Growing up, Brian Soares was never a pinball guy. The Attleboro native remembers playing a game or two over the years, but that was about it. These days, the basement of this 50-year-old’s Norton ...

The Red Hook Pinball Museum also has a vintage Bell Atlantic pay phone, a 1950s 3D photo viewer, a 1924 Mills Slot Machine, ...

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In the lower level of Ron Barbagallo’s Smithtown home, a quick flip of a light switch powers on more than 25 pinball machines in a high-ceilinged showroom. Godzilla, Austin Powers, Star Trek, Elvis ...

Brightly colored paint, flashing lights, loud sounds and fast-paced action characterize play on pinball machines. The mechanics behind these classic gaming machines also offer a learning opportunity ...

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The Pacific Pinball Museum Annex in Alameda, California, is a dream location for pinball enthusiasts. Founded in 2004, the non-profit organization is all about the promotion and preservation of ...

A local pinball machine restoration hobbyist has brought to light an archaic piece of Metro law that is worthy of placement in the nationally syndicated “News of the Weird” newspaper feature. Now ...

Brendan and Annie Fitzgerald, owners of FitzCo, stand inside SpareMe Bowl & Arcade on Wednesday, where they were hosting FitzCo’s monthly internationally ranked pinball tournament in Iowa City. The ...

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 ...