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[mfuegemann]

File Name: Ice Cold Beer (Taito 1983) VP9.9

File Submitter: mfuegemann

File Submitted: 04 Jun 2015

File Category: VP 9.x Recreations

Author(s): mfuegemann
Manufacturer: Taito
Year: 1983
Permission to MOD?: Yes, with approval

This is Ice Cold Beer by Taito, Desktop edition.
  
This game haunted me for quite a while until I was able to find a decent way to emulate the rod and ball behaviour. After I had a solution for that, my first intention was to use the table ROM. Unfortunately bringing this ROM to life is still going on and so I decided to script the table logic.
 
Zany sent me good images of the playfield and the playfield glass and aldiode contributed high quality recordings of the table sounds.
 
True to the original machine, I use only 4 digits to display the score. The Highscore feature will track and display the correct score, though. Thanks to gtxjoe for the Highscore PostIt tutorial and the image files.
 
Remark:
- the game is running without the table ROM, so You need no more files to play
- at the top of the script there is a section to define the DIP switch settings, as I found no decent way to create a menu without using pinmame.
- You can set the game to free play and hide the Highscore sticker. The scores will be saved in Your User directory also if the sticker is not visible (..\Visual Pinball\User).
 
The rod is controlled by the Flipper keys (Up movement) and the MagnaSave keys (Down movement).
  
Have fun and please use the support topic to post any findings and suggestions.
 
Michael

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[STAT]

Also works perfekt on my Arcade Cab with both Joys
Thanks !

 

Edited by STAT, 22 June 2015 - 06:34 PM.

[zany]

Awesome STAT!

[mfuegemann]

Hi Stat,

 

sorry I was just writing the text for the Strikes n' Spares upload. Your Arcade cab is looking really cool!

What do You think of removing the backdrop image of ICB and scaling the table to fit Your screen undistorted?

 

Michael

[STAT]

That would be very cool ... its a 4:3 Screen at 1280x1024

Edited by STAT, 23 June 2015 - 06:39 AM.

[mfuegemann]

Hi Stat,

 

just go to the backdrop Settings

- set Color to 0-0-0

- set the Image to <None>

- set Xscale to 1,22

 

Have fun

Michael

[STAT]

Thanks, i try it later at home ...

About my Cab Design ... a Donkey Kong Mode from your ICB with a rolling Barrel ... ähm ok, maybe no

Edited by STAT, 23 June 2015 - 08:47 AM.