On a side street near the Acropolis, a new museum is exhibiting items a little different from the elegant white marble statues of ancient Greek antiquity. Here, there are flashing lights, loud pinging and popping noises, Reuters reports.
The Athens Pinball Museum is home to over 100 fully functional pinball machines dating from the 1950s, where fans can go back in time and, in some instances, relive their youth.
Once popular with young Greeks, pinball arcades stood all over the country before fading out some 20 years ago. In an age of smart phones and video games, they are now foreign to many youngsters.
On show and also for play are games the owner says are a chronicle of pop culture, illustrating films, shows and music across decades, as well as historical events, like the 1958 “Satellite” pinball machine by the Williams Manufacturing Company, marking when the United States first launched a satellite into space. There is also his wife’s gift, a 1993 Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” game by Williams, and a 1994 “Addams Family” collector’s edition by Bally Manufacturing.
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