Pinball Revived
"Pinball fans aren't quite like gamers. They're techie, true, but in a solder-and-solenoid way. They're generally older and have a longer sense of history. Hearing the phrase 'penny arcade,' you and I think automatically of Gabe and Tycho, but pinball scholars maintain exhaustive histories of actual penny arcades.
"That said, the relationship between pinball and videogames is deep and venerable."
Allen Varney gets to know the ball-bound ancestor of the video game.
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"Pinball fans aren't quite like gamers. They're techie, true, but in a solder-and-solenoid way. They're generally older and have a longer sense of history. Hearing the phrase 'penny arcade,' you and I think automatically of Gabe and Tycho, but pinball scholars maintain exhaustive histories of actual penny arcades.
"That said, the relationship between pinball and videogames is deep and venerable."
Allen Varney gets to know the ball-bound ancestor of the video game.
Read Full Article