The Marco Guarantee

December 8th, 2022

We’re excited to announce “The Marco Guarantee” In-stock orders ship from our warehouse in 48 hours or we will refund your shipping fees! Our goal is to give you the confidence that we are working hard to get your pinball parts to you as fast as possible so you can keep those games up and running. While we cannot guarantee any of our shipping carriers’ delivery speeds, we will make sure that we get your packages out our door quickly and efficiently!  If you have not received your shipping confirmation email within 48 hours after placing an order, please reach out read more…

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Restorer of the Month – December 2022

December 6th, 2022

Q: When did you get into actually restoring machines? A: “I’ve been working on Pinball machines since about 2000, I restored my first game Star Gazer in 2013. I have a background in painting and restoring classic cars, and I thought I could bring the same level to Pinball. So I did, and at first my take on fit and finish was met with optimism, as no one at TPF had seen such work on a machine before.” Q: What is your current project? A: “Currently I am working on a Getaway for a very good friend of mine. I read more…

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LOCATION OF THE MONTH – NOVEMBER

November 18th, 2022

SILVERBALL MUSEUM – ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY Our Location of the Month for November is the Silverball Museum at Asbury Park, New Jersey. Open since 2010, this original location boasts 135 machines & is looking at a 50% expansion in the near future. The Silverball Cafe (located within the arcade) offers classic boardwalk treats: Pizza, Jersey Shore Fries, Cluck U Chicken, Nathan’s Hot Dogs, Funnel Cakes, Salt Water Taffy, Ice Cream & more. This establishment is BYOB. Silverball Museum also opened a second location at Delray Beach, Florida in 2016. This retro arcade houses 100 machines & is kitted out with a read more…

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TECH OF THE MONTH – NOVEMBER

November 4th, 2022

Meet our Tech of the Month, Michael McKenna. Nominated by Chris Doyle from the Alamo City Pinball League. Chris writes: “Mike is the lead tech for What’s Brewing? Coffee Roasters maintaining our 38 machines as well as running his own repair company, MJM Amusements, on the side from his main job working as a civilian for the Air Force. He is often on the Marco PinTech Livestreams. Here is an article from last year on him. Long story short, pinball in San Antonio would not be where it is right now without this man! Thank you.” Q: How did you read more…

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Free Shipping for Orders to Houston Arcade Expo!

October 27th, 2022

Are you coming to Houston Arcade Expo 2022? Call in or email us your parts order and we’ll bring it to the show for you! Get those oversized items hand-delivered to you at the show!: Playfields Playfield Glass & Backglasses Legs Side Rails Toppers Translite Frames Bulk Parts/Orders Call us now at 1-803-957-5500 or email sales@marcopinball.com to put in an order. Free Shipping to Houston Arcade Expo 2022 order deadline: Large Items by Nov 3rd Small Items by Nov 8th

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Halloween Shipping Deals are here!

October 20th, 2022

FOR ORDERS OVER $99: Free Domestic Shipping &  $10 Off International Shipping COUPON CODE: BOO-NUS22 Codes are CASE-SENSITIVE, use all caps to activate! Domestic orders receive USPS/FEDEX GROUND shipping. For International orders, input code on International Checkout Page. Offer valid until 10/23 @ 11:59PM PT

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James Bond 007 Pinball Feature Matrix

October 3rd, 2022

Download Full Resolution PDF Here contact us today to reserve your Stern pro or premium machine!Call 1-803-957-5500 or email us at gamesales@marcopinball.com More Details: https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts-blog/007 Stern’s James Bond 007 cornerstone pinball machine will highlight film footage and iconic music from the films that built the 007 legend: Dr. No, From Russia With Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), and Diamonds Are Forever (1971).  Players are immersed into the world of espionage in this action-packed pinball experience, tackling assignments, teaming up with key allies, and stopping SPECTRE’s villainous schemes. Gather gadgets from Q Branch as pinballs get ejected through the roof of a custom sculpted read more…

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Southern-Fried Gaming Expo 2022 Recap

September 14th, 2022

by Hunter Hite Join me as I recap the Marco team’s visit to the eighth-annual Southern-Fried Gaming Expo in Atlanta as well as my first game convention experience. It’s Thursday July 14th, bright and early.  We finished putting the final touches on loading up our hauler.  We left our home base in Lexington, SC for the drive down to Atlanta to the beautiful and absolutely massive Cobb Galleria Convention Center.  I was walking into the empty main hall wondering just how they’re going to manage to fill this place up, when the vendors started arriving.  Trucks and vans were being read more…

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Stern Pinball Announces James Bond Pinball

September 9th, 2022

Designer: George Gomez The iconic, genre-defining franchise has been immortalized by Stern and features the original Bond, Sean Connery. Players will experience James Bond’s most famous assignments in this action-packed pinball adventure, immersed into the world of espionage, tackling assignments, teaming up with key allies, and stopping SPECTRE’s villainous schemes. Along with Pro, Premium and Limited Editions, Stern will also release a special James Bond 007 60th Anniversary Limited Edition pinball machine featuring all seven James Bond actors. You know the name, you know the number… contact us today to reserve your Stern pro or premium machine!Call 1-803-957-5500 or email read more…

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Stern Pinball’s Insider Connected Updates with George Gomez and Taylor Bancroft

September 6th, 2022

On Thursday, September 8th at 5pm Eastern, Stern Pinball’s George Gomez and Taylor Bancroft will join us on PinTech LIVE to discuss all the new and amazing updates to the Stern Pinball Insider Connected™ platform! Our PinTech LIVE series is available on multiple streaming platforms. Subscribe/Follow now to get instant notifications on when we go LIVE! TWITCH.TV http://www.twitch.tv/marcopinball FACEBOOK LIVE http://www.facebook.com/marcospec YOUTUBE LIVE (watch past shows here!) http://www.youtube.com/marcopinball Stern Pinball continues to expand its award-winning Insider Connected platform with new features to enjoy at home and on location.  With an easier to use mobile ID card and Home Team system that will automatically log read more…

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