favorite factoid: pinball machines started out as gambling games much like its cousin pachinko

people got so hype and violent about it they had to shut it all down and you were not allowed to give cash prizes

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@chimerror The history of pinball-- and the war against it-- is fucking FASCINATING.

Just one tiny example: onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/featu

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.

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