Well one of the reasons that a pinball video game is always going to be easier is that by their digital nature they're significantly more deterministic from a N

Well one of the reasons that a pinball video game is always going to be easier is that by their digital nature they're significantly more deterministic from a Newtonian physics perspective. The "virtual solenoids" that control the paddles in a computer game are always going to exert the exact same amount of impulse on the ball each and every time they're activated. Contrast that with your average Addams family pinball machine that has been bruised and beaten have to death, and the flippers are practically flaccid. The analog nature makes the game less predictable and therefore more difficult for players.