Re:If only.... (Score 1)

If only you could "bump" the side of your computer to make that "impossible" shot.

If memory serves at all, you could in fact do this with the original Bill Budge construction set.

In addition to flipper keys, it had a "bump left", "bump right", and "bump up" key, that simulated bumping the machine in those directions.

If you overused the bump feature, the machine would tilt.

Obviously, you couldn't control the force of the bump or the precise angle, but he did actually think to include that key feature of "real" pinball.