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Robert Glashüttner

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Pinball Outreach Project – Interview with Greg Dunlap

  • July 25, 2016

Before I was visiting Portland, Oregon, for a few days in late March this year, I wasn’t aware of how friendly and diverse this city is. I just heared and read about the unusual vibe…

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“Goldmind”: A pinball story in a music video

  • March 28, 2016

At first glance, pinball appeals to non-pinheads through its rich visuals and sounds. This is the reason why you see many press/media, film and sometimes also fashion people to become interested in pinball – if…

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The Pinball Assistant

  • December 13, 2015

There is still few exchange between the dedicated pinball community that focusses on physical tables and casually interested people who know pinball primarily through software of the likes of “Pinball Arcade”, “ZEN Pinball” or older…

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Europe’s biggest Pinball Museum

  • December 5, 2015

I have always suspected that Hungary is a place with a special pinball community. Apart from the fact that you come across Hungarian players almost every time when you take part in tournaments all over…

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“Momonga Pinball Adventures” – Interview with Paladin Studios

  • September 27, 2015

I am always excited when a pinball videogame comes out that is not first and foremost a simulation of physical pinball but instead brings in a creative take on the established silverball formula. This works…

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“Ausgeflippt” – A pinball exhibition in Wolfsburg, Germany

  • August 31, 2015

Wolfsburg in Lower Saxony, Germany, has quite a strange history. The small city did not grow over the years. It was invented, if you will, by the car manufacturer Volkswagen in 1938. Therefore, Wolfsburg is…

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Pinball in the public

  • August 2, 2015

I just came back from a pinball tournament in Lower Austria. It took place inside an old barn, beautifully restaurated, which is host to about 15 playable machines. They are not in perfect but overall…

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Interview with Mark Steinman from PAPA

  • May 30, 2015
Mark Steinman

If you are in any way interested in pinball outside your own machines or those you play at a local bar once in a while, you have to be familiar with PAPA. The Professional and…

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Neglected machines

  • April 16, 2015

I just came back from a visit at one of the few game arcades that still exist in Vienna. I went there after watching a film. Both the movie theater and the arcade are located…

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Catwalk beauties

  • March 8, 2015

Pinball machines have always been eye-catcher. In fact, a lot of people use them primarily as decoration objects. It makes sense: A pinball machine is big and colorful, features a lot of artwork as well…

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