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[[File:Visible Pinball III - Pacific Pinball Museum cropped.jpg|300px|right|thumb|The visible pinball machine, co-created by [[Pacific Pinball Museum]] owner Michael Schiess based on the pinball machine ''Surf Champ'' by Gottlieb from 1976]]
Welcome to '''WikiProject Pinball''', a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] formed to become a source for improved Wikipedia coverage of the great pastime of [[pinball]].  Please consider participating if you have any interest in the game and wish to help us help Wikipedia cover this great game.

== Goals and scope ==
[[File:20110115 pinball.jpg|200px|thumb|''Circus'' by Bally 1973]]
; Goals
* Make Wikipedia a quality source for information about pinball.
* Create guidelines for articles about pinball, to improve article consistency and make article creation and editing easier.

; Scope
* Arcade pinball machines, notable home (small-scale) pinball machines, video game pinball simulators, pinball-related devices or equipment.
* Individual biographies with a strong association with pinball, including those of pinball developers, designers, artists, champions, etc.
* Companies, organizations, publications and other non-individuals with a strong association with pinball
* Games ancestral or closely related to pinball, including [[pachinko]] and [[bagatelle]] (some of which may also be within the scope of [[WP:WikiProject Cue sports]])
* Video [[simulation games]] of pinball (also within the scope of [[WP:WikiProject Video Games]])
* All articles with a strong association with pinball, even if it is not the primary topic of the article, which may be within the scope of other projects as well (e.g., [[Tommy (rock opera)|''Tommy'' (rock opera)]]).
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== Sources for Pinball information ==
Have a useful resource to share with other editors working on articles related to pinball? Add it here:
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=== Databases ===
*[http://ipdb.org Internet Pinball Database]
*[http://papa.org/learning-center/player-resources/game-rulesheets/ Pinball rulesheets]
*[http://www.pinballrebel.com/game/pins/instruction/ Pinball instruction cards]
*[http://www.pinballrebel.com/pinball/cards/ Pinball instruction cards]
*[http://www.ipsnd.net/ Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND)]

=== News and Reviews ===
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*[http://www.pinballnews.com/ Pinball News]
*[http://www.pingamejournal.com/ PinGame Journal]
*[http://www.pinball-magazine.com/ Pinball Magazine] ([http://www.pinball-magazine.com/?page_id=34 Upcoming pinball machines at Pinball Magazine])
*[http://www.skill-shot.com/ Skill-Shot]
*[http://www.performancepinball.com/ Performance Pinball]
*[[Play Meter]].  Especially helpful for reviews.  Use https://archive.org/
*[https://pinballmag.fr/en/pinball/ Pinball Mag]

===Manufacturer===
[[File:A rebuilt Terminator 2 pinball machine by Wayne Patrick Finn Melbourne Australia. 22.jpg|right|200px]]
*[http://www.sternpinball.com/ Stern Pinball]
*[http://www.jerseyjackpinball.com/ Jersey Jack Pinball]
*[http://www.circusmaximusgames.com/ Circus Maximus] [https://www.facebook.com/Pythons-Pinball-Circus-1040981385935471/ (CM at FB)]
*[http://heighwaypinball.com/ Heighway Pinball]
*[http://www.dutchpinball.com/ Dutch Pinball]
*[http://www.multimorphic.com/ Multimorphic]
*[https://www.chicago-gaming.com/ Chicago Gaming Company]

===Forums===
DON'T cite these as sources in an article
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*[http://www.vpforums.org/ The Virtual Pinball Forums]
*[http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/index.php Pinball Nirvana Forums]
*[http://pinballarcadefans.com Pinball Arcade site and forum]
*[http://www.vpinball.com/ VPinball]
*[http://vpuniverse.com VPUniverse]

===History===
[[File:Wonderland_Arcade,_1200_Grand_Ave._Kansas_City,_Missouri_-_NARA_-_283784.tif|right|200px|thumb|Wonderland [[Amusement arcade|Arcade]], 1200 Grand Ave. [[Kansas City, Missouri]] in 1968]]
*[http://www.bmigaming.com/pinballhistory.htm Short Pinball History]
*[http://www.pinballhistory.com/ Pinball History site]
*[http://www.pinballnews.com/learn/spanishpinball/index.html Spanish Pinball history]
*[http://www.pinballnews.com/learn/russianpinball/index.html Russian Pinball history]
*[http://www.pinballnews.com/learn/ Collection of pinball articles]
*[http://www.designworldonline.com/advanced-networks-make-pinball-games-pop/ Pinball technology]

=== Books ===
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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=HrARTwEACAAJ The Complete Pinball Book: Collecting the Game & Its History by Marco Rossignoli]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=X6_FpwAACAAJ The Pinball Compendium: 1982 to Present by Michael Shalhoub]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=odhDAAAACAAJ The Pinball Compendium: 1970-1981 by Michael Shalhoub]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=s69ZLAAACAAJ The Pinball Compendium: The Electro-Mechanical Era by Michael Shalhoub]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=3RZAPQAACAAJ The Pinball Compendium: 1930s-1960s by Michael Shalhoub]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=xbpPnwEACAAJ The Pinball Price Guide]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=ETcsRhKwB5QC The PinBotz Guide to the Greatest Pinball Machines of the 80s And 90s by Kevin Strasser]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=-VtlAAAACAAJ Pinball Perspectives: Ace High to World's Series]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=FV2SAAAACAAJ Pinball Snapshots: Air Aces To Xenon]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=epU-AAAACAAJ Pinball Memories: Forty Years of Fun, 1958-1998]
*[https://books.google.com/books/about/Your_Pinball_Machine.html?id=9i3QzQEACAAJ Your Pinball Machine: How to Purchase, Adjust, Maintain, and Repair Your Own Machine]

=== Documentaries ===
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*{{IMDb title|1227172|Pinball Passion}}
*[http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/07/tilt-the-battle-to-save-pinball-dvd-review TILT: The Battle to Save Pinball (IGN review)]
*{{IMDb title|1511532|Special When Lit}}
*{{IMDb title|1535470|Pinball 101}}
*[http://www.historyofpinballdvd.com/ The History of Pinball]
*[http://vimeo.com/37390509 Pinball Madness]
*[http://vimeo.com/37437181 A Lifelong Love]
*[http://mediaburn.org/video/chicago-slices-raw-pinball-wizard/ Gottlieb Tour]
*{{IMDb title|0479879|Chasing Ghosts}}
*[https://thingsthatgobumpmovie.com/ Things That Go Bump in the Night Movie]

=== Museums ===
[[File:20080405-Vegas004-PinballHOF02.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A row of pinball machines at the [[Pinball Hall of Fame]] in Las Vegas, Nevada.]]
*[[Pacific Pinball Museum]], a museum in Oakland, California
*[[Pinball Hall of Fame]], a museum located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
*[[Museum of Pinball]], formerly the world’s largest pinball museum with over 500 vintage and modern pinball machines in [[Banning, California|Banning]], California.
*[http://silverballmuseum.com/ Silverball Museum], a museum located in New Jersey and Florida.
*[http://www.seattlepinballmuseum.com/ Seattle Pinball Museum], a museum located in Seattle.
*[https://flippermuzeum.hu/en/main-page/ Budapest pinball museum], one of Europe's leading pinball museums, located in Budapest, Hungary.
*[http://www.pinball-gallery.com/ Paris Pinball Museum], a museum located in Paris, France.
*[http://www.extra-ball.ch/?page_id=16 Pinball Museum Solothurn], a museum located in Solothurn, Switzerland.
*[http://www.flippermuseum.eu/ German pinball museum], a museum in Neuwied, Germany.
*[http://www.flippermuseum-schwerin.de/ Pinball museum Schwerin], a museum in Schwerin, Germany.
*[http://vfwpinball.com/ Vintage Flipper World], a museum in Ann Arbor, MI.

=== Search ===
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*{{Find sources|pinball machine}}
*{{Find sources|pinball}}

==Project monitor==
===New articles that contain the word pinball===
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===Recent changes of everything related to WikiProject Pinball===
An automated '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?namespace=0&tagfilter=&target=Wikipedia%3AWikiProject+Pinball&title=Special%3ARecentChangesLinked project watchlist]''' of recent pinball related edits. Note: Some edits may not be relevant to this project.

===Bot-generated list of articles needing cleanup===
an automated [https://bambots.brucemyers.com/cwb/bycat/Pinball.html pinball cleanup listing]

===Article alerts===
You can find all Pinball [[Wikipedia:Article alerts|article alerts]] here and subscribe at the bottom of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Pinball/Article alerts|this page]] to get informed for example about Pinball articles for deletion or miscellaneous discussions and nominations.

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===Selected new articles===
Here you can announce and add links to new created or expanded pinball related articles.

===Assessment===
[[File:Pinball 3web.jpg|thumb|450px|Pinball machines at the [[Pacific Pinball Museum]]]]
{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Pinball articles by quality statistics}}

== Participants ==
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Feel free to sign up as a participant in this project, and add yourself manually or with the userbox {{tl|User WikiProject Pinball}} to [[:Category:WikiProject Pinball participants]]. Any help is '''very''' welcome. :) Feel also free to make suggestions or ask questions on the [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Pinball|project's  talk page]].

# '''[[User:Fractalchez|Fractalchez]]''' - Longtime pinball player and enthusiast, current league & tournament organizer
# '''[[User:DuoDeathscyther 02|DuoDeathscyther 02]]''' - Casual pinball player; created or improved [[User:DuoDeathscyther_02#Pinball|these pinball articles]]
# '''[[User:David Pro|David Pro]]''' - Longtime pinball player and enthusiast, has created [[User:David Pro#Pinball|these pinball articles]]
# '''[[User:richfife|Rich Fife]]''' - Longtime collector and enthusiast.
# '''[[User:SarahStierch|SarahStierch]]''' long time pinball enthusiast and will lend a hand when possible to articles (especially the [[pinball]] article itself.
# '''[[User:VMzB|VMzB]]''' - 8-bit era veteran, especially interested in the electronic guts of pinball machines (and some arcade games) and their repair. Imho IPDB is a great resource and we should try to refer to it, or even establish automatic data transfer.

== Open tasks ==
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== Key articles ==
[[File:Twilight Zone pinball.jpg|300px|right|thumb|[[Twilight Zone (pinball)|Twilight Zone pinball machine]]]]
;General
* [[Pinball]]
* [[Glossary of pinball terms]]
* [[List of pinball machines]]
;Games
* [[The Addams Family (pinball)]]
* [[Revenge from Mars]]
* [[Twilight Zone (pinball)]]
;Companies
* [[Bally Manufacturing]]
* [[Midway Games]]
* [[WMS Industries]] (Williams Electronics)
;People
* [[Steve Ritchie (pinball designer)|Steve Ritchie]]
* [[Jorian Engelbrektsson]]
;Technologies
* [[Pinball 2000]]
;Video game simulations
* [[Metroid Prime Pinball]] [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]]&nbsp;[[:WP:GA|Good Article]]
* [[Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire]] {{classicon|GA}}
; Digital preservation & creation
* [[The Pinball Arcade]]
* [[Visual Pinball]]

== Categories ==
[[File:Flipper 1930s MHQ 1.jpg|thumb|Pinball machine around 1930, [[Ravensburg]], Museum Humpisquartier]]
<categorytree>Pinball</categorytree>

== Templates ==
* {{tl|Infobox Pinball}}
* {{tl|WikiProject Pinball}}
* {{tl|User WikiProject Pinball}}

== Relation to other WikiProjects ==
;Parent project
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Games|WikiProject Games]]

;Related projects
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Cue sports|WikiProject Cue sports]] (pinball ultimately derives from [[Cue sports|billiards]], by way of games like [[bagatelle]] and [[bar billiards]])
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games|WikiProject Video games]] (electronic [[arcade game]]s, the original [[video game]]s, were an outgrowth of pinball)

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[[Category:Game-related WikiProjects|Pinball]]