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[starman]

Fireball (Bally 1972) WS



Version: 1.0.1
Category: VP 9.x Recreations

Author(s): starman

Description:
Bally's Fireball ('72) Widescreen.Probably the most famous zipper flipper with many (former) innovative features. Included in the zip file are tons of flipper images to replace.


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Fireball - WS - VP 9.12 - V.1.0.1 by starman
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Original table by Bally, June 1972 - 3,815 units produced
Design: Ted Zale
Art: Dave Christensen
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Features:

Zipper flippers (2)
Pop bumpers (3)
Mushroom bumpers (3)
Captive ball kickout holes (2)
Messenger ball
Standup target
Whirlwind spinner
Multiball - 2 or 3 ball
Left outlane kickback
Ball return gate
Skill ramp shot

Special Thanks:

to JPSalas and PD for the fading lights script -
to Rascal for the ball speed code -
to JamO for the "PAPA"- video link -
to Eala Dubh Sidhe for the bulbglow


Thanks to everyone in the VP forums for their shared knowledge and experiences. Without you this table wouldn't exist in this way.

RULES
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*Insert coin and WAIT for machine to reset. Insert coins for
additional players.

*Shoot the ball to ascend the ramp and return over the three rollover wires.

*Shoot the ball into the Odin and Wotan pockets.

*Release the captive balls by hitting the Release Fire Gods target or hitting Release Odin or Wotan bumpers

*Matching last number of score, with number which lights on back glass at end of game scores 1 Replay.


KEYS:
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press " R " -> rules
press " I " -> replay awards
press " S " -> game status
press " B " -> 3 or 5 balls per game (standard = 5 balls)

REPLAY AWARDS:
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3-ball-game:
1 replay awarded for a score of: 54,000
1 replay awarded for a score of: 68,000
1 replay awarded for a score of: 80,000

5-ball-game:
1 replay awarded for a score of: 38,000
1 replay awarded for a score of: 52,000
1 replay awarded for a score of: 64,000

HIGH SCORE: saved.

TILT PENALTY: ball in play

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NOTE:
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- The brown playfield light (PFOffL) should remain in the foreground.

- Tons of additional flipper images are enclosed in the zip file.
Each flipper set consists of five images: left down, left up, right closed, right down, right up.

If you want for example, orange flipper without imprint with white rubber.
e.g.: Left Flipper = fl_left_down .... load: orangewhite\bright\fl_le_dn_blank_bow.png
Left Flipper = fl_left_up .......load: orangewhite\bright\fl_le_up_blank_bow.png
Right Flipper = fl_right_cl .... load: orangewhite\bright\fl_ricl_blank_bow.png
Right Flipper = fl_right_down ...load: orangewhite\bright\fl_re_dn_blank_bow.png
Right Flipper = fl_right_up .....load: orangewhite\bright\fl_re_up_blank_bow.png


All graphics are in PNG format.

External programs used:

graphics:
Picture Publisher 10
Inkscape 0.48
Gimp 2.6

sound:
Audition 2.0
Wavepad 4.47
Audacity 1.2.6




Enjoy
Walter 'dervito' Vit aka starman7007 - March 2011


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Submitted by starman, on Mar 12 2012, 08:04 PM

[FDSystems]

Dl & brb !

10 min. later :

Far out!

New Fav!

Back to game !

Edited by 1234fd, 13 March 2012 - 12:47 AM.

[maceman]

WOW! Another fantastic zipper flipper!!!

Love it! Thanx,

Maceman


ps. Does anyone know what X scale i can use to make this fit my desktop a bit better?

[Neo]

Another high-quality EM masterpiece. Instant favorite.

Thanks starman!!

[Pintrepid]

Why, thank you, thank you for this WS version of Fireball!

It is absolutely amazing how much intricate, detailed work goes into making such an excellent classic as this is! Another inductee into the VP Hall Of Fame, for sure!

Thanks for taking the time to make this WS "for the rest of us" who don't yet have FS capability. (emphasis on "yet").

YYYEEEAAAHHHH!!!!!

-PeterMac

[starman]

Thanks, glad you like it.

WOW! Another fantastic zipper flipper!!!

Love it! Thanx,

Maceman


ps. Does anyone know what X scale i can use to make this fit my desktop a bit better?

Maceman,
can you be more precisely. What kind of monitor?

Servus
Walter

[Pintrepid]

Very sorry, there must be something exceedingly obvious that is just escaping my mind tonight ....

When I go play the table, the flippers look like this ...



Note: I've not made any changes to the flippers, or anything else. The table is the default way you set it up.

How should I fix this so the flippers play like they should? (I'm gonna freak out at how stupid I am when you tell me.)

Thanks,

-PeterMac

Edited by Pintrepid, 13 March 2012 - 08:28 AM.

[fahq]

Very nice Walter.
Can't wait to give it a try. Been playing a real one a lot. That spin disc is a real drain monster on the real one.

[FDSystems]

Very sorry, there must be something exceedingly obvious that is just escaping my mind tonight ....

When I go play the table, the flippers look like this ...



Note: I've not made any changes to the flippers, or anything else. The table is the default way you set it up.

How should I fix this so the flippers play like they should? (I'm gonna freak out at how stupid I am when you tell me.)

Thanks,

-PeterMac

Try to check reorder in the editor :

Editor/Preferences/Video options/Reorder playfield objects

Edited by 1234fd, 13 March 2012 - 10:59 AM.

[Sabbat]

thank you starman!

[bolt]

Great release, thank you starman.

[starman]

Very sorry, there must be something exceedingly obvious that is just escaping my mind tonight ....

When I go play the table, the flippers look like this ...



Note: I've not made any changes to the flippers, or anything else. The table is the default way you set it up.

How should I fix this so the flippers play like they should? (I'm gonna freak out at how stupid I am when you tell me.)

Thanks,

-PeterMac

Peter,
nothing's stupid here. Try what 1234fd said above if you're using a AMD/ATI card and also should be checked: Hardware redering on.

Very nice Walter.
Can't wait to give it a try. Been playing a real one a lot. That spin disc is a real drain monster on the real one.

fahq,
the FS version is made a little more difficult.
In this WS 1.0.1 version it's easier to achieve the skill shot. I got some complaints in this regard.
In this case would be a 3-ball game more adapted and a higher challenge.

I have tried to make the behavior of the disc as random as possible. In my version the center shot is also easier as on the real one.
This way the flippers close more often when the center mushroom bumper is hit. Also the left Odin-kicker is pretty easy to hit. A multi-ball situation is thus made ​​quickly.
But because of the relatively large gaps there's usually not very long joy with more than one ball. They leave the table quite surprising fast.

Even after a short acclimatization replays are no longer rare.

Servus
Walter

[Sabbat]

I never realized how similar this table and 4milBC are. I sway towards liking 4mil more though

[yukiko1701d]

It's nice work!!!@starman.

What's next???

4Queens?
Dixieland?
Minizag?
Op-pop-pop?
Surfers?

I can't wait next table!!!

[Pintrepid]

Very sorry, there must be something exceedingly obvious that is just escaping my mind tonight ....

When I go play the table, the flippers look like this ...



Note: I've not made any changes to the flippers, or anything else. The table is the default way you set it up.

How should I fix this so the flippers play like they should? (I'm gonna freak out at how stupid I am when you tell me.)

Thanks,

-PeterMac

Peter,
nothing's stupid here. Try what 1234fd said above if you're using a AMD/ATI card and also should be checked: Hardware redering on.

Thanks, Starman, 12324fd ...

The "Reorder Playfield Objects" box was already checked ON. I do have an ATI Radeon vid adapter.

The "Hardware Rendering" box was NOT checked.

Note if anyone else has this issue: check Hardware Rendering ON and then quit and restart VP.

I'd set the Hardware Rendering on and then launched the table ... this had very unexpected results. Much of the playfield was blanked out! It took a couple of tries, but yes ... I had great success restarting VP after turning Hardware Rendering on.

I LOVE it when the ball gets caught in the spinner wheel! It almost acts like it's been caught in a black hole or something. I even had it where the ball stayed right in the middle for almost 10 full seconds. VERY nice!!!

Thanks again for the WS version of Fireball.

-PeterMac

[Shooby Doo]

I've been playing this one all evening... good stuff! Thanks starman, top notch.

[user42]

Thanks for the awesome recreation of one of my favorite tables.

[Sabbat]

During Multiball Starman the spinner sucked up one of my balls to the middle and never let go of it. I couldn't nudge it out

[starman]

Sorry, Sabbat. Never happened before.
I'll take a closer look later.
Thanks for reporting!
Servus
Walter

During Multiball Starman the spinner sucked up one of my balls to the middle and never let go of it. I couldn't nudge it out

[Sabbat]

No problem, thank you for the excellent tables.