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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The Mandalorian Pinball on Marco TV Events!

June 21st, 2020

We have two exciting events planned this week for Stern Pinball’s newest release, The Mandalorian!! Join us on Thursday 6/24 @ 3PM Eastern for our PinTech LIVE Deep Dive with Designer Brian Eddy, and Lead Engineer Tom Kopera! Both of these guys are legends in the pinball industry and we cannot wait to have them show off their new game to us! and then, On Friday 6/25 @ 8PM Eastern, we’ll be playing The Mandalorian Pro together with Mike Vinikour, Associate Game Developer at Stern Pinball™ at Bang Back Pinball Lounge. Get ready for some fun shots and take part read more…

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PinTech LIVE – Episode 9 – Troubleshooting Data East Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

June 21st, 2020

EP009 – Troubleshooting Data East TMNT Let’s dive into Data East’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pinball with some live troubleshooting! 3:20 Kyle introduces the DE TMNT pinball machine 4:00 Closeup of TMNT playfield 4:29 Kyle opens the machine and grabs the head key 5:16 inside of the backbox 5:40 some common issues with boards in DE games 6:08 replacing batteries with NVRAM 6:35 burnt connectors are an issue in DE games and why IDC connectors should be replaced with Molex. 7:30 boards should be screwed down. 8:45 batteries might cause corrosion and what happens when you remove batteries and don’t read more…

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In Honor of the Legendary Steve Epstein

June 20th, 2020

We are all so heartbroken to hear the tragic news of Steve Epstein’s passing. He was such a beautiful soul that the entire pinball community cherished. He was a co-founder of all aspects of competitive pinball, and a fun, safe and inclusive pinball community advocate. Steve spent his entire life dedicated to growing pinball, and we will forever be grateful for him. Rest in peace, Steve. His family created a memoir page for him. If you have memories of Steve, please consider posting your story there, so that we can all remember the amazing life he led, and celebrate his life read more…

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