DIY Virtual Pinball Machine
I've always enjoyed a game of pinball, and I recently went down the rabbit hole of virtual pinball machines. I'd seen pinball games over the years, and enjoyed them, but never really LOVED playing them with a controller or keyboard. During some random late-night internet exploring, I discovered things have come quite some way... So, I set about planning my own virtual pinball machine. I wanted to keep the cost as low as possible, as the main reason I don't want to buy a real machine is the cost. Parts List - First Round First up, screens: 43" 1080p Sharp TV - Playfield (already had this) 24" 1080p monitor - Backglass $30 9" screen - Dot Matrix Display (DMD) Next I needed a suitable PC. The specs I settled on were: Ryzen 5 3600 RX 580 8gb MoBo, SSD, PSU, etc Other bits and pieces: Zero delay USB board and arcade buttons ($40 from Amazon) Cheap PC speakers (will upgrade later) This is all I really needed to start with the software set up. It's a bit of a p...