Pinball Fantasies

[Sebatianos]

Feel free to comment and discuss this game here. Also, if you have any useful tips or tricks don't hesitate to share them with the others! Thanks!

Review and Download (if available) (http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/424)

[xoopx]

all time classic!
good on the amiga (amiga has super smooth hardware scrolling) but the pc version is perfectly fine.

be careful what you wish for, with plots... see 'arkanoid' for a "plot" on a bat and ball brick game..........

[JudgeDeadd]

Uhhh... why did the ediotr give this game a 1?? In the review he says it's very good...

[THOTH]

What the hell was that review all about???? Do people not rate games on playabilty anymore?...

This is one of the all time classics..

[Sebatianos]

I'm the editor and the person who made the update. The game deserves a 4 (it says so in the review also), but there was a slight error in the update (so it says the rating is 1). It should be 4! Unfortunately I am not able to correct this (maybe Kosta - he's the owner of the site can - admins, mods and updaters can't). I hope this will be corrected shortly.

[Syaped]

I'm getting corrupt files when I download this *cries*

[songnar]

Gee, I dunno...I think slam-tilt was a much better pinball game.

[Hanut]

Hi! I dont know why this game has got such a poor rating as it is pretty awesome. It provides sheer keyboard busting entertainment and is one of the best pinball games I have played. :cheers:

[xoopx]

Originally posted by songnar@Feb 13 2005, 03:15 AM
Gee, I dunno...I think slam-tilt was a much better pinball game.
yeah but nintendo pinball (1984) is better than both!

[binkzz]

I can't seem to get sound working on Dosbox. The music works fine, but I get no sound effects.

This game remains my favourite pinball game of all time though, if only for nostalgic reasons.

[Omuletzu]

Originally posted by Sebatianos@Feb 12 2005, 03:27 PM
I'm the editor and the person who made the update. The game deserves a 4 (it says so in the review also), but there was a slight error in the update (so it says the rating is 1). It should be 4! Unfortunately I am not able to correct this (maybe Kosta - he's the owner of the site can - admins, mods and updaters can't). I hope this will be corrected shortly.
Oh i understand.I was wondering why such a great game got such a low mark...

[Sebatianos]

Yes, it is a mistake. It's one that's not difficoult to solve (I was told), but I haven't the authorisation to do it.

The game has a rating of 4!

[Mei]

I downloaded the file, but is it corrupt? It doesn't unzip correctly.

[Daywalker]

I am having the same problems with unzipping the file.

It says "file skipped unknown compression method".

Any hints?

[Sebatianos]

You must use the WinZip... The programe that comes in the WinXP package doesn't work. Don't know why...

You can get WinZip HERE (http://www.winzip.com/).

[Guest]

Originally posted by Sebatianos@Feb 14 2005, 02:50 PM
You must use the WinZip... The programe that comes in the WinXP package doesn't work. Don't know why...HERE (http://www.winzip.com/).

It's because a certain compression method in zip is patented, and the patent holder doesn't like anyone using it. Only old versions of pkzip and WinZip support this patented form of compression.
You must use the WinZip... The programe that comes in the WinXP package doesn't work. Don't know why...HERE (http://www.winzip.com/).

It's because a certain compression method in zip is patented, and the patent holder doesn't like anyone using it. Only old versions of pkzip and WinZip support this patented form of compression.

I still can't get sounds to work.. so annoying

[Sebatianos]

Originally posted by Guest@Feb 15 2005, 04:27 PM
It's because a certain compression method in zip is patented, and the patent holder doesn't like anyone using it. Only old versions of pkzip and WinZip support this patented form of compression.
Thanks for the info :ok:


I still can't get sounds to work.. so annoying
Have you tried DOSBox?

[xoopx]

someone should repack this archive, then

[Daywalker]

Thanks Sebatianos, you rock. :kosta:

[Guest]

Originally posted by Sebatianos@Feb 15 2005, 03:37 PM

I still can't get sounds to work.. so annoying
Have you tried DOSBox?
Yeah.. There's no other option; I'm running it under Linux. The sounds in Pinball Dreams, for instance, work fine, for instance, just not in Pinball Fantasies. The music works great, just no sound effect such as the flippers or the ball falling into place at the start.

But it's not the end of the world :cheers:

[The Fifth Horseman]

It's because a certain compression method in zip is patented, and the patent holder doesn't like anyone using it. Only old versions of pkzip and WinZip support this patented form of compression.
:blink: I used 7Zip to pack it. Quite recent version.

Oh, and Total Commander does not have any problems reading this type of Zip compression and unpacking it... try that.

PS. Pinball Illusions is much better then that one!

[bink]

Originally posted by the_fifth_horseman@Feb 16 2005, 05:03 PM
:blink:* I used 7Zip to pack it. Quite recent version.

Oh, and Total Commander does not have any problems reading this type of Zip compression and unpacking it... try that.

PS. Pinball Illusions is much better then that one!
My mistake!

I misread "file skipped unknown compression method" as "`shrink' method not supported", which is a frequent error with old (>10 years) zip files. :unsure:

[HOW DO YOU DOWNLAOD???]

I mean!!! there's no download link... I look all over the page and it only says how big the file is and leaves downloads to dose box and another emulator, NOOO PINBALL FANTASIES, how do I download it?

[punch999]

click the red get it button

[Guest]

Thanks man :) Me and my dad have been looking for this game for a long time, really hope it works. I remember when I used to play it on the amiga and so did my dad... jeehaw best flipper game ever!!

[The Fifth Horseman]

Wait till you get Pinball Illusions. :D Gonna get to reviewing it soon...

[Rogue]

Pinbals Fantasies is my favorite pinbal game. (On any platform)

I currently play it on Amiga (Using WinUAE) and on my GBA (It's called Pinball Challenge Deluxe - all 8 tables from Fantasies and Dreams).

[Guest]

JEEHAW! I just scored 157 MILLIONS, you heard me, 157 WINGWANGS!! on Stones N Bones! I'd like to see someone beat that ;)

If you beat that every now and then, never mind my bragging! :D

[Sebatianos]

Sorry guest, but my record is 217M. I actually only play two tables Party Land (record 436M) and Stones'n'Bones (record 217M).
But that's just bragging on my behalf. Keep on playing and enjoying the game!!! :ok:

[Guest]

Aaaah hell... how about this then!?: I can do 130 pushups!! Suck on that one ;)
Today I did 132, and I'm talking about in a row! I'd like to see you beat that. MUAHAHHAA

[spr1t3]

Anybody know how to get around the copy protection? The exe file that came in the zip does not patch it correctly...any work arounds? Anybody have a PDF of the manual?

Thanks!

[The Fifth Horseman]

And has Sprite tried to just press Enter or type in _any_ sequence at the protection screen?

[Spr1t3]

Yup. Tried blank, tried guessing. Loaded up multiple times. When the patch is ran it cannot patch correctly...any ideas?

And, I'm running in Dosbox as well.

Thanks!

[Sebatianos]

Are you sure you've got this game? From this site? Not something that just sounds alike...
You're the only one thus far with this problem. The game we put up never even asks for copyright protection.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Uh-huh. Especially since it's my own copy, and I just re-checked that it does not need any protection codes...

Maybe try getting this very package we have up here?

[Sidewinder]

Originally posted by xoopx@Feb 12 2005, 11:36 AM
all time classic!
good on the amiga (amiga has super smooth hardware scrolling) but the pc version is perfectly fine.
I agree...

[Guest]

I cannot get the game to run - it keeps asking for a word from the manual

[A. J. Raffles]

Does it? Well, try googling for "pinball fantasies" and "manual" and click on "I'm feeling lucky". That'll take you to a site which has a scan of the manual.;)

[Betelgeuze]

UnZiping doesn't work in Debian Linux/GNU. Unlike the winows users I can't run WinZip.

[Strobe]

@ betelgeuze:
hmmm, isn't there any compatible software capable of handling zipped files for
debian linux? otherwise i think you won't be able to decompress the archive...

[Wolfy Snackrib]

Okay now I'd like to see any of you beat my highscore on stones and bones: 320 MILLION! I did it with 3 ball mode, not 5 ball but I did get a hell of alot extra balls. I feel so proud ^^

[tazzy_s]

Originally posted by binkzz@Feb 13 2005, 11:33 AM
I can't seem to get sound working on Dosbox. The music works fine, but I get no sound effects.

This game remains my favourite pinball game of all time though, if only for nostalgic reasons.
if you have XP you need to DL VDM sound

[Otaku]

Originally posted by Wolfy Snackrib@Jun 30 2005, 10:53 PM
Okay now I'd like to see any of you beat my highscore on stones and bones: 320 MILLION! I did it with 3 ball mode, not 5 ball but I did get a hell of alot extra balls. I feel so proud ^^
LOL!!! Sorry to say this guys, but you all suck at pinballs, right? :P :P

My personal record in Stone N' Bones is about 36 Billion. To be exact it's 35.923.742.400

Also in "Billion dollars" it's about 1.2 billion, but I've lost that record :(

In "Speed devils" it's 466.170.670

And I don't like "Party Land" :P

[Ray]

The archive is now bad. Only one file comes out.

[gregor]

Originally posted by Otaku@Aug 24 2005, 03:32 AM

My personal record in Stone N' Bones is about 36 Billion. To be exact it's 35.923.742.400


Yeah stones and bones rocks. It's the best one there. and also easier to get huge highscore.

[Sebatianos]

Originally posted by Ray@Sep 5 2005, 12:25 AM
The archive is now bad. Only one file comes out.
? - When you download you should get a *.zip file. You need to extract it and you should get a folder with all the game files in it.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Archive from Horseman = standard WinXP ZIP packer is useless. Use PROPER software, like WinRAR/WinZIP/7-ZIP.
Or, better, Total Commander.

[anthix]

:tomato: This is the best pinball game ever made.

To me and my brothers even the newest ones can`t compite with Pinball Fantasies.
You know what im talking about, the music, the sound fx, etc.

[The Fifth Horseman]

And Pinball Illusions?

[Der Tony]

Pinball Fantasies is really an awesome game, but i have a question:

Are there any in game options ?

I know the one for the music, that is "m".

Are there any more?

[Guest]

:tai: my dosbox doesnt give me option to install config or setup for pfantasy, i have setup other games but this one doesnt give me the option, when i use the dir option, a list of files appears but install setup or config do not work.


:sniper: ------------------- :Tom:

[Guest]

Pfantasy rulez. Over 9 years since i last played it. THE best pinball. I was looking forward to this day but i was dissapointed. Can't get the sound/music to work properly no way. The setup (setsound) is a mess and i don't recall it ran so unsmoothly.. I've tried increasing/decreasind frameskip and cycles.. Any hints?any ideas?

[The Fifth Horseman]

Umm... you use DosBox?
Why not try VDMSound, might work a bit better.

[Guest]

What about a 5-th part of Pinball Fantasies? I still remember that Viking Choir. Is it possible to get it?

[The Fifth Horseman]

There was a "Vikings" table in Pinball Illusions. Maybe you've mistaken this game for that one.

[Jamesby]

excellent, many thanks !

Jamesby

[Antony]

I was addicted to this game!
Ten years ago.

Then i had 1,2 Billion at Stones 'n' Bones

Now i can't wait to get home and install it again.

I wonder though if it works in a dosbox in Windows XP

Thanks,
:ok: Antony

[The Fifth Horseman]

The review has DOS & DosBox compatibility icons.
Note, that when we use the term DosBox here, we don't mean the Windows' so-called "dosbox" (which is often called command line around these parts), but DosBox, the DOS emulator (http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/download.php?main=1).

[JB]

I think this is the best pinball game ever made.. and yes better then Pinball Illusions..

The problem with Pinball Illusion is that the ball lives its own life... and its much easier to loose the ball in Illusions (maby good for quick rounds).. so i would say Fantasies is much better.
And two tumbs up for the music =)

[Guest]

Can anyone explain to me why only partyland is working for me? :( If i press f1 partyland is selected but if i select any other table it simply does nothing! Darn! I was so looking forward for Stones 'n' Bones....

[tjommen]

My favourite board is Stones and Bones. But my highscore is only about 500.000.000. How should one get as much as 36.000.000.000? The different scores I have found are:

Skill shot, increasing every new ball.
Open the tower for different scores, 1 million, 5 million, double bonus and hold bonus.
Light all lamps to get 5 million
tower hunt, go up in the tower.
extra ball
ten million
ghost hunt, get jackpot and super jackpot
some sort of lock to get up to 20 million in the scream-loop.
15 million
grim reaper with jackpot and as many loops as possible.

Then there is loop combo.
Million plus, double scream, loop combo and x2, ....
The vault and treasure.
Extra ball and five million every 10:th scream.
Million if you loop araound in the big loop.

Are there any more? (maybe I have forgotten some).

What strategy should I use to get high score?

[Guest]

I haven't been able to run this one with dosbox or without. It just gives me a black screen. Any tips?

[Guest]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ Jul 24 2006, 12:17 PM) 244737</div>
I haven't been able to run this one with dosbox or without. It just gives me a black screen. Any tips?
[/b]


I have the same problem, unfortunately, with VDMsound, and in Dosbox, it goes incredibly slow and doesn't have any music or sound.

[The Fifth Horseman]

I'm afraid the fault is yours - ie both of you are doing something wrong.
Refer here (http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php)? for an extensive FAQ on DosBox, and here especially (http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php?page=Basic+Setup+and+Installation+of+Dos Box) for basic instructions.

Also, AFAIK this game is completely incompatibile with Windows - so VDMSound is not likely to give any positive results.

The first one of you says the game doesn't run "with DosBox or without". Well, try running the game THROUGH DosBox, as this emulator does not run automatically.
The second of you, try increasing the cyclecount and changing the emulated soundcard to Sound Blaster Pro 2 (SBPRO2).

And if you don't know how to, the FAQ I've linked to has all of that covered.

[Derethil]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the_fifth_horseman @ Jul 31 2006, 11:40 AM) 246067</div>
The first one of you says the game doesn't run "with DosBox or without". Well, try running the game THROUGH DosBox, as this emulator does not run automatically.
[/b]

That is what I meant with what I said. The game doesn't run in Windows mode and it doesn't run through DosBox. I also tried tweaking the settings dosbox runs in, but nothing seems to help. Not even the newest 0.65 version (which helped me run so many oldies *SNIFF!!!*) helps.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Something must be wrong, then.
Post your DosBox.conf here, please, and I'll look into it.

[Derethil]

Link to dosbox config file:

http://www.students.tut.fi/~ojanen5/dosbox.conf

[Derethil]

Finally works!

Never mind the config file, it's ok. Turns out the game config file was corrupt, probably by a bad download. For some reason Setsound couldn't overwrite it either. I manually rewrote the config file, then setsound ran ok, and now the game works. :max:

Never could and still can't decide whether I like Speed Devils or Stones'n'Bones more... :bleh:

[The Fifth Horseman]

What I notice first is that you have set the cycles to 30000. Are you certain your machine can handle that?
Overclocking DosBox can lead to numerous negative consequences, remember. What is the CPU power of the machine you are using to run DosBox?

sbtype=sb16
Try sbtype=sbpro2 - that's Sound Blaster Pro 2, seems to work with more games.

mount c c:\ -freesize 1024
OK, so here is something that might be somewhat important. You are mounting entire drive C.
Where did you put the games? Somwhere in "My Documents", I presume?
That might cause some trouble.
Create a dedicated directory to put your DOS games in - like C:\Dosgames - and mount that directory instead of the entire drive.
Also, -freesize 1024 seems a bit excessive and might (just might) be the cause of the problem (sometimes software crashes when it "sees" disk space exceeding the hard-coded limits). Try -freesize 256.


+EDIT+
Whoops, I was typing this post while your second came in. Glad to hear you solved your problems.

[Derethil]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the_fifth_horseman @ Aug 1 2006, 02:42 PM) 246303</div>
What I notice first is that you have set the cycles to 30000. Are you certain your machine can handle that?
Overclocking DosBox can lead to numerous negative consequences, remember. What is the CPU power of the machine you are using to run DosBox?
[/b]

That cyclecount is about 90% of my CPU power. It's the setting I use for my most power hungry games. I start at that since it's faster to cycle down in dosbox than cycle up. A few clicks gives me max performance with any game. Yeah, I've tweaked the settings to my liking a lot. :ok:

I finally decided which table I like the most: Stones'n'Bones. It's because of the music when you get a high score! :max:

[The Fifth Horseman]

If your CPU can handle that high cycles and you are running some power-heavy games, you might like to try changing core=normal to core=dynamic.

That might decrease the stability a notch - some games might refuse to start in this mode, and in some rare cases a crash might occur when playing - but your machine will be able to handle much higher cyclecount - up to twice the current amount, sometimes even more.

[Eddie Bouncer]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tjommen @ Jul 20 2006, 07:43 PM) 244188</div>
My favourite board is Stones and Bones. But my highscore is only about 500.000.000. How should one get as much as 36.000.000.000? The different scores I have found are:

Open the tower for different scores, 1 million, 5 million, double bonus and hold bonus.
...skipped....
What strategy should I use to get high score?
[/b]

A secret unreveled: Open the tower at least up to hold bonus. Combine this with multiplying the bonus by first shooting the ball up the ramp and then into the well will give you x2 x4...x10 bonus. Now u do the math!! [after some balls with hold bonus and 10x10x10x10x10 or somewhat bonus. Actually this multiplier is 20 as u double bonus at the tower before u get hold bonus, etc...] Get some extra balls as well and ur the Man!

edit: Just looked up my highscore, it was: 596.996.707.690 [achieved back in 1998]

ps: i used to put the nerve wrecking in-game-music off and listened to own music instead ;)

and remember:
- winners -
- do not -
-use drugs-

:P

[Addict]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Betelgeuze @ Jun 26 2005, 02:57 PM) 124150</div>
UnZiping doesn't work in Debian Linux/GNU. Unlike the winows users I can't run WinZip.
[/b]

Of course it works... 'unzip blahblah.zip' should do the trick.

[Eddie Bouncer]

Already saw some bragging, so here it goes, some highscores from this thread for Table 4 Stones 'n' Bones:

--name--------------------score---------got file (table4.hi)?--
1. Eddie Bouncer.....596.996.707.690.......yes
2. Otako..................35.923.742.400..........?
3. Antony..................1.200.000.000..........?
4. tjommen..................500.000.000..........?
5. Wolfy Snackrib.........320.000.000..........?
6. Sebastianos.............217.000.000..........?
7. guest........................157.000.000.........?
-------------------------------------------------------

:tomato: Plz beat my score and make me go at it again. Thank You. :ok:

[Neikius]

Well you could always forge that high score :P But hell yeah, hold+ double+ 10x bonus, then next round do the same, get some grim reapers, score high, multiply by 100x :D Possible probably, but u guys are geeks :D

I know my father got something above billion probably - but then he had to quit heh, mother was running nuts since game went on for so long. I've never been an expert but I like the game nontheless.

Had some problems with dosbox tho. I had to set cycles to 8000 (below 10k). If I set above 10k menu would not show. Then after I get the main menu I can set cycles to 12k as I usually have.

Oh and about settings - try F5 in main menu.

[water_color]

i remember playing this game 10 years ago and loving every minute of it.

anyways, i couldn't wait to install it again and well, it works and everything BUT it's super slow. like reallyreallyreally slow.

is this normal, and if not any idea how can i fix it?

RAM isn't a problem i've got 1GB of ram and i run it through dosbox in windows xp sp2.

thanx to anyone who answers?

[The Fifth Horseman]

Increase the cyclecount in DosBox. It's explained in detail in the readme file.

[Guest]

Hey, this game crashes when i play it in fullscreen. What should i do? This game is awesome.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Open Dosbox.conf and change the line that says fullscreen=false to fullscreen=true. This will start DosBox in fullscreen mode.

[Guest]

i tried that, but now the game crashed immediately when i started it.

when the fullscreen= is false, i go to some playing table in the pinball and then i press alt+enter: the game works in fullscreen, but when i go back to game's menu, it crashes. i think i know why it happens: without fullscreen, the dosbox window changes it's size when going menu from a table. i'm not sure would i work if i use fullscreen only while playing, and then change it to window when going in the menu.


so does this game work in fullscreen for others here?

sorry my weak english skills.

[The Fifth Horseman]

This situation is unusual at the very least. You see, DosBox should not have any such problems with this game.

One thing I could try advising right here and now is that you re-download the game and try your luck with the redownloaded copy.

[Anna]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tazzy_s @ Jul 1 2005, 12:40 AM) 126040</div>
Originally posted by binkzz@Feb 13 2005, 11:33 AM
I can't seem to get sound working on Dosbox. The music works fine, but I get no sound effects.

This game remains my favourite pinball game of all time though, if only for nostalgic reasons.
if you have XP you need to DL VDM sound
[/b]

What is DL VDM sound? When I started setsound.exe i couldn't choose that..

the game doesn't work for me :( How will i get it to run? please help me..

[The Fifth Horseman]

DL = short for download.

the game doesn't work for me sad.gif How will i get it to run? please help me..[/b]
If I got a penny for every time I had to answer this question I'd be filthy rich by now. The answer is always the same:
Use DosBox (http://dosbox.sourceforge.net). Or VDMSound. Whichever works better on your system.
You can get them from our programs page (http://www.abandonia.com/main.php?nav=programs).

Before you start complaining about being unable to use them, make sure you read the readme files and check for appropriate FAQ's in Troubleshooting (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showforum=2) and Troubleshooting Archive (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showforum=25) forums.

[finesse_]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the_fifth_horseman @ Jan 17 2007, 12:38 PM) 275326</div>
DL = short for download.

the game doesn't work for me sad.gif How will i get it to run? please help me..[/b]
If I got a penny for every time I had to answer this question I'd be filthy rich by now. The answer is always the same:
Use DosBox (http://dosbox.sourceforge.net). Or VDMSound. Whichever works better on your system.
You can get them from our programs page (http://www.abandonia.com/main.php?nav=programs).

Before you start complaining about being unable to use them, make sure you read the readme files and check for appropriate FAQ's in Troubleshooting (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showforum=2) and Troubleshooting Archive (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showforum=25) forums.
[/b]

thank you.. now it's working.. but it's to fast.. how do you do to slow done the ball??

[Scatty]

Well it's actually Pinball, the ball is supposed to be fast you know ;)
Eventually though, if you run the game in DowBox, pressing CTRL+F11 few times until you slowed it down enough might help a little to be able to follow the ball better.

[finesse_]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Scatty @ Jan 19 2007, 12:45 AM) 275597</div>
Well it's actually Pinball, the ball is supposed to be fast you know ;)
Eventually though, if you run the game in DowBox, pressing CTRL+F11 few times until you slowed it down enough might help a little to be able to follow the ball better.
[/b]

I know it's pinball.. but you should be able to see the ball not just a line and then you're game over..

i will try ctrl+f11 thank you :)

[3aTi3]

hy!

my father is a big pinball fan, but he didnt play it for a while.
now he asked me to run the game for him, but i couldnt manage it to run perfectly. the game starts normally, but the ball sometimes becomes crappy, how to say that... defective, gappy. and thats so annoying.
in window mode and in full screen either. even the music and sounds works fine, but just this little thing..
i dont think that the game is corrupt, because when i start it from native dos mode (with windows 98 system floppy) the game is OK. but if i run pinball this way, the sound isnt working (dos says not enough memory) :(

should a right dosbox configuration solve the problem?
i am using windows xp, on a cel 800 with 300 mb ram.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Should do that, yes.

[Nilz0r]

Is there any way to see the whole pinball boards instead of having to follow the ball around?

[jack]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ Mar 16 2005, 06:08 PM) 80634</div>
JEEHAW! I just scored 157 MILLIONS, you heard me, 157 WINGWANGS!! on Stones N Bones! I'd like to see someone beat that ;)

If you beat that every now and then, never mind my bragging! :D
[/b]


well, back in the old days a actually scored 900 millions on sculls and bones, beat that!
^_^

[Jontzzu]

Hey, I got a problem when I'm running the game on DosBox. The game runs okay, but when I start playing, when the texts below should change (when you score, get a bonus...), there just reads "Pinball Fantasies" all the time. It doesn't change and when I lose a ball, the game freezes. So what's up with it?
E: Never mind. Solved it out myself :)

[Nemisis]

Hey There,

I am new at this whole DOSBox thing, so please forgive me if you have answered this question a million times before.

When I try to run setsound.exe I get a red error box saying Error! Drivers not found. Please reinstall program.

Is there something I am missing in the Setup?

Cause the sound is all scratchy without it, and the evil tunes of Stone's n bones bring back joyful childhood memories... :-)

[Guest]

You don't need to change the setting, you just need to speed up the emulation (pressing ctrl + F12 a few times) up to some 9000-12000 cycles.

[Guest]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(binkzz @ Feb 13 2005, 11:33 AM) 65637</div>
I can't seem to get sound working on Dosbox. The music works fine, but I get no sound effects.

This game remains my favourite pinball game of all time though, if only for nostalgic reasons.
[/b]
could be a bug that daniel (one of the programmers) did make - he used some flag from an operation to detect a hit on bumpers - but it showed out that setting the flag was undocumented and did not work on all computers... i'm not sure if the bug came out or was fixed before release... /Johan (i'm another one of the of the programmers, have not played the game for like 7 years or so, just downloading dosbox and a cracked copy of the game to try out tonight... :)

[Guest]

Hi!

Im from finland and that's why i don't speak english very well but try understand me...

When i downloaded this game and and unzipped it, i tried start it and it doesn't work... the DOS window opened and close right away and nothing happens...

please help me with my problem.

[Sebatianos]

It seems like the game is not Windows compatable. I suggest you should try DOSBox.

[teme]

thanks. Yes i downloaded DOSbox and i have installed it, but what's next? what do i need to do after that?

sorry bad english... ^_^

[_r.u.s.s.]

type 'intro' =)

[teme]

yes i typed "intro" and i read the text. I understood the text badly, and that's why i dont't get the game work... ash.. it's difficult to explain because i speak english badly. :D but but... what i need typo to DOSbox when i have read "intro"? my drive-letter where is my games or what? if i type like that (my personal files) MOUNT h:\pikkupelit\pinball\pinball it not works? help me :wallbash: :sos:

[_r.u.s.s.]

you miss virtual drive letter=)
if your pinbal is in "h:\pikkupelit\pinball\pinball", then type:

mount c h:\pikkupelit\pinball\pinball

now "h:\pikkupelit\pinball\pinball" becomes C drive, so just type
C:
and you get in to the directory

[teme]

when i have installed the DOSbox in my computer i ran it and then i typed intro and i read the text. Next i typed Mount c h:\pikkupelit\pinball\pinball and it not works. *meep*!

files:

H:\pikkupelit (there pinball is)
c:\ (windows is there)
z:\ (DOSBox original rom)

now tell me what im supposed to do with those command. :sos: :sos: :sos: :sos: :titan: :titan: :titan: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash:

[_r.u.s.s.]

what does it say after it "not works"? (error message)

[The Fifth Horseman]

I have a feeling that
Mount c h:\pikkupelit\pinball\
might work.

[Guest]

it says "illegal command"


and it's not work mount c h:\pikkupelit\pinball\

[The Fifth Horseman]

Are you sure that you are running DosBox emulator which you have downloaded and not the Windows' command line utility?

[_r.u.s.s.]

dosbox also types which command was illegal,
for example:
illegal command: munt.
illegal command: randomcrap.
illegal command: i made a typo and dont want to admit it.

type the whole message with ALL the spaces and dots and everything

[teme]

yes i'm sure. I downloaded DOSBox at this site. =)

[teme]

*meep* IT! I GIVE UP! IT'S NOT WORK! I'M LOSER! :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash:

[_r.u.s.s.]

i think you made a typo at first and got it working :bleh:

[Guest]

I wonder if i made a typo because i checked lines many time and try other way but always it goes wrong...

[The Fifth Horseman]

Hrmph.
mount c h:\pikkupelit\

If that fails... are you sure that h:\pikkupelit\ exists on your machine? Does the directory name use any special characters?

[Guest]

shall i type "mount c h:\pikkupelit\" right away when i installed DOSBox and launch it or what i need to do first?

[The Fifth Horseman]

Right after launching DosBox.
Then of course
C:
dir

[Guest]

ou *meep* jeah! i got the pussy! the game is working! thanks god! thanks guys! :drunk: :drunk: :drunk:

[Guest]

arrgghh.... the game was 10minutes demo!! got that?! 10minutes demo!! all that for 10minutes demo! :titan:

[The Fifth Horseman]

Are you running a version downloaded from Abandonia? I'm pretty sure we have the full version here.

[Nick_]

i can't play the pinball games because i can't press the f1-f2-f3-f4-f5 keys.
What can i do ?????
Please help

[The Fifth Horseman]

Are you using DosBox? Is you keyboard layout different from standard US layout?

[Nick_]

i'm using dosbox 0.70. ( i'm the same guy that i'm having problems with larry ).
i'm from europe and i have a microsoft wireless keyboard.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Did you try changing to a standard PS/2 keyboard? If not, do so and see if that changes anything.

[Nick_]

Where can i do that ???????

[The Fifth Horseman]

*Sigh*

Since the name a standard keyboard connector doesn't seem to ring a bell, I take it your experience with computers is fairly limited?

PS/2 is a type of connector commonly used for keyboards. Nowadays the USB keyboards begin dominating the market, but PS/2 ones are not difficult to find (just ask at your local computer store) and are still widely used. Most new motherboards still have PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports.

A dummy's guide to changing your keyboard to a PS/2 one:
1. Turn off the computer.
2. Unplug the wireless module of your current keyboard from the USB port.
3. Locate a purple PS/2 port on the back of the computer's case. It looks like the one here (http://pinouts.ru/Inputs/KeyboardPC6_pinout.shtml)
4. Plug in the PS/2 keyboard.

[Stoofer]

Resurecting the old thread here but is there a copy of the manual anywhere?

I cant remember the loop combos for the prizes in billion dollar gameshow - anyone help?

[_r.u.s.s.]

http://www.replacementdocs.com/download.php?view.2396

[Guest]

best game ever.

[Dave]

I would say addictive and immediate :) (and funny of course),
I like to play it when I don't have much time and when my mind is tired.

[kwcurrie]

I have the Jaguar manual but does anyone have the PC one? Needed for the installation

[Psychosis]

This is an all-time classic , Great Intro Music , Super play , and yes I got pretty sick sometimes losing the ball ;)

One must not forget that the hardware used in those days were not all that great compared to today.
I had an Amiga with 2 Mb Fast and 2 Mb slow memory , but the program was written even for an Amiga 500 with only 512 Kb.
So remember when you hear the Great !!!! Intro and sounds ( 4 channel audio , 3 music and 1 effect ) and see the smoothness of screenscroll ( Amiga ) , its al written for 512 Kb !!! , and that is some programming if you ask me , compared to the 4 Gb installed in my pc today.

Personally I played this game a lot on an Amiga 500 ( original release ) , and later on pc but i must say that the Amiga version runs smoother than the DOS version , I still sometimes play this game ( when i am in a nostalgic mood ) , but not in a dosbox , but rather with WinUae ( Amiga Emulator )

My rating for this game would be a 5 ( original release on Amiga ) and a 4 for the pc version.

p.s. playback the intro of this game for a old amiga owner and i think 75 % or more will tell you the name of the game.

[Babyroses777]

This is the best pinball game ever! I always loved this game! And I am not a computer pro! I am a computer dummy! I have a brand new Samsung laptop and it has windows 7 and I cannot play this game at all! And I love it! I love the great music also! Help somebody!!::smile2: I am also new on here!:blush:

[The Fifth Horseman]

DOSBox is the answer. Run DOSBox in Windows 7, run the game inide DOSBox. http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/showthread.php?t=14406