To my readers in the USA: This blog stands in protest against the moral panic directed at trans people, and the horrific eliminationist policies being enacted by your administration to remove trans people from society.
If you support this kind of horrific nazi shit please leave my blog and do not come back until you're able to internalize notions like "vilifying and eradicating minorities is bad, actually". Trans people have always existed in every society and will continue to exist. Your ignorant violence will not be forgotten.
I re-watched the pinball reels supercut and was reminded that I should probably do another video post.
First up, here is that 8.5 minute reels-only supercut of what was an over 16 hours long pinball-only supercut that was/is shown on loop at the North Star pinball bar. it can't be embedded, so be sure to click through and watch it on Vimeo. Video created by James over at pinballspotting.
oh and I should add you can find the prior videos posts here: 1, 2, 3, 4.
And next we have a collection of arcade scenes assembled by @tweakbod. Some incredible footage in this batch, for fans of pinball, videogames, and old electromechanical arcades.
1932 - Scarface arcade scene 1961 - The Man in the Back Seat pinball scene 1962 - These Are The Damned arcade scene 1964 - The Strangler arcade scenes 1974 - Stone pinball scene 1974 - Three Tough Guys arcade scenes 1976 - Bad News Bears arcade scene 1976 - Futureworld scene 1976 - L'alpagueur arcade scene 1978 - Dawn of the Dead arcade scene 1978 - Skateboard Kings arcade scene 1979 - That Summer! arcade scene 1981 - Puberty Blues arcade scene 1981 - The Best of Times 1982 - Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains arcade scene 1982 - Square Pegs arcade scene 1982 - The Toy arcade 1983 - High School USA arcade scene 1983 - Private School arcade scene 1983 - Terms of Endearment arcade scene 1983 - TJ Hooker arcade scene 1983 - WarGames arcade scene 1983 - Wizards and Warlocks 1984 - Hot Moves arcade scenes 1984 - Magnum PI arcade scene 1984 - Starman casino scene 1984 - Voyage of the Rock Aliens 1987 - Death Wish 4 arcade scenes 1990 - Robocop 2 arcade scene 5 center local TV commercial Milano il gioco dei flippers - Archivio storico Istituto Luce-03 Tokyo Disneyland - ヘニーアーケート Penny Arcade promo
And finally, a selection of youtube videos:
John Osbourne showing off a brilliant collection of games. This is the kind of eclectic collection that really inspires my own arcade. See also pindude152.
A similarly brilliant video, Larry Zartarian showcases 4 Keeney pinball tables
Great overview of Gottlieb's Flying Trapeze, the electric sister machine to their purely mechanical Merry-Go-Round
Some amazing Italian videos that I don't have better context on:
Mike Hasanov gives an excellent overview of the Evans' Ten Strike
Hasanov with the astonishing Roll-ette console
Clay Harrel of pinrepair fame is posting excellent videos giving an overview of EM machines that he is fixed and modified, with a bit of gameplay in there as well.
1959 Jet Pilot by Genco
1961 Sharpshooter by Bally:
1970 Bonanza by Williams
1971 Twin Rifle by Chicago Coin
1972 Commando Machine Gun by Chicago Coin
1974 World Series Deluxe by Chicago Coin
Randy Senna takes us inside his Football by Chester-Pollard
Another important video from Randy, where he might have found the oldest Fascination setup
A great lineup of 3 arrangeball machines:
Cool automaton
Old video, but I appreciate the gameplay of Pussy Shooter by Jon Torrence
Another old video, a UK arcade video circa 1968
Short video showing the galloping of a Grand National horse racing game
Road Test by Myers pops up on Antique Road Show
A deep-dive restoration of a 1933 World's Series by Rock-Ola
2 videos from Deutsches Automatenmuseum...
1939 ErBü Kontakt by Fliegern
1932 Bally Hoo by Bally
Restoration of a Vest Pocket slot machine by Mills
Restoration of a 1965 Bullfight by Bally pinball machine
And let's leave it off with some bingo pinball gameplay from pindude152, of a 1951 Coney Island by Bally
To my readers in the USA: This blog stands in protest against the moral panic directed at trans
people, and the horrific eliminationist policies being enacted to remove
trans people from society.
It is critical to note that the USA is now entirely unsafe for travel for any trans, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming people. The USA government has gone full nazi, confiscating passports, denying healthcare, and telling LGBTQ people that they are to be actively targeted.
To my readers in the USA: This blog stands in protest against the moral panic directed at trans people, and the horrific eliminationist policies being enacted to remove trans people from society.
To my readers in the USA: This blog stands in protest against the moral panic directed at trans people, and the horrific eliminationist policies being enacted to remove trans people from society.
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ys truly M Redgrave
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To my readers in the USA:
This
blog stands in protest against the moral panic directed at trans
people, and the horrific eliminationist policies being enacted to remove
trans people from society.
Earlier this year I was contacted by Gary Wasielewski (who writes at Crokinole Chronicles) about a Klondike Pool table he had picked up. He agreed to let me document it on the blog.
Playfield details
Near the center-top of the playfield is what looks to be a divot to place a King ball for a game like cockamaroo. But instead it looks like a button, and it makes it hard to balance a ball there. Perhaps it's like that to make the 2nd ball precariously balanced, and thus easier to dislodge?
The trap hole mechanism
The counter weight returns the plug back to the hole once dropped
rotated photo, showing the trough beneath the trap holes
Lower playfield arches
Front trough, cigar holders, and cue ball cup/rest
Balls
he suspects that only the speckled balls are original.
Cues
Legs
From Gary, on the provenance:
"The last owner, who I never met but have tried to get the auction house to have contact me, shared that it was in a plantation house on site of Monocacy in 1864 and then at a hotel in Atlantic City (the Royal Palace) which was around in the late 1890s/1900s. The hotel is written in chalk at the bottom.
I do not know if Klondike Pool tables like this were sold as far back as 1864, but the evidence of the Royal Palace Hotel in Atlantic City does lineup with the known timeline for Klondike pool.
Bonus photo, a different Klondike Pool table that was sold earlier in 2024 in Quakertown PA USA.
This blog stands in solidarity with trans people in the USA, and my work here only continues as an active site of protest. The fabricated moral panic against LGBTQ people offers severe state
violence in the form of eradicating gay/bi/queer people, but especially trans
people, from public life. Talk to the trans people in your life about what they are going through. Find ways to assist the trans community in the face of this genocidal moral panic that threatens the existence of millions, and is being implemented out of malice, ignorance, and fear.
The
Trump administration has pledged to ramp up his campaign to censor
books, classrooms, teachers, and overwrite laws to limit the freedoms of
people who he considers "degenerate". His attacks against schools,
science, and health care has been in service of the Project 2025 vision
to reform America as a Christofascist nation that will fiercely punish
anyone who does not fall into their myopic worldview, pledging to use
the military to suppress American citizens that disagree.
His entirely fabricated moral panic against trans
people offers severe state violence in the form of eradicating trans
people from public life, destroying all of their health care, making
care for trans people illegal, all the while his gleeful followers revel
in how much suffering and suicide will result directly from their
actions.
This blog stands in solidarity with trans people in the USA, and only continues as an active site of protest. You do not get to tell me I am unworthy of human dignity while enjoying my work on arcade research. Talk
to the trans people in your life about what they are going through. If
you do not have trans people in your life (you do, you just don't know
it; the arcade community is brimming with trans and gender non-conforming folks) ask yourself why they
might not feel comfortable to speak with you. Find ways to assist the
trans community in the face of this genocidal moral panic that threatens
the existence of millions, and is being implemented out of malice,
ignorance, and fear.
Protect Trans Youth patch by @tombofnull@voidwood.online
