Pinball IS mainstream compared to the dark times of 2000 to 2005. Every new game that came out back then really seemed like it would be the last. You could seriously not even find a pinball machine on location in those days and if you did you were morally obligated to post the location online. The hobby was so small compared to how it is today it's almost surreal. The one benefit was you could get pretty much any system 11 or wpc game for under a grand