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First off, lets talk about what pinball is and where it came from. Pinball is a type of arcade game, in which points are scored by a player manipulating one or more metallic balls on a play field inside a glass-covered cabinet called a pinball machine. The primary objective of the game is to score as many points as possible.

Pinball traces its roots to an old table-and-ball game called Bagatelle. British inventor Montegue Redgrave filed for a United States patent in 1871 for an updated version of this game. He called it “Improvements in Bagatelle.” Redgrave’s game was played on a smaller, inclined playfield with marbles. He also added a spring and plunger. All of these are features of what we know today as pinball.

The first three pinball games were called Bingo, Baffle Ball, and Bally Hoo. Bally Hoo was the first coin-operated pinball machine. The name “pinball” wasn’t used until 1936, though. Bumpers were added to pinball machines in 1937. Flippers didn’t appear until 1947, and their addition was an important milestone. They changed the nature of the game from one of chance to one of skill.

So, why do people love pinball after all these years? Even with so many new type of games coming out?

Pinball has a large community. You meet other pinball fans through forums and expos and make life long friends because of a game you love playing. I personally made many friends from these gatherings and I can say playing with company is a lot more fun!

Nostalgia. The pinball arcades was most popular from the 1970’s to 1980’s. Most of the kids playing during this time are probably around 50 years old now. A big reason why these people are still hardcore pinball fans and collectors is because they grew up playing these games and now that they play when they’re older, it makes them go back in time.

It’s also fulfilling in a physical way, and it’s why the more I play, the more I like earlier pins, EMs and solid states. They’re a little slower, and they feel less like video games than the modern ones do. Anticipating the ball hitting the rubber, giving the machine a good bump and seeing it go sailing up into the last drop target gives me a sense of satisfaction that’s hard to get elsewhere.

In conclusion, there are many reasons why people love pinball. Everyone has a story. What’s yours?

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Was just thinking, (yes I know it’s dangerous) will the pinball story continue? Will people die?  Are young people getting into the pinball industry as game designers? Is pinball design a dyeing art? Is this industry attractive enough to entice young people to make it a career? Who are the youngest designers and who are they working for? I wonder if this age of being connected 24/7 and this generation that is growing up with the Internet in their back pocket will have any interest in this analog game?

It Could

New pins are expensive and going up too quickly to appeal to ops. That might be a broken model though as kids should not be the main target (through arcades at the minigolf facility). The real target should be teens and young adults, while throwing a bone theme wise to the 30+ population as often as needed for themes. You have to keep the full age range involved because they each help support things. Younger players ensure many years of playing, young adults (20-40) will be mopping up the $1k-$5k machines, 40+ will have the free cash to purchase the higher end machines.

Potential risk that could cause pinball to fade would be a) lack of exposure to the younger generation which will be hard to motivate them to work in the industry especially when compared to what’s out there in the job market with a similar set of skills and what they’d make. And b) price. The price of pinballs will be its undoing. think of the average cost of a new game and think of how long it will take as an investment on site for a operator, factor in time to repair and costs of parts and it’s not a wise investment especially with rising prices. Now ask yourself if the younger generation will want to spend $5000 – $9000 on a pinball machine and then factor in the rate of increased prices from manufacturers. Any kid these days growing up that doesn’t have nostalgia for the game will quickly figure out that money can be invested into other hobbies or into a house or towards their college tuition.

There’s Hope

Pinball can be saved from dying. Literally every game ever made can be saved and or restored if there is a good example of the needed item. Cabinets are documented and can be remade. Playfields can be scanned and new files generated on the computer to remake them. Unique parts (like ramps) can be remade with one good example being 3d scanned or molded from. The best part?! This can all be done at the hobby level if needed. The tools are out there, and they are affordable. An industrial base is needed in some sort for NIB machines, unless you like $10k+ runs of 25. But, the aftermarket hobby level support can keep these machines going as long as that support exists.

While there’s certainly less chance for public exposure to pinball at this point, something that’s different is that games are probably less likely to be destroyed when coming off of routes or when people get tired of owning them. That means more games in people’s homes. Really if collectors hold onto them and pass them off to other collectors, there’s no reason the current NIBs wouldn’t be around many years from now probably in roughly the same volume. The issue would be whether or not replacement parts are available to keep them up and running indefinitely.

There are quite a few expos around now, too, and I think kids end up going to those and liking them. I think the expo craze is pretty recent.

I find young kids of my family and friends interested in the pins when they see them at my house. If the generation of late 20’s/early 30’s who are just now at the point where they can afford pins end up passing the interest onto their kids, there’s a good chance people will be interested for a good while yet. I sure hope when I have a kid that I am able to get him or her interested.

I think what pinball has going against it is that the current late 20’s/early 30’s people are among the last to have memories of abundant public arcades. I think a lot of what drives the desire to own games is the nostalgia factor, well and that it’s just awesome! I fall into this group, but admittedly wasn’t into pinball as much as arcade games as a kid, so there’s hope for others to get into pinball later in life, too.

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Here is the origin of pinball, The “ancestor” of all pinball machines is known to be “Bagatelle-Table,
This is a sort of hybrid between a “pin table” and pool table. To understand the history of pinball we need to go back to France, the 1700s. It is the year of the Aristocrats. The aristocrats played croquet as a social pastime. But they got tired of waiting for the rain to stop, so the French came up with the idea for a game called Bagatelle. To play, players had to hit balls with cue sticks and get them into pockets or slots surrounded by nails and pins. Another step towards the modern
pinball form occurred sometime at the end of 19th century, when inventor Montague Redgrave
patented a device called a “ball shooter”, which is based on the recently invented steel spring soon after came the introduction of the first coin operated games called Bagatelle and Bingo pin tables which is the beginning of its origin Source

First Pinball Machine

The first coin-operated “pinball machine” was invented in 1931 by Automatic Industries and was
called “Whiffle Board”. The gaming industry didn’t really begin until the mid 1930’s with the production
of a game called “Ballyhoo” which was invented by Raymond Maloney, who later started the Bally
Manufacturing Company of Chicago. 

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Hey Adventurers! Here’s a quick update on The Punny Factory & what we’ve been up to! The Pinball Adventure Team is currently doing some tests on our first game EVER out of many,  We’re currently deciding on what colors we want on our playfield, trims and legs and also adding some touch ups to make sure we deliver the most amazing game we can to you! We have also started an Instagram page at the end of September to be more connected with you! Feel free to shoot us a DM or comment on our posts on what you think. We love to hear your feedback. https://www.instagram.com/pinballadventures/

Pinball Expo

As most of you know, Pinball Expo will be held online this year due to COVID-19! The event will be held online on Twitch from October 14-17th 2020   https://www.twitch.tv/pinballexpo

Our team is currently working on a video to be shown on their Twitch and we are so excited to share with you guys what we do behind the scenes. We will be showing you our work space, warehouse and GAME PLAY!

YouTube

We haven’t ever been consistently active on Youtube before but we are changing that this month! We will be sharing with you guys our story, thought process when making the Punny Factory, game play, tours and more. Let us know what you’d like to see on our channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk2Jwn9Zn3h_rA8kSIgpB-g

This Week In Pinball has also posted an article on their website regarding The Punny Factory a few weeks back! in case you missed it, Click HERE to read it!

We can’t wait to share with you guys our other upcoming games such as Element, Sushi, & Ninja Mania. Stay tuned more new updates. Stay safe and See you soon.

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