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 ...

The pinball museum is based on the private collection of Alexander Kazmin, who has been collecting the retro arcade machines from all over Russia since 2015. It's one of the most interactive and ...

LAS VEGAS—When we weren’t pounding the pavement at last week’s overloaded CES trade show, we at Ars Technica took whatever opportunity we could to nerd out in uniquely Vegas style. That didn’t mean ...

This shed in Western Australia is filled wall-to-wall with collectable pinball machines, all in working order. Greg Sharp ...

What began as one man’s hobby collecting pinball machines became a family-owned and -operated arcade venue: Lyons Classic Pinball. The facility boasts the state’s largest collection of maintained ...

Gary Stern has been making pinball machines at Stern Pinball for decades. While that seems like an antiquated business, it’s growing in a big way thanks to our obsession with everything retro.

It began with one bingo pinball machine Butch Glauda got when he was a teenager. “My uncle (Michael Joseph) bought me my first one when I was 17,” he said. Butch Glauda, of Pottsville, Pa., talks ...

SAN RAFAEL, California--You might not think of pinball as an educational tool, but to some devotees of the age-old arcade favorite, that's exactly what they can be. That's because pinball machines ...

Ricky Jordan's three-year-old son loves Disney. Even Jordan, 42, is a self-described “Disney head.” So, this year, he decided to snag a Toy Story-branded game for their house. It cost a tad more than ...

If you know the name of Joe Grisaffi then it’s probably for his popular series of locally-produced independent films. Seriously, you should see Lars the Emo Kid. It’s really good and dirt cheap on ...