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Playfield paradise

Imagine handing over a beaten up old Addams Family playfield, and getting it back a few months later in perfect, minty, as-new condition. Henrik Maurer You may suspect some [...]
Sexing up bad translites

Every now and then you come across a great game – with a translite that’s so ugly it has you reaching for a paper bag. Two machines spring to mind immediately; [...]
George Gomez interview: his take on colour displays and more

Pavlov Pinball spoke to Jack Guarnieri of Jersey Jack Pinball and Barry Driessen of Dutch Pinball in part one of this special feature about colour pinball displays and the [...]
Original themes and women’s titles from Stern?

Why do all Stern pinball machines have licenced themes? Wrestlemania, The Walking Dead, Mustang, Star Trek, Avengers, X-Men – well you get the idea. The company is [...]
Pinball’s all-time top toppers

Pavlov Pinball takes a look at the best toppers ever made [...]

Why colour is vital to pinball’s future

17th September 2014 // 1 Comment

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 [...]
Pinball culture: Astonishing things you didn’t know about Novus

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Weird science: converting EMs to SS and creating replica machines

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What’s the point of pop bumpers?

10th July 2014 // 7 Comments

Pop bumpers, jet bumpers, thumper bumpers – call them what you will: you’ll find them on machines of pretty much all ages. They certainly look good and photograph [...]
EM dawn: the rebirth of cool

5th June 2014 // 0 Comments

There’s a small industrial unit in deepest South London that’s filled with pinball treasures. To find it you have to locate the right residential street and spot [...]
Alien Pinball – lastest news

23rd August 2015 // 2 Comments

Heighway Pinball has spilled some more beans about the Alien Pinball machine. [...]
Keeping pinball alive in the land of fire and ice

25th June 2014 // 0 Comments

Iceland is a spectacularly beautiful country, but it’s a tough place to live if you happen to be a pinball nut. Who plays pinball in a pond? Crazy Viking dudes. Photo: [...]

Playfield paradise