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Title: What virtual (pc based) pinball emulator to get??
Post by: Marty Machine on July 05, 2013, 12:39:33 AM
Hi all,

I'm looking to try any of the virtual (pc based) pinball emulators out there.

Can anyone recommend what's *the* best one to get? and/or has the biggest range of pins available?

Thanx in advance,
MM
Title: Re: What virtual (pc based) pinball emulator to get??
Post by: Freiherr on July 05, 2013, 08:24:13 AM
I used to play PinMAME on a PC many years ago. The site does not seem to have been updated for a couple of years.
VPForums  is a good source of info and downloads. I have in mind to build a full size virtual machine one day.

Title: Re: What virtual (pc based) pinball emulator to get??
Post by: swinks on July 05, 2013, 08:36:52 AM
I have not done a pinmame yet but want to and have checked out VP as well

http://www.vpforums.org/index.php
Title: Re: What virtual (pc based) pinball emulator to get??
Post by: Pop Bumper Pete on July 05, 2013, 08:50:38 AM
As both VP and future pinball are free , you can try then both
Title: Re: What virtual (pc based) pinball emulator to get??
Post by: ealadubhsidhe on July 05, 2013, 08:20:37 PM
General rules of thumb:

Visual Pinball has better physics, Future Pinball has more gloss.

Visual Pinball has VPM support, Future Pinball doesn't (but can simulate it pretty well in the right coder's hands).

Visual Pinball has a fixed camera view once rendered, Future Pinball has varying options for a free-moving camera (but a bit pointless in a virtual cab).