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Masking a physical replica of Space Cadet Pinball

Ellsworth Toohey
Jun 30, 2026
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Anyone who used a Windows PC in the late 1990s remembers 3D Pinball for Windows — Space Cadet, the spaceship-themed table that shipped with the operating system. Australian maker CNCDan is building a real, physical version of it from scratch: 3D-printed mechanisms, laser-cut acrylic, solenoids fired by code, and even working wormholes that grab the ball…

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