Picking up an actual pinball machine can cost a fortune, with prices often reaching over $1,000. They also take up a ton of space, making them less than ideal for cozy apartments or small homes.

SUPERIOR — With his knees bent and one foot slightly in front of the other, Parnell Lutz, of Duluth, hunched over a pinball machine in Average’s Joe’s pub in Superior. The game he’s focused on is ...

Easy on you and your pocket change, here are some accessible machines for those who aspire to become a pinball wizard.

This is a somewhat specialized build, pondering building a virtual pinball cabinet based around Visual Pinball and a large screen 1080p LCD TV. As such it only needs a pretty minimal machine, but with ...