This is hitting me right in the mid-life crisis…. $800 is gonna raise some spousal eyebrows though. Maybe I’ll just get a bottle of cheap whisky and a fidget spinner from the dollar store.

@Techmoan

Жыл бұрын

If you get the whisky you'll probably find the pinball turns up out of the blue a few days later...that's how these 'essential' purchases usually happen.

@Keepskatin

Жыл бұрын

Make a video about the video phones of the 1990s, or rotary phones

@marco77ar

Жыл бұрын

We've worked our whole lives, 40's now, if you want it, you deserve it bro. ( just say it was 200 or so....)

@_MrOcean

Жыл бұрын

It's not a proper mid-lifer unless you ditch the wife and get a pinball machine 😂

@Patrick.Howie.

Жыл бұрын

Hidden 2nd credit card no paper bill, keep the app in a secure folder on your phone

This is gonna be a little long, but, here goes. I used to work in an Arcade. Specifically, a Malibu Grand Prix go-kart track and arcade game room, back in the 90s. We never worked on the games ourselves. We had an elderly gent called Bill that did all of that. Bill was quite the gamer's resource since he himself held numerous arcade game and amusement patents from his younger days. Along with all of the latest arcade games, we had 6 or 7 vintage, electro-mechanical, pinball tables. These were lovingly cared for by Bill and enthusiastically patronized by some of the older gents, in very nice suits no less, who would stop in for lunch and a bit of gaming during the week. The biggest problem that Bill had, he told me once, keeping the vintage tables working the way they should was degradation of the coils used in flipper and bumper solenoids, and the power supplies that drove them. Many of these parts were no longer available anywhere at any price, and Bill, being the absolute UNIT that he was, would have to adapt more modern parts to the older tables to keep them running. These old style games were his passion, really. All of the games we had that did NOT use some kind of screen, where his favorites, and we had a few besides pinball tables. Like our Air Hockey and Foosball tables, and even a game that used REAL, 1/32 scale electric slot cars under a big plastic dome. (He actually had a hand in designing that one) These new virtual table games look sooo much like the machines we had back in the 90s. There is a more modern amusement center here in my city that offers just loads of classic and new arcade and table games, with many of the latter being virtual machines, and even has an indoor electric go-kart track. As much interest as there is in new Arcade games on a screen, taking my grandkids to this venue shows how much fun the old table games still are, virtual or not. Arcade Games are making a comeback, as are dedicated Amusement centers. If you haven't been to one in a while, go check one out. If you have children or even grandkids that have never experienced the good old game room, take them with you. You'll have a BLAST.

@andrewoverhere8525

Жыл бұрын

THANK YEW BILL! I think you're right on making a comeback, my 5 year old enjoys the arcade more than I ever did! I was the one at DDR, not much else lol

@SkitzoFPV

Жыл бұрын

Home owning a pinball machine is way different than arcade exposure. I have 15 pinball machines and have never had to work on any of them. Especially the newer generation that run off leds etc. My problem with virtual pinball is they just don’t feel authentic at all. The physics, everything is wrong. I understand that pinball machines are expensive, large etc but virtual pinball just isn’t there yet for me

@Garasky

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I love arcade games and it's nice to hear someone who shares the same passion.

@trenthink

Жыл бұрын

I don’t care how good it looks, or how realistic it is, or even the ability to switch between different simulations… There is simply nothing like the experience of a real pinball machine. My favorites are the ones that were made by Williams.

@andrewoverhere8525

Жыл бұрын

@@trenthink PINBOT for the win! Lots of fond memories playing that one with an old friend. RIP Jake

I love that the Bubble Bauble pinball game is essentially a video game based on a physical pinball machine that was based on a video game (based on the natural phenomenon of small frogs blowing bubbles at predators to raise their scores).

@babaroga73

Жыл бұрын

😂😂 ...You'd think I wouldn't google that last part but I did 😮😁😂

@katsudon2048

Жыл бұрын

Bubble bobble* And those are bubble dragons

@MrHeatgap

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Bubble Bobble Dragons not frogs lol

At first I totally thought the balls and flippers were real 3D objects and the background graphics were changing for each game - simply amazing! 👍

@HerecomestheCalavera

Жыл бұрын

Same here, it is amazing how realistic it looks. I'd really like to see one in person and see if the effect is still as realistic looking.

@SomeOrangeCat

Жыл бұрын

Right? I was completely fooled.

@IzzBo99

Жыл бұрын

@@HerecomestheCalavera It's better in person ... I have AtGames large one (which is 3/4 size of a actual pinball machine) and it's really good right out the box. When I first heard of virtual pinball I was expecting very little but I tried it and had to have one myself.

@4thousand561

Жыл бұрын

@@HerecomestheCalavera sorry to say, but there is no effect of 3d in person, if you want that, youll need to hook this up to a pc with the kinect mod, looks amazing with that

@glr

9 ай бұрын

The KZread video is equivalent to a one-eyed perspective. Pinball is 3D and requires a stereoscopic display -- this machine is pointless unless you're a cyclops.

Those screens look so realistic, even the 8" back glass. Whatever effect they're applying to emulate the lighting is incredible, and it totally came across on video. Hard telling it from a real table (especially without stereo vision and depth perception). Had no idea this was a thing, thanks for more great content.

@braddl9442

Жыл бұрын

This is the first Time Ive seen anyone talking about these actually show us how well it works. I had no clue.

@guerillagrueplays6301

Жыл бұрын

Looks like they're using the engine that the Zaccararia Pinball collection on Steam uses. That one's built with VR in mind, and has a lot of really neat features as far as how the tables are presented. Honestly, I''m kinda disappointed: after seeing that this is utilizing the Zaccaria collection as its base, I went to see if maybe they'd added a Taito table collection to that game on Steam, and no such luck unfortunately.

@raf.raf.

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was expecting it to be really disappointing, but it actually looks pretty good!

@-abacchus

Жыл бұрын

I had a similar sized table built quite a few years ago from UK company KASE-EO. _Google them, I can't leave URLs here..._ Still works well and I currently have around 200 different tables running!

@michaelleiper

Жыл бұрын

There's public domain software called vpx which supports multiple free tables on cabinets. That can support using an Xbox Kinect sensor to do head tracking so that it changes the screen to match where your eyes are - so that you actually get the 3D effect.

I've been collecting Pinball machines for about 25 years. I've never played a virtual pin that I liked but this video really does show that the tech has gotten better. My opinion on this might be different from others who collect real machines but if it makes you happy, that's all it has to do. I've owned over 50 pins in my life (Currently have 17 including two newer Sterns and a Spooky), the other part of this that you might have glossed over is maintenance. These virtually require none. And there's a LOT to be said for that. Congrats and have a lot of fun with it. Try not to stare at the backglass on Farfalla too much!

Hi Techmoan, I've been a subbed to your channel for a long time! I'm really glad to see you enjoying the games on the machine. I'm actually the music composer for most of the Zaccaria Pinball games as well as TAITO and the Seuss games! It was an honour to hear my music in your video, and I hope you enjoy the future games coming to the system! Thanks for the great video, keep up the great content!

You left the best bit for the very end...what is possible, the power of positive thinking, ideally, when two or more agree, and believe, this is when the magic happens, those moments in time when we unintentionally briefly come close to touching the true power that is born within each of us.

Looks great! 😄 Now, to top this, they could have included Pinball Dreams and the favourites us PC nerds played for hours back in the early 90s. 🤓

@afberglund2764

Жыл бұрын

Pinball Dreams is still the best game.

@turrican4d599

Жыл бұрын

And the Pro Pinball Series! Speaking of which, why are they no remasters on Series X and PS5 for them?

@CraigRodmellMusic

Жыл бұрын

It does indeed look great. Nice to see you here.

@RJRC_105

Жыл бұрын

Any chance of someone doing a virtual pinball rendition of Super Android from Epic Pinball?

I'm truly blown away by how realistic it looks, even through a KZread video. Never in my life I thought I needed one of these and now I'm not so sure. Also Mat, the affiliate link for the full size and mini for the US is the same.

@Techmoan

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know. I’ve fixed the links but I think they’re also out of stock at the moment - so it’s probably better/cheaper to buy elsewhere (if you’re in the US).

@garychamley3095

Жыл бұрын

That's a kids toy. Better of making a full size visual pinball table as a project, and putting all the tables you want on it basic setup £1000.

@edamnaf9265

Жыл бұрын

@@garychamley3095 If someone doesn't have the room to have a full size, this is a perfect choice....

@TiggiTheWillful

Жыл бұрын

@@garychamley3095 Mat literally said he didn’t have room for a full size table in the video - for goodness sake.

@LEGOpachinko

Жыл бұрын

@@garychamley3095 making your own table is not terribly hard but getting the software and menu's and tables to work nicely takes quite some fiddling and time. Even if you are quite handy with computers. I have never come across as many weird quirks as with getting virtual Pinball to work. One table works fine and the next suddenly does not have sound, play field or back glass or something is turned 90 degreees. Unless you can straight up copy a large pack tweaked by someone else it costs a lot of time and frustration.

Awesome to see you made video about it... love your tech reviews. 😄

I'm impressed by how real it looks. I still want to make my own virtual pinball table one day. I love the videos where people have used software with a Microsoft Kinnect Camera to have rendered perspective as you play. That's a game changer.

We had a real pinball table at a previous job. They require a lot more maintenance than you expect. It's not just the upfront cost and the space, you'll also need to keep repairing it

@bagofnails6692

Жыл бұрын

Yep. pinball machines are mechanical and require almost constant maintainance. The light bulbs will blow often, for example.

@joneggelton

Жыл бұрын

I've always wanted a table, but after a relative of ours bought one for his home 'bar', I was quickly put off. It was rarely working properly when I visited, and he sold it after realising just how much the maintenance was costing him.

@bagofnails6692

Жыл бұрын

@@joneggelton I understand why people have the desire to build a pub at home, but right from the outset they always forget one of the most important things that visiting the pub involves that you will never get at home; The lack of control over teh environment, the move outside of your comfort zone and the associated situations that occurs from that. It is literally impossible to accurately reproduce the atmosphere of a pub in your own house. (unless you actually run a pub and live there.)

@baroncalamityplus

Жыл бұрын

Real pinball table is kind of like owning a wooden boat for all the maintenance it takes.

@MatroxMillennium

Жыл бұрын

That's actually part of the fun for me. I bought a late '50s EM table a while back and it was a lot of fun getting it going.

Wasn't sure about this one but wow what an informative and fun review! The d-pad part had me hysterical! I am impressed with how convincing the image is. It really does look like a real pinball machine.

@Psythik

Жыл бұрын

My only complaint is that you launch the ball with a button instead of a simulated plunger. Fix that in the next version (and get rid of the tilt/nudge buttons since you can just snack the machine the old fashioned way) and I'm sold.

@mbirth

Жыл бұрын

@@Psythik The nudge buttons are great for tabletop operation like in the video. This way you don't scratch the table surface or have to bump the table with everything else on it.

Жыл бұрын

"Playing twister with a broken pelvis" - chef's kiss!

@8bitwiz_

Жыл бұрын

WIth my not-full-screen view, it was a very convincing image indeed. I kept having to remind myself that it was a screen.

@HerecomestheCalavera

Жыл бұрын

@@Psythik It wouldn't surprise me if they release one with a plunger sometime in the future. It would really do a lot to add to it feeling like an authentic pinball table.

As a person who has built her own virtual pinball machine (welcome to the rabbit hole!), I'm involved in the community. There's a few people who have built their own solutions that fold up or otherwise take up less space when not used, while still presenting the "full size" experience, because they're dealing with similar constraints of available space.

@derrickfoster644

Жыл бұрын

I have been thinking of jumping down the virtual pinball rabbit hole because I keep seeing plenty of flat screen tv's and monitors in second hand stores. Is there somewhere you suggest looking for more information? Thanks in advance.

@rodflugel4207

Жыл бұрын

>her

@adequatelyadequate7071

Жыл бұрын

@@rodflugel4207 and? are you having trouble understanding something? scratch that, reading your channel description you have trouble understanding a lot of things

@rodflugel4207

Жыл бұрын

@@adequatelyadequate7071 Username exaggerates greatly.

@stlbum

Жыл бұрын

As a person who seems to have far more expertise in virtual pinball then Techmoan, what was your opinion on the machine in the video??

Incredible image quality and although I was never a great fan of pinball machines but this is a great retro product and you have presented it well , nice one for the new season, and wishing you a Happy New Year.

In Korea, where pinball is hard to come by, I've only played it as a smartphone or PC game, but the object detail and light expression of this look like the real thing!!

My first Patreon video... It's very good. The thing I really liked was the technical ways the manufacturer tricked you to accept this 2D board as being a real 3D object, particularly the side view of the screen that destroys the perspective and also the use of shadows to enhance the movement of the pinballs. When you first showed the video of the table I thought, "Wow, what a realistic looking video table." It was nice that you showed the reasons it was so good. And I won't lie: Seeing my name in the end-credits was pretty awesome.

@GustoTheGamer

Жыл бұрын

Video uploaded 19 minutes ago. This comment 1 day old. Awesome work KZread 😂

@eliaschnl

Жыл бұрын

@@GustoTheGamer Patreons get early access to videos.

@wembleyford

Жыл бұрын

@@GustoTheGamer Did you not read the first four words of his comment? He's seeing it early on Patreon. Awesome work Joshi.

I'm so glad you are back, even though the videos will be less frequent than previous years, I would like to thank you for all the effort you put in your videos, Mat. I hope you are doing well health-wise.

@gabrielpetcu5502

Жыл бұрын

I like his videos too..but, what's wrong?

@Alex-fv2qs

Жыл бұрын

@@gabrielpetcu5502 Matt talked about his (many) health issues in the previous video

@gabrielpetcu5502

Жыл бұрын

@@Alex-fv2qs sorry to read that..

@beatlezyt

Жыл бұрын

Obviously not as satisfying as the real machines but definitely cool!

I'm really glad you finally found a table system you like. Magic Pixel has done a great job with their Zaccaria tables, probably the most challenging tables I've ever played. I've been playing them for nearly a decade and I still find them really difficult. BTW, your idea of a folding-bed-style pinball table is a good one.

It would be awesome if someone ported 3D Space Cadet onto one of those.

@mota7506

Жыл бұрын

It has been done and it plays, looks and feels amazing. Done by JP Salas, one of the grand masters of virtual pinball: kzread.info/dash/bejne/rH6ds8mKZ9uWYbA.html

@zorglub667

Жыл бұрын

There's a VPX version of space cadet that is absolutely brilliant.

@thekosmickollector7748

Жыл бұрын

@@zorglub667 You've sent me down the VPX rabbit hole and I may never recover, thanks :P

@zorglub667

Жыл бұрын

@@thekosmickollector7748 😄😄 my pleasure and welcome to the rabbit hole, there's enough room for all of us ;)

@HerecomestheCalavera

Жыл бұрын

That would be nice but Simpsons Pinball Party would be even better! That is my favorite pinball machine and I've never actually played a real machine. Only on an emulator on PC.

I don't have a lot of fond memories of playing a real table but I remember enjoying Pinball Illusions and other titles from the 00s. All of which means I like pinball but not enough to buy one. I've got to say that this video has made me really want one of these machines! The detail on those tables looks incredible. You said you'd struggled getting good shots but you've really nailed it: I couldn't tell if I was looking at a real table or a screen for most of them. I haven't got the money nor anywhere to put it but I can dream...

@Techmoan

Жыл бұрын

I'm happy the shots came across that way because that was the feeling I was trying to capture - it does look real sometimes.

@KapiteinKrentebol

Жыл бұрын

You can also build one yourself, plenty of instructions around on the net.

@wembleyford

Жыл бұрын

Might be worth exploring what you can do on your PC alone before putting down money on a physical deivce. It's possible to play practcally every vintage pinball machine in emulators now via vpinmame and virtual Pinball - it's not too easy to setup, and finding the roms for the pinball tables is also a challenge, but they're out there. There's also a couple of decent games in Steam that allow for buying tables from multiple makers rather than the limited range this one supports.

@kelvin1316

Жыл бұрын

I'd probably buy one of these if Pinball Illusions and Fantasies were available on these as a "proper" table rather than how I played on my Amiga LOL

@JaredConnell

Жыл бұрын

@@KapiteinKrentebol he said he doesn't have the money or a place to put it but you think he wants to build one?

Impressive camera work…….Thankyou for taking the time to bring this too us……👍💪🇮🇲

It's great to wake up to a new video from you this Sunday morning in Wisconsin, USA! And, as often happens, you found ways to get me interested in something that I knew almost nothing about. A couple of my many brothers really got into pinball back in the 1970s, and spent all of their very limited packet money on it. That's why I very deliberately chose to have nothing to do with it. But this looks like so much fun! The lighting, even second--hand through your video, looks absolutely real.

I could even see the pinball casting a virtual shadow on the field! That's good attention to detail

Happy New Year Techmoan, love the video and this pinball machine micro has blown my mind on how amazingly effective it is, especially the physically hitting it and the ball moves. Will be keeping an eye out for when they do release the micro in the UK

Congratulations for your first 2023 video, I was waiting for it since the last one.

Amazing video! I hope 2023 is a better year for you :) I always enjoy your content.

The build quality looks really good, quite impressed. Can't believe how realistic the 3D effect looks, really does look like its mechanical, especially the flippers. Love modern takes on old arcade hardware.

I like the idea of a fold out table, that would be perfect in my house. Great vid mate.

Truly an excellent product and of course, a sincere presentation. Love the machine and how you showed it to your audience. Cheers from upstate NY!

I absolutely LOVE pinball! Always wanted my own machine to put in my house. This looks like it may just be right up my alley! Great video, Matt 👍🏻❤️

This is really cool. They have done a great job with the virtual tables. Seems like some 3D artist and game developers really cared about this project. Well done.

That effect is simply amazing! Some tables look very real, I'm very impressed. I might look into buying one of these.

Great Video. I loved it! Great comment by the end throwing some ideas to improvement. Awesome quality video. Keep it up

Excellent review of the ALP Micro! I enjoyed it so much, I wound up buying one as a Christmas gift for my family last year that also loves pinball but has very limited space for a machine. They play it often and are having a blast. I want to say a personal "Thank You" for mentioning my channel in your video. As someone who doesn't have a large following, it really means a lot that you took the time to mention other channels that were helpful to you. If there is anything I can do to assist in the future, please don't hesitate to let me know (see the About us option from the menu on the wtt site).

@Techmoan

Жыл бұрын

You’ve got a great channel that deserves way more recognition. It’s increasingly difficult to get noticed on KZread so hopefully this helped a few more people find you.

Amazing stuff! A lot have happened with the virtual pinball games since DICE made Pinball Dreams for the Commodore Amiga back in the early 90's :)

Thank you for this review, this looks amazing. Being from AtGames, I'd've likely written it off without a second look due to my previous experiences with them being officially sanctioned Sega Mega Drive clone consoles. All of them had wonky sound, and most of them had input lag and/or awful slowdown. It's really nice to see they're improving themselves.

@jamessnedeker4799

Жыл бұрын

The AtGames was a red flag for me as well but it does look really nice. I might do a little more research before making a purchase just in case but so far, so good. Bubble Bobble Pinball is not something I thought I would want.

@HerecomestheCalavera

Жыл бұрын

I was also very surprised to see what a high quality device it appears to be with it being made by AtGames. Aside from this Virtual Pinball machine I can't think of any other quality device made by them. The Genesis consoles were awful. It was kind of funny just how far off and horrible the Genesis sound was from the original.

@KingEurope1

Жыл бұрын

When AtGames were making those clone Mega Drives, they were writing bespoke emulators to run on extremely underpowered CPUs designed for cheap graphing calculators, and selling them as handhelds for £20 in 2008. That they managed to have compatibility with the vast majority of the Mega Drive library, with fully functioning graphics, was incredible. The only poor part of the emulation was the sound, which is notoriously difficult to emulate for the Mega Drive even with powerful hardware. People don't give those cheap Mega Drives the credit they deserve; they were made about 5 years before ARM CPUs capable of running open source emulators were a dime a dozen.

@fattomandeibu

Жыл бұрын

@@KingEurope1 The sound wasn't poor, it was completely out of tune. It ruined the experience of every game. The sound is as much part of a game as everything else. Quality control should never have allowed it out the door in such a poor state and it invalidates any credit they may otherwise deserve.

@HerecomestheCalavera

Жыл бұрын

@@fattomandeibu You are absolutely right. The sound was so horribly off that it made those devices basically unplayable. I don't really care if it was technically impressive since the awful sound ruined the entire device. It would be like if a PS2 mini came out that ran the games at full speed but none of the games has music and the only sound effects sounded like they were being made by an Atari 2600. It would be worthless.

I'm really shocked at how good this looks! The lighting looks really fantastic. I went to a pinball museum a short while back and they have really captured the authentic look of vintage tables.

Great video Happy New Year and glad to see you back all the best

Looks great, the ball seems to have a convincing weight to it. I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for a uk release.

OMG!!! Never heard of this and I love virtual pinball. Those look really solid simulations. Definitely got to look into this. I totally agree with you about a different form factor. No need for a big empty box.

@thobbs102670

Жыл бұрын

If you go REALLY deep into virtual pinball that box fills up fast: PC, controller boards for LEDs, buttons, etc., solenoids/contactors for mechanical "thumps", shaker motor, bells/chimes, knocker (think match/free game "pop" sound), blowers and anything else you can think of that a real pinball machine has. The rabbit hole goes DEEP...

I have 13 games, and always looking for more. Great hobby and I love to see you getting more into it on the channel!

This is awesome tech!! Thanks for another great video!!

That is actually really impressive. The way they rendered the lighting on both screens really makes it look authentic. The inclusion of the haptic effects was brilliant to add to the illusion, and I love the fact that they added the accelerometer to simulate the effect of smacking the machine around. Honestly, you can barely tell it isn't an authentic mechanical machine in your shots. I'm honestly blown away by how well they've simulated the real thing. It really is bringing me back to my arcade days and I didn't think that would be possible with an LCD based setup. I had no idea I needed one until now. This really changed my whole perspective on these digitized versions.

I bought one of the Arcade1Up machines a couple of years ago as a birthday gift to myself - I picked it because it was recreating Williams tables. The one big thing is that these emulations are using existing pinball engines - the Arcade1Up machines use the Pinball FX 3 engine, while I believe the AtGames one uses the Farsight Studios Pinball Arcade engine. The engine is important because that's where the games come from - Farsight Studios Pinball Arcade formerly had the Williams license, and while they had it they had licensed a few licensed tables as well. Since the no longer have the WIlliams license, it means I own one of the few recreations of tables that will not likely be available virtually legitimately - think tables like Star Trek The Next Generation, The Addams Family, Twilight Zone and such. These had to involve the original IP owner and Farsight Studios, and it's unlikely to ever come to Pinball FX because of the trouble in licensing it.

You're late to the party but finally welcome! I have the larger atgames larger virtual pinball table and the fantastic atgames arcade legends stand up machine (plays all the arcade games from the 70s 80s 90s and laser disk games MACH3, Dragons Layer, Space Ace, etc) the larger pinball I have replaced the D pad with the optional joystick and buttons so great for playing the vertical arcade games on the table -- the larger table has better haptics / sound

Best episode in years!! Thanks Matt!

Looks great. Hope we get this in the UK. Just the right size for our small houses.

I have never had any interest in the game of pinball - but I enjoy Techmoan’s presentation style enormously 😊

@GizzyDillespee

Жыл бұрын

I enjoy his style unctuously, even though virtual pinball, on a 2017 laptop screen, seems like a sideways step for me, at this time.

I bought the full-size version Xmas 2021, i just love it. I've been watching your channel for quite a while and I'm glad to see two of my youtube interests cross paths and that your enjoying it!

Hey Mat, thanks for the great video and welcome to the year 2023!

Imagine, in a few years we'll probably be having virtual pinball machines that can track people's eyes to correct perspective on the fly and make these things look as real as the real thing

@nikthebrik

11 ай бұрын

they already exists. there called parallax screens

@SammyRenard

11 ай бұрын

@@nikthebrik kickass!

@louistournas120

10 ай бұрын

@@nikthebrik Yes, the Nintendo 3DS had such a technology.

The video came out fantastic. While the ball's animation wasn't always rendered perfectly in the video, the board's general look and animation was fantastic (funny enough, the balls look better close up than they do further away). They look amazing in execution, so I'm sure in person it would look even better. I can't wait till they get the 4K treatment. Great job on the production! :)

@freeculture

Жыл бұрын

And perhaps higher framerate.

I hadn't heard of these before, and this looks like a lot of fun. Thanks for the video.

Thank You! I saw one of these in an ad recently - and kind of shrugged it off... but after seeing this, I think I'll be picking one up.

That looks WAY better than I was expecting.

This is a really nice form factor. Not too small like the iPad pinball cabinets out there (although these are still cool), and not so large where you'll need a dedicated area the size of a treadmill.

Thank you mate, love your stuff 🎉

I Enjoy your channel,you get so absolutely fresh stuff!

Welcome to the vpin community! I purchased one of the full-size ALP units about a year ago, and it's been an absolute blast ever since! One thing I really like about the ALP are the weekly competitions that AtGames will run over the course of the year - it gives me an excuse to try out new tables I might not have before and hunt for a spot on the leaderboards. The external PC capabilities are great too - paired with PinballFX3 and some of their official table offerings from Williams, it is a fantastic machine!

I'm glad at end of video you suggested a "flat" pack table. I see value in both styles

Great job! You did a nice job showing off the micro and I must say your pleasant demeanor is perfect for games reviews, etc. glad I found you and happily a new subscriber!

Great video, Mat. I wish you a good and (relatively) healthy 2023 🍀❤️☺️

A little over a year ago, and after 30 years of wanting one, I decided to get myself a pinball for my 40th birthday. I got a Terminator 2. I would have preferred an Adams Family, but that was about twice as expensive (and, considering that I'm from Argentina, the T2 was already quite expensive). However, this virtual one you showed looks really good.

@peterbumper2769

Жыл бұрын

G'day, just curious, are there many pinball machines that were built in Brazil (in the 80's and 90's) available for you to buy?

@federicoae7671

Жыл бұрын

​@@peterbumper2769 I don't really know. I never even thought about where the machines were built. I didn't know that pinballs were manufactured in Brazil. There's a company in Argentina that restores and sells pinballs called Clark Entertainment, but they are really expensive (around US$10.000). I bought mine through MercadoLibre (if you're from Brazil you might know it) which is basically the same as eBay.

@peterbumper2769

Жыл бұрын

@@federicoae7671 I am a pinball hobbyist from Australia. I find it interesting to see how pinball is viewed in other parts of the world. Pinball is expensive everywhere at the moment. Terminator 2 is a great game

I almost bought one of these a while back, but it was an expensive option. Worth revisiting now with this cheaper edition. I've had a project for a while now to build myself a virtual pinball table, but this is a quicker and easier way to get into doing it.

@MIKandJEAN

Жыл бұрын

An alternative option is to check out Zaccaria Pinball on Nintendo Switch, XBOX1/S/X or PC. Zaccaria Pinball on consoles only features Zaccaria tables... It was also released on PS4 but only in the USA. The app is free to download and you can mess around with all tables before buying them. It does however look like the console versions have been dropped to support these physical tables as they have not been updated for a long time. That said, there are plenty of tables! BTW The Switch version also supports Tate/vertical view as seen here on this mini machine.

@Zerbey

Жыл бұрын

@@MIKandJEAN There is also Pinball FX3 on PC and consoles, or if you can get Visual Pinball+PinMAME which are free but require a bit more effort to set up.

Great choice and presentation; thank you! 👍

Awesome! Good coverage- Thanks!

That nudge feature is really cool, I love how Techmoan shows home sized versions of things like Grand Pianos or Pinball Machines

wow what an incredible optical illusion they were able to achieve! wonder if theyd make a version with a plunger instead of a button I bet it would really help with the feel of it

In September of 2019 I made a virtual pinball "cabinet". Well, it was a 55" LCD TV we had laying around at work, a 27" monitor for the backglass, a 2.1 active speaker system, and some arcade pushbuttons with a USB interface board I ordered from Aliexpress. Running it all was a Dell Precision T3600 with a Xeon E5-2665 and a Radeon RX580. The whole setup was very temporary and was in use only for a couple of weeks, because it was far from the real deal. (I just uploaded a short to my channel about it)

I'm kinda surprised they didn't sponsor this video! Absolutely the Best advert possible. I know you don't do sponsor stuff, but they should at least refund your purchase from the retailer! 😁😉 Great video as usual!

'It's about as much fun as trying to play Twister with a broken pelvis.' (14:53) Had me in stitches 🤣 This little Pinball table looks great, liked to diy myself one in the near future. Entertaining en informative video as always 👍🏽

@FlyboyHelosim

Жыл бұрын

I LOL'd at that comment, too.

@Nc_303

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

Love this video and the intro was superb! Smashed it out of the pack, Sir, and a wonderful start to 2023!

this is so cool!! glad I saved the video to enjoy sunday night!!

Matt as ever your vid brings joy and pleasure, best wishes in relation to health, and Thank You for your dedication in providing entertaining (and educational ) ‘content’ via the ‘KZread app’ . David 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I ended up getting the full sized version here in the US at Sam's Club for 799. One of the things I found that I enjoy with this model is the realistic plunger for shooting the ball. although you can also use down arrow on the D pad to shoot if you like.

@volvo09

Жыл бұрын

That's cool, it sounds like they put the effort into simulating the same thing. I assume the big machine also "thunks" when you hit the flipper?

@JerryGonzalez

Жыл бұрын

You may want to try price matching with Sam’s club. I bought the ALP, and recently price matched it for $239! Got a ton of money back! Just have to engage with their chat support and escalate to a supervisor. You just need a picture of the $239 price, which you can find on the LegendsUltimate subreddit.

@Ryan96se

Жыл бұрын

@@volvo09 yes it also has haptic feedback. I modified mine with additional dayton exciters on the interior floor of the machine. You can feel the ball rolling, flippers and all bumpers. Has a nice thud 🙂

I love this. Also a love for Pinball Dreams / Fantasies (had a world record for a day on Party Land long ago) / Illusions, long ago. So I've also been looking at something like that. That would also play my old time favorites: White Water, Addams Family, Terminator 2 and probably one I forgot. Could play them forever, always a free play on the high scores. But also something that I can physically 'nudge' or tilt. But they were/are SO hard to find. Well, unless you're willing to spend 10k or so.. This looks like a great option! But I haven't seen any of the Atgames Pinball machines in the Netherlands yet...

@marienbad2

Жыл бұрын

a love for Pinball Dreams / Fantasies - oh man, me too!

@adamdavies163

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes on the A1200. My favourite.

@erwindewit4073

Жыл бұрын

@@adamdavies163 I played it on the PC later on, which was slightly better even! Even though I always my Amiga for everything else. But a high score was only viable (for me) on the PC. I played for 6 hours straight on 1 game....

@SabretoothBarnacle

Жыл бұрын

Still play Nightmare on Pinball Dreams regularly. Slamtilt is another newly discovered favourite.

@thobbs102670

Жыл бұрын

You should take a look at Major Frenchy's channel here on youtube to get some ideas. You can even just load up Visual Pinball X and start playing those very same tables you mentioned for free right now, plus a LOT more.

It's always such a joy to see a new video of yours appear on my notifications. Best of luck !

They look fantastic. I never really played pinball to a great extent but this has really grabbed my attention. Great video. 👍

This is extremely impressive especially for at games. That screen looks incredible and it plays so smoothly. Wow.

@Kenneth-cn8dx

Жыл бұрын

Thinking that myself, especially with there poor mega drive machines

@rickowen8187

8 ай бұрын

their customer service is horrible

The capability to have ball effects like the fireball is something that gives the virtual table a real leg up on physical tables. I can also imagine the playfield scenery being much more dynamic.

Incredibly well done review. Thank you.

Wow, the illusion looks super convincing! Another great video!

Very interesting! Also glad they didn't make you sign into a virtual world to play a virtual pinball game. Looks very realistic and like lots of fun 👍

I’m a bit shocked, AtGames is known for making shit Genesis clones, but this looks exceedingly solid. Thanks for your work in demonstrating this, very well presented (as if there was any doubt)

@DanielMonteiroNit

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps owning the whole software stack makes a difference?

@FlyboyHelosim

Жыл бұрын

I was literally just about to make the same comment about the company being notorious for pretty bad console clones. They really seem to have upped their game, pardon the pun, with this one.

@bagofnails6692

Жыл бұрын

I have an At Games official megadrive copy and it is anything but shit. it has fifty odd built in games, can accept a memory cart which has another nine hundred games, AND it accepts original megadrive cartridges. The only issue I have found out so far is that the four player games such as Micro Machines only support two player.

@joshuaupham5993

Жыл бұрын

It pretty good quailty.

@MisterAnderson91

Жыл бұрын

@@bagofnails6692 I've never seen an AtGames megadrive run the sound properly. I have one of them with 50 games plus a working cartridge slot (composite video, not an HDMI model) and the sound is messed up. It's the kind of thing where it's mostly not obvious unless you've heard how it's supposed to sound before which anyone with original cartridges would have. I believe some versions also had awful IR controllers but this one was just original 6-button clones with original-style connectors that worked with original controllers. Unless they revised all that later I wouldn't recommend them, you get a better experience from regular emulation.

Excellent review. Thanks!

Amazing stuff, graphics and game play are fantastic. Another of my childhood favorite activities resurrected, I guess technology can still be used for good after all.

Fantastic video. I play Pinball FX on a Nintendo Switch hooked up to a rotating 24" monitor. Works beautifully. The thing about real pinball is that it requires a suitable slope to drag the ball down via gravity. This is not an issue with virtual pinball and the screen can be completely vertical. Btw the Switch plays it superbly with no lag at 60fps and wonderfully detailed screens. Unless you want that authentic look then this is possibly the way to go with the important element being the rotating screen.

I'm truly stunned! AT Games released a product that is not trash 😯

As always... Excellent vid 👍

Very nicely put together video and very entertaining as well. Thanks for posting this.

I enjoyed that you spoke about the challenge and/or difficulty of getting your shot right, it's as entertaining as the pinball machine itself :)

Just wanted to add a comment in support of your channel. You make great videos.

Thank you for reviewing this. I play pinball on my tablets and I’ve seen these tables along the years and they’ve come a long way. I hope establishments consider putting them up, so we can play arcade style again

Wow, that's honestly so convincing. Looks like s great product - thanks for the interesting review, I enjoyed this. (As I do all your reviews, to be fair, but this was a bit different, nice to mix things up 🙂)

Loved this. Great video.

Great video as always! "Pinball Dreams" indeed 😉😁

Still on my wish list to get a virtual pinball system and have watched many vids over the past 3 years about this subject. Cool you are covering this too and this micro pinball looks impressive despite the small size. :)

Glad to se you back. Stay safe and healthy..