I'm at it again!
This time I've been tweaking Getaway. My original plans were to rewrite the entire code and add an LCD display but when I started thinking about it I decided that if I could change out the terrible 1990's sound quality then that would be enough.

So far here is what I have done. I replaced about half of the sound effects with new. Amazingly many of the original sounds were not car related so I fixed that. I used sounds of cars peeling out and skidding, auto shop sounds like air tools etc and high-speed drivebys. Makes a huge difference.

The other thing I did was replace all of the music.
Instead of only using one song, LaGrange, like the original game did, I used much more.
LaGrange
Cheap Sunglasses
Gimme All Your Lovin
Legs
Sharp Dressed Man
Tush

LaGrange is the main theme that plays for most of the game until you get things going. I cut LaGrange into 4 pieces, though, so depending on what you have started it plays different sections of the song.

Cheap Sunglasses is used for entering initials for high scores and video modes

Legs plays for Run The Red Light and multiball

Gimme All Your Lovin plays after a jackpot shot is made

Sharp Dressed Man plays after Super Jackpot shot is made

Tush plays for Red Light Mania

I thought about rewriting the code to make a song selection menu similar to ACDC or Metallica but decided it was too much work for such a small gain. Anyway, you can check out this video here. I am not that great of a player, but you can hear a few of the songs. Unfortunately, I drain right after Gimme All Your Lovin starts playing.

Yes, using pinsound board. They cost 350US and I have nothing to do with that company. I found the price steep too and could probably only justify the board for great wpc89 games like Getaway or maybe T2. GNR would also be a good one to upgrade. I think the sound is good enough on DCS boards and newer but for a semi-music themed pin like getaway it is a no-brainer.

As far as sharing the files: I was going to release the sound files on the pinsound board but since it is using the IP of ZZ Top I decided to not do that. I create art also and it really irks me when people are so blaize about stealing other peoples' IP. If you listened to the interview with Steve Miller that played last week on Blomberg you would see that Apple and amazon and other streaming services are raping these people for millions. I just don't want to be a part of that scene.

The files for the new sound effects are not a problem since they are royalty free. My only concern is for the music files that were not part of the original game. However, if you assure me you already own it (you tell me you own the ZZ Top greatest hits CD, for example) then I can get you the trunc'ed files.

I want those magnets too!