Before world warriors fought things out in the street, before the earth was invaded by beings from space, before ghosts and dots alike feared a yellow circle with a voracious appetite, there was … pinball. Like the video game arcades of the past, pinball was huge back in the day. Every major hot spot, from diners to movie theater lobbies, had gaming machines installed, and people wanted to grab the highest possible score simply by hitting a metal sphere with a pair of plastic flippers. It grew popular enough that The Who made a song dedicated to the pastime. Sadly, like arcades themselves, pinball machines have become a scarcity, with only a precious few places still keeping these machines around.
