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Robert Glashüttner

Seduction of the silver ball.

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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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Robert Glashüttner
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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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Top Trumps Pinball

  • March 3, 2015

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…

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Always on top! An interview with videopin master Tarek Oberdieck

  • January 30, 2015

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…

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Let’s get ready to rumble – the Mexican way!

  • January 18, 2015

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…

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Interview with pinball designer John Trudeau

  • January 9, 2015

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…

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