Back in the 80s and 90s many folk played pinball when they were bored. Either they had no friends or they were simply killing some time.
The demise of pinball is analogous to the demise of cinemas. Every decent sized town had a picture house. Cities had numerous picture houses. My grandparents would go and sit in the same seats at their local picture house in Sheffield every Saturday to watch newsreels and Flash Gordon.
Few folk experience boredom nowadays. Virtually everyone below the age of 70 or so has a 1080p newsreel, cinema, juke box, source of sexual encounters and gaming system in their pocket.
The demise of pinball is analogous to the demise of cinemas. Every decent sized town had a picture house. Cities had numerous picture houses. My grandparents would go and sit in the same seats at their local picture house in Sheffield every Saturday to watch newsreels and Flash Gordon.
Few folk experience boredom nowadays. Virtually everyone below the age of 70 or so has a 1080p newsreel, cinema, juke box, source of sexual encounters and gaming system in their pocket.