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, Micro Pinball, Pinball Buzz, Pinball News, Pinball Record
THE EEL MEETS PINBALL GEOFF January 3, 2010 by EEL COLLECTIVE “I’ve always been called Pinball Geoff ever since I was a young boy and played the silver ball.” So says Geoffrey Harvey of Stoke Newington- an avid collector of everything from armadillos to...
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...
by Andrew MacBain | Jan 4, 2020 | Collector's Corner, Pinball Buzz, Pinball Canada, Pinball History, Pinball News, Pinball Record
Andrew MacBain is not afraid of a challenge. Besides running the successful Pigeon Patrol bird control business for the past twelve years just across the US border near Vancouver , Canada, and a prime-time appearance on Dragon’s Den (link viewable in Canada only) for...
by Andrew MacBain | Jan 4, 2020 | Collector's Corner, Micro Pinball, Pinball Buzz, Pinball Canada, Pinball History, Pinball News, Pinball Record
Until the 1970s, no pinball machine had any sort of computerization. Instead, the electromechanical games ran on a precarious balance of moving parts, with their guts resembling giant Rube Goldberg machines. But beginning in 1977, manufacturers began running their...
by Andrew MacBain | Jan 4, 2020 | Micro Pinball, Pinball Buzz, Pinball Canada, Pinball History, Pinball News, Pinball Record
Seth Porges Aug 5, 2008 First With a Mechanical “Tilt” Brokers Tip /// 1933 /// D. Gottlieb & Co. Early pinball machines, which became immensely popular in a Depression-scourged America looking for cheap entertainment, were built without flippers....