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Dirty Leroy

Prototype virtual pinball cabinet record.

The prototype cabinet as the route-defining image.
L03 · visual fieldThe prototype cabinet as the route-defining image.curated photographic field · photograph
Builder record

This page is reconstructed from Dylan's recollection, retained photographs, and surviving notes. Exact shipped CPU, RAM, software-table set, and measured latency records were not retained.

Purpose register · v200.8

The prototype from outside to inside.

Four photographs cover the cabinet identity, running playfield, open structure, and backbox framing. The damaged WebP backbox asset was rebuilt from its intact JPEG.

Black and red virtual pinball cabinet with Dirty Leroy lettering
01Dirty Leroy cabinetPrimary prototype-cabinet identity image.
Virtual pinball playfield and backbox running a game table
02Virtual playfield in operationOperational cabinet view showing the finished display geometry.
Open virtual pinball cabinet showing the interior frame
03Open cabinet structureConstruction record used where the internal structure is discussed.
Wooden backbox frame with a mounted display
04Backbox framingRecovered from the intact JPEG because the supplied WebP was zero bytes.
Commissioned prototype

Dirty Leroy

Dirty Leroy was a full-size virtual pinball cabinet built as the working prototype branch of a two-cabinet commission. The builder's stated goal was a usable cabinet whose controls, sound, and display response felt convincing in ordinary play.

It was built over roughly two to three months from salvaged or refurbished materials, completed, sold, and moved to its owner's home according to the retained first-person record.

Dirty Leroy virtual pinball cabinet, from the retained project photo archive.

Evidence-labelled build snapshot

CabinetFull-size custom virtual pinball cabinet using reclaimed or salvaged structure, supported by project photographs.
ComputeLegacy desktop PC platform. Builder recalls i5-or-comparable testing and 16 GB / 32 GB RAM configurations; exact shipped CPU/RAM record is not retained.
GraphicsBuilder recalls an 8 GB VRAM graphics-card class. Exact model is not asserted.
StorageBuilder recalls an approximately 240 GB Kingston 2.5-inch SSD.
DisplaysMain playfield plus Hisense-branded backbox display, based on retained notes and photographs.
SoftwareWindows 10 Pro with a curated virtual-pinball environment. Exact shipped table platform and table set are not preserved.
RecoveryBuilder records an SSD backup and USB recovery setup included at handoff.

What the prototype established

Builder conclusion

Obtainable cabinet

A full-size virtual pinball cabinet could be assembled from reachable parts without specialized manufacturing.

Observed build method

Physical control path

Buttons were mapped through an encoder-style interface and tested from a normal keyboard before cabinet integration.

Scope

Deliberate limits

Force-feedback solenoids, cabinet vibration, and advanced haptics were not included. The prototype focused on cabinet, controls, software, audio, lighting, and recovery.

Dirty Leroy playfield during operation
Playfield photograph from the project archive.
Dirty Leroy cabinet open during integration
Open-cabinet integration photograph.
Dirty Leroy backbox and cabinet presentation
Backbox and cabinet presentation.