Potential solution to try before buy - especially for newbies or those who are ultra keen

[SeikoKid]

I bought a V Pin.

The fun was starting to fade with searching, finding, asking people to ask people to ask people, the hauling, the disappointment - the money!

Im glad I have a real pin to fall back on and awaiting 2 more tried and tested incoming this year, but just an evening with the V pin so far has been very satisfying.

I figured why not give it a go - Ability to check out any title I had heard of , or haven't or been recommended. Great to get the FOMO out of yer system ( quote Colly )

Long haul I don't have space for it when 3rd pin arrives but I am fairly confident I will start looking for a shorty we can put elsewhere and my son can get his whirlwind fix

Bit of a minefield choosing and by sheer luck Ive ended up with one of Pickholders recent builds. I did as much research as I could and this reassures me with this tech as I know little of it

Just my feedback to newcomers like myself given the cost of these machines now, which I was aware of coming into this hobby, but it is sometimes tricky when your family is also dependant on your money

 

[Colywobbles]

Over the years I have invited many people here to play my pins and happy to extend that offer to all on here. Some have actually made a WE of it and the wife usually cooks up a storm with me supplying those all important beers or hot/cold drinks.

But I agree a VPin is a good way to sample a variety of pins and get an idea of what the code is like or how well the theme has been integrated. Best of all it lets you sample those ultra rare pins like BBB one of my fav VPin tables or Gabes fav pin Mario as I can never see me shelling out crazy money on that lacklustre effort.
Vpins have come a long way since the early days and on a decent 4k setup are a brilliant toy in their own right that are worth every penny. My latest build is super nice just need to find the time to build a nice compact cab for it.

 

[Doggard]

I’m now on my second vpin, my new one is a vr set up.
I’ve recently had a loan of an Iron Maiden pro, the first real pin in my house. I thought with it arriving, my vpin wouldn’t get touched, but that’s not been the case. I play it as much, if not more than the Iron Maiden.
Which proves my own theory, that I would get bored with just one pin, I only have space for one.
The fact I can jump on my vpin, and play anyone of 200 tables, means I’ll never get bored .

 

[Pop Bumper Pete]

Vpin can be good, but some of the tables are not 100% faithful, some authors do tweek them to make some tight shots easier

 

[Doggard]

Vpin can be good, but some of the tables are not 100% faithful, some authors do tweek them to make some tight shots easier

I think that works both ways
Congo for example, I play the vpw version, and it’s tough
But when I finally played one at David and Claire’s, I found it easier to make some of the shots, and got a better score, than I’ve ever got playing it on my vpin

 

[Jib]

My vpin was my gateway to real machines. It was an older setup with vp9 games on it, after a few weeks I started to upgrade it to a 4K set up and vpx.

I really enjoyed having the vpin. As a complete newbie to pinball there were so many machines I would have wanted to rotate in just to try for a while but the vpin scratched those itches for me.

Ultimately I decided I’d rather have the space for another real machine but I still have a little set up on my regular pc with 2 monitors, one easily rotated to get the most from it.

I think if I ever get to the point where I can’t lift a playfield or little screws get hard to handle I’ll have a full vpin back. They still require maintenance but it’s more software stuff than hands on small parts.

 

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