Colin Alsheimer

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Where to Play Pinball in Cincinnati: Arcades, Bars, and Entertainment Venues with Machines

Cincinnati offers pinball across dedicated arcades, entertainment venues, and shops spanning Ohio and Northern Kentucky. The region claims to be pinball's birthplace.

Aug 1, 2024

Pinball Tutorial

Combo-TRON: Explore the world of TRON in Stern’s 2011 cult-classic game, TRON: Legacy:

Learn how to play Stern's 2011 release, TRON: Legacy in this in-depth pinball tutorial.

Aug 1, 2024Photos

Haggis Pinball

A Detailed Timeline of the Haggis Pinball Collapse [UPDATED 8.2]

Last week, Haggis Pinball, an Australian startup manufacturer of pinball machines, collapsed. While not a surprise to many who have been following the story closely over the years, the manner of closure leaves more questions than answers. Here's our detailed timeline of what happened and when.

Jul 25, 2024

Haggis Pinball

Haggis Pinball Goes Dark; Business Records Indicate Closure

Haggis Pinball sure seems done as a company.

Jul 18, 2024

Stern Pinball

Grey Godzilla: Stern Announces Black & White 70th Anniversary Godzilla Pinball Machine

Stern Pinball made official today what has long been rumored in the pinball enthusiast community: a new black, white (and red) edition of their best-selling Godzilla pinball machine.

Jul 9, 2024

Travel

Where to Play Pinball in Providence: Arcades, Bars, and Entertainment Venues with Machines

Providence and its metro area offer pinball across a 21+ barcade downtown, an all-ages pizzeria with tournament play, an artist-made mini golf arcade, and a sprawling freeplay museum just over the city line in Pawtucket.

Jul 4, 2024

Interviews

Around the Playfield with “Pinball” Geoff Harvey

Let's go Around the Playfield with Pinball Geoff Harvey. In this conversation, I wanted to learn more about Geoff’s history with pinball, what’s kept him engaged with the hobby for so long, and see if we could get some insight into the state of modern pinball relative to its past.

Jun 27, 2024

Pinball History

Watch: Silverball Heroes Battle Video Invaders

Does anybody win in an arcade game Civil War? Watch to find out! 

Jun 26, 2024

Pinball Tutorial

Ready to Battle? Twilight Zone Pinball Tutorial

Fight the Power and Uncover the Mysteries of the Twilight Zone in Pat Lawlor’s Loaded 1990s Masterpiece

Jun 12, 2024Photos

Stern Pinball

Stern's John Wick Pinball Released; Everything We Know So Far

Last week, Stern Pinball confirmed the upcoming release of a John Wick pinball machine. We've been waiting to receive more substance before writing a deep dive post on the release, and today, we finally got some! 

May 7, 2024

Pinball Market

Pinflation Keeps Chilling; Used Pinball Prices Flat in 1Q 2024

Taking a look at the used pinball market through the first quarter of 2024, thanks to data from PinballPrices.com.

Apr 25, 2024

Interviews

Catching up with Scorbit on New Features, Growth & More!

We got a chance to catch up with Ron Richards, one of the Co-Founders of Scorbit on what the team has been up to over the last year, coming on the heels of a cool new feature release.

Apr 18, 2024

Pinball Tutorial

Swish! Learn How to Play Bally’s 1990s Basketball Tribute, NBA Fastbreak

Learn how to play Bally's NBA Fastbreak pinball machine.

Apr 11, 2024Graphics

Pinball

Is Little Shop of Horrors TiltBob’s First Licensed Game?

Searching the USPTO is fun and educational!

Apr 11, 2024

Pinball Brothers

ABBA Pinball Deep Dive

Collecting everything we know so far about Pinball Brothers' latest release, ABBA Pinball.

Apr 9, 2024

Pinball Brothers

First Pictures of ABBA Pinball

Check out the first photos from Pinball Brother's latest release, ABBA, set to be revealed this Saturday.

Apr 4, 2024

Interviews

Next Level Levels Up

Next Level Pinball Museum adds expansion to become the 4th Largest Public Pinball Collection in North America.

Mar 21, 2024

Pinball Tutorial

Ghosted: Learn How to Play Stern's Difficult 2016 Release, Ghostbusters

Learn how to play Stern’s difficult 2016 release, Ghostbusters

Mar 20, 2024Graphics

Pinball Brothers

Is ABBA the Next Pinball Brothers Game?

You can dance, you can jive.

Mar 10, 2024

American Pinball

Barry O’s Barbecue Challenge is the Next American Pinball Machine

Barry O’s Barbecue Challenge is the Next American Pinball Machine

Mar 8, 2024

Pinball Locations

Tycoon Arcade (aka Glimmerhold) Takes New Hampshire By Storm

Tycoon Arcade, the newest arcade in Manchester, New Hampshire, takes the local scene by storm.

Feb 27, 2024Co-written

Pinball Tutorial

Sharkbit: Take Down Bruce the Great White and Save the Beachgoers in Stern's Latest Pinball Creation

Summer has arrived in the bustling town of Amity, whose beaches have been infested with sharks including “Bruce”, a life-threatening Great White shark. The player is hired alongside a crew of experienced seafarers to take down Bruce, scout the beaches for sharks, and evacuate their beachgoers before

Feb 26, 2024Photos

Interviews

How Pinball Flipped My Life: Interview with TEDx Speaker Michael Sandler

When it comes to pinball origin stories, Michael Sandler’s isn’t too dissimilar from others you may have heard before. While he had been exposed to pinball growing up, it wasn’t as big a part of his life until he stumbled upon the Pintastic pinball show in New England several years ago. 

Feb 21, 2024

Multimorphic

Multimorphic Announces Princess Bride Pinball

Exploring the latest creation from Multimorphic Pinball, Princess Bride.

Feb 20, 2024