Why is the pinball machine making a comeback? Just like vinyl records and bell bottom jeans, playing pinball machines works like time travel: we're instantly transported to our younger selves.

They still make pinball machines? They do, and Stern is not alone: There’s also Jersey Jack Pinball of Elk Grove Village, American Pinball of Palatine, Chicago Gaming Company of Cicero, as well ...

Murilee Martin finds a vintage pinball machine in a car junkyard and parts it out, keeping the best parts for his own pinball machine.

Pinball Makers See a Comeback in the Making 2 minute read A man plays the pinball machine Elton John Captain Fantastic during the Pinball Expo 2009 at Petersham town hall in Sydney May 15, 2009.

That happens to be the most produced pinball of all time." A pastor, Chris started collecting a few machines 20 years ago to make a hangout spot for church youth.

Northlandia: Pinball duo fix machines, build community A small but enthusiastic group of players meet every week to play and compete.

Pinball aficionados — who call themselves pinheads — will tell you that the game has evolved through three eras, based on the technology of the machines and the tastes of arcade and bar patrons.