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Virtual Pinball and Real Life Pinball Side by Side Comparison

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TopJimmyCooks:
Sorry, had you confused with Mebronx, guy has a ton of a-list games. 

nickbuol:

--- Quote from: MTPPC on June 10, 2013, 01:08:24 pm ---I think people always forget that the purpose of simulation is not to do what you can in real life. It's to do the things you can't... like having a couple hundred machines in your house or like learning to drive a multi-million dollar aircraft or automobile. Simulation is not the real thing by definition. That's why it's sort of funny to see all these guys bad-mouthing it when the don't have a simulator or haven't played on a good one. Of course we would all like to have a basement full of classic pins in like new condition. That's what I am simulating and the haters will never have that. I really posted this topic hoping that others who have done the side by side could report their results, but perhaps there just aren't more than a couple of us in this elite group.

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I hope that you didn't take my post that way.   :'(

I was saying just the opposite that I can't afford the space or massive funds to buy and keep a bunch of games, so someday, next to my Theatre of Magic, I will have my own virtual pinball machine for the reasons you mention.

I for one, appreciate your initial post and comparison.

ChadTower:

The magic of VP isn't in the recreations of existing games.  It's in new and original games that can do things a real pin cannot do.  There are tons of really great original tables for VP/FP that are gorgeous and tons of fun.  And anybody who likes pinball can make their own games, play them and share them, and get into the "pinball creation game". 

The problem is when someone comes in and decides the only purpose of the simulation is so they can play Medieval Madness and Attack From Mars.  Yes, it can do that, but that's not what it does best.

nickbuol:
Agreed.  While I only touched on the "1 virtual instead of 100 real" pinball machines, you are correct.  There are a number of "machines" out there that only exist virtually, and they are pretty cool even on a computer monitor.

spoot:
Sure VP/FP isn't the real thing but it's still damn enjoyable.  Otherwise I wouldn't be 4k deep into my vpin build.   :laugh2:

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