Category: Arcades

Pinball Economics 101: Wedgehead Pinball Podcast

Welcome to Pinball Economics 101! An episode that has been in the works for 3 years, according to the author, an experienced pinball operator.

Past Times Grand Tour by S1ckH4ndsRBN

S1ckH4ndsRBN gets to tour the place an hour before it opens which gave him the opportunity to take a slow, measured look at what this place offers.

Tour of Rochester Pinball Collective

Tom Graf (Fox Cities Pinball) tours the splendid Rochester Pinball Collective in upstate New York,...

For the record: Wormhole IFPA January 4X at Houston, TX

It’s the Wormhole’s first tournament of the year as the livestream highlights the final rounds.

Spotlight on Pacific Pinball Museum

Erika’s Pinball Journey spotlights the Pacific Pinball Museum and its over 100 games for their charity event.

Tour of Mana Pinball

Pinball Shenanigans tours The Mana Lounge and covers their Metallica Remastered Launch Party. The top four scores return for one Final game to win the tournament.

Congratulations, Jason Zahler, 2024 World’s Greatest Pinball Player

Jason has been declared the World’s Greatest Pinball Player for 2024 due to being the number one ranked IFPA pinball player at the end of the year.

Atomic Pinball Arcade Tour (Winter Bash)

Fox Cities Pinball tours Atomic Pinball Arcade in Wood River, Illinois. This was the site of the Winter Bash, the last Stern Circuit event of the 2024 season.

Pre-Expo FlipOut Tiebreaker starring … Old Chicago

It’s a one-ball, 17-way tie for 3 spots to make it into the Finals of the Enterrium Pre-Expo special event! Which game would provide the proper structure, respect and gravitas to separate the wheat from the chaff?

TiltTrek: District 82

“TiltTrek visits the Midwest tournament hub, District 82 in Green Bay Wisconsin. We tour the place, interview owner Erik Thoren and the #1 female player in the world Kassidy Milanowski, and ask the question about being a whopper farm…”

Tour: The BEAST Pinball Tournaments at Pocketeer Billiards

Pinball Shenanigans provides a tour of Pocketeer Billards in Buffalo New York, including the battlefield set up for the BEAST Tournaments. Pocketeer has over 80 games in full working order at one time. The secret is their reserve bank of working games they have ready to replace ones that are down.

Green Bay Classics tours District 82 Triple Flip Open

Green Bay Classics tours and competes in the Triple Flip Open tournament series at District 82 in De Pere, Wisconsin.

Past Times Arcade Opens to the Public!

Rob Berk’s fantastic collection of pinball and arcade games is ready for you to visit in Girard, Ohio!

Chad the Bird gets lit at Logan Arcade!

Let’s play Foo Fighters as pinball commentator in training, Chad the Bird holds court LIVE for almost four hours at Logan Arcade. I was happy to be invited to join the show about a half hour in and play a few rounds. Chad loosens us up and we talk about various topics as we try to defeat The Overlord.