6^3 Tournament
When: June 5, 7:30 PM
6 Holes !!!
6 Strokes !!!
6 PACK !!!
PRE REGISTER (32 spots) at http://tinyurl.com/lz5tryt
$15 & a 6-PACK of beer!! (or root beer, or craft soda)
Cash prizes to top 5
Beer/Soda prize to top 3
32 people cap (sorry, our house is not huge)
Please RSVP/Register only if you are sure you can/will make it
WPPRs awarded
This tournament will be held at Russel and Masha’s place in the South Bay. Format is Pin Golf with a 6-stroke limit. The address will given to you once you register.
If you have questions you can ask them on their Facebook event page HERE, or if you’re not on facebook you can message me via my contact link and I’ll be sure to relay it to them. (Just don’t wait till the last minute).
Bally Supersport
Mike Mahaffey posted what could possibly be the greatest pinball backglass the world has ever known.
BEHOLD!
Now that you’ve seen this, your life is forever changed. No, don’t fight it. Embrace it. Let it wash over you. Let’s break it down.
This backglass pretty much covers about 99% of the 1980s. If the artist formerly known as Prince ever plays this game, a rip in the fabric of time and space will assuredly be the result.
Don’t risk it.
If this game is ever in a tournament and you show up wearing a Swatch, you should win automatically.
Tournament over. You win.
Flashdance was such a hit that blonds took a backseat to brunettes for a bit.
Strapping a computer to exercise equipment was a big deal. In fact, they tried to stick a computer in everything. Even digital watches, which are already computers, needed more computer, so they did that too.
The artist of this glass is Mychael Gerstenberger of Berlin, and I think it’s pretty obvious this man is a genius. The glass came about because operators complained that Hardbody’s glass was too sexual, so he created this subversive 80s time-capsule of distilled awesome. Thank you, sir. The world is better for your efforts.
CNN Interview with Keith Elwin
Check out this interview with world champion Keith Elwin. Video here.
Eric Dreams of GENIE
Eric’s work in progress on a GENIE mural. Looking fabulous!
2011 World Champion Andrei Massenkoff at Free Gold Watch. Photo by Gene X Hwang/Orange Photography
The decision by an Upper Haight silk-screen business to put pinball machines in unused spaces has created a vibrant gaming site. But talk about a gutter ball: city laws do not allow it — although efforts are underway to change those laws some say are meant for a bygone era…
More HERE.
Tournament 4/19 in San Rafael
Main: Knockout 4-strikes Swiss, matches best out of 1. Head to head to head! (Groups of 3 players, where only the winner avoids the strike.)
100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience
A documentary on the history and culture of Japanese arcades. Yeah, they still have actual arcades over there. Lots of them. There’s a handful of pinball shots but this is more for fans of arcades in general.
The documentary is free on Hulu.
Python Anghelo
Python Anghelo was a pinball designer and graphic artist. He moved to the US from Transylvania, Romania at the age of 17. He is best known for Pinbot and it’s sequel Machine: The Bride of Pinbot, but he also brought us Taxi, Grand Lizard and several others. Of particular note, he designed The Pinball Circus, a vertical pinball whose footprint is similar to a video game cabinet. Only two prototypes were made, one of which is at the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas.
Python was always trying different things with his designs. Not all of it worked, but he was always original. Gameplay never feels routine from one game to the next.
Python was quite a character and didn’t pull punches. His Topcast interview is the stuff of legend and when he was a speaker at shows he was always popular because you didn’t know what he might say next. Maybe occasionally outspoken to a fault but you never doubted his love of pinball. Rest in peace.
image: http://www.pinballshirts.com
What amazing performances by these two Bay Area players! Damien Charlety of Sacramento took 2nd against 400 players! Can you believe Damien only got involved in competitive play in 2011? What a feat!
Andrei Massenkoff took 4th but also made the Final round in the PAPA Circuit Finals.
HUGE congratulations to these two guys!
Damien Charlety of Sacramento coasted through the Semis. Andrei Massenkoff won game 4 of the semis to earn a tie-breaker, which he then went on to win!
Final Matches start now (1:50 PM PST). Check it out!!
PAPA Circuit Finals Live now!
Watch the Circuit finals live from Pittsburgh, PA NOW:
http://www.twitch.tv/papatvpinball
Local legend Andrei Massenkoff competing in the Circuit Finals
Wizard of Oz Welcome Party at Hi-Life
Check out the new Wizard of Oz pinball game. There will also be a casual tournament.
When: Tuesday March 25th at 7 PM.
Where: Hi-Life Pizza, 400 15th Street, Oakland
Facebook Page here.
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