#pinball wizards

[miishae-archived]

It's okay, I'm better in bed.

Jacksepticeye 2018

[15words1photograph]

i wish i had the coordination required to play all the shiny new pinball games

[ipgbook]

New and Notable

Pinball Wizards By Adam Ruben

Pinball's history is America's history, from gambling and war-themed machines to the arcade revolution and, ultimately, the decline of the need to leave your house. The strangest thing about pinball is that it persists, and not just as nostalgia. Pinball didn't just stick around—it grew and continues to evolve with the times. Somehow, in today's iPhone world, a three-hundred-pound monstrosity of wood and cables has survived to enjoy yet another renaissance. Pinball is more to humor writer Adam Ruben than a fascinating book topic—it's a lifelong obsession. Ruben played competitive pinball for years, rising as high as the 80th-ranked player in the world. Then he had children. Now, mired in 9,938th place—darn kids—Ruben tries to stage a comeback, visiting pinball museums, gaming conventions, pinball machine designers, and even pinball factories in his attempt to discover what makes the world's best players, the real wizards, so good. Along the way, Ruben examines the bigger story of pinball's invention, ascent, near defeat, resurgence, near defeat again, and struggle to find its niche in modern society.  

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James Turek came to SAW to teach some classes at SAW in Spring 2017.

Check out some of his work on his instagram account.

[lindentreeisle]

I just wrote this longass post on my visit to the National Pinball Museum in Baltimore, which just had to close.  :(  Tons of pictures- if you like pinball, take a look!