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@halldoc1

Pinball / Retro Arcade Enthusiast (especially the rare ones), Artist, Scientist, Bookophile, Rhythm gamer, Theme Park / Rollercoaster fan, Well rounded Nerd.

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#pinball #retrogames #retrogaming Firepower II (Williams, 1983). Designed by Mark Ritchie, art by Constantino and Jeanine Mitchell. 3400 units were made. The game uses excess backboxes from the 1981 Hyperball. Located at Pinball PA, Aliquippa, PA.

11.03.2026 05:21 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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#arcade #retrogames #retrogaming Astro Invader (Stern, 1980) Located at Pinball PA, Aliquippa, PA.

11.03.2026 05:13 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1985 GamePlan Captain Hook pinball machine.

Only 450 units were produced because this was one of GamePlan’s final games. The company’s last project was a prototype for an unobtainable game called Loch Ness Monster.

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#captainhook #peterpan #pinball #arcade #1980s

10.03.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck 🀞

10.03.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1963 Gottlieb Square Head single-player electromechanical pinball machine.

975 units produced. Designed by Wayne Neyens with art by Roy Parker.

As seen at the Ann Arbor Pinball Museum aka VFW in Brighton, Michigan.

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#pinball #arcade #1960s #electromechanical #squarehead

10.03.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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#pinball #retrogames #retrogaming #PastTimesArcade Campus Queen (Bally, 1966). 1,125 units were made of this two flipper EM. Designed by Ted Zale, art possibly by George Molentin (not credited). The two player version of this layout is 1965s Sheba. Located at Past Times Arcade, Girard, OH.

10.03.2026 05:34 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Space Zap arcade cabinet

Space Zap arcade cabinet

#arcade #retrogames #retrogaming Space Zap (Midway, 1980). Located at Pinball PA, Aliquippa, PA.

10.03.2026 05:24 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A very fun game to play

09.03.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1980 Geiger-Automatenbau Wild SchΓΌtz pinball machine, a product of Germany πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ.

Only 200 units of this conversion kit for Bally’s 1978 game Strikes and Spares were produced. Art by Michele Martinelli.

As seen at Past Times Arcade in Girard, Ohio.

#pinball #arcade #madeingermany #1980s #hubertusjagd

09.03.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

JP is awesome keeping these rare pins in virtual.

09.03.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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2003 Stern Pinball Lord of the Rings pinball machine.

Designed by George Gomez with art by Art Jerry Vanderstelt, Kevin O'Connor and Margaret Hudson, music by Chris Granner and code by Keith Johnson and Dwight Sullivan.

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#lordoftherings #fellowshipofthering #pinball #arcade #JRRTolkien

09.03.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Indeed. Reposted πŸ‘

09.03.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Turn the FILES into TRIALS

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09.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 280 πŸ” 168 πŸ’¬ 95 πŸ“Œ 32

Comrade! Taxi!

09.03.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#pinball #retrogames #retrogaming High Speed (Williams, 1986) Designed by Steve Ritchie, art by Mark Sprenger and Python Anghelo. 17,080 units were made. This was the first pinball machine to play a complete song. It was also the first system 11 game. Located at Kidforce Pinball, Berea, OH.

09.03.2026 04:46 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#arcade #retrogames #retrogaming Panzer Attack (Midway, 1974). Located at Pinball PA, Aliquippa, PA.

09.03.2026 04:37 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A mint, very rare 1952 Williams Horsefeathers 🐎 head-to-head electromechanical pinball machine.

An unknown number were produced. I’ve only ever seen one go up for sale. It was completely trashed and it went for HUGE money.

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#pinball #arcade #1950s #antique #horseracing

08.03.2026 13:37 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Mothership The Largest Homebrew Pinball Pinball Expo 2024 #Pinball #Pinballrepair #arcade
Mothership The Largest Homebrew Pinball Pinball Expo 2024 #Pinball #Pinballrepair #arcade YouTube video by Mark's Basement Arcade

youtu.be/528ZbmKAXwA?...

08.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Please join the nonprofit PPM in celebrating International Women's Day! πŸ™ŒπŸ»πŸ€© We're proud to have created the FIRST exhibit dedicated to Women's contributions to pinball art, design and programming - learn more about these pinball pioneers in our "Beyond the Backglass" exhibit. See you soon! πŸ™πŸ»β˜ΊοΈβšͺ️

08.03.2026 07:29 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Very cool.

08.03.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wait till you see Mothership. It's a new pinball machine twice the size of Hercules. It also has an upper and lower playfield

08.03.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#pinball #retrogames #retrogaming #PastTimesArcade Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Gottlieb, 1978). 9950 units were made of the solid state version of this pin. Designed by Ed Krynski, art by Gordon Morison. Located at Past Times Arcade, Girard, OH.

08.03.2026 04:48 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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#arcade #retrogames #retrogaming #PastTimesArcade Moon Patrol (Irem/Williams, 1982). Located at Past Times Arcade, Girard, OH.

08.03.2026 04:39 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I love places like this and Past Times that make wide spaces to walk in the rows.

08.03.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Same.....same

07.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1966 Williams Big Strike single-player electromechanical pinball machine.

3,600 units produced. Designed by Steve Kordek.

As seen at the Ann Arbor Pinball Museum aka VFW in Brighton, Michigan.

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#pinball #arcade #1960s #electromechanical #antiques

07.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I Want to Believe…

1997 SEGA Pinball X-Files pinball machine.

An estimated 1,500 units were produced. Designed by Rob Hurtado with art by Morgan Weistling and Marc Raneses and code by Lonnie D. Ropp and Orin Day.

#xfiles #iwanttobelieve #sega #pinball #arcade #1990s

07.03.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Lol, best way to put that. Cheers on third, or non-museum owner win πŸ˜πŸ‘

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