Overview of my Virtual Pinball Machine 

Thank you.

Thanks for the comments. Good luck on your upcoming project.

Thanks. I appreciate that.

Thank you. Lots of ways to do things out there. Find something you like and have fun with it.

Thank you. I have a lot of fun with mine. Maybe I will put together a video series in the future.

Thanks. I might try and do another video in the future but it’s not as easy once it is all put together. Lol

Thanks. That’s actually the plan. Not sure when I will get around to it. Lol

Thank you. :)

Thank you. I appreciate that. If I am not mistaken, I think I saw that software at TPF this year and I would like to check it out when I have the time.

@@LonnyPayne It's pretty awesome. I'm still learning it myself.

I second that and the community support and content creation has been amazing.

I actually play it more than I thought I would. I think VPs can be set up so differently with equipment and software that some play great and some are awful. Mine plays great and it is a lot of fun. A lot of the VP software out there is real cartoonish and I don’t care for that. I want it to be a more realistic experience.

I recorded the trailers using a screen capture program. Then added the video and audio files to PinballX.

Actually, that was random but now that you mention it........lol

I have done a little research and I hope to try that sometime but haven’t tried it yet. Seems like a pretty cool thing

Main screen is 43, Backbox is 32 DMD is 19 computer monitor.

The bigger screen allows the image to touch the sides of the cabinet. This looks more like a real machine. It tables are adjusted so the edge of the table stops at the side of the cabinet so there is actually a little bit of the screen not used. This also allows the screen to reach closer to the back. Using the same size screen in a wide body would leave the bezel around the edge of the screen between the tv and the side of the cabinet. I personally don’t like that but it’s up to the user. There are a lot of different ways to set it up. The way I did it added some complication to the build process but it was worth it to me.

@@LonnyPayne thanks. Also on your guts video, it wasn't clear if you added any solenoids or anything for the typical flipper, slingshot, bumper sounds. If you didn't, do you feel that would add a lot to the VP experience? Do you find that your side of the cabinet is weaker since you've cut out sections on both sides for the tv?

@@paulharder407 I have not added those yet but I would like to do that at some point. I think it would add some extra realism to the experience. I see no weakening of the cabinet from the cuts.

@@LonnyPayne can you talk more about the adjustment you make for the game so the flippers are more in line with reality. Just x/y adjustments or do you stretch things as well? Do you care about the fact that you lose the plunger visual and apron? Maybe a video of you installing a new table and what you do to get it the way you like for your vp cab.

I live in central Arkansas. I post updates on Facebook, Instagram and I usually have restore threads on Pinside. I haven’t been able to do much work lately but hope to get back to it soon with some more updates. Thanks.

Yes. Using the Visual Pinball and Future Pinball software you can make your own games and modify games that are already available.

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I don’t have any experience with FX3 yet. It’s on the “to do” list at some point.

As I mentioned in the video, it is not meant to “replace” pinball machines. It’s meant to compliment them. You can play games that you don’t own and will never own. It’s all about the set up. I have played VPs that suck. If you have the right computer and the right set up they can play amazingly real. With the new 4K tables our now, it’s impressive. I have 14 real machines in my gameroom and I still play my VP all the time. And it’s also nice to play with headphones after everyone is asleep and “real” pinball is not an option. I have a video that should be posted in the next day or two on the “guts” of this machine. Thanks for the question.

@@LonnyPayne Thanks for the response. I saw all you're real tables, that's why I couldn't really fathom playing VP if I had access to real ones, except maybe, I don't know, to try a table out, but I'd just use a PC and use the money you spent on the virtual one on a real pinball machine. I don't have the money you seem to have, maybe that's why my perspective was initially tainted, plus I could see why you'd play with headphones if you wanted to be quiet and that is great for that. Thanks again!