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Fathomagical

“Heard you might have a Fathom Mermaid Edition left? Potential interest here …” was my message on June 1st, 2021. I had just sent it to Zach at Flip N Out Pinball after seeing...

Understanding Why

I’m at the point in my collection that I want to weed out the games I just don’t play much and add games that would become favorites. To begin to do that I thought...

Recalling Greatness

Recalling Greatness nos·tal·gia (noun) “A sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations” A sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for...

Get Off My Lawn!

I love spending time with guests up in the Pinball Loft, especially when they are interested in the history of Pinball or to simply watch them really enjoy playing the game. Alternatively, when I...

Spooky Swap

Part 1 of 3: Haunted House Pinball It’s October as I begin to write this. No, I’m not rushing to finish up my Gottlieb Haunted House playfield swaps because it’s October (Halloween), it’s just...

Pinsound Buzz

I first purchased a Pinsound board several years ago as a means to “fix” an intermittent sound issue with my Data East Last Action Hero. It definitely did the trick but it seemed to...

Kang & Kodos

All credit for this idea belongs to thpletcher over on Pinside. I’ve had a Simpsons Pinball Party for a few years now and love it. I purchased it as part of a bulk buy...

Ultraman Starlight

There were moments when playing Ultraman that the lower center of the playfield seemed dark to me. I wondered if adding spots would help. Problem is I don’t like all the exposed wiring, the...

Titan Transparency

Check out the previous post to see my thoughts on the new Ultraman here at the loft. Now that it’s been here a week, I feel even more strongly about how good of a...