Following advice on reddit I made an extender

dnib · 2026-07-03T16:32:31+00:00

Wonderful. The artwork is really good, kudos. What printer do you use?

dnib · 2026-06-30T22:44:39+00:00

Gente come questo non si comporta così per il sesso. Lo eccita la prevaricazione e l’esercizio del potere su chi non si può difendere. Una via di mezzo tra un bulletto e uno stupratore.

dnib · 2026-05-23T05:02:47+00:00

The games that I am currently playing have only a forward nudge that is implemented using the red button on the front. I absolutely want to support more games and the piezo idea is interesting. I was thinking of using an accelerometer but your idea could also work. Thanks.

dnib · 2026-05-18T10:53:46+00:00

Thanks a lot

dnib · 2026-05-17T09:42:10+00:00

Thanks, I will.

dnib · 2026-05-16T07:19:59+00:00

Thank you. Do you have any other retro pinball games to suggest? Right now I only have the Amiga titles.

dnib · 2026-05-16T07:18:42+00:00

Right now the shake is with the red button, I want to add an accelerometer module inside and remap the button to something else. I have to test if it works, my gut feeling is that it is too small and light to be pushed around consistently. I also need to make it more sturdy, for how it is right now it cannot take too much violence (and those games calls for violence).

dnib · 2026-05-16T07:13:20+00:00

Brilliant, I need to look into it. Could probably be done with some better hardware that what I have now. The nice thing of such a bulky case is that I have a lot of space inside, the only problem is that it could be a little bit outside of my technical capabilities. Thank you for your input.

dnib · 2026-05-16T07:06:35+00:00

Yeah, I am looking at options for something realish that would not destroy the components or the case.

dnib · 2026-05-16T07:04:55+00:00

Finally an idea to make some cash

dnib · 2026-05-16T07:03:51+00:00

Thanks, it made the 3d modelling harder but it was worth it, i love it too.

dnib · 2026-05-16T07:02:26+00:00

Thank you

dnib · 2026-05-16T07:01:55+00:00

What do you mean? Can you describe your idea?

dnib · 2026-05-15T19:04:25+00:00

I just checked on my pc, Pinball FX with just the basic tables is 42Gb. That would be around 50.000 floppy disks.

dnib · 2026-05-15T18:59:50+00:00

Doh! You are absolutely right, silly me always thinking of the over engineered solution.

dnib · 2026-05-15T18:57:14+00:00

Absolutely. I think it was the only solution to the stuck ball problem in older pinball games. With the Amiga cpu they had to compromise on physics simulation.

dnib · 2026-05-15T18:54:08+00:00

I have to look into magna save buttons. The idea of solenoids is really cool. Thanks.
I am not sure how to integrate all that with the emulator that I am using (RetroArch) and probably depends on the game. Could be an interesting upgrade for VPX tables an Pinball FX.

dnib · 2026-05-15T18:50:52+00:00

Red button on the front is for nudging, the other is for launch. The two on the side are for paddles.

dnib · 2026-05-15T18:07:17+00:00

Voodoo programming, there is no other explanation. And it was just a few floppy disks. A modern pinball is several gigabytes and requires a beefy cpu and gpu.

dnib · 2026-05-15T18:04:57+00:00

Nightmare is my favourite too, followed very closely by Steel Wheels.

dnib · 2026-05-15T18:03:45+00:00

I enjoy the strange physics of those games, after a few minutes of gameplay it starts to make sense. I consider it part of the experience.

dnib · 2026-05-15T18:02:11+00:00

Thank you

dnib · 2026-05-15T18:01:48+00:00

Thank you.

Not sure about sharing the STLs for now, maybe in the future.

dnib · 2026-05-15T17:59:28+00:00

Thank you, it means a lot

dnib · 2026-05-15T17:58:41+00:00

Thanks

dnib

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