Dear Twilight Zone, I want you to know (and you probably already know this) that you can be very difficult to get along with. But between the sad times, which are generally expansive, there are good times. No, great times. When I’m on your good side it’s like being on top of the […]
The Furminator (video) has been making the rounds lately (and here I am perpetuating its fame). The crackpots behind this startlingly polished monstrosity have essentially put a Terminator 2 pinball machine up at eye level, repositioned the insert lamps (which show the status of the game to the player; normally they would be embedded […]
Mike Fahey reports in Kotaku (where I [somewhat begrudgingly] get all of my Wii news) on the upcoming Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection: I have to say that after playing through several balls on good old Pinbot, I am spoiled for virtual pinball on any other system … To get an idea […]
There’s a new Google Group in town: Homebrew Pinball. There are a number of people out there — the DIY pinball crowd — working on their own whitewoods, re-themeing existing games, or even just imagining making their own pin one of these days. Hopefully this group can help ease sharing knowledge between us […]
It looks like a very, very cool video coming out this summer: Pinball 101 (trailer here). I highly recommend watching the trailer. There’s a lot of slow motion in it, including a very nice example of a bang back. I think I’ve tried a bang back once or twice, but frankly not […]
