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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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“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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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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Strike a pose! A tribute to expressive body english in pinball

  • December 22, 2014

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 –…

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