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#1 Sabbat

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Posted 31 August 2010 - 07:52 PM

Topic title pretty much sums it up smile.gif
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Posted 31 August 2010 - 07:54 PM

If you own a real machine, and you are putting in LEDs instead of incandescent bulbs, then yes, you will want to change the game rom in your real machine to eliminate flickering and ensure your lamp is off when the game wants it to be off.

Otherwise, no, you don't need them. smile.gif

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Edited by destruk, 31 August 2010 - 07:55 PM.

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#3 Sabbat

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Posted 31 August 2010 - 07:59 PM

Thanks Destruk smile.gif
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Posted 31 August 2010 - 08:33 PM

The downloads for these LED Roms are displaying on the front page as Original VP tables....

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Posted 31 August 2010 - 08:38 PM

QUOTE (Bob5453 @ Aug 31 2010, 04:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The downloads for these LED Roms are displaying on the front page as Original VP tables....


Fixed.

Thanks, Bob, I knew I was forgetting something...

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Posted 31 August 2010 - 08:59 PM

QUOTE (Noah Fentz @ Aug 31 2010, 01:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Bob5453 @ Aug 31 2010, 04:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The downloads for these LED Roms are displaying on the front page as Original VP tables....


Fixed.

Thanks, Bob, I knew I was forgetting something...

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Get with it, will ya?!?? tongue.gif

Thanks for fixing it Noah, thats all we needed was someone complaining they wasted their 5 downloads lol.
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Posted 31 August 2010 - 09:16 PM

QUOTE (Sabbat Moon @ Aug 31 2010, 02:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Get with it, will ya?!?? tongue.gif

Thanks for fixing it Noah, thats all we needed was someone complaining they wasted their 5 downloads lol.


Rom downloads are free.

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#8 Sabbat

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Posted 31 August 2010 - 09:20 PM

QUOTE (destruk @ Aug 31 2010, 02:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Sabbat Moon @ Aug 31 2010, 02:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Get with it, will ya?!?? tongue.gif

Thanks for fixing it Noah, thats all we needed was someone complaining they wasted their 5 downloads lol.


Rom downloads are free.


right, i just didn't know if they would be free when labeled as a VP Original.
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Posted 01 September 2010 - 05:55 PM

Can you guys define "real machine". Not being a smart@$$, I really don't know what you mean by real machine.

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Posted 01 September 2010 - 05:56 PM

QUOTE (nebrunner @ Sep 1 2010, 10:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Can you guys define "real machine". Not being a smart@$$, I really don't know what you mean by real machine.


he means if you own the actual pinball cabinet. Not a VP version.
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