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The Web - VirtUal Pinball eXTreme
javeryh:
Great to see you building again Ond!
What are the overall dimensions of the body? A vPin is on my bucket list but I am really short on space so whatever I build will need to be small although at full height. 3/4 size seems adequate to me.
I've always had Froggerman's woodrail minipin project in the back of my head as something I'd like to strive for in the future... too bad the pics to his thread are gone.
Ond:
--- Quote from: javeryh on February 21, 2024, 01:42:25 pm ---Great to see you building again Ond!
What are the overall dimensions of the body? A vPin is on my bucket list but I am really short on space so whatever I build will need to be small although at full height. 3/4 size seems adequate to me.
I've always had Froggerman's woodrail minipin project in the back of my head as something I'd like to strive for in the future... too bad the pics to his thread are gone.
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Hey mate! It's nice to have at least a solid day each week to do nothing but project builds. That hasn't been possible in a long time for me, up until recently. This vpin is approximately 31 x 16 x 29 inches (29 is the height).
Now you've got me curios about Froggerman's vpin.. are there any references to look at or similar. Is it based on a real cabinet?
PL1:
--- Quote from: Ond on February 18, 2024, 09:15:59 pm ---In the mid 90s a pinball game for PC (and other platforms) was released called Pro Pinball The Web. It was DOS based to start with. I remember the game play and realism was really good compared to other PC pinball games at the time.
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Thanks for mentioning this game.
Just got the DOS version of it working in MAME on an emulated 486 system.
I can see why you like it. :cheers:
Scott
javeryh:
Froggerman's thread is HERE but the pics are gone. He hasn't been here in almost a decade either. The cabinet looked like a really old pinball cabinet with wooden legs and a compact size. I can't remember if it was based on an actual cabinet with similar dimensions but it looked a lot like this:
It had similar retro artwork and was a very cool blending of an old time design with modern components. It also just looked like a lot of fun to play.
Ond:
--- Quote from: PL1 on February 22, 2024, 04:34:02 am ---Thanks for mentioning this game.
Just got the DOS version of it working in MAME on an emulated 486 system.
I can see why you like it. :cheers:
Scott
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Hey Scott, great that you got The Web up and running. There's various ways to run the game, Dosbox Mame etc, there are also some Windows exe files you can run with the original files to access it in Windows. That method generally allows the best sound and resolution options. I'm not a gamer but I played the hell out of that game and actually started getting reasonably good at multiple loops and skill shots. It was designed to be played in perspective view on a 4:3 screen Here's a pic of the original playfield for reference for everyone else.
javeryh, I can see the appeal of those lovely old wooden pinball machines. All that timber and great vintage artwork, damn!
I'm going to to try and post my project progress updates in real-time just like the good old days.
Today I worked on the back box, monitor fitting, glass fitting etc. I have no plan to follow, so there's a fair bit of reworking and adjustments. I actually like building that way, it's more relaxing.
I had to re-cut the timber brace that holds the back box monitor in. It was sitting too far forward in the back box. I tore out some crappy MDF internal bracing that I'd done in the back box and replaced with stronger hardwood pieces. I'm figuring out how to secure the glass in the back box and fit the speaker panel. I want really clean simple lines when its all finished. Here's how that ended up today:
There's not enough room in the back box (if I keep the dimensions accurate to a real pinball machine) for placing speakers behind directly behind grills. To get a very convincing speaker grill look I'm using the 3D printed parts and I'm going to make up a panel which sits in front of the monitor. The actual speakers sitting in behind and below the monitor will transmit sound through the available grill apertures just fine. I'll make use of the DMD display on the back glass monitor in a cut-out in the speaker panel.
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