FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Gold Mine and Tilt. Two arcades that used to provide quarter-sucking games in Glenbrook Mall for those lucky enough to have spare change. Those days only exist for some in ...

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 ...

Vaughn Jordan doesn’t have childhood memories of playing pinball, pumping quarters into a machine at an arcade or some random 7-Eleven. His entry into pinball was much more recent, during the pandemic ...

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 ...

Nine years ago, Rebecca and Henry Kephart fell in love over pinball machines. “One of our dates was, we went and played pinball, and he beat me. No one’s ever beaten me at pinball, so I decided I ...

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — Chicago has had a long history of pinball making. Despite its name, Jersey Jack Pinball calls Chicago home after moving its headquarters here a few years ago. From its ...

The pastime of pinball has lived a fraught existence. Whether due to public sentiment, hostile legislation, or a simple lack of popularity, the entire silver ball industry has repeatedly teetered on ...

Enter a converted warehouse in Brooklyn or a strip-mall arcade in Austin in 2026, and you'll find a familiar scene: glowing cabinets, the hum of old machines, a ...

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 ...

A full working set of Australian-made pinball machines will enter the collection of the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA), including designs featuring cricket legend Dennis Lillee, the FJ Holden ...