Whirlwind Software Rewrite - The Journey

Lol. Been 5 years in the making. Probably gonna be a few more months before we get a good "it's in production" confirmation on this. look back in this thread, I was foaming at the mouth myself. I've now reached a kinda zen mindset. It'll happen. Just give it time. Woosah

ohhh, that's very nice!

Oh, that is *sick*! Effin a!

So if it's tied to the target, are you counting "stages" of growth?

Storm nerds would love if it were tied to the Fujita scale....And, taking that a step further, there are 6 progressive inserts in the target lane, which would fit the Fujita scale nicely! Even all the way to escaping/redirecting/targeting/surving an EF-5 (or 6) for Extra Ball!

Well if we are going that far: throw in a Paxton/twister reference too... That would be sick. Game over man.

I get the sentiment, but Sega already made a Twister pin. I'd rather Whirlwind stay OG "Independent" if ya dig.

I get ya, but if he isn't going to do this setup for a Twister, what's the harm? It would be a great 90s reference for everyone. Heck TZ has a lot of callous that reference other games... Now that I think about it, how about making it an Easter egg?

Mat

I am still waiting for my invitation to become a beta-tester !

Still ... great work !

+1

So new code with a DMD for Whirlwind? where have I been? this is amazing news.

Either way, you're here now! Super excited for this project. Nice to meet another Nashvillian with a Whirlwind! Picked mine up from a friend in Old Hickory only a couple months after the tornado hit and have been playing non-stop. I get the itch now and then to flip it for something newer, but I know I'd regret it once I saw the finished update.

Awesome. Yes, I know your friend in Old Hickory. He is a good dude. Whirlwind is a fantastic game and always thought it needed a DMD.

and the ball saver will be fantastic as that is one of my big issues with this one.