Few analog amusements have continued to thrive in the digital age. Videocassettes are dead. So are landlines and cathode-ray televisions. (Well, nearly dead.) One delightful diversion of yesteryear ...
The game of pinball has entertained the minds of many across the globe for more than 100 years. Its future wasn't always so certain and has been rocky. A resurgence of new fans has given the classic ...
Rochester Institute of Technology students can sure play — and create — a mean pinball. As part of an interactive games and media course, 12 RIT students made cardboard and digital pinball machines ...
Learn about the history of pinball in this High Times print piece from July, 1979. Bagatelle, a popular game in the 19th century, is the granddaddy of pinball. Bagatelle is similar to pool, in that ...
WEBVTT THERE IS A VINTAGE PINBALL ARCADE WHERE VISITORS PLAY WITH HISTORY. ROB: KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S CAMILA ORTI GOT A SNEAK PEEK BEFORE IT OPENS. REPORTER: THESE SOUNDS ARE MUSIC TO BILL PLACEK’S EARS.
The following pinball factoids have been combined from KUOW's Today So Far newsletters from May 31, June 1, and June 2, 2023. On a recent trip to Los Angeles, something struck me as odd. "Where are ...
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Are you angling to shoot the silver ball all day? The Asheville Pinball Museum might be a match. With nearly 40 pinball machines on the floor for play at any given time, the game ...
Sunday the world lost a man who elevated a simple arcade game into an American obsession. Steve Kordek was Mr. Pinball. National Pinball Museum founder David Silverman talks to guest host Mary Louise ...
The United States, the world's largest pinball market, has seen a dramatic revival since the mid-2000s, fuelled by the rise ...
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