Within this digital city we call Seattle, more and more people are turning to analog entertainment, at least when it comes to pinball. Pinball, however, hasn’t always been as accessible as it is today ...

It all started when Don Thompson’s father brought home a Ding Dong pinball machine in 1972. At the time, Thompson and his sister, Tammy Cameron, recalled the only places to play on one were gas ...

So, what does Dave O’Neil, also known as “Dr. Dave” for his ability to bring classic pinball machines back to life, do when he’s not fixing or playing pinball machines? He’s talking about them, of ...

To say pinball is Joe Schober’s life would be an understatement. Shober, 39, has 22 pinball machines in the basement of his Fairfax home, which was custom designed to accommodate them and their ...

Ricky Jordan's three-year-old son loves Disney. Even Jordan, 42, is a self-described “Disney head.” So, this year, he decided to snag a Toy Story-branded game for their house. It cost a tad more than ...

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 difficult ...

You can play virtual pinball on everything from your smartphone to your tablet to your laptop. But the best experience is, oddly enough, on an actual standup pinball machine with a giant screen ...

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 ...

Great read, thanks Ars. Hope Steve is turning his mind to digitizing all the manuals and schematics and planning to take on an apprentice / inheritor! The pinball market in Canada is minuscule ...

A new museum in Queensbury, New York, aims to draw pinball wizards and machine tinkerers alike. The echoes of arcade game history fill the otherwise quiet Aviation Mall – they’re coming from Arcade ...