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Favorite Quote:
"Ride that beast! Ride that Perfectly Normal Beast, Sandwich Maker!"
-H2G2

Competitive Pinball Player Career Status:
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Hello there!

I am from New Jersey and although I play on the 360, PS3 and Wii(occasionally), my primary gaming passion is arcade pinball. I am currently ranked among the top 50 pinball players in the world.

I've played video games since I was about 2 years old. My first game was:

Intellivision Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack, which helped me to learn math. Although, I remember that my 2-year old self initially found it difficult to understand these things while playing blackjack:

1. Why 'J', 'Q' and 'K' were the same as the number 10.

2. Why, when I chose double down, that sometimes I would have a whole lot of money, and other times I would lose a crapload.

I love(d) RetroforceGo! podcast.


As far as video gaming goes, I can pretty much have fun with anything except simulation sports games (sorry Madden, NBA, NHL, and MLB insert number here). I'll find the fun in most games, even some 3D Sonic games, like Sonic Unleashed... for the Wii... umm, yeah. I'm always behind the current trends because I will not pay full price just so I can say I had the game "day one". I'll get most of of my games as cheaply as I can, and usually in bunches that end up unplayed for a long time.

Speaking of the video game stack of shame, my embarrassing backlog is embarrassing. Mainly because some of the time I would devote to videogames is taken up by arcade pinball competitions and tournaments.

Pardon me, did I say I love(d) RetroforceGo! podcast?


For those who may be wondering (all 2 of you) "fun with bonus" is what happens when you lose your ball and the pinball game gives you whatever bonus you have earned. However, most pinball games don't just give you the bonus. some games will give you some base points, then put a multiplier to it, then add some more points from bonus modes, and then count up the bonus for you with quirky sound effects like it's some sort of telethon. The game is having fun with your bonus. This is where the pinball jargon "fun with bonus" comes from.



My Current Top 10 Arcade Pinball Games*
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1. Spider-Man (STERN)
2. Twilight Zone
3. Medieval Madness
4. Addams Family
5. The Shadow
6. Attack from Mars
7. FunHouse
8. Family Guy
9. Jack*Bot
10. Cirqus Voltaire
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11. Star Trek: The Next Generation

*(subject to change when I think of better games...)



My Current Top 10 Favorite Simulation Pinball Games*
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1. Pinball Hall of Fame - Williams Collection (XBOX 360)
2. Flipnic: Ultimate Pinball (PS2)
3. Pro Pinball: The Web (PC)
4. 3D Ultra Pinball (The Original) (PC)
5. Pro Pinball: Timeshock (PC)
6. 3D Ultra Pinball: Thrillride (PC)
7. Pro Pinball: Big Race USA (PC)
8. 3D Ultra Pinball: Creep Night (PC)
9. Zen Pinball (PS3)
10. Pinball FX (XBOX 360)
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11. Metroid Prime Pinball (DS)

*(subject to change when I think of better games...)

My Current Favorite Video Game Soundtracks:

1. Einhander (PS1)
2. Tetrisphere (N64)

*(subject to change when I think of more soundtracks...)

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EDIT: Due to the huge, ginormous snowstorm that swept across the northeast, the Cupids and Canines Charity event has been postponed. It will be rescheduled.

RE-EDIT:Cupids and Canines has been rescheduled to Saturday, March 27, 2010.

STERN's Big Buck Hunter Pro Pinball is In the Wild!



STERN's newest pinball game, Big Buck Hunter Pro, has been released to market. For those of you in the New York metropolitan area who want to try out the game, it will be on route at Amsterdam Billiards in Manhattan. Big Buck Hunter Pro, along with Twilight Zone by Bally, will be the games used for 2010, Season #1 of the New York City Pinball League. Commissioner "Max Pinball" is now accepting players to sign-up for this season. League rules, format and more information can be found at http://nycpinballleague.com. Players of all ages and skill levels are welcome.

Pinball + Gaming + Pooches = Charity!



On Saturday, February 6, 2010, the Professional & Amateur Pinball Association (PAPA) will host is annual Cupids and Canines Casino and Pinball Night charity event to benefit The Western Pennsylvania Humane Society and Bow Wow Buddies. The event will be held at the at the PAPA World Headquarters near Pittsburgh, PA. The facility is home to over 400 pinball games from every era. Along with the opportunity to sample all of these great machines, you can participate in the pinball tournament organized by world champion Bowen Kerins, and play blackjack, craps, roulette, and poker all for charity. The event starts at 7PM, but pinball tournament participants can get in as early as 11:00 AM.

Last year, more than $10,000 was raised for charity. Here are videos from the 2009 event.

Part One: Before the event


Part Two: Let the games begin!



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Welcome to the blogs, sir - hope to be seeing more of you!
Nice blog!

It's been eons since I've played pinball... though I used to be pretty decent. Nowadays I'm more likely to be found playing foosball (foos tables were often found in pinball/pool halls back in my day). We have a rec room with a $1700 tournament grade Tornado table.
I miss pinball machines. I also miss my mom. Same diff?
My first pinball experience is very special to me.

When I was on holiday in France, I randomly stumbled across a backstreet arcade with an Indiana Jones pinball machine there. I spent literally hours on it and at precisely midnight I managed to beat the high score (which was like over a million or something).

God I want to go back there.
Pinball machines were awesome until they tried to hard to be games. There was a Gilligan's Island pinball game (or was it Addams Family?) that made you "collect" a bunch of items to "win". It should be all about the points, baby.
Ever play Metroid Prime Pinball on DS? It's pretty great, although a couple of the bonus modes take you out of the pure pinball action for a bit too long. It was my go-to DS pick-up-and-play game for a year or two, until I finally beat the boss on expert mode. The Rumble Pak is used quite effectively, too!
Thanks for the support and comments everyone!

(JT IceFire)
I can assure you that it was not Addams Family.

(A New Challenger)
Metroid Prime Pinball stayed in my DS for a good while. I was a little disheartened by the non-pinball bonus modes as well, so I used some "grains of salt" and forgave the game for these transgressions.

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