Arcade Game or Pinball Machine – Which is Right for You?
Its an age old question: Pinball Machine or Arcade Game? Its a tough a call! The majority of us are not lucky enough to have the money and/or the space for both. If you do, consider yourself one of the lucky ones. Obviously they are two different kinds of machines that have a very different [...]
The History of Pinball Machines
Pinball machines have a complex history. The roots of the modern-day pinball machines that you use in your local café come from games such as croquet and billiards, which constitute of guiding a ball to a precise location by hitting them with an instrument. However, the real spiritual ancestor to modern pinball machines was the [...]
Vintage Pinball Machines
When I think of vintage pinball machines, I think of the old woodrail machines, which were manufactured in the early 1960′s and before. They were called woodrail pinballs because they had wood rails down the sides of the machine and a wood frame around the back glass. I used to own vintage woodrail pinball machine called “Gusher” [...]