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Zen Studios has had quite a bit of success doing just that with games like Zen Pinball, Pinball FX, and, more recently, Marvel Pinball. That is, unless you make a video game version of the game. Not exactly ideal for home entertainment. And unlike video games, pinball requires a lot of space, an expensive table, and plenty of maintenance. With arcades in North America virtually disappearing, the natural habitat of the pinball table has been drastically reduced.

Pinball has been in a steady decline for a while.

Ars spoke with several developers to learn just what it is about these games that makes them so enduring, even in the digital age. Thanks to new distribution channels and control methods, these old-school games are making a comeback and reaching a brand new audience, one that is partially made up of players who have never experienced a real-world pinball machine or board game. Video games have been slowly killing physical games like pinball and board games, but now they're starting to bring them back.