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<blockquote data-quote="Worf" data-source="post: 52610" data-attributes="member: 1047"><p>The reason pinball waned in the 90s were that arcades were moving to more profitable machines - arcade machines were smaller (you could fit 2 where a single pinball machine was), had less maintenance issues (few parts to break), and in general, produced higher income for the operator. Pins, by contract, really didn't - they had more maintenance issues (and still do - short of going back to the old EM days of simple layouts, you're always going to get a lot of things the ball can hit and break).</p><p></p><p>Pinball is, hwoever, more long lasting because no digital simulation is perfect - it's a purely mechanical thing. A video game is generally perfect - do the same moves over and over again, and get the same result. But a pinball machine has chaotic interactions that make things subtly different each and every time. Knowing you can't always make the shot can make it more interesting, provided the table is wired for fun (they're wired to extract money in general).</p><p></p><p>Plus, pinball is super simple to learn - anyone can get the basic gist and play. You don't HAVE to read the instructions - just pop in money, and flip away. That generally increases the appeal knowing anyone can play. Also, unless the machine is really bad, the physics are generally well understood by most people, so there's no hidden tricks that some programmer decided to put in, etc. Just the ball following simple trajectories that any human can grasp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Worf, post: 52610, member: 1047"] The reason pinball waned in the 90s were that arcades were moving to more profitable machines - arcade machines were smaller (you could fit 2 where a single pinball machine was), had less maintenance issues (few parts to break), and in general, produced higher income for the operator. Pins, by contract, really didn't - they had more maintenance issues (and still do - short of going back to the old EM days of simple layouts, you're always going to get a lot of things the ball can hit and break). Pinball is, hwoever, more long lasting because no digital simulation is perfect - it's a purely mechanical thing. A video game is generally perfect - do the same moves over and over again, and get the same result. But a pinball machine has chaotic interactions that make things subtly different each and every time. Knowing you can't always make the shot can make it more interesting, provided the table is wired for fun (they're wired to extract money in general). Plus, pinball is super simple to learn - anyone can get the basic gist and play. You don't HAVE to read the instructions - just pop in money, and flip away. That generally increases the appeal knowing anyone can play. Also, unless the machine is really bad, the physics are generally well understood by most people, so there's no hidden tricks that some programmer decided to put in, etc. Just the ball following simple trajectories that any human can grasp. [/QUOTE]
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