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I have listed some "Quick Links" as a starting point for key areas I often visit. Quick Links
Clay's Repair Site - the
best starting point for troubleshooting Pinball games. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
aaarpinball - This is Altan's site where he displays the various games he owns beginning with a view of game backglasses that you use as a launch point to learn more. Once you click on a backglass, you move to a view of the game with a history discussion and lots of information around game tweaks and repairs he's done for each game. He lists the problems he had with each game, and in some cases, the restoration efforts he used such as removing mylar, then the solution with detailed pictures to illustrate the points he makes. If you have a problem with your own game and it's one of the game he lists, you may want to check out this site to see if he too encountered the problem and what he did to fix it. Informative and well laid out. Action Pinball & Amusement - Visit Ray's site regarding the Pinball and other arcade games as well as game-related parts and service. Ray is a frequent contributor to rec.games.pinball (RGP) providing valuable information to the Pinball community. His business is known as a top-notch enterprise repairing and restoring games while selling many Pinball-related parts, and the games as well. This site includes technical articles as well as tips to set up a Pinball game, a buyer's guide, and illustrating the difference between what others call a shop job, and the quality service that Action Pinball provides. This is a well-made site where you can many of your parts online. Check it out. The Addams Family Pinball Machine Page - This is Mike Romco's site dedicated to The Addams Family (TAF) Pinball game. Mike provides quite a bit of useful information regarding TAF such that if you are a fan or need to do maintenance on your game, you should check out his site for very useful information. Note that although this site is dedicated to TAF, many of his tips can be applied to other games as well. Mike also has a group discussion board where you can discuss and exchange TAF comments. Al's Arcade - This is Al Warner's fine Pinball site covering Pinball games that he has in his personal collection as well as tech pages, items for sale, and some arcade video games. He also includes links to some key resource places on the Internet. Allteksystems Ultimate MPU - Need a CPU board to replace a battery damaged Bally or Sterns game? You may want to check here to see if your game is listed for a CPU Ultimate MPU replacement board. Saves trying to buy a board from an existing owner. The Ultimate MPU board handles over 90 different games requiring a DIP switch setting to change the game supported. All You Can Eat Pinball - Web site for buying Pinball-related products. You can search by Game or part and then buy the products on-line. Plastics, coils, manuals, ring sets, Pinball sliders, bulbs and much more can be found at All You Can Eat Pinball.. Amusement Innovations - Keith provides information related to a few of his game modifications for games such as Lord Of The Rings, Indiana Jones, and Guns N' Roses. Andy's Pinball Page - Andy Thorn's web page contains Pinball links, reviews, Pinball flyers, and some games for sale. I especially like his Pinball game reviews since he goes in to detail on a variety of games where information is hard pressed to be found. Be sure to check out his Pinball links page that lists collectors and pertinent info regarding everything regarding most games of interest. Arcade@Home - Nicely designed site showing a lot of arcade games in a private collection. There are tips for arcade and Pinball collectors, advice, technical information on games as well as other useful articles such as finding games online and offline, advice for getting games at a cheap price, auction info, and how to apply side art to cabinets. Lots of info with many pictures. ArcadeArchive - Mark Clayton's site is very well made and includes lots of game pictures using quality photos as well as System 80 info that includes a 2532 EPROM conversion, game box restoration, and an analysis of Mr. Clean Magic Erasers used for removing ball swirl marks. He also has game sound files, juke box info, and arcade items he's interested in buying. Nice photos with detailed info at this site. Arcade Chips - Are you looking for some reasonably priced arcade game chips? Check out this site for EPROMs and many other electronic parts associated with arcade games. Arcade Overlays - Need an overlay for your game's side art or playfield? Check here first to find some very nice overlays as well as other items such as spinners, decals, and much more. You'll find backglass art, arcade kits, translites, bezels, drop targets, and before and after pictures illustrating the value of overlays. AudiHere.com - This site includes links related to key Pinball-related topics. Back From The Dead Pinball - Check out Scot's site to see what he's up to in the world of Pinball. He lists some of his games and includes a photo gallery of Pinball games he has collected or bought in warehouse raids. He also lists some of his various arcade games which you may find interesting. Check out the list of Pinball games that are available for sale. The back room: A page for pinball - Visit Lee's website to view how he got started in this great hobby, and then view the various games he lists. I looked at his game collection and noticed that Lee has nice graphics, an interesting history related to the various games, and better yet, some tips on repairs or restoration where it was done. Lee has some valuable information at his website, and the top quality pictures makes it even easier to peruse. Lee is in the Seattle area for those that would like to meet other collectors in the Seattle/BC area. Balls Of Steel - Another excellent site where you can find plastic scans for a variety of games as well as the ability to donate plastic scans if you have them. You will also find some tips on how to make game plastics where you can apply your newly created plastic scans. Barry Schiffer's Game Room - This site shows Barry's game room pictures (nice game room setup Barry!) as well as the many arcade games and equipment he owns. Barry also has information regarding games/equipment he is interested in buying in case you are looking for a fellow collector to sell your items. Bay Area Amusements - This site is for purchasing an array of quality Pinball parts and supplies. You will find quite a selection of parts covering most popular games that can be purchased via online shopping. Too many items to list since most everything you can think of is available, so check it out. Large selection at reasonable prices! Beercade - Bryan's site contains his Pinball collection with a historical description of the games as well as facts about the game, sounds associated with each one, flyers, and pictures. In some cases he supplies detailed information regarding his restoration effort complete with pictures. Each game page also includes links to other web pages of interest to give you a complete resource of info for the game. His associated links are well organized and informative. Big Bang Bar Stuff - Here's a site that sells some Big Bang Bar themed merchandise. You can get mugs, bats, hats, and shirts in various colors and sizes with logos of the BBB game. Big Daddy Enterprises - Good site for finding a variety of parts for older games including electronic parts that are used on most Solid State games. Focus is on Gottlieb and Bally games with Williams to come later. Covers most electronic parts needed including integrated circuits, fuses, battery holders, Molex pins and connectors, etc. Bill Davis - This is a site by Bill Davis who is known for his playfield color matching and clear coating. Bill has a reputation for doing one of the best jobs when it comes to repairing old worn out playfields. I have seen an example of his work and it is definitely top notch. BillG's Pinball Home Page - Bill has a nice site with information regarding a restoral project for a Williams Space Odyssey. He supplies pictures and step-by-step instructions for what he did to restore his game which could be applied to most any game restoral project. He also includes a rubber ring chart and some guides on replacing rivets in a Pinball game, applying decals, and refinishing gold pinball legs. Check this site out for a variety of information around restoring Pinball games. Borden's Home Amusements - Well made web site representing a store in Pennsylvania that sells old and new games. Seems to have many games in stock with most games being restored or shopped. Lots of information with pictures describing the process by which they shop and restore Pinball games. Brad's Pinball - Brad has a personal web site where he lists the games he has and offers some valuable tips on restoration efforts related to some of his games. Check out his section on reproducing a backglass. He describes the tools he uses and shows before and after pictures with text describing the process he went through to make his own translite for backglasses that are no longer available. Brian's Retro Pinball & Video World - Brian is located in Barrie, Ontario Canada and is always interested in chatting with other collectors in the local area regarding similar interests. His site includes photos of his work building a MAME cabinet (I'd like to try that some day), as well as photos and detailed information regarding games in his collection that discuss the operation of the game as well as what he did to restore the games. Bryan Kelly's Pinball Photos - Bryan has some quality pictures showing his gameroom, repair shop, and restoration work. Check out the various game pictures he has showing restorations for a number of games that provide information specific to a game including applying decals, coin doors, and cabinet restoration. Now if I could have a repair shop like his, I'd have it made! Bryan also sells EXECUTIVE Pin Footies that can protect your floor from serious Pinball game leg scrapes as you move your game around. These aren't your run-of-the-mill Pin Footies, these are the EXECUTIVE Pin Footies. Bumper Action Amusement Company - Located in Australia, this site has something for everyone. They have special offers, Pinball art, games for sale (they also buy arcade games), an interesting 7-seater circular bicycle, and have a lodge where you can book your stay if you'd like to get away from it all. Too many things to list, so check out their website for the various items for sale and the services they offer. Bucci's Pinball Arcade - This is Chris's site showing a variety of present and past games as well as some nice gameroom shots (wish my "game room" looked this good). This site is also the place to go to view a listing of Diner Pinball game owners. Chris has several projects under way and creates videos showing details around his restoration efforts for Pinball games. Nice site with plenty of quality pictures. Centsible Amusements - Go here to find deals on buying Pinball and Video games as well as Pinball parts, manuals, cleaners/polishes, rubbers, etc. The store is located in Jacksonville, Florida and they do ship games when required. You can also order parts online and have them shipped to you. The Champion Pub Owners List - This is the site for Champion Pub owners to list their games and find others that also have the Champion Pub Pinball game. You will also find links to other owners list games that cover most collectable Pinball games. Chris's Pinball Page - Chris Hibler has created a page that shows his collection, links, playfield rotisserie info, and most of all - details around his repair service he offers. Note that Chris provides some pictures showing a $20 rotisserie using easy-to-obtain parts at your local hardware store. He also supplies links to other folks' pages where they too have built playfield rotisseries. Classic Arcades - Jeff McAfee's website for buying repros of a variety of spinners, target decals, and insert decals for most popular Pinball games. He also sells "Pinball Coasters" that feature favorite graphics for a variety of games. Extending his ability to repro favorite graphics scenes, he also offers Pinball Clocks that use a Pinball graphic for the background. Lots of repro stuff and reasonably priced. Classic Playfield Reproductions - This is a site for buying a variety of Pinball-related goods such as playfields and plastics for classic games as well as interesting information related to swapping out your old playfield for a new one. There are also some pictures illustrating information and details around mylar and its removal from playfields as well as their process for creating playfields for old collectable games. Clay's Restoration Site - Clay has done an excellent job with his tips on restorations, repairs, and cleaning tips. You should really check this site out. Unfortunately Clay makes my EM Cleaning Tips pages look a little weak when compared to his, but then again mine is just another resource albeit not as good as Clay's. In any case, visit this page if you want to find out some nifty info (with plenty of pictures) on restoring games and patching up back glasses and playfields. This is really THE premier site for Pinball repair. Also be sure and order some of the videos from the "This Old Pinball" series courtesy of Shaggy, Norm, and Tim Arnold in Las Vegas. A paltry amount of money for the videos. I also ordered the Tim Arnold set of tapes (which I think have been converted to DVDs) since he covers a variety of older games and it's fun watching them and listening to Tim's opinions. Cliffy's Pinball Page - The key place to go to order hole protectors for most of the popular Pinball games in use today. Cliffy includes pictures of the various protectors and how they will mate with your game's playfield. I have a couple and they work very well against future wear that can damage your playfield and reduce the value of your investment. They can also be used to cover some of the current damage while preventing it from getting worse. Cliffy also has Marco Rossignoli's beautiful and very complete pinball book as well as a variety of repairs for various games. I bought a book as soon as it came out and it's a fantastic reference book of Pinball games including many quality color photos of Pinball games. This is a must-have coffee table book or reference book made of the highest quality. Cliffy is a frequent contributor to the rec.games.pinball newsgroup and assists others on a variety of topics related to Pinball. Coconut Island Pinball Project - Visit this website as Nick and the gang attempt to build a home-made Pinball game from scratch. They use the help of other pinheads to get parts and tackle design issues as they attempt to build their fantasy Pinball game. The Coin Drops Here - Looking to buy a Pinball game or maybe a video game? How about other collectibles such as an antique penny weight machine or Coke machine or maybe even a cigarette machine? If so, then check out this site for a variety of games and collectibles. You will find pictures and prices as well as upcoming items that are in the queue to be restored. Coin-Op Cauldron - Need boards repaired or interested in detailed information regarding Squawk and Talk or a Switch Matrix, plus others? Then this is the place to go. Good quality service by Clive at reasonable prices and plenty of good info can be found at this site. Clive is known as a top-shelf repair person in the Pinball community. Coin-Op Warehouse - These folks are collectors as well as dealers, and have an extensive knowledge of Arcade games, Pinball machines, Jukeboxes, Coke machines, Slot machines, as well as many other similar collectibles. All machines are sold wholesale and as-is, so are usually unrestored and in need of work. Colorado Springs Pinball League - This is the home page for the local (if you're local to the Colorado Springs, Colorado area) pinball league. The page has not been updated for a while, but is still informative. Cosmic Pinball - This is Matt's site where he shows his games and other info related to buying, trading, and selling Pinball machines as well as any other coin-operated games and associated items (note his record collection). Check out his photo gallery while you're at it. Matt is located in eastern Pennsylvania in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Crazy Levi's Pinball - This is Levi's site (ldnayman on RGP) where he lists the games he has for sale, restoration and repair info, and has a video you can watch of who he is and his love for Pinball. Dan Wilga's Plastic Restoration Site - Dan goes in to some detail on how to replace plastics on Pin games in a step-by-step manner that can be used for old and new games. Very informative site. Dave's Arcade - This is Dave's nicely designed site where you can view his game collection, a GLOG (Game Log) where he describes what he's doing lately, and pictures of his rather nice game room. Dick's Pinball Page - Good place to vote and view ranking of games. DMS Pinball - This is a site out of Alabama where various Pinball parts can be purchased using an online shopping cart. There are cabinet, backbox, playfield, electronic , and game specific parts, as well as some cleaning supplies. Docent Electronics - Eric's website contains specialty items such as Gottlieb cables and connectors and many hard to find electronic parts. They service a variety of arcade games and sell various Pinball parts (listed on their website). Located in Dayton, Ohio. Doctor Pinball - Doctor Pinball is located in Romania and offers tips, service, and sales for all things related to Pinball. ebay - Could hardly have a list of links without mentioning ebay! One of the top places to find anything related to Pinball. Prices can be inflated compared to what you may find locally or through other places mentioned in various links on this page, but some great deals can also be found on ebay. EasyRGB - Although this isn't a Pinball site, it is a site loaded with info for doing color matching. It also includes a "calculator" for converting RGB colors to other formats. This site is very helpful for those that need to match colors for the cabinet or playfield as part of the restoration process. Ed Cheung - Ed is a frequent contributor to RGP and has information on his website regarding restoration efforts for a some of his games. Ed uses quality photos with very detailed descriptions of the work he performs using a step-by-step approach. He provides a detailed log of what he does, as well as links to the supplies and ideas he obtains from others used as part of his restoration effort. Valuable information on this site, and even if you don't plan to restore a Pinball game playfield, the info is interesting and very well organized. Lots of artwork repair, repainting drop targets, speaker mod, display repair, decal work, adding a remote battery to avoid corrosion, a tester for testing bulbs and coils, and much more. He even has a page showing the playfield "coffee table" he constructed. Lots of info here that should NOT be missed. Edwin's Ford and pinball page - If you're a Theatre Of Magic owner you will want to register your game here. Edwin also has many other items of interest on this fine Dutch page. Eldorado Games - Located in Mount Vernon, Missouri, this is a place to buy Pinball boards (as well as video game boards). Electronic Goldmine Parts - This is a good place to buy a variety of electronics parts (check GPE first and support one of "our own" pinball enthusiasts). They sell EPROMs and also sell some strobe lights/kits that can be used to repair Flash Gordon's strobe unit that is often broken. You'll find all sorts of parts plus some interesting LED packages as well. EM Pinball and Nothing But - Marvin G's site regarding EM Pinball games. He's always on the lookout for buying EMs if you have one you'd like to sell. Check out the games he has in his collection too. Nice set of games. He also has a Pinball Physics page that illustrates the various parts of physics involved with Pinball games. Eric's Pinball Game Room - Eric created this website to show the games in his collection (nice games by the way), games he may have for sale, games that he is interested in buying, and his rather nice game room where he can play his games in style. Eric also has some pictures of a game he decided to create (based on a Dolly Parton), named "The Three Stooges" pinball game. Eric modified the Dolly Parton by sanding down the playfield and changing the artwork to match the Three Stooges theme, and created his own sounds by using various sound chips with clips of familiar Three Stooges classic sounds. ExtraBall - This is Fez's site from the U.K. where you can view current games in the collection, past games, rulesheets, restoration tips, game room pics, miscellaneous links to areas in the U.K. associated with Pinball, and the owners list for Pinball Magic and Roadshow. Fabulous Fantasies - Herb Silvers' site includes pinball games, reproduction backglass for older games, rare games, restoration pages, ......and lots more. This is a large site with information regarding many arcade-related topics, parts, supplies, etc. Herb also has a storefront in Tarzana, California for those that would like to stop in and see what he has to offer. He sells many restored games if you're in the market to buy one. Faces of RGP - Steve Kulpa maintains this site showing the many faces of RGP (rec.games.pinball) newsgroup contributors. Don't forget to view Steve's main page here. Flashback Classic Coin Ops - Tom Manely has a site where you can find information regarding the sale of classic machines such as IGT slot machines, EM Pinball games, jukeboxes, puck and ball bowlers, ski-ball games, video poker, bingo machines, and other old gambling Pinball machines. They do repairs on old games and sell a variety of parts including old back glasses, playfield laminates, custom made title strips for old jukeboxes and other parts for most any game room machine. Flipperless.com - Flipperless.com has a history and articles section pertaining to flipperless pinball machines and Visual Pinball Tables. They focus on both Flipperless and Novelty tables and games with over 170 Visual Pinball Tables (originals and recreations) They also include a list of tutorials and demos for both Flipperless and other Visual Pinball developers. You will also find Pinball articles and many Pinball and game links. Flippers.be - This is a Belgian website by Aeneas that features a Newbie guide to Pinball that is very detailed, game reviews, items for sale, some good Pinball articles (ever wonder how a coin mechanism works?), and discussions of Pinball in Belgium. Aeneas, a frequent contributor to RGP, has an English version as well as a Dutch version and does a very nice job in his many descriptions of Pinball-related topics. FlipperFarm.be - For those of you in Belgium (or anywhere for that matter), this is Pascal's site showing the various games in his collection, mods for games, tournament pictures and results, and links to other sites of interest related to Pinball. Flipperspill - Good Norwegian site for Pinball info that includes an English version of the site. Remember to click on the "Support" navigation button at the top of the page so that you can navigate to retrieve most popular game manuals and even some game handbooks. Also includes schematics for most Pinball manufacturers. Very good place for downloading manuals and it's free! Flipper Pinball Fan - This is Leon's site (click on the English version) showing Leon's collection as well as several interesting repair tips for various games. There are also some rather nice pages showing detailed instructions on how to make the Indiana Jones spinning propeller, as well as some information including detailed pictures on board repairs for a variety of game motherboards. Leon has spent quite a bit of time supplying information on his Belgium site. Flippers.com - Located in Vancouver B.C., you will find information on buying a variety of parts, manuals, etc., for Pinball games as well as other games found in arcades. You will also find information on their restoration page for restoring backglasses and playfields. Flippers-Jukeboxes.net - This is the place to go when interested in buying the PI-1 X4 combo board that can be used to replace Gottlieb System 1 battery-damaged CPU boards as well as the other boards in the backbox. Imagine replacing four boards with just one easy-to-install board. This website is in French but has links that will direct you to an English description of the PI-1 X4 board. Remember that this board can be used to replace all the boards in the backbox, not just the CPU board. Flyer Reference - This is Ray Watts site that lists most popular Pinball games and provides a link to flyers that have been scanned and are available for viewing. Games like bowling, guns, bat and others are listed as well. Kind of interesting just to view the flyers that were made for games in general. Somewhat artistic and the folks had a way with words when they created the flyers. Especially the older flyers. 47 Things You Need to Know about your Pinball Machine - Here's a page originated by Tim Arnold (the real Shaggy) outlining the 47 things you need to know about your pinball machine. Interesting information for any Pinball hobbyist. For Amusement Only - This is a site where you can order Pinball parts. You can order parts, supplies, manuals, schematics, flyers, coin-op books, and more. Check them out. I know Dave Mercer personally and he's a very honest guy that is very responsive as well. Fun Pinball - Steve Griswold's site supporting the Atlanta, Georgia area where he sells Pinball and Arcade games for home game rooms. The folks at Fun Pinball have a wide selection of games for sale - from new and restored Pinball Machines, to classic arcade games. GameArchive - This is a site that includes Pinball and Video Games as well as Promo Flyer information. Pretty Large site with contributions from volunteers. Game Room Ads - Got a jukebox you want to sell or maybe a Pinball game trade you'd like to offer, or looking for a video game? This website's goal is to bring together Pinball, Jukebox, and arcade enthusiasts through an advertising medium. The site offers free classified ad services where people can sign up and create an ad in a few steps. Visit this site to view the details for placing an ad which includes adding pictures, easy ad renewal when your ad is about to expire, and techniques to keep the spammers from reaching you to protect your privacy. Game Room Classifieds - Here is a place to sell, buy, or trade all of your game room equipment. Includes Jukeboxes, Pinball games, Slot Machines, Video games, etc. The Game Room Connection - Developed as a site for collectors to share ideas, post photos of their collections online, and find answers from experts to a variety of questions. Also includes recommendations on new purchases to troubleshooting and repair issues. Game Room Magazine - This is Kevin's site to order the Game Room Magazine for arcade game collectors. This is a very nice magazine and I personally subscribe to it and can't wait to get it each month. The magazine arrives and I'm headed for the bathroom for some serious reading. The website has many items that can be purchased on-line. Check it out and then sign up! Great Plains Electronics - This is where I go to buy Pinball electronics-related parts for a variety of games. Ed Krzycki does an excellent job of packaging parts, is prompt, and most of all - accurate with the parts you order. This is the place to go to buy electronic parts associated with Pinball games at good prices and top service. Greater Southern Distributing Company - A site that illustrates a variety of games for sale as well as repairs and other info related to Pinball games. Habos Arcade - This is Mike's website featuring his personal arcade collection, restoration tips/tricks, and sound tracks related to each of his games. His game list includes links to other owners, manuals, rule sheets, flyers, mods, and upgrade kits associated with each game. Colorful site with plenty of info related to his game collection. Happ Controls - This is a good site to buy some common Pinball parts as well as other miscellaneous arcade stuff. They have a reputation for selling quality stuff at reasonable prices and usually have the parts in stock. Hassell Castle Pinball Amusements - Check out Craig's site on his personal pinball machines and review some of the websites he's designed too. Also be sure and check out his Theatre Of Magic "Gold" game. Craig has some pictures of a nice game room too (wish mine was that nice). Craig also has info related to the Dallas/Ft Worth world of Pinball if you happen to live in the area. High End Pins - Need a top quality restoration job on your newer Pinball game? This is Christopher Hutchins site where he provides pictures of the high end work he does for restoring your late model Pinball game to a new level. He specializes in disassembling the entire Pinball game and restoring every part to a condition that meets or exceeds the original condition. Nice top quality work with a mirror finish on your playfield that all your friends will envy. HighScoresArcade - This is Blaine's site featuring content related to arcades and Pinball. You will find links, interviews with key players in the world of arcades and Pinball, a calendar of events from a variety of locations, articles related to pins and vids, trivia games, a virtual arcade and a web log for those that would like to participate. Nicely designed website. HMC Electronics - This site features a host of electronic equipment, parts, and various tools to assist you with repairing Pinball games. Just about anything you can think of for your repair adventures. They also have a free catalog for your perusal. HSA Pinball - HSA Pinball has been in the Pinball/arcade hobby since 1998 and features playfield restorations, clear-coating, metal plating specializing in chrome and nickel brass plating for wireform ramps, legs, siderails, coin doors, and lockdown bars. IDSC Supply - You will find clear washers for your Pinball plastics here as well as a very nice trunk for Theatre Of Magic. They also sell excellent speaker upgrades for most Pinball games. Illinois Pinball - Website for the company that bought many of the Williams parts when they decided to close shop making Pinball games. You can buy a variety of products that include decals, playfields, parts, etc., for the Bally/Williams line of Pinball games. Indiana Jones - The Web Site - Mike Saunder's page for all Indiana Jones owners. Great site with plenty of info. Check out the Indiana Jones links page too. Mike also has some interesting info on creating molds for DIY projects that include Pinball. Inkochnito's Score & Instruction Cards - Peter Koch has spent a lot of time creating and updating a repository of score and instruction cards for MANY Pinball games. He supplies instructions for how to download and print the cards of interest for most popular games and probably a bunch you never knew existed. If you have a game that's not on his list and you have access to a scanner, please be sure to email him some scans to make this repository even more complete. Peter provides a valuable resource to all collectors. While you're at it, why not make a small donation using Paypal to show some appreciation for his tireless work. I make a contribution every year. Instruction Cards - Ken has instruction cards for many of the popular games instruction cards for your downloading pleasure. Internet Pinball Database - The place to go to find out about your new game. You might try downloading their application for viewing Pinball info on your own computer rather than over the Internet. the-it-resource (it's only pinball) - Interested in finding ring information for your game? How about installing a batter holder to avoid battery leakage? Then you'll want to go to this site. You'll also find shop-out and price guides as well as game links for Pinball-related subjects. This is a valuable site for a range of information, so check it out! Jeff's Pinball Pages - Jeff has a personal site showing the various games he owns or has owned. Jeff is also interested in buying some collectable games if you have them for sale (see his list). He is also willing to answer your emails regarding any of his games or if you'd like to make some comments. Jeff's Pinball Palace - As Jeff states, "Pinball Palace is for those who seek the ultimate game room, share a passion for pinball, or otherwise just enjoy collecting neat stuff." He has pictures of his personal collection as well as game reviews, pictures of game rooms, association information, links, movers, etc., for your viewing enjoyment. Jeff-Z's Pinball Pages - Here is Jeff Zweizig's rather cool website where he lists his Pinball games in his collection including high quality pictures, rulesheet info, a detailed repair log, his high scores, and some random thoughts and insights regarding his games. Jeff has done a really nice job on his website and it shows. You may want to navigate to his home page to view other hobbies and info Jeff has featured at his website, since although not Pinball-related, they too are interesting. Jim'z Pin'z - Minnesota Pinball - Pinball games for sale and other info, check it out. Jim West - Jim is a good resource for information and contributes to the RPG user group. The site hasn't been updated in awhile but you can see how well you fare on your Pinball game scores. Joe Pinball - This site provides a catalog of parts related to Pinball such as pinballs, bolts, locksets, rubber rings, clear washers, lamps, etc. This is the place to go to buy the PinPan product that is used for storing your parts while shopping a Pinball game. Parts can be purchased online using their shopping cart. John's Jukes Ltd. - Located in Vancouver B.C., you will find information on buying a variety of parts, manuals, etc., for Pinball games as well as other games found in arcades. You will also find information on their restoration page for restoring backglasses and playfields. JPB Inc. - This is the Johnny PinBall site where you can find Pinball games for sale, especially if you live in New Jersey.
JT Amusements
- Jim owns a small business located in the greater Harrisburg, PA area
that specializes in Pinball machines of all eras. He provides top
quality games at reasonable prices. They also offer servicing, selling,
buying, or trading games, and customer service is number one. Give Jim a
try, you'll be glad you did. Jim is a great resource for anything
related to Gottlieb games and I often ask him questions about System 1
games. KansasPinball - My buddy Doug Grant has done an excellent job with his website showing you pictures from the Kansas City Flipfest tournament and restoration and modification pictures for various games in his collection. If that wasn't enough, he also shows you the various mods he has done with games like Medieval Madness and Creature From The Black Lagoon that make these highly collectable games even better. Doug provides you with the details necessary to modify games including schematics (when required) and plenty of high quality pictures where he leads you through a well organized step-by-step process so that you too can make these modifications. Be sure and check out Doug's excellent work on these games. K&K Amusement - Site features information on parts for sale via the Internet at their site. They are located in Gobles Michigan and take all major credit cards. You basically select a category and get the details on the parts of interest. A picture with a description plus the price is available and items of interest can be added to a shopping cart for purchase. Keller Pinball Restoration - Need a Pinball game restored? Check out this site for quality restoration work. The site includes many high quality pictures showing their work as well as who they are and what they do. Keinert.com - Kevin Keinert's site where he lists old IC chips that are hard to find as well as his personal collection info, Sega R-360 project (let him know if you have one for sale), and info regarding restoring and repairing a variety of arcade equipment, radios, clocks, phonographs, music boxes, trains, etc. Ken's Amusements - This is Ken's site where he sells mirror-glazed Pinballs as well as a vibrating cleaner/polisher machine. I have a set in my CFTBL game and they look quite nice. Check out the many other items for sale as well. Ken's Pinball Rebel Site - This is Ken's site where he includes the many Game cards that he's created. These cards are really neat and I use them in place of the "play" card that comes with the game (the card on the right side of the game that lists the amount of money required to play a game). Just print them off using a color printer and you're in business. Very nice addition to anyone's home game collection. Ken's site is interesting in other areas beyond the game cards though, so be sure and check it out. Kimball's Pinball's - Do you live in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area? Then maybe you want to check out Kim's site to learn more about the services he provides in regards to troubleshooting and repairing games. He also does complete game restorations which can include repainting your tired or shot game box. He likes to restore games the way I do, except he's willing to bring those skills to bear for the general public (I'm too tired to go that far). Don't need the full monty? Fine, tell Kim what you like and he'll do what it takes to make you happy. You may want to contact him for parts too since anyone that does restorations and repairs often has spare parts on hand. King Of Payne - Roc's King Of Payne pinball page. You will find a guide to reproducing plastics, clear plastic fender washers, hole protectors for various games and a discussion on how to modify the Indy Biplane so the propeller spins. Kirb's Pinball Page - This is Kirb's site where he discusses the various games he has owned and very useful tech information for repairing displays, pinball repair, and System 80 info. Check out his Pinball moving equipment. Wish I had something like that. Lots of info here as well as info regarding his repair service. The Kirkland Pinball Grotto - This is Beriah's site in Kirkland, Washington showing pictures of various games he owns and a video of Silverball Mania. You can read his intro illustrating how he got hooked on the Pinball hobby. You can also follow Beriah on RGP where his handle is Beemus. The Korn - This is the Korn's site covering the installation of CFTBL pop bumper lights as well as info regarding the replacement of your game's cabinet and backbox speakers with detailed information regarding how sound works in a Pinball game. Korn is also a frequent contributor to RGP. Larry's Pinball Page - This is Larry Hammer's personal website where he provides some good info on repairing Gottlieb System 80 boards as well as a very good description on restoring an Eight Ball Deluxe playfield with a new overlay. Check it out for you EBD fans (I'm one). Little Shop Of Games - You will find a variety of parts, plastics, decals, electronics boards, Pinball games, used stuff, etc., here at Curly's website. A clean site with parts for sale at a reasonable price where you can order online. Lyons Classic Pinball - Visit the Lyons Classic Pinball arcade in Lyons, Colorado (north of Boulder and about an hour from Denver) to experience classic Pinball and Video games in a small town atmosphere. Kevin and Carole have about 30+ classic Pinball games ranging from older EMs to newer solid-state and dot matrix display (DMD) games as well as classic video games too. They have games set up in a variety of locations in town (besides their main arcade) so visit their website to learn more. You can visit their establishment to just play Pinball or for holding the next corporate off-site or team building exercises. Makes a good birthday present for kids too! Games are kept in tip-top shape by these dedicated collectors. They also offer some nice T-shirts and hats to show you've visited this one-of-a-kind arcade. I consider them good friends, and hope you too establish a friendship with Kevin and Carole and their nice arcade. Mantis Amusements - Site for buying Pinball games, parts, and add-ons such as the Scared Stiff skull that lights up and looks great on top of the game. There are PC Boards, playfields, backglasses, mylars, ramps, and many other items for sale. Marco Specialties - Another good place to buy many Pinball parts and accessories using an online ordering system. Marco has just about any part you can imagine for most any Pinball game ever made. Too much information to list here, so check out this site for buying Pinball-related parts. Mark's Pinball Page - Mark's well-made website contains info regarding his game collection, games he's interested in buying, Mylar removal, and some very complete technical info on System 3 - System 7 troubleshooting and repair. He also has some nice scans (pdf format) of schematics and parts placement documents. He also provides a solenoid cross reference document as well as providing ROM burning services if you are interested. Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum - Located outside of Detroit, Michigan, the museum contains items of magic, neon, antiques, posters, airplanes, robots, animation, and all sorts of odd and unusual coin operated games. The coin operated games are the main attraction, and range from the oldest gypsy fortune telling machine of the early 1900's, to the latest video games. All the games are operational. Admission to Marvin's is free. Check out this wonderful site illustrating a long history of coin operated games. Just wish I lived nearby. Matchstick Creations - Interesting creative items can be bought here. For one, there are black pinballs for those of you after a black pinball in your games. There are also some add-ons for other games that are quite artistic. They have some nice restoration pictures of games (both Video and Pinball), and some other neat photos of their work. Matt's Pinball Room - This is Matt's personal web page where he discusses his Pinball games as well as the history behind his love of the hobby. Matt also has some pictures of his nice gameroom that includes Pinball games, MAME, a jukebox, and a slot machine. Mayfair - A site for vintage parts including backglasses, circuit board sales, and repair. They also have schematics, manuals, flyers, and sales brochures. This is probably the premier site for buying vintage backglasses. Mick's Pinball - Mick began making pinball topper kits as a hobby and he now sells topper kits to Pinball enthusiasts. In particular he sells add-ons for Scared Stiff (a lit skull), Medieval Madness (a dragon kit), and Twilight Zone (Robby the robot). Minnesota Pinball - Pinball in Minnesota with some listings of games for sale on ebay. MoPinball - This is Greg Peck's site in Missouri for buying and repairing Pinball games. Greg supplies info for caring for your Pinball game as well as all the info you will need for buying a game from him and lots of links to game manufacturers and places to find out more info on the wonderful world of Pinball. Monopoly Game Rules - This is Jim Hicks' site where he lists detailed instructions on how to play Monopoly as well as some other key links. M&P Amusements - You will find an extensive list of Pinball games for sale at this site as well as other arcade games and Juke boxes. They also sell gameroom equipment. Mrhide's Pinball Pages - Phil's site that includes nice photos of backglasses along with detailed instructions for building a frame for displaying a translite or backglass. Phil also has a collection of photos taken at various Pinball events held in the U.S.A. showing games, playfields, and backglasses that are interesting. Mr. Pinball Classified - Hey, you want to buy or sell a game or just see what a game costs from a variety of sellers? Check out Daina Petit's site and see what's available. Great site to get an idea of what games are going for these days as well as a place to buy or list parts via classified ads that are read by most Pinball enthusiasts. I probably hit this site as well as The Internet Pinball Database site more often than any site listed in these links. Great asset and probably THE place to sell a game, and it's free! Mr. Pinball's Photo Gallery - Daina's serious photo collection. We're talking tons of games here. Mr. Pinball Repair Tip Archive - Daina's tip archive - quite valuable. My Home Gameroom.com - This is John Wart's site featuring a ROM burning service for virtually any Pinball game ROM you may need to have replaced. John also shows many of the games he has in his collection and provides info for contacting him if you want to sell a game and live near Indiana. Mushroom Amusements - Visit Bart in Belgium at his site to learn more about items he has for sale such as Flyers, Plastics, books, and more. They also offer repair and shopping services for Pinball games. myhomegameroom.com - John sells, buys and trades Pinball games as well as providing information related to a variety of games. Need some game ROMs? Check out this site and you will find reasonable prices for many games. Nabour's Novelty, Inc. - Located in Maple Lake, Minnesota, this site provides links to a variety of gaming equipment such as Pinball, Arcade, Darts, Juke Boxes, Air Hockey, Dome Hockey, and Foosball games. They have a showroom where games can be seen on location and information can be viewed at their website with a toll free number available for ordering games or finding more information. The Pinball games are electronic and solid state games. Ni-Wumpf Ltd. - Do you have a Gottlieb System 1 board that has battery damage? If so, or if you want to swap out your main CPU board for a newer one that handles all the System 1 Gottlieb games in a single board, then go here for more info. My Joker Poker has the Ni-Wumpf board in it and it works just fine. The nice thing is that it also supports all the other System 1 games by simply changing some DIP switch settings. NYC Pinball Home Page - This is the site for the New York City Pinball Players & Owners Association. They list place in NYC where you can play games as well as view member pages to view the interests of local enthusiasts. They also have links, stories, and up-to-date reports when applicable. New York Pinball - Now here's a well-crafted website for addressing your Pinball needs. They take trade-ins on games (depending on the condition, of course) for those that would like to upgrade to a better game, they also buy games, will attempt to locate a game for you if you have one you are particularly interested in buying, and offer a game room design service for those of you that would like to create a game room that supports your Pinball addiction. You will find more info related to parts and service as well as game restoration and sales. The site offers much more information and is very easy to use. Oliver Kaegi's Collection and Projects - This is Oliver Kaegi's informative site showing the various Pinball games in his collection as well as many pictures associated with restorations and playfield swaps for various popular games. He also has other diddies for repairing boards, creating adapters, and other info related to Pinball restoration that can save you time and money. Oliver also has links to download modifications to various game ROMs (free play and skill shots that were not part of the initial game code). Lots of pictures and is interesting to view even if you don't intend to do the work yourself. Orbit Pinball - Here's a site that offers Pinball plastic protectors for popular games as well as PC board repairs and a Cirqus Voltaire decal replacement. Oyvind's Pinball Page - This is Oyvind's Pinball launch page to see his gallery of Pinball games and multiple Pinball game parts lists. You click on the name of one of the games and you can do a search on all parts listed for the game or plug in a part number or part name, select a game, and get the part details. Oyvind is located in Norway and provides some links to other Norwegian sites of interest. Paisley Pinball - You will find some of the more popular games listed here along with an owners list, rule sheets, pictures, flyers, etc. He lists games such as Addams Family, Monster Bash, Creature From The Black Lagoon, Safe Cracker, and White Water. Pacific NW Pinball.com - Interested in what's going on in the Pacific Northwest? Visit Kevin's site to view places to play, league information, and links to a variety of Pinball-related topics. PA Pinball - Jim has a site showing the many restorations he has done on a variety of games. The pictures are of high quality and it looks like Jim has a very nice collection. He also has a "wanted" page indicating games he's interested in obtaining. PAPS - The Pinball Archive Preservation Society provides a method by which other net'ers can find people who may have the same game they have, and answer questions or have discussions about a specific game. Pat Lawlor Design - Pat Lawlor is famous as a Pinball game designer for games such as Banzai Run, Earthshaker, Funhouse, No Good Gofers, Red & Ted's Roadshow, Safe Cracker, Whirlwind, and newer games such as Monopoly (I have one), Family Guy, and Ripley's Believe It Or Not. Probably two of his most famous games are The Addams Family and Twilight Zone. His site currently features shirts that are for sale and can be ordered on-line. Patster's Arcade Games - This site features quite a selection of Pinball games, Video games, Shuffle Bowlers, Fortune Telling games, etc., that can be purchased for your home enjoyment. Pete's Excellent Home Page - This is a home page of someone with many of the same tastes I have regarding Pinball and travels to Europe. Check out Pete's page to see what he's up to in the world of Pinball as well as his many pictures on places in Europe he has been. He has some recommendations that can save you time in planning your next trip to Europe. Who knows, maybe you'll find a Pinball game to play while on vacation (I did in Paris and London). PhoenixArcade - Interested in buying some decals for your faded Pinball games? Then go here to see the many game decals they have. Very good for games like Fish Tales that often have very faded side cabinet art. They also have a board trade-in policy where you can trade in boards from video games for a credit towards a purchase. Pikes Peak Pinball Collectors Club - Here's another group in the Colorado Springs area that hold tournaments at members homes and share the joy of pinball with each other. Note that you don't have to even own a pinball game to join their club! Pin-a-holic - This is Stefan de Graaf's excellent home page covering Pinball. Very artistic site and fun to visit. You will even find a page of my "game room" although an unfinished basement would be a better characterization of it. Pinballers.com - Pinballers.com provides this site to spark the interest of the newer generations of gamers who have grown up on video and computer games as well as providing a wide variety of articles concerning pinball machines including technical and repair articles. Find out the latest news about pinball, read exclusive articles, and more from Pinballers.com. Pinballers Anonymous - Located in the UK, this site is run by several friends that have owned hundreds of Pinball games and decided to build a website where they can offer a service of buying, selling, repairing, and servicing Pinball games. Although they are VAT-registered, they operate profit free so they can enjoy the many aspects of Pinball more as a hobby. PinBally's Pinball Home Page - Cindy has a nice looking collection of games and a very nice game room to match. I bet this is a very fun place to just hang out and play a variety of games. Pinball Abbreviations Database - If you read the rec.games.pinball (RGP) newsgroup, you have probably encountered abbreviations used for Pinball games. This site provides a way to look up the various abbreviations used in the hobby with an explanation of the abbreviation. You will also find a list in alphabetical order where you can view the abbreviation plus the name of a game. Pinball Barn - The Pinball Barn is located in South Central Pennsylvania where they do Pinball game restorations, repairs (either house calls or at their business location), as well as selling Pinball games and parts. Pinball Collector Register - This is the place to go to view collector information. Lots of valuable info for those searching for another collector of your game of interest, help, tips, etc. Pinball Decals Inc. - This site features a variety of decals you can buy for targets, cabinets, backboards, as well as full plastic sets, instruction cards, games for sale, and mods for Pinball games to "liven" them up. They provide a shopping cart for easy purchasing. The Pinball Doctor This is Doctor Dave's Pinball sales and restorations site. They specialize in restoring classic Bally and Stern Pinball games from the late 70s to the early 80s. They can also fix newer games if you need one repaired or restored. Pinball Expo - Here is the home page for the annual Pinball Expo events held in Illinois. The expo is probably the largest event you can attend in the world of Pinball. Pinball Glass - Need a replacement re-screened backglass? Check out this site for backglasses for older games that are nearly impossible to find. They also offer plastics for some games too. Pinball Hall Of Fame Flyer Reference - Great site for finding flyers related to many Pinball games. Sales from the CD/DVDs is used to build a home in Las Vegas for the world's largest pinball machine collection. The Pinball Heaven - All the way from the U.K., check out this site if you are interested in buying a Pinball game or if you need parts. There's also a U.S. link as well for people in the states that are interested in buying a game. The Pinball History Museum - Very interesting site on the history of Pinball. Fun site to explore and read up on the history of Pinball as well as arcade related games. I wish I had one of the penny games they list. Pinball Inc. - This site features replacement Dot Matrix Display (DMD) boards as well as clear plastic ramps and decals for many popular games. PinballsInc & TiltPinball - Jason has a nice colorful website that includes a listing of Pinball and Video games he has owned, the World Poker Tour Pinball game owners list, a technical page that includes links to electronic parts, games for sale, and a links page of useful information. Pinball Links - This is Michael Burke's (a.k.a. Mikey at rec.games.pinball) site for links to just about everything associated with Pinball. Mikey has an excellent link reference for many, many games listed on his site. He includes links to flyers, rule sheets, information, magazines, history, general info, manufacturers, and technical information. Lots of info here at this well made site. Pinballlife.com - This site offers many Pinball parts for sale and includes a few game-specific parts as well. You will find bulbs, leg levelers, switch sets, locks, cleaners and polishes, coil and coil sleeves .... you get the picture. PinballMachines.com - This site is a well made and features a variety of information on the subject of Pinball. You can also list games that you are interested in selling. There is a discussion forum, free screen savers, and historical information on the various game manufacturers. Pinball Madness - Pinball Madness sells restored Pinball games on the West coast. Their site provides more info regarding the games they currently have for sale and how to get them. They also have a short history of Pinball you may find interesting. Pinball Magic - This is Jesse's website where he specializes in Pinball machine accessories, enhancements, ROM burning, and add-ons. He also has a nice write-up on using Magic Erasers for Pinball swirl mark removal. Pinball Machine Sales - David and Gwen's website featuring a variety of Pinball games they have for sale. They buy, sell, and trade Pinball games and offer a discount for those interested in buying three or more games. Pinball Medic - Here is a site for those interested in having repairs done in the Austin, Texas area or mail-in board repairs from anywhere. They provide other services in addition to repairs such as restoration, parts, EPROM programming, etc., for Pinball games and Video games. Check out their tech tips to find information on coils, monitor burn-ins, plus a bunch more. Pinball Museum - You will find information on how to get to the Lone Star Pinball Association Pinball Museum in Texas. They have lots of games from different eras. If you will be in Hockley, Texas, you may want to swing by and check out the games (be sure and make arrangements first). Pinball Museum - France - This site features information regarding a Pinball museum in Paris, France. You will find info related to arcades, Pinball games (a lot of info based on manufacturer and game names with pictures), bingo, jukeboxes, and slot machines. So if in Paris, arrange to view the museum to view their collection. Pinball News - Views and information on the world of Pinball all the way from the U.K. This site contains a ton of info and is well organized too. Pinball Nirvana - You can explore this site to find many pre-flippered Pinball and novelty games that can be played on your PC. Among their flipperless games are bingos, pachinko and slots, bagatelle, pay outs, commercial coin-ops, counter top, arcade, and video games, and even originals. The site also includes forums, Pinball articles, and a gallery of photos and flyers. Pinball.org - This is one of the older sites related to Pinball that's been on the Internet for quite awhile. I frequently go by this site just to see what's happening as well as checking out the rules sheets for various games. Pinball
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who owns it. Pinball Owners Association - This is a site for all Pinball owners that enjoy playing Pinball and its history. It is also helpful for those that haven't bought a game yet, but would like to use expert advice in their purchase. Pinball Pal - This site has a variety of products related to Pinball including decals, backglass and plastics reproductions, TZ switch covers, and cabinet stencils. This is also an excellent site for understanding color matching for cabinet colors and even lists some games with their color codes for re-paints or touchups. Note that EasyRGB is a good companion site for color conversions. Pinball Parts Plus - Go here to find games for sale as well as replacement solid state boards such as the Ni-Wumpf and Ultimate MPU boards for older games. Pinball Passion - This is Dave Schulpius' site showing various games in his collection as well as some very informative information related to restoring a Space Shuttle that was in pretty bad shape. Dave provides before and after pictures illustrating the condition of the game when he started, and the results of his detailed work. He also shows restoration projects of a Haunted House Gun game, Medieval Madness, and Indiana Jones. Like several other restoration efforts found in links in this page, Dave does a nice job of taking pictures and describing what he's doing. Dave makes this an enjoyable experience by providing high quality photos that illustrate his work. PinballPCB.com - This company provides a couple of replacement PC (printed circuit) boards for System 6,7,9 games. You can buy (at a very reasonable price) new display driver boards for System 7 and System 9, speech and sound boards for System 6 and System 7, and they have a replacement System 7 main board that will be coming soon. The display driver board design allows you to get away from the hard-to-find UDN7180 and UDN6184 chipped board and use easier to find replacement parts. They also include sockets for all the chips for easy repair. Pinball Pleasure - Here's a site in England (with a 40 game showroom between A127 and A12 close to the M25 and central London) where they have Pinball and other arcade games for sale, game repair, and spare parts for games. They sell new and used games and they usually have at least 150 games to choose from dating from the 1930s up to current themes. If you're in London and looking for Pinball and other arcade games and equipment, or you are interested in getting a game repaired, this may be the site for you. Pinball Pro - This is Don Beach's site for Pinball accessories and upgrades located in Seminole, Florida. This is the place you want to go if you are interested in buying Subwoofer kits that add a more dynamic sound to your game as well as Backbox kits, polish, coolers, laminate, bulletproof plastic protectors, and the chain lock trunk kit for the Theatre of Magic Pinball game. Pinball Promos - Looking for game plastics, promo plastics or Pinball key fobs for most any game? Check out Gerry's site where he offers a variety of parts for sale or trade. He also has flyers for most games from many manufacturers. Lots of plastics here. Pinball Rebel - This is Ken's site where he includes the many Game cards that he's created. These cards are really neat and I use them in place of the "play" card that comes with the game (the card on the right side of the game that lists the amount of money required to play a game). Just print them off using a color printer and you're in business. Very nice addition to anyone's home game collection. Ken's site is interesting in other areas beyond the game cards though, so be sure and check it out. Pinball Repair and Restoration - All the way from Scarborough Beach in Western Australia, Pinball Repair and Restoration is a place where you can get games repaired and restored to their former beauty. They sell parts, provide local service for game repairs and cleaning, and even have a local artist that assists in the game restoration process for damaged artwork. The Pinball Resource - Good place to buy parts. Steve is a real good guy with parts and is a pleasure to deal with, especially for the older hard-to-find Gottlieb parts and of course, the common parts for all games. The best way to buy parts is to send him an email telling him what you're after. He'll send you back the availability and price of what you want to order. For first time customers, you send him a check for that amount and he will ship it to you. You'll also get a customer number that can be used to order parts in the future and when you order your parts, just put your customer number in your email and he'll send you the parts with a bill which you should promptly pay (please don't rip him off since he really provides a great service to us Pinheads and is a trusting person). He has very fair prices and always stays on top of his orders. Pinball ROMs - Pinball ROMs specializes in one thing - Pinball ROM chips for hundreds of games for all manufacturers. You can get ROMs burned for the game logic, sound boards, displays, PALs, custom and home versions, etc. The prices are low and the service is great. PinBally's Pinball - This is Cindy's home page showing her beautiful game room that is stocked with a fine collection of Pinball games and other memorabilia. Check out the flooring, walls, games, and all the signage that makes this game room look outstanding. Wish my game room looked even a tenth as nice as this one. Nice job Cindy. Pinbotz - The site is currently being renewed and the decals that were for sale have been sold to Pinball Decals Inc. PinRestore - This is Scot's site where he sells products and tools for restoring Pinball games. You'll find a variety of items for sale that can be used for things such as replacing the blued spring steel used in ramps, odor eliminators, cleaners, adhesive tapes, and associated items. Scot is an honest seller and his quality for detail is exceptional. You won't find better service when buying products on the Internet. PinballSales.com - Here is a site out of Lakewood New Jersey to explore when you are interested in buying a game or want to read about what to be aware of when considering purchasing a game. They have quite a collection (300 or more) and from what I've seen on RGP they have a good reputation. Pinball Spare Parts - Australia - Looking for some spare parts for your Pinball game and live in Australia, or want parts shipped from Australia to your home? If so, this may be the site for you. They stock a variety of parts similar to some sellers here in the States. Pinball Spinner Art - This is Mark Jensen's very good site to visit if you need to either download or donate spinner art. Frequently the spinner decals get chewed up pretty bad to the point you don't even know how the original artwork appeared. This site provides many us with the opportunity to create our own spinner decals that may no longer be available. Pinball Universe - This is Denis's site where he lists games and some parts for sale including repro plastics for various games. I bought my Attack From Mars and White Water games from him and was very happy with the games and his service. Send him some email regarding a game you may be interested in buying since although it may not be posted on his website, he may still have one for sale. This is one business I would recommend to contact for buying a Pinball game based on my personal experience. Denis is located in Grand Junction, Colorado. Pinball Warehouse - A Minnesota home Pinball dealer where you can trade in your old game for a new one, or just buy one. As they say, "we sell fun" which includes Pinball, Darts, Jukeboxes, Video games, Foosball and Neon signs. All games are for sale or rent for your special event. Pinball Webstore - Interested in posting Pinball items for sale or interested in buying something for your Pinball game? Then go to the Pinball Webstore, a friendly online marketplace for buying and selling pinball machines, pinball parts, just about anything for your pinball game where there are no fees transaction fees. Their site was introduced in July of 2007, so they are somewhat new to the scene, but check them out as an alternative to online auctions where fees are involved. Some of the items are for auction, but others are for sale at a set price. Pinball Wizzard - Pinball Wizzard is located in Southern New Jersey where a variety of parts and arcade games are offered for sale. Games can be viewed at their location before purchasing and they even offer local game rentals to meet your party needs. See their website for shipping instructions both locally and internationally. The website lists the current games for sale with info regarding the price and condition of each game. The Pinball Zone - You will find lots of information related to Twilight Zone as well as a rubber ring database, a FAQ, links to other sites, league information, other collections, and movie Pinball sightings. Pinbits - Pinbits sells Pinball parts and upgrades for a variety of games. They sell Cliffy's protectors, riveting tools, plastics, general purpose parts, bright LEDs, hardware, Gottlieb parts, and electronics that are commonly replaced. All this at very reasonable prices that can be bought online using a shopping cart. pinGame journal - Check out the site and sign up for the pinGame journal magazine. Can order back issues too. Some issues include game flyers, plastics, and lots of info I'm sure you will find interesting. I subscribe to this magazine and can't wait to get it. PinGeek.com - This is Josh Kaplan's site where he offers many event show videos for sale as well as other videos he makes while traveling around the world of Pinball. You'll be hard pressed to find a person more enthusiastic about the world of Pinball. Pinlinks.org - This is a great site for links to many web pages all dedicated to Pinball. You will find links to games, owners lists (a great way to contact others and register your own game), manufacturers and technical information, flyers, rule sheets, history and magazines. Lots of links that are easy to follow. Pin-logic - Tom Callahan's site for buying various Pinball circuit boards including free tech tips and a board repair service. He also sells the Theatre of Magic animated saw kit as an add-on for the stationary saw in stock games. You'll find a Bally replacement power board, add-on credit switch for a Bally coin door, a Xenon blue light strip and transport tube and other items as well. PinMonkeys.com - Al Garber's PinMonkeys site is where you can buy some games as well as service for Pinball games. Their services include playfield restoration and protection, on-site or in-shop repair services for EMs and solid state Pinball games, and they also offer game box restoration for games that can use some touching up. You will also find a short article on EM games illustrating how switches work to form logic functions and a primer on flipper circuitry. Pinnovations - Terry Cumming has some interesting information related to a Solar Ride project he started where he used an old Solar Ride game coupled with the idea of using a PC to control it. There's lots of information on this site that illustrates the original goals (and documented as they changed) and what it took to reach those goals using electronics and computer skills to couple the PC with the game itself. Very interesting read and well documented. Now if this wasn't enough, he has even more info here regarding old arcade games, ad catalogs, and a variety of links to interesting Pinball-related info. Check out his other 1930s info that isn't necessarily Pinball, but still interesting. Pinnovations - 1930s - Terry Cumming also has this site which is dedicated to the 1930s decade and in to the 1940s. The site features a slant towards pinball but also includes other topics related to history and pop culture of the 1930s. Interesting information related to this bygone era. Pinpartshop - This is Morten's website where his goal is to have some of Europe's best prices on the most used pinball spare parts. In his shop you will find a wide selection of bulbs and accessories, flipper Rubber and rings, playfield parts, cabinet and leg parts, polishers, wax and cleaners, flipper parts, electronics, springs, nuts & screws, coils & coil Sleeves as well as tools and game specific parts. PinRestore - Visit Scot's site to buy Pinball restoration products that includes excellent customer service with every purchase online. Tired of a game smelling like cigarette smoke? Check out his products for treating this as well as other game ills. You will also find ground braided wire for sale which can be very hard to find. Although I've mentioned just a couple of items, Scot has a lot of products that you should see by visiting his well-made site. Scot is a frequent contributor to RGP (rec.games.pinball - look for Bogart). Pinside.com - This Dutch site features quite a bit of info regarding Pinball. You'll find info on solid state games, newer DMD games, the latest games that have hit the streets, a game ranking, interviews with key people from the world of Pinball, upcoming tournaments, various articles related to Pinball, famous Pinball people including info about the games they developed, and game photos too. Play Pinball.net - Here's a place to buy Pinball, Video, Redemption games, Pachinkos, and other various games listed on their site. They are located near Atlanta, Georgia and are available for local pickup or long distance delivery for those that are out of town. They are also interested in buying games and game room items if you have any you would like to sell. Playfield Restoration - Need a playfield restored and live in Australia? Check this site out. There are plenty of before and after pictures showing the work they do and it's amazing how well they took old games worn down to bare wood and restored them to look like new. The KISS playfield looks to be one of the worst I've ever seen, but the "after" picture looks beautiful. Popbumper.com - Rob sells DVD titles that cover many aspects of Pinball from repair to Pinball Expo with DVDs from others. You will also find gameroom pictures articles and reviews. I have purchased all of his DVDs and find them very entertaining and informative. Ray's Home Page - Ray has some pictures of various games he has including some Gottlieb System 80 games, but in particular, he has a Time Line Pinball game he restored. Check out the Time Line game to view his restoration pictures and read some of the things he encountered when restoring his game. You'll also find a number of high res pictures of his game collection showing many views of the games from different angles. rec.games.pinball (RGP) - You will find many interesting topics of discussion on this news group for Pinball enthusiasts. When I have a problem that I can't solve, I post the question and voila - the potential solutions start rolling in. I've solved many problems and found other interesting sites and tons of info as a result of tapping in to this news group. This site has hundreds of postings in a single day. RetroBlast! - RetroBlast! is a site regarding "retrogaming" that allows many of us to play Pinball and Video games that we don't own, via MAME. This site is about home arcade gaming news and reviews, whether it's Pinball or Video games and a very well constructed site worth visiting. You will also find reviews regarding some Pinball game add-ons, and software and hardware reviews. Lots of info on this site. RGPL - This site features some of the folks from RGP and shows league standings based on games that are played. I like their motto - "Honor, Skills, Trash Talking." Think you have high scores on your games, check out their high scores and see how you fair. Rick's Game Repair - Rick specializes in the repair and restoration of Arcade Videos and late model Pinball machine in the Chicago area. There are games for sale as well as info regarding some interesting projects. Ring Of Pinball - This is the largest ring in the world associated with Pinball games. You can go here to view many Pinball-related topics and find others interested in this great hobby. Robert's Scared Stiff Home Page - This is the place to go to register your Scared Stiff game as well as check on the variety of items Robert sells regarding this fun game as well as others. This is really THE place to go for Scared Stiff info. You will also find info on game toppers, game mods, and restorations related to other popular Pinball games. Robert has a well written article (including pictures) on "dry" vs. "wet" methods for installing cabinet decals. Very informative. Rob's Gameroom - Visit Rob Bell's site to see what a serious collector's game room looks like. He has a nice collection of collectable games of various types (Pinball and Video) as well as a nice gameroom theme that includes signage, plaques, neon signs, wall decoration, and colorful lighting that provides a definite gameroom feel. He even has stools for the many people that come to play his games (I'd hate to see his electric bill). Rob also hosts the T2 and Bram Stoker's Dracula owners list for those of you that own these fine games. Rob's TZ and CFTBL Page - A page featuring lots of pictures regarding Twilight Zone as well as Creature From The Black Lagoon (two games I personally have and love). Maybe you slipped up and don't remember where a plastic goes? One of Rob's pictures will probably tip you off. Rock Around The Clock - Rock Around The Clock specializes in buying, selling, trading, service, repair and some restorations of coin operated vintage amusement equipment, game room accessories and neon, coke and other soda machines, sound and antique radio equipment. All coin operated equipment items are fully restored or refurbished and ready for your home or game room. You'll find a well made site with lots of items related to the coin operated industry that will fit nicely in your game room. Rottendog Amusements - Site for buying new replacement boards for Pinball games including power supply and TZ clock boards. My description is short, but Rottendog Amusements is known for quality boards. R&R Pinball - This is a site where you can buy Pinball and Video games as well as decals, plastics, a variety of parts, and ramps for various games. They will also ship games to a location near you at a very reasonable price. RTBB - Here is another site dedicated to selling Pinball parts in Australia. They sell some game-specific parts as well as many other parts that can be used for restoring a Pinball game. Russ Jensen's Home Page - Russ Jensen was an "old-timer" in the world of pinball and was widely recognized as a specialist regarding historical info of the pinball games that we all love and enjoy. Lots of the pictures found in the International Pinball Database originated with Russ. Russ is no longer with us, but to the many that met and spoke with Russ, he will long be remembered for his contribution to pinball. The Sands Mechanical Museum - A site by Michael Sands covering a variety of old (really old) Pinball games and other coin-operated games and mechanical wonders. Fun site to read and very informative. I enjoyed reading how the "Shoot the Bear" game worked as I always wondered how that game operated. Interesting site. S&B Amusements - A site for the entertainment game buyer featuring Pinball, Video games, Juke Boxes, Slot Machines, Air Hockey, Pool Tables, Foosball Tables, and Gameroom items. Located in Austin, Texas but they will ship games (where possible) if you are interested in purchasing a game. They also have a good Twilight Zone reconditioning page. Scott's Game Room - This is Scott Farrar's website featuring a variety of games he owns as well as several repair tips such as Mylar removal, playfield touchups, clear coating a playfield, plastic reproduction, backglass sealing and touchup, and stencil creation. Scott also has a listing of Pinball game legs identifying the various leg lengths used by manufacturers. |