Calling All Pinball Wizards
Posted by: Barbara Bibel
The things that one can find on the Web never cease to amaze. The Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) is just what you need to answer those trivia questions that pinball nerds may have. The site http://www.ipdb.org includes a glossary of pinball terms so that you can learn the difference between SS (solid state) and EM (electro-mechanical-the older, pre-1978 machines), a list of playing skills so that you can learn the intricacies of the double flipper hit and the slap save, and 48,653 images of 5,408 games. You can also go to another site, The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database, to look for specific machines. You can search for games by keyword or field. The site does not buy or sell games or offer pricing information, but it claims to have information about every commercially-produced pinball game. It should satisfy anyone interested in pinball.
