Photos from inside Bally Manufacturing.

These come from a 1937 profile on #pinball about a year after the game's operation was banned in Chicago.

That doesn't stop business!

This is, by my reckoning, the first "official" translation of an adventure game, possibly of any computer game.

The French version of Mystery House, original by Roberta Williams, translation by Tom Nalevanko.

I give a full history of how the translation happened.

https://bluerenga.blog/2026/03/17/mystery-house-the-french-version-1980/

#retrogaming #adventuregame #videogames #textadventure #interactivefiction #history #french #apple #appleII

At the famous 1939 New York World's Fair, Bally set up an exhibit of their bumper-powered pinball games at the penny arcade on the premises.

Of course, a little over two years later, pinball would be officially expelled from New York City.

They say it's the season for scary games. What better time to play Spook Gun by Bally?

A Dale Gun-style game advertised for its "junior" quality, the novelty of sniping the undead has never really gotten old.

We're in the final days to get your ticket for @intelligentspeech.bsky.social where I'll be moderating and presenting on Saturday!

https://intelligentspeechonline.com/speakers/

Check the schedule and get a ticket (promo code: PLAY)! The ticket also gives you access to VODs if you can't make it.

Getyer popcorn here!

Popmatic Mfg Co. was one of the premiere popcorn makers in the 1930s.

This model, Popmaticorn, is a beautiful example of vending machines from whence came the classic Coke dispenser.