We’ve explored what it takes to collect and refurbish existing pinball machines, but what if you want your own, custom game? Creating a one-of-a-kind pinball experience is a much different beast, but ...

The pinball machine -- which features Metallica's logo on the sides, on the coin door, and on the backbox, a skull on the ball launch, and custom chrome work to the coin door, around the playfield and ...

The American arcade may be dead, but Tilt Warning Customs is betting that won’t be a problem for its latest project: the custom pinball machine company plans to open a new arcade that will blend retro ...

No matter if you’re a fan, game maker, or game distributor, every pinhead marks the annual Chicago Pinball Expo on their calendar. The annual event is filled with seminars, tours, parts, game sales, ...

Joy-Con shoulder buttons don’t make very comfortable pinball flipper controls. That’s why Nerds&Makers’ Tommy Williamson harnessed the power of creativity and 3D printing to create the SwitchPin, a TV ...

Building a one-of-a-kind pinball machine is no small feat: Just ask the guys who designed and built a custom table for none other than Metallica. The machine was “sanded, stripped and refurbished” to ...

Earlier this month, Montrose bar Poison Girl celebrated its 19th anniversary with the usual bells and whistles: special cocktails, live music and food for purchase on the back patio, T-shirts for sale ...

Steven Weintraub launched Collider in the summer of 2005. As Editor-in-chief, he has taken the site from a small bedroom operation to having millions of readers around the world. Over the years, he ...

Kill Screen Magazine has a wonderful GIF guide to the moves you need to master to become a pinball wizard. For example, as illustrated above, the drop catch: "The drop catch is similar to a bunt in ...