Virtual Pinball Table

After building about every style of standard “joystick and buttons” arcade configuration, I wanted to branch out into pinball. Real pinball tables are more expensive and less reliable than arcade cabinets, so I began researching virtual pinball tables. My goal for the arcade was a full size table with haptic feedback. I wanted it to be perfect, so to learn the ropes, I decided to build a miniature pinball table for my son. I could work out the kinks, find an optimal way to build, and determine what was actually necessary to achieve awesomeness.

Using extendable legs, I built it to scale vertically with with my son as he grew up. I did not take into account that his arms were not yet long enough to reach both flipper buttons at the same time. So that was funny. I took a lot of notes, photos, and videos to document the progress of this project. The photos are below.