THIS WEEK IN PINBALL: 8/24/20 – deeproot Teasers, New Runs, Sgt. Pepper-oni, and Owl Possession

— QUICK HITS —

deeproot Pinball: Launch Next Month

Last week our friends at deeproot Pinball shared several teasers about their upcoming launch!

First, they launched a Facebook page with the image above – click here to check out their Facebook page!!

Second, they shared on TWIP TV that their official launch would be in September!

Finally, they shared a small artwork teaser with the Pinball Network:

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Attack from Mars Remake Re-Run

Our friends at PinballSTAR shared that Attack From Mars from Chicago Gaming Company would be rerun – check it out!

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Last Week’s Poll Results

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Pinball Hall of Fame’s New Strip Location Takes Shape

Our friends at the vitalvegas.com shared a cool story on the progress of the Pinball of Fame – check it out here!! The article shares that the target date for opening is January of 2021.

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Marco: How to Set Up Your Pinball Machine

Our friends at Marco Specialties shared a cool video last week about how to set up your pinball machine – check it out!!

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Jersey Jack Pinball Factory Finds

Our friends at Jersey Jack Pinball are offering some cool unique “factory finds” for sale – sign up to their email list to get notified when new items become available!

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American Pinball Announces the IFPA Streaming Challenge Series for Hot Wheels

Our friends at American Pinball are starting a cool new challenge beginning next week and going through the end of the year – check out their press release below!!

BECOME A HOT WHEELS LEGEND

AMERICAN PINBALL TEAMS UP WITH THE INTERNATIONAL FLIPPER PINBALL ASSOCIATION TO LAUNCH THE ‘HOT WHEELS PINBALL IFPA LIVESTREAMING CHALLENGE SERIES’

American Pinball and the International Flipper Pinball Association (IFPA) are pleased to announce an exciting Livestreaming Challenge Series on Hot Wheels pinball machines.

The Challenge Series is open to players beginning on September 1, 2020, and running through December 31, 2020. Players will earn Hot Wheels Points based on how they finish in each of the 15 Challenges being organized.

Hot Wheels Points will be awarded to the top 8 finishers of each Challenge. An assortment of prizes, including some surprises courtesy of Mattel will be awarded as a bounty for winning a weekly Challenge, along with prizes based on the overall Hot Wheels Points earned across all the Challenges.

For more details including the official rules, application process and prizes visit: https://www.ifpapinball.com/hotwheels/

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ColorDMD: Maverick Released

Our friends at ColorDMD released their 101st game last week – check it out!

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Poorman’s Pinball Podcast

The guys at the Poorman’s Pinball Podcast will now be doing a live show on Facebook Monday at 8:30PM Central / 9:30PM Eastern – click here to check it out!

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It’s Lit Pinball now has a shop on Silverball Swag, check out their awesome apparel here!!

High quality pinball apparel!

#pinballforall

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— Cool and Crazy Stuff —

Dead Flip: Sgt Pepper – oni!

Replacing a TMNT toy on Beatles…Come Together, Right Now, and Play Pinball!

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Jersey Shore Star JWOWW with Stranger Things

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Occasionally you see what can only be described as the perfect joke. This is one of those times!

Other Quick Hits:

• Happy birthday Brian Cosner!!

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Other Manufacturers

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