We find 19 pinball machines themed after big rock and metal acts that are also heavily reviewed by serious pinball players. More bands have started licensing their IP to be used on pinball machines in ...

What Makes a Great Pinball Game? Before we dive into the top 20 pinball machines, let’s break down what makes a game truly legendary and give you some direction on what to look for when hunting for a ...

This Ohio arcade is secretly a gaming giant, featuring one of the world’s largest collections and a visit that feels wildly ...

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 ...

Your grandparents might have joined a bowling league. Today, you can join a pinball league. A pinball renaissance is happening across the Northwest, thanks to a fervent community (called Pinheads) ...

You’d probably assume the first Star Wars pinball machine came out of the United States, and fair enough. The film was American, the franchise was American (obvious Japanese samurai film ...

Returning home from the Cleveland Guardians game Friday night, I began wondering how I was going to waste my rare free Saturday afteroon. Then it hit me. While sitting at the stop light in Burbank, ...

The custom game, featuring plastic “free beef” steaks and company slogans, can be played at Galactix arcade on the Oregon ...

With 46 pinball machines and a dozen retro arcade games, Special When Lit aims bring a whole lot of ‘80s arcade nostalgia to King City, a suburb about 30 minutes south of downtown Portland. And, yes, ...

SUPERIOR — With his knees bent and one foot slightly in front of the other, Parnell Lutz, of Duluth, hunched over a pinball machine in Average’s Joe’s pub in Superior. The game he’s focused on is ...

The Museum of Pinball was only open for nine days a year in pre-Covid times, but when it was open, it glowed like – well, like an arcade in its neon-lit heyday. Pinball machines may be relegated now ...