My question is, could there feasibly be a change in software and/or sound to add some background music/speech to this game? Furthermore, I think this would be a great addition to several older pins that were between EMs and say Gorgar, the first speaking pinball that have none! Is this possible to do easily and inexpensively? I think it would bring older SS games alive to at least have music and a few speech call outs. I am not this technical but I could see some techs doing this like the updating on newer software ROM versions!

Just brainstorming.......

#2 10 years ago

CMX

viperrwk

Inactive member

New Haven, CT

12y 42,650 4,167

It has been done but requires additional hardware as the original hardware is fairly limited and modifying the machine code is very time consuming.

Here's one example:

http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/dogs-gotta-barknugents-gotta-rock-adding-mp3-music-using-a-raspberry-pi

viperrwk

#3 10 years ago

BMS

Betelgeuse

Pinside member

13y 129K 3,643 72

Here's a thread with some info on the audio from the Ghostbusters custom pin. It would be easy and inexpensive to do using this method. I have never heard of a practical way to use existing hardware for games from this era. You will almost definitely have to use some sort of add-on.

http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/ghostbusters-custom-pinball-inside-look

#4 10 years ago

KLR

kray37

Inactive member

Mansfield, TX

11y 31,650 282 9 6

Ok, yeah maybe add-on or whatever that someone has designed.

#5 10 years ago

Bowman9

Pinside member

Chester County, PA

11y 25,650 231 1

Additional types of hardware that can be used - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/adding-custom-sounds-to-oldercustom-pins

#6 10 years ago

SCH

Schusler

Pinside member

Sycamore, IL

14y 66,300 1,551

Spirit is one of if not my favorite game evar! BUT I really, really wish it had incorporated speech in it.

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