I’m willing to entertain requests of topics too, so send those to TWIP at I do have my opinions and biases, and I love speculating about things. Sometimes there is a flood of news, more often than not it’s a drought, so apologies in advance if posts become sporadic. Commercial pinball includes offerings from the two major studios making digi pin today, Zen Studios and Magic Pixel, as well as what is going on with the newly emerged digital pinball cabinet market. That means I won’t be dipping my toes into the Visual Pinball (VPX) waters, as those are extensive and deep and I forgot my life vest. This will cover the goings on with pinball that is being offered commercially. I’m calling it LWI(D)P, Last Week In (Digital) Pinball. I have been covering the digital pinball scene extensively since 2012 and have been asked to post a summation of all the latest goings on in the digital community for TWIP. Hi, my name is Chris Friebus and I am the host of the BlahCade Pinball Podcast. Want flippers that are underpowered, or balls that you can scale to different sizes? Do you want to play with the lighting of the room your in or on the table itself? Would you like to have a go at a whitewood playfield and adding graphics from the image library? The game offers all that to you as an option, though some you will have to pay a bit extra for. Want glass reflections and worn out playfields? Go for it. For those that like to tweak with settings, Zaccaria Pinball is heaven sent. There’s a starter pack for $5.99 that gives you a taste of some EM, SS, and a few of their Remake tables, which are DMD influenced creations. For the incredibly low price of $1.99 there is the ‘retro’ pack, where all 27 SS tables are reimagined as EM tables. Developer Magic Pixel didn’t stop there though. There are 27 solid state machines that have been lovingly recreated, as well as a collection of electro mechanical machines Zaccaria had made. This is important as these Italian machines are not everyone’s cup of tea. The program itself is free to download, and on PC you can try any of the tables via timed demo. It retails for $20 and includes 19 tables. That being said, frequently packs go on sale for 50% off and more, so be aware of that.Īs an aside to those that own a Nintendo Switch, FX3 does not include the Marvel tables at all, and if you wish to get the Star Wars tables, you have to purchase Star Wars Pinball as a separate game. ![]() The Zen original Sorcerer’s Lair and the Williams machine Fish Tales are free when you download FX3, but all the other tables come in packs that range in price, typically $9.99 for a 3 pack. ![]() There are currently 21 such titles offered and the list is growing. Then there are the Williams/Bally tables that are faithful recreations of the machines you know and love, with life like ball physics to match. ![]() These range from Zen originals such as Castle Storm and Adventureland to licensed originals such as Jurassic Park, Portal, or Aliens to name a few. The current king of the hill when it comes to digital pinball, Zen’s FX3 offers 99 tables to download.
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