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Are there any open source pinball machines? I have the Indiana Jones Pinball adventure and there are a few minor game design decisions that need modifying (par

by itake 4y ago

Are there any open source pinball machines? I have the Indiana Jones Pinball adventure and there are a few minor game design decisions that need modifying (partially due to the physical condition of my machine).

relwin 4y ago
a) Convert your game to run the P-ROC system: https://pinballmakers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page https://pinballmakers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Then run this code (or modify it per your needs): https://github.com/mypinballs/indianajones https://github.com/mypinballs/indianajones b) or repair your game.
- itake 4y ago
  There are software-only bugs (game design decisions?) that I'd like to modify. I found that source code, but they also have made modifications from the original and don't include the original assets. I emailed the creator asking for what hardware they are running for this.
  - jydftshdrga 4y ago
    both the poster above you and the repo tell you what it runs on -- a p-roc controller (which hooks up to a pc) if you want to modify the original game, you're going to need to get into 6809E disassembly and manual rom hacking.
    - itake 4y ago
      Ah, I missed that. > into 6809E disassembly and manual rom hacking darn. I was hoping someone had a c/cpp code dump somewhere :-/. the repo doesn't have assets.
      - koz1000 4y ago
        Indiana Jones and all other Williams/Bally pins were written in pure 6809 assembly language up until the launch of the Pinball 2000 project.
- mulmen 4y ago
  Just fix the game. This title specifically is too valuable to modify just because of poor condition.
  - toast0 4y ago
    OP wants to change the software. That's probably easier if you do it with a different CPU board intended for you to mess with things, than with the original board.
    - mulmen 4y ago
      I'm not so sure. There are lots of modded roms for older machines, typically to make them suitable for competition. Converting the boards to a new system is major surgery. It might be easier to write the software for a newer system but I'm not sure you save effort overall.
      - itake 4y ago
        yeah, I feel likes its a huge amount of work to address issues that only appear in 2-10% of games. Also, re-sale value or 'authenticity' might be impacted, although I feel like this type of machine I'd keep forever.
        mulmen 4y ago
        I own five pins and wouldn’t consider any kind of major modification like that. Regular maintenance is plenty of work without making it one of a kind. Parts are still widely available so original condition is the easiest to support.

by itake 4y ago

relwin 4y ago

a) Convert your game to run the P-ROC system: https://pinballmakers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page https://pinballmakers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Then run this code (or modify it per your needs): https://github.com/mypinballs/indianajones https://github.com/mypinballs/indianajones b) or repair your game.

itake 4y ago
There are software-only bugs (game design decisions?) that I'd like to modify. I found that source code, but they also have made modifications from the original and don't include the original assets. I emailed the creator asking for what hardware they are running for this.
- jydftshdrga 4y ago
  both the poster above you and the repo tell you what it runs on -- a p-roc controller (which hooks up to a pc) if you want to modify the original game, you're going to need to get into 6809E disassembly and manual rom hacking.
  - itake 4y ago
    Ah, I missed that. > into 6809E disassembly and manual rom hacking darn. I was hoping someone had a c/cpp code dump somewhere :-/. the repo doesn't have assets.
    - koz1000 4y ago
      Indiana Jones and all other Williams/Bally pins were written in pure 6809 assembly language up until the launch of the Pinball 2000 project.
mulmen 4y ago
Just fix the game. This title specifically is too valuable to modify just because of poor condition.
- toast0 4y ago
  OP wants to change the software. That's probably easier if you do it with a different CPU board intended for you to mess with things, than with the original board.
  - mulmen 4y ago
    I'm not so sure. There are lots of modded roms for older machines, typically to make them suitable for competition. Converting the boards to a new system is major surgery. It might be easier to write the software for a newer system but I'm not sure you save effort overall.
    - itake 4y ago
      yeah, I feel likes its a huge amount of work to address issues that only appear in 2-10% of games. Also, re-sale value or 'authenticity' might be impacted, although I feel like this type of machine I'd keep forever.
      - mulmen 4y ago
        I own five pins and wouldn’t consider any kind of major modification like that. Regular maintenance is plenty of work without making it one of a kind. Parts are still widely available so original condition is the easiest to support.