For Amusement Only EM and Bingo Pinball Podcast
Detailing EM and Bingo pinball features, gameplay, and repair techniques.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 478
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Episode 378 - Troubleshooting a multi-bingo, importance of the ball gate switch and Bally Hole-In-One
Troubleshooting a game of your own creation can be very difficult; especially when you are marrying the worlds of electro-mechanical and solid state! Join me as I track down a misadjusted switch and …
00:18:33 |
Thu 08 Sep 2016
Episode 377 - Come to the York Show and Bingo Row 2016
Getting ready for the York Show in just a few weeks! I'm still working hard on the Multi-Bingo. As of this recording, I have 24 games complete. This year should be a lot of fun! York is always fan…
00:21:28 |
Thu 25 Aug 2016
Episode 376 - Interview with Steve Young 8-7-16
Steve Young is the owner of the Pinball Resource, and he is a wealth of knowledge. We discuss his start in the hobby, some of his best-loved games, thoughts on specific games, the business of pinball…
01:32:42 |
Wed 10 Aug 2016
Episode 375 - Multi-Bingo is Excellent and 1948 United Manhattan
The Multi-Bingo is working very well! I am having a lot of fun losing on a variety of games in a single cabinet. Right now I have (mostly) working: Bright Lights (100%) Broadway '51 (100%) Coney Isl…
00:32:50 |
Thu 28 Jul 2016
Episode 374 - Multi-Bingo Hardware Issues and 1952 Bally Miss California
The Multi-Bingo is alive!!! I've been playtesting and enjoying the gameplay of Bright Lights and Broadway '51. All 13 games currently implemented have changes that were required once the actual hardw…
00:32:01 |
Thu 14 Jul 2016
Episode 373 - Progress, 1960 Bally Ball Park
The game is just about ready to test! I have a switch issue, and a couple of computer issues that I have resolved, then I should be playing a ton of new bingos. :-D There's a solid state magic scr…
00:38:19 |
Wed 29 Jun 2016
Episode 372 - Progress, 1967 Bally Boot-A-Ball
The game's schematic is complete and now I am beginning to wire it up! So exciting to see the game move from conceptual phases to physical reality. Much, much more work left to do, but things are c…
00:24:02 |
Thu 16 Jun 2016
Epsode 371 - Game progress, 1962 Williams 3 Coins
The game is starting to become a physical reality now! I went on a road trip over the weekend to pick up hardware from Dennis Dodel. Had a great time, and Ava and I got to meet Dennis and his friend…
00:29:30 |
Wed 01 Jun 2016
Epsode 370 - Game progress, 1965 Bally 50-50
My multi-bingo has come along well - up to 8 completed games, and another two in progress. Many thanks to Dennis Dodel, Chris Dade and Bingo Butch and his son Mike! Next episode I should have the …
00:27:25 |
Thu 19 May 2016
Episode 369 - Game progress, 1964 Bally 2-in-1
Game progress: my game is coming along very well! I have Coney Island, Bright Lights, Broadway '51, and United Zingo reasonably finished. Now, I am working on United's Leader and Bally's Spot-Lite. …
00:37:33 |
Thu 05 May 2016
Episode 368 - Interview with Sal Mazzeo 4-02-16
Sal Mazzeo is a slot machine collector and restorer, and joins me for this episode of For Amusement Only. He has a fantastic collection that has really sparked my new-found interest in slot machines…
02:09:51 |
Thu 21 Apr 2016
Episode 367 - Artwork, 1950 Bally Turf King, Interview with Ava Baldridge, MD Bingos for Sale
I'm working on the artwork and integration of the artwork with the code for Coney Island. Special thanks to Chris Dade and Ryan Claytor for all the help!
This episode is all about the 1950 Bally Tur…
00:44:57 |
Thu 07 Apr 2016
Episode 366 - Progress, 1962 Williams Valiant, 8 Ball ball trough, Silver Solder, Thank yous
In this episode, I talk about what is done and in progress for my Coney Island simulator/emulator, 1962's Williams Valiant 2-player EM, the 8 Ball ball trough from Pinball Life, a fun repair on a sea…
00:37:51 |
Wed 23 Mar 2016
Episode 365 - Bingo Emulation
Happy Birthday For Amusement Only! In this episode, I discuss how to try bingo pinball on your own computer.
A big thank you to my wife for illustrating the Episode 365 artwork!
A fellow named Joop …
00:27:11 |
Thu 10 Mar 2016
Episode 364 - 1961 Chicago Coin Pro Basketball
Pro Basketball is a cool mannikin arcade game.
The basic premise is that it is a one-on-one basketball shootout - you play as the offense, and the defense will automatically move left and right, rais…
00:08:28 |
Wed 09 Mar 2016
Episode 363 - 1940 Bally Duet
Duet is a very beautiful and interesting machine. There are three ways to win, and the player must select before playing, or put in another nickel to load the full ruleset of the game.
Completing th…
00:08:16 |
Tue 08 Mar 2016
Episode 362 - 1977 Williams Liberty Bell
I missed one machine from the bicentennial - Liberty Bell is almost a carbon copy of Williams' own Grand Prix.
Earning a special requires advancing the starts four times, then dropping all four drop …
00:08:37 |
Mon 07 Mar 2016
Episode 361 - Bingo Modifications
I'm not big on after-factory modifications with few exceptions, but these are very interesting. Also, I saw LEDs used in a way behind a very faded backglass that appeared to work well!
Bingo Chime U…
00:08:48 |
Sun 06 Mar 2016
Episode 360 - The Turret Shooter
Gottlieb invented a new mechanism for launching balls in 1950 - the turret shooter. This launcher allowed designers more space on the playfield to add targets, and gave players the ability to choose…
00:05:53 |
Sat 05 Mar 2016
Episode 359 - 1956 Gottlieb Derby Day
Derby Day is a neat take on a flipper game with a horse race theme. The upper playfield contains a single gobble hole and four passive bumpers that can advance one of four horses, whose position is …
00:08:37 |
Fri 04 Mar 2016
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