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 ...

When John Vorwerk bought his first pinball machine in the late ‘90s, the industry was hanging by a thread. “Pinball was dead,” Vorwerk said. “We had one manufacturer left and that was Stern Pinball in ...

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 ...

FRISCO — In a nondescript convention center conference room, Phil Grimaldi was wearing Sony headphones and a black ball cap with HOUSTON stitched in bright white letters across the front and bouncing ...

It's a kid's game. But in South Carolina, kids can't legally play it. But it's something some in the Statehouse say is ready for a change. Supporters of the nostalgic game of pinball are pushing to ...

The Current’s most-read food news this week largely focused on new projects under development in the Alamo City’s culinary and nightlife scene. The Current’s most-read food news this week largely ...

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 ...

Never look at a pinball machine the same way again after viewing “Flippers and Flash: The Art of Pinball” at the Muskegon Museum of Art. The unique exhibition features twelve pinball machines from ...