A flipperless electro-mechanical pinball predecessor with passive bumpers. 1947: Humpty Dumpty (by Gottlieb, USA). The first pinball machine manufactured with electro-mechanical flippers.

While The Who's "Pinball Wizard" still stands up after four decades of radio play, the designers of the pinball machines that made Tommy so good have become an endangered species. Only one company ...

In 2014, Stern Pinball released not one but three Mustang-themed pinball machines, which, much like Bally's table did with the Corvette, celebrated another classic American car – the mighty ...

There's a certain thrill associated with peeking under the hood of a pinball machine where thousands of moving parts come together. This is especially true of older electro mechanical machines ...

Distinct and pleasing to the eye topside.A maze of relays and motors and switches below deck. With no electronics.That’s the electro-mechanical pinball machine that dominated American arcades ...

The older machines are electro-mechanical — meaning the switches, relays and contact points are magnetic — while the newer versions are digital. A look inside of a pinball machine reveals a ...

Pinball machines were the video games of their day. Back when they were king, there were no microcontrollers — everything was electromechanical. We know from experience that fixing these was … ...

Hinckley resident Jim Francesangeli, a retired electrical engineer, operates Echo Lake Pinball Services, restoring and repairing vintage arcade games.

A man who has fixed more than 500 pinball machines from the converted double garage of his home believes they are making a comeback. Mark Squires, from Swavesey, near St Ives, Cambridgeshire ...

Meet the man keeping hope, and 70-year-old pinball machines, alive Steve Young's passion built a business that keeps historic tables running. Tim Stevens – Jan 6, 2025 7:15 am | 87 ...

If you grew up in the '60s, '70s or '80s, you likely have fond memories spending Saturday afternoons at a dark arcade surrounded by the dings, clunks, whizzes and zings of a classic pinball ...

"We still restore electro mechanical pinball pre-1976 that had the score reels that turned around in the top,"Rowland said. These days Charles said he spends more time repairing, and less time ...