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A very bizarre pinball Nitro Ground Shaker story

There’s a Bally Nitro Ground Shaker in England with a very peculiar history. The pin was built in Chicago in 1980, and it now sits in a house in Farnborough, one of [...]
John Popadiuk: pinball’s Steve Jobs?

Pinball has come to a fork in the road, presenting alternative paths to the future. One path is for artists and aesthetes, another for technologist, scientists and engineers. [...]
What’s the score with women’s tournaments?

Women – usually scantily clad women – have long been a staple of pinball machine artwork. But plenty of women enjoy playing pinball too: go to almost any league [...]
Why colour is vital to pinball’s future

Younger pinball players never had to put up with black and white televisions or monochrome computer monitors and Palm Pilot screens. So can pinball manufacturers seriously [...]
Five chinese pinball machines are GO!

Mike Kalinowski is building a pinball factory in China, which is odd because Chicago is supposed to be the centre of pinball manufacturing. But then again pinball factories [...]

Low cost colour display

19th May 2014 // 0 Comments

We are big fans of colour displays here at Pavlov Pinball: the Theatre of Magic at Pavlov Towers looked great with a ColorDMD unit – until we sold it. But not before we [...]
Pinball’s all-time top toppers

22nd May 2015 // 8 Comments

Pavlov Pinball takes a look at the best toppers ever made [...]
Twisted Pins ramps up new business

14th May 2014 // 2 Comments

Ramps, eh? They’re not sexy and they’re not glamorous. And if you’ve got a pin with a ramp that’s knackered then that can be a bit of a problem. [...]
Ghostbusters, Alien, Whoa! Nellie: latest updates.

12th January 2016 // 0 Comments

The signs from EAG are that Stern Ghostbusters is imminent [...]

A very bizarre pinball Nitro Ground Shaker story