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The New Metallica Pinball Machine is Very Heavy Indeed

Thoughts on the New Machine by Stern Pinball I have been one of Stern’s harshest critics, but I am happy to eat some crow on their upcoming new pinball machine. The pictures of the upcoming Metallica pinball machine are simply stunning. This is probably the best looking pinball machine that Stern has ever...

The Pinball Mecca of the Outer Banks

There no longer are any pinball machines in my hometown. The last one remaining hold out sold its last pinball machine a few months ago. The good news is that I purchased it! My own collection helps feed my pinball thirst, but sometimes one can get tired of your own collection. I have been having that itch to play some new...

Rare Game Room Gems — Return of the Jedi

Well with us covering Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, we really have to conclude the original Star Wars trilogy by Atari with Return of the Jedi. Many people are surprised to know that despite being the third movie, that Return of the Jedi in fact was released before the Empire Strikes Back. This game is unlike the other...

We Know Medieval Madness, But What about Eyeball Madness

Well there is another cool custom pinball machine out there. I just stumbled on to some information about Eyeball Madness. This is a re-skinned JackBot. Take some eyeball pinballs, add an eyeball shooter, a giant video eyeball staring at you, redo the playfield and cabinet art, add some other fine touches and you have a new...

The Top Ten Best Bargains in Pinball Today

Pinball Machines are amazing fun, but they can also do some serious damage to your wallet. With new games selling for $5000 to $7500 and with many used pinball machines selling for that high or even higher — a little bit of bargain shopping can go a long way. Some even say that prices of some used pinball machines are...

The New Metallica Pinball Machine is Very Heavy Indeed

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Rare Game Room Gems — Return of the Jedi

Mar 31

We Know Medieval Madness, But What about Eyeball Madness

Mar 30

The Top Ten Best Bargains in Pinball Today

Mar 30

Hunting Down Details on the Upcoming Predator Pinball

Apr 26, 12

Posted in News

Could a pinball renewal be upon us? Everyone knows all about the upcoming Wizard of Oz pinball machine by now, but another new pinball vendor has a hot new title in the works as well. Skit-B Pinball is working on bringing you Predator pinball — based on the 1987 film of the same name. Kevin Kulek from Skit-B was kind enough to...

Nearly 20 Year Old Pinball Machine Found Still New in Box

Apr 24, 12

Posted in News

My buddy Gerry at Pinball Promos recently purchased a still new in the box Road Show pinball machine for his game room. He was kind enough to share pictures with me of this incredibly rare experience. I am not sure how many classic pinball machines from the 90′s are still out there, but I expect the numbers are amazingly...

Rare Game Room Gems — Environmental Discs of Tron

Apr 13, 12

Posted in Reviews

When it comes to movies there are some that really were just designed to be turned into a video game. Disney’s 1982 sci-fi classic Tron is certainly one of those movies, and today we are going to look at the second arcade game based on this movie Discs of Tron made by Midway. Specifically we will be looking at the environmental...

Seeking Holy Arcade Grails with Author Sean Newton

Apr 10, 12

Posted in News

You may remember that the The GameRoom Blog talked with Sean Newton last year about his excellent book Bits, Sticks, and Buttons. Well Sean has a new book coming out soon and wanted to give us the exclusive scoop on it. So here goes… Sean thanks for talking with me today. I take it the new book is related to arcade games...