The pastime of pinball has lived a fraught existence. Whether due to public sentiment, hostile legislation, or a simple lack of popularity, the entire silver ball industry has repeatedly teetered on ...

The further the game industry progresses, the stranger playing pinball on modern consoles becomes. And it's not that technological wonders such as Half-Life 2 or Halo 2 take anything from a classic ...

In the late 1980s and early '90s, if you lost a quarter to a mercilessly tough pinball machine, you likely lost it to a game designed by one of the four big players: Stern, Williams, Bally, or ...

Believe it or not, there used to be a time when pinball machines were pretty popular. For a quarter or two, players were challenged to rack up as many points as they could. Players learned to nudge ...

Pinball Hall of Fame delivers some accurate re-creations of some of Gottlieb's classic pinball tables, but the graphics get a little muddy in spots. Despite the fact that a new company has risen to ...