Comment by bsimpson

Comment by bsimpson a day ago

YT recently recommended his explanation of how pre-computer pinball machines worked to me - a series of 3, hour-long videos. Gave me something to look forward to on my commute. I shared it with everyone I know, and now I'm sharing it with you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue-1JoJQaEg

Fascinating (and insanely impressive) to see how a bunch of switches and stepper motors implement complex logic.

throwup238 a day ago

Not from the same Youtuber but that video reminded me of another great one about how mechanical bowling alley machines work: https://youtu.be/Iod6uwUGM2E

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mrandish 12 hours ago

I've been a huge fan of these videos. They explain electro-mechanical pinball machines incredibly well plus they're beautifully photographed. A remarkable amount of effort, thought and care went into creating them.

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thevillagechief a day ago

I find myself randomly recommending his videos to friends in the middle of conversations. Content like this is why I love YouTube.

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cubefox a day ago

Early arcade video games (pre Space Invaders) also didn't use universal microprocessors but relied only on circuit boards without software.

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ddingus 11 hours ago

TTL logic, timers, oscillators, triggers, and more.
The circuit is the game.

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