Virtual Pinball Machine

Here’s my Virtual Pinball Machine project that I built in 2015/2016. I later sold it to my cousin when we moved into our new house.

Details:

• Empty 1980 Williams Blackout pinball cabinet (original)
• Computer:
  • nVidia GTX 660 2GB
  • Intel i5 4690K
  • Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H motherboard
  • 8GB RAM
  • Toshiba Q-series pro 128GB SSD
• Virtuapin Plunger kit V2 (Analog plunger, 3-axis nudge sensor, 4 front menu buttons and 2 flippers)
• LEDWiz to drive LED’s on buttons
• Displays
  • Insignia NS-40D510NA15 LED HDTV, 40″ 1080p, 60hz, 176° horizontal and vertical viewing angles.
  • Insignia NS-28D310NA15 LED HDTV, 28″ 720p, 60hz, 160° horizontal and vertical viewing angles. 
  • 15″ 4:3 monitor (almost exactly 10″ tall) for $5 at a local surplus store
• Lepai LP-168HA 2.1 channel Amplifier
• FaitalPRO 4FE35 4″ full range speakers
• Dayton Audio DC200-8, 8″ sub
• Belkin smart power strip
• Software:
  • Pinballx
  • Pinball FX2
  • Nukelauncher
  • x360ce

Video of the Pinball Machine in action:

Update 11/16/2025: The pinball machine has made its way back to me. My cousin outgrew it and we’re going to rebuild/upgrade it a little and sell it.