Building Steam Deck Virtual Pinball Tutorial

This is my second time building a miniature Virtual Pinball table powered by Pinup Popper on a Steam Deck.

I tried to document all the relevant steps along the way (except installing pinball software, because there are better sources for that).

NOTE the section at 12:20. I recommend the JSAUX dock over the official Steam Dock. In both of my builds, using the Steam Dock, Windows would just bluescreen unexpectedly and frequently. For whatever reason, this does not happen with the JSAUX dock.

I hope the info in this video is useful if you decide to build something similar!

0:00 Intro
1:20 Assembling the Cabinet
2:17 Installing Windows to SSD
4:15 Connecting Components for Software Installation
4:48 Installing Windows and Steam Drivers
5:41 Component Connections
6:30 Setting Steam Deck Boot Order
7:35 Software Setup Complete
8:39 Speakers and Amp
9:17 Buttons and USB Encoder
10:11 JoyToKey
10:55 Internal Components Complete
12:20 Powering the Dock (JSAUX vs Steam)
13:27 Adding the Monitor
14:04 Mounting Components with Tape and 3M Strips
14:44 Running VPX on the Completed Cabinet
16:20 Booting to Pinup Popper without Windows Password
18:54 Bootup Sequence Demo
19:20 Buttons Layout and Demo
21:13 Outro

Nailbuster's Baller Installer Tutorial:

Software used:
Windows 11:
Rufus:
Steam Deck Windows Drivers:
JoyToKey:
Baller Installer:

Components used:
Pinball Cabinet (make sure you pick the correct version!):
Monitor:
JSAUX Docking Station:
Samsung 1TB SSD:
Anker USB Hub:
AMP:
Speakers:
Bed risers:

[RobertHall-efyf]

Awesome man, really comprehensive. I thought about doing this in the past but to get a bright enough screen used to be really expensive. Now that you can get a good screen for cheap I might go for it. Looks really good, sells the 3D effect better. With that fps you might get screen tearing without v-sync but definitely worth a shot playing with the settings.

[greenprotag]

I like this concept, however I think using something like the JSAUX M.2 Docking station and adding your OWN 2280 m.2 would be better. It may be possible to use less adapters and such. Now if you ALREADY have a dock with enough USB ports then maybe using an external SSD works better for you. Most docks with passthrough charging CAN use a power supply that's a bit higher wattage than the stock charger for the steam deck and THAT should provide more power for your peripherals.

[Vasquez]

Do you have a website? Can you make me one?