Stern Pinball Production Schedule: Comic Star Wars is Back

by Knapp Arcade | Jan 8, 2025 | 1980s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, Early IBM DOS Intro, GenX Grownup, Heritage Auctions, Indie, Indy Tools By Platform, KnappArcade, Pinball, Stern

I’m sitting here with no Internet or television, so I figured why not use my cell phone to write another article. I just saw a Facebook post from the distributor Mad Pinball (https://www.madpinball.com) staring that the much requested Comic Edition of Stern Pinball’s...

Barrels of Fun Hires Pinball Industry Veteran Butch Peel

by Knapp Arcade | Jan 5, 2025 | KnappArcade, Pinball

Here’s some good news for owners of Barrels of Fun’s first pinball machine Labyrinth and fans of the company in general, like myself. The Company announced this morning that it has hired the highly-regarded pinball industry veteran Butch Peel to write his...

Jersey Jack Pinball Reveals New “Pinball XP” Redemption System at IAAPA – UPDATED

by Knapp Arcade | Dec 23, 2024 | 2020s, KnappArcade, Pinball

This afternoon at its booth at this week’s IAAPA amusement industry show in Orlando, Jersey Jack Pinball revealed its new “Pinball XP” ticket system for redemption arcades.   According to the Company’s founder Jack Guarnieri,...

New Stranger Things Table from Zen Studios; Stern Improves Insider Connected App; New Spooky Logo

by Knapp Arcade | Dec 22, 2024 | 2010s, 2020s, KnappArcade, Pinball

I have a couple of pinball odds and ends for everyone this afternoon. Let’s start in the world of digital pinball.   First off, I had no idea that Netflix includes 112 free phone apps with subscriptions to its video service. Apparently, one of these...

Great New Interview with Stern Pinball’s George Gomez

by Knapp Arcade | Nov 18, 2024 | 1980s, KnappArcade, Pinball

I love pinball interviews. Kudos to all of the podcasters and content makers who conduct them because they’re a lot of work. George Gomez is one of the best interviews in the industry. Besides the fact that he’s a great guy, I almost always learn interesting things...

New Pinball Company Coming Soon?

by Knapp Arcade | Nov 5, 2024 | KnappArcade, Pinball

Here’s something interesting that came completely out of nowhere for me. Apparently a brand new pinball company is going to make its public debut at the upcoming Chicago Pinball Expo next week. I just found the Company’s website this morning. I don’t know anything...