Leaderboard, Headlines & More

Newsbytes: Bowl Expo 2025 Preview, Dave & Buster’s Leaderboard, Headlines & More

June 30, 2025, No Comments on Newsbytes: Bowl Expo 2025 Preview, Dave & Buster’s Leaderboard, Headlines & More

Welcome once again to Newsbytes, the series of posts on Arcade Heroes that goes over byte-sized pieces of news from around the arcade and pinball worlds. There is a lot to get through from over the course of June, so let’s jump straight into it all with a preview for Bowl Expo 2025: Bowl »

Arcade Recap: Soda Slam! (Alan-1)

Arcade Recap: Soda Slam! (Alan-1)

May 2, 2025, No Comments on Arcade Recap: Soda Slam! (Alan-1)

Welcome back to Arcade Recap, where we will take a look at recently revealed games at tradeshows like Amusement Expo 2025 and give one or two games a highlight at a time. The purpose of this is because it is very easy for a game to get lost in the amount of news that »

Newsbytes: King Kong & Harry Potter Pinball Teased, Galaxian 3 Revived & More

Newsbytes: King Kong & Harry Potter Pinball Teased, Galaxian 3 Revived & More

April 14, 2025, No Comments on Newsbytes: King Kong & Harry Potter Pinball Teased, Galaxian 3 Revived & More

Welcome to another edition of Newsbytes, the series of posts at Arcade Heroes that brings together the latest news from around the arcade and pinball worlds. Major stuff is usually always slow in the immediate aftermath of major trade shows like AEI (of which there are more videos from below), but there is just »

Amusement Expo 2025: The Full Wrap-Up

Amusement Expo 2025: The Full Wrap-Up

March 27, 2025, No Comments on Amusement Expo 2025: The Full Wrap-Up

Spring is here and Amusement Expo 2025 has passed, giving us a solid look at what to expect for arcades once Summer kicks into gear. Let’s cover the new stuff that was on hand – which did fit in well with our show preview from right before it all happened. Without much further ado, »