Credit Dot Pinball: The Update Thread

[DRANO]

I have to visit the blog more often. I had some catching up to do and a LOT to read.
I love that you're not just writing opinion but also have done some legwork to reach out to a variety of sources for your material.
Always a great read!

Thanks Rob!

 

[spiroagnew]

Stop me if you heard this one: Stern is bad at releasing completed code for their games! Head over to Credit Dot for a summary of what has happened with the #wheresthecode campaign up to this point. And its a homegrown campaign, too! Our very own Flashinstinct is at the helm!

FEATURE: Code-Breaker, the Rise of #WHERESTHECODE
http://creditdotpinball.com/2015/03/05/feature-code-breaker-the-rise-of-wheresthecode/

 

[Menace]

I've been following the #wheresthecode campaign since it started and thought it was well run and well deserved, and felt your write-up did a good job of capturing all aspects of the situation. I can only hope that this at least gets some sort of discussion going over at Stern, and that owners with games that are seriously lacking decent working code get looked after. They have made some very promising games as of late that are being suffocated by incomplete software, and where Stern is the biggest player in the game it's very dissapointing to see.

D

 

[spiroagnew]

A little interview I did with Brett Davis from XPin (XPin being the pinball community's top choice for replacement displays for nearly five years). Mr. Davis talks about business philosophy, his new 7Volution display sets and much more...

PEOPLE: Brett Davis from Xpin
http://creditdotpinball.com/2015/03/15/people-brett-davis-from-xpin/

 

[spiroagnew]

Credit Dot does it's best Dr. Phil imitation with a very personal entry about trading a game.

OPINION: The Complications of Letting Go
http://creditdotpinball.com/2015/04/14/opinion-the-complications-of-letting-go/

 

[mwong168]

Great post Rob and so glad to hear that your son is so stoked about WCS!

 

[WARLOCK]

Your best "heartfelt" post yet my friend.
Well done; and now you know what happens when your child "deems" a game as their own.

I was happy to provide Rob "Pinbot" and also WCS94 (through Wongneau) as well as Funhouse through
Brewmanager. I like that Rob has these games and that they are being used, played, loved and restored for sure.

Letting go is difficult; these games were meant to be played and enjoyed, not folded in a storage unit somewhere.

Keep up the great writing bro.

 

[spiroagnew]

The first in a series of reviews for pop bumper lighting solutions. First up, the BriteMods BriteCaps EVO. Credit Dot is also hosting its first giveaway...details and how to enter are included at the end of the article.

REVIEW: Pop Bumper Showdown, Part 1: BriteMods BriteCaps EVO
http://creditdotpinball.com/2015/06/11/review-pop-bumper-showdown-part-1-britemods-britecaps-evo/

 

[spiroagnew]

Part two of the pop bumper lighting series...featuring products from Comet Pinball. And a new contest, too! Two Comet prize packs to give away. Details at the end of the link below.

REVIEW: Pop Bumper Showdown, Part 2: Comet Pinball
http://creditdotpinball.com/2015/06/17/review-pop-bumper-showdown-part-2-comet-pinball/

 

[superjackpot]

Part two of the pop bumper lighting series...featuring products from Comet Pinball. And a new contest, too! Two Comet prize packs to give away. Details at the end of the link below.

REVIEW: Pop Bumper Showdown, Part 2: Comet Pinball
http://creditdotpinball.com/2015/06/17/review-pop-bumper-showdown-part-2-comet-pinball/

Appreciate the reviews!

 

[spiroagnew]

Wrapping up the Pop Bumper Showdown, and the announcement of the contest winners! Also, read the story of the exploding CoinTaker pop bumper discs!

REVIEW: Pop Bumper Showdown, Part 3: The Wrap-Up
http://creditdotpinball.com/2015/07/03/review-pop-bumper-showdown-part-3-the-wrap-up/

 

[spiroagnew]

Credit Dot interviews Jeff Miller, aka THE PINBALL PIMP. Mr. Miller has been restoring machines since 2005...more importantly, he has recently began to offer the definitive stencil sets for older Bally and Williams machines for public sale...and they are licenced and everything!

PEOPLE: Jeff Miller, the Pinball Pimp
http://creditdotpinball.com/2015/07/07/people-jeff-miller-the-pinball-pimp/

 

[spiroagnew]

Woah.

Stop the presses.

A Credit Dot Pinball update! I look at Gottlieb's Target Alpha/Solar City, with a discussion about Gottlieb 2-player and 4-player games of the 1970s and Gottlieb's reliance on EM technology while Bally was smashing sales records with their Solid State offerings.


FEATURED GAME(S): Gottlieb’s Target Alpha & Solar City
https://creditdotpinball.com/2016/08/18/featured-games-gottliebs-target-alpha-solar-city/

 

[Drop Target]

Great write-up. Appreciated.

I to am surprised more people dont modify thier em games with things such as a drop target bank reset function. Maybe people arent willing to stray from original in spite of improving the gameplay ??? I think its a great idea in the case of the 4 player gottliebs.

 

[DRANO]

Nice read!

FYI. That distant target is certainly 'make-able' by the upper left flipper. It takes some practice on the plunge to get the ball to land right on the flipper and then a hard shot at a sharp angle will take out 1-3 of those furthest targets.

I love reading about Gottlieb's follies during the dawn of the SS era

 

[Aunt Agnes]

Another great article. Thanks. One small correction though. You wrote "There is a promise from Pinball Rescue Australia that reproduction plastics for Solar City will be available in late-2015..." I'm guessing you meant late-2016?

 

[spiroagnew]

Credit Dot Pinball explores the bumpy road Data East designers and artists had to endure to get WWF Royal Rumble out the door. I had the opportunity to speak with game designer Tim Seckel about his experiences getting the game built.



FEATURE: Smaller Muscles and Fewer Wrestlers, The History and Production of Data East's WWF Royal Rumble
http://creditdotpinball.com/2016/08...nd-production-of-data-easts-wwf-royal-rumble/

 

[spiroagnew]

F*CK ME SIDEWAYS, I UPDATED CREDIT DOT.

This installment is a review of the DIY Bally/Stern repro LED Lamp Driver board available from Pinball Electronics...and a discussion of the silliness that occurs when LEDs are added to a Bally/Stern game.



REVIEW: Pinball Electronics’ Bally/Stern LED Lamp Driver Board
https://creditdotpinball.com/2017/07/17/review-pinball-electronics-ballystern-led-lamp-driver-board/

 

[spiroagnew]

With Pinitech's DIY Retrofit Conversion LED Display kit, you can use the parts from broken or outgassed Bally/Stern displays and turn them into a set of fully-fuctioning low-voltage LED displays. What once was old, is new again...and for a fraction of the cost of an aftermarket plug-and-play display solution. Credit Dot examines the ideas behind the display kit and walks through the conversion process in this second article in a series highlighting technological innovations for your classic Bally/Stern games.



REVIEW: Pinitech’s Retrofit Conversion LED Display Kit
https://creditdotpinball.com/2017/08/04/review-pinitechs-retrofit-conversion-led-display-kit/

 

[superjackpot]

Enjoyed your two articles on reproduction parts innovation. Keep 'em coming.
Nice to see we are getting new design solutions for keeping our old SS games running.

I like that you can go DIY on these kits and get your hands dirty (and save some cash).
Might be time to upgrade my de-soldering station