by Andrew MacBain | Apr 29, 2020 | Collector's Corner, Micro Pinball, Pinball Buzz, Pinball Canada, Pinball History, Pinball News, Pinball Record
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Authorities in Honolulu are trying to stay ahead of the game when it comes to controversial video arcade games that have been popping up over the last couple of years. The Honolulu Police Department and City Prosecutor’s Office...
by Andrew MacBain | Jan 5, 2020 | Collector's Corner, Micro Pinball, Pinball Buzz, Pinball Canada, Pinball History, Pinball News, Pinball Record
The World Before Pong You can’t say that video games grew out of pinball,but you can assume that video games wouldn’t have happened without it. It’s Like bicycles and automobiles. One industry leads to the other and then they exist side by side.But...
by Andrew MacBain | Jan 4, 2020 | Collector's Corner, Micro Pinball, Pinball Buzz, Pinball Canada, Pinball History, Pinball News, Pinball Record
Why People Flip Over Vintage Pinball Machines By Maribeth Keane and Ben Marks — September 16th, 2009 Clay Harrell talks about collecting vintage pinball machines, and his personal road to pinball wizardry, from Gottlieb to Williams to Stern. He can be reached...
by Andrew MacBain | Jan 4, 2020 | Collector's Corner, Micro Pinball, Pinball Buzz, Pinball Canada, Pinball History, Pinball Record
The origins of pinball are intertwined with the history of many other games. Games played outdoors by rolling balls or stones on a grass course, such as Bocce or Bowls , eventually evolved into games played by hitting the balls with sticks and propelling them at...
by Andrew MacBain | Jan 4, 2020 | Collector's Corner, Pinball Buzz, Pinball History, Pinball News
For a Pinball Survivor, the Game Isn’t Over By MONICA DAVEYAPRIL 25, 2008 MELROSE PARK, Ill. — Being inside a pinball machine factory sounds exactly as you think it would. Across a 40,000-square-foot warehouse here, a cheery cacophony of flippers flip, bells...
by Andrew MacBain | Jan 4, 2020 | Collector's Corner, Micro Pinball, Pinball Buzz, Pinball Canada, Pinball History, Pinball News, Pinball Record
The History of the Pinball Construction Set: Launching Millions of Creative Possibilities Matt Barton, Bill Loguidice February 6, 2009 Here, the duo presents a history of Pinball Construction Set, one of the earliest and most accessible examples of a game that...