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[UncleReamus]

Star Trek (Bally 1979) UR/NF Desktop v1.0



Version: 1.0.1
Category: VPinMAME 9.x Recreations

Author(s): UncleReamus, Noah Fentz

Description:
Dedicated to our dear friend Jive (1953-2011), may he rest in peace.
Manufacturer: Bally Manufacturing Corporation
Project Date: January 24, 1978
Date Of Manufacture: April, 1979
Model Number: 1148-E
MPU: Bally MPU AS-2518-35
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS)
Production: 16,842 units (confirmed)
Theme: Licensed Theme - Outer Space
Notable Features: Flippers (2) Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), 4-bank drop targets (1), Standup targets (5), Kick-out hole (1), Free ball return lane.
Design by: Gary Gayton
Art by: Kevin O'Connor
Notes: 'Star Trek' began as an American science fiction TV series which ran from 1966 to 1969. It was canceled due to low ratings. In syndication, the series' episodes enjoyed a renewed and sustained following which eventually led to a 1979 Hollywood movie of the same name, the first of six movies using the same actors from this TV show.

Early versions of the backglass showed the Enterprise crew dressed in the uniforms from the TV series. To promote the Hollywood movie that was coming out at the same time as this game, the backglass art was changed early in the production run to show them dressed in single-color clothing. In addition, two playfield plastics were changed to feature the bald-headed woman from this first movie.

According to artist Kevin O'Connor, the original backglass art had the character on the left shooting a humanoid, but that had to be changed to a ball of energy due to demands by the show's producers that no one be shown being killed. The humanoid can be seen on the original backglass artwork shown in the book Pinball Art.

Big thanks to Popotte for use of his textures.
Big thanks to everyone else who we robbed, pillaged, and stole from to create this table!

Enjoy!

Note: To adjust for 4:3 play, click the Backdrop to enter options, change the X-Scale to 1.1 and the backdrop image to Backdrop_4-3


Update to 1.0.1: Very minor update. Fixed the backdrops to better align with the table.

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Submitted by UncleReamus, on Dec 30 2011, 03:02 AM

Edited by Noah Fentz, 31 December 2011 - 09:09 AM.

[007]

Very nice!

[bolt]

Thank you UncleReamus and Noah Fentz.

[Pin-Pete]

Thank you,UncleReamus&Noah.And happy 2012!

[WWE]

Danke dir für diesen sehr schönen Star Trek Tisch

Sven

[Bob5453]

Thanks you UncleReamus and Noah. The lighting effects on the drop targets is beautiful and is the best ever done in VP. I really like the metal textures and the Bumper rings are awesome, the plunger, sidewood, plastics, nuts, screws, bumpers and every other object looks great to me. Amazingly, this table is totally angle independent and plays super smooth with my 1 GB of Ram. I've looked at many VP tables over the years and this one moves to the top of the list, you guys did some fantastic editor work on this table.

[Shooby Doo]

I really like how this looks and plays... flipper passes work nice. Thanks for this classic Bally guys, amazing work!

[d3xtro]

Many many thanks UncleReamus and Noah Fentz !!!



Brings back many memories.



Best wishes for 2012.

[Noah Fentz]

Thanks, everyone, glad you're liking it!



I noticed something today that I didn't notice at 3am ...

Seems the backdrop image doesn't line up well with the table.

[EalaDubhSidhe]

It was a keeper as a test version, and it's even more now it's been tightened up. Still prefer the playing angle from compressing the WS into a 4:3 display though.

[JAM0]

It was a keeper as a test version, and it's even more now it's been tightened up. Still prefer the playing angle from compressing the WS into a 4:3 display though.

I tried it out super skinny like that and it looks pretty cool. I have a WS monitor so I had to change x-axis to 0.61875. I then adjusted the backdrop. I am not sure if I like it more. I will have to play it for a while

[moondrummer78]

Thanks for this beautiful table. The drop target lighting effect it fantastic!

[Sabbat]

Thanks guys

[rascal]

Really sweet looking table guys and it plays real nice too.

[Noah Fentz]

Updated to 1.0.1: Very minor update. Fixed the backdrops to better align with the table.

If you just want to download and import the new backdrop images, save and import the attachment(s) below.

Attached Files

•  Backdrop_WS.jpg   561.57KB   21 downloads
•  Backdrop_4_3.jpg   566.61KB   19 downloads

[bolt]

Thanks for the update.

[bha19]

I have a Dips question. When I press the "5" key it inserts 5 credits. How do I change this to 1 credit.

[Pin-Pete]

Table is totally messed at my laptop.Previous version wasn't messed and played well.

[Noah Fentz]

I only changed the backdrops ...



What's messed about it?

[Pin-Pete]

I only changed the backdrops ...



What's messed about it?

Playfield is not in place and neither backglass.