FatCat11cz Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 I discovered MFME while watching some pinball emulation youtube videos. I'm excited to use my Vpin to do more than just pinball. Maybe I can finally get my wife to join me and play games with me. Look forward to Meeting more of you and a new experience in the world of fruit machine emulation. Already ordered some buttons and control board to build a controller for this. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboypaul Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 50 minutes ago, FatCat11cz said: I discovered MFME while watching some pinball emulation youtube videos. I'm excited to use my Vpin to do more than just pinball. Maybe I can finally get my wife to join me and play games with me. Look forward to Meeting more of you and a new experience in the world of fruit machine emulation. Already ordered some buttons and control board to build a controller for this. Welcome! What’s your current favourite pinball & fruity to play on the emulators? It’s more common to hear horror stories of fruit machine addiction on this particular site, but in my case Virtual Pinball has been the expensive rollercoaster (pun intended) - virtual led to physical, 1 machine led to many… it’s so addictive! Try Pinball Info (more geared towards U.K. pinball owners) and vpuniverse/VPin forums. About me: Arcade, Pinball & Fruit machine fan. At home: 7x Pinballs (90's to present day - Fish Tails to Metallica), JPM Monopoly60th (£10), Astra Reel Stampede (£10), Astra Double Jackpot (£5/£15), Astra Ready to Roll (£10/£5) & Astra Classic Slot (£15) bartop. Looking for: Astra Bartops, JPM Big50, Big Banker, Big Bucks, Money Talks & Maverick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatCat11cz Posted October 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 I've only ever played slots at my local casinos. My favorite is a game call Lucky Ducks. I got into virtual pinball almost 5 years ago, and have built 5 Vpins. My favorite pinball is a tie between Congo and World Cup Soccer '94 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboypaul Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 1 hour ago, FatCat11cz said: I've only ever played slots at my local casinos. My favorite is a game call Lucky Ducks. I got into virtual pinball almost 5 years ago, and have built 5 Vpins. My favorite pinball is a tie between Congo and World Cup Soccer '94 . You must be getting quite adept at making them then. Got no clue about casino slot machines, sorry. Only the AWP’s from the 90’s. I owned a Congo pinball for several years, it’s very similar to TRON in terms of layout (which I still have). Hitting a clean volcano shot up the right hand side always left a massive grin on my face! The grey gorilla mini game was annoying though. My current physical favourite is ‘92 FishTales - so simple and basic, easy to learn but hard to master - and this is why I love pinball so much now. About me: Arcade, Pinball & Fruit machine fan. At home: 7x Pinballs (90's to present day - Fish Tails to Metallica), JPM Monopoly60th (£10), Astra Reel Stampede (£10), Astra Double Jackpot (£5/£15), Astra Ready to Roll (£10/£5) & Astra Classic Slot (£15) bartop. Looking for: Astra Bartops, JPM Big50, Big Banker, Big Bucks, Money Talks & Maverick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatCat11cz Posted October 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 I recently got to play a physical Fish Tales, and I was surprised that my technique for finding the boat ramps on both flippers worked flawlessly. I am looking forward to slots/fruit machine emulation to help me learn to play better when I go to the casino, and have more fun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boulderdash Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 Does anyone here own a pinball table? I'm tempted to buy one for my games room but am concerned at the cost both of initial outlay and ongoing maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboypaul Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Boulderdash said: Does anyone here own a pinball table? I'm tempted to buy one for my games room but am concerned at the cost both of initial outlay and ongoing maintenance. Yes, I do. If you're serious join Pinball Info forum. Friendly bunch and they can offer you advice on the road to ownership. Also has a For Sale section. Realistically you'd need about £2.5-4k for a decent condition starter game. Any less and you're into crappier and older EM-style machines. I've assumed you're after a DMD-era game, as most are. I'd agree that they can be expensive to buy - just look at new machine prices on Pinball Heaven if you want a heart attack. All fuelled by ever increasing demand & the poor GBP/dollar exchange rates. Ongoing maintenance can be a pain, but not necessarily and don't let it put you off - communities like that forum really can be a lifesaver. There are lots of new/replacement parts available still too, due to the large market of people still owning older games. I've had machines give me zero issues in 6yrs, but I don't play them very often, and I give them a once over when I buy just to avoid issues in future. Preventative maintenance. That's not to say parts aren't expensive - they can be, it's on an entirely different level in terms of cost and complexity vs. fruits I'm afraid. FAR more sociable though - plus 1 pin is never enough! Happy to advise if you need - owned pins for 10yrs. Edited January 31, 2023 by monkeyboypaul About me: Arcade, Pinball & Fruit machine fan. At home: 7x Pinballs (90's to present day - Fish Tails to Metallica), JPM Monopoly60th (£10), Astra Reel Stampede (£10), Astra Double Jackpot (£5/£15), Astra Ready to Roll (£10/£5) & Astra Classic Slot (£15) bartop. Looking for: Astra Bartops, JPM Big50, Big Banker, Big Bucks, Money Talks & Maverick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew96 Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 I have a electromechanical 1974 gottlieb 4 square, currently in pieces slowly being restored. New playfield plastics I made for it and currently the graphics for the backglass are done, but it's not yet been printed. Trouble is being in the UK you just cannot get these things easily like you can being in the USA! I wouldn't give a thankyou to own a electronic one! I like the sounds and clunking of the electromechanical ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boulderdash Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 1 hour ago, monkeyboypaul said: Yes, I do. If you're serious join Pinball Info forum. Friendly bunch and they can offer you advice on the road to ownership. Also has a For Sale section. Realistically you'd need about £2.5-4k for a decent condition starter game. Any less and you're into crappier and older EM-style machines. I've assumed you're after a DMD-era game, as most are. I'd agree that they can be expensive to buy - just look at new machine prices on Pinball Heaven if you want a heart attack. All fuelled by ever increasing demand & the poor GBP/dollar exchange rates. Ongoing maintenance can be a pain, but not necessarily and don't let it put you off - communities like that forum really can be a lifesaver. There are lots of new/replacement parts available still too, due to the large market of people still owning older games. I've had machines give me zero issues in 6yrs, but I don't play them very often, and I give them a once over when I buy just to avoid issues in future. Preventative maintenance. That's not to say parts aren't expensive - they can be, it's on an entirely different level in terms of cost and complexity vs. fruits I'm afraid. FAR more sociable though - plus 1 pin is never enough! Happy to advise if you need - owned pins for 10yrs. I'd probably want a classic like The Addams Family... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboypaul Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Boulderdash said: I'd probably want a classic like The Addams Family... You and everyone else of our era. £6k upwards for decent condition. £10k for mint. Nuts. I had a lovely one about 5-6yrs ago (cost me £3k back then) but sold it - fun, nostalgic, relatively simple rules, but £6k and up buys you MUCH better and more reliable games these days. About me: Arcade, Pinball & Fruit machine fan. At home: 7x Pinballs (90's to present day - Fish Tails to Metallica), JPM Monopoly60th (£10), Astra Reel Stampede (£10), Astra Double Jackpot (£5/£15), Astra Ready to Roll (£10/£5) & Astra Classic Slot (£15) bartop. Looking for: Astra Bartops, JPM Big50, Big Banker, Big Bucks, Money Talks & Maverick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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