The Final Programme
The Final Programme, aka The Last Days of Man on Earth. Thanks to BumperMcBaulhogh for the clip.
The Ritchie Family – Pinball
This song is awesome. Makes you wanna boogey down and get freaky deaky.
STERN Determination: A Pinball Tournament
It’s tournament time again. Pacific Pinball Museum will soon receive an ACDC Premium Edition pinball game, and to celebrate we are going to hold an all-STERN pinball tournament.
- CSI
- Ironman
- TRON
- Transformers
- ACDC LE
- Plus a couple classic STERNs to be determined!
Where: Pacific Pinball Museum
From SF, take BART to 12th Street. Take the 58A bus to Alameda. If you see Citibank on the left, it’s the next block. If you see Nations on the left, you just passed it.
When: Saturday May 12, 2012. Play begins at noon. Qualifying ends at 5:30PM. Finals begin at 6 PM. No entry after 1:30 PM
How: Magic
Entry: Entry is free with PPM Admission ($15). There is an optional $10 side pot for those who want to play for cash.
Can kids play?: Yes.
Format: Wildcard Format: Play each STERN game one time each. After all games have been played you can replay one game of your choice to try and improve your score*. Top 16 players advance to Open Finals. The next 8 novice players will play in the Novice Finals.
*Wildcard game must be played no later than one hour prior to the end of qualifying, i.e. 4:30 pm and not until all other regular qualifying games have been played. Players are responsible for arriving early enough and completing their games on time.
Free Stuff: PAPA tokens, STERN Keyfobs, maybe raffle prizes
Prizes: STERN has sponsored the event with 10 translites ($100 – 150 value each). Plaques and translites awarded to top 4 in each division.
Food: I’m bringing Mac and Cheese and beverages. Bring a homemade dish to share. The best dish, voted by the players, wins a translite.
Volunteers: Help with score-keeping or score entry for an hour, and/or game tech, and you’re entered into a drawing for a translite.
World Pinball Player Ranking Points (aka WPPRs): Points will be awarded. Win or lose, by the end of the night you will be a world-ranked pinball player.
Questions: jonnynacho@gmail.com
Live at Pittsburgh
photo by Nicole Anne Reik
At the Pacific Pinball Museum, Clear is the new Black
PPM recently installed their latest see-through creation: A Bally Freedom! I got to play this thing tonight.
It kicked me to the curb pretty hard, but I wouldn’t let it go till I beat my best score on the original I played at Pinburgh.
METREON in San Francisco – Six games!
Check it out, boys and girls. The Metreon (101 4th Street) now has six STERN pinball machines to play. Games are maintained by TJ Beyer so if anything isn’t working, email funpinball@gmail.com and he will fix ’em up .
(Note: you failing and not getting a replay is not something TJ can repair. kthx)
- Pirates of the Carribean
- Indiana Jones 4
- Sopranos
- Spiderman
- Lord of the Rings
- The Simpsons Pinball Party
Vitus 4/11 Results
Format was single-elim head-to-head time attack with 3-minute rounds. In addition to cash prizes, players won complimentary drink coupons, PAPA tokens and chiclets bubble gum. 1st place won the soundtrack to the 1995 hit motion picture Hackers.
Hackers: “Their only crime was curiosity.”
1 hal
2 zoe
3 Jim Vierra
4 Bryan
5 Chris H.
5 Garrett
5 Per
5 kenny
9 Erin G
9 Darren
9 Tim H.
9 TJ
9 steve F
9 Mike S.
9 taylor
9 Henry
17 jonny o
17 Scott K
17 Erin R.
17 aaron S
17 nicole
17 christian h
Tournament Wednesday @ Vitus
Hot buttery tournament action at Vitus this Wednesday. 7pm start time. $5 entry.
But is it art?
Adventures in the Development of Pinball @ PPM
When: Tomorrow (Friday 4/6), 6 – 9PM.
Where: Pacific Pinball Museum
Entry: $15 for Adults. Ask about the Club Card for discount entry on future events.
“Physics, mechanics, art and history exhibits:
an art and tech show about the internal workings of the
machines, and their art and design as they change over
time.”
- FREE FINGER FOOD
- 90 Pinball and other old-fashioned arcade games (shooting, pitch ‘n bat, crane, etc) all on free play.
- Art Gallery Permanent Exhibit with Doug Watson (Barracora, Quicksilver)
More Info: http://www.pacificpinball.org/events/current-events
East Bay Pinball League Season Wrap-up
Left to Right: Stephen (4th), Aaron (2nd in tournament and Season Champion), Zoe (1st) and Rich (3rd).
The EBPL held their league finals at Phoenix Games. The EBPL’s season finale is sort of like a “final exam”, where a percentage of your overall season points are determined in the single-elim best-of-three tournament. Zoe won the tournament but Aaron still finished high enough to win the Season overall. Congrats to all!
Classic Game Room video coverage of Pinburgh
I got to meet Mark of Classic Game Room at Pinburgh and he let me do a quick shout out (around 3:35). I should have put on my BAPA headband. BUT I was wearing my Oakland Pinball Mafia/Radio Pinball Union shirt.
