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Official Williams and Bally software upgrades

By soren

3 years ago


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Post #2 List of games and updated software versions. Posted by soren (3 years ago)

Post #29 Soren talks about PPS partnership on Slam Tilt Podcast Posted by Gizmonic (3 years ago)

Post #58 LED Lamp Ghosting - Procedure 1 vs Procedure 2 Posted by soren (3 years ago)

Post #125 Changing video modes is not easy... Posted by soren (3 years ago)

Post #153 PPS has the source code! Posted by PPS (3 years ago)

Post #186 Soren sets expectations Posted by soren (3 years ago)

Post #197 Where the CPU rom is located for swap on WPC games. Posted by Manny65 (3 years ago)

Post #251 Analysis of the WPC lamp matrix operation Posted by soren (3 years ago)

Post #685 Demolition Man Rom 7.0 Released Posted by soren (2 years ago)


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#416 3 years ago

following.

Also a +1 for moderate Diner ball save.

6 months later
#556 2 years ago

Astil is AWESOME!

I sent him Italian speaking ROM files for my Farfalla.

He burned them for me and they are perfect!

Very good service there.

1 month later
#574 2 years ago
Quoted from PPS:

We will have them on the store within an hour ...
planetarypinball.com

Im not seeing the version 2.0 theater of magic on the PPS site yet. Is there another place?

http://www.planetarypinball.com/mm5/Williams/tech/wpcroms.html

#584 2 years ago
Quoted from soren:

The rev. 2.0 runs with the original security chip. For those who have upgraded to 1.4H and who have since lost the original security chip, they will have to source a new one before the game will run with this new version.
I cannot speak for the specifics of a mod that someone has made back in the day. But the rev. 2.0 Tiger saw motor control is using the same outputs (connector/pin) as the Williams 1.4H version. Which leads me to believe that it should be compatilble with excisting upgrades.

Original security chip might be hard to source for these older games.

will this one work? He says its original factory software from PPS:

ebay.com link: itm

#601 2 years ago
Quoted from GRB1959:

Hi Soren,
Well today I received both the TOM 2.0 ROM updated by you and burned by Matt's Basement Arcade and also the TOM U22 security chip that I purchased off of Ebay from Classic Arcades. Everything works perfectly in the game and with the Tiger Saw mod.
I read through your release notes for the TOM 2.0 ROM version and verified that the functionality that you ported over from the 1.4H ROM version works like it should and also confirmed that the new enhanced Tiger Saw features work correctly.
I have attached a photo of the TOM 2.0 ROM and the TOM U22 security chip installed in my TOM. I also have included the following two URLs below which show my TOM booting up so you can see the serial number and game number from before the update with the 1.4H ROM and after the update with the 2.0 ROM.
Your porting of the Tiger Saw functionality from the 1.4H ROM to the 2.0 ROM worked perfectly during my testing via game play and also through testing on the diagnostic menus. Thanks for your help as this has been a learning experience for me, but it is always good to understand how things work.
Gord

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This is awesome! I hope to have the same results as you.

1 week later
#612 2 years ago
Quoted from mollyspub:

Ball saved . Hope your referring to Funhouse ! Rudy will be very happy

A ball saver would certainly add new life to Funhouse.

#616 2 years ago
Quoted from metallik:

It already does say that; there's a ballsaver if you drain the plunge.

In order to get the ball back, it can hit no switches, no sling, nothing.

Its pretty rare to see it actually work.

3 months later
#631 2 years ago
Quoted from HoakyPoaky:

So whatever happened to the Taxi ROM you created 5 years ago. Did that ever get officially released yet?

pinsider Kneissl might still have the old competition ROM. PM him.

1 week later
#642 2 years ago
Quoted from Sheev_Palpatine:

I have a BSD with L-2c I think this is a Soren rom? Anyhow, I was wondering if there is a glitch? My machine goes into ball search when the ball is loaded in the shooter lane after about 15-20 seconds. It is driving me crazy. The shooter lane switch works and the settings are set for 90 seconds to launch ball but the game goes into ball search right away. I’m wondering if this is a glitch in the rom? Or I have a bigger issue?

Bad/mis-adjusted switch in the shooter lane?

#645 2 years ago
Quoted from The_Pump_House:

test it again, bounce the ball into the shooter lane multiple times and see if the switch works 100% of the time.

I agree,

See if you can get it to fail on a soft roll out or by setting it very gently.

1 week later
#671 2 years ago
Quoted from rygar:

It might be easier to install a solution provided by a pinsider Ricochet than hacking your playfield. More details here:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/ij-williams-you-cheat-dr-jones-club/page/187#post-6716456

I can confirm that this "mechanical" inertia damper works VERY well indeed!

I would say its over 95% effective in sticking the ball.

#726 2 years ago
Quoted from The_Pump_House:

It would be nice if one of the rom retailers would offer a timed download link. I'd gladly pay the same amount for a limited time download link to grab the rom and burn it myself.

PPS has ROM downloads on their website:

http://www.planetarypinball.com/mm5/Williams/tech/sys11roms.html

2 months later
#757 1 year ago
Quoted from Meloyelo51:

I apologize to everyone for the hiatus and the cancelled orders. Work/life/health balance was getting out of balance and had to take a step back and focus on family.
The whole chip shortage is not helping any of us either.
I am ramping back up and have reopened my website.
Thanks to everyone for the well wishes!

Thanks for this!, You were sorely missed!

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