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#1 2009-09-14 20:12:29

indianaj
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Registered: 2008-03-01
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How do you make pinball machine games?

I used Kevin_and_abe's school pinball to create my own Indiana Jones Pinball but there are a lot of elements that aren't in School Pinball that I need to use.  Does anybody have some some tips and tricks that lets you make things like bumpers, ramps, launch sections, and anything else?  Cause post em here.  Thanks a bajillion-hundred-and-four.
-INDIANAJ

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#2 2009-09-14 21:57:01

samurai768
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Registered: 2009-07-21
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Re: How do you make pinball machine games?

um, you can use the "if on edge bounce" and the color blocks to help you

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#3 2009-09-15 18:11:08

TheSaint
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Registered: 2008-11-04
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Re: How do you make pinball machine games?

indianaj wrote:

I used Kevin_and_abe's school pinball to create my own Indiana Jones Pinball but there are a lot of elements that aren't in School Pinball that I need to use.  Does anybody have some some tips and tricks that lets you make things like bumpers, ramps, launch sections, and anything else?  Cause post em here.  Thanks a bajillion-hundred-and-four.
-INDIANAJ

Well I looked at your prject and it was pretty good, especially for a beginner. Here is what I would suggest:
1. Maybe make a bigger board, as the one you have is kind of cramped. Maybe make the bumpers and drawings smaller?
2. You have bumpers already. They are the ark and that thing, so I would just copy those.
3. I don't know about ramps or anything like that.
4. You could probably make the board a little clearer, especially the to do box. And put the score/balls in big variables, with text next to them, which looks a little better.

It was a very good project to begin with, and I hope what I said helps.  big_smile

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#4 2009-09-16 15:02:44

Paddle2See
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Registered: 2007-10-27
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Re: How do you make pinball machine games?

Here's another pinball base you can take a look at

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Paddle2SeeFixIt/681997

It's similar to Kevin's project but I think the flippers work a bit better.  And it can use the screen edges to bounce the ball as well as the bumpers and walls.


http://i39.tinypic.com/2nav6o7.gif

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