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@halldoc1

Pinball / Retro Arcade Enthusiast (especially the rare ones), Artist, Scientist, Bookophile, Rhythm gamer, Theme Park / Rollercoaster fan, Well rounded Nerd.

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#pinball #retrogames #retrogaming High Speed (Williams, 1986) Designed by Steve Ritchie, art by Mark Sprenger and Python Anghelo. 17,080 units were made. This was the first pinball machine to play a complete song. It was also the first system 11 game. Located at Kidforce Pinball, Berea, OH.

09.03.2026 04:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#arcade #retrogames #retrogaming Panzer Attack (Midway, 1974). Located at Pinball PA, Aliquippa, PA.

09.03.2026 04:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A mint, very rare 1952 Williams Horsefeathers ๐ŸŽ head-to-head electromechanical pinball machine.

An unknown number were produced. Iโ€™ve only ever seen one go up for sale. It was completely trashed and it went for HUGE money.

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#pinball #arcade #1950s #antique #horseracing

08.03.2026 13:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Mothership The Largest Homebrew Pinball Pinball Expo 2024 #Pinball #Pinballrepair #arcade
Mothership The Largest Homebrew Pinball Pinball Expo 2024 #Pinball #Pinballrepair #arcade YouTube video by Mark's Basement Arcade

youtu.be/528ZbmKAXwA?...

08.03.2026 16:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Please join the nonprofit PPM in celebrating International Women's Day! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป๐Ÿคฉ We're proud to have created the FIRST exhibit dedicated to Women's contributions to pinball art, design and programming - learn more about these pinball pioneers in our "Beyond the Backglass" exhibit. See you soon! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿปโ˜บ๏ธโšช๏ธ

08.03.2026 07:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very cool.

08.03.2026 13:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wait till you see Mothership. It's a new pinball machine twice the size of Hercules. It also has an upper and lower playfield

08.03.2026 13:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#pinball #retrogames #retrogaming #PastTimesArcade Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Gottlieb, 1978). 9950 units were made of the solid state version of this pin. Designed by Ed Krynski, art by Gordon Morison. Located at Past Times Arcade, Girard, OH.

08.03.2026 04:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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#arcade #retrogames #retrogaming #PastTimesArcade Moon Patrol (Irem/Williams, 1982). Located at Past Times Arcade, Girard, OH.

08.03.2026 04:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love places like this and Past Times that make wide spaces to walk in the rows.

08.03.2026 00:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Same.....same

07.03.2026 21:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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1966 Williams Big Strike single-player electromechanical pinball machine.

3,600 units produced. Designed by Steve Kordek.

As seen at the Ann Arbor Pinball Museum aka VFW in Brighton, Michigan.

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#pinball #arcade #1960s #electromechanical #antiques

07.03.2026 16:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I Want to Believeโ€ฆ

1997 SEGA Pinball X-Files pinball machine.

An estimated 1,500 units were produced. Designed by Rob Hurtado with art by Morgan Weistling and Marc Raneses and code by Lonnie D. Ropp and Orin Day.

#xfiles #iwanttobelieve #sega #pinball #arcade #1990s

07.03.2026 19:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lol, best way to put that. Cheers on third, or non-museum owner win ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘

07.03.2026 15:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Indeed

07.03.2026 03:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That is a fun pin. You go bookworm/freeze?

07.03.2026 03:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I bet.

07.03.2026 02:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#pinball #retrogames #retrogaming #PastTimesArcade The Atarians (Atari, 1976). This 4 flipper, was the first solid state widebody pin. Designed by Bob Jones, art by George Opperman. This was also the first pin to use under playfield sensors. Located at Past Times Arcade, Girard, OH.

07.03.2026 02:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to play this one. Too many to play in one day.

07.03.2026 02:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#arcade #retrogames #retrogaming Target Zero (Bally, 1970). Located at Pinball PA, Aliquippa PA.

07.03.2026 02:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How was Beetlejuice?

07.03.2026 02:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nice

06.03.2026 20:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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An extremely rare 1987 Technoplay Scramble ๐Ÿ๏ธ pinball machine, a product of Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น .

Technoplay is essentially what the famous Italian pinball manufacturer became after filing for bankruptcy.

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#Pinball #arcade #MadeInItaly #1980s #TechnoPlay

06.03.2026 14:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's one of those games that ends up being way more fun then you thought it was going to be.

06.03.2026 04:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#pinball #retrogames #retrogaming Arena (Gottlieb, 1987). 3099 units were made of this two flipper solid state. Designed by Ray Tanzer, art by Constantino and Jeanine Mitchell. The pit skill shot is also used on Bullseye and Bell Ringer pins. Located at Pinball PA, Aliquippa, PA.

06.03.2026 04:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#arcade #retrogames #retrogaming Pengo (Sega, 1982). Located at Pinball PA, Aliquippa, PA.

06.03.2026 04:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cool

06.03.2026 02:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I feel like that about so many places, especially around Pittsburgh. Cool looking spot.

06.03.2026 02:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lol

06.03.2026 02:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's kind of the hodge podge place to put new stuff onto the floor until they figure out where it can go.

05.03.2026 21:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0