Pinball on a computer. Any good?

[DickTurpin]

Is there actually any good software for Pinball on computers.

I remember Pinball Dreams Fantasies were great.

Is it any good in a cab?

[spoot]

Visual Pinball 9.x and Future Pinball are the two I use atm.  Building a cab just for those too.

[nickbuol]

On my most recent MAME cabinet (OK, I built it several years ago) I put in some buttons to serve as pinball flippers and the like.  I didn't like any of the pinball games at all.  So now, I never use those buttons.

HOWEVER, I have more recently revisited this, and I think that what it is for me that I don't like is that I am looking at a screen that is the size and position for arcade games, not pinball.  I also just have buttons, no plunger, no nudging, no force feedback, etc.

I REALLY want to build a full size cabinet with all of the bells and whistles some day.  Problem is that I know myself too well and while I could always say "I will start out with the basics and add on later," it will never happen.  I will go all out from the start and I honestly just can't afford that right now.

So I guess my question is, it depends...  spoot is on the mark with "simulation" type of pinball applications.  Those, in my opinion, were destined for full size cabinets.   For a different experience, a lot of people love Pinball Arcade by Far Sight Studios, but it isn't available for Windows.

[Wade007]

Visual Pinball 9.x and Future Pinball are the two I use atm.  Building a cab just for those too.

I agree with spoot. Future Pinball (using Physics 2.5) and Visual Pinball 9 are the best bets for a home emulation/PC setup.

I have both on my recently completed (March 2013) cabinet. I love both programs but honestly play more Future Pinball than VP.
There are some EXCELLENT table designs available. I'm partial to recreations of real world tables.

Read more about Future Pinball here:
http://www.cheapskategamer.com/pc_simulation_games/future-pinball/

Read more about Visual Pinball here:
http://www.cheapskategamer.com/pc_simulation_games/visual-pinball/

[DickTurpin]

Visual Pinball 9.x and Future Pinball are the two I use atm.  Building a cab just for those too.

Thanks Chaps

I'll check them out.

[DickTurpin]

Visual Pinball 9.x and Future Pinball are the two I use atm.  Building a cab just for those too.

I agree with spoot. Future Pinball (using Physics 2.5) and Visual Pinball 9 are the best bets for a home emulation/PC setup.

I have both on my recently completed (March 2013) cabinet. I love both programs but honestly play more Future Pinball than VP.
There are some EXCELLENT table designs available. I'm partial to recreations of real world tables.

Read more about Future Pinball here:
http://www.cheapskategamer.com/pc_simulation_games/future-pinball/

Read more about Visual Pinball here:
http://www.cheapskategamer.com/pc_simulation_games/visual-pinball/

Thanks Wade. Great links. Design your own tables. How cool is that!

[spoot]

Oh, and I'm using PinballX as a front-end and it's pretty fast/stable and author is releasing patches quite often atm.  And if you do Future Pinball......look at the BAM mod for 3d.

[DickTurpin]

Cool. Thanks Spoot

[spoot]

Pinball FX2 was on sale for 50% off on steam this weekend.....not sure if still on sale.   

Tables are hit and miss...