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Via Arcade Heroes Last weekend the Profession & Amateur Pinball Association (i.e. PAPA) held their 13th annual World Pinball Championships and out of 406 players, seven stood victorious in their separate division. That includes the youngest Class B player in PAPA’s history, 12-year old Joshua Henderson from Plainfield, IL(pictured). Josh was ranked as the 51st
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Nick! from Arcade Hunters and ColdGuy from That Guy With the Glasses visits Richie Knucklez in Flemington, New Jersey. Richie displays some of the over 80 games in the place, including some extremely rare games from his prized collection. He also talks about some of his record setting performances. Post-investigation analysis: Potentially Related PostsArcade Hunters
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In Beacon, New York, pinball is still illegal! Fine of $1,000 per day or jail! It’s ridiculous that this town would have and implement such an arcane law. I cannot understand the prejudice some people have toward pinball even now. For goodness sakes, pinball games are not slot machines! The Retro Arcade Museum exhibits games from the 1950′s to
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I need to visit Richie Knucklez’ place, especially after seeing this video from Arcade Hunters. I must play all of those good games in their natural habitat. MAME be damned! Yes, it’s especially strange that Paperboy was counted as a shooter on a major shmup forum’s list of greatest shooters, even though I believe it received one vote. Potentially
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ACTING! (Review from Arcade Hunters) Potentially Related PostsArcade Hunters | Richie Knucklez: In-Depth CoverageArcade Hunters Revisits 8 on the BreakNick! reviews Medieval MadnessNick interviews the CaptainArcade Hunters at Richie KnucklezPinferno 2 – Spawn of Pinferno“Get the extra ball, ya weiner!”Congratulations, Joshua Henderson!Play Pinball here, and Go to Jail!Hot Touch Arcade Pinball Emulator Accepts Real Coins
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Via Ubergizmo: Just because you’ve got a pinball emulator running doesn’t mean that it has to be confined to your boring old beige PC box. If you’re good with your hands, you can always do what this person did, and come up with a 1/3-scale pinball machine, dubbed the Hot Touch Arcade. This design saw
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Last Saturday, 25 competitors battled it out for the New Jersey Pinball Open Championship at Eight on the Break in Dunellen NJ. The National Pinball League (NPL) chose to run the qualification rounds as if it were a Monthly Masters event. At about 5:00 PM the top 4 groups (16 players) advanced to the playoff
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Jeri Ellsworth created a giant working joystick made from home improvement materials for California Extreme. Potentially Related PostsCalifornia Extreme Finals Watchable via TourneyCamCongratulations, Joshua Henderson!Arcade Hunters | Richie Knucklez: In-Depth CoveragePlay Pinball here, and Go to Jail!Arcade Hunters at Richie KnucklezUs vs. Them Laserdisc gameHot Touch Arcade Pinball Emulator Accepts Real CoinsNew Jersey Pinball Open
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Anytime my “home arcade” is featured, I have to post about it. Once again Nick! does a great job detailing some of the changes that have happened at “The Break” since his last visit. I wish he would visit during one of our league nights (Wednesdays) so that he, and his crew, could meet some
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Nick! from Arcade Hunters drops some science on the Xbox 360 conversion of Medieval Madness. It’s part of the Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection compilation game. If you are a pinball fan of ANY age, you should have this game already, or at least the one for the Wii. You DO have this