UltraPin

UltraPin produced by Global VR, is the pinball version of UltraCade using an updated Visual Pinball engine with hardware DirectX 9 and Visual PinMAME. It is set up to look like a real pinball machine. It has two LCD screens, one for the back glass and DMD, and one for the playfield. It uses Windows XP Embedded for its operating system.

Features

*The game has a lock down bar and a pane of glass like a real game
*The tilt sensitivity can be set as well as how much the ball moves from nudging
*2 coin slots, coin door, and bay areas for 2 types of expansion dollar bill acceptors (sold separately)

Costs

On June 4, 2007 Global VR announced that they will offer Ultrapin Video Pinball at a significantly lower price. Additionally, the base unit will include twelve (12) of the most highly recognizable pinball games ever developed as opposed to six (6) previously. [ [http://globalvr.com/news/company_press-release_2007-6-4.html : GLOBAL VR :: News Releases : ] ] The 12 game package includes a flipper feedback board. This consists of one printed circuitboard and wires to connect to the main flipper buttons. The flipper feedback kit uses two solenoids on a new lockdown bar which strike the metal whenever the flipper buttons are pressed to give the impression that the flippers are real. The impact adds noise to the flipper presses, and the force causes a slight cabinet shake with each strike. Also the 12 game package revision includes "Tournament Mode" for the frontend.

On February 1, 2008 Global VR announced a special pricing package for Ultrapin, offering all 12 games and the machine for $3500 + tax + $500 shipping for vpforums.com members.

All 200 machines produced have been sold or shipped to distributors. Sam's Club has 22 left.

Prototype and early production machines feature:
* silkscreened cabinet art - newer machines have cabinet decals
* different lockdown bar
* ushock board connector is connected backwards from key
* might be missing serial numbers

Test game info pinball expo 2006

*You must hook up a keyboard to get to the in game ROM settings
*The coin door buttons at this time just add credits, change volume, and enter test / settings menu you then have to use the flipper buttons to use the menu.
*Some games were starting to get switch errors

Retail game info one year of use onsite

*Latest revision of game pack and software corrects switch errors and adds Tournament Mode
*Auto Launch is improved over test game. Recommended recalibration should occur every ten days if in constant use.
*Mirror table play - hold down both flipper buttons when pressing start for a mirror image of the displayed game

Tables Available

*Attack From Mars

*Black Knight 2000

*Eight Ball Champ

*Fathom

*Firepower

*FunHouse

*F-14 Tomcat

*Medieval Madness

*Pin*Bot

*Sorcerer

*Strikes & Spares

*Xenon

External links

* http://globalvr.com/products_up.html Official UltraPin site
* http://www.vpforums.com Forum for Visual Pinball, upon which UltraPin is based
* http://www.pinmame.com Official website for Visual PinMame - the pinball machine emulator

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