The Silverball Retro Arcade is near the boardwalk or seaside walking path in the coastal town of Asbury Park, in the state of New Jersey. It houses more than 150 working pinball machines. Pinball is an arcade game in which small metal balls shoot down the machine, hitting targets in order to earn points. The Silverball Retro Arcade is also a museum. Some of the machines are over 70 years old. They date back to the 1950s, when pinball was at the height of its popularity. The Arcade offers fans of pinball a chance to go back in time and experience their childhoods again. William Mena is one such fan. The 24-year-old said that pinball reminds him of his father. He said that growing up they would play arcade games on the Jersey Shore in the town of Seaside. “…He used to love all kinds of old stuff and this is just something that reminds me of him. He's not around anymore, so I come here and I play and it brings back memories from the past.” The collection of pinball machines started when the museum’s co-founder Robert Ilvento started collecting pinball machines for his daughter. She has autism, and one of her favorite activities is playing pinball. Ilvento’s friend and business partner Steve Zuckerman also had a pinball machine collection. So, they combined the collections, and in 2009, the museum opened under the name Silverball Retro Arcade.
Title: Pinball Machine Museum Holds Over 150 Machines
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5629/A24.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Pinball Machine Museum Holds Over 150 Machines' data-article-id='6200'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='14896'>The Silverball Retro Arcade is near the boardwalk or seaside walking path in the coastal town of Asbury Park, in the state of New Jersey. </span> <span data-start-time='14896' data-end-time='21354'>It houses more than 150 working pinball machines. </span> <span data-start-time='21354' data-end-time='33000'>Pinball is an arcade game in which small metal balls shoot down the machine, hitting targets in order to earn points.</span> <span data-start-time='33000' data-end-time='37583'>The Silverball Retro Arcade is also a museum. </span> <span data-start-time='37583' data-end-time='42083'>Some of the machines are over 70 years old. </span> <span data-start-time='42083' data-end-time='50042'>They date back to the 1950s, when pinball was at the height of its popularity. </span> <span data-start-time='50042' data-end-time='58813'>The Arcade offers fans of pinball a chance to go back in time and experience their childhoods again.</span> <span data-start-time='58813' data-end-time='62021'>William Mena is one such fan. </span> <span data-start-time='62021' data-end-time='67875'>The 24-year-old said that pinball reminds him of his father. </span> <span data-start-time='67875' data-end-time='76667'>He said that growing up they would play arcade games on the Jersey Shore in the town of Seaside.</span> <span data-start-time='76667' data-end-time='83729'>“…He used to love all kinds of old stuff and this is just something that reminds me of him. </span> <span data-start-time='83729' data-end-time='92688'>He's not around anymore, so I come here and I play and it brings back memories from the past.”</span> <span data-start-time='92688' data-end-time='104563'>The collection of pinball machines started when the museum’s co-founder Robert Ilvento started collecting pinball machines for his daughter. </span> <span data-start-time='104563' data-end-time='112000'>She has autism, and one of her favorite activities is playing pinball.</span> <span data-start-time='112000' data-end-time='120688'>Ilvento’s friend and business partner Steve Zuckerman also had a pinball machine collection. </span> <span data-start-time='120688' data-end-time='132229'>So, they combined the collections, and in 2009, the museum opened under the name Silverball Retro Arcade.</span> </p></div><div 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