Overview of my Virtual Pinball Machine
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2019
- In this video i show you my Virtual Pinball machine. It not a "how to build" video but more to show the ideas I had for features and some of the things I did different with mine. If you are looking to build a VP, maybe this video will give you some ideas and I hope you have fun with it.
Here is the link to the controller that I used in this game.
www.virtuapincontroller.com/
Please leave any comments below and if you have any questions, feel free to contact me at Lonzotwa@gmail.com
Please Like, Subscribe, Share and play some pinball. - Hry
The red and black theme on the table is right up my alley. I made a red and black touchscreen jukebox as well as a Van Halen bartop. Your pin cab would look great alongside mine LOL. Well done sir.
Excellent 👌🏻
I love my VP table so many tables so much fun. Yours looks great!.enjoy
I love your solution to getting max screen right up to the edges! And I think those red panels look really slick and give it a nice accent. Honestly, before you got to the part about why they were there, I was taking mental note to maybe put something like that on my upcoming table. Great work!
Thanks for the comments. Good luck on your upcoming project.
A good upgrade would be to add all the internal toys - exciters, solenoids, shaker, etc. Nowadays they not only look good but have a lot more real feel with all the physical clicks and parts moving inside. Nice build!
Thanks. That’s actually the plan. Not sure when I will get around to it. Lol
This is a very nice table! I like your solution for getting around the bezel problems. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks. I appreciate that.
Absolutely love your VP unit just found out about these little less than a year ago so I'm trying to learn as much as possible to get what I want been watching many videos of other people to see what I like and I really like what you done thank you for sharing
Thank you. Lots of ways to do things out there. Find something you like and have fun with it.
Love the way you fit the tv in. I agree that I'd do whatever it takes to get as big of a screen as possible in there to get as close to actual-size playfield. Nice job!
Thank you.
I'd love to see a build video! I also agree as to "sinking" the playfield.I have 3 old pinballs from the 70's that had the grid of holes instead of a normal playfield.They were never very popular,but had gorgeous stained wood cabinets.Think I'm gonna refit 1 or 2 to VP machines,so any info on the plunger setup,or your entire build would be awesome!!!You obviously gained a sub!Thanks for sharing!
Thanks. I might try and do another video in the future but it’s not as easy once it is all put together. Lol
Brilliant, thanks for sharing. Looks like you put many hours into the build, using real glass seems to make all the difference. Thanks
very cool, nice job! totally echo your reasoning for having a virtual pinball setup and how its not a 'replacement' for real pinball, its just a compromise that provides many capabilities that just arent possible going the real route (space, huge library, - and i hadnt even thought of the 'plugin headphones' aspect)... again hopefully nobody sees it as an actual replacement, just another way to appreciate the nostalgia and fun of pinball. I'd like to see videos from you on software setup, utilizing multiple platforms in the same build (vpin + other virtual pinball platforms) etc
Thank you. I have a lot of fun with mine. Maybe I will put together a video series in the future.
Excellent build my friend. I’m currently in the construction process of building my VPIN, I may hit you up in the future for advice.
Very nice VP
I love your VP Cabinet :)
Thank you. :)
PinballX is pretty cool, but I would recommend pinup popper. Night and day in my opinion. Solid video. Very impressive cabinet.
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.
Really great idea choosing to maximise the screen for the play field rather than the stickers and information at the bottom. Such a killer the plunger gets cut off though. Am wondering if an additional small screen can be mounted on the bottom to show this 🤔
Great build! I'm just starting to learn VP. I'd focus on the old classic games of the late 50s - through early 70's. Interested to learn about the quality of what's available for those (and any info about where to find them for VP). Thanks if you have any quick tips.
Classy look.
Amazing job on your virtual pin. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome table. How did you add the video trailers for the DMD?
I recorded the trailers using a screen capture program. Then added the video and audio files to PinballX.
Cool build.....what kinda specs does your pc have such as motherboard and speed,video card, RAM......hard drive
Wait...2 videos in 2 days? You're going to spoil us! LOL. Nice overview on your VP cabinet. I like it. Do you play it very often?
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.
beautiful system, it would be available for download, I would appreciate it very much.
Your website is down lad. nice machine though love the finish.
I will assume the footage and selection of The Getaway was a nod to me and my issue with mine right now...
Actually, that was random but now that you mention it........lol
Sorry, if I missed it but what are the sizes of the three monitors?
Main screen is 43,
Backbox is 32
DMD is 19 computer monitor.
Do people still do the microsoft Kinect thing, to create the illusion of depth?
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
Where to get
can you make you own games with these?
can you alter existing games?
Yes. Using the Visual Pinball and Future Pinball software you can make your own games and modify games that are already available.
Lonny what part of Texas are you in? You have other pages like facebook or mewe I can follow you on?
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.
If you used the same size tv in a widebody machine the virtual play fields would be the same but it would look different relative to the cabinet itself? Sorry, trying to decide if a similar cutout method is warranted or just putting the same size tv in widebody machine
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.
link for download , please.
Can you play 2 player on the fx3 games? I know the computer version is just 1 player and you can play against others online?
I don’t have any experience with FX3 yet. It’s on the “to do” list at some point.
I am thinking of buying one..
But don't have a lot of 💰.
Ive seen them on Alibaba they are over a grand...Way out of my budget.
Is there any place in the states you can buy them cheaper.?
What is the cheapest I can get one for.?
Toy shock from walmart
Neat, TOO much work. I have to fickle with mine all the time just to get it to play propper. to cut dado joints and spray and color.. I just got some TOTAN siticers and called it good. Stick with VPX though. The commercial ones all have some quirky limiitations. Boo.
Lonny, I’m in north Louisiana and was wondering if you know of anyone in our area that is willing to come set up my cabinet with the visual X software. I have a fully finished cabinet that works with FX3 games that I purchased I have tried to upgrade it myself but it gets too involved for my computer knowledge. Maybe someone that can connect to it remotely if they won’t travel. Thanks of course I would pay for this not asking for someone to do it for free. 😂
i dont quite get how you could play this over the real pinball machines?
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!
go hogs
No offense but why is every single virtual pinball machine video so long ? Not just you but other people's as well ?
I just wanna see what these things can do and how to change the games.
I will say this one was more to the point then other people's