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Virtual games bring pinball to new audience

The flashing lights, cool sound effects and high-speed bouncing ball action have made pinball simulators a hugely popular genre of video game, not to mention big business for [...]
What it’s like to be a pinball operator

Barcades, arcades, pubs, and even the odd laundromat – pinball machines are slowly reappearing in public places. Sometimes that’s down to proprietors who are [...]
Wizard Mode pinball movie – exclusive interview

The director talks: fascinating insights into the new feature-length pinball documentary about Robert Gagno. [...]
Turning playfields into coffee tables

What you see above is a pinball table. Or, more accurately, a pinball coffee table. It’s based on a genuine 1987 Zaccaria Earth Wind Fire playfield, and it was dreamed [...]
What’s the point of pop bumpers?

Pop bumpers, jet bumpers, thumper bumpers – call them what you will: you’ll find them on machines of pretty much all ages. They certainly look good and photograph [...]

Timeshock! Virtual pinball goes physical

22nd July 2014 // 2 Comments

Imagine a computer game becoming real. Not cool if that results in a load of Galaxians running round your front room, but when the game in question is a pinball simulator [...]
Pimp your firmware with Pinball Browser

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Matrix man’s pinteractive pinball museum

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Twisted Pins ramps up new business

14th May 2014 // 2 Comments

Ramps, eh? They’re not sexy and they’re not glamorous. And if you’ve got a pin with a ramp that’s knackered then that can be a bit of a problem. [...]
Inside the Stern fun factory

16th May 2014 // 0 Comments

There’s been lots of news surrounding Stern and its factory over the last week or so, what with the announcement that the company is looking for new premises and the [...]
Dancing with the devil: the joy of tilting

17th November 2015 // 3 Comments

Tilt mechs stop cheating and machine abuse - but they also affect tournament strategies [...]
Pat Lawlor’s JJP game – latest

1st August 2014 // 4 Comments

Pat Lawlor is, quite simply, a pinball design legend. He’s Pavlov Pinball’s favourite designer, and he is many other pinheads’ favourite as well. So [...]

Virtual games bring pinball to new audience