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[somnia]

much better...

Animation tool by Kinjeno Games – Wave Aseprite Script

Wave Script for Aseprite by kinjeno

Hoully! What an amazing work
Just read the entire post and, Somnia, YOU'RE BLASTING THROUGH IT!

thankyou, AI is what makes it so fast.

[digitalarts]

...but AI still needs a mastermind ... YOU !
Thank you for your amazing work

[somnia]

Small update:
This time I’ve been working on the custom fonts and font-based DMDs.

I created the fonts specifically for this project and used them to recreate the text-heavy DMD scenes.

Still refining things, but it’s getting closer.

...but AI still needs a mastermind ... YOU !
Thank you for your amazing work

thanks! AI definitely helps, but turning all those ideas into something that actually works is still the fun part. Really appreciate your support!

[somnia]

Ball Tracking Eyes

Been experimenting with the eyes on The Pinball Circus. They now track the ball as it moves around the playfield.

 

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Correction: the DMD eyes.

2026OCT13 20:52:56

Edited by somnia, 13 October 2026 - 12:53 PM.

[bigus1]

Cool - it took me a moment because I kept watching the clown's eyes lol

[somnia]

Cool - it took me a moment because I kept watching the clown's eyes lol

LOL, sorry. I should’ve made it clear I meant the eyes on the DMD, not the clown’s eyes. Orz

[fourbanks]

amazing   

[Breadbox64]

Allow me to say that is just insane!

i am sure there is a lot of work still left, but it looks almost done already. All that by just a hand full of short clips and some very few images of questionable quality, and done by someone who never did something similar before. Really I do hope you will keep going on creating tables once you have finished this one.

[somnia]

I honestly knew very little about this when I started. With AI alongside me, I’ve been learning about F0, F1, F2, F3 and the relationship between formants and vowel sounds like A, E, I, O and U. From there, it became a lot of back-and-forth with AI, discussing the principles, testing ideas, and gradually building a script that could turn that theory into actual lip sync.

amazing 

AI is with us

 

Allow me to say that is just insane!

i am sure there is a lot of work still left, but it looks almost done already. All that by just a hand full of short clips and some very few images of questionable quality, and done by someone who never did something similar before. Really I do hope you will keep going on creating tables once you have finished this one.

Thank you! Don’t worry, I’m not stopping after The Pinball Circus. Zingy Bingy is next!

[fourbanks]

I honestly knew very little about this when I started. With AI alongside me, I’ve been learning about F0, F1, F2, F3 and the relationship between formants and vowel sounds like A, E, I, O and U. From there, it became a lot of back-and-forth with AI, discussing the principles, testing ideas, and gradually building a script that could turn that theory into actual lip sync.

amazing 

AI is with us

 

Allow me to say that is just insane!

i am sure there is a lot of work still left, but it looks almost done already. All that by just a hand full of short clips and some very few images of questionable quality, and done by someone who never did something similar before. Really I do hope you will keep going on creating tables once you have finished this one.

Thank you! Don’t worry, I’m not stopping after The Pinball Circus. Zingy Bingy is next!

This Pinball Machine Was Too Crazy to Ever Exist Zingy Bingy amazing 

[somnia]

The dialogue text provides the phonetic information, with AI helping to determine the IPA/phonemes, while the isolated vocal WAV provides the actual timing and acoustic information, including F0 and the F1/F2/F3 formants. By combining both sources, the converter determines which of the 13 mouth poses to use and when, then generates the timeline for VPX to play back with the dialogue.

[digitalarts]

Your Sense for Details is great...
maybe you will simulate dust building over time in the cab, too 😂

[htamas]

Zingy Bingy is next!

LOL, that's awesome
Sounds like you are targeting the most obscure, elusive Python titles

[Breadbox64]

Zingy Bingy should be very easy after you have done Pinball Circus. At least the playfield layout do look very simple. I am confused a bit about it's backgound story. A sex-themed pinball machine—and one that even features 3D tit bumpers and a “vagina lock,” no less—is a very bold idea in a country like the United States. I think we all still remember the huge scandal involving Whitney Houston’s nipple during the Super Bowl. Since that incident, there’s been a few-second delay in live broadcasts to prevent something like that from happening in the future. On the other hand, I’m surprised by the reaction of the Japanese—they’re actually anything but prudish.

[htamas]

That was Janet Jackson, not Whitney Houston

The Japanese reaction is understandable... I suppose they were already not too happy about the Capcom pinball division, and seeing something like Zingy Bingy probably told them that here are some crazy people playing around and wasting money on something that won't sell, due to the prudish stance of the American public towards such stuff. I don't think they were looking at a primarily Japanese audience for a pinball machine.

Edited by htamas, 17 October 2026 - 07:05 PM.

[Breadbox64]

That was Janet Jackson, not Whitney Houston

The Japanese reaction is understandable... I suppose they were already not too happy about the Capcom pinball division, and seeing something like Zingy Bingy probably told them that here are some crazy people playing around and wasting money on something that won't sell, due to the prudish stance of the American public towards such stuff. I don't think they were looking at a primarily Japanese audience for a pinball machine.

Yes you are right, it was Janet, sorry for my mistake. And I also guess you are right with the rest too. Out of a commercial point of view it surely makes sense, even when sex sales everything all the time. It just wasn't something you could place everywhere since it would have been limited to strictly adult places. On the other hand there are 3 Playboy machines and also the Playboy conversion kit Sexy Girl who selled quite well. We never will know for sure if their decision was right or wrong. 

[somnia]

Your Sense for Details is great...
maybe you will simulate dust building over time in the cab, too

Yeah, I was thinking about that too, adding some dust in the air so you can actually see the spotlight beams.

 

Sounds like you are targeting the most obscure, elusive Python titles :)LOL, that's awesome

 

Yeah, the more obscure, the better, as long as it’s something I like.

 

 

That was Janet Jackson, not Whitney Houston

The Japanese reaction is understandable... I suppose they were already not too happy about the Capcom pinball division, and seeing something like Zingy Bingy probably told them that here are some crazy people playing around and wasting money on something that won't sell, due to the prudish stance of the American public towards such stuff. I don't think they were looking at a primarily Japanese audience for a pinball machine.

Yes you are right, it was Janet, sorry for my mistake. And I also guess you are right with the rest too. Out of a commercial point of view it surely makes sense, even when sex sales everything all the time. It just wasn't something you could place everywhere since it would have been limited to strictly adult places. On the other hand there are 3 Playboy machines and also the Playboy conversion kit Sexy Girl who selled quite well. We never will know for sure if their decision was right or wrong. 

 

Well, I don't care either way. I'm just going to make it as close to the original as possible and let everyone enjoy it!

[somnia]

One unexpected benefit of implementing the lip-sync system was that it provided precise timing markers, allowing me to finally solve the music cue timing problem that had been frustrating me for a long time.

[somnia]

Trying my best to replicate the light sequence from this

Williams Circus Pinball in Attraction Mode 1

to my

WIP The Pinball Circus Copying a light sequence

Getting the timing right is such a challenge!

[fourbanks]

Trying my best to replicate the light sequence from this

Williams Circus Pinball in Attraction Mode 1

to my

WIP The Pinball Circus Copying a light sequence

Getting the timing right is such a challenge!

it sure is very demanding, all you can do without the rom is to do your best,