[Daphaknee]

holy shit


_________________

the internet's

[Greng]

those spinners can be freaking annoying but yeah it totally adds to the mystery and excitement.
_________________

Steam ~ Be Preying | Resident Evil.net ~ ElSpank

[TapamN]

_________________
Playing SA2 is habit forming
Don't turn off your DC
ANTI-XXXX XX2 ASSOCIATION

[Greng]

OK! I scanned that article finally... kinda big images so apart from the cover being spammed here it's a download for your consideration and enjoyment...



It's a very good read I must say!

If you are having an awkward time reading this then I recommend installing comical and changing the download file extension from zip to cbz. Comical is easy to use, just use up/down arrows to read a page and page up/down to flick between pages.
_________________

Steam ~ Be Preying | Resident Evil.net ~ ElSpank

[shnozlak]

Holy crap the Hercules table!
Dose it use a pool ball or something?
I like that kids shirt.
_________________
Mixtapes galore ~ VG MUSIC
ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ http://phantom-photon.tumblr.com/

[Cossix]

It pretty much uses a pool ball, yeah.

[Judge Ito]

[Cossix]

I couldn't make it to the Pacific Pinball Expo this weekend. :(

[Tlon]

i got a high score on Theatre of Magic this weekend! But i used a continue so its on a second high score board so i'm not fully elite

anyone ever 'beat' a table? i haven't...
_________________
Someday somethings coming
From way out beyond the stars
To kill us while we stand here
It will store our brains in mason jars

[Greng]

I've never really been at a table long enough to see that it's beatable. I've had games where I've done pretty much all there is to do but probably missed some sequence related bonus.

Also, found a funny...

"Why do people in ship mutinies always ask for “better treatment”? I’d ask for a pinball machine, because with all that rocking back and forth you’d probably be able to get a lot of free games."
Jack Handy
_________________

Steam ~ Be Preying | Resident Evil.net ~ ElSpank

[Tlon]

i went out to a pub with the gal i've been in love with for like 11 months on thursday but i still had to stop and play Twilight Zone 'cause its Twilight Zone
_________________
Someday somethings coming
From way out beyond the stars
To kill us while we stand here
It will store our brains in mason jars

[Daphaknee]

you shoudl have played TOGETHER
_________________

the internet's

[Tlon]

well my friend's girlfriend is a big pinball fan so there will be challenges
but yeah i should take a picture of the room in that pub.. its got Twilight Zone and like 8 other machines
there's a nice construction themed machine at the station i'm at now
_________________
Someday somethings coming
From way out beyond the stars
To kill us while we stand here
It will store our brains in mason jars

[boagman]

[Tlon]

its owned by local singer/songwriter/twee pop guy Darren Hanlon, who lends it to the station
i once interviewed a local band and halfway through the (live on air) interview we ran out of stuff to talk about so we just talked pinball. it was really fun
_________________
Someday somethings coming
From way out beyond the stars
To kill us while we stand here
It will store our brains in mason jars

[boagman]

[Tlon]

oooh nice! i should put something like that together
i'm trying to convince my hosts to let me do a thing on Cult Gaming but they're pretty old... they love cult movies but don't really like games
_________________
Someday somethings coming
From way out beyond the stars
To kill us while we stand here
It will store our brains in mason jars

[Tlon]

$300 pinball controller out for PC

no friggin way would i buy this...

Bring the Ultimate Pinball Experience Home

Give your favorite pinball games the control they deserve - inject the ultimate pinball experience into your PC and enhance the enjoyment of any pinball game.

Your Pinball Wizard controller lets you experience pinball the way it is meant to be played, using flipper buttons, a real plunger and the ability to shake the table and nudge the ball. It does all this with no drivers or software required. The best PC Pinball Engine and 12 amazing Pinball Tables are all included for free.

Pinball Wizard Features

* Authentic Pinball Parts
* USB Plug-n-Play
* Compatible with any PC Pinball Game
* MotionKeys allows motion input to keyboard only based games
* Dual Left/Right Flipper Buttons
* Buttons are mappable to support a variety of configurations
* Indestructible Arcade Design


The Pinball Wizard controller incorporates all of the elements of a real pinball machine into the palm of your hand. The attention to detail is remarkable. Designed by Arcade Industry veterans and pinball enthusiasts, Pinball Wizard recreates the experience of playing a real pinball machine on your desktop!

Pinball Wizard: MSRP - $299 [/url]
_________________
Someday somethings coming
From way out beyond the stars
To kill us while we stand here
It will store our brains in mason jars

[Marshmallow]

oh boy i cant wait to play windows space cadet pinball with that thing

[Tlon]

http://cheeptalk.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/the-economics-of-pinball/
_________________
Someday somethings coming
From way out beyond the stars
To kill us while we stand here
It will store our brains in mason jars

[Lurky]

I want to love pinball but I don't have the mindset (or skillset) for it I guess. I don't see how my actions will or wont result in the ball going directly between the flippers when it comes back next time, maybe if machines didn't have 'TILT!' sensing I'd love them, but even then who knows.

Pinball, 1973 was a good novella.

[luvcraft]

[Lurky]

Alfred Birnbaum translated it into English and it was then published in Japan. ->It's floating around internet land in pdf form though.

[luvcraft]

[Tlon]

Mario's Pinball Adventure for the GBA is pretty fun! nice bold graphics and cool adventury bits, though all the playfields are a bit small and so far consist of 'beat these enemies'. still it knows its a videogame and dosen't even try to simulate real pinball

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hot-Pinball-Rock-Vol-1/dp/B00004THNV/ - check this shit. bands like the White Stripes and The Bellrays recording pinball themed songs for Multiball Magazine

found it while looking for a good iPhone pinball game
_________________
Someday somethings coming
From way out beyond the stars
To kill us while we stand here
It will store our brains in mason jars

[Tlon]

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/pinball/pinball1.html McSweeney's has a pinball column. neat~
_________________
Someday somethings coming
From way out beyond the stars
To kill us while we stand here
It will store our brains in mason jars

[negativedge]

seeing this thread I guess I should mention that the A Life Well Wasted podcast did something about pinball a couple months back. they interviewed some guy that is apparently The Pinball Guy and it was pretty interesting. the dude is some uber nerd in the best way and you could tell it pains him that he can't make pinball games anymore.

[Laurel Soup]

I got to play a Visual Pinball cabinet today. It had a big flatscreen as the table surface, another for the marquee, and the standard matrix display for the scoreboard. I got home, and spent the entire night trying to get Fathom (AH YES!) or Cyclone (of Mr. Bungle sample fame) up and running on my laptop.

Does anyone have a grasp on Visual Pinball and vpmame? I'm not sure if its the rom sets or the tables that aren't working.
_________________

[Vikram Ray]

my favorite pinball game

[Ronnoc]

whoa

[Vikram Ray]

shame you have to go to las vegas to play it

It's the only pinball game I know of with "levels"

[Mikey]

So maybe y'all will think this is just some art nerd wank but I saw it and went "FUCK. YES."

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/11/a-drawing-machine-that-records-the-chaos-of-pinball/

[Mikey]

Well my last post killed the thread so maybe this one will revive it!

http://www.polygon.com/2014/9/30/6875137/big-lewboski-pinball-photos-video

This looks like a damn fine machine, to me. But I'd love to hear what the aficionados think.

[jjsimpso]

I'm no expert, but that looks glorious to me!
_________________
PSN: TaipeiGamer

[Mikey]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHCVFrf5FKg