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<blockquote data-quote="inspector42" data-source="post: 8958" data-attributes="member: 545"><p>Hello all!</p><p></p><p>After devouring all the tables on my iPad, I sought out a nearby arcade which has many of the actual tables (TotAN, CV, BOP, TOM). I had not played an actual pinball table in at least fifteen years.</p><p></p><p>I noticed that the real tables I found seemed to play drastically different than on Pinball Arcade. I'm assuming that some of this is the condition of the tables I played, and some of it is the imperfection of simulation. As someone with no experience, I come to you all to ask a few questions...</p><p></p><p>(1) How different can one real pinball table be from another? For example, if Arcade A has CV, and Arcade B has CV, how differently could the two machines play?</p><p></p><p>(2) Assuming two tables can play drastically differently, just how close to accurate is Pinball Arcade as a simulation? Also, does Pinball Arcade try to emulate them in pristine, brand new condition?</p><p></p><p>(3) In real pinball play, how much of a factor is the force with which you hit the flipper? On my iPad, it seems that no matter how gently I touch the screen, it propels the ball forward at full force, which was clearly not the case in the arcade.</p><p></p><p>It was an interesting experience. TotAN played nothing like the digital version. It felt almost as it the flippers were old and without much bounce. Cirqus Voltaire seemed fairly close, though I didn't hit nearly as many ramp shots as on the iPad version. I'm not sure what was going on with BOP, but I couldn't hit a shot to save my life!</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance for your insight. As someone new to pinball in general, I'm eager to hear what you veterans have to say.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="inspector42, post: 8958, member: 545"] Hello all! After devouring all the tables on my iPad, I sought out a nearby arcade which has many of the actual tables (TotAN, CV, BOP, TOM). I had not played an actual pinball table in at least fifteen years. I noticed that the real tables I found seemed to play drastically different than on Pinball Arcade. I'm assuming that some of this is the condition of the tables I played, and some of it is the imperfection of simulation. As someone with no experience, I come to you all to ask a few questions... (1) How different can one real pinball table be from another? For example, if Arcade A has CV, and Arcade B has CV, how differently could the two machines play? (2) Assuming two tables can play drastically differently, just how close to accurate is Pinball Arcade as a simulation? Also, does Pinball Arcade try to emulate them in pristine, brand new condition? (3) In real pinball play, how much of a factor is the force with which you hit the flipper? On my iPad, it seems that no matter how gently I touch the screen, it propels the ball forward at full force, which was clearly not the case in the arcade. It was an interesting experience. TotAN played nothing like the digital version. It felt almost as it the flippers were old and without much bounce. Cirqus Voltaire seemed fairly close, though I didn't hit nearly as many ramp shots as on the iPad version. I'm not sure what was going on with BOP, but I couldn't hit a shot to save my life! Thanks in advance for your insight. As someone new to pinball in general, I'm eager to hear what you veterans have to say. [/QUOTE]
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