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 ...

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 ...

It’s a muggy summer evening at Arcade Legacy Newport, a cavern of electronic amusements in a shopping center between Supercuts and Crunch Fitness. Justin Masterson steps up to Tron: Legacy, a pinball ...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Pinball lovers, rejoice. One Well Brewery has expanded with an arcade featuring 50 pinball machines, and is now ready for you to pull back the plunger. The expansion, “Wizard’s ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Ever since One Well Brewing opened its doors on Black Friday, 2014, its atmosphere has been all about fun and games. The Kalamazoo bar's games have expanded, causing children of the ...

Game of skills or evil gambling? It is hard to believe that there was a long period in the history of arcade games when pinball machines, these amazing mixtures of art, design, engineering, technology ...

Pinball machines at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Courtesy of Sam Howzit/Flickr Roman Mars’ podcast 99% Invisible covers design questions large and small, from his fascination with rebar to the ...

It's one of the coolest places in Southwest Florida. But you can't just walk in the door to see The Pinball Asylum's collection of new and antique pinball machines ― one of the biggest in the country.

The Chicago company’s still keeping the dream alive, year after year, after year, and it’s a joy to see their playable art ...