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Comment on Pinball Arcade Finally Brings Real Pinball to the iPad by Mat Dal

Mat Dal — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:06:49 +0000

The flippers are simulated like a real mechanical ones incl. a small delay of movement like there is in real pinball machines.

In Zen Pinball flippers act like digital devices and thus feel like a computer game, not like in real pinball game

Comment on Pinball Arcade Finally Brings Real Pinball to the iPad by Mike R.

Mike R. — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:10:02 +0000

Spike – check out the new Zen Pinball on iPhone. It’s way better than the original, which now seems to be delisted.

Comment on Pinball Arcade Finally Brings Real Pinball to the iPad by robx46

robx46 — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:01:19 +0000

Thanks for the article, but I have to jump in here & add some comments regarding Visual & Future Pinball.
You said that Future Pinball (FP) features even better physics & graphics than Visual Pinball (VP). That is only 1/2 right. FP physics are pretty horrid, & nowhere near as good as VP physics. The difference in physics between the 2 is big enough to where this statement becomes fact, not just an opinion. & 99% of users who play both programs agree with this, & the appeal of FP continues to be the graphics, though VP is slowly but surely closing the gap in that regard with some amazing looking tables.

VP is also much more customizable, so even if you don’t like how 1 table plays, you can tweak every aspect to your liking. VP is evolving, still in development (currently VP9, so anybody who hasn’t tried VP the last couple years & hasn’t experienced VP9, give it another shot!).

Also, in regards to this article, VP is the only program of the 2 that emulates roms just like Pinball Arcade does. Thanks to PinMame, which gives you better looking (totally accurate) DMD displays, unlike Pinball Arcade where they seem to add some sort of funky filter to the displays. PinMame has had over a decade now of development, so it is pretty far along & there are roms for every game you can think of, & then some.

So anybody who wants to play tables with accurate displays & game sounds & everything a real pin has, you have to go with VP. Yes, FP does have some recreations of newer tables, but there is no emulation involved, & so they aren’t 100% accurate.

Anybody into these 4 Pinball Arcade tables that need more of a fix, visit vpforums.org for emulated VP tables, & FP tables can also be found.
I just wanted to make these things clear, as I don’t want to see people only trying FP & thinking it has the best gameplay, & thus may not even want to bother with VP. Trust me, the newer VP tables play much better than FP tables. I like both programs, but this is the truth.

Comment on Pinball Arcade Finally Brings Real Pinball to the iPad by Connor

Connor — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:49:07 +0000

Love the game!! Can’t wait for the XBOX 360, PS3 & the PC!!

Comment on Pinball Arcade Finally Brings Real Pinball to the iPad by spike reddington

spike reddington — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:20:32 +0000

Very cool app indeed. Had Zen Pinball since my iPhone 3 when it first came out and that was good, but this is better.

My grumble is that the flippers don’t feel all that realistic to me. The bal action and physics are goos, but the flippers themselves seem not quite right.

Comment on Pinball Arcade Finally Brings Real Pinball to the iPad by The GameRoom Blog

The GameRoom Blog — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:18:49 +0000

Yes, I certainly think the iPad version is the way to go. iPhone screen is pretty small…but not everyone has an iPad yet.

Comment on Pinball Arcade Finally Brings Real Pinball to the iPad by MadPlanet

MadPlanet — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:14:40 +0000

Looks pretty cool. I’m a longtime fan of Visual Pinball so I’m down with the video pin – some of my more “purist” pinball friends are not big fans. On iPhone too? Hmm – screen size would seem to be a problem for me there.

Comment on Sun, Fun, and Pinball in South Florida by John Smith

John Smith — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:43:31 +0000

I sure wish i was in the Florida area this weekend! Sounds like a wonderful time!

Sounds like lots of pinball machines to play, buy and sell!

-John

Comment on Books You Should Own: The Pinball Compendium by The GameRoom Blog

The GameRoom Blog — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:31:40 +0000

Thanks for the kind words and congrats on the Spiderman pinball. A great game to start your collection. You have been warned…most collections do not stop at one! Start clearing some space!

Comment on Books You Should Own: The Complete Pinball Book by John Stark

John Stark — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:10:54 +0000

Can anyone think of a scenario where the Kiss pinball machine -
first released in January 1978 shows up in July 1977.