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Ond:
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--- Quote from: Ond on April 23, 2026, 07:01:34 pm ---Any vpin builders have their favourite tables?
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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