If you grew up in the '60s, '70s or '80s, you likely have fond memories spending Saturday afternoons at a dark arcade surrounded by the dings, clunks, whizzes and zings of a classic pinball machine.
Step into an unassuming industrial building in Teltow, just outside Berlin, Germany and a bright, clacking universe unfolds: Around 50 pinball machines line 200sq m, from classics like Wizard and The ...
Due west of O’Hare International Airport, there is a neighborhood — formally, part of Elk Grove Village — that isn’t much of a neighborhood. It’s warehouses, drab gray offices. It’s Gertrude Stein’s ...
Instead, his time at Madison Area Technical College was all about making sure that his Judge Dredd, Pin-Bot and Fire Power pinball machines were in proper working order. Hiring someone to fix a 25- to ...
The arcade as we once knew it is dead, but pinball is making a comeback–at least according to the companies who make the machines. The BBC’s Paul Rubens reports: Gary Stern, president of Stern Pinball ...
Stern has picked up a number of amazing licenses to work with when it comes to creating new pinball machines over the years, and with each new machine, it seems to top itself. The latest crème de la ...
Modern games have evolved to be competitive with other forms of video gaming, says Dave Ruck, a fellow collector and pinball enthusiast. Along with immersive playfields, modern games incorporate ...
LAS VEGAS — The future of tech often highlights the International CES. But among all the latest tech toys is a revival of a pastime from the days before video games. And that’s a good thing for Gary ...
Chicago — Due west of O’Hare International Airport, there is a neighborhood — formally, part of Elk Grove Village — that isn’t much of a neighborhood. It’s warehouses, drab gray offices. It’s Gertrude ...