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[jpsalas]

File Name: Ripley's Believe It or Not! (Stern 2004)

File Submitter: jpsalas

File Submitted: 19 Aug 2017

File Category: VPX/VPinMAME Recreations

Author(s): jpsalas
Manufacturer: Stern
Year: 2004
ROM: Link to ROM
Permission to MOD?: Yes, with approval

Based on the Stern table from 2004.
VPX table build from scratch
Used Fracisco666 graphics from his FP table as a reference.
3D shrunken head by fuzzel (version 1.0.2)
Thanks to Leo for the backdrop, which were also used in the VP9 table, 8 years ago! .
 
 

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[yagesz]

Table Plays GREAT. Will post any glitches

[DJRobX]

Whoa!    I love this table!    So happy to see it on VPX.    Looks and plays fantastic!!   Thanks JP!

Edited by DJRobX, 19 August 2017 - 07:16 AM.

[Brer Frog]

Thank you for a wonderful table. It looks & plays great.

[arngrim]

Thanks jp i wanted that one in vpx so bad

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[hauntfreaks]

LOL.... just looked  4096 PF and plastics...LOL  and under 10mb.... i'm callin' sorcery !!!!   

[jpsalas]

Thanks for you comments!

 

Yes, I used jpg for the plastics and playfield since I hate those perfect redraw images, so I used mostly pictures from the real table, and they all are in jpg, so there was no point in save them as png Although I saved the jpgs at 95% to do not add too much jpg artifacts. I also use vpx ramps and a lot of walls, no primitives, so i save some file size there too

 

There are some primitives in the table, of course, like the dome flashers, the pegs, the head, and the diverter top (which is from, cough, cough,  the FP table )

Thanks jp i wanted that one in vpx so bad

 

Yes, I also wanted to play the table in VPX I think this table is a lot of fun, with many different sounds and music. I also think there is a lot of variation in the game play.

[flupper1]

Thanks for you comments!
 
Yes, I used jpg for the plastics and playfield since I hate those perfect redraw images, so I used mostly pictures from the real table, and they all are in jpg, so there was no point in save them as png Although I saved the jpgs at 95% to do not add too much jpg artifacts. I also use vpx ramps and a lot of walls, no primitives, so i save some file size there too
 

I am also using a lot of jpg lately, for my WH2O build. Although for another reason: my images get more than 10 mb a piece ( playfield, plastics, etc). This is due to blender rendered inserts, shadows, refraction. With jpg filesize is much smaller and I use max quality in photoshop (100%). I even tested on big textures and there is no visible difference between png and jpg for these textures.

Only textures not in jpg are images with transparency (jpg does not support this I believe). VPX does not support any other jpg like format that supports transparency as far as I can find.

[Rajo Joey]

Another great one by JP. I'm always amazed how small his tables are. But they look damned good.

[batch]

Big thanks for this again fantastic table !

 

I got a ball stuck in two different places as shown below (I use last version of VPX 10.4)

 

1- below the right ramp

 

2-inside the box of the right ramp, or below it, I'm not sure

 

[TNT2]

Can't wait to try this! One of my favorite tables. Thanks JP!

[jpsalas]

Big thanks for this again fantastic table !

 

I got a ball stuck in two different places as shown below (I use last version of VPX 10.4)

 

1- below the right ramp

 

2-inside the box of the right ramp, or below it, I'm not sure

 

 

 

Thanks for the info, I'll take a look to see if I find anything that could cause that. One question: do you have the "Elements Detail Level" lower than full? The ramps behave different if that value is lower then full, and I have not tested the table with low settings.

[Mark70]

It's time to say thanks Man

[Drybonz]

Another nice table... Thanks, JPS... I was surprised no one had done this table yet... look no further, I guess.   

[TNT2]

Plays great. Thanks JP!

[hauntfreaks]

 

Thanks for you comments!
 
Yes, I used jpg for the plastics and playfield since I hate those perfect redraw images, so I used mostly pictures from the real table, and they all are in jpg, so there was no point in save them as png Although I saved the jpgs at 95% to do not add too much jpg artifacts. I also use vpx ramps and a lot of walls, no primitives, so i save some file size there too
 

I am also using a lot of jpg lately, for my WH2O build. Although for another reason: my images get more than 10 mb a piece ( playfield, plastics, etc). This is due to blender rendered inserts, shadows, refraction. With jpg filesize is much smaller and I use max quality in photoshop (100%). I even tested on big textures and there is no visible difference between png and jpg for these textures.

Only textures not in jpg are images with transparency (jpg does not support this I believe). VPX does not support any other jpg like format that supports transparency as far as I can find.

 

yeah PNG is the only one that has an alpha layer.... my biggest fear is JPG's will spread from builder to builder, and over time it being "resaved" it has the tendency to degrade and start adding artifacts little by little (the nature of the beast).... PNG does not have this tendency it never changes.... (if saved as a png from the first save).... does this effect the end user??.... no... this is more an issue that could catch up with the builders...
but back to JPG's.... when saving anything in PS as a jpg,  it can be saved for 0-12 compression level.... 9-11 all save around the same size, so if I'm forced into using a JPG I save it at 11 (add spinal tap joke)
my 2 cents

Edited by hauntfreaks, 20 August 2017 - 01:09 AM.

[DJRobX]

Big thanks for this again fantastic table !

 

I got a ball stuck in two different places as shown below (I use last version of VPX 10.4)

 

1- below the right ramp

 

2-inside the box of the right ramp, or below it, I'm not sure

 

 

 

Yes I had the ball get stuck inside the diverter box too.   A nudge got it loose. 

[Rajo Joey]

Big thanks for this again fantastic table !
 
I got a ball stuck in two different places as shown below (I use last version of VPX 10.4)
 
1- below the right ramp
 
2-inside the box of the right ramp, or below it, I'm not sure
 
 

 
Yes I had the ball get stuck inside the diverter box too.   A nudge got it loose. 

Yes, a nudge helps to get the ball out. I have this issue one time.

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[Ben Logan]

Really like what you've done with lighting on both this one and Elvis, JP. Thanks!

[jpsalas]

 

Big thanks for this again fantastic table !

 

I got a ball stuck in two different places as shown below (I use last version of VPX 10.4)

 

1- below the right ramp

 

2-inside the box of the right ramp, or below it, I'm not sure

 

 

 

Yes I had the ball get stuck inside the diverter box too.   A nudge got it loose. 

 

 

I think I know why the ball gets stuck sometimes under the diverter. It is about how the wire ramps are designed. I'll fix that by changing the small wire ramp to a normal flat ramp, make it invisible, and add the same wire ramp just for looks. I had to do that on the second ramp from the temple. I guess lowering the wire ramp should work too. It feels to me like the sides of the wire ramps can't never be 0.