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[mbusetti]

File Name: BigDaddyVP9_B2S
File Submitter: mbusetti
File Submitted: 08 Dec 2012
File Category: VP 9.x B2S Cabinet Tables (B2S)
Author(s): Humid
Leo Wanker
Manufacturer: Williams
Year: 1963
Permission to MOD?: Unspecified

Big Daddy is a pinball machine from September 1963, manufactured by Williams Electronic Games, Inc.  One of the better early EM's and highly rated by collectors and players.
 
Use "A" key to lift balls onto playfield.

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[Flying Dutchman]

Thanks!

 

I know I've got a very nice HQ 'Big Daddy' BG somewhere ..

 

Cheers,

FD.

[mbusetti]

Hi

 

That would be great.  I've looked through your site but have had no luck finding it...

 

Mike

[roxy]

Thank you for a great EM table.  They are my favorite games.  How can you "lift" the balls onto the playfield when using a cabinet ?  It works fine if I pull out the keyboard and hit the "A" key but none of the 8 cabinet buttons (start, exit, 25 cents, launch, or 2 sets of flipper buttons) on the cabinet accomplishes this.  In Kings & Queens the lower flipper button lifts the balls up.  Is there a way for me to do the same for Big Daddy ? 

 

Thank you for any help.

[settingsons]

Great EM table - many thanks for the conversion and B2s.  Cheers.

[Zarquon]

Great Table.  A quick note that for cabinet use it would be nice to make a tweak to change this to use one of the standard buttons on a cabinet rather than "A" (Keycode 30) to lift the ball.  I personally modded it to use the Exit Ball (2, Keycode 3) button.

[nebrunner]

what is "lifting" ?

[pinuck]

what is "lifting" ?

a lot of old tables (60s and earlier?) required the player to push a lever to load the ball into the shooter lane before they could use the plunger to shoot the ball into play. (rather than having a solenoid do it automatically, as all later tables do)

Unclewilly's outstanding Kings & Queens table uses the right magnasave to load the ball, which makes for an easy setup for cab users.

[maceman]

...and my cheapo Simpson Sears table Super Star uses the lift mech as well (in real life, not on my version unfortunately )

[nebrunner]

Thanks for the explanation!  I have played some 60's pinball games but nothing old enough to have this mechanic.