Pinball articles

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  The ‘80s are alive in 'Star Wars Pinball'

  By Andrew Webster on February 27, 2013 11:00 am + 40 comments

  Physical pinball machines may be dangerously close to extinction, but Zen Studios is doing its part Continue reading…

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  Newtown residents opening non-profit Sandy Hook Arcade Center

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 16, 2013 12:55 pm + 28 comments

  Arcades may be disappearing across the country, but In the aftermath of last December's horrific Continue reading…

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  Pinball project aims to resurrect the arcade with classic restorations and custom reinventions

  By Sam Byford on February 14, 2013 12:41 am + 4 comments

  The American arcade may be dead, but Tilt Warning Customs is betting that won't be a problem for its Continue reading…

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  Inside one of the last pinball factories in the world

  By Chris Ziegler on January 16, 2013 01:00 pm + 52 comments

  As I walked into Stern Pinball's modest facility in Melrose Park, Illinois shortly before Christmas Continue reading…

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  For Amusement Only: the life and death of the American arcade

  By Laura June on January 16, 2013 10:00 am + 269 comments

  If you’ve never been inside a “real” arcade, it could be hard to distinguish one from say, oh, Continue reading…

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  Step back into a 1980s arcade with these classic ads

  By Andrew Webster on July 14, 2012 01:32 pm + 15 comments

  Classic video game ads have their own unique charms, and that's true not only for console and PC Continue reading…

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  The Mechanical CPU Clock ingeniously tells time while teaching computer concepts

  By Dieter Bohn on April 16, 2012 09:10 pm + 6 comments

  Lior Elazary was hoping to teach his children how the CPU inside a computer actually functions. Continue reading…

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  Andrew W.K. sings the praises of pinball

  By Sam Byford on April 15, 2012 09:09 pm + 7 comments

  Andrew W.K.'s passions: partying, power ballads, and... pinball? That was the takeaway from a recent Continue reading…

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  The father of pinball games, Steve Kordek, passes away at 100

  By Bryan Bishop on February 25, 2012 01:22 pm + 15 comments

  Engineer and game creator Steve Kordek — who almost single-handedly invented what we think of as Continue reading…