I stumbled upon your channel a few months ago, and have really been enjoying your work. I’m a long-time pinball player and collector, and I have to say that this is the most robust explainer on the legal history of pinball I’ve ever seen. A lot of the stories about this focus on the repeal, often ignoring that the ban on pinball may not have been as unreasonable as it seems on its face.
Yep as well as anyone else who doesn't participate in the same hobbies as the other person. And the older generations will always 'blame it on the devil' followed with 'when i was your age i played with sticks in the woods with my friends.....'
Fascinating history.. I recently watched the movie Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game (2022) and highly recommend it for a fun historical tale. Also a worthy mention is Tilt (1979) Thanks for the great video!!
Like you said previous generations will find something to 'blame it on the devil'. I'm sure they did the same with carving wood, reading books, fishing, TV, movies and others etc. I was in Iowa and there was a fundraiser for CHILDREN EDUCATION and they had a contest involving videogames. I used this event as an opportunity to share the gospel and attempted to encourage the congregation into supporting the tournament at the library, yet they looked at me like i had corn growing out of my ears. It really was baffling to me ........
I stumbled upon your channel a few months ago, and have really been enjoying your work.
I’m a long-time pinball player and collector, and I have to say that this is the most robust explainer on the legal history of pinball I’ve ever seen. A lot of the stories about this focus on the repeal, often ignoring that the ban on pinball may not have been as unreasonable as it seems on its face.
Electrified Bonus Holes... Sounds like a crazy night. 😂
I definitely wasn’t giggling to myself when I read that line into the microphone! 🫢
@@AlmostSomething Of course not, we're all way to high brow around here to giggle about such things...
If it's a form of entertainment, parents will blame it for their kids' bad behavior.
Yep as well as anyone else who doesn't participate in the same hobbies as the other person. And the older generations will always 'blame it on the devil' followed with 'when i was your age i played with sticks in the woods with my friends.....'
Hey, I just recently discovered your channel maybe within the past week and I really enjoy your content, keep up the great work.
Thanks man!!!
Fascinating history.. I recently watched the movie Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game (2022) and highly recommend it for a fun historical tale. Also a worthy mention is Tilt (1979)
Thanks for the great video!!
I never knew this side of the pinball prohibition story.
Electrified Bonus Holes got me acting unwise.
Horrific to see all those machines just being smashed to pieces, old slots and pinball machines are beautiful works of art, such a shame.
That K under your name should be a M.
Like you said previous generations will find something to 'blame it on the devil'. I'm sure they did the same with carving wood, reading books, fishing, TV, movies and others etc. I was in Iowa and there was a fundraiser for CHILDREN EDUCATION and they had a contest involving videogames. I used this event as an opportunity to share the gospel and attempted to encourage the congregation into supporting the tournament at the library, yet they looked at me like i had corn growing out of my ears. It really was baffling to me ........
Long Beach is in Los Angeles. Saying LA banned them and then saying Long Beach did is just redundant.
Pinball isn't evil
Did Tucker Carson narrate this? Sounds just like him.
Well told. Humpty dumpty changed the landscape.
never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined pinball manufacturing companies getting the same treatment as abortion clinics
humans are weird