Pinball machines were the video games of their day. Back when they were king, there were no microcontrollers — everything was electromechanical. We know from experience that fixing these was ...

the popular downtown Patchogue arcade that boasted the largest public collection of pinball machines in New York state, has closed. All of the front windows are covered with brown paper and the ...

There’s a quarter mile of wire and 3,500 components in each pinball machine, and it takes about 30 hours of work to finish assembling one. They are methodically inspected every step of the way.

The Cambridge Licensing Board has announced that it will not renew pinball machine licenses after Jan. 1. an internal revenue Bureau decision imposing a special tax on such machines was ...

Whereas pinball appeared to be on the way out some 20 years ago, its revival can be traced to around 2008, according to a 2023 article in the Economist. Sales of new machines have risen by 15-20% ...

The Blaine business has one of the largest collections of pinball machines in the state. “It’s like looking at children waking up on Christmas morning, I mean these are grown adults ...

Stick them down with tape. Once you've made your pinball machine, you can decorate it however you want. Why not have a go at changing its layout entirely by adding new obstacles? Talk about the ...

Portlanders love pinball. Venues here offer countless variations on the game, from old-school machines with simple motifs like rafting to modern digital tables themed after pop-culture figures like ...