I'll have a look at that, from what I could see was a plate with a rod that goes into the solenoid.

Plate, rod (plunger), and solenoid are what pops the targets back up to reset them. Might be best to just pull the whole thing out, it’s just 4 screws and 2 electrical connections, and play around with it to see how it works. It’s a pretty simple mechanism, and the drop targets themselves are plastic and can crack/break. Individual components are relatively inexpensive and readily available.

Thanks Mitchbo I think thats what I'm going to do. Thats one of the things I'm enjoying about having a pin. The seeing how things work, making it better. I just don't want to have it go down while I wait for parts. LOL

I'm a new member of this club and have a gameplay question...

If the lock is lit, is it correct that the game will lock a ball straight from a plunge, or does the game turn off the ability to lock directly from a plunge?

My game is locking straight from a plunge, and it wasn't doing this before. I could stack the lit locks earned from prior balls, but I could only lock a ball if hit from the upper flipper, not the plunger.

It seems wrong to plunge away to lock balls with subsequent plunges after stacking the lit locks. It's too easy to start a mb.

Can anyone confirm how it should be?

Locks from plunge unless you have custom ROM

Mine never locks when I plunge the ball and I have original ROMs installed. (I can check which version next time I am at the game.)

This is my experience with the game.

The only time you get something for "free" with the plunger is if you lock a ball during Sudden Death. The million is still lit at The Wall and the plunge will award the million. In this case the diverter normally does not engage so the ball falls out the "back" of the ramp for an upper flipper shot at The Wall.

Maybe it's relocking if someone steals your locks .... I haven't had a stock ROM in mine, well .. Ever.

I have the L2 ROM in mine and it never locks from plunge.

I think it's just if locks emptied by other players.

Yes, this is how my game was working, but now something changed.

I suspect a switch at the diverter perhaps. I'll dig into it. Thanks.

Check the lock switches too. It's possible that one of them is acting up.

I know its an old thread but how did you do the repairs?
I have the same issues.

again breathing life into old threads.
Anyone know where these files are? I haven't found them and I'm searching.
Also anyone have measurements to cut out a protector for the pit hole?
I made one for the ramp out of thin sheet metal works great.

Any one have measurements of the normal pieces that break so we can cut our own? Original is nice but a $200 set? Maybe if I sell it down the road.

Just wanted to follow up that the game is behaving properly again. No more freebie ball locks from the plunge

I couldn't find a physical problem with any switches. I just re- seated connectors on the mpu board and things appear to be working correctly now.

Every time I read a thread about something that interests me I have to give it a shot even though I really don't have a lot of background in many of the concepts.
This one was adding new speakers, a crossover and an L-Pad to even out the sounds.
Well Rollergames sounds a lot better, louder and you can feel the bass now in the box a bit.
Very inexpensive, under $100 for 3 speakers, crossover(2actually) and the L-pad.
I ran the wires from the head to the box and put the L-Pad near the volume control to keep them close and easily accessable.

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Any one have these files sitting around?
rollergames_drops.psd (125,235 bytes)
rollergames_ramp.psd (362,226 bytes)
rollergames_slings.psd (762,860 bytes)

Has anyone got a good hi res image of a roller games topper? Or the World Alliance of War rollers ports image with roller skates on both sides?

I’ll get you some pics later of what I have.

So I’m not sure of this is the “topper” for this game or not. It came with the CPR repo plastics.

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That looks like what Williams used to make as promo plastics.

Is there an official topper for this game?

No

Thanks
I'm not very good with graphic software but I'm going to see if I can merge those two images.
I have seen a topper someone makes With the world alliance of rollergames. It looks good.
I'd Like to see if I can make one.

Thanks those images might work.

There is a company that does make a pretty good looking one.
World alliance of rollergames.

I thought it was officially the World Alliance of Roller Sports. It's all inclusive.

It does not discriminate between scooters, soapbox derby, skate boards or roller skates.

The alliance supports all of the roller sports.

I think this actually looks alright, just put a light strip behind it:
https://classicplayfields.com/shop/pinball-toppers/roller-games-2/

Yeah thats the one I've seen.
I like it but $150cad and I like the diy part of owning a pin.
Be it modding or remaking items.
That image isn't high enough quality to print sadly.
But I'll play around with software and see what I can do.

Recently joined this awesome club-got a really good deal on a project machine.
I really like to revive those games sitting around unused for some decades
Beside some other issues this game had a failing U27 game ROM, defective RAM on the soundboard, broken PIA U51 causing some digits missing on the lower display, failed 3ohms resistor for flashers,...did I already mention how much I like to fix such (electronic) issues

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Can you guys tell me where those parts should go?
The clear plastic I assume sits somewhere on the playfield.
Does that metal part also belong to rollergames? I found it in the coinbox...
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found the location for the metal part: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/rock-rock-rockin-rollergames-club/page/18#post-5250860

just wondering where the clear plastic goes

that was quick- thanks a lot !

I assume that plexicover (marked blue) on the rear part of the playfield is original mounted there, correct?

It is missing on my game.
Could someone please take dimensions (width, height, position of bends) for me so I can reproduce it?
I assume I can skip the metal part on top (marked red) or does it serve a purpose?

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Cut a piece 19.25 inches wide x 8 1/8 inches tall
Bend at 5.5”
Then again 1.5”
Leaving almost an inch left hanging over the playfield
It’s bent 2.25” in when it’s finished
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Mine must be an early game, that same part is made entirely of black metal

Thanks a lot for the detailled pics!
After converting them to metric I should be able to recreate the cover

Interesting
When I scrolled trough the picture gallery of that thread I noticed some game with a small black metal channel in the area of the ramp diverters

Anyone know what this is supposed to do? I thought it would turn the kickback into a ball lock but I cant figure it out

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That is an option to enable/disable the fake out/distraction eject kick when balls are already in the ball lock from the upper ramp on the right side. It’s speaking about the lock kickback and not the upper kickbig that is apart of the atomic whip.

It works too, I get faked out all the time from it. Great feature on the game!!

Hmmm, now that's an interesting idea. The top kickbig can act as a ball lock, and get kicked if you weren't entitled to it from the lower kickback which puts the lock back in. Bad if the lower kickback doesn't make the upper one (which mine started doing recently until I reformed the wire ramp).... but RG doesn't need a 4 ball multiball, 3 is enough. And the software is full although I have an idea about that.

Not without an autolauncher, anyway...

I'm excited to join the club. I have a project game that I'll post pics of soon.

Second time I've had to repair the plastic over the shooter lane.
So I started to play with tinkercad. This is what I've come up with.

Now to get it printed.
It's good to have friends.

Also did a rollerskate to make a key fob for the coin box

Not sure what it will look like though.

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Interesting approach. What’s the plan for the upper half of the ramp cover?

I find that on my game, the shooter rod is positioned a bit low, and it causes the ball to jump and hit that plastic nearly every ball.
I keep thinking of making a clear cover to the shooter lane to guide the ball under that piece but still haven't gotten around to it.

I wanted to see how this turns out.
Then maybe print the rest of it and piece them together possibly?

I bought a few from someone on pinside. made of a soft material 3d printed. Didn't like it at all.
So I now have extras.
But I have the metal ball lane protectors from Paulo in Portugal. They keep the ball up now so that it is hit squarely.