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Pinhead

@psychopsonic

UNC alum. WhalerCane since '79. Pinball degenerate since before that. Lossless rock concert recordings enjoyer.

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Pinhead@psychopsonic· 21d

Dudebros, check it

Slash flips backstage in Raleigh

Pinhead@psychopsonic· 22d

JP's AC/DC LE (Stern, 2013) pinball screenshot (VPX)

Pinhead@psychopsonic· 24d

Need to hear this one with some heavy reverb action

Say It Again Sound Board
€89,95

Say It Again Sound Board

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Categories: Bally, Solid State Electronic
Tags: Centaur, Centaur II, Eight Ball Deluxe, Elektra, Embryon, Fathom, Fireball II, Flash Gordon, Medusa, Mr. & Mrs. Pac-Man, Rapid Fire, Spectrum, Vector

Pinhead@psychopsonic· 25d

#pinball #ThanksMysterySender

Light green T-shirt with illustration of a German Shepherd dog looking at a pinball playfield

Pinhead@psychopsonic· 29d

Dad's birthday was yesterday, still with us Mine today Dad missed my appearance Busy working that day #Apollo11

Art print of Apollo 11 launch on July 16, 1969
#7 of 16

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jul 11

#pinball #arcade

Steve Ritchie photo and bio in Play Meter - Volume 10, Number 17 - September 15th 1984, page 40:

Steve Ritchie is a designer of video and pinball games. He entered the amusement game industry in 1974 as a technician for Atari, designing its universal test unit and a burn-in oven system for the manufacturing division. In 1975, he was promoted to the Engineering Department as supervisor of the newly formed pinball prototype lab.

Steve created his first pinball, Airborne Avenger, in 1976 and followed it with Superman in 1977, which became Atari’s largest selling pinball. He accepted an offer from Williams Electronics in 1978 and, later that year, developed Flash which still holds the production record at Williams. In the next four years at Williams, Steve created Firepower, Stellar Wars, Black Knight, Hyperball, and provided conceptual work on Defender.

With a desire to work independently, he left Williams to form King Video Design in June 1982, returning to his home state of California. With veteran hardware engineer Doug Hughes and a crew of software pros, he developed Devastator, a high resolution space-war flight simulator. The company has also engineered a digital imaging system, which speeds up the game development process tremendously. Presently, two games are in development. Both are slated for the Devastator hardware system as conversion kits.

Commissioned a "mad scientist in a toy factory” by his 8th grade teachers, and later, “The King” (of pinball), he loves working at the drafting table or computer terminal on a new game concept. As a former Coast Guardsman and rock & roll guitarist, Steve enjoys fast boating, water skiing, and music.

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jul 11

"What'd I tell you boys about that tilt?"

"Mibs" (Gottlieb, 1969) pinball playfield detail

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jul 11

Rollercoaster Tycoon (Stern, 2002) pinball playfield

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jul 11

#pinball #TiltDoesWHAT

"Mibs" (Gottlieb, 1969) pinball backglass detail

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jul 11

Restored Freedom (Bally, 1976) pinball playfield

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jul 3

I understand they're working with an unlikely partner on portable yet stylish monitoring hardware

Various silly Casio watches

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jul 2

Scramble, Gorf, Paperboy, Journey, and Beezer arcade video games

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jun 29

Take this with your blanky

El Yucateca Habanero & Ghost sauce bottle

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jun 28

Donkey Kong Jr, Krull, Star Castle, and Karate Champ arcade video games

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jun 28

Tron arcade video game

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jun 28

#1980s #jukebox

Rowe AMI 200 jukebox time-warped in from 1984

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jun 28

1980s arcade video games including Gravitar, Missile Command, Pleiades, Astros Blaster, Thief, and more

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jun 27

#pinball #wedgeheads

"Mibs" pinball (Gottlieb, 1969)

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jun 25

Credit up and be disabused of that notion in record time

"Mibs" (Gottlieb, 1969) pinball backglass

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jun 22

Exact Audio Copy website banner

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jun 20

McIntosh audio setup

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jun 16

I was rescued on my culling day in January from the Harnett County shelter Then my adopters gave me a special kerchief It symbolized hope and redemption Now it is very, very special Like other animals at a shelter near you #SoundTheSiren

Dog with Carolina Hurricanes kerchief laying on her back after post-SCF winning retirement from her collar

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jun 15

Rush Limited Edition pinball backbox and topper

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jun 15

Rush Limited Edition pinball playfield

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jun 15

#SoundTheSiren #pinball

Rush Limited Edition pinball with "One Little Victory" selected as the song in play

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jun 15

40 minutes #SoundTheSiren

Jumbotron at game 6 watch party

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jun 14

Jumbotron in the Lenovo Center before game 6 watch party

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jun 14

Time for @wademinter.com's summer to start

Stanley Cup Final 2026 banner with Canes Hall of Fame banner behind it

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jun 14

Stormy #SoundTheSiren

Outside the Lenovo Center before game 6 with storm clouds overhead

Pinhead@psychopsonic· Jun 9

Ice Fever (Gottlieb, 1985) pinball screenshot (VPX)