Today we are playing the OG NES classic Pinball!

https://youtu.be/s_VXN3xfA9o

Don't forget to check out this Space Cadet #pinball #reverseengineering effort and ports for platforms old and new: github.com/k4zmu2a/Spac... #retrodev #homebrew #windowsxp #retrocomputing #gamedev #coding #programming Also...

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lxj6fo7atoir35pvn3idij42/post/3lmerdmfnis2d

GitHub - k4zmu2a/SpaceCadetPin...

Have you ever seen pins on a cruise ship? For as long as I remember, the huge cruise ships in the Nordic area used to have really good arcades onboard. Always the latest vids and pins and naturally a full selection of gambling machines.

A lot of people go, "wait, isn't it impossible to play with the ship rocking and stuff?" and the answer is no, the ships are so big and well stabilised the sea is really not an issue, but the games were still bolted onto the deck!

But with often rowdy audience, the games had some noticeable mods done to them. The coin door had a beefy steel plate with more reinforcements inside.

They also had a credit board they used on simpler games to set the game price. I guess they just had those in every game.

The playfield usually plastic upper trim was now stainless steel and the bottom speaker had a protector on it too.

They had a keyed power switch so they could be turned off if the ship docked somewhere the operator couldn't legally do business in.

At MGC, we had the opportunity to play a really interesting early #pinball table: Genco's Spit Fire.

It's very fast and open for a mechanical game. At the time, it was advertised for its lack of pins! In that way, it's a lot closer to modern pinball.

Revenge from Mars has to come apart. The ball lock diverter's rivets failed and the diverter won't come out without removing the first part of right ramp and the area that catches the ball after the jump ramp.

Edit: it's also going to get a good wash while I'm at it!

Am 3./4. Mai 2025 wird München wieder zur Pilgerstätte für alle, die „LOAD“ nicht für einen Ladebalken halten . VCFe 24, das Klassentreffen der Bits & Bytes!

Komm vorbei, bevor dein EEPROM dich vergisst!

#vcfe24 #vintagecomputing #RetroComputing #VCFe2025 #6502Forever #pinball

Zur Erinnerung an den epischen Battlestar Galactica Tisch auf meinem selbstgebauten Virtual Pinball, der seit dem letzten Update von Vpin einfach nicht mehr läuft diese Konfiguriererei ist echt ein Kreuz... aber wer daddeln will, muss sich leider kümmern.
Hat noch jemand von euch 'nen Vpin im Einsatz?
Wie geht ihr mit den Updates um, wenn's mit der Abwärtskompatibilität nicht mehr läuft?
#vpin #diyvpin #battlestargalactica #pinball #lovewhatyouplay

In 1976, Sesame Street had a segment in rotation called “Pinball Number Count.” The music is captivating, hopping between 4/4, 4/3, and 5/4 time signatures. And the animation is bursting with color and life. It has forever lived in my head.

Fun fact 1: the song counts to 12, but there were only 11 segments.

Fun fact 2: the vocals were provided by The Pointer Sisters.

More:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinball_Number_Count

If you really must know, I'm like the Nolan Ryan of getting the pinball stuck where it was never meant to go...

In the land of #pinball!!!

Xenon (Bally 1980).

Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Kick-out holes (2), 4-bank drop targets (1), Mini-rollover buttons (4), Standup targets (2), Spinning target (1), 2-ball multiball.

Right ramp sends ball through elevated tube to left-side lane. Infinity lights behind backglass.

This is the first talking Bally game, using the AS-2518-56 sound board and the AS-2518-57 "Vocalizer" board instead of the "Squawk and Talk" system.

#pinball
#arcade
#RetroGaming

#FemmeFlip is officially 2 years old! Celebrated the anniversary of our #WomensPinballLeague last nite in our amazing new clubhouse with an Irish-inspired menu of bangers and mash… I leaned in to my heritage and brought potatoes 3 ways: classic mashed, German-inspired potato salad & fried with some cheese. (Yes I quoted the famous line from Lord of The Rings.) Another pal brought sausages & fried onions, and one member’s mom decorated cookies with our group logo.What a blast! #YVR #Pinball

fan theory: Jane Austen had #pinball in mind when plotting "Pride and Prejudice". The book looks perfectly designed to be adapted into rules for a pinball machine, where you have to make certain shots for stages of courtship to pair off the sisters, avoid Lydia ending up [spoiler redacted], country dance multiball mode...

(hope this Kickstarter is successful with their literary-themed pinball, maybe they will do Pride and Prejudice next https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wonderlandamusements/wonderland-pinball )

I recently posted a video of Stern's painted light bulbs and mentioned the bulb condoms Williams used. Naturally I was asked to show the condoms!

So here's the difference. Williams put these silicone filters over theirs to change the color. While I'm pretty hardcore Williams fan, I somehow always liked how the painted incandescent bulbs look like.

Every time Jackbot is being serviced, I check the condition of one of the first bigger 3D printed pinball parts I made back in the days. This guide rail for the moving target bank is not available as a separate part, so you have to buy the whole thing if it breaks.

I got so annoyed I modelled a sturdier version of it. This is one of the prototypes, that has been in use for over 3 years now, without any cracks or other problems.

I later released the model, so anyone needing can print out their own:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6964621