@chimerror The history of pinball-- and the war against it-- is fucking FASCINATING.
Just one tiny example: https://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/features/the-man-who-saved-pinball/
I also like that the original "tilt" mechanism was rumored to be just... big pointy spikes on the underside of the machine. :D I'll see if I can find a source on that one.