https://www.kineticist.com/news/category/pinball-history Pinball History articles on Kineticist. en-us https://www.kineticist.com/news/ted-zale-bally-designer https://www.kineticist.com/news/ted-zale-bally-designer Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:55:29 GMT 2026-09-10T12:41:23.983Z Zipper flippers, the 3-inch flipper and the first production 6-player game: what Ted Zale built at Bally between 1963 and 1973. Pinball History https://www.kineticist.com/news/dolly-parton-pinball https://www.kineticist.com/news/dolly-parton-pinball Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:37:38 GMT 2026-09-10T12:41:23.983Z How Bally put Dolly Parton on a pinball machine in 1979, why her team sent Dave Christensen’s backglass back, and how the game plays today. Pinball History https://www.kineticist.com/news/wayne-neyens-career https://www.kineticist.com/news/wayne-neyens-career Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:21:33 GMT 2026-09-10T12:41:23.983Z From College Daze to Challenger: the Gottlieb designer who gave pinball the wedge head, the add-a-ball, and the first true multiplayer game. Pinball History https://www.kineticist.com/news/150-pinball-firsts https://www.kineticist.com/news/150-pinball-firsts Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:29:00 GMT 2026-09-10T12:41:23.983Z 154 years of pinball firsts: from an 1871 bagatelle patent to the largest homebrew ever built. Pinball History https://www.kineticist.com/news/top-em-games https://www.kineticist.com/news/top-em-games Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:04:42 GMT 2026-09-10T12:41:23.983Z The ten best electromechanical pinball machines ever made, as rated by users of the Internet Pinball Database. Pinball History https://www.kineticist.com/news/is-ipdb-dying https://www.kineticist.com/news/is-ipdb-dying Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:58:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:18.237Z IPDB database updates have dropped 93% since 2020, and 71% of recent pinball releases are missing. A data-driven look at the decline of a community resource. Pinball History https://www.kineticist.com/news/first-international-pinball-day https://www.kineticist.com/news/first-international-pinball-day Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:05:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:20.553Z Celebrating the first International Pinball Day. Pinball History