Nothing beats a real pin. The feel of the machine, the fact that the physics are always perfect and you can't blame a loss on the game, the memories .... but if you have to play a pinball video game, what is your favorite?

What system is it for, title, and why

ill go first, I havent played many, but I am really partial to the one that comes with windows. so

PC - Windows XP Pinball

haha lame I know.

what systems? .... Marvel Pinball sounds cool.... but ill never know unless i know what system!! = )

Wow, decent replies so far. I have Pure Pinball for Xbox, I am going to buy Williams Collection tomorrow, and I DL'd an emulator of "Zombie Pinball" a "House of the Dead" pinball knockoff.

So far the best thing I have is Pure Pinball..... until i get williams by the sound of it. Thanks for the replies, I hope to try these.

Any rare titles out there, for older consoles even?

haha, thanks. I was hoping to use these to satiate my desire for pinball while i decide/hunt for my first machine. I am not sure if i should save up and go for ToM, or go with JD freddy or T2 because i can afford them now .... hhmmm ? =/

The Williams Collection is AMAZING! thank you so much guys, you were so right. My girlfriend, her nehew, and I played it for like 2 hours today. As it turns out my girlfriend and a 10 year old are both better at it than i am! haha

still so much fun I dont even care. The only bad thing about it is it makes me want to own Medieval Madness! and that pin is $$$

Im glad it works for you! This is just from where I am sitting though ... I think that looks really lame. The angle doesnt look right, and if you're going to play video-game pinball, why bother with a cabinet? I've never once ever thought to myself "Know what would make Call of Duty better? STANDING!" .... same goes for this. This table is in the williams collection, I can sit comfortably on my couch and play till my hearts content, change camera angles, and it cost me next to nothing.

Not trying to insult you or anything, I just want to know what you think makes that set-up more enjoyable/make sense ?

If I am going to drop 1000-9000 dollars on a table, i'd want it to be real ...

Thats what I mean, is I want it to be real. You have a stand-up video game essentially. Sure it's CLOSER to the real thing, but it isnt the real thing. If you're gonna play a video game, which is what yours is, then sit down, but your feet up, play. If you are going to stand at a cabinet, and nudge a table, I want it to be real.

It seems like you're stopping 5 steps from the finish line with a video pinball machine.