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A hobbyist is rebuilding Microsoft’s 3D Pinball: Space Cadet as a real machine, crafting a physical playfield with working bumpers, ramps, and lighting.

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[–] LikeableLime@piefed.social 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't remember exactly how the game plays, but just looking at the table I don't see anything that looks impossible. There is that subway/tunnel that iirc works in both directions which would require some trickery but totally doable at least in one direction.

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I vaguely remember the middle of the table turn into a black hole, pulling the ball in. That might be tough to implement in a real thing.

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Dont most tables with something like that either have a rotating plate or an electromagnet that only magnetizes the ball when it is powered? Probably could so something like that.

The new DUNE table has a similar feature for the sandworm. It's a magnet on an elevator and will grab the ball and bring it below the playfield to a subway that feeds to a VUK. So it's possible. The only issue would be the pop bumpers on the upper playfield for the launch, pop bumper assemblies drop down a good 4-5 Inches from the playfield, so they would need to be changed.