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This is a thread for general pinball discussion, but first I want to say RIP Barry Oursler.
For those who don’t know, he was the designer of such pins as:
Gorgar
Space Shuttle
Pinbot
Comet
Hurricane
Cyclone
Dirty Harry
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Who Dunnit
Junkyard
and an upcoming Queen pinball machine
For a complete list of his credits, see here:
https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/barry-oursler

In addition to the Queen pinball machine, there may be other designs of his that will be published after his death.

He died on the 21st of February of cancer.
His death left his wife with lots of medical bills, and there is a fundraiser if you want to donate. 4chan thinks the fundraiser link is spam.

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It won't let me post the link, but you can find the fund by searching "barry oursler memorial fund"

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How to find pinball and pinball tournaments in your area:
US, Canada, Australia, Japan, Finland, London
https://pinballmap.com/
Worldwide:
https://pinside.com/pinball/map
Europe:
https://findapinball.com/en/

Tournaments:
Depending on where you live, there may be a facebook group for players in your area.
You can also find tournaments near you here:
https://www.ifpapinball.com/calendar/

Pinball Simulators that will give you a free virtual pin or two as a sample:
Pinball Fx 3 (Sorcerer's Lair, Fish Tales)
Zaccaria (Time Machine)
Pinball Arcade (Mary Shelley's Frankenstein)
Stern Pinball Arcade (Also Frankenstein)
There's also Visual Pinball, which is a freeware pinball simulator.

How to become Good at Pinball (wholly optional):
https://www.deadflip.com/tutorials/ (techniques in gif form)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-WQLGFMr97DnxeE1Rmi-wAwa-Vm7D-7i

>> No.8670470

>>8670462
I remember some of those from the Wii Pinball Hall of Fame.
Rest in peace king. Hope his wife can get the proper donations.

>> No.8670481

It's criminal that the wealthiest country on Earth leaves people to scrounge for medical care.

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>>8670462
I own a Cyclone and would love a Pinbot. Rest in peace Barry!

You guys hear about the Weird Al pin that's coming out?
https://youtu.be/MMaYUGA3d04

>> No.8670561

>>8670504
looks cool and the big screen on the playfield is intriguing, i don't know if it will be annoying or feel innovative. reminds me a bit of pinball 2000

>> No.8670576

>>8670504
Damn I love 70s booty.

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>>8670504
Weird Al pin looks very cool. The p3 platform is great and probably deserves to have a much bigger place in the market than it does.

>> No.8671471

>>8670462
RIP
I played all of his pins released in The Pinball Arcade and liked them a lot.

>> No.8671776

>>8670462
Big F. I grew up on Pinbot.

>> No.8672445

Do you guys have any ideas for original themes?

Here's mine: A pinball machine about a family of farmers and a family of prostitutes who are angry at each other. And one from each family fall in love. And the two of them have to kill everyone in both families before they can wed. It's a twist on the Romeo and Juliet story.

>> No.8672554

Zen is making us buy all the tables we already own again.

What the actual fuck, FX bros?

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>>8670576
>Damn I love 70s booty.
By far my favorite pingirl pic. Wouldn't mind having it framed tBh. Not as nice but have another fren :^)

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>>8672445
>Do you guys have any ideas for original themes?
Bloodsport. You work your way through the Kumite tournament fighting numerous fighters each one harder than the last with the final battle being Chong Li of course. All sorts of call outs from the film "okay USA!", "you break my record now i break you!", "not your pal dickface", etc etc. Have a Dim Mak jackpot where you bust a bunch of bricks. And of course music from the film:
https://youtu.be/dQ4XHW5Q4gU

>> No.8672971

>>8672640
That's not an original theme. That's a licensed theme.