Picked up @rodent's game this weekend and happy to have another solid state in my small lineup. This is my first time really putting some time in on Flash and I love the layout, trying to get repeat upper loops gets addicting.

I may take a stab at writing new code for it in the future (using @dickhamill's hardware + OS), if I ever get started on that I'll post up in here for suggestions/feedback.

Dick Hamill's OS allows for a complete new ruleset, not just tweaks like some of the old ROM changes. And the nice part about the hardware is that you can flip a switch and go back to original rules whenever you want. I've got his code installed on my Stern Galaxy and it's been a blast, it's a completely different game... proper skill shot, modes, wizard mode, side-quests, playfield multiplier, ball save, warnings before tilt, etc. Can do anything you can imagine when you're writing things from scratch.

Did not mean it as a slight to Flash's rules at all, but having the option to play different code makes it feel like you've got 2 games in 1.

Definitely easier to make big changes when you're starting from scratch, that's the fun part of this. I'm really impressed with the custom ROMs I've seen for games like Firepower, that seems very daunting to me.

Didn't mean to derail the thread, but if anyone's curious about the piggyback-Arduino stuff, Dick's got it all well documented in a post. It's pretty cool stuff, if you happen to have one of the games he's written new rules for I'd give it a try.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/replacing-the-m6800-in-a-stern-mpu100-with-an-arduino