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PixyJunket

11-25-09 10:02 AM

The greatest custom emulator cabinet you'll ever see..

Michael Corvin

11-25-09 10:06 AM

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Wow. But what's with the friggin camera? :wtf:

foxdvd

11-25-09 10:49 AM

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camera angle sucks..but looks cool for the 5 seconds I could stand watching it.

Goldberg74

11-25-09 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 9855022)

Wow. But what's with the friggin camera? :wtf:

Probably take with the new iPod Nano. It's my only beef with that little thing.

Spiderbite

11-25-09 11:18 AM

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I am a massive pinball fan and that is honestly one of the coolest and best ideas I have ever seen for pinball.

Where can I buy one? Now!

boredsilly

11-25-09 11:25 AM

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I don't even understand how that's possible. Awesome stuff.

flashburn

11-25-09 11:32 AM

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Wow, that is amazing. I love Pinball, but I've yet to buy an actual table because of the amount of maintenance required to keep them in working order. Plus I'd be afraid of getting bored of a single table. When money allows, I'd definitely love to have a setup like that.

boredsilly

11-25-09 02:36 PM

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Who makes the (for lack of a better phrase) code for the different tables? Is that something you buy, or a part of the homebrew scene?

mkdevo

11-25-09 03:55 PM

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lots more info and pics from the owner here:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=98252.0

mhg83

11-25-09 04:54 PM

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It doent seem complicated to make. Just order a crappy broken table, gut all the insides and put a flat screen tv in place.

JasonF

11-25-09 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mhg83 (Post 9855689)

It doent seem complicated to make. Just order a crappy broken table, gut all the insides and put a flat screen tv in place.

Easier said than done. Besides, it's three different flatscreens, plus a computer that knows which signal to send to which monitor, plus buttons wired to the computer in the proper way to control the flippers and the ball launcher. It's not rocket science, but it requires a lot more work and thought than simply mounting your flatscreen to the wall.

Drexl

11-25-09 06:37 PM

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It seems cool, but I'm not sure if looking at the screen from such an angle would be that good in practice. You'd have to get a monitor with great viewing angles, that's for sure.

mhg83

11-29-09 11:02 PM

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Doing some research there are two companies that make and sell digital pinball machines. Looks cool but then i read that they use proprietary hardware so updating it with more tables is not possible. I wonder if the guy in op story would build one if i payed him...

chuckd21

11-30-09 08:49 AM

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I recommend the documentary TILT! to everyone about the fall of the pinball industry. This is essentially where pinball was going before it was killed.

Kelkee

11-30-09 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by chuckd21 (Post 9862318)

I recommend the documentary TILT! to everyone about the fall of the pinball industry. This is essentially where pinball was going before it was killed.

I don't see why this type of machine could not be successful now. Especially with Microsoft's Surface technology coming along.

I know arcades are dead but this could really have potential. Since you would only need to create digital layouts you could really customize builds for specific customers needs. Plus you could connect the thing to the interwebs and really go nuts developing online fluff, digital distribution/updates/service etc.

mhg83

11-30-09 03:30 PM

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I emailed one of the companies that makes UltraPin Digital Pinball Machine. They said that the new version has a usb slot so you can update it with new tables. $4,475.

Spoiler:

mhg83

12-02-09 12:53 AM

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I'm becoming more and more interested in building my own cabinet. This forum has some great tutorials:

http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=32

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