Scared Stiff
Bally, 1996On Scared Stiff, on what basis is the ball, on left lane shots, allowed to pass through to the pop bumpers?
What is the rule for awarding extra ball on this-and-this bonus-x reached?
I cannot find any documentation of this in neither the manual, rulesheets or game adjustment menu. Other than it might be one of the ways for the game to meet a desired extra ball percentage. I have experienced this for both 4x and 9x (not same machine and hence not necessary same setting).
The reason for me asking here, is that the rules in mind isn't covered in that sheet or in anything else I've manage to find on the net.
Hey Soren
I think I can answer one question. By default, 4 or 5 bat ramps lights extra ball. This increases if it is giving away too many extra balls. I think 9 may be the max, because that is what mine is at. Also, three dead head completions lights extra ball as well. And then the 3 eye balls in the spider light extra ball.
I knew how to change the left lane at one point, but my memory is failing me. Will get back to you if I remember.
When the left orbit shot is lit for the monsters Lab a strong shot will pass through the dead head's and into the pop's. The bonus multiplier is completing the dead heads and if you do it 10x you will light an extra ball. Not that easy really. You can get an extra ball by a certain # of right ramps and you can set the number you want it to be in the adjustments. Also of course by completing the eyeballs on the spider wheel or by smashing 5 leapers during the timed mode. EB's also available after completing the Stiff-o-Meter and Spider-Mania multiball.
Hope that answered your ?s
Quoted from smokedog:I knew how to change the left lane at one point, but my memory is failing me. Will get back to you if I remember.
I'm pretty sure the game controls what is lit on the left orbit. If you shoot it when the dead heads are lit the next time it will light the monsters lab. Unless of course you light the lock.
Quoted from smassa:The bonus multiplier is completing the dead heads and if you do it 10x you will light an extra ball.
Bingo!
+1 for ol' spidey! 
Edit l That is a good nugget of info about the 1.5 ROMs as well, soren!
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smassa, you're right, thanks for putting me onto this scheme.
The state of the pop bumper gate is alternating for each shot to the left lane, when both Deadheads and Monsters lab are either completed or not completed. Else it stays on passing the ball to what remains to be completed.
I've tested the current state of the game on my Visual pinball setup with both off, 5% and 35% on extra ball percentage. In all three settings, the extra ball on bonus-x is at 8x. Revision 1.5 ROMs. In the wild, I have seen this at both 4x and 9x.
It is a mystery to me, that this bonus-x EB is not documented in the manual or has its own adjustment. And it still puzzles me, how the machine decides what bonus-x should be reached.
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