![]() Two major advantages are that it is open source and that it is being actively maintained and improved. It quickly became apparent to me that the Pinscape controller from MJR was the best. I also investigated which controller to use. See his YouTube videos, build description, and thread on this website. The cabinet built by Wahcade seemed like a good starting point. Rather than dive into a full size cabinet, I decided to start with a smaller controller and learn as I went along. Of course that leads to wanting a real virtual pinball cabinet. I have a second monitor for the backglass and have had a lot of fun already just using the keyboard as an input device. I downloaded all of my favorite tables and currently have 46 in PinballX. The first thing I did was install Visual Pinball, Future Pinball, and PinballX on older PC that had a decent but older GPU. I was determined to get going quickly but also realized there is a lot to learn, sometimes only by doing. I started by doing a lot of research and joined all of the main websites. I wish I had known earlier because I missed a lot in the last 6 years plus this is a good way to combine my knowledge in software and electronics in a new hobby. My next surprise was finding out about Virtual Pinball and that I could have any table I wanted. My first surprise was sticker shock on used tables. Three months ago, I revived my interest in pinball and went searching on eBay. I have also built and sold AVR microcontroller boards that I soldered myself with SMD components. I am a software engineer with experience of both large systems and microcontrollers. I even owned a Bally Space Invaders in the late 80’s but had to give it up when I had a major house move. I started playing pinball back in the early 80’s. I plan 12 major appends following the theme of the 12 days of Christmas.įirst some background. My foray into the world of virtual pinball and building a mini cabinet.
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