Just as soon as he started his pinball business, it was game over for Terry Groves. In November 2019, the Battle Creek native and Post Consumer Brands retiree had set up 16 of his classic pinball ...
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 ...
Winona Area Public School high schoolers Jarek Lapides (back) and Corey Duncan (front) work on restoring a pinball machine through the Pinhawks club. CATHY WURZER: Do you recognize that sound? If you ...
WINONA, Minn. (WKBT) -- Matthew Wagner spent the last seven years as an art and work based learning teacher at the Winona Area Learning Center, helping high schoolers develop career skills and have a ...
Long before Pinball Pete's was a cultural landmark next to the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, the arcade had humble beginnings in a rival college town.
It's been a few years since I last stepped foot inside an arcade, and even longer since I've actually plunked quarters into a machine. But I really don't have much urge to play video games in arcades ...
When you spend a great deal of time in the car graveyards of the world, as I do, you learn that many interesting items take their final tow-truck ride to Ewe Pullet inside the doomed vehicles. Usually ...
Modern games have evolved to be competitive with other forms of video gaming, says Dave Ruck, a fellow collector and pinball enthusiast. Along with immersive playfields, modern games incorporate ...
“There’s pictures of me crawling on glass tops of games, so I’ve been around pinball all my life,” Wamsley said, in town from Columbus, Ohio, with her dad Chris for the White Rose Gameroom Show.
PATCHOUGE, N.Y. - From virtual reality to tablets, modern technology seems to be taking over gaming. But on Long Island, a new entertainment business is going back to the basics. For pinball lovers, ...
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 ...