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The Appeal of Pinball (and other musings)

The Appeal of Pinball (and other musings)

arcadehero January 27, 2012 0

Newsfeed 1160 via The Stinger Report We often mention pinball when there is something new in the area but when it comes to more mainstream gaming sites, they don’t really pay much attention to

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New pictures of Jersey Jack Pinball’s Wizard of Oz

New pictures of Jersey Jack Pinball’s Wizard of Oz

arcadehero January 10, 2012 1

Hot on the heels of the reveal of Stern’s AC/DC Pinball (now updated with a playfield pic) comes new pictures of the competition – Wizard of Oz Pinball by Jersey Jack Pinball. This is

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Stern Teases AC/DC Pinball UPDATED

Stern Teases AC/DC Pinball UPDATED

arcadehero January 9, 2012 1

We’ve known about it for a little while but Stern Pinball has finally released a teaser for their upcoming AC/DC Pinball game, by Steve Ritchie and Lyman Sheets. No pictures of the various models

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ESPN Takes a Look At The New National Pinball Museum In Baltimore

ESPN Takes a Look At The New National Pinball Museum In Baltimore

arcadehero December 28, 2011 0

(Thanks to Sevenout for the tip!) I’m not sure how many pinball museums there are out there these days but there seem to be enough that I’ve lost track. As I have said before,

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The Top 10 Arcade Heroes Posts of 2011

The Top 10 Arcade Heroes Posts of 2011

arcadehero December 26, 2011 0

I am not a big fan of Top 10 lists – sure I could pass off my opinion of the “Top 10 Arcade Games to Feature a Winners Don’t Use Drugs Logo Screen During

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Vote for the Arcade & Pinball Game of the Year 2011

Vote for the Arcade & Pinball Game of the Year 2011

arcadehero December 21, 2011 22

It’s that time of year again  – time to find out what you readers think is the Arcade Game of the Year for 2011 happens to be. There are three polls to vote in,

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Another Building With Projected Pinball + 24 Hour Le Mans Pinball in France

Another Building With Projected Pinball + 24 Hour Le Mans Pinball in France

arcadehero December 21, 2011 0

Newsfeed 1144 & 1145 via Remember Pinwall? It’s been a while since we covered that but it’s still an interesting enough of an idea to warrant other virtual pinball setups like it. This one

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New Pinball Arcade Opens in Fort Collins, CO – Pinball Jones

New Pinball Arcade Opens in Fort Collins, CO – Pinball Jones

arcadehero December 14, 2011 0

Opening classic arcades full of “Golden Age” arcade games has certainly been a thing for a while now but I’ve been noticing lately another trend – that of opening locations where the primary focus

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Transformers Limited Edition cabinets revealed

Transformers Limited Edition cabinets revealed

arcadehero November 28, 2011 1

(Thanks to IcePagoda on the forums for the tip) Stern Pinball has unveiled three cabinet designs for the new Limited Edition Transformers Pinball. As you can tell, Stern has gone down the unusual path

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Arcade Related: Brain Battle by Ars Electronica; Pinball Arcade by Farsight Studios

arcadehero November 27, 2011 0

Way back in 1983, Atari promised to revolutionize game controls with a device they called the Atari Mindlink. Prototypes were built and tested, running on modified versions of Pong and Breakout, but ultimately it

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Wizard of Oz Pinball Playfield w/ Inserts

Wizard of Oz Pinball Playfield w/ Inserts

arcadehero November 23, 2011 0

Tomorrow is a big holiday in the US, Thanksgiving. As a gift related to that, Jersey Jack Pinball has released the picture above to show the playfield with the inserts but sans artwork. At

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Happy Fun Monday Variety Post: IAAPA, DDR World Record attempt, idolmaster mini-cab, arcade documentaries online

arcadehero November 14, 2011 1

I’ve got a few things to share with you today that have been accumulating here and there but I’ve been on-the-road travelling for a big event in the arcade biz this week IAAPA. If’

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