SLAMT1LT fires a salvo on his website on which emulator is better :)
http://speak1970.wix.com/slamspinballemporium
“The mass debate over which is better – VP, FP, FX or PA will waste time for years to come but here’s my interesting observation:
I go back and play Pinball FX, Pinball Arcade and sometimes (when I have to for research) Visual Pinball and what all those tables have in common is that the ball is tamed and doesn’t behave like a real ball would. On any real table, the ball jumps all over the place and is completely unpredictable – no 2 shots are ever the same. With Pinball FX, Pinball Arcade and VP there is no doubt you’re playing a video game as the ball sticks to the playfield surface like glue and the shots are much easier to hit.
There is no way of taming the ball in Future Pinball, it’s “wild” and it will do as it pleases. I know this because I work hard to stop the ball jumping up and getting stuck like any real pinball game designer does. The rule with real word pinball design is that if there’s a chance the ball can get stuck there, it will.
Future Pinball has all the faults and problems that a real table has, which is why I always program an extensive ball search and ball replacement in my games – it’s impossible to illiminate all possibilites. Unless you put a leash on the ball and control it’s behavior (see VP).
You will argue that VP has the best physics, maybe, but it’s a tame and inaccurate depiction of real world physics. Future Pinball is better, by accident probably (because of the inferior physics engine) but I don’t want a computer calculation controlling my ball so obviously.
Of course, these are just my personal opinions and are based only on my tables and Physics 2.7.
Now, I have a real treat in store….the upated Addams Family is now available and it’s better than ever. Plus I have a new updated Back To The Future and the Phantom of the Opera table. Then the re-release and updated Star Trek Next Generation.”
[Paulo Carvalho Mobile - 204-294-4389]
http://www.pinballowners.com/paulohotline
"Life is like pinball, your always trying to keep your balls in play, but in the end, they drop down the middle :)"
[Paulo Carvalho Mobile - 204-294-4389]
http://www.pinballowners.com/paulohotline
"Life is like pinball, your always trying to keep your balls in play, but in the end, they drop down the middle :)"
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