News: Best of Zapcon winners announced!
Firebird Pinball happily announces the winners of the Best of Zapcon contest! There were a lot of great machines this year and the votes were close. But here are the …
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Memories of Zapcon Eve
We went down to Zapcon Eve to show the kids around and get some last-minute work in. If we had this much fun on Friday night, just think how much …
The Road to Zapcon
Who says moving 20 games isn’t a ton of fun? We took advantage of early set-up at Zapcon and got almost everything down there already. Come join us on Saturday and …
Who’s Ready for Zapcon?!
We’ve been working hard this week to get all our machines ready for Zapcon. Just a few little touchups here and there, and a few last mechanical fixes. But I …
This Sorcerer is Magical!
We picked up this Sorcerer quite some time ago because the price was right. We’d intended to just shop it, but that somehow turned into a major project. Playfield was …
Max Has a Time Fantasy
Our kids love our restored Time Fantasy! Here are some shots of 2-year-old Max getting his game on. He looks just like his Daddy when he plays. Check out some other …
News: Mini arcades are coming to Zapcon!
Our 3/4-scale, 4-foot tall replicas of original uprights play 60 classic games, including Donkey Kong, Galaga, Pacman and Ms Pacman. See them in action at Zapcon!
Continental Cafe Conversion
We picked up this Continental Cafe a few months back for a friend, who had a special purpose in mind for it. Can you guess what it could be?
News: Firebird to Lead Workshop at Zapcon
Need another reason to head down to Zapcon this year? Firebird Pinball guru Kris Bliznick will lead a workshop on how to get your machine in top shape. “Shop …
Wolverine Escapes
We changed out a broken Wolverine figure in a customer’s Stern X-Men pinball machine. The broken one came home for our sons to play with. This is what happened next.