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FAST Pinball: Premium Pinball Machine Control

We are FAST Pinball! 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. We enable you to build a new machine from scratch, update the code and game play on an existing machine, or "retheme" and old machine into your dream theme. Dive in and see why the FAST Pinball platform is the most performant, reliable, and well-designed pinball control system in the world. (We also have the #bestdocs too!)

I WANT TO MAKE PINBALL!


Neuron Controllers are now available!

We're happy to announce that our latest generation FAST Neuron Controllers are now in stock and available to the general public. This platform has been available to commercial pinball manufacturing partners for awhile, and now the FAST Neuron platform for your own homebrew pinball project too!

LEARN MORE

  • NEURON WIRING GUIDES


    Complete tutorials on wiring, hook-ups, best practices, and a step-by-step guide to wiring your FAST Pinball Neuron-controlled machine.

    Learn about pinball wiring

  • NEURON UNBOXING GUIDE


    So you just ordered a FAST Neuron starter bundle? Now what? This guide provides a tour of the Neuron Controller and walks you through connecting to it from your computer.

    Get started

The Pinball Room Interview

Steve from The Pinball Room YouTube channel interviewed the four guys from FAST Pinball at the Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show floor this summer. Find out who we are and what we do!

Our Pinball Platforms

  • FAST Modern Platform


    FAST Pinball's modern platform leverages the latest technology for use in brand-new pinball machines.

    FAST Modern Platform

  • FAST Retro Platform


    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.

    FAST Retro Platform

See the details of all our products at fastpinball.com/products

Explore our Documentation

  • Tutorials & Learning Guides


    Step-by-step tutorials for beginners, best practices guides, and written and video instructions which show you how to do lots of things with FAST Pinball hardware.

    Start Learning

  • Product Manuals


    Guides for every FAST Pinball product, including features, technical diagrams, wiring hook-up guides, and full specs.

    See our products

  • FAST Serial Protocol


    Your computer communicates with FAST Pinball boards via virtual serial ports over USB. If you want to program to the boards directly, this reference is for you. No drivers needed!

    Reference

  • Wiring Guides


    Complete tutorials on wiring, hook-ups, best practices, and a step-by-step guide to wiring your FAST Pinball products.

    Dive in

See all our documentation at fastpinball.com/docs

Stay in Touch!

  • Videos


    There are tons of great videos from members of the FAST Pinball community which teach you how to build a pinball machine, and more are being created all the time.

    Tune in

  • Blog


    The FAST Pinball blog is the only blog dedicated to building pinball machines, whether you're a homebrew building something in your garage with friends, an aspiring indie game designer, or a commercial pinball manufacturer.

    Read the latest

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  • Events & Talks


    We go to several of the major pinball shows each year, and all of our talks are recorded. Find us at a future show, or watch a video of one of our recent talks!

    Find us live

  • FAST Friends Newsletter


    The FAST Friends newsletter is our monthly(ish) email newsletter all about the latest at FAST Pinball and the larger FAST Pinball community.