Wow mate, truly impressive work!
This is the first time I've seen this thread. I'll definitely be watching it from here on out!
I've played Kingpin a number of times and it is an outright blast to play and I agree that it's absolutely begging to be remade.
One question: Have you been able to replicate the "dying" flippers?
Just curious if that was in the code to control the flipper solenoids or was more of a mechanical thing.