Category Archives: Pinball

Pinball, ’nuff said

What used to be a common sighting in the Eighties

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Steve

Not the machine necessarily but vehicles with at least a cabinet or two getting transported from one location to another, often arcades. This Missile Command cabinet was in pretty good shape from what I could tell. I didn’t have any … Continue reading →

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Another game with a tired, old band for musically stunted fans

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Steve

In their defense, Iron Maiden has had a visual trademark via Eddie, but could Stern find a non-dinosaur act (*cough* Rolling Stones, *cough* Aerosmith) that hasn’t been flogging a dead horse over the last 30 years to immortalize? And no, … Continue reading →

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I still got it with this machine!

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Steve

Spent a good chunk of my day at the Classic Gaming Expo in downtown Austin. It wasn’t quite the 70,000 square feet of video games I was hoping for, more like 20K with 50K of vendors, mostly people selling legacy … Continue reading →

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Vampire killer! Well, at pinball

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Steve
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New Pinballz location has opened!

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Steve

It’s in the north where the old Steinmart used to be (the latter moved closer to Alamo Lakeline, coincidence?). This location is way larger too plus it has a kitchen and a full bar,  thus private parties and team-building ventures … Continue reading →

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Belated birthday fun for Liliana

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Steve

Another fun time at Pinballz but it’s even better when I get to celebrate with the little people. I have to get another generation into arcade games or else I’ll have no place to hang out should I live long … Continue reading →

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“d-b-d-b-d-b-d-b-d-b” shoot again Buck!

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Steve

Right on the heels of Glen A Larson’s passing, a beautiful pinball machine to promote probably what was the movie that was released in the Spring of 1979 before it became a TV series. The back glass needs some work … Continue reading →

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Pinball…ahh! Savior of the Universe!

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Steve

Pinballz finally brought in one of the coolest looking machines from a movie I have often loved! Alamo Drafthouse once called it the new Wizard of Oz for today’s homosexual generation. Probably due to the colors and garish fashion. Who cares! Flash … Continue reading →

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Hercules! Hercules! Hercules!

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Steve

My kick-ass high score on the biggest pinball machine ever built, give or take the fact I don’t feel like researching any further. It’s an awesome machine since it uses a cue ball and has big wooden flippers. Hercules scale makes … Continue reading →

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Size does matter

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Steve

Pinballz recently rolled out is allegedly the largest machine ever made for commercial use. Of call companies to manufacture Hercules, it was Atari who tried their hand at pinball in the late Seventies to early Eighties. They weren’t very good machines in … Continue reading →

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Vegas 2013: Day Six, Popovich’s animal circus

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Steve

Monday took the slow approach as the centerpiece to our day was mid-afternoon at PH. We arrived relatively early, went our own separate ways for an hour to kill time; I wanted to leave my card with the nice person … Continue reading →

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Vegas 2013: Day Three, we upgraded (again)!

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Steve

One mixed-bag element of timeshare ownership is the meeting during every visit. On the downside there’s the half day eaten up by a presentation, conversation, etc. To compensate, you get tickets to shows and fed. Surprisingly I have enjoyed the majority … Continue reading →

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