The Strong National Museum of Play, also called The Strong Museum or simply the Strong, is part of The Strong in Rochester, New York, United States. It was started in 1969 and originally based on the personal collection of Margaret Woodbury Strong, a person from Rochester. The museum opened to the public in 1982 after many years of planning, organizing, and creating exhibits for its new building in downtown Rochester.
The National Videogame Museum is a museum in Frisco, Texas, that focuses on the history of video games and the video game industry. It opened in 2016 and includes classic arcade machines set up like an old arcade, games from different video game consoles arranged like a living room, and games from historic computers. The museum also has displays about the history of the video game industry, as well as items and collectibles related to the industry.
The Houston Arcade Expo is an annual event in Houston that offers only free-to-play arcade games, computer games, and console games from different time periods in gaming history. The event also includes old-fashioned penny arcades. It often has live music and features several bands.
This is a list that is not complete of companies that make pinball machines, both from the past and today, arranged in order of their names. The article includes companies that have produced pinball machines in at least a small number of units, but it does not include companies that make pinball machines in very small numbers or as one-of-a-kind custom designs.
Churchill Cabinet Company was established by Ole Gullickson in 1904 in the Cicero suburb of Chicago. The company is still located there and is known for making pinball machines under the Chicago Gaming brand.
Stern is the name of two different but connected arcade game companies. Stern Electronics, Inc. made arcade video games and pinball machines from 1977 to 1985 and was famous for the game Berzerk.
Bally Manufacturing, which later became known as Bally Entertainment, was an American company that originally made pinball machines and slot machines. Over time, the company grew into other areas, including casinos, video games, health clubs, and theme parks. In 1996, the company was purchased by Hilton Hotels.
Midway, released in the United Kingdom as Battle of Midway, is a 1976 American war film that tells the story of the Battle of Midway, an important event in the Pacific War of World War II. Directed by Jack Smight and produced by Walter Mirisch, the film was written by Donald S. Sanford.
Atari Games Corporation was an American company that made arcade video games. It was active from 1985 to 1999 and later operated as Midway Games West Inc. until 2003.
The following is a list of arcade games created and published by Sega, many of which were made for their arcade system boards. In addition to developing their own games, Sega allowed other companies to use their arcade systems. This list includes all games that were released on these arcade system boards.