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[mfuegemann]

File Name: Phantom Haus (Williams 1996)

File Submitter: mfuegemann

File Submitted: 16 Sep 2024

File Category: VPX/VPinMAME Recreations

Author(s): mfuegemann
Manufacturer: Williams
Year: 1996
Permission to MOD?: Yes, without approval

This is Phantom Haus by Williams. It is not a pinball machine but an amusement game, built around a 3-wheel slot machine.
 
The slot machine can be used to earn credits and to enter the central game mode "Phantom Haus" where several video minigames are availiable.
The prototype run was mainly made for Europe, hence the German playfield texts. The language can be changed mid-game between English, German and French with a separate playfield button.
 
Recreating this unusual machine was quite fun. Unfortunately it will be difficult to run on a cabinet, as there are 9 to 10 buttons necessary to operate all game modes.
I created a vbs file, that must be placed in the scripts folder (..\Visual Pinball\Scripts).
Within the table code, You can assign different keyboard keys, if You feel the need. The changed values will then also be displayed in the keybord help menu (F2) during gameplay.
 
The table uses for now mostly the images, availiable on ipdb.org. I will update the table, once I get better images.
Text files, containing detailed table rules in English and German are included in the download file.
 
Fun fact: this is one of the few non-pinball machines, that have an ipdb number.
 
The ROM file needed is "ph_04.zip".
 
Have fun
Michael

Click here to download this file

[Urko]

https://flipprojets....ntomHaus_EN.php some great info on this that also relates to the pinball world.

[mfuegemann]

Please check Your VPinMAME version. The game was added in version 3.5.

[STAT]

Hey what a special, thank you

[bolt]

Oh cool, thanks.

[toxie]

Great as usual, and thanks a lot for preserving this obscure machine!!!

[Urko]

Panicked too quickly, i had script in wrong folder , too fast with moving files..

Edited by Urko, 17 September 2024 - 08:46 PM.

[Pinballman]

Great as usual, and thanks a lot for preserving this obscure machine!!!

Yes thank you for this! ​ 

[Itchigo]

Is there a wheel for this?

[Joe]

I head this was removed from locations as it was to easy for the ops to change the payout %.

[mfuegemann]

Here in Germany the main problem may have been, that there was no payout allowed. You had to put in real money to get tokens with no real value other to play on.

Edited by mfuegemann, 24 September 2024 - 07:13 PM.

[Joe]

Now they may of been there planing an UK version as well.

It took an few years for US slots to get any thing like the bonus trails that this and the UK games had.

[Atari]

Fun time playing it.  Thank you.