In recent years, niche and quirky items like vintage pinball machines have soared in popularity (and value). But what makes these retro machines so special? Aside from the arcade nostalgia, some ...

The Pinball Arcade, an app that has been digitizing real-life pinball machines from past decades, is losing the licenses to Bally and Williams machines, which means some of the best tables ever made ...

Restoring vintage technology can be a tricky business, especially without the appropriate schematics and documentation. To this end [Mark] has spent the past twelve months building a comprehensive ...

WEBVTT THERE IS A VINTAGE PINBALL ARCADE WHERE VISITORS PLAY WITH HISTORY. ROB: KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S CAMILA ORTI GOT A SNEAK PEEK BEFORE IT OPENS. REPORTER: THESE SOUNDS ARE MUSIC TO BILL PLACEK’S EARS.

It began with one bingo pinball machine Butch Glauda got when he was a teenager. “My uncle (Michael Joseph) bought me my first one when I was 17,” he said. Butch Glauda, of Pottsville, Pa., talks ...