When I was a teenager, I spent hours dropping quarters into these technological marvels. They got replaced by computers (another one of my deep interests at the time). Funny how you can love two things that are at odds with each other! This article talks about the last pinball machine company in the world.
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For a Pinball Survivor, the Game Isn’t Over
By MONICA DAVEY
Published: April 25, 2008
A range of companies once mass produced pinball machines, especially in the Chicago area. Now there is only Stern Pinball Inc. in Melrose Park, Ill.
A few quotes from the owner,
"The thing that’s killing pinball,” Mr. Arnold added, “is not that people don’t like it. It’s that there’s nowhere to play it.”
"Corner shops, pubs, arcades and bowling alleys stopped stocking pinball machines. A younger audience turned to video games. Men of a certain age, said [Pinball Hall of Fame operator Tim Arnold], who is 52, became the reliable audience. ("Chicks," he announced, "don't get it.")
I resemble that remark!
People used to go out and do things... now they stay home in front of the internet.
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