"Pinball," which scores points by striking balls on an inclined platform, was once a mainstay of the game as entertainment. Although it is a pinball with a feeling of being completely deprived of the ...

In the lower level of Ron Barbagallo’s Smithtown home, a quick flip of a light switch powers on more than 25 pinball machines in a high-ceilinged showroom. Godzilla, Austin Powers, Star Trek, Elvis ...

Restoring vintage technology can be a tricky business, especially without the appropriate schematics and documentation. To this end [Mark] has spent the past twelve months building a comprehensive ...

Q: Do you know of a great mantle clock repair? The key will not wind the clock, nor will the pendulum swing and start the clock. Thanks. — Pam Brown Watkins, email Q: You’re such a great resource for ...

MANATEE COUNTY -- Scott Hepburn, 47, not only likes to play pinball, he likes to fix the machines. A lifelong tinkerer, his hobby turned into a career when a friend needed a repairman to cover for him ...

Pete Deardorff, owner of pinball machine repair shop Silverball Specialties, lifts the playing board to begin work on a Monopoly pinball machine Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at his shop in Harrison, Tenn.

As a child, Nick Angel couldn't get enough of playing arcade games. "I promised myself when I got my first house, I would get an arcade machine of my very own," he said. That's exactly what the ...

Steven Van Splinter Jr. is a classic arcade game enthusiast who remembers playing them at campgrounds. In September 2014, Van Splinter bought an old arcade game for himself online. But since he couldn ...