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24 03, 2024

PINSPOTTING: MARCH 2024

By |2024-03-25T16:43:38+00:00March 24th, 2024|Pinball News|Comments Off on PINSPOTTING: MARCH 2024

In this edition of Pinspotting, we take you on Spring Break 2024 to a new and hot location in Florida’s Panhandle. Welcoming entrance in the heart of Panama City Point Break Arcade445 Harrison Ave. Panama City, FL 32401, USA+1 (850) 481-1898http://www.facebook.com/PointBreakArcade Closed Mondays and Tuesdays The games at this site change occasionally so please consult the [...]

13 03, 2024

TEXAS PINBALL FESTIVAL 2024

By |2024-03-14T14:57:34+00:00March 13th, 2024|Pinball News|Comments Off on TEXAS PINBALL FESTIVAL 2024

Welcome to our extensive coverage of this 20th Anniversary Texas Pinball Festival held at the Embassy Suites & Frisco Convention Center here in the city of Frisco, around 23 miles due north of Dallas. The Embassy Suites hotel in Frisco WEDNESDAY The show doesn’t open to the public until Friday afternoon, but we’re here from [...]

13 03, 2024

FREE PLAY ARLINGTON

By |2024-03-14T14:58:05+00:00March 13th, 2024|Pinball News|Comments Off on FREE PLAY ARLINGTON

We’re here in Texas for the annual Texas Pinball Festival, but before that we found time to visit a couple of prime pinball locations in the area, which meant a trip to see Free Play in Arlington was a must. Free Play in Arlington, Texas Free Play is a chain of five arcades located around [...]

11 03, 2024

BLACK ROSE: SKULL AND BONES REVIEW

By |2024-03-11T14:31:45+00:00March 11th, 2024|Pinball News|Comments Off on BLACK ROSE: SKULL AND BONES REVIEW

Today we are going in-depth with the ‘2.0’ conversion kit for the Bally title, Black Rose, which consists of an entirely new set of game rules, display graphics, sound calls, music and artwork, together with a complete replacement boardset and a mini-PC to run everything. Black Rose: Skull and Bones is the second conversion kit [...]

8 03, 2024

BARRY O’s BARBECUE CHALLENGE

By |2024-03-09T14:11:41+00:00March 8th, 2024|Pinball News|Comments Off on BARRY O’s BARBECUE CHALLENGE

American Pinball have today announced their next new game, Barry O’s Barbecue Challenge. Named after legendary pinball designer, Barry Oursler, who joined American Pinball shortly before his untimely death in February 2022, it pays homage to Barry’s love of BBQ and outdoor activities, and is based on the playfield design he began developing at American [...]

8 03, 2024

American Pinball reveals new game: Barry O’s Barbecue Challenge

By |2024-03-10T13:18:03+00:00March 8th, 2024|Pinball News|Comments Off on American Pinball reveals new game: Barry O’s Barbecue Challenge

American Pinball just revealed their newest pinball title: Barry O’s Barbecue Challenge. The game is designed by the late Barry Oursler, who unexpectedly passed away when he alomst finished designing the game. Below are the front and back of the sales brochure and the press release for the game. American Pinball is proud to announce [...]

1 03, 2024

FEBUARY 2024 PINCAST

By |2024-03-02T13:04:25+00:00March 1st, 2024|Pinball News|Comments Off on FEBUARY 2024 PINCAST

As we leap into March it’s time to join Martin Ayub from Pinball News and Jonathan Joosten from Pinball Magazine as they look back on all the excitement from the pinball world throughout February. February 2024 PINcast There’s a new game launch as the mystery makers of The Princess Bride pinball reveal themselves as Multimorphic [...]

19 02, 2024

THE PRINCESS BRIDE REVEALED

By |2024-02-20T11:18:41+00:00February 19th, 2024|Pinball News|Comments Off on THE PRINCESS BRIDE REVEALED

Multimorphic today announced the latest addition to the line-up of titles for their P3 pinball platform with the launch of their new The Princess Bride game. Based on the popular 1987 Rob Reiner-directed movie – which itself is based on the 1971 book of the same name by William Goldman – and set in the [...]

3 02, 2024

JANUARY 2024 PINCAST

By |2024-02-04T08:41:06+00:00February 3rd, 2024|Pinball News|Comments Off on JANUARY 2024 PINCAST

It’s time to talk pinball, and who better to talk about the industry, the hobby, the rumours, and the latest developments than the heads of three of the biggest pinball companies? January 2024 PINcast Join Martin from Pinball News and Jonathan from Pinball Magazine in this latest edition of their Pinball Industry News PINcast looking [...]

2 02, 2024

PINBALL BALL DETECTOR – PART ONE

By |2024-02-03T08:32:07+00:00February 2nd, 2024|Pinball News|Comments Off on PINBALL BALL DETECTOR – PART ONE

Introduction Pinball add-ons, mods and toppers are increasingly popular ways to customise your machine, enhancing their appearance or adding features not included by the manufacturer. While static add-ons can sometimes work perfectly well, creating something which interacts with the gameplay takes things to a whole new level. If, for example, you have an animated toy [...]

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