When I was a kid in elementary school, I loved playing Top Trumps. I remember an old pack with cars where the cards were smaller than usual. I held that one very dear and still…
If you look at the highscore tables of the “Pinball Arcade” games, chances are that you will see one name in the top 10 quite often: Tarek Oberdieck. At the time of publication, he actually…
I stopped being interested in wrestling at about age 14 when I started the Austrian equivalent of high school. This was connected to a change of scenery as I moved from the suburbs into the…
Welcome to 2015! The new pinball year had a good start so far, with the recent announcement of Stern’s new table “WWE Wrestlemania”, designed by industry legend John Trudeau (“Creature from The Black Lagoon”, “Judge…
It’s always in your head. With everything you do, the road to success lies in your own confidence, persistance, patience and tenacity. Skill, knowledge and craftiness can only flourish if you believe in yourself –…
Less than a month ago, a very unique videogame that is a mixture between pinball and a roleplaying game was released: “Rollers of the Realm”. The Ball is Wild did a review about the game…
“Back To The Future” has been and still is one of my favorite movies. The magic of time travel is accompanied by striking characters that have a slapstick and comical vibe surrounding them. The movie…
Playing on a pinball machine is an experience you can never completely simulate as a videogame. But as someone who grew up in the 80ies and 90ies, I got to know both pinball tables and…
I am sure most of you have followed the landing of “Philae” yesterday, the mobile science lab of space probe “Rosetta” sent out by the European Space Agency in 2004. Aside from this groundbreaking scientific…
Electronic handheld and tabletop games were a big thing back in the late 70ies and early 80ies. Home computers and game consoles were already around at that time, but nothing could beat the impressive fact…