Grandad dubbed 'Dr Pinball' with a four year waiting list to repair machines
A grandad dubbed 'Dr Pinball' says the retro games are becoming so popular that he has a four-and-a-half-year waiting list to fix them.
Mark Squires, 64, founded The Pinball Surgery where he repairs, renovates and services the retro games and said many are returning to play to "relive their youth".
His business has become so popular he has fixed more than 500 machines and owned around 180 himself.
Mr Squires, from Swavesey, Cambs, fell in love with pinball while working as an electronics apprentice after he left school and has worked on them ever since.
The retiree who used to work in marketing and communications said: "When you're an apprentice, they give you a brown coat.
Mark Squires, 64, founded The Pinball Surgery where he repairs, renovates and services the retro games and said many are returning to play to "relive their youth".
His business has become so popular he has fixed more than 500 machines and owned around 180 himself.
Mr Squires, from Swavesey, Cambs, fell in love with pinball while working as an electronics apprentice after he left school and has worked on them ever since.
The retiree who used to work in marketing and communications said: "When you're an apprentice, they give you a brown coat.
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