Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Reviewing and testing the 3DPTronics virtual pinball force feedback controller box.
This is a controller box for virtual pinball. Virtual Pinball is a real pinball table digitalized and played on a PC or console. The virtuatilt controller is a plug and play box connecting to your computer allowing you to use the buttons and plunger as a controller in the Virtual Pinball game,
Site: 3dptronics.com
Github: github.com/3DPTronics/VirtuaTilt
SPECS:
- Powered by FRDM-KL25Z board with Pinscape firmware installed (not a cheap USB Joystick controller) and built-in accelerometer
- MOS board with optocoupler, resistors, diodes, fuses to drive 3 solenoids and a shaker motor (yes, a shaker motor!) for real haptic feedback and a full-immersive pinball experience. Fully configurable with DOF Framework and DOFLinx
- Meanwell 12V Power Supply
- Analog plunger (with ALPS potentiometer) and digital plunger (launch-ball button)
- Total of 18 buttons!
- 4 GoldLeaf buttons for flippers and magna-save (gold-plated contacts, no click noise, superfast)
- 6 Chrome-plated LED illuminated buttons. Control any virtual pinball function with VirtuaTilt!
- Service button board (8 buttons) to control more functions of a real cabinet (es: open door, volume up/down, service menu, nightmode, etc.)
- 3D-Printed lockbar (ABS+)
- Polymeric Vinyl decals, plastified, anti scratch and with UV protection. Bring Your Own Decals (BYOD) / Custom Decals options are also available on request
- Anti-slip rubber feet
- Angled profiles to protect corners of the controller
- Box dimensions: 36cm x 24cm x 14cm (with rubber feet)
- Weight: 4Kg
Virtual Pinball Chat ( Discord ): bit.ly/virtualpinball
Major Frenchy Website: majorfrenchy.com
Reviewing and testing the 3DPTronics virtual pinball force feedback controller box.
This is a controller box for virtual pinball. Virtual Pinball is a real pinball table digitalized and played on a PC or console. The virtuatilt controller is a plug and play box connecting to your computer allowing you to use the buttons and plunger as a controller in the Virtual Pinball game,
Site: 3dptronics.com
Github: github.com/3DPTronics/VirtuaTilt
SPECS:
- Powered by FRDM-KL25Z board with Pinscape firmware installed (not a cheap USB Joystick controller) and built-in accelerometer
- MOS board with optocoupler, resistors, diodes, fuses to drive 3 solenoids and a shaker motor (yes, a shaker motor!) for real haptic feedback and a full-immersive pinball experience. Fully configurable with DOF Framework and DOFLinx
- Meanwell 12V Power Supply
- Analog plunger (with ALPS potentiometer) and digital plunger (launch-ball button)
- Total of 18 buttons!
- 4 GoldLeaf buttons for flippers and magna-save (gold-plated contacts, no click noise, superfast)
- 6 Chrome-plated LED illuminated buttons. Control any virtual pinball function with VirtuaTilt!
- Service button board (8 buttons) to control more functions of a real cabinet (es: open door, volume up/down, service menu, nightmode, etc.)
- 3D-Printed lockbar (ABS+)
- Polymeric Vinyl decals, plastified, anti scratch and with UV protection. Bring Your Own Decals (BYOD) / Custom Decals options are also available on request
- Anti-slip rubber feet
- Angled profiles to protect corners of the controller
- Box dimensions: 36cm x 24cm x 14cm (with rubber feet)
- Weight: 4Kg
Virtual Pinball Chat ( Discord ): bit.ly/virtualpinball
Major Frenchy Website: majorfrenchy.com






![Virtual Pinball Show #5 [ introducing Virtual Pinball Universal Tutorials ]
This week in the Virtual Pinball Show
All Links can be found in the show notes:
https://www.majorfrenchy.com/post/virtual-pinball-show-show-notes-5
Virtual Pinball 64 Bit new installation ( Universal Tutorial )
1:14
1:20 Downloading VPX 10.7.3
1:30 Downloading VPX 10.8 Beta 8
1:44 Downloading DB2Sserver
2:01 Downloading FlexDMD
2:10 Downloading VpinMame
2:17 Unblocking all files
2:47 Installing VPX 10.7.3
3:17 Installing VPX 10.8 Beta X86 and X64
3:50 Installing DmdExt ( Freezy )
4:54 installing FlexDMD
5:31 Installing DirectB2 ( Backglass server )
6:46 Installing VpinMame
7:52 Downloading .Net Framewwork
8:12 Downloading DirectX
8:47 Download/Install of Visual C++ All in One
9:37 Installing a VPX Table
10:44 Launching Big Bang Bar 64bit
11:29 Interview with Smaug
( Smaug , Marty is very involved in the world of virtual pinball. He is sharing his passion and projects with us. )
21:26 Switching between Cab/Desktop view
22:54 Changing the native DMD color in VPX
24:30 Ending Happy Holliday.... Until 2024
Virtual Pinball Chat ( Discord ): https://bit.ly/virtualpinball
Major Frenchy Website: https://www.majorfrenchy.com Virtual Pinball Show #5 [ introducing Virtual Pinball Universal Tutorials ]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UTo_DUg3dxI/mqdefault.jpg)



