Dutch Pinball Officially Announces Big Lebowski Jesus Edition Topper; 24 Hour Pinball...Sign Me Up! & More
By knapparcade
We're in the calm before the storm that is Friday's official reveal of Spooky Pinball's new Goonies pinball machine, but we still have a few interesting things to talk about. First up is news out of Dutch Pinball. A couple of weeks ago I shared the first ever pictures and video of the surprise topper that Dutch Pinball is including for free with purchases of its new Jesus Edition of The Big Lebowski pinball machine. This morning, Dutch officially confirmed that the topper is included with the game and shared a teaser new video of it. 🎳 NOBODY F*CKS WITH THE JESUS! Many of you already got a sneak peek at Pinball Expo, but now it's time to make it official! Every single The Big Lebowski™ Jesus Edition pinball machine comes with this awesome interactive topper INCLUDED! And of course, we couldn't resist making a proper video to show it off! We even returned to the very same bowling alley where we filmed our original trailer. With only 300 individually numbered machines worldwide, the Jesus Edition is something truly special. And they're almost sold out, so if you've been thinking about getting one, now might be the time! So here it is, officially! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! The trailer:Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Download the video instead.
And my videos of the game from Expo:Pinball 24 hours per day? Sounds pretty awesome to me. Next up I have two stories about 24 hour pinball. The first is a new and improved pinball location in Nevada that Jason Cummins shared with us. Downtown Reno has one of the few places in the country to play pinball around the clock. Club Cal Neva, the casino at 38 East Second Street, now has 27 machines on the floor that are available to play 24 hours a day. The lineup was rebuilt in 2026 when Jason replaced a handful of six machines that rarely worked fully with 27 games in that are in great shape. The location also hosts pinball tournaments twice a month. Club Cal Neva has a long history in downtown Reno. It opened in 1962 and is one of the last of the city’s original casinos still operating. It has had a few pinball machines for years, including a well-worn The Addams Family that a visitor described back in a review back in 2016. The revamp turns it into a real pinball destination. Check out this awesome lineup!:
Speaking of 24-Hour pinball, last weekend FunSpot arcade in Laconia, New Hampshire held its annual 24 hour Final Stand tournament, the spiritual successor to The Sanctum arcade in Connecticut's annual marathon event. Congratulations to Eric Stone for his victory in this year's tournament. Below are highlights of the event, courtesy of Chuck Webster:
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When I was really little, kids at my grade school usually had their birthday parties at one of three places, The Rink in Bergenfield, NJ - a roller-skating place that had tons of arcade games, the local bowling alley or Showbiz Pizza Place. I have fun memories of playing classic games like BurgerTime at Showbiz. And who can forget the spot's animatronic band? A father and daughter in Hermitage, Tennessee, turned their garage into a Showbiz Pizza Place stage on Halloween night. Gene Howell and his daughter Ally have spent the past three years tracking down and restoring the chain’s original animatronic characters. Gene says 2,000 to 3,000 people come to the garage on Halloween each year, some driving an hour for the roughly 10-minute show. Among the restored characters: Beach Bear: Their first bot and the last one they finished. The Howells said getting his fur and cosmetics right took the longest. Fatz Geronimo: A member of the original trio with Billy Bob and Looney Bird. He’s their oldest character and the only one that actually performed in a Showbiz Pizza, at the Indianapolis location in 1981. This year’s show included “Thriller” and the Ghostbusters theme. Gene, a hardware and software engineer, said it’s the first year they’ve had about 90% of the full show working. https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/hermitage-father-daughter-duo-opens-garage-for-halloween-showbiz-pizza-place-animatronic-show/