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| Ond:
--- Quote from: PL1 on April 30, 2026, 09:23:03 am --- --- Quote from: Ond on April 23, 2026, 07:01:34 pm ---Any vpin builders have their favourite tables? --- End quote --- Haven't done a build, but here are some tables to consider: * Medieval Madness (Williams) * Lord of the Rings (Stern) * Doctor Who (Bally) - Scared Stiff (Bally) - Has a spider spinner - Addams Family (Midway) - Creature from the Black Lagoon (Bally) - Elvira and the Party Monsters (Bally) - Evel Knievel (Bally) - Indiana Jones (Williams) - Jurassic Park (Data East) In the non-realistic but fun category, Liteuser made Young Frankenstein and Spaceballs tables. :lol Scott --- End quote --- Thanks Scott, I was interested in why you might like any of these tables. I've played quite a few of those on my vpin and some real versions of those tables as well e.g. Addams Family and Lord of the Rings. I'll check out the others. One of my favs at the moment is Godzilla (Sega). I like it for the easy gameplay, multiball and pacing, also the music/sound is fun. I've since removed Addams Family, LOTR, Medieval Madness and Indiana Jones from my machine although I may re-enable that last one. I have Jurassic Park - The Lost World which is also good. Other tables I tried and removed include Daredevil (love the TV show) and Metalllica amongst others. I think there has to be something which just clicks with you when you play, some fun repetition of mechanics and sound maybe loops or combinations. The hook is when it's meditative and relaxing. Another thing to be really clear on is Vpins are video game machines, they might 'look' realistic but they are simply not (imo) trying to be a replacement for the real thing. The other day I had a chance to play a real Attack From Mars table and it was just so much better. That said I'm enjoying the hell out of my 'The Web' machine. OK, enough posting from me for now. Next time will be build stuff. :cheers: |
| PL1:
--- Quote from: Ond on April 30, 2026, 06:49:12 pm ---I was interested in why you might like any of these tables. --- End quote --- It's a combination of theme, original table/rules design, gameplay, recreation accuracy, and/or emulation quality. --- Quote from: Ond on April 30, 2026, 06:49:12 pm ---I think there has to be something which just clicks with you when you play, some fun repetition of mechanics and sound maybe loops or combinations. --- End quote --- Yes. That connection is subjective. That's why I didn't bother mentioning specific reasons for liking those tables. If there's a table you like in real life but not in VP, you might want to see if there's a better version by a different designer. - When I was building my collection of VP7/8/9 tables, there were certain designers like JPSalas that were consistently great. - No idea who is making the best table recreations in VPX nowadays. :dunno Scott |
| Ond:
The minor re-build of this cabinet is underway. All being well I should have a few regular updates over the coming days. In re-wiring the buttons and devices I'm also updating or improving the control set while the opportunity is there. -New plunger button -Added magna save buttons -Added real Tilt bob -Re-work of backbox -New PS for amplifier (more powerful) Update pics in no particular order: I found this awesome red button. It has a really nice action, still light, but more tactile than the arcade button I was using. I gutted and modified a clear Seimitsu button to adapt the Big Red Button. I designed and 3D printed a tight fitting clear collar with an outside diam. to fit the Seimitsu collar. I don't have room in this cab for a realistic plunger but this is a nice compromise. I think VPINS are fine with just a plunger button, I'm kind of used to it now anyway. The clear sleeve and button were glued into the Seimitsu collar with clear Araldite. The nice feature is that the assembly can be removed just like any arcade button and can be LED lit as well. I resisted adding magna save buttons originally but there are a few tables that use them including of course Black Knight. Bah, making holes in the cab after expensive artwork is in place :scared I don't recommend it! I'm redesigning the back-box right now, next up some pics of that process. |
| PL1:
--- Quote from: Ond on May 11, 2026, 07:57:05 pm ---I resisted adding magna save buttons originally but there are a few tables that use them including of course Black Knight. Bah, making holes in the cab after expensive artwork is in place :scared I don't recommend it! --- End quote --- Adding MagnaSave buttons also allows you to easily include tables with Upper Flippers. Since there are no tables that use both MagnaSave and Upper Flippers, you can wire the Right MagnaSave and Right Upper Flipper inputs in parallel to one button and the Left MagnaSave and Left Upper Flipper inputs in parallel to another button because tables ignore button presses that don't apply. :cheers: Scott |
| Ond:
Thanks Scott, that's actually pretty interesting to me. Tables with upper flippers! Can you give me examples of some? I want to check them our. :cheers: *edit, you just mean tables with upper flippers in general that are scripted to allow separate control right? :P |
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