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…

Tags: data east, MarcoTV, pintech live, teenage mutant ninja turtles

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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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PinTech LIVE – Episode 8 – How to Solder

June 15th, 2020

PRODUCTS USED ON EPISODE 8: Soldering Iron: https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/77-PN60L Solder 60/40 Spool: https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/77-SPL100 Solder Sucker: https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/77-DP Flipper Rebuild Kits: https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/PLFD-FLIP-KIT BFKIT88-1L2R – Flipper Rebuild Kit Bally 5/80-11/88 Triple Flipper https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/BFKIT88-1L2R 4008-01003-04 – Machine Screw 8-32 x 1/4″ p-ph-sems https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/4008-01003-04 A-3711-4 – Flipper crank Bally linear left https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/A-3711-4 A-3711-5 – Flipper crank Bally linear right https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/A-3711-5 S-496-217 – Plunger – Bally linear flipper https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/S-496-217 ASW-A20-34 – Switch – flipper EOS 3 blade w/lifter https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/ASW-A20-34 A-613-127 – Coil stop – flipper Bally https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/A-613-127 C-649-53 – Flipper bushing Bally early https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/C-649-53 SP-100-363 – Spring – extension flipper return https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/SP-100-363 20-8790-2 – Nyliner® 5/16 inch bearing read more…

Tags: Pinball, pintech live, repair, soldering

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MarcoTV – Episode 7 on PinTech LIVE – Rebuilding Bally Flippers

June 5th, 2020

EP007: PinTech LIVE – Rebuilding Bally Flippers New studio, new gear, new game! Join Kyle Spiteri and Imoto Harney in the new Marco Studio. Today Kyle shows us how to do Bally flipper rebuilds on his Bally-Midway Lady Luck pinball machine.

Tags: bally, flipper rebuild, lady luck, Pinball, pintech live

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Stern Pinball Announces New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pinball

May 27th, 2020

Stern Pinball, Inc announced the newest game to their epic line-up, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pinball! We are currently accepting pre-orders so if you’re interested in picking up this great title, email us at gamesales@marcopinball.com

Tags: Pinball, stern pinball, teenage mutant ninja turtles, tmnt

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PinTech LIVE

April 21st, 2020

This Thursday, September 24th, is officially Marco Pinball’s AVENGERS DAY!!!We have one of the first NEW Stern Pinball™ Avengers: Infinity Quest 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://forms.gle/apJGEnQFLETX3zeQ9 PINTECH LIVE // 3-5PM EDT-Deep Dive overview with Mechanical Engineer, Harrison Drake. MARCO AFTER HOURS // 8-10PM EDT-Marco Team LIVE Gameplay — Subscribe/Follow now to get instant notifications on when we go LIVE!TWITCH: http://www.twitch.tv/marcopinballYOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/marcopinballFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/marcospec We’ll be giving away raffle tickets to Project read more…

Tags: diy, livestreaming, Pinball, pinball repair

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Website Update 4/9/20: Out of Stock Items Will Not Go In Cart

April 10th, 2020

WEBSITE UPDATE 4/9/20: You can no longer add OUT OF STOCK items into your shopping cart. If there is an item you want that is showing up as out of stock, please contact us at directly sales@marcospec.com .

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2019 TWIPY Pinball Award Show

April 5th, 2020

We are excited to sponsor the 3rd Annual TWIPY Award Show to celebrate Pinball’s greatest achievements for the year 2019. Organized by This Week in Pinball and their committee, the TWIPY’s is a people’s choice award, where pinball fans across the world vote on their favorites of several pinball-themed categories. (see below)

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How to Stream Pinball by Jack Danger

April 1st, 2020

Stuck at home with your games? Start streaming pinball now! There are multiple outlets you can stream on for free. Twitch, Facebook LIVE, Youtube, or even just using ZOOM to stream with your personal family & friends! Streaming pinball is the latest way to share pinball gameplay, rules, and even repair tips! Don’t know where to start? We have you covered! Jack Danger paves the way for pinball streamers with his professional and entertaining pinball streams on twitch.tv, Dead Flip Pinball Streaming. Always keen about sharing his knowledge, Jack created a comprehensive breakdown on “How to Stream Pinball”.

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