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Pinfest 2020

The Newcastle Pinball Association is proud to announce...
PINFEST 2020.
Yes its on again for the 9th year!

Anyone keen on contributing a game to this awesome event, please send me a message. Only a few spots left.

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VPGL 16 - Double Flip (Rules for the competition)

Hi Pinballers,

Welcome to the Visual Pinball Gaming League with VPGL 16 - Double Flip. This tournament is the 4^th of the new decade and part of the overall VPGL 2020 and all gamers worldwide are welcome to play. You can join in at any time and play.

Competition:
The player...

MGLXLV - ARCADE HAVE A GO - TOURNAMENT DETAILS

Hi Gamers,

Welcome to arcade gaming with MGLXLV- Arcade Have A Go. This is the third tournament of the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF ESPORTS for 2020. All gamers worldwide are welcome to game. You can also join in at any time.

Please watch the trailer below for the official tournament...

CABINET RESTORATION - TZ - to assist others

I have taken a short break from my landscaping duties in the new house and just completed a Twilight Zone cabinet restore. As I have said before, there are many guys that do really nice resto work, and this thread is really to assist someone who is considering taking the step to have a go themselves....

Announcement: Western Australia set to have its very own Pinball Festival

Hi folks!

We’d like to share some exciting news with you all…

Western Australia is set to have its very own Pinball Festival 😊

With Western Australia starting to ease restrictions from tomorrow, we thought what better time to announce plans for a pinball festival...

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buttersoft That's a very curious problem. I'd guess that your PVM is getting lost with tracking vertical sync being a bit glitchy. Interlaced modes are flagged by the sync having a half-width H pulse, and there is a VESA standard somewhere about them requiring double-pulses before and after Vsync. In...
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thank you OOO ! i really appreciated the time you put into testing and the feedback given too was very valuable ...
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Nah mate, I like G'n'R and all but will not be buying a pin anytime soon I would imagine.

Well, until you sell me your TNA and Que200 sells me his IM anyway!

It does look amazing though, well except for the old man band footage on screen but fortunately you don't look...
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used are all rooted they fade and turn yellow and go brittle and crack
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