Exactly. I've read thru this thread trying to come up with some kind of response. It is written like pinball has only been around for a few decades. Talking about the end of the line when the "kings" are all gone and such. Many of the "king" designers such as Harry Williams and Harry Mabs and many others have been gone for decades and that didn't stop pinball.

For me and others I know, pinball doesn't have to become more technologically advanced with clustered playfields and drive-in movie screens to bring in new players and keep people interested.

I guess it depends on the person. When I was in my 20s, the newest and brightest were games like Black Knight. Although I had already been playing for years, it was not too difficult for the younger people and newcomers to play and understand.

My daughter who is 16 now only likes to play the 60s vintage games I have, because she can enjoy them and doesn't have to figure out complicated rulesets that are not printed on the apron card. Maybe there is more to it than just that.

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