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Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2013
September 14th, 2013
The Portland Retro Gaming Expo returns for its 8th year to the Oregon Convention Center on October 5-6, 2013! PRGE will occupy the entire 60,000 square foot Exhibit Hall C with vendors and games plus separate meeting rooms for speakers, panels and tournaments. Saturday, October 5, 2013 9:00 AM – Main show floor opens for presale badge holders 10:00 AM – Main show floor opens for all attendees 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM – Speakers and panels in auditoriums 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Video gaming tournaments (on main show floor) 5:30 PM – Exhibitor floor closes for the read more…
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Calgary Pincade Show 2013
September 8th, 2013
Canada continues to grow its pinball influence with the Calgary Pincade Show, to be held September 28-29 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Saturday – 10am – midnight Sunday – 10am – 6pm Admission: $15/person Weekend pass: $20/person 12 and under: FREE with paid admission 75+ arcade and pinball games on free play! Non-stop action, with numerous door prize give-aways all weekend long! http://www.pincadeshow.com/
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How Roger Sharpe Helped Saved Pinball With a Perfect Shot
August 18th, 2013
For those not familiar with this famous pinball story, Gizmodo published an excellent piece on Roger Sharpe’s “Babe Ruth” pinball shot that helped lift the infamous pinball ban in New York City. At the time, Pinball was illegal in New York City. The Music and Amusement Association arranged a hearing to attempt to overturn the ban, with Roger Sharpe as their star witness to prove that pinball was a game of skill, not chance. On games set up in the courtroom, Roger demonstrated to the skeptical representatives that he could call a shot and make it. This feat, coupled with read more…
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Watch the PAPA 16 World Championships on twitch.tv
August 15th, 2013
This year, PAPA (The Professional and Amateur Pinball Association) broadcast and recorded all of the action of PAPA 16 on twitch.tv with live commentary! For those not familiar with PAPA, the organization organizes and hosts the world’s top pinball player talent every year at their incredible facility located in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The PAPA finals, numbered by year since their inception are the result of a series of PAPA circuit events around the world. If you’ve never had a chance to get into competitive pinball as a player or spectator, this is a great organization to get started with. They read more…
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California Extreme Tournament Footage: Cirqus Voltaire Semi-finals
August 14th, 2013
Watching professional pinball players going head to head is always a treat. These are the semi-finals, played at California Extreme 2013. The game is Cirqus Voltaire (Bally 1997). Players and final scores: Tim Hansen – 29 million Per Schwarzenberger 3 million Bob Matthews 19 million Jim Belsito 4 million
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Portland Retro Gaming Expo
August 12th, 2013
http://retrogamingexpo.com/ October 5-6th, 2013
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Visit the UK Pinball Party Aug 9-11!
July 30th, 2013
If you live in Western Europe, the UK Pinball Party is not to be missed! Marco has been sponsoring this event for a number of years and it is one of the best shows in Europe to play pinball all weekend long on over 110 machines. http://www.ukpinballparty.com/ Hours Friday 9th August 2013: 5:30pm – 11pm Saturday 10th August 2013: 9am – 7:30pm Sunday 11th August 2013: 10am – 5pm Location Puma Daventry Court Hotel Sedgemoor Way Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 0SG (N.B. 0 is a zero) United Kingdom Tel: 01327 307000 Fax: 01327 706313
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20-year anniversary code update for Data East Star Wars
December 26th, 2012
Owners of the fantastic Data East Star Wars pinball machine were greeted with a great Christmas present this year: a game code update! With dozens of new rules, features, and bug fixes, this update will bring joy to households and arcades across the country this year. Check out details of the update and how to obtain it here from Chad Hendrickson’s site: http://www.pinballcode.com/
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PIN A GO GO begins 5/17/13
November 2nd, 2012
Pin-a-Go-Go, Dixon CA- May 17-19, ton-o-pins, vendors, Fun Tourney, all proceeds go to local youth organizations. www.pinagogo.org
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Two eyes on a steel ball: how well-funded enthusiasts created a way to help keep pinball alive
April 3rd, 2012
Ben Kuchera hits the nail on the head: “Pinball is a sport in the same way that poker is a sport: It’s only based on luck if you’re terrible at it.” Making Pinball into a spectator sport is going to be one of the key ingredients that propels the pinball revival well into the next decade. If you organize or are otherwise involved with tournaments and/or leagues, strongly consider investing in a pinball vision system! More details: PAPA Pinball tournaments
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