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This decade may not be over but we still reckon we can run a poll to find out what is Stern Pinball Inc’s best machine since 2010!
We have to doff our collective hat to Stern, they have been prolific in releasing pinball machines year in year out. So without further ado, here is the poll – vote now for what you think has been Stern’s best pinball machine since 2010.
You better hurry as voting closes on April 16!
Ever wondered what a pinball bar would look like if it was made entirely of discarded pinball machines and their respective playfields?
Welcome to the Flipper Hütte, a German bar where you could enjoy a drink and try your luck at picking the pinball machines that make up its walls and ceiling!
Described in a German magazine as the “freaky garden house”, we can thank Ralph Jourdan for sharing his photos of this most unique bar situated in the Federal State of Hesse. The only thing missing is actual playable pinball machines!
image source: Ralph Jourdan
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source: Motherboard
With pinball gaining more and more popularity in the mainstream, Motherboard’s State of Repair sits downs and chats with pinball doctors Mike Hooker of Sayville, Long Island and Jon Ehrlich, owner of Brooklyn pinball bar Jackbar, to chat with them about the popularity of pinball games today and what goes into maintaining and keeping these complex machines running.
source: Motherboard
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Just like the pinball prohibition era in the US, an Australian council (Heidelberg, Victoria) took it upon themselves to ban pinball machines. This ABC TV report from July 13 1978 shows how close our silverball pastime came to being driven out of milk bars, cafes and fish and chip takeaway shops!
If this ban had gone ahead, we may have required the pinball wizardry of Roger Sharpe to reverse the ban order! Luckily cooler heads prevailed.
source: ABC TV