High-Def Digital Pinball Machine Doesn’t Really “Get” Pinball

Hammacher Schlemmer’s digital pinball machine crams a 720p, 32-inch display into a full-sized cabinet, and offers by way of emulation 17 classic boards. But I’m not sure pinball freaks are that interested in digitised flippers.

Not everything’s better digitised, you know? People like pinball because it’s nostalgic and flawed, not because it’s such a great game. Sure, this digital version lets you “bump and tilt”, and for $US6000 I’m sure the rendering of the flippers is excellent — but it’s got no soul, and since pinball was pretty much dead by the time I was born, maybe I’m not the best authority on the subject. It’s available from HS now. [Hammacher Schlemmer via Technabob Crunchgear]