Arcades are never coming back. What you witnessed was a bright young pinhead stuck in the body of someone who likely will have a difficult time finding a source of steady pinball.
Savor these small moments. I just played my first game of pinball with my son recently (he worked the plunger and told me when a ball was about to pop out). He's only 2 1/2, so I haven't turned him fully loose on my collection.