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 ...

A couple of years ago, we made a plea for Dallas to step up and produce a cool pinball lounge. A renewed wave of interest in the delightfully approachable game had made its way to other major cities ...

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, ...

Pinball lives, and it was never on life support either. With home video game consoles driving people away from arcades, you might think pinball machines started collecting dust during the ‘90s, but it ...

Walk into a random bar in Chicago, San Francisco or Brooklyn, New York, and there's a growing likelihood you'll run into a pinball machine or two. You might be surprised to find groups of people ...

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) ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — In Portland, an unrivaled pinball revival is in play. Less resurgence, more renaissance. “Portland is the pinball mecca,” said Logan Bowden, owner QuarterWorld Arcade on Southeast ...

Pinball—the pastime of slapping buttons and nudging machines to rescue an 80-gram steel sphere from its downhill trajectory — is enjoying a renaissance. Yet one thing remains the same: It’s still male ...