FATALITY. It's a reference to mortal kombat. Just like the damsel saying "SAVE ME" in a super high pitch voice is a ref to Dragon's Lair.

Dan Forden who did the music and sound design for MM, was also the composer for the music and sound effects in Mortal Kombat. You can also get a "Toasty" callout on the right ramp as well

The "Fatality" references (Mortal Kombat was owned by B/W/Midway) also appears in other machines such as CFTBL and WCS94

Also on Cactus Canyon Continued

Just finished up my play field restore. Man this thing was a lot of work. 7 coats of clear (SprayMax). Leveled all the inserts most were sunk. Little bit of touch up on the artwork not much. Hope to install this winter. The pf in my game is in pretty good shape but not like this one, not now…

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Hello,
i am a new owner of a MM from Williams. I have a question about this pinball and i hope you can help me.
I have a lot of airballs with this game...is that normal or can i do something about it?
Thanks

Increase the playfield pitch to slow the ball down a little.

Be sure the foam pad behind each target is in good shape, and targets aren't bent and leaning back.

LTG : )

Ok i do all that ... by doing this"Increase the playfield pitch to slow the ball down a little" then the
game will be quicker right? Is that what you mean?
Sorry for my bad english...

thank you for the help

The ball will be slower going up hill towards things that can send it airborne.

LTG : )

Looking to get a 3D translite? Any ideas? Thx.

Personally I think the Flyland Designs one is a better option

LTG
How many degrees is your playfield? Can you maybe take a picture from your true-pitch spirit level...

Thanks

Since yesterday i have 2 problems.
1. i get an error: left gate stuck What can i do about it?
2. When i play, sometimes the music stops playing, i still hear the other sounds but not the music. What can be the problem?

I second this. I have it in my game and love it.

Have to agree with this. Brian’s work is incredible!

https://www.flylanddesigns.com/about/

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1. Using your program buttons ( behind the coin door) go into test/ solenoids/gate and force that gate to work to see if it is working.
If it works then it should clear the error. If it does not then tilt the playfield and check the wiring going to the gate. Make sure no wires broke off. Everything ok then go back to tests and do a switch test for the right orbit switch while rolling a ball over that switch. If it is intermittent adjust it or replace it. All good there then go to the manual. Use the solenoid chart to find which transistor runs the gate. That could be the issue.
2. With your game off! Reseat all your sound ROMS.

I personally like the 3D translite. But, it is a PIA to get in the channel. I had to use a heat gun to widen the channel. Mine is in a MMRLE.

Thanks for the suggestion. Pretty Cool.

The catapult coil ... the manual says AL 23-800 in my game discovered AE 23-800..
Having an issue with a weak shot from catapult...

Thanks in advance

I don't go by those levels. Cheap, and not always accurate, even if facing the right direction.

I use an inclinometer. 6 1/2 degrees.

LTG : )

Weak shot or not shooting up the wireform right ? Clean the wireform. Watch the wear spot on the wirefor where the ball might be hitting it. It should go up the wireform and not at it. Your wireform might need adjusting.

LTG : )

Thank you. This helps alot !!!

Washer under the front of the wireform ... raised it up enough to not have the ball rattle through the wireform ...
Thanks #LTG

Isn't those coils exactly the same strenght? I think the only difference is If they have diodes mounted or not.

After some research... yes the same only difference is the placement of the lugs ... no diode on both

Can somebody tell me where in the menu you can enable/disable the video mode please

Thank you

No way to disable it.

LTG : )

Are these roms the old ones ? do i need to put new ones?
And does it make a lot of difference if i change them?
Thank you

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Closest would be to increase both of these to maximum values so you have to be having a pretty great game to get it.

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They are the official releases - there is a 1.09 unofficial release (home use only - free play) on IPDB that provides the below fixes

Changes since version 1.0:

This game is now configured for an 8 meg ROM.

When a troll was hit during the smack-a-troll grace period,
the state of the rule was not being reset properly. This has
been corrected.

Video mode now takes precedence over smack-a-troll when
both are qualified to start from Merlin's Magic (Smack-A-Troll
is qualified at Merlin's Magic after Super Jets is started
for the third time).

When smack-a-troll finishes, the total points scored for the
feature are displayed.

Video mode lamp effect now displays the shoot again lamp, so
the player gets some feedback when he/she collects the video
mode extra ball.

Scored Merlin targets now carry over from ball to ball.

Added a cheer sound to the High Score display effects.

The 1 coin buy in adjustment no longer appears in the pricing
adjustment menu.

Changed the video mode cow qualification count (launching
the cow from the catapult) from 3 to 2.

Troll lock and troll eject combo awards (the ones that award
troll bombs) were being given out during multiball. This has
been corrected.

The High Score title for the multiball madness champion was
being plotted incorrectly. This has been corrected.

Ball search of the tower lock post was causing switch hits
(and thus, awards) on the tower exit switch when a ball was
stuck in the tower area. This has been corrected.

Fixed a bug in custom message that would cause some messages
to be displayed incorrectly.

Great!! i wil order one. Do you know where in the bach box it goes?
And i saw allso 5 sound roms( S2 to s6), it's beter to change all of them i think, right?
Thanks for the quick help

No the Sound ROMs haven't changed from 1.0 that you already have.

The games ROM chip that you'll change on the CPU board (lower left side of the backbox) will be labelled and easily identifiable. It's chip G10 on page 2-8/2-9 of the manual (you can download the manual from IPDB)

Circled in red. The ROM has a notch on it, get it in the same spot as marked on the board. Don't go by the label.

LTG : )

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This is an example on the notch on the ROM and on the board.

LTG : )

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I ordered just one.
Thanks for the help guys!!!!
So there is one video mode, i saw it yesterday, but is there allso a second one?
And where the 5 sound roms are(s2 to s6), there is an empty space for another rom... do you have it to ? Or do i miss one?

so finding this game very tough to beat! What is a decent score for this game I average 40-90 million points in a game, feeling like I play forever and still cant get to the Final Kingdom Mode. by percentage my replay level is at 97 million.
any tips on gameplay to beat the King of Payne

I’ve only ruled the kingdom once in 15 years of ownership and the ending was glorious. You can set the game to four balls and make sure the tilt bob isn’t set too sensitive. I also nudge a lot to avoid cheap drains. I think the score was around 500m that game. Getting some extra balls is also essential. Such a timeless amazing game along with AFM.

Set the game to "award extra ball" for replay, 4 levels of replay (they auto adjust), and set extra balls to unlimited. This doesn't guarantee you will get to the end but there's a better chance. Go for the easy extra balls. 2nd castle, super jackpot in castle MB, 10 hurry ups, royal madness. I also focus on getting video mode lit for that EB as well. Keeping 2 troll bombs (if you get them awarded) makes BFTK easier. I often stack 2 EBs on ball 1 (2 castles and super jackpot). For Royal Madness I keep the trolls for a quick hit in case my timer is about to run out. i.e. aim for the harder shots first like the catapult, especially with the short ball save at the beginning.

My 1st replay level starts at 99M so I need a killer game anyway to get the EB advantage.

same boat .... actually funny that the high score was done Dec 2012 never beaten since....at 309 million !
frustratingly fun game !

I've had my game since June 2020. Took me about 9 months to get to BFTK for the first time(and fail). I play pretty much every day and got better at it.

In the 1.5 years of ownership I've gotten to BFTK about 10-12 times I'd guess. Beat it 5 times (3 in the last 6 months).

It does get easier with practice. I find it easier than melting the witch on WOZ or escaping Nublar on JP. It's hard for a WPC but easier than modern Sterns.

BTW my outlanes are stock setting (wide open).

Your game is correct. Check your manual.

LTG : )

I know , i ordered one but it has not arrive yet.

You had me until this, I think melting the witch is WAY easier than getting to, much less winning BFTK. That doesn't mean either is easy, but I can get to MTW pretty regularly.

Now that I think of it you're right. I don't play WOZ much so in reality I do get to BFTK more often than MTW but only because I don't play it lol.

I just don't play WOZ nearly as much as all the other games. I find it dark and clunky (but pretty to look at). My wife loves it so it's staying.

Beating the wizard level on this game is more possible with a different strategy than playing for high scores. I have done it about a dozen times in about 15 years on factory settings. Concentrate on the more difficult modes and let the easier ones happen on their own. Game times will be shorter and scores will be lower, but when you break through on one difficult mode, once in a while other ones will follow. Eventually, you will reach battle for the kingdom and maybe beat it if you’re not too nervous by then. My problems came when I started playing in a pinball league and didn’t know the strategy of playing for a high score (not only on MM but other games as well).

When i shoot in Merlin, the ball won't stay in the hole sometimes. What can i do so the ball
stay more often in the hole?
And i'm gonna put a color dmd , but witch one? Led or lcd?...

thanks

Put some ‘drop dead foam’ on the back of the scoop for the Merlin hole. That will cut down your bounce-outs greatly.

Is it possible i have to put the ROM where my finger is? ( its U6 ) Because the rom that i received is a bit bigger and doesn't fit where you told me
to put it...

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This is the name of the rom
S-WMS-50059-CPU-U6-L1.09c

Please post a picture of it.

LTG : )

You are correct. It goes in U6.

I'm sorry for the confusion.

LTG : )