Pinball add-ons, mods and toppers are increasingly popular ways to customise your machine, enhancing the appearance or addin…

This article concentrates on the software for the ball-detection hardware featured in part one. I will again be using one o…

In his new two-part article, Todd Andersen shows us how to build a microcontroller-based pinball ball detector to trigger ad…

Shortly before the start of Pinball Expo last month, Pinball News paid a visit to the Palatine home of American Pinball to s…

From my depth of experience, hardware usually gets damaged for one of two reasons. First, someone use a power tool when a ha…

More often than not, I’ve found myself having to deal with damaged circuit boards. I find the main reason for this is a prev…

Due to limited parts availability from all the new little pinball companies, stock of game-specific replacement parts will b…

More often than not, I’ve found myself having to deal with damaged hardware. I find the main reason for this is a previous p…

Back in 2019 we paid a visit to the Multimorphic factory in Round Rock, Texas. Since then, much has changed, both with the c…

In his recent two-part article about making your own infra-red testers, Todd Andersen introduced the use of cheap microcontr…

This second article deals with the use of Arduino software. It starts with an explanation and a few simple Arduino sketches …

The 2022 Pinball Expo marked several firsts, one of which was the first ever Jersey Jack Pinball factory tour. Visitors to t…

As part of our Pinball Expo trip this year, Pinball News paid a visit to American Pinball at their facility in Palatine, Ill…

Infrared (IR) transmitters and receivers are vital components used in many electronic pinball machines since 1987. Commonly …

Welcome to the second part of Todd Andersen’s article detailing how to build and program an infra-red (IR) tester tran…

The history of the Magic Girl pinball had always been one of repeated failure. What began as a heady mix of excite…

Back in 2011, there was consternation amongst those who fix pinball machines at the loss of a valuable source of repair info…

As one of the first in the UK to receive my copy of Keeping the Ball Alive – 30+ Years of Stern Pinball, Pinball News&…

The game of pinball has found its way into many different pop culture genres, from advertising to movies, beer cans to art e…

In this edition of PinSpotting we visit three unique gaming destinations in the heartland of America, all founded by a man w…