“Pinball Wizard” became a hit in the United States. The song reached No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, staying on the chart for 11 weeks. The track’s parent album became even more popular.

In a high-ceilinged, 36,000-square-foot showroom, pinball machines line two walls. The air is punctuated by the distinctive "ka-chunck kachunk, kachunk" of flippers, followed by the high-pitched ...