Aftershock Classic Arcade Bar

05/28/2026

Another beautiful day for pinball! It's time for another Tues... I mean THURSDAY night tournament with Aftershock's Pinball Social Club! Tuesday night was a blast! Here are our winners! Lee "Mister" Anderson won first, "Killer" Kyle Stahl won second, & Justin "The Timelord" Kurth won third! Our Strike Four champions were Andrew Mazur "Cannon" who took home a Pinball Club aluminum water bottle, Tumiracle "The Miracle" Horton who won a "Ball Three Hustler" wallet, & Mike "Three Strikes" Schnapp who won a Zack "The Champion" Miller signature Strike Five Champion shirt! The only way to win one is to lose... & then win! You can try your luck tonight! And EVERY Tuesday & Thursday night at Aftershock Classic Arcade! And another announcement, moving forward all of our tournament results will be submitted to Punk Rock Pinball for players who wish to qualify for their tournaments! Our tournaments are a three strike format. $5 buy in, top three get a cash prize, runners up have a chance to compete for cool Aftershock swag in our Strike Four Tournament! Our tournaments are fast, fun, & tailored for any skill level! Come join the club tonight! Sign up & warm up between 6 & 7pm. Tournament begins shortly after 7pm. See you there! 🤘👾

05/27/2026

Watch local high score legend Michael Ward attempt a 30 hour run on Tapper on Twitch!

Member of U.S. Video Game Team in the 80’s w several world records and Guinness records, including a record for a marathon game where I played for 78 hours on one quarter on Budweiser Tapper. Produced the first known professionally produced & distributed instructional videogame walkthrough in 1986...

05/26/2026

It's a bright sunny day! Perfect for another Tuesday night tournament with Aftershock's Pinball Social Club! Last week we held our first ever Thursday night tournament, & it was a great success! Thanks to all of you flipper fanatics that make the Madison pinball community to fun to serve. Here are our Thursday night winners! Keith "The Pinball WAZard" took first, Andy "Drew Bear" Thompson took second, & "Killer" Kyle Stahl took third! Our Strike Four Tournament winners were Jamie "The Cruiser" Kruser, "The Bad Man" Brad Van, & Jacob "The Dominator" Dominy who all took home a sleek Pinball Club branded aluminum water bottle! You can come join the club TONIGHT! And every Tuesday & Thursday night here at Aftershock! Sign up & warm up between 6 & 7pm. Our IFPA sanctioned three strike knockout tournament starts shortly after 7pm. $5 buy in, top three get a cash prize, & runners up get a chance to win cool Aftershock swag in our Strike Four Tournament! See you there! 🤘👾

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day! We're open our regular hours today. Remember to have some fun with your friends & family while you remember those who made it all possible! 🇱🇷

05/21/2026

Alright, wannabe ballers! Now's your chance to get in the game! It's time for our first Thursday night edition of Aftershock's Pinball Social Club! If you've always wanted to come play but Tuesday is trivia night, tonight is your night! Let's do this! Our tournaments here are IFPA sanctioned three strike knockout format. $5 buy in, top three get a cash prize, & runners up receive a chance to win cool exclusive Aftershock swag in our Strike Four Tournament! It is the most fun you could possibly have on a Thursday or Tuesday night. Don't believe me? Look at the smiling faces on the winners of our previous bout! "Mean" Eugene Craven won first, Gryphon "The Grifter" Ayers won second, & Jacob "The Dominator" Dominy won third! Our strike four winners were "The OG" Eric Kenseth who snagged himself an exclusive Zack "The Champion" Miller signature champion shirt. Andrew "The Dutchman" Van Roekel who took home a gnarly pinball club bandana, & Kris "Handsome" who won one of our infamous "Ball Three Hustler" wallets. And there's more winning to do tonight! Sign up & warm up between 6 & 7, & our tournaments starts shortly after 7pm. See you there! 🤘👾

05/19/2026

Hey pinball party people! It's that time again! Time for another Tuesday night tournament with Aftershock's Pinball Social Club! It's also time for a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Due to popular demand we are now going to be hosting our tournaments TWICE A WEEK! That's right! Every Tuesday & now every Thursday night too! We're starting this week, so if Tuesdays aren't your thing you have another shot on Thursdays. Okay, on to last week's winners! Congratulations to Jacob "The Dominator" Dominy for taking first place! "Mean" Eugene Craven won second, & "Killer" Kyle Stahl won third! Attendance was so good we broke a record by holding a total of FIVE Strike Four Tournaments! Cora "The Destroyer" Waterman got a sweet PSC aluminum water bottle! Keith "The Pinball WAZard" got a gnarly PSC bandana! And our new Zack "The Champion" Miller shirts are still the popular item with Andrew Mazur "Cannon," Jamie "The Cruiser" Kruser, & finally... the champion himself, Zack "The Champion" Miller all winning one! The fun continues tonight & THIS TUESDAY! Sign up & warm up between 6 & 7pm. Our IFPA sanctioned three strike knockout tournament starts shortly after 7pm. $5 buy in, top three get a cash prize, & runners up get a chance to compete in our Strike Four Tournament for a chance to win cool Aftershock swag! Join the club tonight, & every Tuesday... & THURSDAY! Here at Aftershock Classic Arcade! 🤘👾

05/12/2026

Is the gloomy afternoon weather getting you down? Turn it around! It's time for another Tuesday night tournament with Aftershock's Pinball Social Club! Last week was another amazing turnout. We ran four Strike Four Tournaments! So many winners, we'd better get into it! Our first place winner was "Mean" Eugene Craven! This guy is a maniac! Second place went to "Killer" Kyle Stahl, & third went to Andrew Mazur "Cannon!" Our Zack "The Champion" Miller signature series trophy shirts were the popular prize choice of the evening, & Zack cannot wait for his chance to win his own! Someday, Zack! Dream big. All you need to do is lose... then win! Our dapper donners of the new digs are Jacob "The Dominator" Dominy, Kris "Handsome" Hansen, Andrew "The Dutchman" Van Roekel, & "The Santa Claus of Pinball" Rob Stickney! And when you wear your cool Aftershock swag to pinball club... you get a free tap of Hamm's or Aftershock's own Gaming Session IPA! So what are you waiting for? Join the club tonight! Sign up & warm up is between 6 & 7, & the tournament starts shortly after 7pm. Our IFPA sanctioned three strike knockout tournament is open to the public & runs every Tuesday night. $5 buy in, top three get a cash prize, & all runners up have a chance to win cool Aftershock swag in our Strike Four Tournament! See you there! 🤘👾

05/05/2026

May the 5th be with you! It's time for another Tuesday night tournament with Aftershock's Pinball Social Club! Let's take a look at last week's winners! First place went to the most hated man in all of pinball... "Lord" Bryon Schmidt! He bested Lee "Mister" Anderson who took second, & Steve "The Pinball" Queen took third. Last week we debuted some new swag for the Strike Four Tournament, including a new trophy shirt featuring club member Zack "The Champion" Miller! It is already a very popular item & the only way to get it is to lose... & then win! The proud winners of this shirt are Tumiracle "The Miracle" Horton, Justin "The Timelord" Kurth, & "The Bad Man" Brad Van! Our last Strike Four winner, Matthew Koszuda "Gesundheit" came all the way from New York state, & he got himself an Aftershock token logo shirt! Glad he'll be reppin' our humble arcade in his neck of the woods! Doesn't matter where you're from or how often you come, you are welcome to play! Every Tuesday we host our IFPA sanctioned three strike knockout tournament. Sign up & warm up between 6 & 7pm & the tournament starts shortly after 7pm. $5 buy in, top three get a cash prize, & runners up get a chance to compete for cool Aftershock swag in our Strike Four Tournament! Come on down & join the club! Tonight & every Tuesday here at Aftershock Classic Arcade! 🤘👾 #

05/04/2026

Happy May 4th, all you Star Wars fanatics! Great news! Today we begin running a high score competition on our 1992 Data East Star Wars pinball machine, & our 1983 Atari Star Wars arcade game! Come in between today, & Sunday, May the 17th to put up your best high score on either machine! You could win a prize package from Aftershock! Play as much as you want, achieve the highest score, you can, & enter it for your chance to win! Good luck, & May the fourth be with you at Aftershock! 🤘👾