Radio New Zealand – Sports by Night
Radio New Zealand interviews Bowen Kerins
New Pinball Dictionary: Sternament
A tournament that uses only games made by STERN Pinball.
New Pinball Dictionary: Post Pass
Sometimes when a player has a ball trapped on a flipper, they really want it to be on the opposite flipper to attempt a particular shot. One way to accomplish this is to flip quickly so that the ball bounces off of the bottom of the slingshot and over to the other flipper.
New Pinball Dictionary: Live Catch
A live catch occurs when a player successfully stops the ball on an upraised flipper as the ball is heading towards it.
New Pinball Dictionary: Bounce Pass / Dead Bounce / Dead Flipper Bounce / Dead Flipper Pass / Dead Flip
This is the first flipper technique to teach new players. Simply choosing to not flip at the ball is the easiest move to pull off, but can be the most valuable move once you get used to predicting the best times to use it.
New Pinball Dictionary: Bang Back
The Bang Back is an illegal move in tournaments. Plus, if you hit the machine the wrong way, it hurts like nobody’s business. Also, you just might get kicked out of the venue if you try it.
Gene X – “My Pinball Addiction”
Photojournalist Gene X details how his pinball addiction started and how it the hobby has become an integral part of his life.
New Pinball Dictionary: Cheesing
To manipulate the manual plunger during Multiball so that the automatic plunger is unable to force the ball into play. This move provides an advantage because, since there is a ball in reserve, the player doesn’t have to worry about the ball ending due to a drain.
The underdog versus the giant
NPR throws it’s two cents into the conversation about Jersey Jack’s Wizard of Oz and the pinball scene in general. Also featuring Molly Atkinson and Tim Arnold.
Cityscape interviews Modern Pinball NYC Owners
Cityscape interviewed Steve Epstein and Steve Zahler as part of their “Cityscape: Indoors” program. The pinball relevant parts of this nearly thirty minute program have been edited for your convenience.