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#8: Pin and Pong

Bring out your paddles, because in the eighth issue of The Ball is Wild 🪩 pinball culture newsletter, published on April 7th, it's all about brick breaker videogames. The reason for this coverage is that…Read more

Experimental pinball music! An interview with composer Suzana Lașcu

It's not everyday that three trained musicians meet for an improv session in order to record a pinball album. Under normal circumstances this perhaps wouldn't have happened. But because of COVID, all of us had…Read more

#7: Marvellous Marble Machines

Marbles abound! In the seventh issue of The Ball is Wild 🪩 pinball culture newsletter, published on December 3rd, presents a deep-dive into the wondrous marble machines and how they came to be. We also…Read more

#6: Spooky Silverballs

The sixth issue of The Ball is Wild 🪩 pinball culture newsletter, published on October 30th, is all about Balloween! The editorial is about vertical pinball stacking, meaning virtual pinball playfields stacked on top of…Read more

Flipping up! A conversation with Tom Voros, developer of Pinball Spire

Rolling and flinging through a pixelated dungeon, accompanied by a mysterious but always friendly score, and discovering an enigmatic tower. When I first encountered Pinball Spire at the online gaming showcase Steam Next Fest last…Read more

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#9: Press the button

#8: Pin and Pong

Experimental pinball music! An interview with composer Suzana Lașcu

#7: Marvellous Marble Machines

#6: Spooky Silverballs

Flipping up! A conversation with Tom Voros, developer of Pinball Spire