It’s deceptively simple. Pull the plunger by its flying-saucer-shaped handle, and hear that satisfying clack. Watch the silver marble roll around the playfield, and wing it with your flippers. Come up ...

The arcade may not be as thriving and widespread as it once was, but the lack of public places to play pinball hasn’t killed the mighty machine just yet. In fact, it’s experiencing a second ...

You might remember going to the arcade and playing video games and pinball machines for hours on end. Did you know that you can recapture those fun memories? Sparks Pinball Museum in New Baltimore not ...

It's a kid's game. But in South Carolina, kids can't legally play it. But it's something some in the Statehouse say is ready for a change. Supporters of the nostalgic game of pinball are pushing to ...

The Museum of Pinball was only open for nine days a year in pre-Covid times, but when it was open, it glowed like – well, like an arcade in its neon-lit heyday. Pinball machines may be relegated now ...

In recent years, niche and quirky items like vintage pinball machines have soared in popularity (and value). But what makes these retro machines so special? Aside from the arcade nostalgia, some ...

When John Vorwerk bought his first pinball machine in the late ‘90s, the industry was hanging by a thread. “Pinball was dead,” Vorwerk said. “We had one manufacturer left and that was Stern Pinball in ...

For many people, nothing symbolizes the carefree days of childhood more than the fun bells, buzzers and flippers associated with playing pinball. And perhaps no one understands this better than ...

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 ...