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 ...

"Pinball," which scores points by striking balls on an inclined platform, was once a mainstay of the game as entertainment. Although it is a pinball with a feeling of being completely deprived of the ...

At a high point in pinball’s popularity, a rock opera and a movie were made about it. Mesa pinball machine restorer and collector Bruce Artman recalls those days with vivid imagery. Now it seems ...

Brian Halac, left, at work restoring pinball machines at Hollywood Candy. Brian Halac works on a Gottlieb Melody pinball machine at Hollywood Candy in the Old Market, restoring lights, bumpers and ...