Keith Elwin, former World Pinball Champion, was kind enough to film a tutorial on Ripley’s Believe it or Not and send it our way. Get your popcorn ready! Keith plays for an astounding 45 plus minutes during his quest for Atlantis and beyond.
A roller skating Elwin… How Amazing!
The list of players getting ready to compete at Pinburgh continues to grow every day. There are currently 134 silverballers signed up, including 22 who have never before competed at a PAPA event. To all of your newcomers out there, welcome back to the arcade! The Pinburgh list of specific game groupings will be released very soon, so keep checking back. If you haven’t signed up yet, click here!
The following videos have been added recently to the Pinball Archive:
Barracora Gameplay -Someone who knows please explain to me in the comments section where the points in this game are? This is a public plea.
Bride of Pinbot Gameplay
Class of 1812 Gameplay
Diner Gameplay
Last Action Hero Gameplay
Metro Gameplay
Rolling Stones Gameplay
Scared Stiff Gameplay
Sopranos Gameplay
South Park Gameplay
Star Gazer Gameplay Thanks to Noah Davis
Supersonic Gameplay
Time Fantasy PAPA 14
Whitewater PAPA 14
World Cup Gameplay
Coming soon are Ron Hallett on T3, Keith Elwin on Ripley’s Believe it or Not, and many more.
The current player list for Pinburgh, March 30-April 1, is listed below. The current list shot from 95-119 in just a few short weeks, and 10 of the past 17 players are new to Pinburgh. Welcome to all of you new players! Everyone should be preparing for a very big tournament!
If you’re not on the list yet, sign up here!
Roy Wils attempts to score 1 billion points on Whitewater to win $100 at PAPA 14.
Joe and Julie Schober offer commentary on Time Fantasy, one of the strangest machines to come off the line at Williams in the 1980′s. Competing in this matchup are Keith Elwin, Steve Bowden, Trent Augenstein, and Phil Birnbaum.
Crazy Flipper Fingers has joined the video party. Here’s coverage of Portland’s Pintoberfest on Grand Prix.
Update – Check out CFF for game 2 of the Pintoberfest finals on High Speed 2.
Raymond Davidson, a skilled silverballer from the west coast, kept us on the edge of our seats during PAPA 14 in his quest to destroy the ring. At each PAPA tournament, $100 bills are placed under the glass on certain games as an extra incentive for players to do well at the critical moment. Bowen Kerins kindly donates his audio expertise and talks us through more PAPA 14 coverage.
Enjoy! And don’t forget to sign up for Pinburgh!
Also as a special bonus: Noah Davis helped film a video for the rare Bally Lady Luck pinball machine. Noah’s video is now available on the Pinball Archive.
Only three months left until Pinburgh! Sign up now!
The following is the list of games currently under consideration for use in PAPA’s upcoming Pinburgh tournament. The game groupings will be released at a later date along with any minor changes. More details on the specific game setups will also be available as the tournament approaches. If a game does not currently have a video at the Pinball Archive, one will be provided soon to help all competitors prepare.
PAPA and Pinball.org have teamed up to begin a pinball video database at pinball.org/videos. The goal is to film every game at PAPA HQ so players and collectors can become more familiar with games they may never have seen. We will release new videos on this blog and store them there, so keep checking back for more!