Pinball

This table is seriously in the running for the weirdest pinball ever made.  Except for the cabinet design, you almost could call it something else.  Enter Orbitor 1. It Can’t Roll That Way! Imagine gravity and the rest of physics pretty much going out the window, and you’ve got the gist of Orbitor 1.  This game […]

We all take talking pinball machines for granted these days.  In fact, I find them to be very helpful since I can listen for what’s going on rather than being distracted by flashing indicators.  But there was a time when that idea was new.  I can’t believe it’s been 45 years! Enter Gorgar, the first commerically-released

You never forget your first… The year was 1975. Two important events happened that year–I learned to bowl, and I played my first table. Both of these things would play significant roles in my life. The table was King Tut, an electro-mechanical table located at Astro Lanes (now Park Lanes) in Hillsboro, Oregon. My dad

I have no idea if Carl Sagan played pinball. But if he did, he’d surely have loved this machine. The Machine: Bride of Pin-Bot This table was the first pinball ever to feature a 1 billion point shot (if you don’t get the Carl Sagan reference yet, do some homework). It was a major event

Today we celebrate a significant milestone in pinball history: the first solid-state 1-million point shot. That was Comet, released in 1985 by Williams.  This was the first of a set of three roller-coaster themed games: Comet, Cyclone, and Hurricane.  The latter two each featured easier-to-hit 1-million point shots, as well as some multi-million point ones.

Here’s a glossary of common and not-so-common pinball terms. Study up so you can talk pinball like a pro while you work on actually becoming a pro. Pinball Glossary

Here’s a collection of fun & fasincating facts about pinball. Read up and be ready to sound like an expert at the tournament! Learn & enjoy!

Many people have never heard of a pinball tournament. If you’re one of them, this article will help fill in some of the gaps so you’ll be ready for our Project Pinball Charity benefit! Competitive Pinball 101