# PlayGamesMore > No ads, no affiliate links, no e-begging, clean ## Posts - [My 2025 Favorite Gaming-related Hardware Purchase is ...](https://playgamesmore.com/my-2025-favorite-gaming-related-hardware-purchase-is/): We have a few annual traditions developing here at PGM. One involves me picking my favorite gaming-related hardware purchase of the year. Prior years coverage and/or choices in the years no write-up was done (2020-2022): Some years I’ll buy more gaming-related hardware than others. This year through the first five months I didn’t buy any gaming-related hardware unless you count a printer I color ink printer purchased to print apron cards for our pinball machines. Some stuff was announced that piqued my curiosity at CES and of course there was the Nintendo Switch 2, but didn’t have any desire to […] - [Season 4 Week 15: Ghosts & Goblins (arcade)](https://playgamesmore.com/season-4-week-15-ghosts-goblins-arcade/): This week’s featured game is Ghosts & Goblins (arcade). Season 4, Week 15 of Score Chasing begins Saturday December 13, 2025 at 12:00:01 PST (GMT-8) featuring Ghosts & Goblins (arcade). This article will tell you everything you need to know about how to join our group and play. PLEASE NOTE: this score chasing event is for adults, age 18 and older, so if you aren’t yet 18, then please return when you are. First, let’s learn more about Ghosts & Goblins. How is the game played via You play Sir Arthur, a knight who must run and jump through six horziontally- or […] - [Season 4 Week 14: Zookeeper (arcade)](https://playgamesmore.com/season-4-week-14-zookeeper-arcade/): This week’s featured game is Zookeeper (arcade). Season 4, Week 14 of Score Chasing begins Saturday December 6, 2025 at 12:00:01 PST (GMT-8) featuring Zookeeper (arcade). This article will tell you everything you need to know about how to join our group and play. PLEASE NOTE: this score chasing event is for adults, age 18 and older, so if you aren’t yet 18, then please return when you are. First, let’s learn more about Zookeeper. How is the game played via Zoo Keeper – Videogame by Taito | Museum of the Game You control Zeke the zookeeper who must rescue his girlfriend […] - [Season 4 Week 13: Continental Circus (arcade)](https://playgamesmore.com/season-4-week-13-continental-circus-arcade/): This week’s featured game is Continental Circus (arcade). Season 4, Week 12 of Score Chasing begins Saturday November 29, 2025 at 12:00:01 PST (GMT-8) featuring Continental Circus (arcade). This article will tell you everything you need to know about how to join our group and play. PLEASE NOTE: this score chasing event is for adults, age 18 and older, so if you aren’t yet 18, then please return when you are. First, let’s learn more about Continental Circus. How is the game played via Continental Circus – Wikipedia The player must successfully qualify in eight different races to win. At the beginning, […] - [At Dealey Plaza I stood at the spot where JFK was assassinated 60+ years ago](https://playgamesmore.com/we-went-to-see-dealey-plaza-and-i-stood-at-the-spot-where-jfk-was-assassinated-60-years-ago-literally/): Sometimes have to give a little lenience on the subject matter here at PGM. This might not exactly be videogame-related, although I’ve certainly tried to tie this event in history to gaming, see: Controversial 2004 Shareware PC Game: JFK Reloaded + Rob Reiner 2023 Podcast Claims Knowing Who Killed JFK and The Four Assassins that Killed JFK November 22, 1963, according to Rob Reiner’s Team. Each year, we’ve covered the day of the JFK assassination and this year in 2025, our family visited on vacation the 6th Floor Museum in Dealey Plaza. I stood at X marks the spot where […] - [Going backwards buying physical vs. digital media + Switch 2 sells 10+ million units so far](https://playgamesmore.com/going-backwards-buying-physical-vs-digital-media-switch-2-sells-10-million-units-so-far/): Over the last year I’ve noticed a change in my buying habits when it comes to media. It started with my son buying Jaws (see: Our Son Bought a New In Box Jaws Stern Premium – The First 40 Days of Ownership – What’s the Experience Really Like?). For those not following that purchase experience, it has been very positive. The game after some 18+ months of ownership now has over 5,000 played games. It spawned purchase of three more games (two by me, one by another son), so in the last 18 months we’ve bought 4 NIB (new in […] - [Season 4 Week 12: Earthworm Jim (Sega Genesis or SNES)](https://playgamesmore.com/season-4-week-12-earthworm-jim-sega-genesis-or-snes/): This week’s featured game is Earthworm Jim (SEGA Genesis or SNES). Season 4, Week 12 of Score Chasing begins Saturday November 22, 2025 at 12:00:01 PST (GMT-8) featuring Earthworm Jim (SEGA Genesis or SNES). This article will tell you everything you need to know about how to join our group and play. PLEASE NOTE: this score chasing event is for adults, age 18 and older, so if you aren’t yet 18, then please return when you are. First, let’s learn more about Earthworm Jim. How is the game played via Earthworm Jim (Game) | Earthworm Jim Wiki | Fandom Earthworm Jim is a […] - [Season 4 Week 11: Rygar (arcade)](https://playgamesmore.com/season-4-week-11-rygar-arcade/): This week’s featured game is Rygar (Arcade). Season 4, Week 11 of Score Chasing begins Saturday November 15, 2025 at 12:00:01 PST (GMT-8) featuring Rygar, the arcade version. This article will tell you everything you need to know about how to join our group and play. PLEASE NOTE: this score chasing event is for adults, age 18 and older, so if you aren’t yet 18, then please return when you are. First, let’s learn more about Rygar (arcade). How is the game played via Rygar – Videogame by Tecmo | Museum of the Game A warrior with a huge mace travels through […] - [Season 4 Week 10: Art of Fighting 2 (Arcade)](https://playgamesmore.com/season-4-week-10-art-of-fighting-2-arcade/): This week’s featured game is Art of Fighting 2 (Arcade). Season 4, Week 10 of Score Chasing begins Saturday November 8, 2025 at 12:00:01 PST (GMT-8) featuring Art of Fighting 2, the arcade version. This article will tell you everything you need to know about how to join our group and play. PLEASE NOTE: this score chasing event is for adults, age 18 and older, so if you aren’t yet 18, then please return when you are. First, let’s learn more about Defender (arcade). How is the game played via Art Of Fighting 2 – Videogame by SNK | Museum of the […] - [Season 4 Week 9: Defender (Arcade)](https://playgamesmore.com/season-4-week-9-defender-arcade/): This week’s featured game is Defender (Arcade). Season 4, Week 9 of Score Chasing begins Saturday November 1, 2025 at 12:00:01 PST (GMT-8) featuring Defender, the arcade version. This article will tell you everything you need to know about how to join our group and play. PLEASE NOTE: this score chasing event is for adults, age 18 and older, so if you aren’t yet 18, then please return when you are. First, let’s learn more about Defender (arcade). How is the game played via Defender – Videogame by Williams Electronics, Inc. (1967-1985) | Museum of the Game Defend the human population from […] - [Season 4 Week 8: Arabian (Arcade)](https://playgamesmore.com/season-4-week-8-arabian-arcade/): This week’s featured game is Arabian (Arcade). Season 4, Week 8 of Score Chasing begins Saturday October 25, 2025 at 12:00:01 PST (GMT-8) featuring Arabian, the arcade version. This article will tell you everything you need to know about how to join our group and play. PLEASE NOTE: this score chasing event is for adults, age 18 and older, so if you aren’t yet 18, then please return when you are. First, let’s learn more about Arabian (arcade). How is the game played via You play an adventurous Arabian prince and your goal is to rescue the princess from her palace. In […] - [October 21 Back To The Future Day](https://playgamesmore.com/october-21-back-to-the-future-day/): If there is a day of the year to check out games about and around the iconic movie Back To The Future, it’s today, October 21. Today, where we’re going, we don’t need roads. The iconic, nay, epic Back to the Future series gave millions of people in 1985 a glimpse of what the future could be like. Sure, we didn’t invent time travel (or hoverboards for that matter, we’re still salty about that one) but we did get an interesting look at the future that has actually come to pass. More on that later. Back to the Future day […] - [Season 4 Week 7: Black Widow + Black Widow: Recharged](https://playgamesmore.com/season-4-week-7-black-widow-black-widow-recharged/): Season 4, Week 7 of Score Chasing begins Saturday, September 18, 2025 at 12:00:01 PST (GMT-8) featuring Black Widow, the arcade version and bonus score chasing the Steam version of Black Widow: Recharged. This article will tell you everything you need to know about how to join our group and play both games. PLEASE NOTE: this score chasing event is for adults, age 18 and older, so if you aren’t yet 18, then please return when you are. First, let’s learn more about Black Widow (arcade). How is the game played via Black Widow – Videogame by Atari | Museum of the […] - [My Tron: Ares Review (Warning: spoilers!)](https://playgamesmore.com/my-tron-ares-review-warning-spoilers/): Editor: I posted first this movie review to my Letterboxd (see ‎‘TRON: Ares’ review by Todd Russell • Letterboxd), where I’m closing in on 1,000 movie reviews, but after posting realized that site for non-paying members has become a complete advertising hellscape. You can’t read without the text position jumping after a certain number of seconds. So, I copied my review here where readers could enjoy ad-free and without being totally annoyed and disturbed by whatever the hell Letterboxd is doing in 2025. One last important thing this isn’t being posted here for clickbait or attention. There are zero ads […] - [Season 4 Week 6: Star Trek (Arcade)](https://playgamesmore.com/season-4-week-6-star-trek-arcade/): This week’s featured game is Star Trek (Sega, arcade). Season 4, Week 6 of Score Chasing begins Saturday October 11, 2025 at 12:00:01 PST (GMT-8) featuring Star Trek, the arcade version. This article will tell you everything you need to know about how to join our group and play. PLEASE NOTE: this score chasing event is for adults, age 18 and older, so if you aren’t yet 18, then please return when you are. First, let’s learn more about Star Trek (arcade). How is the game played via Star Trek – Videogame by Sega | Museum of the Game A color vector […] - [Season 4 Week 5: Bonk's Adventure (Arcade)](https://playgamesmore.com/season-4-week-5-bonks-adventure-arcade/): This week’s featured game is Bonk’s Adventure (Arcade). Season 4, Week 5 of Score Chasing begins Saturday October 4, 2025 at 12:00:01 PST (GMT-8) featuring Bonk’s Adventure, the arcade version. This article will tell you everything you need to know about how to join our group and play. PLEASE NOTE: this score chasing event is for adults, age 18 and older, so if you aren’t yet 18, then please return when you are. First, let’s learn more about Bonk’s Adventure (arcade). How is the game played via Bonk’s Adventure – Videogame by Kaneko | Museum of the Game Bonk must fight through […] - [Season 4 Week 4: Valtric](https://playgamesmore.com/season-4-week-4-valtric/): This week’s featured game is Valtric (Arcade). Season 4, Week 4 of Score Chasing begins Saturday September 27, 2025 at 12:00:01 PST (GMT-8) featuring Valtric, the arcade version. This article will tell you everything you need to know about how to join our group and play. PLEASE NOTE: this score chasing event is for adults, age 18 and older, so if you aren’t yet 18, then please return when you are. First, let’s learn more about Valtric (arcade). How is the game played via https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/valtric: A space shoot-em-up where the player’s spaceship contains extra weapons that look like eyes. Kill everything in […] - [Season 4 Week 3: Red Baron – How to Join Us, Play, Beat Your Personal Best](https://playgamesmore.com/season-4-week-3-red-baron-how-to-join-us-play-beat-your-personal-best/): This week’s featured game is Red Baron (Arcade). Think Battlezone, but with WWI airplanes. Season 4, Week 3 of Score Chasing begins Saturday September 20, 2025 at 12:00:01 PST (GMT-8) featuring Red Baron, the arcade version. This article will tell you everything you need to know about how to join our group and play. PLEASE NOTE: this score chasing event is for adults, age 18 and older, so if you aren’t yet 18, then please return when you are. First, let’s learn more about Red Baron (arcade). How is the game played via Red Baron – Videogame by Atari | Museum of […] - [Season 4 Week 2: Altered Beast – How to Join Us, Play, Beat Your Personal Best](https://playgamesmore.com/season-4-week-2-altered-beast-how-to-join-us-play-beat-your-personal-best/): This week’s featured game is Altered Beast (Arcade) Season 4, Week 2 of Score Chasing begins Saturday September 13, 2025 at 12:00:01 PST (GMT-8) featuring Altered Beast, the arcade version. This article will tell you everything you need to know about how to join our group and play. PLEASE NOTE: this score chasing event is for adults, age 18 and older, so if you aren’t yet 18, then please return when you are. First, let’s learn more about Altered Beast (arcade). How is the game played via Altered Beast – Videogame by Sega | Museum of the Game You are a hero […] - [September 12 National Videogame Day +](https://playgamesmore.com/september-12-national-videogame-day/): For the second year in a row, we’re also celebrating September 12 National Video Game Day - [September 8 is Star Trek Day + Play Star Trek Fleet Command](https://playgamesmore.com/play-star-trek-fleet-command/): September 8 is the day to celebrate Star Trek. “Star Trek” was initially conceived as a T.V. series about the cosmos. The first episode was aired in 1966, on September 8, the date of the holiday. Although the ratings of this first series kept dropping throughout the season, later installations proved much more successful. The show was canceled after some years. However, in 1969, reruns of the show helped garner a cult following. STAR TREK DAY – September 8, 2024 – National Today Looking for a Star Trek free game to play on your mobile device (Android), PC or Mac, […] - [Season 4 Week 1: Mr. Do + Dig Dug – How to Join Us, Play, Beat Your Personal Best](https://playgamesmore.com/season-4-week-1-mr-do-dig-dug-how-to-join-us-play-beat-your-personal-best/): Wow, can you believe it’s already season 4?! We’ve been doing this score chasing thing for four years now and another exciting season starts 9/6/2025. Two great classic arcade games we’re kicking off this week with: Mr. Do and Dig Dug (returning from a past season). Season 4, Week 1 of Score Chasing begins Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 12:00:01 PST (GMT-8) featuring Mr. Do, the arcade version and bonus score chasing the arcade version of Dig Dug. This article will tell you everything you need to know about how to join our group and play both games. PLEASE NOTE: this score […] - [September 3 US Bowling League Day](https://playgamesmore.com/september-3-us-bowling-league-day/): Our very own PGM member MCAP is a big bowler, and who doesn’t love bowling games? Sure, you do! And you don’t have to reside in the United States to enjoy this special day, either. On US Bowling League Day, leagues and sportsmanship are celebrated. In a bowling league, teams face off during a season. There are three games in each match, with teams facing each other either once a week, or once every other week. The standard number of players is four, but it is also common to have three or five players in a team. The leagues are […] - [August 23 Find Your Inner Nerd Day](https://playgamesmore.com/august-23-find-your-inner-nerd-day/): Ahh yes, this day fits me well, how about you, friendly gamers? Find Your Inner Nerd Day on August 23 is the brainchild of Your Nerdy Best Friend, Beth Z, who is a speaker, author, and proud nerd. Today is all about staying true to yourself and taking joy in whatever makes you happiest. And when you’re doing the things you love, like, actually LOVE, that’s when your inner nerd is happy. FIND YOUR INNER NERD DAY – August 23, 2024 – National Today I didn’t know who Beth Z was until seeing/learning about this day. Turns out, she’s got […] - [WalkR Fitness Planet Exploration Game is what Starfield should have Been](https://playgamesmore.com/walkr-fitness-planet-exploration-game-is-what-starfield-should-have-been/): Yes, it’s a mobile game and, yes, it has ads, but after playing for weeks, I appreciated the fun that is WalkR. Available for both iOS (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/walkr-gamified-fitness-walk/id834805518) and Android (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fourdesire.spacewalk) My son and I played this for about a month. We approached it more of a fitness thing at first that could keep track of steps and help him lose some weight. We would play for a week and then weigh and measure how this impacted weight loss or gain. He lost about 25 pounds during the time we played, but the weight loss part with steps counting is something […] - [Kindle eBook - The 125 Best Brain Teasers of All Time](https://playgamesmore.com/kindle-ebook-the-125-best-brain-teasers-of-all-time/): I’ve been getting back into my Kindle eBook reading lately and was curious what sort of game-oriented books were available. This one came up in a search: The 125 Best Brain Teasers of All Time: A Mind-Blowing Challenge of Math, Logic, and Wordplay: “This book collects 125 of the most popular and challenging mind-benders for hours of fun-filled entertainment that can sharpen your creative thinking skills.” – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXMQHH35/ This book by Marcel Danesi, PHD is available via Kindle Unlimited. From time to time you can get 30-day free trials to this service or pay the $11.99/month, allowing you to read a […] - [4 Pinball Machine Sales Attempts on Pawn Stars TV Show](https://playgamesmore.com/4-pinball-machine-sales-attempts-on-pawn-stars-tv-show/): Evel Knievel (Bally 1977 – Pinside): Twister (SEGA 1996 – Pinside)Scorpion (Williams 1980 – Pinside) Capt. Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (Bally 1976 – Pinside) - [SIXX AM Singer: "Success doesn't just attract praise, it attracts predators"](https://playgamesmore.com/sixx-am-singer-success-doesnt-just-attract-praise-it-attracts-predators/): We’ve talked about creativity and theft in the music business before. Those actually in the business will tell you it can be a very predatory business for creative people. Lately, it’s come up a lot when talking about AI and companies like Suno and I’ve tried to bring out the reality that the music business has long been about theft of ideas and creativity. Long, long, long before any sort of AI generation. Even Taylor Swift had to fight to get control of her creative destiny and needed re-record the music she wrote and performed, due to ownership direction she […] - [Google The Search Giant is slipping slightly, taking punches from AI](https://playgamesmore.com/google-the-search-giant-is-slipping-slightly-taking-punches-from-ai/): A year ago, we covered a story about Google trying to adopt more AI use in its search results (see: OPINION: New Google AI Search Chat Results Will Suck for Gaming, Everything). I wasn’t a fan — still not — of Google and any other company changing what it does in favor of these chat agent results. Maybe I’m in the minority and more people do embrace AI chat search results, because Google has slipped a bit in their massive dominance. Yeah, it’s a minor slip, so anybody wanting to see a new search champion emerge, need not get too […] - [Aug 1 Spider-Man Day + National Pinball Day](https://playgamesmore.com/aug-1-spider-man-day/): Our oldest grandson is a huge Spidey fan. He has beaten the modern games on his PS5. Created by Steve Dikto and Stan Lee, Spider-Man is Marvel Comics most iconic character for the past 59 years. For all true fans of the web-slinger, August 1, 2021 is the day on which you can appreciate what Spider-Man has brought to your lives. SPIDER-MAN DAY – August 1, 2024 – National Today This is also a day to celebrate August 1 National Pinball Day - [Pinball on Cruise Ships in 2025 and beyond?](https://playgamesmore.com/pinball-on-cruise-ships-in-2024/): We were planning on taking two cruises in 2025. Past tense, because they were canceled after we learned of all the fees involved in the “free” cruises we were offered. In the 90s we took a Carnival Cruise to Mexico and I remember a bunch of slot machines, but no pinball machines. Some search engine sleuthing reveal there have been pinball machines on cruise ships like this: https://www.aussiearcade.com/topic/61611-at-last-a-pinball-aboard-a-cruise-ship/ Question to the readers that have taken cruises recently. Did you spot any pinball? Particularly Stern Spike 2 with Insider Connected? My guess is these will be difficult to find while out […] - [Ms. Pac-Man meets the Pinhouse for Humpday Wednesday](https://playgamesmore.com/ms-pac-man-meets-the-pinhouse-for-humpday-wednesday/): Yes, there will be a Humpday Wednesday stream this morning (Seattle, WA USA time GMT-8) at the Pinhouse via Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom), assuming I can hook up some kind of connection to our newest acquisition — Ms. Pac-Man arcade (with 4 PCBs: Pac-Man, Pac-Man Plus, Ms. Pac-Man and Pengo). Also, today is the early release of my AI band, AI Kills first ever EP at Bandcamp called NFHell: Preseason (https://aikills.bandcamp.com/album/nfhell-preseason). This 5 song EP is merely a tiny bit of a giant set of stories that will span multiple albums, God willing, over multiple years. The EP will be available next […] - [Good, bad or indifferent: Stern Insider Connected Badge and Achievement Earning for Family and Friends?](https://playgamesmore.com/good-bad-or-indifferent-stern-insider-connected-badge-and-achievement-earning-for-family-and-friends/): Our 9-year old grandson, Axel, really loves the Stern Insider Connected (IC) badges and achievements. We’ve been following new badges and achievements as they’ve been released monthly now for the last year. Since September 2023 Stern has been releasing these badges on a monthly basis, often spotlighting one or more of their Spike 2 IC games. But let’s go back to Axel for a minute. He really wanted to earn the 20 billion Jaws May 2024 badge on his uncle’s premium machine and he played a lot, earning over 10 billion during the month, but then he had to go […] - [Play Dungeons & Dragons to celebrate July 27 Gary Gygax Day](https://playgamesmore.com/play-chess-online-free-for-july-20-international-chess-day/): It’s that time of year again to celebrate the co-founder of Dungeons & Dragons: July 27 Gary Gygax Day Celebrate D&D + RPG - [Stupid Deaths The Party Board Game for Up To 6 Players](https://playgamesmore.com/stupid-deaths-the-party-board-game-for-up-to-6-players/): Several board games are based on figuring out a truth from a lie (Balderdash!), in Stupid Deaths, the lie you’re trying to figure out is if the stupid death is fact or fiction. This is the game of dark fun, where players who are dead right win! Many people die in utterly ridiculous ways, and Stupid Deaths challenges players to identify myth versus fact. In this hilarious party game, players work to beat the Grim Reaper before the Grim Reaper beats them. https://www.amazon.com/University-Games-Stupid-Deaths-Party/dp/B07FP4N57Q (2018 edition – full game, gravestone pictured above)https://www.amazon.com/University-Games-Stupid-Deaths-Coffin/dp/B08CXN2V9G (2020 edition – coffin shaped tin) This year I’ve […] - [The Legal World Surrounding Tetris](https://playgamesmore.com/the-legal-world-surrounding-tetris/): Most, if not all, gamers on the planet have heard or played Tetris. It’s a very familiar puzzle game that has been around since the 80s. The Tetris Company, that owns Tetris, sued Xio Interactive for copyright infringement in 2009 over the game Mino — and won. “In 2009, Desiree Golden founded a game studio called Xio Interactive, and released a mobile game called Mino based on the gameplay of Tetris. Xio had tried to license the rights to Tetris from The Tetris Company, who refused. At that point Xio researched intellectual property law to see how to design a game similar to Tetris that would not include any […] - [R.I.P Ozzy Osbourne - tribute on Humpday Wednesday Show](https://playgamesmore.com/r-i-p-ozzy-osbourne-tribute-on-humpday-wednesday/): Today, on the Humpday Wednesday show we will celebrate the music and life of heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne that died yesterday at 76. I was able to see him several times in concert, both with Black Sabbath, solo and at multiple Ozzfests. He always brought the energy and it was clear he loved his fans and singing. There will never, ever be another Ozzy. I will be at the pinhouse and playing a heavy metal pinball machine. Not hard to guess which one! (hint: My Best Birthday Present in 56 Years: Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast Premium NIB) […] - [Did you know Elvira: The Arcade Game was never in the arcade?](https://playgamesmore.com/did-you-know-elvira-the-arcade-game-was-never-in-the-arcade/): Streamers play the darndest games. That’s a compliment, not a diss, as I’m a huge Twitch fan. I still kick myself for not diving into it sooner. The live gamer action is primarily on Twitch, not YouTube. It’s one of several reasons I’ve spent over 2,000 hours live streaming on Twitch the last three years at https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom Stumbled into a Twitch stream recently from Australian follow Amiga Cammy (https://www.twitch.tv/amiga_cammy) playing an Elvira game I do not remember and have not played called Elvira: The Arcade Game. Cammy was streaming playing the game on the Amiga, but there were also ports […] - [Russian Chess Player Poisons Opponent With Mercury + July 20 National Chess Day](https://playgamesmore.com/russian-chess-player-poisons-opponent-with-mercury/): Tomorrow, July 20, the chess community will celebrate National Chess Day. Let’s revisit a story from 2024 that reminds that winning and losing with grace is important. This story takes desire to win at a game — by any means — to ludicrous human levels: “Around 20 minutes before the match was due to start, security camera footage caught Abakarova approaching the table, before smearing liquid mercury from a thermometer over the chess board and pieces. According to Chess.com, Abakarova had asked prior to this whether cameras were in use at the venue, and had been told they weren’t.” – via […] - [Don't forget to visit Alienware Arena for closed beta key access, earn Dell Rewards and more](https://playgamesmore.com/dont-forget-to-visit-alienware-arena-for-closed-beta-key-access-earn-dell-rewards-and-more/): There are some categories here at PGM like Alienware (https://playgamesmore.com/category/alienware/) that haven’t had a lot of activity, the deserve more attention. Something I’ve not been good at is visiting the Alienware Arena website (https://alienwarearena.com/) every day or even writing about the many things those that visit there can do. Let’s right that ship a bit in this article, and absolutely certain some good gaming-oriented stuff will be missed, so please help out in the comments with anything you do at/through Alienware Arena. You do not need to own an Alienware computer to visit and use this website. Sure, it makes […] - [PacManHattan from 2004 Still Online](https://playgamesmore.com/pacmanhattan-from-2004-still-online/): Odd, gaming related-sites from 20+ years ago still being online is a story in/of itself, but PacManHattan.com does still exist. This was my original blog post about it on May 7, 2004 (21 years and 1 day ago) and, ironically, my site is not online any more, except through the magic of the Internet Archive: I also don’t go by that screenname/nom de plume any longer, but am curious how many folks are taking the Pac Manhattan challenge? It’s essentially a game of Pac-Man played in real streets. In a not-as-creepy way it reminds me somewhat of that early film […] - [Pinball is not an outdoor sport, but hey, it's still Humpday Wednesday Pinball 7/16/2025](https://playgamesmore.com/humpday-wednesday-7-16-2025/): Summertime continues and it just doesn’t feel right to be inside playing games. This is the time of year for outside games and we just don’t see that many pinball machines outdoors. Am pretty sure somebody is running them outside somewhere, under cover of some sort to keep out rain. That said, It’s still Humpday Wednesday and this morning at some point I’ll be at the Pinhouse doing double duty: babysitting and playing some pinball. Going to try and check in on the last tournament we had posted for Pinball FX and see who had the top score on that […] - [Happy 2nd Birthday to PlayGamesMore.Com - Still No Advertising, No Affiliate Links, CLEAN + New Articles Almost Every Day at 5am PST](https://playgamesmore.com/happy-2nd-birthday-to-playgamesmore-com-still-no-advertising-no-affiliate-links-clean-new-articles-still-every-day-at-5am-pst/): The PGM Twitch streaming channel birthday is on April 20 each year and celebrated three year birthday earlier this year 104 games of Iron Maiden played in a single play session over 17+ hour Live Stream + Humpday Wednesday S2E3. The PGM semi-private Discord was established December 4, 2021, so technically PGM the organization is 4.5 years old. This article is covering the birthday of this website: PlayGamesMore.com published the first article July 15, 2023 and continues every day to publish something new at 5am PST (GMT-8). Some days we will mix things up and publish earlier, sometimes a little […] - [The Arcade in Witchita, KS Pinball Setup Looks Great](https://playgamesmore.com/the-arcade-in-witchita-ks-pinball-setup-looks-great/): If we’re — or you’re — ever traveling through Kansas, Dorothy, here’s a place to check out. The Arcade (https://thearcadewichita.com/) Check out the picture above and note the use of video cameras and vertical TVs to display the pinball gameplay for spectators. As of this writing, they have 22 pinball machines. They are open 7 days a week, have an unlimited plan for their arcade games and charge a friendly 50 cents per game for pinball. I like their current hours: Some arcade/barcades around here close the arcade portion Monday-Wednesday or have very limited hours. Nice to see a place […] - [Renting Pinball Machines Worthwhile?](https://playgamesmore.com/renting-pinball-machines-worthwhile/): Recently have been watching the prices locally of used pinball machines on various services. One thing I’ve seen among the sales listing is monthly rentals being offered. Renting a machine for a couple hundred bucks a month might sound like a lot, but if you can play it several hundred or more times that month, you’re probably coming out about even or maybe ahead versus playing it on location. The average price of playing pinball on location around here is 75 cents a game. If you rent a machine for $300 for a month. The math on that works out […] - [How To Play Flash Games with Ruffle Emulator](https://playgamesmore.com/how-to-play-flash-games-with-ruffle-emulator/): Always get a kick out of the names of some of these emulators. Ruffle (https://ruffle.rs/) seeks to solve the missing link to play all those defunct (not really) Flash games we used to be able to play in the browser and elsewhere. Looking for more Flash preservation efforts? Internet history and culture is important, and the web is evolving at such a rapid pace that what might be commonplace today could be obsolete tomorrow. This project is dedicated to preserving as many experiences from these platforms as possible, so that they aren’t lost to time. Since December 2017, over 170,000 games […] - [Atari Force Comics](https://playgamesmore.com/atari-force-comics/): Feel like I vaguely — and like distantly — remember there being some sort of comics associated with Atari 2600. The name, of these DC comics were: Atari Force. They were smaller-sized comic books included with some of the games. It was the first kind of DLC as we know today sold with physical games that I remember, anyway. “Back in the heyday of the Atari 2600, several games were shipped with mini-comic books as an added bonus. In total, 10 different comic books were created, most of which were produced by DC Comics. Of these ten comics, two formed […] - [BALLMAN](https://playgamesmore.com/ballman/): There once was a young boy named Billy Bobbins. His parents took him to the pizza parlor where he loved playing in the ball pits. One day he jumped into a ball pit and came out with a hypodermic needle stuck to his arm. Billy yanked the syringe out and gazed at the strange green-red substance. There was some strange liquid in it that infected and started changing his body. He began to transform, with giant colored balls all over. Soon, muscles bulged with these balls. He was covered in balls. He quickly earned the nickname, BALLMAN. At first he […] - [Jack Black checking out the Pinball Hall of Fame in Vegas](https://playgamesmore.com/jack-black-checking-out-the-pinball-hall-of-fame-in-vegas/): Note: unfortunately, I have some day job stuff to cover and cannot stream the Humpday Wednesday show this morning 7/9/2025. Hopefully, will be able to return next week, it’s a little touch and go right now. Thank you for your patience. In the meantime, here’s a pinball article I wrote up some time ago. Been a few years since we last checked out the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. It’s a bit of a polarizing place for pinfolks. I’ve heard disappointment concerning the overall condition of the games. That they need more maintenance personnel, some games aren’t working […] - [So, we may not want another Terminator movie, but bring Terminator 2D: No Fate game in September 2025](https://playgamesmore.com/so-we-may-not-want-another-terminator-movie-but-bring-terminator-2d-no-fate-game-in-september-2025/): Here at PGM we’re probably done with Terminator sequels, just like the principle original actors, see Good, Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzeneggar are Done with Terminator Movies, but James Cameron Isn’t but we’ll never be done with good Terminator universe games. Emphasis on good. In September 2025, brace yourself, Skynet for Terminator 2D: No Fate. “Described as a “a love letter to ‘80s/‘90s arcade games,” Terminator 2D: No Fate is a side-scrolling action game that retells the events of the classic ’90s blockbuster action movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The game features arcade-style missions that allow you to play as Sarah Connor, John Connor, and […] - [The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons 1970-1977](https://playgamesmore.com/the-making-of-original-dungeons-dragons-1970-1977/): With Stern Pinball release at the start of 2025 of Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye (0.85 code) Stern Pinball Pro 2025 Detailed First Thoughts After Flipping on Location I was motivated to check back into what’s happening in the D&D scene. Yeah, I know they have since released King Kong: Myth of Terror Island and some pinfolks have moved on, but I feel like D&D is a much bigger IP than an original King Kong story, even though it’s an Elwin. We’ll cover that another time, let’s chat D&D. Missed this book last year and am interested in it. […] - [Play and Solve Jigsaw Puzzle Dune (Barrels of Fun 2025) Playfield (49 pieces)](https://playgamesmore.com/play-and-solve-jigsaw-puzzle-dune-barrels-of-fun-2025-playfield-49-pieces/): Barrels of Fun’s second pinball, following Labyrinth is Dune. Below is a jigsaw puzzle of the playfield to solve. Share your best completion time in the comments. - [At Pinball Shows Stern Insider Connected Needs To Be Working](https://playgamesmore.com/at-pinball-shows-stern-insider-connected-needs-to-be-working/): Our second post ever at PGM was about Stern Insider Connected being connected on location (Stern Insider Connected Machines – Turn It On, Owners!). That it is/was frustrating to visit a place with a Stern IC game only to find out that the game “is not registered on the network” or cannot connect to the network for some reason. It’s even worse, however, attending a large pinball show — a place that is there to celebrate what’s new and exciting in the hobby as well as games from the past — and Stern IC games aren’t connected. On our family […] - [Happy 4th of July 2025 + Jackpot Records in Portland, Oregon Pinball Vol 1 & 2 on Vinyl](https://playgamesmore.com/jackpot-records-in-portland-oregon-pinball-vol-1-2-on-vinyl/): Happy 4th of July to all readers who celebrate America’s birthday! On a future trip down to Next Level Pinball & Arcade Museum (see: Next Level Pinball Museum Hillsboro, Oregon has all 22 Stern Insider Connected Machines as of 8/10/2023), we need to plan a sidetrack excursion to Jackpot Records (https://jackpotrecords.com/) located in Portland, Oregon. Jackpot Records offers two different vinyl albums of pinball music: Jackpot Pinball Vol 1 & Vol 2, both selling for $29.99 USD. Shipping is $5 as of this writing, if you can’t make it to the store in person. These are the tracks and pinball […] - [4 extra ball shots in Jaws (Stern 2024) premium](https://playgamesmore.com/4-extra-ball-shots-in-jaws-stern-2024-premium/): I see people asking sometimes which Jaws to buy: the pro or the premium? In this article, we’ll cover an extra ball opportunity only available premium/LE. Earning more additional balls in a standard 3-ball game will get additional time to beat the game, it’s one of my play strategies to try and get further in this great game. For those not familiar with this shot, you have to get the ball into the upper playfield then hit off the end of the small flipper up there to loop around the outside and back down below 8 times in a single […] - [Stern Pinball Jaws 50th + FX Tourney + Humpday Wednesday 7/2/2025](https://playgamesmore.com/stern-pinball-jaws-50th-fx-tourney-humpday-wednesday-7-2-2025/): Got to keep the text short and sweet for today’s Humpday Wednesday post, but the plan is to stream, so tune in for the show this morning at: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom and we’ll be covering: The stream will probably start a little later than the normal scheduled 5am time. It’s been like 9 days since the last stream, due to a wide variety of factors — of which we’ll get into some of them! Skullbox Zaccaria Pinball Score Chasing: Devil Riders SS What’s Happening in Your last week of Pinball? Your turn. What have you been up to the last week with […] - [Ever Tried a Trackball Mouse for PC Gaming?](https://playgamesmore.com/ever-tried-a-trackball-mouse-for-pc-gaming/): There’s always some creative gamers out there trying things most others don’t try. Turning left, when most everybody else turns right. Yes, talking about what’s pictured above. A trackball for PC gaming. My trackball’s perfect for me and what I want to use it for. My index and middle fingers rest on the ball while my thumb naturally falls on the left mouse button, which is within easy reach of the scroll wheel. My third finger rests on the right mouse button, and my pinky comfortably sits on a bit of blank plastic off to the side, out of harm’s […] - [What is Creativity and how is current "AI" impacting it?](https://playgamesmore.com/what-is-creativity-and-how-is-current-ai-impacting-it/): We cover AI at PGM. We don’t do this because we want to be popular, topical or relevant. We do it because it’s new and creatively interesting. It’s all about curiosity. The answer to why, is much more complex. In this article, we’ll try and dissect why. But first, the legal stuff. There are many eyes watching how AI will be treated in the eyes of the law. “This week has seen two high-profile rulings in legal cases involving AI training and copyright. Both went the way of the AI companies – Anthropic ad Meta respectively – in lawsuits filed by groups […] - [Play and Solve Jigsaw Puzzle King Kong: Myth of Terror Island (Stern Premium 2025) Playfield (49 pieces)](https://playgamesmore.com/play-and-solve-jigsaw-puzzle-king-kong-myth-of-terror-island-stern-premium-2025-playfield-49-pieces/): Stern Pinball second cornerstone of 2025 King Kong: Myth of Terror Island. Solve the jigsaw puzzle below. 7×7 is 49 pieces. Share your best completion time in the comments. - [Cranking 3+ Years Later, How is the Playdate doing and what about Pico-8 - the virtual system?](https://playgamesmore.com/cranking-3-years-later-how-is-the-playdate-doing-and-what-about-pico-8-the-virtual-system/): In 2022, this yellow portable gaming device with a crank called Playdate (https://play.date/) was released and we covered it in 2024 here: Playdate the Portable Gaming Device with BW Screen and Crank for $199 – PlayGamesMore It still seems dramatically overpriced at $200 and is “deskshit” according to one PGM member and yeah, looks exactly like the picture above but with one unique twist: the crank. The crank! The dev section is here: https://play.date/dev/ where games can be sideloaded using Lua programming language, the same language used to create the fantasy game system Pico-8 (https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php). We haven’t talked much about […] - [OPINION: Let's hope Hollywood Workplace Problems Do Not Ruin Videogames, Too](https://playgamesmore.com/opinion-lets-hope-hollywood-workplace-problems-do-not-ruin-videogames-too/): In a world of AI seemingly taking over, it’s good to spotlight real human voice talent. Add to that an asterisk, because I’m liking rich, entitled actors and actresses less and less after reading about what follows herein. We’re going to talk about workplaces in this article and, unfortunately, celebrities and acting talent, because whether or not some want to admit it, real actors voicing games, including pinball can make games more exciting and fun to play. Well known and/or really good human voice talent can improve games. Some of them, anyway. Like Michael Dorn voicing the dragon in the […] - [PowerWash Simulator 2 is coming to clean up co-op](https://playgamesmore.com/powerwash-simulator-2-is-coming-to-clean-up-co-op/): The sim cleaning game I originally played and disliked, PowerWash Simulator (See: Delorean with 977 Miles Being Restored After Sitting in Wisconsin Barn for 20+ Years), but then liked thanks to them releasing Back To The Future DLC is getting a sequel at some point in 2025 (Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2968420/PowerWash_Simulator_2/). I like the idea of games that don’t require too much thinking for certain times and the addition of co-op improves upon this one. Am actually looking a little forward to seeing how this turns out. In the meantime, there is FREE DLC for the OG I need to check out. […] - [Zen Pinball releases two barely inspired Tomb Raider games + Humpday Wednesday 6/25/2025 ](https://playgamesmore.com/zen-pinball-releases-two-souless-tomb-raider-games-humpday-wednesday-6-25-2025/): No show again today. I’ve literally spent the night in the ER with a sick family member. Running on empty as I type this but wanted to finish this so it was ready to roll out at 5am This past Friday I finally got a chance to play the new virtual pinball DLC from Zen for Tomb Raider: I streamed the experience and for those that missed that 5+ hours stream, I’ll summarize here my thoughts on the two tables. TL;DR version is in the headline. Unfortunately, neither game does anything special. The whole effort comes off as lazy to […] - [My #GameADayChallenge streak ended at 1,264 consecutive game days played](https://playgamesmore.com/my-gameadaychallenge-streak-ended-at-1264-consecutive-game-days-played/): So, won’t be the Cal Ripken of gaming, at least this round. Eventually every streak ends, and that was the case this last Tuesday June 17, 2025, when for the first time I didn’t play a different game. The streak started on January 1, 2022 and I made it over 3 1/2 years, logging every game to Twitter and in a diary in the PGM Discord. I’d say that was long enough, but in a sad way, it wasn’t. I really wanted to make it to 10,000+ days … but looking back, the parameters were far too limiting. I did […] - [Jersey Jack Pinball using some AI art, allegedly, for Harry Potter is an unintentional red herring](https://playgamesmore.com/jersey-jack-pinball-using-some-ai-art-allegedly-for-harry-potter-is-an-unintentional-red-herring/): If you haven’t heard or read the flaming controversy over Jersey Jack Pinball allegedly using some AI gen in their newest game Harry Potter artwork, this will be my take, perhaps a much different one than you’ve read from others. But first, let’s give you what others are saying for context. First up is Colin from the Kineticist that tries to report and disprove whether or not AI gen was used. He spoke with Jersey Jack himself, and the founder denies any usage of AI, you can read this here: What’s Going on With JJP’s Harry Potter and the AI […] - [Could Completely AI Gen Advertising Lead to Playable Ad games?](https://playgamesmore.com/could-completely-ai-gen-advertising-lead-to-playable-ad-games/): It’s Sunday when I’m writing this piece, a couple months before this will be published on a free play game Sunday, so there will be a game before this is done to play. Was pondering what Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are up to with AI: completely AI advertising. It sounds like nothing any of us that might/could/will be subjected to, and yet maybe there is a way advertising online could morph into something gamers would play, pun intended, attention to. “What Mark is describing here is a vision where a client comes to Meta and says “I want customers for […] - [4 Techniques to Score More at Robotron: 2084](https://playgamesmore.com/4-techniques-to-score-more-at-robotron-2084/): We have score chased my favorite arcade game of all time Robotron: 2084 multiple ties. We’ve also spotlighted the game, see: Robotron: 2084 and Crazy Climber – Replay Game Spotlight (RGS #10) Twin Stick Arcade Glory. Despite playing on and off since the game entered arcades in 1982, I’m still not an expert player at the game, I can’t get to a million or more yet, usually falling in/around the quarter million to 300k mark. That’s plenty good enough for #1 on most machines these days, but it’s not expert level play. I’ve improved a little bit over the years, […] - [Pinball all you can play vs. coin drop per game + VIP monthly subscriptions from Waterland Arcade](https://playgamesmore.com/pinball-all-you-can-play-vs-coin-drop-per-game-vip-monthly-subscriptions-from-waterland-arcade/): In this article let’s look at several different ways you can pay to play pinball in 2025. The most common way to play is per game or $x for 3 games or 5 games, giving a small discount for purchasing more games at a single time. One place nearby, Waterland Arcade, that we mentioned in an article on AIQ recently: Avengers: Infinity Quest Novice Strategies converted from coin drop per game vs. a free pass for the day. What I found particularly interesting, when I dug into their pricing more, is they also offer VIP passes for a month or […] - [What's with all the fake games ads? Show us real games we can play!](https://playgamesmore.com/whats-with-all-the-fake-games-ads-show-us-real-games-we-can-play/): Ok, this fake game advertising thing is getting out of hand. I know, I know, you don’t watch ads, use blockers, etc. If you play mobile games, ads can be a necessary evil at times, at least until you decide if you’re going to pay to get away from them. I also am curious what companies are advertising sometimes online, and I’m noticing a weird trend in ads that I don’t recall in the past so much. Fake games. Yes, there are ads for games that appear to show engaging, fun gameplay but when you download they are only a […] - [June 18 National Fishing Day](https://playgamesmore.com/june-18-national-fishing-day/): It’s Humpday Wednesday and, sorry, there will not be a Twitch stream today. We should be back next Wednesday. Have a new person we’re training this week at work and a meeting about company restructuring to attend that was scheduled yesterday for today. We’ll also put off talking about what’s been happening in pinball the last week, kicking off a new FX pinball tourney and, instead, talk about something else gaming-related that’s happening this next week. If you guessed fishing, bingo! Steam is on top of this day: https://store.steampowered.com/category/fishing Outdoors, there are so many different sports and games that can […] - [Apathy is much worse than criticism](https://playgamesmore.com/apathy-is-much-worse-than-criticism/): This applies to all businesses, not just the gaming sector. It’s also a good life lesson in that what we focus on, what we care about, guides how we spend our time and mony. To be apathetic about something, to not be interested enough to comment on it is much worse than criticism. Some people get riled up about criticism. That it’s “not productive” or that “[the company] will tune you out” … the reality is if a business tunes out criticism, then they tune out interest. And that’s foolish because being ignored can turn someone into being apathetic about […] - [Aura Farming has something to do with gaming, really?](https://playgamesmore.com/aura-farming-has-something-to-do-with-gaming-really/): There are times in this world of 2025 that it feels like cultural modern hell. My eyes crossed when reading this trending thing called aura farming: “TikTokers count the aura points earned when they do something cool; players of games like Elden Ring farm aura by performing spectacular game play moves, or standing against a backdrop of cool scenery and wearing all their their cool gear – to share with viewers on a stream, or social media followers, or just for their own satisfaction.” – Explain it to me quickly: What is aura farming, and is it cool or cringe? […] - [Play Mobile Games Last War: Survival and Township](https://playgamesmore.com/play-mobile-games-last-war-survival-and-township/): It seems like every time I’m on YouTube and other sites, I keep seeing these same two mobile games to play: Last War: Survivor and Township. Both are free but heavily about paid packs to buy to help you do better in the game. This author’s opinion on games like these, gacha I think is the name, is avoid them and play non gacha games. Last War: Survival (Android: Last War:Survival Game – Apps on Google Play) If you haven’t seen these commercials, your job is to take out hordes of enemies coming at you, the lower the number, eventually […] - [OPINION: Good games cannibalize sales from bad games, not good new games](https://playgamesmore.com/opinion-good-games-cannibalize-sales-from-bad-games-not-good-new-games/): There are a lot of games to play, too many an anti-gamer might argue. The truth is there are already too many games for any one person to play in his/her/their lives. This isn’t the end of gaming life as we know it. We’ve covered that topic previously using specific numbers here: With 270,000+ games, Gamers are hopelessly outnumbered + National Card Playing Day — but what about how good the games are. Let’s cover that. For gamers, it’s all about how good the game is to play. If it’s fun to play, if it’s a good game, it doesn’t […] - [How To Keep Track of Wins and Losses with Multiple Players with Multi Counter mobile app](https://playgamesmore.com/how-to-keep-track-of-wins-and-losses-with-multiple-players-with-multi-counter-mobile-app/): Last Thanksgiving (I know, this is going back a bit lol), we held an impromptu pinball tournament at home where we needed to keep track of three players and who won the best of 7 games between the three of us. A quick Google play store search led to a mobile app called Multi Counter. There is an ad-supported version of this app, which is the version I chose and the ads were small and not intrusive on the bottom of the screen. For $2.99 you can optionally purchase the pro version and remove these ads forever. Inside the app […] - [Downloading and sharing copyrighted MP3 not purchased, is it piracy or promotion?](https://playgamesmore.com/downloading-and-sharing-copyrighted-mp3-they-didnt-purchase-piracy-or-promotion/): Was tempted to lead this article with a placeholder image AI generated, but that seemed like too much, so instead a picture of me with a gigantic pen at my desk, taken 20+ years ago instead. Ah yes, there is a point, stay with me. With AI generation training for music currently being sued — and I’m swimming in these waters, so if the shark bites, my creative work using AI gen could be impacted (see: PGM Experiment: Suno AI Music Generator to Create Arcade, Videogame and Pinball Songs), the following opinion piece is even more relevant. “I don’t think […] - [NW Pinball and Arcade Show Recap + Humpday Wednesday S2E9 King Kong: Myth of Terror Island Livestream](https://playgamesmore.com/nw-pinball-and-arcade-show-recap-humpday-wednesday-s2e9-king-kong-myth-of-terror-island-livestream/): This past weekend most of our family spent several days at the Northwest Pinball & Arcade show playing pinball, arcade games, chatting it up with homebrew pin makers, other pinfolks and arcade gamers. Got to see and play Barrels of Fun’s new Dune pin, and published a writeup on Monday at PGM: Dune [Barrels of Fun 2025] Detailed First Thoughts After Flipping on Location. Going to keep it just pinball in this post and on the Humpday Wednesday show, because the highlight of the show for us was being able to see a panel on the making of King Kong […] - [Asteroids: Recharged arcade plays as good as it looks](https://playgamesmore.com/asteroids-recharged-arcade-plays-as-good-as-it-looks/): Some time ago we covered the Alan-1 Atari Asteroides Deluxe: Recharged game here: Atari Partners with Alan-1 to Release Coin-op Improved Versions of Atari Recharged Games This is a game I wish more operators would put on location. I’m going to talk to my vendor friend, Candyman, about this game. $6,499 for the 2-player pro version is high, but not terrible for a modern arcade game. Most of the Raw Thrills new games are over $10,000. The 4-player Deluxe version takes up ridiculous space and is more like $13,000, but the 2-player version seems like it would fit in an […] - [Dune [Barrels of Fun 2025] Detailed First Thoughts After Flipping on Location](https://playgamesmore.com/dune-barrels-of-fun-2025-detailed-first-thoughts-after-flipping-on-location/): Got a chance to flip Dune at the NW Pinball & Arcade Show, as well as speak briefly with pinball manual writer veteran Butch Peel, while playing (he gave me some tips on how to play Dune). Also, caught the ending of his presentation on Dune. Clearly, those that do buy this game are going to get one heckuva detailed owner’s manual. Put me in the group that buys pinball machines and hope I rarely need to consult an owner’s manual, but if I did, I’d want Butch Peel writing the manual. The guy really nails the detail. Owner manuals […] - [Play Scratch Cards Online + Create and Share Scratch Cards](https://playgamesmore.com/play-scratch-cards-online-create-and-share-scratch-cards/): My wife likes to buy scratch cards at the grocery store. I decided to look around online and see what cards can be played for free in the browser and came across this site: https://scratchable.app/create (UPDATE 6/9/2025 @ 12:20pm: Link is leading to a broken script. Not sure what happened) where you can fill out a few text prompts and create your own custom scratch card to share with others. Scan the following QR code to see and play right in your browser. - [How To Clean hard to reach pinball playfield places with Pinsnake](https://playgamesmore.com/ordered-pinsnake-for-those-how-to-clean-hard-to-reach-pinball-playfield-places/): Pulled the trigger on my first PINSNAKE (https://www.pinsnake.com/) to help clean those hard to reach places on the pinball machines. At the same time picked up the extra 3-pack of towels that go with the Pinsnake. $57 USD for my order made on 3/1/2025. Clever name, clever design. Eager to see how this badboy works in action. These are hand-made, btw. I went right to work on those hard to difficult places to reach on Iron Maiden. This far right lane up beneath the ramp. Loop across from small upper flipper, also under the ramp and difficult to reach without […] - [6-6-2025 today is release day for AI KILLS third album STILLBIRTH](https://playgamesmore.com/6-6-2025-today-is-release-day-for-ai-kills-third-album-stillbirth/): Today’s the magic electric day that the world at large can experience Stillbirth, AI KILLS third album release. For those reading that don’t know, this is my AI band. It’s an experiment that began in 2024, at least partly tongue-in-cheek with the debut album Mowing that F-ing Lawn (13 songs) For those reading PGM for awhile, remember this album also launched with a free, fully playable game in the browser here: Play Lawnmower Nightmare and Celebrate AI Kills Debut Album. In fact, the game came with some bonus tracks not included with the album. This was followed by a more […] - [Stern Pinball Operating with 31% Corporate to 69% Production Staff Ratio?](https://playgamesmore.com/stern-pinball-operating-with-31-corporate-to-69-production-staff-ratio/): Sometimes I come across news stories and don’t know how or if they fit here. It’s obvious when Stern Pinball expanded their manufacturing in 2023 that new jobs would be added, but something I didn’t know is their distribution between corporate/management and production level employees. That’s what we’re looking at in this article. You might know that Stern Pinball in 2023 added an additional warehouse location. Haven’t been there yet (pictured above), but oh my, it looks like a wonderous place. It’s on the bucket list to visit someday. What might be lesser known, is they also applied for a […] - [It's NW Pinball Show Weekend + Worldwide Debut Listening Party for STILLBIRTH + Humpday Wednesday S2E8](https://playgamesmore.com/its-nw-pinball-show-weekend-worldwide-debut-listening-party-for-stillbirth-humpday-wednesday-s2e8/): There’s a Blackfoot song called “Highway Song” that is playing in my head over the last week: “Another day, another dollar, after I’ve sang and hollered. Oh, it’s my way of living, but I can’t change a thing.” I disagree with this last bit because one person can start change. I’ve seen it in work, seen it in life and, powers willing, we’ll see it someday in pinball. Maybe we already are. What I’m talking about is incomplete games being released for $10,000. The biggest offender is Stern and they can clean it up by skipping whatever game they’re planning […] - [Stern Pinball Arcade PS5 More Fun Playing Than Remembered, Despite the Mediocre Experience](https://playgamesmore.com/stern-pinball-arcade-ps5-more-fun-than-remembered/): Yesterday, on the (NO) Blue Monday stream I decided to check out the PS5+ Premium that I spent like $185 for the year and see how worth it — or not — it was. Scrolling through the long list of playable games, classics and modern ,came to the ccnclusion there was plenty there to play for the money. Then, I played for hours a game I’ve owned for years now: Stern Pinball Arcade (https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/227232) Originally bought this for the PS4 and played it a bit on there. My memory was the physics in the game were jacked up, but the […] - [How To Create a Facebook Marketplace Ad to sell your Games](https://playgamesmore.com/how-to-create-a-facebook-marketplace-ad-to-sell-your-games/): Having never done this before, decided to write down the steps to sell my son’s three game systems for him on Facebook Marketplace. Let’s go through the steps. STEP 1. Navigate to the Facebook Marketplace home here: https://www.facebook.com/%2Fmarketplace/ STEP 2. Click the “Create New Listing” link in the left sidebar (https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/create) STEP 3. Click on “Item For Sale” – this is good for one or more items you want to sell at the same time. If you want separate listings for each item, then choose “Create multiple listings” In my son’s case, he is selling three items at the same […] - [Play Poker Draw Challenge (AI Generated)](https://playgamesmore.com/play-poker-draw-challenge-ai-generated/): Using https://caisual.com/ and the following text prompts, the following fully playable free game was AI generated called Poker Draw Challenge. These were the *5* prompts used: Next, the AI generated the following ruleset from the instructions: And finally this playable game located here: https://caisual.com/g/7qxxjne0oehpbaiy?force_version=true Share your high score in the comments. - [Remembering Atari Superman Pinball (1979)](https://playgamesmore.com/remembering-atari-superman-pinball-1979/): The 70s were the heyday decade for Superman. The only on screen Superman this author will ever recognize officially is the late, great Christopher Reeve starred alongside Margot Kidder as Lois Lane to bring us the 1978 Superman movie. It was a time where taking a comic book to the big screen was a thing. Also, a time that Atari tried — badly — to get into the pinball business. You’d think they would have been amazing making games with people like Eugene Jarvis (Defender, Robotron, Stargate, Raw Thrills, etc) working for them and this pin being from the flow […] - [Do gamers need digital detox for better mental health?](https://playgamesmore.com/do-gamers-need-digital-detox-for-better-mental-health/): Words pique my curiosity and the term “digital detox” is intriguing. Not just gamers, but most everybody could use a little less internet. One of the things I like about arcade games of yesteryear is they have no internet-connectivity. You can just get lost in the game and not focus on the online connectivity. Alas, some games I’ve supported having more online connectivity, like pinball, but I do understand folks that oppose this functionality. Maybe their main complaint is they can’t play the game if they don’t have internet. I would like to think a system could exist locally to […] - [20 Years ago Summer Family Vacation involved Games, of course](https://playgamesmore.com/20-years-ago-summer-family-vacation-involved-games-of-course/): Typically, I write these articles and move to the next. I’ve been writing and publishing online for a long, long time about a variety of topics, but commonly technology, entertainment and gaming. Words written and published across multiple publications are in the millions. Today, let’s look back at a Summer Vacation post from 20 years ago. Our family planned a cross-state vacation in a 2005 Saturn Relay. Here’s the map of the planned travel: I clipped this using my M1400 Tablet PC and planned the trip using Microsoft Streets & Trips 2005! Keep in mind this was well before the […] - [More Incomplete Pinball Releases + Champion Pub FX Tourney + Humpday Wednesday S2E7](https://playgamesmore.com/more-incomplete-pinball-releases-champion-pub-fx-tourney-humpday-wednesday-s2e7/): Some interesting pinball developments over the past week. Dune is out and incomplete, awaiting IP approvals According to streamer Dirtypoolpinball (https://www.twitch.tv/dirtypoolpinball), that bought and owns a Dune, the follow up from Barrels of Fun to Labyrinth, the game is awaiting approval for assets from the IP owner Legendary. Dirty doesn’t want to stream Dune until this new content has been approved, as there are only two modes complete at the moment. The Jaws 50th Anniversary Edition rumor Is Stern about to announce a Jaws 50th Anniversary edition? There is a lot of talk and rumors swirling around this, including some […] - [Don't or can't attend an event? Would you send in a Robot iCub3 Avatar in your place?](https://playgamesmore.com/dont-or-cant-attend-an-event-would-you-send-in-a-robot-icub3-avatar-in-your-place/): No clickbait, iCub3 is a real experiment. This may sound like science fiction, maybe even some scene from Ready Player One, but it’s not. But, before reading further, it’s not a robot available right now. Not a real commercial product. Not something at any price you can actually do … yet. Robot iCub3 can attend events for a human host hundreds of kilometers away and broadcast visual and physical experience in VR A humanoid robot can relay video and touch sensations to a person wearing haptic feedback gloves and a virtual reality (VR) headset hundreds of kilometres away, offering a way […] - [Nobody in modern pinball makes games that shoot like Keith Elwin - King Kong: Myth of Terror Island (v0.82 code) Detailed First Thoughts after Flipping](https://playgamesmore.com/nobody-in-modern-pinball-makes-games-that-shoot-like-keith-elwin-king-kong-myth-of-terror-island-v0-82-code-detailed-first-thoughts-after-flipping/): If you could dream up the GOAT of pinball design, that person would look exactly like Keith Elwin. The guy is on his seventh game now, and certainly working on #8 and beyond, if even just scribbling notes. Stern is blessed by having Elwin, the current king of modern pinball designers on their team. His games, from a shooting perspective, just always seem to have a chef’s kiss on them. Just look at what he’s done: Godzilla, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Iron Maiden … he could have retired on those four titles alone far atop a pedestal of modern pinball designers. […] - [Play Indie Game Pinboll, a Curious Take on Pinball](https://playgamesmore.com/play-indie-game-pinboll-a-curious-take-on-pinball/): A pinball game where you custom build out the playfield after each drain? Yes, in Pinboll (PC, Itch.io https://leoschweiger.itch.io/pinboll), after each drained ball you get to add a playfield component to try and get the pinball to bounce off and score more points. It’s something that needs to be played in order to fully get. And it has global leaderboards, so adding this to our Sunday free play list. With the global leaderboard it fits right into what we do here at PGM. Share your best score in the comments below. If enough folks like this, we might have to […] - [YouTube Playables Gaming Hub a year old on May 24, 2025](https://playgamesmore.com/youtube-playables-gaming-hub-a-year-old-on-may-24-2025/): Google quietly released YouTube Playables (https://www.youtube.com/playables), their free gaming portal, on May 24, 2024. We didn’t report on it back then, but recently PGM member Gamer_Nix brought it up in the Discord, asking if anybody else was playing any of these games, of which crickets replied. Admittedly, I hadn’t realized YouTube had games like Netflix (see Netflix Love Is Blind Stories Mobile Game Launches September 19, 2023 and Netflix Starts Limited Testing Cloud Streaming Games In Canada and UK). It’s just not what we think of when thinking of YouTube or Netflix (movies and TV shows). YouTube name is all […] - [Hey Microsoft - Atari 50 Collection Should Have Activision 2600 Games, not only Xbox Game Pass](https://playgamesmore.com/hey-microsoft-atari-50-collection-should-have-activision-2600-games-not-only-xbox-game-pass/): The headline is whispering during a metal concert. Microsoft will likely not listen to/hear anything published here at PlayGamesMore, but the good news is some of you reading might/will. My co-host of the High Noon Hollywood Polo show (still in season hiatus, as of this writing) shared this Metal Jesus Rocks video embedded below about the new Xbox Retro Classics section in Game Pass. For those that don’t want to watch the vid — and MJR does a pretty good job hitting the high points — it’s Antstream teaming up with Microsoft’s Blizzard/Activision division to finally do something with the […] - [How much should AI Generation become the future of gaming?](https://playgamesmore.com/should-ai-generation-become-the-future-of-gaming/): There’s an 800 pound gorilla in the room, and it’s not Stern Pinball newest game: King Kong: Myth of Terror Island, it’s that two letter four letter word: AI. We cover AI here at PGM, both as a necessary evil and as a creative curiosity. We have no false illusions how it can and will change game development. We have explored Are Creative People Ripped off more by Human Beings than AI? What we’ve rarely pondered is the deeper question: should AI become the future of game development? My Score Chasing Recap Show co-host and fellow PGM member Bradygoat shared […] - [More King Kongs showing up in the wild + Humpday Wednesday S2E6](https://playgamesmore.com/more-king-kongs-showing-up-in-the-wild-humpday-wednesday-s2e6/): Last week was the first week in a long time I didn’t play any physical pinball, only (limited) virtual pinball. Was out of town for a class in the day job for two days and near an arcade, but was too tired to go out and play. Long work days just gobbled up the excess time. Am sure at least some other readers note the sentiment. Time is the one thing every game is competing for, not just pinball. There were some happenings in the world of pinball, so let’s cover ’em and get over that hump of the week. […] - [Nearly 25% of all game time in 2024 spent playing six games with top 3 over 7 years old](https://playgamesmore.com/nearly-25-of-all-game-time-in-2024-spent-playing-six-games-with-top-3-over-7-years-old/): Top games for playtime in 2024, what are your guesses? Indiana Jones? Starfield? Rocket League? Nope. It’s sobering to think of the many, many games out there (With 270,000+ games, Gamers are hopelessly outnumbered + National Card Playing Day) that one quarter of all the gaming time was spent playing a mere 6 games in 2024: Fortnite, Minecraft, Roblox, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, EA Sports FC 25 and Helldivers 2. This author doesn’t play any of these games at the present time and three of them, never have played (EA Sports FC 25, Helldivers 2 and Call of […] - [Arcade Archives shmup Nebulasray released for $14.99 instead of $7.99 like many other titles](https://playgamesmore.com/arcade-archives-shmup-nebulasray-released-for-14-99-instead-of-7-99-like-many-other-titles/): There are a bunch of shmups out there and kudos to readers that recognize arcade game Nebulasray from 1994 as one of them. Bonus trivia points for the rare hardcore shmup player that can explain what makes this title worthy of being double the more common price of $7.99 for Arcade Archives titles. “It was developed for the Namco NB-1 System — a machine incapable of displaying full 3D graphics — and notably ended up taking advantage of pre-rendered 3D sprites to give the player the illusion of depth, similar to titles like Donkey Kong Country and Seta’s Twin Eagle II: […] ## Pages - [Subscribe (FREE)](https://playgamesmore.com/subscribe-to-playgamesmore/): NEW! 6/18/2024 (by request!): Get notified any time a new article is posted conveniently and easily to your email. This will also automatically create a commenting account (subscriber) for PlayGamesMore.com. - [About](https://playgamesmore.com/about-playgamesmore/): Play Games More (PlayGamesMore) or PGM for short, is a group of gamers that focus on playing games more through game-related activities like: tournaments, score chasing (see that explained in more depth below), competitive online and offline events and much more. The title is subtle, but important in what we do and are about, our credo, if you will. We are focused playing a single game or multiple games and improving skills at those game(s). Some of our PGM members have high scores and/or world records on games. PGM Members do not need to have higher level of skill to […] [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)