Are there any sort of pinball type games out there with analog flippers? I've been thinking about trying to mock this up on one of my pins to see how it would work. Basically you have a flipper button that is sensitive to how much you push it in and it in turn would control how fast or slow the flipper actuates. I know it could be done with the right mechanical and electronic designs but my question is would this be beneficial or would it just be a novelty? Would you be able to have better flipper/ball control?

Would there be a better sub-forum for this?

I see a few ways this could work:

1. The faster you press the button the faster the flipper "flips" and the faster you release the button the faster the flipper releases. Maybe on the slow end it could take 1 second for a full stroke or release stroke. On the fast end if you mash the button down as hard as you can it would be like the normal stroke that we are used to.

2. How far the button is depressed or released determines the position of the flipper. I can't picture this being useful in my mind but maybe its worth a shot.

There are some other things to consider like that fact that the flipper doesn't perfectly travel from one end of the stroke to the other (this is why a live catch works, it bounces at the end of the stroke) and the fact that the flipper can only react so fast because of mechanical issues.