The Play Pin Arcade and Pinball Tech Information and marketplace forums will consist of our current inventory of Coin Op Arcade and Pinball games (Our non-refurbished games will not be listed on our forum web site and not on our main web page), information on local coin-op amusement related events, tech questions and answers Wiki and will let our coin-op enthusiasts (pinheads & video game hobbyist), customers and even our Game Tech help answer arcade, technical pinball and specific game questions.

Multiple forums will be represented. Most are free with the main detailed wiki style page being a paid subscription only forum.
We may even have a used game parts barter/buy market section, along with any other relevant information pertaining to the "perfect" game room or arcade game. Sadly, we must stop adding to our free Tech Tips web pages and will only update them occasionally.

Fill out this short Form to sign up to read and write to our forum pages.  All information is kept strictly confidential and is not stored on our main web server.

Previous subscribers to our newsletter will receive an invitation to join our free forum pages and will be able to read and add to them as soon as we can finalize the software and set up a forum member database. All new subscribers must fill out a sign up form.
Information on new pinball circuit board products is now available on our New Pinball Boards page.

The Coin Operated Catastrophe Collection - page showing what can and did go wrong with game repair and restoration done by game owners, route people and pinball collectors. Don't try these unique techniques at home or in the repair/restoration shop.

We will no longer be shipping small electronic parts to our customers outside of our service area unless a large bulk order is made. All of the major shipping carriers have increased their rate substancally so Pinball Medic can no longer afford the shipping costs on small game parts. Circuit boards   Ring Kits  and  used large arcade items can still be ordered and shipped individually.

Our new and improved LAZER pinball game ball is back in inventory and can now be ordered (minimum 5 ball order).

Other Pages of interest:  Pinball Restoration and Refurbishment services.

• Yellow Jacket Pinball Dolly page has been updated with dolly specs and additional features were added.
• Coin Operated game Repair Services page has been updated to better inform the public about what services we provide and what rates we charge.
• Tech Tips and Arcade Game Tech Tips - coin operated technical game repair and preservation tips and techniques.
• Site Map and the Contact pages now have a Quick Forms Locator section at the bottom of each page.
• The Pinball game and Video Arcade Parts page has been expanded with additional parts including a battery elimination memory capacitor and a pinball power supply large electrolytic capacitor replacement component.
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The NEW  "Play Pin" forums will consist of our current inventory of Coin Op Arcade and Pinball games (many games will not be listed on our main web site), information on local coin-op amusement related events, tech questions and answers and may even have a game parts barter/buy market section, along with any other relevant information pertaining to the "perfect" game room or arcade game.
We will be setting up the  'Playpin', some free to post forums and an arcade game parts market before the end of the year.

Fill out this short Form to sign up to read and write to our forum pages or go to the Play Pin forum title page to receive more info on our soon to be active free and pay to read/write forums.  All inputted information is kept strictly confidential.


The Houston Area Arcade Group (HAAG) is having another one of their annual Arcade Expos on Nov. 6-7, 2009.

Texas Pinball Festival - The 5th Anniversary Texas Pinball Festival. March 23-25th, 2007. Features over 100 new and vintage pinball machines & arcade games for sale and on free play, many tournaments throughout the weekend, a coin-op swap meet and a raffle for a refurbished pinball. The new site for this event is Hilton DFW Lakes, it's located in Grapevine, Texas.

2006 EXPO HOUSTON.
Sponsored by the Houston Area Arcade Group. Located in Houston, Texas. Arcade and Pinball game expo.

America's Video Game Expo (VGXPO)
This was a large expo with over 20,000 people expected over the course of the two day event. Held at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas

Texas Pinball Festival October 28-30, 2005 in Irving, Texas.

2005 EXPO HOUSTON. Sponsored by the Houston Area Arcade Group.
Expo went well for the 'true believers'. However, novice players could find the bar scene intimidating.

Texas Pinball Festival November 5-7, 2004.
At Holiday Inn Select - D/FW Airport North in Irving, Texas. This is an entire weekend devoted to everything that is pinball.
Pinball Medic will be bringing pinball games, parts and Yellow Jacket pinball dollies for sale.

Austin Gaming Expo - July 26th, 2003
The Austin Gaming Expo has secured a wide variety of vendors to make your experience at the show a blast! Whether you're looking for classic video games, modern systems or arcade games, there's something for everyone! Several vendors will be featuring new products and demos of games in development.

Pinball Medic is an Austin, Texas based company with over 20 years experience in restoring and servicing pinball and video arcade games.
Specialties include in-home repair, restorations and mail-in board work.

Try out our game repair and market place forum pages at coin-op.pinballmedic.net or at pinball-medic.com

2003 Texas Pinball Festival Vendors
Pinball Medic is an Austin, Texas based company, specializing in sales, service and restoration of Electronic Solid State (SS) and Electro-Mechanical (EM) Pinball's and Video Games.
Will be bringing pinball games, parts and yellow jacket pinball dollies for sale to the Swap meet.