Last update: March 27, 2001

When a designer starts to work on a new table, he/she usually posts a picture on the Visual Pinball forum to get some early feedback. I've collected some of those pictures to show them on this page.
The pictures are only from unreleased tables. Some of these tables are been worked hard right now by its designers and will be released soon. Some were just experiments and might never be released. Others were put on hold because they might be converted to PinMame. Anyway, whatever the case, it's good to take a look at what these designers have started to create.
Note: I'm only publishing screenshots posted on the forum, since they are public. There are however links to the designer's website where you can check updated screenshots and screenshots from games not shown here. Also, if you are a designer of one of the tables featured here and you'd like to give some update on your work, feel free to e-mail me or post a message on the VP forum under the thread "Special Feature: Tables in Progress".


EarthShaker by Black

Black is one of the top VP designers and have provide us with the first VP conversion from a real table, which was Black Knight 2000. Besides putting a lot of work and effort to bring us an accurate conversion from the game, Black have also recreated the Williams display driver that is used by many designers on other tables. While Black Knight 2000 is been finished, Black is starting to work on his next game: Williams Earthshaker. Check Black's website for updates on his current work:

http://members.nbci.com/blackpinball/


Medieval Madness by Rock

I haven't seen posts from Rock in a while, but he was a good contributor back when the forum started. He managed to reproduce the layout of Williams Medieval Madness (including the castle) . Last information I have on this table is that it's been prepared to be converted to WPCMame (now called PinMame).


Super Android by Crono3

This was posted a while ago by Crono3. We haven't heard much from the author since then but I think he still working on it. The game looks exactly like the original Epic table with a 3d feel to it. Since many people have played the original game, there was some anticipation on the release of this table.


Beat Box by lio

Another computer pinball conversion. Beat Box was one of the tables featured in the Pinball Dreams package. Again, the game looks exactly like the original and we can see that a lot of work was put to recreate the ramps. I don't know what the current state of Beat Box is but lio has started to work on Black Knight (the original game from the early eighties) which seems very promising. You can check screenshots from Black Knight and updated screenshots from Beat Box at his website:

http://members.tripod.de/voku/vp/


Harley Davidson by Laurence

Laurence has posted this screenshot a while ago but we didn't have more updates since then, the table looks really good though. Recently, Laurence has started working on Capcom's Big Bang Bar a game that is surrounded by mystic since the game never went to production but everybody seems to say it's the best pinball game Capcom has ever made. Laurence has set up a website to provide information about his creations and in the future it will also provide information about PinMame. Also, on his website you can see the latest screenshot of Big Bang Bar, check it out:

http://www.inet.net.nz/~helmet/
Update: Harley Davidson was released on March 22, 2001.

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