Video Pinball

[fastbilly1]

I hope it is true. Cyclone next month is a great pickup aswell as Xenon that is coming later. While I would love to have another true EM machine, I know why most people do not want them.

[ExedExes]

I hope it is true. Cyclone next month is a great pickup aswell as Xenon that is coming later. While I would love to have another true EM machine, I know why most people do not want them.

I hope so too. I understand the music licensing issue, but I came across one in the wild just a few years ago and I love it.

Yes, Xenon is coming too, that name has been tossed around a few times over there. I'd love to see more EMs too but even so early SS machines are great too. I never even heard of Centaur until that came out. I put a score of over 5 million on that in the Bronze level mobile tournament, but I can't seem to get anywhere near that anymore.

[fastbilly1]

Xenon won the poll so it is definitely coming this season.

[c0wb0y]

While the major US pin manufacturers are being recreated by TPA, there is a new app that just came to my attention, and it covers the pins released by the Italian pin maker Zaccaria Pinball. The dev is "ASK Homework." There is an iOS and Android version available.
I have yet to check it out, but some local pin collectors and video pin enthusiasts in my area are saying it has physics similar to TPA. Not a bad thing - in my opinion.
Hoping I get some free time soon to check it out.
I've played only a couple of physical Zaccaria tables in the past, so this app will be nice to check out less common pins which I may never see. I can't wait to check out Farfalla - played it at a pin convention a few years ago and liked it.
More info on the wikipedia page, includes dates of operation, table lists, etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaccaria_%28company%29

[fastbilly1]

While the major US pin manufacturers are being recreated by TPA, there is a new app that just came to my attention, and it covers the pins released by the Italian pin maker Zaccaria Pinball. The dev is "ASK Homework." There is an iOS and Android version available.
I have yet to check it out, but some local pin collectors and video pin enthusiasts in my area are saying it has physics similar to TPA. Not a bad thing - in my opinion.
Hoping I get some free time soon to check it out.
I've played only a couple of physical Zaccaria tables in the past, so this app will be nice to check out less common pins which I may never see. I can't wait to check out Farfalla - played it at a pin convention a few years ago and liked it.
More info on the wikipedia page, includes dates of operation, table lists, etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaccaria_%28company%29

Good looking out. Zaccaria has some very interesting tables, and it looks like they are following the TPA method of releasing tables. Going to download it tonight and give Magic Castle and Locomotion a go.

[c0wb0y]

Going to download it tonight and give Magic Castle and Locomotion a go.

Nice choices! Magic Castle is on my list as well.

[fastbilly1]

Oh man, if Zaccaria came out on the PC I would buy a gold pass day one. I am going to try running the apk on my Ouya. If it and Ultimate Rotation Control both work on it (which it should), it means Ouya based pinball cabinet.

Time Machine is my favorite table so far out of the dozen I played. Locomotion was a bit of a let down.

[c0wb0y]

Oh man, if Zaccaria came out on the PC I would buy a gold pass day one. I am going to try running the apk on my Ouya. If it and Ultimate Rotation Control both work on it (which it should), it means Ouya based pinball cabinet.

Time Machine is my favorite table so far out of the dozen I played. Locomotion was a bit of a let down.

Fastbilly, I bought an OUYA specifically to play The Pinball Arcade. But the flipper lag is abysmal. I got a PS3 controller and paired it with the OUYA with minimal improvement. My TV is set to game mode. Any other pointers you might have since you seem likely to play on OUYA?

[fastbilly1]

Most of my gaming is PC or on my Galaxy S3. I played it on the Ouya, but only by sideloading the APK. The Ouya program had horrid lag and the APK was better. The Ouya Controller was horrible, so I used a PS3 controller, then my Hori 360 arcade stick. Now there is manageable lag. I am setting it back up soon to see how manageable it is with the new title.

[ExedExes]

I can play TPA on my Amazon Fire TV Stick, but I need either the backordered Amazon Fire TV controller or a Bluetooth equivalent that can be recognized (Retron 5 controller didn't pair), and I'd lose my local scores and goals achieved.