Zen studios pinball games are a nice blend of physical pinball emulation and video games. The tables have pretty good physical properties, but there are things

Zen studios pinball games are a nice blend of physical pinball emulation and video games. The tables have pretty good physical properties, but there are things in the games that are difficult, expensive, or downright impossible to do on a real machine and lend themselves nicely to an arcade equivalent. On the flip side of the coin, Pinball Arcade strives to emulate classic games exactly as they were, so the games may be more "boring" to some, but appeal far more to the portion of the market that's played them before. Pinball Arcade actually emulates 4 machines that I also physically own. Sometimes it's easier to fire up the video version of the game than play the real one. I know to some that's heresy (and to me it is as well) but the video versions are a LOT quieter, and are easier to walk away from if needed. I would be a rich man if I could design a "pause" button for a physical pin, I think.