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A Guide to System 11 Pinball Machines

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Rare Game Room Gems: Black Widow by Atari

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The Top 5 Vintage Klipsch Speakers of All Time

I remember the first time I heard the name Klipsch. I was in the Army and my neighbor down the hall was admiring my vintage Pioneer speakers. He said they were nice but said something to the effect that they were lame compared to his vintage Klipsch speakers! I had

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Rare Gameroom Gems — Major Havoc

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Best Retro Refrigerators for the GameRoom

Why do I need a retro refrigerator? Personally I would love to have my vintage Coke machine in the gameroom — but my wife says it will create too much moisture in the gameroom — so sadly the Coke Machine serves garage beer duty only. So if you are like me maybe

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Pinball Review: The Getaway High Speed II

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Rare Game Room Gems — Environmental Discs of Tron

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Funhouse Pinball Machine Review

After Banzai Run, Earthshaker, and Whirlwind it would have only been fair to not expect Pat Lawlor to top himself once again. But Pat and team blew away any reasonable expectations with a 100% complete pinball classic in Funhouse. With the assistance of other pinball legends (and arcades) Larry DeMar,

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The Last Gem Of The 80’s Arcade Scene

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Rare Game Room Gems — I, Robot by Atari

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True Arcade Classics: Star Wars

The arcade cabs themselves were designed to grab people’s attention. Perhaps no game more so than the original Star Wars. This game by Atari just had that wow factor. Star Wars was released in two cabinets. There was a standard stand up cabinet, but what most gamers will fondly

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Today’s Best Bargain Pinball Machines

5 Amazing Vacation Rentals for Arcade Lovers

You used to have to travel to Vegas for opulent accommodations, but the world is changing fast. Just as you can get the Vegas gambling experience on your mobile device, with sites like Airbnb you can access unique vacation rental properties anywhere. For us arcade freaks, we are looking for

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Rare Game Room Gems — Empire Strikes Back

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Southern-Fried Pinball is Mighty Tasty

When I moved from the Washington D.C. area to the Georgia Coast (known as The Golden Isles) — there were no pinball shows in the entire surrounding region to speak of. There were none in D.C. either, but the Allentown show was not too bad of drive. Same with

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How to Create the Ultimate Gaming Lair

If you are male, married and own a shed, there is every chance that you have converted this space into a secluded refuge from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Some of you may even have converted this space into a gaming lair, and to these individual we must

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New Tech, Old School: Turn your Smartphone into a Retro Arcade Console

What was the first gaming device you’ve used as a kid? For me, it was a ZX Spectrum that I alternately used to write BASIC programs and play one of the many ugly, hard but insanely entertaining games I could get my hand on. For others, their first gaming

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2017 Pinball of the Year: Total Nuclear Annihilation

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The Best Gambling Themed Pinball Machines of All Time

Back in the olden days pinball was a gambling device — and thus pinball became illegal in many areas. Payouts were delivered in cash and not in free games or extra balls like today. But this is not a post about that… Maybe due to the heritage of pinball being played

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Cozy Coastal Town Now Home to Pinball Palace

Sometimes life surprises you in ways you could never imagine. We moved to the small beach town of Brunswick, Georgia almost 15 years ago. My wife and I were looking to escape the congestion and traffic of the Washington, DC area and move to a more family-friendly town. I never

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The Greatest Movie about Video Games You Have Never Seen

With a limited release (unfortunately just like most documentaries) — you probably never saw Indie Game:The Movie in theaters. Thankfully it was released for home viewing recently. Indie Game may be the best documentary about video games I have ever seen. The movie takes a different view from previous films.

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2016: A Most Disappointing Year for Pinball

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Get Rich Playing Pinball

don’t know about you…but when I visit Vegas I avoid slot machines. Being a pinball machine fan, this goes against my inclinations as I love the lights, sounds, and such that they offer. But what bugs me is that there is no real skill involved. It just feels

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2015 Pinball of the Year: The Walking Dead Premium

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Frankenstein: A Forgotten Monstrous Gem of a Pinball