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Ari [APz] Sovijärvi<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/@BalooUriza" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BalooUriza</span></a></span> Everything in this game's sound design is a chef's kiss. It also probably introduced Carlene Carter to several new generations. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/carlenecarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carlenecarter</span></a></p>
Ari [APz] Sovijärvi<p>The lamp test, seen under the playfield.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/pinrepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinrepair</span></a></p>
Ari [APz] Sovijärvi<p>Let's play "spot the dead lamps" game. </p><p>It's Judge Dredd's turn to get washed and waxed. Running the lamp test is normal part of the cleanup service on these incandencent light bulb using machines.</p><p>I can spot some dead feature lamps and at least one dead flasher.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/pinrepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinrepair</span></a></p>
Ari [APz] Sovijärvi<p>Here we go, the first production version of the Who Dunnit's 3D printed reel. In the end, 7 different prototypes were made, zeroing in on the shape and then the transparent material. Naturally also learned about designing stuff with FreeCAD while doing it. </p><p>Seen in this video is the 2 part model, where the hub and wheel part are printed separately so no support is needed. Before this I also quickly tried on the one piece version but didn't put decal on it.</p><p>In the end I reused the old decal as it came off in good shape and it seems to stay on the reel just fine.</p><p>All in all, this was a fun project that taught me a lot. Next I'll probably go back to tackling the modified Road Show project when I have the extra time.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/freecad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freecad</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repair</span></a></p>
David Honess<p>Taking some advice from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FediTips</span></a></span> to do an introductory post about myself <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/114133970187268189" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">social.growyourown.services/@F</span><span class="invisible">ediTips/114133970187268189</span></a> and pin it to my profile. I am Dave, I'm from the UK but I live in the Netherlands where I work as a contractor at the European Space Agency. I help coordinate education related activities on board the ISS for the European astronauts. I have a wife and two kids under the age of 10. My hobbies include <a href="https://mas.to/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> (playing and fixing). I want to design my own pinball machine one day.</p>
Ari [APz] Sovijärvi<p>The Who Dunnit <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> machine slot machine reel project appears to be a success. This part seems to be difficult to find around here and even when repros are available in the US, these cost over $100 to import here, which I find a bit steep for a plastic piece this simple, so I made my own.</p><p>I'll release a video soon about the whole project and how the finished product looks installed in the game.</p><p>The model is now available here for <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a>: </p><p><a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6976697" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">thingiverse.com/thing:6976697</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repair</span></a></p>
gedsic<p>Watched some serious <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> repair action at OCM, Oldenburg</p>
Ari [APz] Sovijärvi<p>Elvira's House of Horrors, Stern 2019. </p><p>I'm so glad my two previous favorites of pinball history got the 3rd game to follow them. So much love went into theming it, from Cassandra's commentary to custom video segments and all the crappiest movies from Movie Macabre revival.</p><p>It's also damn pretty machine and unlike Party Monsters and Scared Stiff, it has a relatively deep rule set. </p><p>Mechanically this is one of my least favorite Sterns, so many annoying design choices that need constant fixing or the huge QA issues it had. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/stern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stern</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/arcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arcade</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/elvira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elvira</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/elviramistressofthedark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elviramistressofthedark</span></a></p>
Ari [APz] Sovijärvi<p>Elvira's House of Horrors was cleaner than Cassandra's puns, I pulled the plastic ramps to clean them from the underside, which made it look like new ❤️ <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/pinrepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinrepair</span></a></p>
Doctor M. Popular<p>Today is Outer Orbit’s last day. We’ll miss this awesome little restaurant. Fun pinball, great beers, and the most amazing spam musubi I’ve ever tried. Hopefully another awesome spot will fill this space soon. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanFrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LaLengua" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaLengua</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BernalHeights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BernalHeights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a></p>
Austin Dern, Dean of Coatis<p>Oh people, don't do this, <a href="https://blimps.xyz/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> Zone moments are too rare and fleeting as is.</p><p><a href="https://www.gocomics.com/wallace-the-brave/2025/03/09" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gocomics.com/wallace-the-brave</span><span class="invisible">/2025/03/09</span></a></p>
cpi<p>Arts &amp; Decoration 1932-12 bagatelle article.<br>In which Rosamond relates how she found the game of pinball as an excellent way to distract from the discussing the depressing state of the world she's living in with dull men.<br><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/03/arts-decoration-1932-12-bagatelle.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/03/arts-decoration-1932-12-bagatelle.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bagtelle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bagtelle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a></p>
Ari [APz] Sovijärvi<p>Since Jaws was such a good sport, he also gets a fresh set of balls. There's 6. Let that sink in for a moment. <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a></p>
Retroludix<p>The festival starts in 22 days! Can't wait to meet you there and play together! <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>belgium</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/arcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a></p>
Austin Dern, Dean of Coatis<p>Stopped in the hipster barcade for a bit, played two games of Dungeons and Dragons <a href="https://blimps.xyz/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a>, got the grand champion. Also learned that apparently the code is _so_ beta that it won't bring the high score table up in attract mode, just in case you wondered how much of pinball is part of the software industry.</p>
Austin Dern, Dean of Coatis<p>Did pretty well at the Dungeons and Dragons <a href="https://blimps.xyz/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> launch party yesterday considering I wasn’t able to play the new Dungeons and Dragons pinball game worth anything.</p>
kcǃ<p>Keep Outer Orbit Thriving in San Francisco!! </p><p>With the sad news that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OuterOrbitSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OuterOrbitSF</span></a> is closing next week, there is a glimmer of hope... the general manager has started a Gofundme campaign, raising funds to keep the awesome <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> spot open.</p><p>Do consider donating to the cause! Its such a worthy local spot: <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-outer-orbit-thriving-in-san-francisco" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gofundme.com/f/keep-outer-orbi</span><span class="invisible">t-thriving-in-san-francisco</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sfba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sfba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BernalHeights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BernalHeights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MIssion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MIssion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanFrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OuterOrbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OuterOrbit</span></a></p>
ES Michelson<p>Dear Friends, <br>Neighbor with vintage pinball machines he restores. Just one of a few people locally capable of restoring old electro-mechanical arcade games. Learned when speaking with him was featured with the few others in a Newsday<br> special. <br><a href="https://www.newsday.com/long-island/li-life/pinball-repair-restoration-long-island-i73vqx9s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsday.com/long-island/li-lif</span><span class="invisible">e/pinball-repair-restoration-long-island-i73vqx9s</span></a> (might be paywalled</p><p>Photo, below, by me. <br>ESM</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ArcadeParadise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArcadeParadise</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Efemèrides Videojocs 🕹👾<p>Aquest mes és el trenta-cinquè aniversari de la publicació a casa nostra de "Revenge of the 'Gator" per "Game Boy" de <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nintendo</span></a> 🕹🎮. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RevengeOfTheGator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengeOfTheGator</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GameBoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameBoy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Videojocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Videojocs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoGames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClassicGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGames</span></a></p>
ole skovgaardAmazing pinball mural by Rosy One <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/painting?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#painting</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/streetart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#streetart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/graffiti?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#graffiti</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/artwork?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artwork</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mural?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mural</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pinball?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pinball</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rosyone?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rosyone</a>
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