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The 2014 Texas Pinball Festival will be held March 28th-30th at the Embassy Suites Dallas – Frisco Hotel & Convention Center in Frisco, TX. Changing dates and locations is never an easy decision. Several scheduling conflicts (such as the NCAA … Continue reading →

Wow! I think that may have been the longest weekend of our lives! But it was soooo worth it! And now that we’ve had a few days to recover, we wanted to send out one final message for the 2013 … Continue reading →

We couldn’t get by with just t-shirts. There has to be more! This year, in addition to the awesome 2013 Texas Pinball Festival t-shirt, we’ll be offering up fitted Ladies Tees, TPF Hats and AC/DC Light Up Horns. The t-shirts … Continue reading →

Gerry Stellenberg with Multimorphic is going to give away a brand new P3 pinball machine (a $9,495.00 value) at the 2013 Texas Pinball Festival! The P3 is a revolutionary multi-game pinball platform. It supports hundreds of completely different game apps, each providing … Continue reading →

Come play Hercules! At 7 feet tall and 8 feet long, it’s the largest production model pinball ever manufactured.  Atari only made 280 of these monsters that use a cue ball instead of a pinball. You’ll find Hercules, not that … Continue reading →

Stern Pinball Inc., in support of the 2013 Texas Pinball Festival and the American Red Cross, has donated a whole stack of Avengers translites, Stern t-shirts and some other goodies. We’ll be giving these away as door prizes as part of … Continue reading →

Texas is home to the most polite and friendly folks around, but just as a reminder, here’s a little pinball and show etiquette: Please do not kick or hit the machines. This is usually a non-issue, but we always like … Continue reading →

I was in NYC this week, and made a Trek down to visit Jack and JJP to check on the WOZ demo games for the Festival this year.  I join the throng of folks that say, “pictures and video do … Continue reading →

John Greatwich of Great Pinball Limited is offering free reproduction backglasses to exhibitors at the 2013 Texas Pinball Festival that agree to display it in their game at the show. John has even agreed to pick up the shipping costs! … Continue reading →

Randy, an avid pinball collector and electrical engineer, conceived an idea for a color dot matrix display (DMD) for pinball in 2009 and intitated a project to see what could be achieved with current technology. By the end of 2010, … Continue reading →

All of the machines on the floor are eligible for cash prizes awarded by the Organizers of the Texas Pinball Festival. A judging committee will make the final decision on which pins win ribbons and cash prizes. Judging takes place … Continue reading →

Bobby King and the guys from FarSight Studios who make The Pinball Arcade video game will be coming back for the 2013 Texas Pinball Festival. Their goal is to create the most realistic and comprehensive classic pinball video game ever created. … Continue reading →

You know his work already. Andy did our video last year and is currently the official photographer of the Texas Pinball Festival. He took some truly stunning photos, both of the games, and our guests. Andy has set up a … Continue reading →

Many have asked if there will be a swap meet at the 2013 Texas Pinball Festival. We may have moved to a new, bigger, more awesome location, but what would the Texas Pinball Festival be without the traditional Saturday Swap … Continue reading →

“Classic Stern Master” Bill Morrison heads up the return of the famous Classic Stern Row at the 2013 Texas Pinball Festival. In addition, Bill is bringing two rare Pinstar “Gamatrons” for everyone to enjoy. If you have already registered your … Continue reading →

“If you’re enough lucky to be Irish or play pinball, you’re lucky enough!” ~Irish Saying Ok, maybe playing pinball isn’t part of the original saying… but it should be! And what better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than by … Continue reading →

We are excited to announce that popular pinball designer Dennis Nordman will be attending the 2013 Texas Pinball Festival. Dennis’ hits includes: “Blackwater 100″, “Elvira and the Party Monsters”, “Pirates of the Caribbean”, “Scared Stiff”, “Wheel of Fortune”, and many … Continue reading →

The PinGulp Beverage Caddy by Pinball Life is “…the final solution for pinball machine beverage management!” The Texas Pinball Festival has purchased a large quantity of official PinGulp Beverage Caddies and will offer them exclusively to TPF pinball machine Exhibitors … Continue reading →

Alan Lewis returns for the 2013 Texas Pinball Festival, giving another informative how-to seminar. He’ll be concentrating on two topics: “Using a Camera as a Scanner for Playfield Repair” and “Repairing Sunken Inserts”. Alan has been teaching pinball restoration techniques at … Continue reading →

Pinball Controllers is now Multimorphic. And Multimorphic is well on their way to delivering a next-generation pinball machine. Gerry Stellenberg, joined by famed pinball designer Dennis Nordman, is in the seminar line-up for the 2013 Texas Pinball Festival. Dennis and Gerry will discuss … Continue reading →

…a brand new Stern “Avengers” (pro model) valued at $5,699 MSRP.  This beauty is the latest game by famed pinball designer and TPF special guest George Gomez. We’re purchasing a new machine and we’ll have it set up for tournament play during the 2013 … Continue reading →

The Texas Pinball Festival just wouldn’t be the same without the “King of Flow” Steve Ritchie holding court. A favorite among guests, Steve will host an informal chat followed by an autograph session. Some of Steve’s hits include: Black Knight, … Continue reading →

Famed pinball designer and Vice President of Stern Pinball Inc., George Gomez is coming back to the Texas Pinball Festival. George will be hosting one of our seminars to talk about his newest game “The Avengers” and other projects going … Continue reading →

Veteran arcade industry figure Jack Guarnieri is returning for the 2013 Texas Pinball Festival, and he’s bringing the much anticipated title ”The Wizard of Oz” with him. Jack has become a regular at the TPF and a favorite among show guests. He’ll be hosting … Continue reading →

Our first batch of 2013 Texas Pinball Festival t-shirts is in and they look great! They’ll be sold at the show, of course, but they always go fast. Pre-ordering your shirts is the only way to be abolutely sure that … Continue reading →

You thought it would never happen, didn’t you? We finally worked through most of the bugs and pre-registration is open! The form is best viewed on newer browsers and uses an SSL certificate to secure all payments. Who should use … Continue reading →

The Hilton Anatole is ready to take your reservations. We’ve worked out a great rate for our guests this year, and we expect they’ll sell out fast. Rooms for guests of the 2013 Texas Pinball Festival are as low as … Continue reading →

The 2013 Texas Pinball Festival will be March 15-17th at the Hilton Anatole, 2201 Stemmons Freeway (I-35E), Dallas, Texas. We are very excited about our move to the Hilton Anatole as we will be moving from a 15,000 sq ft … Continue reading →

Wow! That went fast! So much work… so much fun… Now that we’ve had a few days to recover, we wanted to send out one final message for the 2012 Texas Pinball Festival. First, we owe a LOT of “Thank … Continue reading →