In the lower level of Ron Barbagallo’s Smithtown home, a quick flip of a light switch powers on more than 25 pinball machines in a high-ceilinged showroom. Godzilla, Austin Powers, Star Trek, Elvis ...

Growing up, Brian Soares was never a pinball guy. The Attleboro native remembers playing a game or two over the years, but that was about it. These days, the basement of this 50-year-old’s Norton ...

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[Quinn Dunki] has come to realize the pinball machines of her youth aren’t the lame games she remembered. They’re actually quite marvelous in terms of electronics, mechanics, engineering and the all ...

Brightly colored paint, flashing lights, loud sounds and fast-paced action characterize play on pinball machines. The mechanics behind these classic gaming machines also offer a learning opportunity ...

Q: Do you know of a great mantle clock repair? The key will not wind the clock, nor will the pendulum swing and start the clock. Thanks. — Pam Brown Watkins, email Q: You’re such a great resource for ...

The Pacific Pinball Museum Annex in Alameda, California, is a dream location for pinball enthusiasts. Founded in 2004, the non-profit organization is all about the promotion and preservation of ...

A local pinball machine restoration hobbyist has brought to light an archaic piece of Metro law that is worthy of placement in the nationally syndicated “News of the Weird” newspaper feature. Now ...

"Our senior software tech, David Boyes, he does restoration and the inside workings of the machines. Pinball restoration is actually called ‘shopping.'" “Most staff members like Chris [Rader], myself, ...

Pinball games, with their flashing lights and unforgettable names, are the one thread that runs together my otherwise fragmentary ...

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 ...