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[mfuegemann]

File Name: Still Crazy (Williams 1984) VPX

File Submitter: mfuegemann

File Submitted: 04 Oct 2019

File Category: VPX/VPinMAME Recreations

Author(s): mfuegemann
Manufacturer: Williams
Year: 1984
ROM: Link to ROM
Permission to MOD?: Yes, without approval

Hi,
 
this is Still Crazy by Williams. The table has a vertical playfield and did not make it beyond a test production run. Images have been hard to find and so I ended up redrawing all the images.
At the start the table was meant to have four buttons to control each flipper separately. This was changed later to only two buttons and the additinal solenoids are not active .
In the script You have the option to activate the four-button-version.
 
I included a basic B2S backglass and a System8 vbs file.
 
>> Place the file "s8_StillCrazy.vbs" in Your scripts folder. 
 
A Tilt is not disqualifiying the player but only disables the flippers for a while. 
 
The gameplay is somewhat shallow, but the table is quite fun - especially with the four-button-version.
 
Have fun
Michael
 
Table rules:
The balls are put onto the playfield without stop. Operate the flippers to elevate as much balls as possible to the still at the top.
Each ball arriving at the still will give points and sends the revenuer a bit further down for the next turn. Each time the revenuer made it to the top, the still is emptied and the speed of the revenuer will increase.
The game ends, when the revenuer reached the still with no balls in it.

Click here to download this file

[clyde]

This is really fun, thank you!

[STAT]

Still ... Great, very funny "Table", love it, but it is really "hard"
Reminds me on Banzai Run Backglass Part ...
Thanks Man for the redraw without it wouldnt be possible

 IMG_20191005_124737.jpg   201.54KB   10 downloads

Edited by STAT, 05 October 2019 - 11:15 AM.

[luvthatapex]

Wow that is positively WACKY! I never saw anything like this, hahah, such fun. Thanks for this awesome release.

One bug though, when the game is over one ball continues to shoot out to the shooter endlessly.

Edited by luvthatapex, 05 October 2019 - 12:11 PM.

[mfuegemann]

Hi,

 

this is not a bug, I think. It seems to be part of the attract mode. After a while the water wheel stops, though. There is a gameplay video (vimeo.com/45726585), where You can see the balls being released even after the game has ended.

The real bug is the Tilt recognition with the Revenuers at the mountain top. Maybe I have to add a watchdog there to cover the event.

[Joe]

Wow that is positively WACKY! I never saw anything like this, hahah, such fun. Thanks for this awesome release.

One bug though, when the game is over one ball continues to shoot out to the shooter endlessly.

the real game does that.

[Outhere]

Thanks for all the nice work
What game is this using for the DOF (DOF Web Site)?

 

Game Video

Edited by Outhere, 03 October 2020 - 10:18 PM.

[boslaw]

Love this game, thanks for making it!

[Outhere]

What game is this using for the DOF (DOF Web Site)?

[Outhere]

Bump

[Slydog43]

It is activating my DOF, is your not firing?

 

great title as this is a weird table!

Edited by Slydog43, 22 October 2020 - 12:20 AM.

[Outhere]

It is activating my DOF, is your not firing?

 

great title as this is a weird table!

Yes it works but I don't see it on the DOF website

[wiesshund]

Table feels weird

 

Until you put it into a vertical vector cabinet
Then it feels perfect.

Have a question though
When you enable 4 buttons

 

Is it supposed to be that after pressing BOOT, you can not hit it again until after you have used the PIPE?
and same for FRYINGPAN and CANNON?

was that part of the gameplay? to try to get them all in sequence?
definitely makes it very hard since the calls keep comming.

Kind of feels like parrapa the rappa LOL

[mfuegemann]

Hi wiesshund,

 

no, that is a bug. I have the conditions for the InverseButtons mixed up in the Key_Up sub. So the switch stays active. The lines must be as follows:

 

(starting with line 137)

If keycode = LeftFlipperKey Then

if not FourButtons or (FourButtons and InverseButtons) then

Controller.Switch(4) = 0

end if

...

If keycode = RightFlipperKey Then

if not FourButtons or (FourButtons and InverseButtons) then

Controller.Switch(6) = 0

end if

...

if keycode = LeftMagnaSave then

if FourButtons and not InverseButtons then

Controller.Switch(4) = 0

end if

...

if keycode = RightMagnaSave then

if FourButtons and not InverseButtons then

Controller.Switch(6) = 0

end if

...

 

Michael

[wiesshund]

Aye, that fixed it.

To play this table well, you need 4 people LOL

With really fast button mashing ability

 

This thing just screams for it's own custom cabinet

[Outhere]

What Rom is the Game using for the DOF (DOF Web Site)?
I don't see anything on the DOF website

 

[murve33]

Thanks for re-creating this game!

 

I'm having one small glitch.

I have Inverse Flippers and Four Flippers enabled. I also applied your fixes per Wiesshund's request.

Each time I hit the Frying Pan flipper it activates the cannon sound. The Cannon Flipper does not play anything. How do I reverse this?

[mfuegemann]

Hi murve33,

 

I will try to replicate the problem, You reported. Maybe I will write a PM to ask for more information.

 

Michael

 

Edit: I checked the table. WMS used the active solenoids to operate the pan (left lower) and the pipe (right upper). There are no additional sounds for pipe an pan, unfortunately. The fixed version 1.3 will be online in a minute.

Edited by mfuegemann, 15 July 2023 - 09:01 AM.

[batch]

Hi Michael

 

I just downloaded version 1.3 and the table crashes with both VP7.3 (rev388) and VP8beta 1836 (43556db) versions (Table version 1.1 crashes too)

 

And I use VPinMAME36beta_Janvier2024

 

Here are crash files

 

VP7.3

 

Crash report VPX rev388 (f6d9f7b)
============
Process: VPinballX73.exe
Reason: 0xC0000005 - EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION at 0023:278BA67E
Attempt to read from 0x00000000
Thread ID: 0x3454 [13396]

Call stack
==========
278BA67E VPinMAME.dll (0x0ADA5060 0x00000018 0x00000039 0x00000001)

Environment
===========
Date/time: 6/2/2024, 10:24:34:380
Number of CPUs: 8
Processor type: 586
System: Windows 10 (10.0 19045)

Memory status
=============
Total Reserved: 151932K (148M) bytes
Total Commited: 594680K (580M) bytes
Total Free: 3447628K (3366M) bytes
Largest Free: 2095436K (2046M) bytes

Registers
=========
EAX=00000000 EBX=0AD7FB44 ECX=0000003F EDX=00000001
ESI=00000001 EDI=00155555 EBP=00000001 ESP=0AD7FB08 EIP=278BA67E
FLG=00210202 CS=0023 DS=002B SS=002B ES=002B FS=0053 GS=002B


VP8beta

 

Crash report VPX - v10.8.0 Beta (Rev. 1836 (43556db), windows DirectX 32bits)
============
Process: VPinballX8-1836.exe
Reason: 0xC0000005 - EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION at 0023:26C8A67E
Attempt to read from 0x00000000
Thread ID: 0x34C8 [13512]

Call stack
==========
26C8A67E VPinMAME.dll (0x0EF0A060 0x00000018 0x00000039 0x00000001)

Environment
===========
Date/time: 6/2/2024, 10:22:54:914
Number of CPUs: 8
Processor type: 586
System: Windows 10 (10.0 19045)

Memory status
=============
Total Reserved: 156212K (152M) bytes
Total Commited: 637332K (622M) bytes
Total Free: 3400696K (3320M) bytes
Largest Free: 2095436K (2046M) bytes

Registers
=========
EAX=00000000 EBX=0D97FB44 ECX=0000003F EDX=00000001
ESI=00000001 EDI=00155555 EBP=00000001 ESP=0D97FB08 EIP=26C8A67E
FLG=00210202 CS=0023 DS=002B SS=002B ES=002B FS=0053 GS=002B

It seems there's a problem with the VPinMAME.dll

[jpsalas]

It works fine on my two computers, using VPX7.4 and the latest VPX8 beta. I also have updated vpinmame to the latest from the Github.