Do virtual pachinko cabinets exist that copy multiple real cabinets physicality
In pinball, not only does pinball emulation exists that attempt to copy the physical models literally within the game as close to mint condition as shipped from the factory as much as possible, but they even sell exact full size pinball cabinet machines but using a digital screen instead of the original mechanical game parts on wthe glass window of usual pinball machines. Everything else is the same as a run-of-the-mill pinball cabinet- the size is e, the second scoring screen on top, a plunger to shoot the pinball (that is also often sensitive pressure based like the real physical cabinets), buttons on the side, and so on.
Some specific virtual pinball machines even feature coin slots that you can actually use and the most advanced models have computerized sensors that react to your your physical touching of the cabinet to simulate tilting the whole cabinet to affect the in-game like the original mechanical cabinets.
So rather than having to buy multiple cabinets or visit a pinball center, these virtual pinball machine allows you to have multiple tables in one. Most pinball cabinets come pre-loaded with games the manufacturer officially licensed but there are official commercial ones that come empty and allow you to upload as many digital files as you can find on the internet virtually making how many tables you can play practically endless, only restricted by the cabinets internal hard drive (and some manufacturers include their original creations as tables as a bonus if or even have an officially licensed table or two, sometimes even both, preloaded into the system!). Even with some of the more commercialized ones that are locked to the licensed tables with no official options for more tables (like the AtGames Legends release), if you know how you can hack the system to add more games or hire someone to do so far you. And this is not counting the tons of unofficial home made ones some hardcore enthusiasts sell over Ebay. As well as the fact that some companies like Sharpin made miniature virtual pinball machines small enough to place on top of your office desk in addition to their full size pinball cabinets.
So I ask does pachinko have a market like this? Where they release a full size cabinet as found in parlor but there is no actual parts like launchers and pins but instead a computer screen that copies the placement of pins and the video screen and the launcher in emulation to resemble exactly as the original first edition releases of a specific title like Saint Seiya CR 2011 and Enter the Dragon as shipped from the manufacturer before alterations from the parlor? That other than using a digital screen, is exactly as the cabinet with the round knob and directional menu buttons? Maybe for some models even having the addition of a slot to put balls in and receive balls out just like some virtual pinball cabinets having coin mechanisms? With practically unlimited titls as the cabinet's data storage space could support? Just like how pachinko cabinets of various sizes of the same specific game exist, do smaller "virtual pachinko" machines exist just like how Arcade1Up is selling both a mini virtual pinball machine and a full size table on their website? I'm really looking if these exist since my Gundam pachinko machine is already taking up a ton of space in my home!
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