Kingpin (Farrelly Brothers) homebrew

So kingpin is one of my favorite movies of all time and I couldn't believe that I did not find any attempt at a homebrew before. So I thought I what start a thread about it. I am tossing around some ideas now in my head and wanted to throw them out there.

I have thought about the design and think there would be three flippers, some bowling pins and frame based mode with bowling scenes off of a right upper flipper. Inside lane and loop that dumps to the upper flipper. The ramps that I like go through the backbox and return to the flipper so flow would be important.

The design of the code would be a non linear character collection and I am a software developer so this maybe my strong suit. Kind of like guardians of the galaxy. Each character would have some modes that would need to be started. Depending on which modes are completed for each character there would be some mini wizard modes.

Roy
Getting munsoned – need some ideas
Pay The rent – ramps
puking scene - what is about good sex that makes me have to crap scene
selling lane oil and vending machine
mugger mode
Convince Ish
Shoeing the horse
Milking the bull
Raising the barn

Ish - Amish philosphy - 1 1/2 times normal people 15 frame average of 270
Collect life lessons
urinal scene - rollovers
smoking is a stimulant scene - ramps
tattoo scene, now he cant go home
Find The kid Multiball
mushroom cloud of shit
Snake Farm
Strip Club

Claudia
Fight with claudia - collect pops at a certain number - plays the boob punching sound and scene when pops are collected
Distract the bowlers – Ramp Shots

Big Ern
Big Erns Fatherless family multiball
wash off the perfume scene
Scamming the priest scene where roy loses his hand

Completing each character scenes is first wizard mode

Side Modes
Kick his ass seabass
Ohio State Championship
Fake money roll
Making money to get to Reno
Ish messes up the grift at local bowling alley

Wizard Modes
TBD

Mini Wizard mode
collect Roy and Big Ern
Reno Open
Collect Claudia and Big Ern
TBD
Collect Claudia and Roy
TBD

Post last edited 3 years ago: “typos. I accidentally quoted below instead of edited. ”

#2 3 years ago

SAM

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Quoted from smcclain65:
So kingpin is one of my favorite movies of all time and I couldn't believe that I did not find any attempt at a homebrew before. So I thought I what start a thread about it. I am tossing around some ideas now in my head and wanted to throw them out there.
I have thought about the design a little. I think there would be three flippers. some bowling pins and frame based mode with bowling scenes off of a right upper flipper. Inside lane and loop, one that dumps back to the flipper. The ramps that I like go through the backbox and return to the flipper so flow would be important.

The design of the code would be a non linear character collection. I am a software developer so I think I can probably tackle that. Kind of like guardians of the galaxy. Each character would have some modes that would need to be started. Depending on which modes are completed for each character there would be some mini wizard modes.
Roy
Getting munsoned – need some ideas
Pay The rent – ramps
puking scene - what is about good sex that makes me have to crap scene
selling lane oil and vending machine
mugger mode
Convince Ish
Shoeing the horse
Milking the bull
Raising the barn
Ish - Amish philosphy - 1 1/2 times normal people 15 frame average of 270
Collect life lessons
urinal scene - rollovers
smoking is a stimulant scene - ramps
tattoo scene, now he cant go home
Find The kid Multiball
mushroom cloud of shit
Snake Farm
Strip Club
Claudia
Fight with claudia - collect pops at a certain number - plays the boob punching sound and scene when pops are collected
Distract the bowlers – Ramp Shots
Big Ern
Big Erns Fatherless family multiball
wash off the perfume scene
Scamming the priest scene where roy loses his hand
Completing each character scenes is first wizard mode
Side Modes
Kick his ass seabass
Ohio State Championship
Fake money roll
Making money to get to Reno
Ish messes up the grift at local bowling alley
Wizard Modes
TBD
Mini Wizard mode
collect Roy and Big Ern
Reno Open
Collect Claudia and Big Ern
TBD
Collect Claudia and Roy
TBD

#3 3 years ago

VTY

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Love this movie!

#4 3 years ago

TOM

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Good luck, you'll have a ball making it. I watched the film again recently and it just wasn't funny any more. Guess I've 'grown up'.

#5 3 years ago

JET

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Quoted from SLAMT1LT:
Good luck, you'll have a ball making it. I watched the film again recently and it just wasn't funny any more. Guess I've 'grown up'.

Pound for pound, there's not a better movie to burn one to

#6 3 years ago

SAM

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Quoted from SLAMT1LT:
Good luck, you'll have a ball making it. I watched the film again recently and it just wasn't funny any more. Guess I've 'grown up'.

Haha. Yea i agree some of the humor is childish but its just classic slapstick from that era thats not too much in your face.

#7 3 years ago

SAM

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Quoted from Charger68:
Pound for pound, there's not a better movie to burn one to

Yes. Although the scene at the beginning with the landlord may give you nightmares.

#8 3 years ago

BRI

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Quoted from SLAMT1LT:
Good luck, you'll have a ball making it. I watched the film again recently and it just wasn't funny any more. Guess I've 'grown up'.

I watched it again recently for the first time in like 20 years, and I still thought it was pretty funny. I guess I'm just a kid at heart.

#9 3 years ago

TEE

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You mean us? Oh no, these guys were handsome.

Hey Roy, think you can get sick from drinking piss? Yeah, I think so. Even if it's your own?

I don't know what it is about good sex that makes me have to take a crap. You really jarred something loose, tiger!

#10 3 years ago

JET

Charger68

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Oak Harbor, OH

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"I've got a news flash for ya Mother Teresa, just because you spend most of your time in the missionary position, doesn't make you a missionary"

#11 3 years ago

SAM

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Quoted from Grandnational007:
You mean us? Oh no, these guys were handsome.
Hey Roy, think you can get sick from drinking piss? Yeah, I think so. Even if it's your own?
I don't know what it is about good sex that makes me have to take a crap. You really jarred something loose, tiger!

This is my favorite quote, we say that a lot. You really jarred something loose, tiger.

#12 3 years ago

SAM

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Quoted from Charger68:
"I've got a news flash for ya Mother Teresa, just because you spend most of your time in the missionary position, doesn't make you a missionary"

This will definetly make the list of quotes and scenes.

#13 3 years ago

KAP

NY2Colorado

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Flossin?!? Where'd I get Munson from?

#14 3 years ago

DTF

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Quoted from smcclain65:
This is my favorite quote, we say that a lot. You really jarred something loose, tiger.

That would be a great tilt call out.

#15 3 years ago

DTF

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So many good call outs and music from this movie.

"I HOPE YOU ROT IN HELL YOU LOSER, YOU SUCK" - ball drain
"Thank you for the education gentleman, we just received a PHD in stupidity" - ball drain
"I pulled out of her really early on that one, thanks for coming" - ball drain
"You just shattered my record" - Grand champ score entry

Music
"A Beautiful Morning" - The Rascals
"Save it for Later" - The English Beat (great song)
"Disco Inferno"
"I Want Candy"

#16 3 years ago

SAM

smcclain65

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Quoted from dantebean:
That would be a great tilt call out.

I didn't even think about that. what a great idea.

#17 3 years ago

SAM

smcclain65

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Quoted from dantebean:
So many good call outs and music from this movie.
"I HOPE YOU ROT IN HELL YOU LOSER, YOU SUCK" - ball drain
"Thank you for the education gentleman, we just received a PHD in stupidity" - ball drain
"I pulled out of her really early on that one, thanks for coming" - ball drain
"You just shattered my record" - Grand champ score entry
Music
"A Beautiful Morning" - The Rascals
"Save it for Later" - The English Beat (great song)
"Disco Inferno"
"I Want Candy"

These are great ideas. I love the pullin out early quote for a ball drain.

What would be the ball save?

#18 3 years ago

RKS

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kingpin.jpg

This HAS to be on the backglass somewhere!

#19 3 years ago

LEE

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Quoted from smcclain65:
What would be the ball save?

Maybe something about where he loses the match, but gets a check half a mil from the Trojan condoms?

#20 3 years ago

DTF

dantebean

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OP
Quoted from smcclain65:
These are great ideas. I love the pullin out early quote for a ball drain.
What would be the ball save?

Ball save - "You put that in a bottle, you have something sweeter than Yoohoo".
Ball save - "He was robbed and you know it" (Bowling against priest)
Ball save - "Come back to me, let's try to make it work" (Earnie at Vegas buffet)

Another ball drain - "Go ahead you chicken shit, run home to mommy"

#21 3 years ago

ERW

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Bill Murray is a genius.

#22 3 years ago

LEE

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Quoted from dantebean:
Ball save - "He was robbed and you know it" (Bowling against priest)

This.

Or a ball drain sound where it's just Roy screaming after the big match.

#23 3 years ago

DTF

dantebean

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Quoted from Leeb18509:
This.

Honestly, could be ball save or ball drain.

#24 3 years ago

ERW

chuckwurt

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Have a unique mystery award function. A this or that if you will. The game presents you with a random award and says, “Hi”.

You can choose that or another mystery award that you don’t know what is going to be. If you go with that the game says, “not you......Hi”

And you can have the movie clip incorporated with the selection screen.

#25 3 years ago

CPO

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Almost every line in this movie could be used. One of my favorites all time for sure. I'll be following this thread intently.
Take that you freaky piece of s***. You don't mow another guy's lawn.

Hey Herbie, how's life. Taken forever.

Look Mr Munster, you're not exactly the smartest guy I ever ran across.
Oh yeah? And who are you, Alfred Einstein? I use this line whenever possible.

That's a Landau roof and power steering down the drain.

Mommy. You must have a really wide foot because I think you got both of them. I lose it every time he delivers the Mommy part.

Woody Harrelson is genius.

This idea is genius.

#26 3 years ago

SAM

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Quoted from mikepmcs:
Almost every line in this movie could be used. One of my favorites all time for sure. I'll be following this thread intently.
Take that you freaky piece of s***. You don't mow another guy's lawn.
Hey Herbie, how's life. Taken forever.
Look Mr Munster, you're not exactly the smartest guy I ever ran across.
Oh yeah? And who are you, Alfred Einstein? I use this line whenever possible.
That's a Landau roof and power steering down the drain.
Mommy. You must have a really wide foot because I think you got both of them. I lose it every time he delivers the Mommy part.
Woody Harrelson is genius.
This idea is genius.

There are so many great lines. I am woking on getting something going in visual pinball now.

#27 3 years ago

SAM

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Quoted from chuckwurt:
Bill Murray is a genius.

this is one of my favorite scenes.

#28 3 years ago

LEE

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Tanqueray and Tab honey, and keep 'em comin'. I got a long drive ahead of me.

Pick up the 7-10 split super jackpot.

#29 3 years ago

DRM

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Kingpin is a great idea for a pin, and I think it's still a funny movie that holds up well even today. Lots of good ideas in this thread too.

#30 3 years ago

KAP

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Amish multi ball where the scoring is 1 1/2 times more...

#31 3 years ago

SAM

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https://www.dropbox.com/s/q0c4ybqye6som5a/pinball_king.mp3

Quoted from NY2Colorado:
Amish multi ball where the scoring is 1 1/2 times more...

I love this idea. I was wanting to incorporate that scene from the bowling alley where he says he has a 270 average. Maybe the amish multiball will have all of the amish work scenes. Milking the bull, shoeing the horse, raising the barn.

#32 3 years ago

GWG

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Amish mode is simple extra balls.

2 weeks later

#33 3 years ago

JJZ

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"You suck! you don't deserve a pinball machine!"

#34 3 years ago

SAM

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Quoted from toyotaboy:
"You suck! you don't deserve a pinball machine!"
https://www.dropbox.com/s/q0c4ybqye6som5a/pinball_king.mp3

Haha that is great.

#35 3 years ago

MDB

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How goes it, any progress?

1 week later

#36 3 years ago

SAM

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Quoted from Mbecker:
How goes it, any progress?

Not yet, still gathering ideas. I do not have a home pc to start building it out and do not want to use my work pc. I am a software developer but do not have a home pc, i try not to look at a monitor after I am off work. I have an old laptop that i cant find the charging cable to, i am about to break down and by a new laptop.

4 months later

#37 2 years ago

CPO

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Quoted from smcclain65:
Not yet, still gathering ideas. I do not have a home pc to start building it out and do not want to use my work pc. I am a software developer but do not have a home pc, i try not to look at a monitor after I am off work. I have an old laptop that i cant find the charging cable to, i am about to break down and by a new laptop.

Thought maybe you suffered a nasty cheese grating accident.

#38 2 years ago

PGL

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A few random ideas:

Ways to collect Ernie:
Sugar, "Maybe ze bad kids around here!"
Eat that outside, "Your butt is kind of like an about to explode bratwurst."

Tilt Warning: "Who are you calling a psycho!?"
Tilt: "Engine blown."

#39 2 years ago

KEN

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Quoted from SLAMT1LT:
I watched the film again recently and it just wasn't funny any more. Guess I've 'grown up'.

Maybe you had it muted?

OP
Quoted from smcclain65:
I am a software developer but do not have a home pc, i try not to look at a monitor after I am off work. I have an old laptop that i cant find the charging cable to, i am about to break down and by a new laptop.

So you’re a developer and you start this project without a computer? Such a Roy Munson thing to do!

-1

#40 2 years ago

REW

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6 months later and nothing? My guess is this will never happen.

#41 2 years ago

SAM

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