Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive Acquires World’s First Licensed Star Wars Pinball Machine

The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) of Australia has today announced it has acquired five rare, Australian-designed ...
The Union Democrat

Do they still make pinball machines? They do, in a huge new factory near Chicago — with most selling to the 1%

Due west of O’Hare International Airport, there is a neighborhood — formally, part of Elk Grove Village — that isn’t much of a neighborhood. It’s warehouses, drab gray offices. It’s Gertrude Stein’s ...

Iconic Australian-made pinball machines preserved for generations to come

Five pinball machines, including the first licensed Star Wars unit, have been saved from the scrap heap and will eventually ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Program: Unique Australian pinball machines preserved

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. You might not think a pinball machine has a place in Australian cultural history. But five made in ...
The Lima News

Do they still make pinball machines? They do, in a factory near Chicago — with most selling for players’ homes

Santo Cordero smooths decals on the cabinets of pinball machines at the Stern Pinball Factory in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, on Feb. 22, 2024. E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/TNS CHICAGO — Due ...
Detroit News

Do they still make pinball machines? They do, in a huge new factory near Chicago

Chicago — Due west of O’Hare International Airport, there is a neighborhood — formally, part of Elk Grove Village — that isn’t much of a neighborhood. It’s warehouses, drab gray offices. It’s Gertrude ...