Hermantown, MN
Was playing Junkyard this weekend, at midnight, and the game went into a Midnight Madness mode. That was awesome. Any other games have this?
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On some games if you play and the game's internal clock hits midnight (usually at real life midnight, why would you have your pin reflect the wrong time?), there is a strange mode, usually involving a crazy multiball.
on JM the game seems to shut off, then the midnight madness lights and the crazy multiball starts.
http://www.flippers.be/basics/101-midnight_madness.html
Midnight Madness is a special mode that's only available on a few WPC-95 Williams pinball machines.
The name reveals what it is: a special mode that only starts when the game is played at midnight..
Only these games have it:
Congo
Dirty Harry
Johnny Mnemonic
Junk Yard
NBA Fastbreak
Who Dunnit
I've never had to chance to see this yet, but it sounds fun 
I would love to see this creativity with the code come back. Easter eggs too!
I need some MOO damnit!!! 
I video'd my son playing mignight madness mode. I'll upload it to youtube, and post the link. I'm going to set the clock wrong on JY, so it goes into M M mode while the store is open. Should create some fun, watching people get it.
I have heard about the midnight madness mode but have never experienced it. Its an actual mode in ToM and it would be cool to achieve that at midnite. Overall, I think we need more creative programming like this. Im with Nimble.
Quoted from northvibe:I've never had to chance to see this yet, but it sounds fun
+1
Quoted from NimblePin:I would love to see this creativity with the code come back. Easter eggs too!
I need some MOO damnit!!!
+1
Quoted from ThePostmaster:Here's the link of my kid playing Midnight Madness mode.
Very good example, thanks for the post.
Quoted from Ballsofsteel:ya, when my Dirty Harry hit midnight mode..i was like YEAAAH!!!! haha
great idea
First time I saw this, I was STOKED
10 months later
I just purchased my first pin and it is Junk Yard...However I can not seem to get midnight madness mode to start or the secret mode on the Time Machine. I have tried using my correct local time and changing the clock. Anybody know why?
i've had mine for about 3 weeks and I haven't played at midnight yet(i live in an apartment complex). Balselly, you might have the wrong rom version.
Sana'a
1 month later
Thanks to "futurepinhead" for the pointer. It was the prototype ROM (version 0.3) Got an updated ROM from action pinball and now it's working, and so is "Secret Mania" in the time machine. Thanks again
No problem, glad it worked out for you. I still haven't played mine yet, I just need to reset the damn time on that thing. Especially since it is not mine anymore and will be finding a new home in about a week or so.
Quoted from VisitorQ:If I was a programmer I would put all kinds of cool shit like this in my game. Hidden stuff, super cool!
I agree!
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