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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dtown8532" data-source="post: 7164" data-attributes="member: 320">Pinball simulation is just that; simulation.  It's not the real thing.  It could never be the real thing.  With that said, The Pinball Arcade is the closest I've yet to see to the real deal.  VP/FP are the future of pinball?  No way.  I used to play VP many years ago and currently have FP running in boot camp on my mac mini connected to a 50" plasma.  Now FP is not bad by any means but, no matter what table I choose, it "feels" more artificial than TPA or even the hall of fame collections.  And definitely less polished.  Although The Pinball Arcade does have its fair share of bugs I can be pretty confident that their TZ simulation will not be feeding a never ending supply of balls out the lower right outhole onto the field.  Yes, this did happen on the FP table.  On the other hand Farsight could take a lesson from some of the FP tables in the area of mechanical sound recreation.  TPA's need some more snap to them.One other thing.  I'm fairly knowledgeable with PC's or Mac and I won't bother with VP due to all the hassle of getting it to work right.  FP isn't as bad but it's not "plug and play" like TPA is.  My brother is even more knowledgeable than me at PC's and he likes pinball but he'll never touch VP.  He plays TPA on his android and Xbox 360 though.  My argument is, how can the future of pinball simulation be something that requires you to move files around on your computer to get it to work?  It can't.  It's got to be simple and easy for people to understand.  Remember what Mr. Plinkett said in his redlettermedia review of Star Trek.  There's just too much sh1t vying for your attention.</blockquote>

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