SUPERIOR — With his knees bent and one foot slightly in front of the other, Parnell Lutz, of Duluth, hunched over a pinball machine in Average’s Joe’s pub in Superior. The game he’s focused on is ...

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There are old pinball machines and arcade cabinets littered here and there in dive bars and restaurants all across the country. But have you ever considered what it takes to maintain and repair them?

In the lower level of Ron Barbagallo’s Smithtown home, a quick flip of a light switch powers on more than 25 pinball machines in a high-ceilinged showroom. Godzilla, Austin Powers, Star Trek, Elvis ...

Steven Van Splinter Jr. is a classic arcade game enthusiast who remembers playing them at campgrounds. In September 2014, Van Splinter bought an old arcade game for himself online. But since he couldn ...

Brendan and Annie Fitzgerald, owners of FitzCo, stand inside SpareMe Bowl & Arcade on Wednesday, where they were hosting FitzCo’s monthly internationally ranked pinball tournament in Iowa City. The ...

Jan. 23—The clicks, dings, chimes and buzzers from old pinball machines are music to Paul Hodges' ears — not only because they were the soundtrack to his childhood in Skowhegan, but also because for ...