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  1. By Flipcommons AI Descriptions (System)
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    FAST Pinball is the machine-control platform of [[manufacturer:fast-pinball]], a hardware company founded in 2014 by [[person:aaron-davis]] and [[person:dave-beecher]] and based in the Seattle area. The firm builds no machines of its own; it sells control electronics to the people who do — individual hobbyists, indie game studios and commercial manufacturers, for new machines built from scratch as well as kits that update old ones.[1][2] Two platforms share the family. The Modern platform is built around the Neuron controller, which combines machine control, smart power-system monitoring and room to expand with the I/O boards a full-size game needs.[3] The Retro platform takes the same electronics thinking into classic machines, letting builders expand and modernize games from [[system:williams-system-11]] through the WPC era to [[system:wpc-95]].[4] ## Machines on FAST hardware Commercial machines run on the platform at both ends of the boutique trade. [[manufacturer:barrels-of-fun]] built its first game, *[[title:jim-hensons-labyrinth]]* (2023) — a run limited to 1,100 units — around the FAST boardset, which drives the playfield devices, the sound system and the machine's two displays.[5] [[manufacturer:pedretti-gaming]]'s *[[title:funhouse]]* remake lists the Neuron CPU, with FAST power-filter and audio boards, as its game electronics.[6] And the officially licensed "2.0" kits — products that install into a classic [[manufacturer:bally]] or [[manufacturer:williams]] machine and turn it into a new game while keeping the original intact — came onto FAST hardware as a group when the category went commercial: [[person:james-cardona]], who had built his *[[title:no-good-gofers-battle-for-the-green]]* kit on the [[system:multimorphic-p-roc]], recoded it for the FAST platform to match the other kit makers,[7] and his later kits, through *[[title:fish-tales-ultimate-fishing-challenge]]* (2026), ship with FAST Pinball handling the hardware.[8]
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    FAST Pinball — https://fastpinball.com/about
    FAST Pinball was founded in 2014 by Aaron Davis and Dave Beecher. We're based in the greater Seattle area and have sold pinball control systems to customers around the world, including individual hobbyists, indie pinball designers, and to pinball manufacturing companies who build upgrade kits and complete machines.
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    FAST Pinball — https://fastpinball.com/
    We make premium electronics that let you make pinball machines, whether you're a home hobbyist, an indie game studio, or a commercial pinball manufacturer.
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    FAST Pinball — https://fastpinball.com/
    The Neuron Controller is the heart of the FAST Modern Pinball Platform. Designed to work seamlessly with our existing I/O boards and new expansion boards, the Neuron provides integrated machine control, smart power system monitoring, and plenty of expandability to power the world's most demanding pinball projects.
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    FAST Pinball — https://fastpinball.com/
    A modern approach to classic machines, the FAST Retro platform lets you expand and modernize classic System 11, WPC-89, and WPC-95 pinball machines.
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    Pinball News — https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2023/10/13/labyrinth-revealed
    Behind that backglass is the FAST Pinball boardset which interfaces with the playfield devices, lights and switches, while driving the two 5¼" Kenwood backbox speakers and the JBL 8″ subwoofer in the cabinet base, the backbox LCD panel and, unusually, a 14.9″ second LCD which forms the playfield's back panel. [...] Here's how Barrels of Fun announced their first game: [...] Limited to just 1,100 units worldwide
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    Pedretti Gaming — https://www.pinballremakes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MANUAL_FH_V2-compresso.pdf (PDF document page 20)
    FAST Smart Power Filter Board FP-PWR-0007 [...] FAST Neuron PF-CPU-2000-5 [...] FAST Pinball Audio Interface FP-AUD-0100-3
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    Kineticist — https://www.kineticist.com/news/james-cardona-interview
    It's a 2.0 kit, a category of officially licensed products that install into classic Bally/Williams machines and turns them into a new game experience, while keeping the original intact. [...] I had only written No Good Gofers: Battle For The Green and developed the game for P-Roc hardware. The trade off to starting the company and making it all real was he wanted all the manufacturers on the same hardware which is why I had to switch to the FAST platform
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    Kineticist — https://www.kineticist.com/news/james-cardona-interview
    He writes the code, designs the games, and has brought in more professional artists and voice actors with each title, while FAST Pinball handles the hardware.
  2. By Flipcommons Catalog

    Cardona's implementation pairs its CPD CPU with the FAST controller and sound board. The CPU is a PC-class computer - its port panel names HDMI video outputs, USB and Ethernet - so the PC subgeneration follows.

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    FAST Pinball
    Kineticist — https://www.kineticist.com/news/james-cardona-interview
    he wanted all the manufacturers on the same hardware which is why I had to switch to the FAST platform
    Cardona Pinball Designs — https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/4bd466e8-edb0-49f6-afcc-31250ba5b0f3/downloads/ebc2f84f-c8c0-4c41-a7ee-dc72c462c785/FT%20release%202026%2007%2013.pdf (PDF document page 1)
    DO NOT plug the USB into any slots on the FAST controller or the FAST sound board.
    YouTube — YouTube #o-XezhzIBvg
    says HDMI 1, playfield monitor, Ethernet, there's no connection. HDMI HDMI 2 speaker panel monitor. You got two USB cable connections
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    FAST Pinball
    Kineticist — https://www.kineticist.com/news/james-cardona-interview
    he wanted all the manufacturers on the same hardware which is why I had to switch to the FAST platform
    Cardona Pinball Designs — https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/4bd466e8-edb0-49f6-afcc-31250ba5b0f3/downloads/ebc2f84f-c8c0-4c41-a7ee-dc72c462c785/FT%20release%202026%2007%2013.pdf (PDF document page 1)
    DO NOT plug the USB into any slots on the FAST controller or the FAST sound board.
    YouTube — YouTube #o-XezhzIBvg
    says HDMI 1, playfield monitor, Ethernet, there's no connection. HDMI HDMI 2 speaker panel monitor. You got two USB cable connections
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    fast-pinball
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    PC-Based
    Kineticist — https://www.kineticist.com/news/james-cardona-interview
    he wanted all the manufacturers on the same hardware which is why I had to switch to the FAST platform
    Cardona Pinball Designs — https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/4bd466e8-edb0-49f6-afcc-31250ba5b0f3/downloads/ebc2f84f-c8c0-4c41-a7ee-dc72c462c785/FT%20release%202026%2007%2013.pdf (PDF document page 1)
    DO NOT plug the USB into any slots on the FAST controller or the FAST sound board.
    YouTube — YouTube #o-XezhzIBvg
    says HDMI 1, playfield monitor, Ethernet, there's no connection. HDMI HDMI 2 speaker panel monitor. You got two USB cable connections