12/19/2007

 
Quarter King of Winona: Owner of coin-activated entertainment ...
Winona Daily News - Winona,MN,USAWhile he's seen many changes within the world of coin-operated entertainment, Williamson sees its future as strong. "When one thing seems to fade, ...
Video game 'Flipper Critters' runs out of steam
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USABy Scott Iwasaki GAME PLAY: Pinball machines were all the rage in the '50s through the late '70s. The metal ball bouncing on various bumpers, the flashing ...
Pinball wizards have a home in Scott
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USAMr. Martin, who grew up in South Carolina, left graduate school to work for Stern, currently the only US developer and manufacturer of pinball games. ...
"Simpsons" video game spoofs industry
Reuters - USABy Scott Hillis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In the latest antics of "The Simpsons", Bart chases a giant ape through a video game factory, Lisa destroys a ...
Stern seeks good Fortune
InterGame - Oldham,England,UKWheel of Fortune, the number one syndicated television series, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and Stern Pinball is honouring this achievement ...
Meet Anne Davis, Nashville's new first lady
Fairview Observer - Fairview,TN,USABY GAIL KERR A NASCAR pinball machine sits in Mayor Karl Dean's family room, wedged between the back door and a beautiful table that holds the family's ...
The sound of video games
Bradenton Herald - FL, United States"The whole premise of video games is the interaction; the player is part of everything that's going on," said Greg Cox, one of two conductors for the Gamer ...
Pinball repair wizard has a supple wrist
Boston Globe - United StatesBy David Rattigan, Globe Correspodent November 4, 2007 The back of the vintage pinball machine had been removed, exposing its electro-mechanical innards. ...
Digital pinball table attempts to revive an arcade classic
Sci Fi Tech - New York,NY,USASome would say that the UltraPin digital pinball table is blasphemous for eliminated the heart of a pinball table, but I applaud it for attempting to ...
Bennigan's Taps TouchTunes as Exclusive Provider of Digital Music ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USAThe Pelican Group manages over 30000 pieces of coin-operated music, amusement and vending equipment for Bennigan's and other corporate clients through a ...
Pinball wizard
Jordan Independent - Jordan,MN,USAAs of about 2 pm Saturday afternoon, I am the proud owner of "Full House," a 1966 pinball machine created by the Williams company. ...
Mario fans: let the (new) games begin!
GoErie.com - Erie,PA,USAWhen he first appeared, in coin-operated Donkey Kong arcade games, he was Jumpman. More than 25 years later, Mario is a pop-culture phenomenon. ...
Q&A: Beanbag Studios' Bergenholtz Talks Casual Market 'For Dummies'
Gamasutra - San Francisco,CA,USAWe regrouped in 1993 to form Utopia Technologies and develop coin-operated arcade games and technology. Our first hit title was a coin-operated countertop ...
Feature: 'The History of Atari: 1971-1977'
Gamasutra - San Francisco,CA,USANolan Bushnell Near the midway was a small arcade that featured mostly pinball machines. Bushnell envisioned the day that the pinball games would be ...
Gift ideas for the haves and have yachts
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom... a $1.4 million games room, or "man cave", equipped with an antique pool table, a pair of vintage pinball machines and giant plasma television screens? ...
Gallery: The Rocky History of Rockers in Videogames
Wired News - USALeft: The Who might have been first to make the rock-pinball connection (and there was even a vaguely Who-related Wizard pinball machine featuring Roger ...
Lucky Ju Ju: Get Your Pinball Wizard On
RetroBlast! - Cleveland,OH,USAHere's a great article discussing a local Bay Area hang-out called Lucky Ju Ju that's supposed to be full of vintage pinball machines. ...
Get your pinball wizard on
Inside Bay Area - Oakland,CA,USAMost of the pinball machines allow multiple players so kids can challenge mom and dad to a duel of the flippers and, likely, come out a winner. ...
Another try to modernize the Pinball Machine
SlashGear - Scottsdale,AZ,USAHowever, this updated version does have a few extra features that the old pinball machines don't. This new style has a large flat screen display and has ...
Gerald "Jerry" Dibling
Escanaba Daily Press - Escanaba,MI,USAAfter college Jerry became self-employed as an electronic technician fixing pinball machines, coin operated machines and many other electronic devices. ...
'King of Kong' reign pours on competition
Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USAIt was voted the third-best coin-operated arcade video game of all time (after Pac-Man and Galaga). Yes, and now it is 2007, and grown men still chase each ...
Vegas-style fun a family can enjoy
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek,CA,USAMost of the pinball machines allow multiple players, so kids can challenge their parents to a duel of the flippers and, likely, come out winners. ...
House panel gives its spin on games at adult arcades
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USAGale Fontaine runs four arcades in Pompano and West Palm Beach and is president of the Florida Arcade and Bingo Association. A typical arcade, she said, ...
World's Largest 1-Day Auction in South Carolina
TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA... be auctioning off over 1000 Arcade Video Games, Pinballs, Jukeboxes, Pool Tables, Etc. lots of vintage arcade games and collectible pinball machines. ...
It's not all fun and games
Big Bear Grizzly - CA, USAfarsight's "Gottlieb Pinball Classic" game used pictures of parts from real pinball machines to take details from the real world and apply them to the
The Games of Atari Classics Evolved: Part 4
IGN - Brisbane,CA,USASeveral arcade fans got pretty good at the original Asteroids -- that's why Atari took the game to a whole new level with Asteroids Deluxe. ...
Stern rolls out limited edition pinball
InterGame - Oldham,England,UKStern Pinball has released a limited edition Black Suited Spider Man pinball machine and limited to just 500 machine it will make a great collector piece. ...





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