PAPA Blog http://papa.org/blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:19:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Big Game at PAPA 14 http://papa.org/blog/2012/02/big-game-at-papa-14/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=big-game-at-papa-14 http://papa.org/blog/2012/02/big-game-at-papa-14/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:16:43 +0000 MHS http://papa.org/blog/?p=4773 More coverage from PAPA 14 Classics 1. Below is the final tiebreak between Trent Augenstein and Phil Birnbaum on Stern’s Classic from 1980, Big Game. The winner is the PAPA 14 Classics 1 Champion and receives a check for $1000.

]]> http://papa.org/blog/2012/02/big-game-at-papa-14/feed/ 0 The Passenger http://papa.org/blog/2012/02/the-passenger/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-passenger http://papa.org/blog/2012/02/the-passenger/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:11:41 +0000 MHS http://papa.org/blog/?p=4771 Love the Somerset, PA shirt, Molly.

The Passenger takes you on a roadtrip through offbeat Americana, featuring people who have dedicated their lives to their weird /cool collections and secret hobbies.

Episode 101: Interview with Molly, the proprietor of Pins and Needles, a vintage pinball arcade and tailor shop, located inside a band rehearsal space in Echo Park.

Produced by Zoe Bower & Ethan Fowler
Coffee Table Creative / Notes From Underground Productions

]]> http://papa.org/blog/2012/02/the-passenger/feed/ 1 Pinburgh 2012 http://papa.org/blog/2012/02/pinburgh-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pinburgh-2012 http://papa.org/blog/2012/02/pinburgh-2012/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:03:28 +0000 MHS http://papa.org/blog/?p=4759 Sign up here!

 

]]> http://papa.org/blog/2012/02/pinburgh-2012/feed/ 0 Keith Elwin does a Tutorial. Believe it… or Not! http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/keith-elwin-does-a-tutorial-believe-it-or-not/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keith-elwin-does-a-tutorial-believe-it-or-not http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/keith-elwin-does-a-tutorial-believe-it-or-not/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:30:17 +0000 MHS http://papa.org/blog/?p=4745 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!

]]> http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/keith-elwin-does-a-tutorial-believe-it-or-not/feed/ 0 Pinburgh Continues to Grow http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/pinburgh-continues-to-grow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pinburgh-continues-to-grow http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/pinburgh-continues-to-grow/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:02:27 +0000 MHS http://papa.org/blog/?p=4736 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!

]]> http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/pinburgh-continues-to-grow/feed/ 0 Pinball Archive Update http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/pinball-archive-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pinball-archive-update http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/pinball-archive-update/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:26:21 +0000 MHS http://papa.org/blog/?p=4669 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.

]]> http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/pinball-archive-update/feed/ 14 Sign up for Pinburgh! http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/sign-up-for-pinburgh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sign-up-for-pinburgh http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/sign-up-for-pinburgh/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:52:18 +0000 MHS http://papa.org/blog/?p=4403 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!

 


]]> http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/sign-up-for-pinburgh/feed/ 14 PAPA 14 Whitewater $100 Challenge http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/papa-14-whitewater-100-challenge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=papa-14-whitewater-100-challenge http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/papa-14-whitewater-100-challenge/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:38:43 +0000 MHS http://papa.org/blog/?p=4711 Roy Wils attempts to score 1 billion points on Whitewater to win $100 at PAPA 14.

]]> http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/papa-14-whitewater-100-challenge/feed/ 6 PAPA 14 Classics Coverage on Time Fantasy http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/papa-14-classics-coverage-on-time-fantasy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=papa-14-classics-coverage-on-time-fantasy http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/papa-14-classics-coverage-on-time-fantasy/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:04:48 +0000 MHS http://papa.org/blog/?p=4706 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.

]]> http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/papa-14-classics-coverage-on-time-fantasy/feed/ 4 Pintoberfest with Crazy Flipper Fingers http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/pintoberfest-with-crazy-flipper-fingers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pintoberfest-with-crazy-flipper-fingers http://papa.org/blog/2012/01/pintoberfest-with-crazy-flipper-fingers/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:19:35 +0000 MHS http://papa.org/blog/?p=4695 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.

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