The Ultimate Virtual Pinball Machine 4K - Is it Worth It? 

Can you guys recommend a cool bar stool I could use for this new virtual pinball? I was thinking maybe this one - amzn.to/3qk9CZV

Your video card has very little to do with your "load times" it's all Storage Speed to load into ram. Get the best/lowest latency SSD and Ram for your load time reduction. Better video card will make the graphics look smoother, less lag/clipping

I think it's awesome, i really wish to see how it feels live. The price seems pretty fair. Congrats on this purchase and have fun!

Beautiful! But for 5k at the price of a real brand new pinball machine it better be!

Couldnt add you a loading video? There is a cool one for it. Do it urself in popper

LOL- the packaging cost alone must have been $200. Shipping even more?

only thing I don't like about it, it a tv screen instead an Asus ROG strike gaming monitor.

As a guy that grew up going to Pinball Parlors (which pre-dated Arcades) my first gut reaction to a "virtual" pinball machine was UGH. But with the variety of playfields, the transducers, and actuator feedback....this seems pretty cool. Thanks for sharing this!

Does this have that new Godzilla pinball?

This does look really awesome! I'd love to see a comparison to a real Medieval Madness. For me, the physics in virtual pinball have never felt totally realistic. Looks like the best solution so far.

Nice review, I don't know if people are aware but 90% of the features shown in this video are available as "open source" software that is developed by people free of charge to use.

As someone who spent many hours playing Space Cadet, the old windows pinball game, I'm pretty sure I would enjoy a virtual pinball machine.

My mind is blown. The graphics look so good along with every other realistic sensation added.

I have a local company selling a 3/4 size one for $4000AUD with 1080 games on it but I think it just won’t have the right feel if it’s a bit smaller than a standard pinball unfortunately🤔. I wonder if they do the full size as well I’ll need to doublecheck. Great upload mate I was curious as to how good the actual playing field screen was but it actually looks pretty bloody good , So I’ll definitely look at getting something like this for sure👊🏻😁🇦🇺🍻🍻

Wow the best virtual pinball I've seen & your review is 1st class. I'm planning on getting one soon & thanks to you I'm sure I found the one to get & the upgrades to go with it... Great job cheers

I had no idea that they had come this far. So many games in one machine. I would never get rid of my 7 vintage pinball machines, but I might add a Virtual machine like yours just for all the different games in one unit. Thank you for sharing with us.

I’m real big on the idea of having a functioning coin slot on the dream-rig I hope to eventually get. With every table imaginable at your disposal, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and take it all for granted. Being limited to the number of quarters I can acquire throughout the day makes me enjoy my limited time with the tables like when I was a kid and every turn at the table was a treat to be savored. The unlimited access we enjoy today makes most of us fail to even enjoy one table properly. In a way, it was better being limited to whatever single table your local pizza shop had. Cause you’d give it the time it deserves and learn all of its secrets.

Hello from France. You have a magnificent pinball. Congratulation! Do you install the software, or the machine is ready to play ?

I don’t even like pinball, but this s far cooler than I expected. Awesome

I can't find your comparison video (medieval madness, real table vs virtual). If it's using 'visual pinball' (VPX) software, which I assume it is, I'd love to see your comparison!

First off, great video. You did a stellar job and seem like a great guy. Should have mentioned your MM you paid 8k for us probably worth 12-14 now. One thing that’s a sore spot for the table creators are guys like the pinball king that package up our software we work for free on (sometimes for years) and profit off it. Even the front end that table uses wasn’t meant to be sold. I helped create several of the tables on your machine. The stranger things on there isn’t a real pin, it’s an original by my friend Scotty wic. Took him a year but was never meant to be sold. Anyway, enjoy, it is a fun hobby. You can hook VR Headset up to it to make it even more real. That’s a game changer

It seems like the top Quarter of the right hand side LED strip are burned out.

I love this machine and I hope to one day have one like it. Pinball is special and timeless.

A 1660 is "upgraded"?

Eye tracking, to match depth perception. ... About the only thing I can think of that would make this even better. ... Such a beautiful piece of work.

The playfield is too short. Who would sell a virtual pinball machine with a shrunk playfield?

As a video producer and huge pinball fan, excellent work making this wonderful video. 5 stars!

Beautiful machine….$6k? I’m not a poker player, but…….FOLD….😂😂😂🤣. Not saying it’s not worth it, just above my pay grade…👌🏾👍🏾 #BEAUTIFUL

The GPU is not what makes it "load" quick, that's the SSD hard drive. The GPU is the clarity, crispness and responsiveness of the displays (the displays themselves obviously contribute). Just saying it's an i5 doesn't mean much as i3/i5/i7 have a lot of generations now, could be 12 years old and have 8 GB of sub 2000mhz DDR3 ram inside. I'm not sure if you have access to the operating system or not ;but if you do I'd check the display resolution myself to verify it's actually set to 4k, also getting performance stats (fps,cpu usage/temp, gpu usage/temp) included in the video would do a good job of showing people how the unit is performing. Build quality is nice enough ;but for what they charge for those units showing viewers what's actually under the hood and how it performs statistically would be a good.

We're going to have to agree to disagree. I have repaired many pinball machines and virtual pinball don't even come close to actual machines. There are just too many things virtual can't replicate. Is it good? Yes but still not even close to the real thing.

Nice review! I really appreciated your breakdown of everything. I’d love to see your next video be in 4K resolution so we can see the detail better. Would also love to see you play Space Shuttle for a bit. Did you ever look into getting a machine that tracks your face movements so the 3D appears even more real?

Such an excellent descriptive video. I was actually looking for the best video arcade with multi games to buy and came across your video. This looks like it is a couple and a half of years old now. Do you still feel that thepinballking is still all that and a bag of chips? I think we may just get a pinball machine like yours as well as a arcade. Would you by chance know of a really good arcade, stand up or cocktail style with 750 games plus or similar? You know the ones with PacMan, Ms. Pacman, Defender, Joust, Donkey Kong and hopefully Streat fighter etc.?

Hey, thanks so much for this video. I've been interested in getting a virtual pinball cabinet for some time now, for all the reasons you cite. You'd have to be inependently wealthy to collect and maintain multiple real machines. You turned me on to The Pinball King and I've visited his website and exchanged a few emails with Michael. He is indeed friendly and willing to answer questions. He mentioned that his business is blowing up since you posted this review, so good on you for an honest informative assessment of his machines. I would indeed like to see some side by side comparisons and some more videos of your new virtual pin. So keep them coming. Well done.

wow! it looks incredible, I quite enjoy playing pinball on my Quest 3 VR headset, I was just looking into getting a Pinball controller which is currently in development, which is how I came across your video.

Looks fun, but having played one, I'm convinced the real thing is never going to be replaced. If they can get 3D to work better it might make some more converts. I heard someone was experimenting with Xbox's Kinect technology to track your head and adjust the position of the playfield accordingly. If that can be perfected, I would definitely like to give it another go. The other hang-up I have is that the screen refresh is too low. It needs to be 120Hz or better for the ball movement to look more realistic. Some people use ball trails to make up for the stilted look of the ball travelling at higher speeds, but that just reminds you you're not playing a real pinball machine. When you pulled the plunger, the delayed response on the monitor tells me the processor is not fast enough. Looks like people are definitely working out these problems though, so I'm looking forward to what they come up with in a few years.

WOW, maybe some day lol, for now have to settle on an AtLegends.

Seriously one of the coolest videos I've seen. Super helpful straight info...I grew up in the 70's...pinball was king then...inspired. Thank you!

Great review, many thanks for the info. I shall definitely try to get one over here in Europe ❤

I'm having trouble wrapping my head around a 1660ti being an upgraded graphics card! Do you not feel the ball is laggy due to a lower frame rate? I need to go to his site, if I did this, I'd demand a 120-144hz main screen, so you can get more fluid motion.

Are the Kiss games on this machine?

With todays technology you could make the board virtually ”real” 3D from the perspective of the player.

Cool as hell, but if you played machines in the 60's and 70's...nuh uh.

Quite fun to watch! Thanks for sharing the experience 😊

Hi, that is so cool, has it got 'lethal weapon 3' best pinny ever 👍👍👍🥳🥳🥳

That is amazing! I love pinball and for some reason a virtual pinball machine is not something I’ve started looking into until recently. I love it! Do you notice any “ghosting” when the ball moves quickly? I’ve had monitors in the past where that was really noticeable and I am concerned about it on a machine like this. Thanks for the video! Love your medieval madness table as well!

Is it a 1660ti or a Super? A ti super doesn't exist, as far as I know.

It looks like that the internal led strip on the right have failed in the topmost section, or need soldered again or checked out. Machine looks fantastic too!

Beautiful machine but I would go without the DMD and LED strips, looks far too bright and unnecessary. Sorry, LED matrix I guess. Yeah, but no.

I love my machine from Pinball King. He spent a ton of time with me on the phone leading up to and after it arrived. The SSF upgrade is the most important extra you can get.

Awesome review! How much did it cost?

I’m sold, truly amazing piece of hardware to complement the collection! Gotta have the glass and metal upgrade, great job on everything, I’m stunned!

Wow…that’s pretty much what I’ve always envisioned, wanted. That’s great man! I don’t know if I want to know…how much this cost. And then You said right as I was typing this! $7000 actually ain’t bad for all this, upgrades, solenoids faster gpu larger screen. Awesome. Enjoy a lot; I don’t think I’d ever hit the treadmill next to this if this was sitting right in the room!

At first I was wondering if those led strips and the led board at the back would be distracting, but man when you loaded up that stranger things table…I’m sold! Looks mint.

NEEEEEEAAAAAT!!!!!!!!!! Neat machine, Can you do High Speed/High Speed 2? Tommy? more videos!

Love it. I've been having problems figuring who to build one. I appreciate the review.

Great video! Thanks for posting!

Great reviews. Million dollar question and sorry if it was covered. What's the latency between the flipper and the buttons? That always seems to be the thing that ruins the experience on virtual machines.

Wow. That’s gorgeous. Can you get it with a head tracking 3D screen and a functional coin slot? Edit: oh wait… is that a real coin slot I see on yours? I totally want to have to pay for my playtime. It’ll make me appreciate it more if I can only play with the quarters I naturally accumulate throughout my day.

Wow... If I ever get a pinball machine, I want it to be one of these Virtual machines... GREAT breakdown video!

It's good that computer pinballs have come to change the pinball field because the traditional table pinballs have been completely in unplayable condition since their birth all the way from the 80's. There have never been times when they have been played a lot and they have never been in a condition that they can be played fairly to have normal fun games with them. They have been absolutely impossible and non-existent all the way from their beginning without an exception. Only with computer pinballs this game field has been possible to be played and utilized for benefit for the people. This is how badly this much beloved game concept has been treated in the past and in today.

This is an amazing pinball game! The 4K screen is unbelievably vivid in its wonderful display of the playing field. I grew up in the pre-video era and I would spend fistfuls of quarters at an arcade full of banks of pinball machines. I first got hooked on pinball in my native New England when I played pinball at Ocean Beach Park in New London. That was in 1972. Pinball was banned in New York City(!) until 1976. Anyhow, back to this virtual pinball game. It would be interesting if an arcade or entertainment center featured these intriguing machines, considering the vivid displays, a superb selection of games, and the low maintenance. A great video demonstration of a great incarnation of pinball!

Does it play actual pinball machines? Or does it play its own retro style versions? Like Mr. Pibb, Mellow Yellow.I didn't see you test one classic pinball game I had heard of.

I've always been against virtual pinball over a regular machine, but this might have sold me more than I previously thought.

Looks awesome.. but waaay outta most peoples price range.. I'll stick with Arcade 1ups pinball tables I have all 3.. and love them

I wonder if I can get one of these in Japan. Or shipped here. What would the costs be....

I’m sorry but this isn’t a real pinball machine. It’s just a cold oversized iPhone. I’m just glad that the fans of actual pinball will never settle for this A.I block of ice. No disrespect to you my friend but this in no way captures the magic of an actual pin.

Has this machine got " Adam's Family and Theatre of Magic on it? If so could you show a video of them working?

Don't know if you're aware but there's actually a legal issue or two here. Most of the tables (at least the ones that are copies of real ones) use copywritten artwork and ROM software files. The majority of the copywrite owners are willing to turn a blind eye as long as the artwork/ROMs are used non-commercially since real pinball machines aren't a big money-spinner anymore, but the more people who make and sell them commercially with the software & tables pre-installed the more likely the software owners are to kick up a stink. We're already seeing it with the old Gottleib tables (most sites won't distribute their ROM files anymore for fear of reprisals) and Stern are still very protective of their newer products. Also a lot of the authors who've created the vPin tables do so on the strict condition that they remain non-commercial and they do get upset at others profitting from their efforts while the creators get nothing in return (and who can blame them?). Don't get me wrong here, I have a vPin myself (though I made it myself) and I do really like to see others getting into it as I really feel the old pinball games need to be kept alive in some manner so I'm not trying to say "don't do it" by any means... but the legal issue is important too. What's the answer? I really don't know. Not everyone has the skills or desire to make their own vPin (mine took over six months, a huge learning curve, and lots of hard work) or even to download and install the games themselves on an "uninstalled" vPin, but these are the only ways to not run foul of the non-commercial restrictions. Either way, glad you're enjoying the vPin as much as I enjoy mine.

My wife is about to kill me as soon as she figures out what I am about to order . . .

I built my own. But it is something I don't recommend as it is not for everyone. Unless you have special needs like I do.

I want one to play all pinball versions, Stern, williams, Ballys etc. Stern pinball machines though have the button on the top also

Interesting. As a pc gamer, i can immediately notice some frame dips while the ball was in play. But before the ball was moving, i could of sworn it was a real pinball machine. The ball movement was a dead giveaway, but i guess there needs to be a balance. Too much fps and it looks more like a video game than a pinball machine and too low fps and it ruins the feel of the experience

Oooof backordered. Not that I could afford $5,000 USD+ anyway lol. Did you happen to mention the framerate of the 4k screen? If it is 120hz+ that would be amazing and look so good. Is there a way to play all of these pinball games on PC with this ui? Looks like HyperSpin for pinball machines. I want to play these on PC without the cabinet.

So the LED lights distract from game play? They look really bright. Can they be disabled?

Thanks for the video. The machine looks great! How many games does it come with, and can you add more? (Plus is it easy to install more)? Thanks Steve

Great video, Thanks!

Cool! You should get a referral link so they can at least see the traffic you're generating for the website but also maybe give you a commission on sales. ;-) Please tell me this thing can operate without needing to be connected with some kind of online subscription service?

Any thoughts on this manufacturer vs. Rec Room World offering? Your video is amazing and has made me start shopping!!

Receiving mine this week. Can’t wait.

do.they have the original kiss pinball machine

NICE Thanks for the review. Very Helpful.

According to me, a machine like this doesn't make sense. The best feature in a Pinball Is its physicty, the real steel ball and the matter of components. This is a emulative videogame, no more. My two cents.

Virtual pinball isn’t for me, It just looks fake. Part of the point of playing pinball it to stop starring at a screen. Does it simulate a ball hitting the glass?

real is real, and at that size it should be real

Does the led matrix underneath the dot matrix distract or reflect off the glass making it so you can't see? Are the USB ports on the computer easily accessible if one wanted to add new tables onto the machine? When you turn it on from being completely off, is there one switch that turns on everything, the pc, the displays? Was it ready to play out of the box or does it need a lot of startup work?

3:31 For one frame. Snapchat accoubt portal? On an android screen? Why is that here?

How much is this game?

Awesome! I’m sold! And where did you purchase the big lake from?

Props on the real Medieval Madness machine... that's my favorite table!

what's with the snapchat BS at 3:30 into your video?? suspicious activity

that extra light board at the top under the glass seems kind of distracting. if they would display an actual playfield backboard i would get it but how is that while playing?

Nice video. You need to play Back to the Future on Pinball FX!

Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

The amount of games on there is overwhelming to me. I would prefer 4 or 5 and that's it.

What are your thoughts now after having the machine for 1 year. Any issues?

Wow that looks awesome

How much would one of these things set us back? For one this quality I mean

The led strip on the right appears to only go a bit over halfway up

I just ordered a virtual pinball machine (Attack from Mars). Looking forward to it

It may be a gimmick, but it has basically all the polish you could ever ask for. At least in the hardware. The screen and the software would be my focus for nitpicks. 4K at that size and distance is low enough that you can still see pixels, especially if the output is 4:2:0 which I pretty much assume it is. I also assume this is 60Hz, and that's not good enough for pinball. We can do 120Hz so let's have it. Last but not least, it's mostly just the ball moving around so why can't we get motion blur?