TWIPYs Pinball Awards 2020

March 30th, 2021

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2020 season TWIPYs Pinball Awards!! If you missed the show, check it out here: For more in-depth information about the TWIPY Pinball Awards results, check out the article on This Week In Pinball: https://twipys.com/2020-twipy-results-percentages/ Best Music and Sound Effects Winner: Guns N’ Roses by Jersey Jack Pinball Favorite Home Brew Pinball Machine: Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball by Ryan McQuaid Best Theme: Rick and Morty by Spooky Pinball Favorite Pinball Location: Logan Arcade, Chicago IL Favorite Pinball Publication or Article: Guns N Roses Deep Dive by This Week in Pinball Best Toys and Gimmicks: read more…

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Valentine’s Day 2022 Deals

February 3rd, 2021

Love is a happy pinball machine! That’s why we activated a Free Domestic Shipping and $10 off International Shipping code for orders over $99 to get your pinball machines ready for a great Valentine’s date night with your games! COUPON CODE: PINLOVE22 Code is CASE-SENSITIVE, use all caps to activate! Domestic orders receive USPS/FEDEX GROUND from Thursday 2/3/22 – Sunday 2/6/22 at 11:59PM Pacific.

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PinTech LIVE Presents LED ZEPPELIN by Stern Pinball

December 28th, 2020

This Thursday, December 31st, is officially Marco Pinball’s LED ZEPPELIN day!!! We have one of the first NEW Stern Pinball™ Led Zeppelin Pro Pinball machines and can’t wait to unbox it and share it with everyone. Hosts: Imoto Arcade & Kyle Spiteri PINTECH LIVE // 3-5PM EST-Deep Dive overview of all three models with Designer, Steve Ritchie and Lead Programmer, Tim Sexton.-Q&A Session, ask your questions in the chat!-Project Pinball Raffle live drawing for Led Zeppelin LE PT1 at end of show around 5PM Eastern. If PT2 sells out (link below) we will do the live drawing for that raffle read more…

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How a Pinball Machine Works in Slow Motion!

December 2nd, 2020

The Slow Mo Guys created an amazing video showing the power of pinball through slow motion!  Click “Read More” at the top right to check out the video!

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PinTech LIVE

November 25th, 2020

Please join us this Thursday, January 27th, at 4PM Eastern to look inside Stern Pinball’s new RUSH pinball with Lead Designer, John Borg & Lead Programmer, Tim Sexton!! Get a chance at winning cool RUSH Pinball Swag every 30 minutes during the livestream.  Join us for PinTech LIVE every Thursday at 4PM Eastern Repairs – Maintenance – Pinball Tech Chat 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

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International Shipping Update

November 1st, 2020

Update Jan 2021: There is a new ~25% Tariff on all USA imports to EU that affects pinball machines and parts purchases. To learn more about how the tariffs affects pinball, check out the PinballNews.com Article: https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2020/11/12/eu-imposes-pinball-tariff/ — Fedex Rate Changes:  We are pleased to announce we have recently expanded our partnership with Fedex and iGlobal delivery services. This results in drastically reduced international shipping charges and includes delivery with all duties and taxes paid. Also, there are expanded express options that can offer shipment directly to your door. This new program is operating in Canada, Australia, and multiple areas read more…

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Pinball Power Knowledge Center Links

October 7th, 2020

An active and growing list of resources to help improve pinball knowledge and empower anyone interested in fixing or repairing their own pinball machine. Includes information about parts, sizing, images and databases to help you find what you need.  Moll; resource for Williams/Bally parts: https://www.moll.no/pinball/parts/ Internet Pinball Database – Need to look at a manual? Decent chance IPDB has a .pdf you can look at: https://www.ipdb.org/search.pl WPC Pinball Parts Page: http://www.pinballenthusiast.com/WPCParts.html Backglass Sizes by Manufacturer/year: https://www.pinwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=General#Backglass_Sizes Playfield Glass Sizes by Manufacturer/year: https://www.pinwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=General#Playfield_Glass_Sizes System 11 Pinwiki: https://www.pinwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Williams_System_9_-_11 Pinball Flyers: https://flyers.cdyn.com/pingames/index.html Pinball Shooter Spring Cross Reference: https://ty-ffasi.com/shooter-spring-cross-reference/ Funwithpinball EM repair clinic: https://www.funwithpinball.com/learn/EM-pinball-online-repair-clinic read more…

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Should you buy a NEW Stern Pinball Machine?

October 6th, 2020

Stern Pinball’s EVP and Chief Creative Officer George Gomez takes us on a behind the scenes look into the SPIKE™ electronics hardware system!

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Get Ready for Inde-PIN-dence Day!

June 22nd, 2020

FOR ORDERS OVER $99: Free Domestic Shipping &  $10 Off International Shipping COUPON CODE: PINDAY21 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 from Wednesday 6/23/21 – Saturday 6/26/21 at 11:59PM Eastern.

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PinTech LIVE: Unboxing the NEW Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pinball!

June 22nd, 2020

This Thursday is officially Marco Pinball’s TURTLES DAY!!!We have one of the first NEW Stern Pinball™ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pro Pinball and can’t wait to unbox it and share it with everyone. Hosts: Imoto Arcade & Kyle Spiteri PRIZE GIVEAWAYS EVERY 30 MINUTES DURING LIVESTREAMS!!Sign up here to be added to the drawing list:https://bit.ly/316Xqzi— PINTECH LIVE // 3-5PM EST-Unboxing and Setup Etiquette & Tips-What’s in the Box overview with special Stern Pinball guest, Lead Mechanical Engineer, Elliot Eismin.-Gameplay & Development Overview with special Stern Pinball guest, Associate Game Developer, Mike Vinikour. MARCO AFTER HOURS // 8-10PM EST-Geeking out over read more…

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