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BackglassBally’s Theatre of Magic is a superb example of the great
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2018-06-12 14:52
Thanks goes to Chicago Gaming Company for remaking Attack from Mars. Just like the 1995 Bally/Midway (Williams) pinball, the remake is pure fun sprinkled with laughter. Players strive to ta… Read More
2018-05-14 14:17
Bally’s Cirqus Voltaire is a circus-themed pinball machine released in 1997. This amazing game has plenty of great features including: two flippers, three pop bumpers, two slingshots… Read More
2018-04-02 15:40
Join us at The Chicagoland Antique Advertising, Slot-Machine & Jukebox Show (a.k.a. Chicagoland Coin Op Show). We invite you to stop by Midwest Pinball’s exhibit, talk to Rich, and… Read More
2018-02-07 16:20
Upper Playfield
Maverick, the block-buster movie based upon the popular tv series, comes to life in this great pinball game by Data East/Sega. Players enter the First Annual All Rivers Poker… Read More
2018-01-17 16:06
Happy New Year from all of us at Midwest Pinball!
We hope that 2018 is a great year for everyone. For those considering a game for their home or business, we wanted to let you know that, eve… Read More
2017-12-11 17:36
Midwest Pinball is in full gear for the holiday season. We have been updating our website and adding games for sale on our inventory pages. We have many fun-to-play pinball machines to fit a… Read More
2017-11-20 15:10
This fall’s Chicagoland Coin-Op Show was a great success!
We thank everyone who came out to visit Midwest Pinball’s booth to talk pinball and check out our pinball machines on di… Read More
2017-10-16 14:16
Join us at The Chicagoland™ Antique Advertising, Slot-Machine & Jukebox Show (a.k.a. Chicagoland Coin Op Show). We invite you to stop by Midwest Pinball’s exhibit, talk to Ri… Read More
2017-09-18 16:52
What’s your next vacation? How about traveling across country, playing your favorite pinball games? Pinball Map is just that, a map that guides enthusiasts to many of the best pinball… Read More
2017-08-10 04:06
Home-Use Only, Limited-Edition Spider-Man Pinball
In 2007, Stern produced a limited-edition Spider-Man pinball machine featuring Spider-Man in the black costume. The Spider-Man Black Editio… Read More
2017-08-08 05:42
Challenge the Sorcerer
Battle the sorcerer for control of the two dragons (pinballs) shown on the backglass. Pam Ericson’s artwork features a blue-haired sorcerer and two bony dragon… Read More
2017-08-07 15:54
In this blog, we look at 99-year-old pinball game designer, Wayne Neyens and the now 14-year-old world pinball champion of 2017, Escher Lefkoff. Both are proof of pinball’s wide-reachi… Read More
2017-07-31 15:08
Midwest Pinball has acquired a number of games recently. Over the next few weeks, we will be adding these games to the website as they are completed. If there is a game you are interes… Read More
2017-07-31 15:02
Midwest Pinball offers a wide range of pinball restoration services, including extensive repairs to pinball playfields and cabinets. We provide full restorations to playfields including sand… Read More
2017-06-21 16:36
This year’s Chicagoland Antique Advertising, Slot-Machine and Jukebox Show (a.k.a. the Chicagoland Coin-Op Show) was well attended. There was a fantastic turnout, especially since the… Read More
2017-04-02 23:55
Gottlieb Big Indian is the benchmark of the “Cowboy and Indians” era of 70’s pinball. Starting in the mid 60’s and running through the mid 70’s all the major ma… Read More
2017-04-02 23:10
This week we picked up three Western-themed games. Gottlieb Big Indian (1974) and Sheriff (1971) are pinball machines. And Williams Bonanza (1970) is a gun game with moving targets.
O… Read More
2017-01-17 03:31
Gone Fishin’
Williams 1992 Fish Tales is one of the most popular and most successful sports themed pinball machines ever created by Williams. Motorboats race across the lake using dep… Read More
2016-12-09 21:38
The Simpsons Pinball Party
Stern’s Simpsons Pinball Party serves as a great tribute to the show with toy characters, iconic voices, and a wide range of shots and multi-ball modes. The… Read More
2016-11-27 01:14
Solar City
Gottlieb’s Solar City is built on one of Gottlieb’s most popular pinball designs. In the 1970’s Gottlieb created a series of machines with nearly identica… Read More
2016-11-26 23:53
Shift Into High Gear
Williams The Getaway: High Speed II is the sequel to Williams 1986 High Speed pinball machine. The backglass artwork was done by Doug Watson and playfield art was done… Read More
2016-10-27 04:34
Over the past couple of years, several new pinball companies entered the market and developed many different pinball formats. New titles include traditional pinball machines, multi-game unit… Read More
2016-10-19 00:46
For over a decade, Stern Pinball was the world’s only major manufacturer of pinball machines. Many new companies have emerged in the past few years, but Stern remains the biggest and m… Read More
2016-09-19 22:36
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original Star Trek TV series, BBC America ran all the original episodes in the order they aired. I recorded them all and have been watching two or th… Read More
2016-09-19 19:01
To Boldly Play Star Trek Pinball
Bally’s Star Trek is one of the early solid-state games from 1979. Similar to many late-70’s and early 80’s Bally games, the game has an a… Read More
2016-09-13 04:31
A Golden Harvest Payout
Manufactured in late 1935, Golden Harvest is a wonderful antique pinball machine. The game brings a rare, farm/agricultural theme to pinball. Golden Harvest is a pay… Read More
2016-09-13 04:14
It’s Far Out There
Gottlieb’s Far Out is a great example of 1970’s pinball artwork. It features colorful artwork by Gordon Morison. The psychedelic shapes and colors, as w… Read More
2016-07-27 04:02
Beam Me Up Scotty
Data East Star Trek 25th Anniversary Edition brings all the characters from the original Star Trek show. Captain Kirk, Spock, Chekov, Sulu, Uhura, and Dr McCoy appear on t… Read More
2016-07-27 03:44
Let’s Go Bowling
Gottlieb’s Strikes n Spares brings bowling to the world of pinball. Players line up their shots and use the flippers to shoot large pinballs up the alley to &ld&hell…Read More
2016-06-28 13:03
Ted Nugent Pinball
Stern’s Nugent is a nice simple game from 1978. The playfield layout offers smooth ball flow with a wide range of shots. As one of the first electronic pinball mach… Read More
2016-06-28 03:55
Chicago Bears NFL Pinball Machine
With a limited production run licensed by the NFL, Stern brings NFL football to the world of pinball. The Chicago Bears pinball is one of nineteen NFL team… Read More
2016-04-26 23:29
The Classic Pinball from the 70’s
Inspired by the 1975 movie Tommy, Bally’s 1976 Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is a classic elec… Read More
2016-04-26 04:02
Enter the Dragon
Stern’s Dragonfist is a nice simple game from 1981. The playfield layout offers smooth ball flow including the ability to wipe out whole sets of drop targets wi… Read More
2016-04-13 22:00
The Most Highly Rated Game
Bally’s Addams Family is a tour-de-force of pinball excitement. Using the characters and settings from the 1991 movie “The Addams Family”, this… Read More
2015-12-02 04:35
Wrigley Field Pinball
Gottlieb Premier’s Chicago Cubs “Triple Play” brings the action and thrill of professional baseball to pinball. The artwork includes images of Wrigle… Read More
2015-11-02 23:04
Battle the Chicago Fire
In the era of horse-drawn fire engines, fire fighters raced between sites with ladders and hoses to battle each new blaze.
This game has wonderful artwork and repli… Read More
2015-09-09 19:57
This week Stern Pinball and HBO announced the Game of Thrones pinball machine, which will start shipping later this month. Below is a sneak-peek of the upper playfield available only on the… Read More
2015-09-06 04:14
Head Banging Hard Rock
Data East’s Guns N Roses is a tour-de-force of rock themed pinball. Collect all the band members on stage and add more balls to the multi-ball mode. As the firs… Read More
2015-09-06 03:02
Fun 70’s Pinball
Williams Fun-Fest is a classic 1970’s four-player pinball machine. Built in 1973, the backglass features disco dancers and a Swing Reel that awards free games o… Read More
2015-09-03 02:55
Well… an e-mail actually. The staff from Pinball Sales Australia wrote me to ask that I get back to regular blog posts and provided me with a blog post of their own.
Top 5 Amazing Pin… Read More
2015-09-03 02:29
Pool-themed games never go out of date. Gottlieb Cue Ball Wizard is a fun game with a good mix of short and long shots and a bit of randomness thrown in by placing a cue ball on the playfiel… Read More
2015-08-31 21:10
Good Old-Fashioned 1960’s Style Pinball
Gottlieb Surf Side is a classic 1960’s two-player pinball machine. Built in 1967, the backglass features a shore line scene with a sailbo… Read More
2015-08-11 05:29
Lost in the Zone
Bally’s Twilight Zone is a superb example of the great Bally/Williams pinball division. Following the success of the Addams Family pinball machine, the design team wa… Read More
2015-08-11 05:29
Lost in the Zone
Bally’s Twilight Zone is a superb example of the great Bally/Williams pinball division. Following the success of the Addams Family pinball machine, the design team wa… Read More
2015-05-05 05:42
Beat the Dealer’s Hand
Williams Top Hand is a fun 1960’s pinball machine where the player scores points and works to beat the dealer’s hand, which is ra… Read More
2015-05-05 05:27
A Family-Themed Pinball
Flipper Clown is a classic 1960’s pinball machine. It features three pop bumpers, numerous targets, and a bumper at the top of the playfield… Read More
2015-04-05 03:25
A Great Fish Story
Williams Big Strike is a classic 1960’s pinball machine. It features five pop bumpers, one dead bumper, targets, and a gate that allows the ball back into th… Read More
2015-04-03 23:17
Join the Roughnecks
Sega Starship Troopers is based on the 1997 military science-fiction movie where humans fight giant alien bugs in space for survival. The book, by Robert Heinlein spawne… Read More
2014-10-28 21:21
We have recently received a number of new used pinball machines for sale that we will be restoring and selling. Here is a list of the ones that we have in the queue for restoration
Williams… Read More
2014-10-28 20:08
On Monday, we visited the offices at Chicago Gaming to get an in depth look at the new Medieval Madness, which is being meticulously recreated by Planetary Pinball. The staff at Chicago Gami… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Oh, Taxi Williams Taxi is a great game designed by Mark Ritchie with artwork by Python Anghelo. Dual ramps and wireforms on the game act as the airport entrance...%%POSTLINK% is… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A Family-Themed Pinball Flipper Parade is a classic 1960’s pinball machine. It features five pop bumpers, numerous targets, and five lanes at the top of the p… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Explore Central Park Central Park is a classic 1960’s pinball machine. It features four pop bumpers and ten stand-up targets. The game has two flippers at the top… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A 1950′s Woodrail Williams 4 Star is a beautiful woodrail pinball machine with a symmetrical playfield layout and two flippers at the bottom. The lower half of the playfie… Read More
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