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Nick @finmycoffee.bsky.social · 21h

New Medieval Madness in the wild #pinball

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Knapp Arcade @knapparcade.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

1987 Wreck’n Ball pinball machine. This game is a 1-of-1 prototype machine built by Pat Lawlor and Larry DeMar in Pat’s garage. It eventually went on to become Williams’ 1988 pin Banzai Run. #pinball #arcade #oneofone #1980s #patlawlor

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Michael "DRI374" Mattsson @dri374.live · 13/09/2026

These folks know how to present themselves. Holy MF the lineup at this place! ❤️‍🔥#pinball

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Play History @playhistory.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Sixty years ago today, Ralph Baer wrote his initial proposal for a game device that would plug into a standard television set. While his initial ideas are not what became the Odyssey, this moment was highly consequential for the future of video games. 🧵

The first four pages of Ralph Baer's "Disclosure Backup Data -TVGD" dated September 1, 1966. This became the basis for the technology that powered the first video game console, the Odyssey.

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PinballArtBot @backglass.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Time Tunnel, Bally 1971

Time Tunnel Backglass Art, from the Open Pinball Database (opdb.org)

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Knapp Arcade @knapparcade.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Full video walkthrough of the fantastic Triangle Pinball Collective in Raleigh, North Carolina. They currently have 25 pins on the floor, from the newest games to some of the best solid state classics. #pinball #arcade #raleighnc #NorthCarolina #arcadebar

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Knapp Arcade @knapparcade.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Pics from a recent visit to the Super Rad Retro Lounge in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Pinhead @psychopsonic.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Mr. McAdams of drain-circling Game Plan certainly exudes the runaway enthusiasm of 1985's pinball industry We're not sure about Mr. Sharpe's attitude at that moment, as something seems to be obscuring his expression

Wendell McAdams of Game Plan and Roger Sharpe, Play Meter's Critic's Corner writer, with Game Plan's Captain Hook pinball

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Matthew Reichbach @fbihop.com · 13/08/2026

Tonight's lineup is pretty stellar. A few more fun games not pictured. At Gebhard's Beer Culture in NYC.

Five pinball machines: Star Trek TNG, Indianapolis 500, Whirlwind, Pulp Fiction, Congo

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Steve Lin @stevelin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Couple of shots before the doors opened to the public at California Extreme 2026 #cax #caextreme

Looking down a row of games with most of them on the left hand side. They are primarily Williams arcade games including Robotron, Moon Patrol, Stargate, Defender, and Joust. Narc is in the foreground. All told you can see about 30 arcade games as it curves inward towards the back of the row and behind it is another row where Atari System 1 cabinets like Indiana Jones, Road Runner, and Peter Pack Rat are visible. On the far left is a 3 player Ironman Ivan Stewart's Super Off Road

A curving row of pinball machines where the machines in the center are closest to the camera. There are about 30 machines in total with the two in front both the rare Capcom pinball game Kingpin. A couple notable games include Big Bang Bar, Tales of the Arabian Nights, Pulp Fiction, World Cup Soccer, Big Lebowski, Twilight Zone, and Funhouse.

A row of Nintendo arcade cabinets. From left to right: Dr. Mario, Punch-Out, Donkey Kong x2, Space Demon, Popeye, Mario Bros, Donkey Kong 3, and Donkey Kong Jr. There's the edge of a Gauntlet visible at the end.

The control panel for Beatmania with the two scratch pads and buttons. The segmented digital display above it says "BEATMANIA"

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Pacific Pinball Museum @pacificpinball.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The PPM has landed at CalExtreme 2026! 🙌🏻🤩 We're proud to bring some of our woodrail pinballs - the oldest games at this weekends show! 💪🏻😤 Also, take a close look at that Williams arcade game lineup...one is NOT like the others and a special gem from our collection...🧐 More info here: caextreme.org

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Pinhead @psychopsonic.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

What's always a good day? Fat new #pinball book Friday!

Newly arrived Pinball A Quest for Mastery by Tasker Smith book sits on a playfield glass

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Robert Glashüttner @robertglashuettner.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

How do you share your gaming hobby with others? With pinball, it can be pretty easy :) Let's find out why in the newest edition of my pinball newsletter 🪩 buttondown.com/TheBallisWil...

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Pinball for everyone (#04/26)

How to unify silverball geeks with the other ones The pinball community is one of the most welcoming crowds I’ve ever come across. It just works out: You...

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Pinhead @psychopsonic.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Someone sent me this and I was horrified, so now you're seeing it too What year is this, and what tape is it? Quad 8-track, or cassette?

Bro with towering power mullet in white tux by driver door of a black Pontiac Trans Am. Year is difficult to pin down, which makes the added question more debatable:

"What tape does he have ready to blast in that Trans Am's stereo?"

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Brian Hall @halldoc1.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

#pinball #retrogames #retrogaming Mars Trek (Segasa/Sonic 1977) Three flipper, two pop bumper EM with a mean horseshoe lane. Located at VFW, Brighton, MI.

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Greg Dunlap @heyrocker.com · 22/07/2026

This Addams Family translite hanging above my desk is very special. A (sorry kinda long) story. 🧵

A photo of an office scene with a bookshelf on the right cluttered with pop culture memorabilia, and the backglass for the Addams Family pinball machine on the left.

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Greg Dunlap @heyrocker.com · 22/07/2026

A great read even if you're not particularly into pinball. Turns out that when you take a group of people who are the best at what they do, and give them the freedom to do their best, good things happen. www.designroom.site/the-addams-f...

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The Addams Family pinball: An oral history

We talk to the team behind the 1992 breakout hit to learn about licensing, magnets, and how it designed the most popular pinball game of all time.

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 18/07/2026

Earlier this week I learned the 12yo didn’t know what a pinball machine was. Don’t worry. We have rectified the situation. Tonight he and his sister learned firsthand.

A child stands playing a brightly lit Pulp Fiction pinball machine in a dark arcade. The glowing backglass artwork features characters from the film, while neighboring pinball machines themed to Rush and The Phantom of the Opera add colorful lights on either side. Above the machines, a large skeleton decoration with glowing red eyes looms over the arcade, enhancing the playful, spooky atmosphere.

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Pinhead @psychopsonic.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Dad's birthday was yesterday, still with us Mine today Dad missed my appearance Busy working that day #Apollo11

Art print of Apollo 11 launch on July 16, 1969
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