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Title: Has anyone built a Virtual Pinball machine
Post by: Hyperfan on June 03, 2009, 03:37:32 pm

Hi

Has anyone built a virtual pinball table using a plasma a bit like this?

http://www.tab.at/tab/en/Desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-31/27_read-7

Title: Re: Has anyone built a Virtual Pinball machine
Post by: Dazz on June 03, 2009, 04:01:23 pm

Lots of people have...

HyperPin Forums (http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=32)

Title: Re: Has anyone built a Virtual Pinball machine
Post by: garnerb350 on June 03, 2009, 04:03:22 pm

Check out BadBoyBill at  http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/
He one of the head gurus there....
Supposly he made a "Pinball" Cab...with a front end he made call Hyperpin...
I think its just for Future and Visual Pinball games i think...  :dunno

Title: Re: Has anyone built a Virtual Pinball machine
Post by: garnerb350 on June 03, 2009, 04:06:55 pm

Dazz is the Chuck Norris of HyperSpin & HyperPin...

"There is no 'ctrl' button on Chuck Norris's computer. Chuck Norris is always in control. "

Title: Re: Has anyone built a Virtual Pinball machine
Post by: solid12345 on June 04, 2009, 02:35:50 pm

Personally, while I think these are cool from a novelty aspect, can't see plunking down a grand for these, Pinball is a different beast than arcades and there is just something about having a real machine with real parts and a real ball going around the table a digital screen just can't replicate.

Title: Re: Has anyone built a Virtual Pinball machine
Post by: javeryh on June 04, 2009, 03:35:02 pm

Quote from: solid12345 on June 04, 2009, 02:35:50 pm

Personally, while I think these are cool from a novelty aspect, can't see plunking down a grand for these, Pinball is a different beast than arcades and there is just something about having a real machine with real parts and a real ball going around the table a digital screen just can't replicate.

I don't know.  I'm no purist but I think there are several reasons to build one of these things:

- it would be fun to build
- it would be a unique project/conversation piece when completed
- it saves space instead of having multiple pins
- easy to maintain
- you get to play many different tables
- new tables are constantly being added

My favorite one is the Woody Mini-Pin that was posted here a few months back.  It's gorgeous.  I see your point though - real pinball would probably be more fun.

Title: Re: Has anyone built a Virtual Pinball machine
Post by: Ummon on June 05, 2009, 12:11:10 am

Only a thousand?  Hell yeah, I can.