Pinball Related Links
There are numerous websites dedicated to pinball, which were created by pinball collectors. Below are a just a few. Categories are: Information, news, blogs, podcasts, magazines and etc.
Please refrain from adding website links to this page where pinball related material can be purchased. Such links are reserved for the Pinball Parts Suppliers page.
1 News
Pinball news, editorial, interview and news aggregation sites
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| Pinball News | A webzine for pinball news, run by Martin Ayub. It is considered "First and Free" because Martin tries to be first with any pinball news, and the site will always be free. |
| Pavlov Pinball | Site by Paul Rubens, a professional journalist for the BBC, The Financial Times, The Economst, CIO.com, eSecurityPlanet, and other non-pinball publications. He is also a copy editor (sub-editor) for the Pinball Magazine. |
| Pinball Supernova | Pinball news aggregation site |
| Pinball Head | Rob C.'s webzine with pinball news, rumors, gear, tutorials, podcasts and more! |
2 Blogs
Personal Pinball blogs
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| Stevechannel.com | Steve C.'s site including collection pics, tips, more pinball related links, and other assorted goodies |
| Credit Dot Pinball | Pinball hobbyest Rob writes comprehensive posts and conducts interviews with pinball personalities |
| Mark's Pinball Page | Mark's site with collection pics and the home of the original WMS System 3-7 repair and troubleshooting guide |
3 Podcasts
Pinball and related gaming podcasts
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| Broken Token Classic Arcade and Pinball Podcast |
Brent and Whitney share a ‘southern view’ (and some definite drawl) on the vibrant hobby of collecting, restoring and playing the arcade and pinball classics from the late 70′s to today RSS Feed iTunes Android Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube Stitcher |
| Gameroom Junkies Podcast | Preston and Patrick love gamerooms and the games inside. On the Gameroom Junkies Podcast, they talk about collecting and restoring arcade games and pinball machines and the nostalgia of the golden age of the arcade. They also conduct interviews with some notable collectors, creators, and industry insiders in this exciting hobby. |
| Spooky Pinball Podcast | Charlie, KT the spooky crew started their first podcast on April 1st, 2010. Just a happy little pinball collecting family that wanted to have fun and fill the void of nobody doing pinball podcasts at that time… Since then, the pinball podcast boom has really taken off, and they're still here but in a whole different capacity. Yes, they still do a show on the first of the month, every month. But a rapid progression began to occur in 2011. |
| The Pinball Podcast Hard-hitting, soul-shaking, pinball pontification. |
Don and Jeff discourse on various current pinball topics and present recurring segments like: Keep, Flip, Part Out, Featured Machine, What We've Been Doing in Pinball and much more |
4 Magazines
Pinball and Gameroom Magazines
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| PinGame Journal | In-depth feature articles about pinball run by Jim Schelberg, Publisher/Editor |
| Gameroom Magazine | Gameroom industry magazine feature articles from industry veteran writers and high quality professional photography |
5 Apps
Pinball and Related iOS and Android Apps
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| Pinball Finder (site no longer active)] |
iOS The application searches a growing online 'crowd sourced' database of pinball machines (currently only over 3000). By using your iPhones current location the application is able to help you find your nearest machine or enable you to upload a new one that you have found or know of. |
| PinFinder | iOS iOS Pro Version PinballFinder.org and it’s associated iPhone app, “Pinfinder Pinball Finder,” are an effort to help the worldwide pinball community find games to play everywhere. The free version of the app lets you find pinball near you, and add new locations. The PRO app let’s you search by game name, and also lets you see the entire world of pinball, laid out before you like a big pinball buffet. |
| Pinball Arcade | iOS Android more... Virtual Pinball Emulator for pretty much any platform imaginable with licensed games from Bally, Gottlieb, Stern and Williams. |
6 Etc
Everything else
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Flippers.be | Aeneas' site with lots of great information |
| Pinball Rebel.com | Ken's site which includes factory and custom instruction and scoring cards |
| PA Pinball | Jim P.'s site with tips, restoration pics, and interviews with some Gottlieb designers |
| Pinball.org | The Pinball Archive - Gameplay rules and videos |
| Stork's Nest Pinball | Peter Hall's site dedicated to Gottlieb System 80 pinball machines |
| Flipper-Pinball-Fan | Leon B.'s site with detailed technical information regarding repairs |
| Flip Projets | Davroux Brothers's site dedicated to projects for Gottlieb System 80. Freeplay, fast boot, 7 digits Black Hole is here |
| Inkochnito.nl | Peter Koch's instruction / scoring card site hosted at Pinballrebel.com |
| Critical Mass Page | Eric Selak's site about the story of the Critical Mass and how he rebuilt this unique prototype, that has never been produced by Gottlieb |
| Zaccaria Pinball | David G's site dedicated to the Italian made pinball company, Zaccaria |
| Multi-Machine Pinball Parts Search | Øyvind Møll's site which can be used to search the BOM for WPC and some System 11 games |
| Tuukka's Pinball Pages | History, tips, tuning, links, and lots of good stuff. Also home to the original Gottlieb System 1 repair guides |
| Okaegi's Collection and Projects | Oliver's collection and tech repair |
| Firepower Pinball | Site dedicated to the Williams Firepower pinball machine |