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…
I grew up in a time when pinball was already a narrative driven experience. Everyone who has seen or played a pin pre 1978 knows that this has not always been the case. Machines up…
The sensation of playing pinball lies in indulging in a beautiful mess of fast ball movement, colorful blinking lights, illuminated surfaces and a neverending symphony of sound effects, ranging from the ringing bumpers and slingshots to…
Everybody loves pinball machines from the 90ies onwards. Tables like “Star Trek: The Next Generation”, “Twilight Zone”, “Lord of the Rings”, “The Addams Family” or “Medieval Madness” are much sought-after because of their complex features,…
Note: There is now (April 21st, 2020) also an Italian translation of this text, courtesy of Federico Croci. If Sir Peter Ustinov invites you to “playful experiments of electricity”, you should probably accept. Digital entertainment…