The UltraPin Analogy
John compares UltraPin, the commercial pinball simulator, to real pinball in this GAPAS message:
Pinball is to Ultrapin as Woman is to Inflatable Woman. The latter are more reliable, less apt to make a fool of you, and … they are “easier than the real thing”. Also, putting a new table on Ultrapin is as easy as putting a blonde wig on the…guess I better stop right there…
Well said, John. I might add that the latter doesn’t provide any force feedback, unlike the former.