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[fourbanks]

keep up the good work somnia  

[somnia]

test the spotlights

[fourbanks]

test the spotlights

i personally like 2nd from left, maybe the player could choose from the F12 menu?

[somnia]

i personally like 2nd from left, maybe the player could choose from the F12 menu?

No, this is the original lighting effect of The Pinball Circus, not something selectable from the F12 menu. You can see it clearly in this YouTube video:
"]http://youtu.be/85qMSw2R0U8

Edited by somnia, 29 July 2026 - 01:55 PM.

[fourbanks]

 

i personally like 2nd from left, maybe the player could choose from the F12 menu?

No, this is the original lighting effect of The Pinball Circus, not something selectable from the F12 menu. You can see it clearly in this YouTube video:
"]http://youtu.be/85qMSw2R0U8

 

thank you, I see. When the table is finalised, it will be a memorable piece of work. 

[digitalarts]

Hi, someone found the second existing table and did some playing...

https://youtu.be/mxjNXB21Mig

Maybe you can see/hear some new details for your unbelievable Work 🙂

[Joe]

Hi, someone found the second existing table and did some playing...

https://youtu.be/mxjNXB21Mig

Maybe you can see/hear some new details for your unbelievable Work

they need to dump the roms

[somnia]

Hi, someone found the second existing table and did some playing...

https://youtu.be/mxjNXB21Mig

Maybe you can see/hear some new details for your unbelievable Work

I'm really getting teary-eyed, even though he can't allow to say where it is.! Yes, there is so much details thank you so much! It has too many details, such as failing on the clown platform and falling to the second platform. If successful, it falls to the main platform via the third platform metal ramp. Also, thankfully, I've been working on this structure for a long time, and it's basically consistent with this diagram.

I'm thinking about how to combine the structures of the two machines together. For example, if you knock out one or more of the clown's teeth and fail, you can land on the second platform. If you knock out three teeth and then down the hatch, you can go through the third platform and arrive at the first platform.
The Las Vegas unit broke down not long ago, and now a second one has been revealed. This is a very delicate timing. Perhaps the owner of the second unit saw that the first one was completely broken, so let the second one revealed.

they need to dump the roms

The chances are too slim, because it's so well preserved that it's highly unlikely that anyone would risk dumping its rom. Besides, the owner's identity is unknown, cannot send messages to him.

Edited by somnia, 30 July 2026 - 04:23 AM.

[fourbanks]

another clip some may have missed 

[somnia]

another clip some may have missed 

thank you  
I also need to explain to you the information I have found so far：

 

News playfield Draftsight

The Pinball Circus Sounds sounds

The Pinball Circus DMD Animations some DMD

The Lost Temple Of Pinball Circus DMD gif

Midway Pinball Circus 1994 Williams Bally coin operated mechanical arcade game factory details

Pinball Circus to be "remade" | Boutique pinball | Pinside.com 2^nd 3^rd 4^th levels front view

Internet Pinball Machine Database: Midway 'The Pinball Circus' down the hatch & white wood

Pinball Circus ramp | Pinball Nirvana ramp
Vertically Disposed Multi-level Pinball Game structure
The Pinball Circus Homebrew is at Pintastic New England | Homebrew pinball | Pinside.com target

Mark Walters | Flickr flipper & arcade box

The Pinball Circus Pinball Machine (Bally, 1994) - Image gallery | Pinside Game Archive dolls
Pinball Hall of Fame Circus Pinball Game  fill light 545-5409-01 & inner structures

Midway's The Pinball Circus history & earn score

Part IV: One Last Trip Around Planet Pythonia  — Nudge G-SPOT adult history

 

https://youtu.be/L0l...u7f50Obhzfixxb3 DMD: bird without jet，good Lolita

https://youtu.be/CbJ...dncXERYBgkcygnA GI sequence & sound

https://youtu.be/sxA...9kPIAUNIMQb53b- GI sequence also

Pinball Circus PHOF - Game play 1 all face bird giraffe video good bad apple✅️stable recording

Pinball Circus PHOF - Game play 2 go to ring2✅️stable recording

Pinball Circus PHOF - Game play 3 mystery wheel laughing ✅️stable recording

Pinball circus multi ball?
Pinball Circus Lod another giraffe video mode , two-face-sad clear shown

"Pinball Circus" Playthrough 6/30/21 - Sid Kuhn pinbo ride not idle angle

Pinball Circus played by Pinball Hall of Fame employee! GI details

The Pinball Circus spotlight & chip, face off unstable

The Pinball Circus - RARE MACHINE - PHoF - Pinball Machine face off animation

The Pinball Circus - YouTube spotlight out of order

Finding the Lost Pinball Circus | One of Only Two in the World 2^nd prototype

Edited by somnia, 01 August 2026 - 02:46 AM.

[fourbanks]

thank you somnia 

[somnia]

[WIP] Merging Ramp Designs from the Two Pinball Circus Prototypes, I used vertical diverters to make this pinball machine more reasonable and realistic. Besides the mystery wheel has also turned back to its fresh blue color — the way it looked before being faded by ultraviolet sun light.

Edited by somnia, 02 August 2026 - 05:45 AM.

[Breadbox64]

As a silent reader I do follow this thread from the very first post now, and to be honest I never believed you will get so far with the build, but allow me to say you do an amazingly fantstic job!

[somnia]

As a silent reader I do follow this thread from the very first post now, and to be honest I never believed you will get so far with the build, but allow me to say you do an amazingly fantstic job!

Whenever I don’t understand something, I just ask AI. For example, when the Blender VPX Lightmapper addon failed to install, I asked AI for the proper CMD and Python commands. If I don’t know how to bake in Blender, how to use a cage, or how to knife a mesh, I ask AI. Same for writing VPX scripts to achieve complex actions, binding shadows, cutting audio, or even making my own GIFs. Of course, I do have some OOP background since I studied Java before. On top of that, with AI-generated images, the art side is completely covered. I also have some Photoshop background, so I can fix many of the mistakes that AI images sometimes produce. I’m really glad I have some Photoshop and OOP background, and I’m especially interested in the rise of AI. It also happens that I love pinball, and I was very lucky that about six months into developing my VPX table, the second prototype of The Pinball Circus appeared. That gave me the perfect chance to update my VPX in time. I’m truly happy about this.
Right now I’m trying to chop some face DMD frames and confirm that the face resolution is 140×128 pixels.

[fourbanks]

here is another clip i found?

Edited by fourbanks, 02 August 2026 - 08:57 PM.

[somnia]

here is another clip i found?

Thankyou, I have watched all YouTube channels about the pinball circus before 2026. I haven’t watched any videos from this year or later. This is also included in my above list: Pinball Hall of Fame Circus Pinball Game fill light 545-5409-01 & inner structures

[somnia]

On YouTube, I searched for “pinball circus” and have already watched all the videos before 2026, since there weren’t many. Nowadays I mainly watch mechanisms and VPX lightmapper methods. What I’m curious about now is what other strange ideas Python described in text, and what the original gameplay was like. So far, I know he wanted to make it more adult-oriented: for example, hitting “the lovely Lolita” would light up the GSPOT five inserts; the DMD height interacted with the player, such as magnets below the DMD that could hold the ball for a mini-game, allowing it to move left and right on the metal ramp under the DMD; the clown platform’s exit didn’t necessarily go all the way down, but could lead to the second or third platform. The snake and apple strongly suggested male and female, serpent and forbidden fruit, Adam and Eve, Eden. This can be compared to his other unreleased machine, Zingy Bingy, which featured two unclothed figures, male and female.

[somnia]

WIP: Merging two prototype metal ramps from The Pinball Circus (VPX nearing limits, lagging) OMG

Edited by somnia, 03 August 2026 - 02:55 PM.

[fourbanks]

WIP: Merging two prototype metal ramps from The Pinball Circus (VPX nearing limits, lagging) :love39:"I quickly realized that because of the Timer issue, it doesnt have to be all 10ms. OMG

perfect  

[somnia]

merging two Pinball Circus machines and using TRAE to make VPX run more smoothly.