In Glendale, Gene Lewin has amassed a bounty of pinball machines and old-school video games. There are about 80 inside the Vintage Arcade Superstore showroom, with more stored in his three warehouses.

In pinball aficionado culture, there’s something special about games manufactured between 1979 and 1990. These “solid-state pinball machines” are when electromechanical guts gave way to microchips and ...

The pastime of pinball has lived a fraught existence. Whether due to public sentiment, hostile legislation, or a simple lack of popularity, the entire silver ball industry has repeatedly teetered on ...