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 ...

I fell in love in the back of a punk rock Mexican restaurant and bar in Baltimore. Not with my husband, though we'll get to him later. I fell in love with pinball. For many, the draw of pinball is ...

If you’re of a certain generation, chances are you have imagined (or, at this point in your adulthood, built) your own home arcade that resembles something out of the golden ’80s era. One useful path ...

Those of us beyond a certain age will very likely have some fond memories of many an hour spent and pocket money devoured feeding the local arcade pinball machine. At one time they seemed to be pretty ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 available to play at VÜK, located at D.C.'s Chevy Chase Pavilion in Friendship Heights. (WTOP/Jeff Clabaugh) MOM’s Organic Market founder Scott Nash has been playing pinball machines ...