... update on a geekumentary I started following some time ago. Special When Lit: A Pinball Documentary just got a writeup in the Australian site Filmink.com.Special When Lit ... of the rise and fall of pinball as told by the fans, collectors, designers and champion players from across the globe. Shot all over the world, though predominantly in America, by London-based Australian filmmakers Brett O' ...

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... heels of the film adaptation of The Who's pinball themed rock opera 'Tommy' ... 39;s were the exception to this, but there just werent enough to these to sustain demand. Pinball still soldiers on, with something of a hipster revival of the games in cities ... sit alongside new offerings by Stern Pinball, the only remaining manufacturer in the world. At this point, it appears that the only hope ...

... Pinball: Fantastic Journey Journey back in time to the world of eccentric Professor Steam and his extraordinary piston-powered inventions ... in the latest simulation from the award-winning Pro Pinball team. Use your flipper skills to drill to the center of ... to prevent the evil General Yagov from becoming ruler of the world. Are your reflexes up to the ultimate pinball challenge? The game includes: ...

One of the things that has always amazed me is the prevalence of pinball games on home consoles and handhelds. If you had told me in the 80s that the game of pinball would survive in a pretty major way in the world of videogames I would have been very skeptical. However, it is an ever growing genre of videogames as in evidenced by the ESRB leaking ...