Comments on: Um, it's pinball promotional videos from the 1990s. No witty title required.

Um, it's pinball promotional videos from the 1990s. No witty title required.

tittergrrl — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:38:54 -0800

Welcome to the world of pinball promo videos. Need more? Well, CaptainPinball has you covered...

By: RokkitNite

RokkitNite — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:44:26 -0800

My goodness. That's blown my tiny mind. Great post!

By: Asbestos McPinto

Asbestos McPinto — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:48:23 -0800

It's nice to see promos for so many machines that I have given thousands of dollars and thousands of hours to over the years!

By: eurasian

eurasian — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:54:14 -0800

HEY! YOU DIDN"T PUT A 'via MeFight'. The most important part of the FPP! ;)

By: Busithoth

Busithoth — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:54:49 -0800

Excellent post! I'd just like to point out that the youtube guy himself uses an icon from the most indisputably fantastic pinball game of all time, Attack from Mars. You are given exactly one (1) stay of execution on the field of battle for this.

By: Frasermoo

Frasermoo — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:04:24 -0800

Good post. Coincidentally I sat through the promo for Fish Tales the other day (which I think you'll find is the greatest pinball machine of all time, Busithoth). Very weird and fascinating videos.

By: backseatpilot

backseatpilot — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:06:53 -0800

My favorite table of all time was the Addams Family one. Mostly because it's the only table I've ever gotten a high score on.

By: hugecranium

hugecranium — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:29:03 -0800

HEY, you lazy MeFighters, less typing more shooting! (i love the Mamushka)

By: BrotherCaine

BrotherCaine — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:54:20 -0800

I saw that text as pinball porno videos for just a second, and my mind went to a very odd place. MULTIBALL!

By: gemmy

gemmy — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:10:58 -0800

I agree with Busi - Attack from Mars, all the way, baby!! Blast those Martians!!! [also via MeFightClub]

By: painquale

painquale — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:24:55 -0800

I'm just here to pile on some more Attack From Mars love. Watch out man, they've got a Big-O-Beam!

By: flaterik

flaterik — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:33:40 -0800

What, no pinbot?!

By: HappyHippo

HappyHippo — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:38:44 -0800

Great links and great videos thanks for the post! Although I cut my teeth on Bally's Wizard and still own one, and I do like Mars Attacks, my heart will always belong to the Machine :Bride of Pinbot.

By: Hactar

Hactar — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:47:35 -0800

Medieval Madness. How you ate my coins in college. How I swore I would stop playing. How I came back and actually made it onto the high score list. How I miss you. Never beat it, but goddamn, I loved that game. Williams is out of business, only Stern still makes machines anymore. And there's no way I could afford a machine. A friend of mine has an emulator with pretty good physics, but it's not the same. Great post, brought back some good memories. Thanks.

By: hellojed

hellojed — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:56:15 -0800

I saw the Demolition Man machine at a truck stop in Kansas. I was like "Demolition man? Really? Why not do Judge Dredd while we're at it." Looking back, I wish I had given it a go.

By: Bearman

Bearman — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:10:27 -0800

Black Knight ruled the old arcade in my home town.

By: hugecranium

hugecranium — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:36:18 -0800

Demoltion Man was actually pretty good, a local laundry mat had one.

By: D_I

D_I — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:39:06 -0800

Spent countless hours and quarters riding the Cyclone. Loved that machine.

By: First Post

First Post — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:50:46 -0800

Stern Pinball is the only major manufacturer left, wow. He says about half of the machines sold now go to personal homes instead of arcades and etc.

By: HappyHippo

HappyHippo — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:58:23 -0800

I have never actually made it to either of these but I hear they are lots of fun. Pinball Expo in Chicago and this one in Allentown was just last weekend..........ah someday

By: JHarris

JHarris — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:55:52 -0800

Needs Twilight Zone!

By: avoision

avoision — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:34:47 -0800

HappyHippo - I attended the Pinball Expo here in Chicago last year, and it was a blast. I posted a few images and videos from the event.

By: assoctw

assoctw — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:52:58 -0800

Indiana Jones FTW!!