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DreamWeb:
Looks like David Foley/Ultracade is going to be getting into the Pinball controller business.



This was his attached message on the VPFORUMS.com

"We are in the midst of designing a new input device that will be compatible with VP and FP. This unit will be a USB based device. It will contain our pinball I/O controller which supports digital and analog inputs. It will have a motion sensor chip on board that will translate into table shaking input. It will have a real pinball plunger that can be digitially translated into the software.

There will be a "Deluxe" version with an LCD on the top that will allow the display of the SS tables onto the controller for added realism.

Any suggestions?

$129 for basic, $199 for deluxe are our target prices, it will depend on features."

Might be pretty neat to see if one of these things could be 'modified' to fit inside a home built cabinet.

http://www.vpforums.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35663

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DreamWeb:
Actually.. the plot thickens...

"Greetings, we have recently licensed the Visual Pinball system from Randy Davis to use in an upcoming product. We have also licensed all of the classic tables from companies such as Williams and Bally. We are now beginning the project and would like to use some of the VP tables that you have created as a starting point. We would like to offer you a small royalty for every copy of every table that we sell that was originated from your work. Please let me know if you are interested.

-David"

http://www.vpforums.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35631
Knievel:
That's cute. As much as I don't like the guy I'm interested to see how his Vpin table works out.
Being a big pinball/Vpinball fan the protype links in this thread give me goosebumps..in a good way.

http://www.retroblast.com/misc/vp_ultracade.html

Scoobie:
If these are plasma TVs, they're known to get burn-in fairly easily.  If you left the machine on for any length of time, your set would be ruined...
froggerman:
I don't think that is a plasma display, I think it is a 16x9 CRT. I have seen Toshiba televisions like that at Future Shop (Best Buy). The thing would weigh a ton!
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