Pinball’s Shocking Secret History | KiwiCo

Описание: Pinball was a crime?! We’re diving into the rebellious history of pinball, the engineering behind the machines, and how to up your game—all on a field trip to the Pacific Pinball Museum.
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Video Chapters!
00:00 Pinball was illegal???
00:25 Welcome to the Pacific Pinball Museum
00:50 Pinball early history
01:10 Pinball innovations
01:38 Electro-mechanical pinball machines explained
01:56 What are modern machines?
02:55 Recap

Read More:
A Brief History of Pinball and Gambling
https://www.pacificpinball.org/pinbal...
“Today pinball is mostly regarded as harmless entertainment or a pastime that ruled gamerooms before the rise of video games, but the story of how communities came to view pinball as a dangerous threat and the first step toward a life of gambling and vice stretches back to the birth of the game.”

Top 8 Most Innovative Pinball Machines of All Time
https://www.popularmechanics.com/tech...
“Early pinball machines, which became immensely popular in a Depression-scourged America looking for cheap entertainment, were built without flippers. Instead of the now-standard paddles, users pulled a plunger to shoot balls onto the playing field, aiming for holes that were worth various point values.”

What the Popularity of ‘Fortnite’ Has in Common With the 20th Century Pinball Craze
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innova...
“Long before parents freaked over the ubiquitous video game, they flipped out over another newfangled fad.”

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Thank you Pacific Pinball Museum!