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Pinball
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OPINION: Stern Insider Connected is Positive for the Future of Pinball + September 2024 Insider Connected Seasonal Quests
You know how it is online sometimes. We all do. It's not just trolls and mean-spirited keyboard warrior types that piss in the cornflakes. It's sometimes good people that just act differently succumbing to the illusion…
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My Daily Stern Pinball Insider Connected Streak Ended at 162 Days
Daily streaks doing anything inevitably come to an end. Someday. Somehow. My longest daily streak for Stern Insider Connected ended when my wife and I traveled somewhere that had no IC-connected pinball nearby. The…
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v0.94 Jaws (Stern 2024) + Jaws Revenge Challenge Mode + FX Tourneys + Humpday Wednesday #58
Humpday Wednesday Show #58 – new FX Tournament + playing games at our PGM Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom LIVE streaming from 6am – 11am PST (GMT-8). We get you over the hump of the week and…
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20th Week of Jaws (Stern 2024) + FX Tourneys + Humpday Wednesday #57
Humpday Wednesday #57 Edition – new FX Tournament + playing games at our PGM Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom LIVE streaming from 6am – 11am PST (GMT-8). We get you over the hump of the week and…
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How To Track Stern Spike 2 Pinballs Not Played
After tracking down all 24 of the Stern Spike 2 pinball machines to play, there is an even greater challenge: playing each different version of them: pro, premium and LE (in some cases, SLE). I've played and even ranked…
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PROFILE: Pinball Podcaster Kaneda, AKA Chris Kooluris
( Ed. I wasn't sure whether or not to publish this here. It's been draft, then scheduled, then pushed back multiple times over the last few months. Ultimately, I decided to publish while I was away on vacation (wimpy, I…
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OPINION: Batman '66 (Stern 2019) is the Quirky, Fun Batman and it's OK to Dislike
"Oh my god, I tried this game when it got released and it was such a shitty, shitty experience." - RETROCENGO on Batman '66 (Stern 2016). Sometimes I'll mix it up with folks online that I don't know that well…
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No Live Stream Today for Humpday Wednesday #56 - Vacation
Everybody deserves a vacation and we are no exception here at PGM. We're taking our grandchildren to the beach for their summer vacation. There will not be a new pinball FX tournament released this week and no live…
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Conversion Kit that turns Swords of Rage into Swords of Vengeance
Photo credit: Paradigm Tilt / Anthony van Winkle Last year, we covered a custom mod to add an additional game mode to Eight Ball in Eight Ball Plus – A $99 Mod To Add New Game Modes to 30+ Year Old Pinball Machine .…
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19th Week of Jaws (Stern 2024) + FX Tourneys + Humpday Wednesday #55
Humpday Wednesday the I Can't Drive #55 Edition – new FX Tournament + playing games at our PGM Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom LIVE streaming from 6am – 11am PST (GMT-8). We get you over the…
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Play and Solve Jigsaw Puzzle John Wick Pro Playfield
Stern's 24th Spike 2 pinball machine is John Wick. Here is a pro playfield jigsaw puzzle to solve. Share your best completion time in the comments. There are 49 pieces.
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August 1 National Pinball Day
A day that celebrates the man that saved pinball, Roger Sharpe, birthday comes every August 1 since 2019. The inaugural celebration of National Pinball Day took place in 2019 and has been enjoyed annually ever since.…
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August 2024 Insider Connected Quests + Deadpool Quests
It's August 2024, time for some new Stern Pinball Insider Connected quests! UPDATE 8/2/2024 @ 4:13pm PST : On Friday August 2, 2024, bonus drop-in *4* Deadpool quests:…
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VPX is back + FX Tourneys + Humpday Wednesday #54
We get you over the hump of the week ... closer to the weekend! This week, after 4+ months of no VPX, we're going to go back into the VPX vault and play through several virtual pinball games. Yes, we're taking a break…
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Looney Tunes (Spooky 2024) Detailed Thoughts after Flipping On Location
Orange. That's the number one word aesthetically when you first look at Looney Tunes. It's orange, orange, orange everywhere. It's a color I'm not super fond of, but don't actively dislike either. I think the copious…
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Labyrinth (Barrels of Fun 2023) Detailed Thoughts after Flipping On Location
Have been waiting some time to play Barrels of Fun's first pinball effort Labyrinth. It was at the 2024 Northwest Pinball Show, only one machine and had nearly constant lines, so decided to wait until seeing it on…
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18th Week of Jaws (Stern 2024) + FX Tourneys + Humpday Wednesday #53
Humpday Wednesday #53 – new FX Tournament + playing games at our PGM Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom LIVE streaming from 6am – 11am PST (GMT-8). We get you over the hump of the week and have as…
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Reaching 1,000+ Plays of Jaws (Stern 2024) Pinball + FX Tourneys + Humpday Wednesday #52
Humpday Wednesday #52 – new FX Tournament + playing games at our PGM Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom LIVE streaming from 6am – 11am PST (GMT-8). We get you over the hump of the week and have as…
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Play PGM Sea Hunter inspired by Stern Pinball Jaws Shark Hunter
The game framed below is optimized for tablet, monitor/PC, Steam Deck and larger screens. There is a link below for mobile phones and smaller screens, use that link instead for optimized display on these smaller…
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Mixed Reactions to Stern Pinball Godzilla 70th, but Choice is Good
Art is and will always be subjective. Some will like, some won't, some will try to look past, if the underlying product/theme/whatever is worthwhile. Have said this multiple times before: I play all pinball games -- not…
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16th Week of Jaws (Stern 2024) Liveplay + FX Tournaments Humpday Wednesday #51
Approaching 4,000 Jaws pinball plays (and still loving it!), the 16th week of streaming and it's Humpday Wednesday #51 – new FX Tournament + playing games at our PGM Twitch channel:…
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Play Word Search - Zaccaria Pinball Machines Part 2 of 2
Have you played any of the Zaccaria pinball machines? At pinball shows I've seen and played a small few of them, but they are somewhat rare in the United States, at least in/around our are (Seattle, WA). Fortunately,…
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Stern Jaws Shark Hunter Challenge Advanced Strategy - How To Achieve Level 6+
Happy 4th of July to all who celebrate! It's looking like Stern Pinball is going all-in with Jaws this week celebrating with several Insider Connected quests and challenges, see: More Jaws July 2024 Insider Connected…
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v0.92 Jaws (Stern 2024) Liveplay + FX Tournaments Humpday Wednesday #50
Hey, hey, it's Humpday Wednesday #50 – new FX Tournament + playing games at our PGM Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom LIVE streaming from 6am – 11am PST (GMT-8). We get you over the hump of the…
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PGM Experiment: Suno AI Music Generator to Create Arcade, Videogame and Pinball Songs
And here not long ago, I said that AI wouldn't be useful for anything (this article in particular takes a very cold look at AI: OPINION: Google’s AI Genie Creating Faux 2D Platformer Games Likely Another Idea They Give…
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Play Word Search - Zaccaria Pinball Machines Part 1 of 2
From 1974 to 1987 the third largest pinball manufacturer in the world was Zaccaria that operated out of Bologna. The two larger pinball manufacturers at the time were Bally and Williams. In 2017 Magic Pixel released…
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More Jaws July 2024 Insider Connected Quests + Seasonal Quests + John Wick Contract Quests Introduced
Some firsts for Stern Pinball Insider Quests in July include the introduction of contract quests in John Wick and another set of Jaws quests. I don't recall any other game yet getting a second treatment of quests, at…
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5 Future Wishlist Stern Insider Connected Features
Let's look into the future and imagine what Stern Insider Connected might/could/should look like someday. Some features we'd like to see implemented. And if you want to use the comments for the opposite features you…
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14th Week Streaming Jaws (Stern 2024) Liveplay + FX Tournaments Humpday Wednesday #49
Yes, it's Humpday Wednesday #49 – new FX Tournament + playing games at our PGM Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom LIVE streaming from 6am – 11am PST (GMT-8). We get you over the hump of the week…
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Humpday Wednesday #48 + Jaws (Stern 2024) Liveplay + FX Tournaments
Today's stream will mark the 13th week of live streaming Jaws (Stern 2024) pinball. I will have been playing Stern Pinball Insider Connected machines for 99 days today, most of those days Jaws, but some other IC…
