Mike owned Wellington based Spacetec Coin Ltd from 1986 - 2006. He talks about his time in the industry and as the distributor for Williams/Bally pinball machines in the lower North Island of NZ.
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Mike owned Wellington based Spacetec Coin Ltd from 1986 - 2006. He talks about his time in the industry and as the distributor for Williams/Bally pinball machines in the lower North Island of NZ.
Mike owned Wellington based Spacetec Coin Ltd from 1986 - 2006. He talks about his time in the industry and as the distributor for Williams/Bally pinball machines in the lower North Island of NZ.
Danielle has grown up around pinball, and achieved some significant wins at major global tournaments. A strong advocate for women’s pinball, she is always welcoming and encouraging others to get involved.
Kerry Hogan lives in Auckland, NZ and has been a collector, repairer and restorer of pinballs for some 30 years. Known in the industry as "Tilt" his work is highly regarded by his customers.
John is originally from Auckland NZ, but settled in Melbourne where he became commercially involved in collecting and operating pinball. He talks about his love for the hobby, and his vision for the future.
Hamish owns a dedicated pinball arcade space in central Wellington, New Zealand. Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe is intended to be a community pinball space for tournaments, events, as well as casual coin-drop play.
Mike is a collector and enthusiast of not only arcade and pinball, but home console gaming as well. His knowledge of coin-op and gaming history is impressive. A regular host of our annual meet-up event: Pincade.
Phil & Roger have been friends in the pinball industry for many years. Phil as an operator and distributor for Data East and Gottlieb. Roger, initially producing wall mounted “penny games” and then as an importer and distributor of video arcade machines and Williams pinball (1960’s - !991). He also owned the Fun City arcade in Auckland.
John Bell in his movie study. John was a collector of pinballs in the early 1980s before he ventured into film collecting and enthusiast cinema, which led to him opening the Time Cinema in Wellington’s Lyall Bay.
Wellingtonian Mike Burke has been involved with pinball most of his life. After a hiatus getting married and having a family, he has returned to pinball with his two sons; Ashley and Josh. Please also watch the video from 1998 below.
Howard has been involved with jukebox, arcade and pinball operating since 1964, and continues to run machines around Auckland and the North Island into 2020.
Mike owned Wellington based Spacetec Coin Ltd from 1986 - 2006. He talks about his time in the industry and as the distributor for Williams/Bally pinball machines in the lower North Island of NZ.
