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[unclewilly]

File Name: Big Bang Bar
File Submitter: unclewilly
File Submitted: 16 Mar 2012
File Category: VPinMAME 9.x Recreations
Author(s): unclewilly,jimmyfingers
Grizz
Manufacturer: Capcom
Year: 1996
Permission to MOD?: Yes, without approval

Big Bang Bar

Big Bang Bar



Special thanks to Rom and Glxb, TheWool, Scott_DP, and Luvthatapex

Very Special thanks to pacdude without whos script this would not have been possible.

Known bugs:
Flippers remain active untill all balls are drained


Will update with further bells and whistles in a few months when my son can sleep through the night

-Enjoy
 
Update 2.0
Complete physics overhaul by JF
Kodiac plunger routine added
Alpha code optomizations
Primitive drop targets, flipper logos, and tube dancer
Recreation based on capcom's Big Bang Bar
Best if played on the most recent VP daily build
Built and coded by unclewilly and jimmy fingers
art by Grizz

Click here to download this file

[bil]

Congratulations
grizz and unclewilly ... great work

ps: big kiss to baby

Edited by bil, 16 March 2012 - 06:41 PM.

[Martini]

Nice, very nice, very very nice !!!!

I like this table and you have done a magnificent work

Thank you very much unclewilly & Grizz.

Momoch

[ta2686]

Just when I start getting prepared to watch a boatload of NCAA basketball this weekend, you have to release this beauty!

Now I have got to find time either before or after the games to fit this in.

Thanks for the release UW!!!

[unclewilly]

Hope you enjoy

[destruk]

Everybody makes mistakes, even PacDude...

The flippers are solenoids 9, 10, and 11. So you could fix that if you wanted to.

'solcallback(9)="textbox2.text=" 'left flipper enabled (requires smoothing)
'solcallback(10)="textbox3.text=" 'top right flipper enabled (requires smoothing)
'solcallback(11)="textbox4.text=" 'right flipper enabled

I would suggest - for our purposes, something along the lines of:
removing
'Flipper Subs
SolCallback(sLRFlipper) = "SolRFlipper"
SolCallback(sLLFlipper) = "SolLFlipper"


Changing the callbacks from
SolCallback(9) = ""
SolCallback(10) = ""
SolCallback(11) = ""

To
SolCallback(9) = "SmoothTimer"
'SolCallback(10) = "" going to double up flippers on solenoid 11 which is fine as is
SolCallback(11) = "SolRFlipper"

LeftFlipper.TimerEnabled=500 'smoothing delay to release flipper power

Sub SmoothTimer(Enabled)
If Enabled Then
SolLFlipper,True
LeftFlipper.TimerEnabled=0 'solenoid was energized, so ignore and reset timing for de-energizing
Else
LeftFlipper.TimerEnabled=1 'enable delay timer to see if the machine energizes the solenoid again
End If
End Sub

Sub LeftFlipper_Timer
LeftFlipper.TimerEnabled=0 'solenoid has been disabled for 500ms, so de-energize the flipper coil
SolLFlipper,False
End Sub

And then change the keyup for the leftflipper to make it more accurate -
If keycode=LeftFlipperKey Then:Controller.Switch(33)=0:SolLFlipper,False:End If ' de-energize flipper coil immediately as flipper has been released by player

[unclewilly]

Thanks Brian.
Ill add this and update next week.
I appreciate it

[Shooby Doo]

Thanks for your hard work on this unclewilly! Much appreciated. I'm sure this is the one that will have all my attention this weekend.

[destruk]

Thanks Brian.
Ill add this and update next week.
I appreciate it

oh, you're welcome UW. You might want to experiment with the timing and the right flipper might need something similar - but it reacts better than the dang left flipper...
- the game seems difficult to tilt in VP too - it's very generous with the warnings.

[Arcade4]

I will be patient and just wait for the update.
But I am certainly glad to see that this table has come so far so fast.
Thanks to everybody involved on making this possible.

Oops. Thought this was the full screen thread.
I assume the FS table needs the same tweaks?

Edited by Arcade4, 16 March 2012 - 07:42 PM.

[destruk]

Yeah it would. All the capcom tables could have some improvement to their flippers - difference being that UncleWilly cares and makes extra efforts to provide the best game he can muster, and people like me, I have no time anymore to go through and update and fix tables between my employer, and other external life factors right now. So again, kudos to UW - you are appreciated.

[bolt]

Thank you unclewilly, and all the involved guys for created this wonderful BBB table.

Dear unclewilly,
I wish you and your wife a wonderful time with your little son and each time getting enough sleep.

[RipleYYY]

got video bugs (i see all the flippers "positions"), but quite sure its the ATI cards once again...

will asap enjoy the FS version with the NVIDIA

[rob046]

Great work as always.
A couple glizzitches tho. There are chunks of area (1 pretty large) on the PF backboard & under the neon, where you can see right through to the backdrop. Surprised nobody noticed this yet. Also, very minor, but the left side of the orange tube rings have some black glitchiness on them. No hurry to fix this or anything, we'll live:)
I still haven't played a game yet, but I will shortly.

I also wanted to point out some ratio stuff for users out there. I saved the above screenshot, saw it was 16:9 ratio, but I have a 16:10 monitor. Yet when I adjusted for 16:10 (x-scale to 1.665) it looked too wide, but same as the screenshot. So I thought I would launch the table at 16:10 but with default settings, & it actually looked perfect.
So it is 16:9 users that may want to narrow the table a bit. I think multiply x-scale by .88 or .89 (so 1.125 I think)
Then for those that need or want 4:3, go 1.875 I think.

Then for those on laptops, I guess you'll have to do the 16:11 math, IDK. I have a 1200x800 laptop as well & while I play mostly on my desktop its not fun converting everything that isn't simple 4:3.
& this is just 1 of the reasons why I wish every table was 4:3, everybody can launch fine at that ratio. On most releases now I have to go through the above just to see if it was made for 16:9 or 16:10, cuz nobody really specifies. Man it would be nice if one day soon we could just simply set VP to launch by selecting a WS resolution, & not have to mess with x-scale for proper display ever again. However, all that said, I'll happily deal with it if ppl keep cranking out tables like this one. Wow.

[Mudfinger]

Thank You Unclewilly!
Looks and plays GREAT!

Edited by Mudfinger, 16 March 2012 - 09:40 PM.

[FDSystems]

Getting a new laptop these next days to be able to play it !
Will be back to comment afterwards !

Big hug to Jr!

[lolo33]

Great work, thanks.

[mystereo]

Ball dropped right through the ramp and got stuck.

[Pintrepid]

Thanks, UnclWilly, for this table, and thanks that it's desktop version. I continue to be amazed at all the work authors like you put into these magnificent tables! It is freakin' AWESOME!

Such a table as this demands a machine worthy of playing it on. My somewhat underpowered laptop (1.9 GHz dual core, 896 MB RAM, ATI Radeon 256 MB) chokes a bit on it. I'll have to reserve this one for my work machine w/t 24" WS monitor (2.8 GHZ dual core, 1 GB RAM, ATI Radeon 512 MB). This table definitely DEMANDS a larger screen, that's for sure!

Best wishes for you and your family. Enjoy your lil' ones when they are still little. In no time at all, they'll be having their First Day Of School. Seems like my lil' nephew was just born yesterday ...*-POOF!-* .. he'll be starting school this Fall! You are truly blessed. Regards, -Peter

Getting a new laptop these next days to be able to play it !
Will be back to comment afterwards !

Big hug to Jr!

Hey, 1234fd, what kind of laptop? I'm very jealous!

Oh, BTW, that Smiley in your signature's very cool! Where do you get those at? I think you had one that said, "VP ROCKS!" That one was very appropriate. VP really does ROCK!!

-PeterMac

Edited by Pintrepid, 17 March 2012 - 05:37 AM.

[Pin-Pete]

Thank you,Unclewilly and Grizz! Looks awesome.