#DIGITAL TABLETOP PINBALL MACHINE ANDROID#

But for some people who are more lag sensitive, you’re going to want something beefier, or just spring for a real machine. I’d rather play on this than TPA on my gaming PC. Personally, I’m fine playing Alien Crush (my personal favorite console pinball game) on a flatscreen, and in similarly, I don’t really have any lag issues that prevent me from playing these games. That means that if you’re expecting instant response when hitting a button, you might be disappointed, as many people who I’ve seen review this machine have been. But this is a virtual digital pinball machine, and a cheap one at that. The Pinball Arcade is a solid piece of software. This is mostly only an issue with Bonebusters, Inc. gameplay shot above, it can actually be pretty hard to tell what’s solid and what’s playfield level on some of the more graphically intense games. And as you can see in the Bonebusters, Inc. There is no 3D effect certainly Nintendo 3DS-style glasses-free 3D wouldn’t work at this size anyway.

I have no idea who decided to brand this device as “3D”, though. I hope it’s the speakers at least they can be replaced. One key exception is the sound whether it’s the board or the speakers, the sound quality is just terrible.

#DIGITAL TABLETOP PINBALL MACHINE ANDROID#

The software is clearly based off of the Android version of Farsight Studios’ The Pinball Arcade, and though I’ve only played the PC version on a much beefier machine, the graphics and everything render well. The 24” monitor has pretty good viewing angles playing while sitting or standing are both possible. But that 21C Digital logo is really not good looking of course, I feel the same way about Arcade1up’s logo, so maybe I’m just a grumpy old lady. My hope is that some sort of enthusiast community (or Toyshock themselves?) will make longer legs available but I recognize that as an adult, I’m not the target demographic for this. Nevertheless, I had a lot more fun playing it standing up. I’m not going to lie to you– this machine is lower than a real pinball machine. My suspicion is that the bezel was made silver as a misguided attempt to make it look like a lockdown bar and siderails. The machine’s build quality feels very good, and I can lean on it without moving, even though it’s clearly built for children. I find these acceptable compromises for the size the bezel seems awful in pictures, but in person it’s not too bad. The monitor is 24”, surrounded by a grey bezel that is ugly at best, and the backbox has only alphanumeric panels no DMD, and the game on the backglass is always Haunted House.

The Toyshock is a “3/4 scale” arcade machine this makes it comparable to the standup cabs sold by Arcade1up (I’ve taken a look at their cocktail table cabinet before), at least on paper. Let’s see how it goes! The Toyshock 21C Digital Haunted House & Black Hole 12-in-1 3D Pinball Machineįirst off: I’m not a marketer, but I feel like you should give your product a shorter name. So as an apartment dweller, seeing a company launch a virtual pinball table for under $500 surprised me. Virtual pinball– playing pinball video games on a monitor propped at an angle– seems to offer some benefits, even if it’s not the same, but those are also big and not cheap, either. Pinball machines are wonderful and a ton of fun, but they’re also huge, electromechanical beasts that require constant maintenance.

Digital tabletop pinball machine