Pinball Resources

Pinball service providers

The Pinball Palace

Sales, service and repairs of all pinball machines, electromechanical and electronic. Also pinball board repairs and home service visits available. Sole distributor of PinLED products in the UK.

Full contact details and a sample of the machines currently available for sale can be found on the Web site at http://www.pinballpalace.co.uk/

Sales of new and used pinball machines (Pinball Heaven is the sole distributor for Williams and Bally pinball machines in the UK) along with an extensive range of more than 1200 parts, from nuts and bolts to those vital machine specific items like ramps and plastics. Repairs and refurbishment also available.

Full contact details and a sample of the machines currently available for sale can be found on the Web site at http://www.pinballheaven.co.uk/

Suppliers of new and second hand pinball machines, specialising in the home market. We have been refurbising and collecting for over 25 years with machines dating from the 30's to brand new. For pinball machines that look and play like new, spares and repairs, contact Pinball Pleasure on 020 8599 6121 Mon - Fri 9.30 a.m. - 6.30 p.m. or see the Web site at http://www.pinballmachines.co.uk/

Pinball enthusiast, not trade, always with a few games for sale. Help and advice gladly given. Electronic and electromechanical repairs in the Bristol/SW area possible.

Call on 0117 909 3608, email andy.thorn@blueyonder.co.uk or see the Web site at http://www.pinballmachine.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

Sales of reconditioned pinball machines. Spares, repairs and complete game overhaul. Also pinball board repairs. Nationwide service.

Call on 01493 655680, email sales@homepinball.co.uk or see the Web site at http://www.homepinball.co.uk/

Pinball enthusiast with games for sale. Able to undertake repairs, overhauls and offer advice on both electronic and electromechanical games.

Telephone 01223 221477 (day) or 01223 411105. Email d.blake@bas.ac.uk

Pinball events

UK Pinball Show

In 2005 there were nearly 150 machines to play along with machine suppliers, spares suppliers and just about everything else pinball you could want. The 2006 show was also excellent! Details of the 2007 event (to be held at Wicksteed Park, Kettering at the end of September) are now available on the Web site.

The "everything for everyone show" (and it really is!) held yearly in Illinois, Chicago, USA usually late October/early November. Visit the Web site for more details of the next one...

A small Web site, but older pinball machines are included in the show!

Held at the Collector Fantasies show, a regular yearly event which includes pinball machines among its exhibits. Multi-lingual Web site

The US-based world pinball championship held yearly

Vendors, a tournament, an auction, machines - all at the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds, Michigan. Read about this annual event here!

Pinball Extravaganza

Held in 2004 and 2005 in Kent and brought to you by UK pinball supplier The Pinball Palace

Our very own show - the POA Convention. Read about some past conventions here

Pinball enthusiasts

The Internet Pinball Database

Details and pictures of pretty much every pinball machine ever produced

A place where Internet users can find people who own the same game as they do

A truly superb collection of comprehensive restoration and repair guides for all varieties of machines, from EMs through to WPC95. If you have a repair or restoration job to do, start by looking here

Puzzled by a strange combination of letters in an email or on r.g.p, sorry rec.games.pinball? This site can help...

An extensive collection of rulesheets, FAQs, tips and tricks for games old and new. Indexed by alphabetical order of game

An extraordinary site containing a huge archive of flyer images for thousands of pinball and related games

Well over 2000 sites describing over 700 games. If you want to see pictures of a game, read a rulesheet, see the flyer or read technical information this site has one of the most complete lists of links to game specific pages around.

Comprehensive selection of news, arcade reviews, pictures and articles along with diary dates and links.

Links to nearly 200 pinball Web sites along with details of how to add your site to the Ring

A POA member

POA member Andrew Vevers has created an outstanding site to enable pinball players to share details of where they have found a machine on their travels around the UK, along with pinball classifieds, high scores and even an area to register which machines you own so that others can come and play.

Places to play all over the world, along with pinball news

A POA member

Details of Andy Thorn's collection, along with some game reviews

General information, including an online archive of instruction cards for pinball games

OK, it's about video games too. But there's loads of useful information there including details about US auctions and a hatfull of links

An extensive on-line resource for everything "bingo"

A Danish pinball site (well, I hope it is, not being able to read much Danish myself...)

A POA member

John Burke has contributed a series of witty and informative articles to Pinball Player magazine about his pinball restoration exploits. On his Web site, John has published the stories of how he rescued and restored to health many of his collection

A comprehensive listing of pinball promotional plastics along with a short history and details of P2C2 group (Pinball Plastics Collectors Coalition). Hosted at the House of Pinball

A POA member

POA member Dirk Coppens has placed a listing of his comprehensive flyer collection on line. He's interested in flyers he doesn't yet own and to trade with other flyer collectors

A POA member

Pinball expert and contributor to Pinball Player magazine. There are Italian and English language versions of his site. Lots of facinating information, including copies of some of Federico's Pinball Player articles - a "must visit" site

A comprehensive database of scanned pinball game flyers, along with some other useful information

A great little site, with loads of useful technical information

A POA member

Information on James' machines (Power Play, Supersonic and Touchdown) and some pinball related links

Swedish site (also available in English) with fliers, news and games and parts for sale

Buckets of bingo info - if bingo games are your thing, visit now!

Christian and friends report on their experiences at the European Pinball Championships

Subtitled "also known as... when will I stop spending all my money on this..." the pages contain an extensive photo gallery of machines with a special section on prototype games and features as well as details of the owner's collection.

Always wondered what those people who post to rec.games.pinball actually look like? Eugene Gershtein's page has the answer!

Details of the huge UK auction held in 2004

Home of Scott Piehler's site, containing the pinball rulesheet archive and lots of other useful information

Scott has a list of flyers, books and other items that he owns/is willing to trade. There is also a link to Silverball News and Views, an impressive online pinball magazine

A handy compilation of all the modifications you can do to your Twilight Zone pinball machine

Find out about pinballs in West Yorkshire, admire the game gallery and vote for the best and worst machines of all time

A POA member

Read about his F14 and Judge Dredd, and find out how easy it is to make a Bally Fathom out of an old sock (!)

Commercial sites

Empire Interactive

Manufacturers of some of the best pinball simulators around for the PC. POA members

A California, USA, pinball dealer with machines and a book on Pinball Care and Maintenance for sale (which now has a Web site all of its own at www.aboutpinball.com with online ordering and a Pinball Tips Newsletter)

Based in Pennsylvania, USA, Borden's have an online database of machines currently available, and lots of photos

Pinball machine sales and service in Ohio, USA

USA based manufacturer of coin doors for coin-op equipment, including pinball machines

If there's a pin or other classic game that you are looking for, Tom Manely will help you find it. With a selection of hard to find spares and plans for the ultimate classic arcade also in downtown Navarre you should stop by if you are in Ohio, USA

A German pinball enthusiast and dealer

A New Hampshire, USA arcade that still takes pinball seriously, with dozens of classic games available to play, plus loads of other fun things to do. A "must visit" location for any fan of the silver ball!

Want something coin op? Chances are these people will sell it. They also short-term rent machines for parties etc in the local Florida, USA, area

US-based supplier of coin operated equipment, including pinball machines. A POA member

A collection of pinball-related information, including repair tips and restoration advice

A small Michigan, USA, based supplier of parts and accessories (including some more unusual items, like pinball night lights), with a catalogue and ordering facilities online

A USA-based supplier of just about everything pinball related, including an extensive selection of books and manuals. Their site also contains lots of other interesting information.

A UK-based coin and note mechanism specialist; new and used units for sale, reprogramming, advice

A fine selection of coin-operated goodies from this Pennsylvania, USA, based supplier. Each is described, with pictures, on its own page. A nice site.

A unique supplier: A bunch of friends who all enjoy restoring pinball machines in their spare time and make the results available for sale. One of the team also publishes Pinball Today magazine.

British-based supplier of pinball machines and spares. There's an on-line catalogue and price list, servicing tips and technical bulletins, even a list of hidden game features. A mirror site, www.pinballheaven.com, lists prices for games to be shipped direct to the USA.

An excellent idea executed in a professional manner: A site that specialises in pinball-related auctions. No more sifting through "L@@K" and "RARE!" on the general auction sites - here it's just pinball items on sale to pinball enthusiasts. Oh, and there's lots of other useful information too...

A UK-based supplier whose service is aimed at collectors. A range of machines is available along with spares and even their own pinball event - Pinball Extravaganza A POA member

A British supplier with over 25 years of pinball experience and claiming to be the largest stockist of pinball machines in the UK, with over 40 available to see and play in their new Essex showroom and another 100 or more in stock. Opening hours 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday.

Games and parts for sale from this New York, USA, supplier plus up to date lists of all solid state games from the major manufacturers

Suppliers of "lookalike" Security PICs for Williams and Bally games requiring them

A UK-based supplier of pinball machines and spares, including some hard to get items

Pennsylvania, USA, based they don't just sell pinball machines - you can have a private party in their games room or take a virtual tour of their showroom

Originally offering useful repair tips, products to help your maintain your pinball machine and links to the rest of the Net, but now apparently video game focussed

Manufacturers and Designers

WMS (Williams/Bally)

Lots of info, both on the games and all the "behind the scenes" work that makes them what they are, along with technical bulletins and ROM images for every electronic machine. A "must see" site

All the info about new games, an online ROM library for Stern and previous Sega games, data about the company and contact information

Ex-WMS pinball design team Pat Lawlor, John Krutsch and Louis Koziarz who are now producing some excellent designs with Stern Pinball

Previously owned by Williams Electronic Games (after the owner did a deal to exchange the domain name for a brand new Medieval Madness pinball machine! - shame they don't make machines like that any more...). Now owned by The Pinball Factory, making games and spares under licence and the Web site retains archive material from the old Williams Site such as Ask Uncle Willy

Stellar designer and programmer at Williams. Includes the story and pictures of the very last Star Wars Episode 1 to roll off the Williams production line, ending a history of pinball manufacture lasting over half a century

Terry has worked for Epic Megagames designing their computer pinball games

Miscellaneous and Publications

Game Room magazine

One of the USA's leading coin-op publications. Back issues of Pinball Player are available direct from them in the USA

A highly regarded US publication covering all things pinball

Publishers of amusement trade magazines

A high quality collection of Pinball related links from the Web's number one category-based index

A great article on the evolution of pinball design with reference to Stern Monopoly. Includes an interview with Pat Lawlor, both on the page and in a short video report

Take a look at this facinating and informative site for details on, among many other things, how pinball machines work

A growing selection of pinball art

Classic arcade games. Not much pinball yet, but keep an eye on the site