A new generation is embracing pinball

Gen Z arcade fans are embracing a familiar favorite: pinball. Players like 19 year old Jason Zahler started at age 3 and is now ranked the number one player in the world. NBC's George Solis has the story.
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  • @newoldvideos989
    @newoldvideos9895 ай бұрын

    LOL, I grew up playing pinball in the 70's and 80's, I still play..I love the Jurassic Park machine...

  • @PulledPorkGarage

    @PulledPorkGarage

    5 ай бұрын

    70'80? Definitely also in my case. Pinball. A good dating tool it was in my youth. And a fun game......!

  • @A3Kr0n

    @A3Kr0n

    5 ай бұрын

    My mom didn't want me playing pinball. She said it was a waste of money.

  • @quantumfx2677

    @quantumfx2677

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@A3Kr0nOnly if she understood how it engages the brain into a well tuned responsive, enhanced focused with better brain development allowing for new snyapses for sharper brain as we age!

  • @jg7634

    @jg7634

    5 ай бұрын

    @@A3Kr0n to be fair to your mom.... It does take a lot of practice to get good enough at pinball to make it "worth it" to put money into a machine. Also buying a new table these days will set you back 7-15k

  • @jg7634

    @jg7634

    5 ай бұрын

    Which Jurassic park? There are 3 different ones.

  • @mooncloud6563
    @mooncloud65635 ай бұрын

    Pinball is great. Prices are a little high on new machines. I might look into owning a new one in the future

  • @jc2333
    @jc23335 ай бұрын

    He’s a pinball wizard the who sings about .

  • @viccamppinball
    @viccamppinball5 ай бұрын

    I've been playing pinball since the 1960's and still play today. My collection of pinball machines is about 30+ machines for over 35 years years. I am so glad to view this video and see where pinball stands at the present time. "Keep on Flipping"

  • @PulledPorkGarage
    @PulledPorkGarage5 ай бұрын

    Pinball. A good dating tool it was in my youth. And a fun game......!

  • @Mysda_
    @Mysda_Ай бұрын

    I've been designing pinball tables since I'm 21yo, it's for passionate people!

  • @user-ui6yg4fh1h
    @user-ui6yg4fh1h5 ай бұрын

    I use to spend all my quarters in pin ball Late 70s Charlie Angels And Star Trevk

  • @brandonhiggs88
    @brandonhiggs885 ай бұрын

    Good to see a new generation getting into pinball

  • @derekschneider8922
    @derekschneider89225 ай бұрын

    Adams family pinball machine shown is the funniest; shakes, magnets and humorous sayings

  • @roachtoasties
    @roachtoasties5 ай бұрын

    I got fairly good at Ms. Pacman, when there was the arcade game in the break room at work, but finally gave it up. My wrist was starting to ache badly, as I was serious on the joystick. Pinball I wasn't good at. I remember in high school we had a couple pinball machines in shop class, so we can learn about repairing them. I didn't learn much about repairing, but with the top glass removed I could score a lot of points by pushing things and catching the ball before it could fall down the bottom.

  • @donarrivas1675
    @donarrivas16755 ай бұрын

    We used to play pinball all day just by 1 quarter in the student union building during the college years when the rains came. We also played pools and bowlings in rainy days.

  • @bluetarantulaproductions6179
    @bluetarantulaproductions61794 ай бұрын

    When I was a kid my family and I used to have both "Flash Gordon" by Bally (based on the movie) & "Triple Strike" by Williams (it's the pinball machine that rolls out of the semi at the end of the first "Police Academy" movie).

  • @arthurr7866
    @arthurr78665 ай бұрын

    The " Twilight Zone " pinball game was my favorite. I could earn free games on there almost every time.

  • @meowco69
    @meowco695 ай бұрын

    Pinball was always fun at Playland in Times Sq

  • @Miss_Cherry
    @Miss_Cherry5 ай бұрын

    Yeeah i got my 16 year old obsessed with pinball online.

  • @hyperboreen4854

    @hyperboreen4854

    4 ай бұрын

    Good kid.

  • @Lp-ze1tg
    @Lp-ze1tg5 ай бұрын

    I have a relative who purchased a godzilla pinball machine for $13k and then another deadpool machine for $8k that is how people are crazy about pinball machine now.

  • @Rolandjes37
    @Rolandjes375 ай бұрын

    That's awesome

  • @iiCkabodcrane
    @iiCkabodcrane5 ай бұрын

    What is the name of the arcade?

  • @delawarepinballcollective9532

    @delawarepinballcollective9532

    4 ай бұрын

    The Delaware Pinball Collective

  • @rocksteady702
    @rocksteady702Ай бұрын

    It’s good kids in this gen is getting into it.

  • @blorfenburger
    @blorfenburger5 ай бұрын

    Good

  • @benjaminyoung9694
    @benjaminyoung96944 ай бұрын

    Finally some good news. Earth is healing

  • @user-nb1mk1jg4m
    @user-nb1mk1jg4m4 ай бұрын

    Just got into pinball recently. If you can believe it , via pokemon pinball. Simple yet addicting formula of slapping pokeballs at pokemon.

  • @writerconsidered
    @writerconsidered5 ай бұрын

    I thought pinball went extinct with rotary phones.

  • @XYZ-gm2xo
    @XYZ-gm2xo5 ай бұрын

    NNNNNEEEERRRRRDDDD!!!!!

  • @shipwreck8847
    @shipwreck88475 ай бұрын

    I see a lot of blue balls in that room.

  • @cxns155
    @cxns1555 ай бұрын

    3d space cadet pinball. :: drops mic::