There insistence of releasing 4 games a year and costs are there major issue
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Hmm...I'm thinking actual real time, not asynchronous. Setup through IC app with a friend's list and notifications ( just like Xbox invites). Dream big if you're going to dream. Never going to happen though
JT are saints compared to our lot, we used public money to pay for the fibre infrastructure and still get the highest charges in the British islesAlthough on gursey if it's the same as jersey the internet will be a zillion pounds dictated by JT coms (I'm sure it's changed)
Yeah it would be nice to have peer to peer real time gameplay, just thinking the realities of different time zones, unless a game was super popular like Godzilla, it might be an empty lobby.Hmm...I'm thinking actual real time, not asynchronous. Setup through IC app with a friend's list and notifications ( just like Xbox invites). Dream big if you're going to dream. Never going to happen though
While we're imagining instant cross border gameplay, George Gomez is thinking.... Highly detailed Chum Bucket
The reality even a popular one in the UK would only be 20 people and 10 would refuse to have it connected to the internet
. Not exactly call of duty
actually pretty simple. an automatic windscreen wiper detector already pretty much does this.
You could also use a microphone to detect Doppler effect etc.
I hope they add a clone HDMI and audio out for streaming
I’d be interested to see:
- Video game AI, e.g. if you find the left-hand orbit difficult, the machine notices and all the baddies go to hide on that shot!
- Levelling and game saves, e.g. you have a Pokemon pinball machine, you can shoot the scoop (like in Mando) to go to the Pokemon Centre, buy a potion, and it’s still there for the next game.
- Exploration, e.g. for a Pokemon game, you can save your gym between games, and you get different graphics, bonuses and modes depending on which town/gym you’re in.
- Branching story paths, e.g. you have a map like in Jurassic Park, and you can choose which quests to complete, and you’ll get different game states/endings depending on which path you choose.
I doubt Stern would do that. It would cost too much for the benefits as most people don’t cheat in casual play.
most of that can be done in software already. The biggest hurdle is development which I doubt they'll do given the glacial speed of code updates ulready.
They're putting out too many pins
It feels like there were loads of good ideas in the Venom code, for example, but they felt rushed, and didn't vibe well with the arrangement/size/shape of the inserts. If they slowed down, and put out a pin with the production values of Labyrinth, but with barnstorming code that cleaned up and built on Venom's, they'd have a Godzilla-tier winner.
The Spike 2 system is definitely struggling with something though - it can sometimes take a couple of minutes after I've lost the ball on Godzilla for the pin to catch up with the update/bonus videos. Jaws has the same problem. On early code, it physically trapped the ball in an inlane until all the screens had rolled past!
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Probably because it uses this dogsh1t cpu:
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Wow. I had a computer with those specs… some years agoProbably because it uses this dogsh1t cpu:
MCIMX6U5DVM10AC | DigiKey Electronics
Order today, ships today. MCIMX6U5DVM10AC – ARM® Cortex®-A9 Microprocessor IC i.MX6DL 2 Core, 32-Bit 1.0GHz 624-MAPBGA (21x21) from NXP USA Inc.. Pricing and Availability on millions of electronic components from Digi-Key Electronics.
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Exactly. Cheapest of the cheapest from Stern.Wow. I had a computer with those specs… some time ago
I don't think it's fair to compare a desktop CPU to the SOC in a pin. Keep in mind the latter is passively cooled which severely limits the power envelope, and on top of that it includes the GPU. Still, in the 10 years since spike 2 was designed, tech has moved on so better options certainly exist nowadays.
The long tail of clips is not due to lag, but simply game events all having their little animation queued up, and the game attempting to show them all to the player. It's a product of GZ just having so much going on. The code could choose to abort all these animations when the ball drains but I guess the programmers want it this way - there's definitely a balance to be found. You can usually press both buttons together to skip.
Regarding earlier comments, I don't think spike 2 is limited in terms of coils or switches as in theory one could simply daisy chain another node board (that's the whole point of the architecture), as they have done with the QR code reader. The limiting factor is more likely the MPU for cases where there is more than one video feed (e.g. second LCD, webcam, etc.) The spike 2 MPU is setup as a daughter board and in theory they could change only the module although that does assume the carrier isn't missing anything they need...
The long tail of clips is not due to lag, but simply game events all having their little animation queued up, and the game attempting to show them all to the player. It's a product of GZ just having so much going on. The code could choose to abort all these animations when the ball drains but I guess the programmers want it this way - there's definitely a balance to be found. You can usually press both buttons together to skip.
Regarding earlier comments, I don't think spike 2 is limited in terms of coils or switches as in theory one could simply daisy chain another node board (that's the whole point of the architecture), as they have done with the QR code reader. The limiting factor is more likely the MPU for cases where there is more than one video feed (e.g. second LCD, webcam, etc.) The spike 2 MPU is setup as a daughter board and in theory they could change only the module although that does assume the carrier isn't missing anything they need...
Dare I suggest, then, that one of my 'wants' for Spike 3 is a little camera that takes mugshots of players and posts them up with a daily champion/high score. We had enormous fun with that feature on JJPs Elton John.
Unless Spike 2 can manage a static camera?
Thanks, that's really interesting
Don't see a reason it couldn't manage a webcam via one of the USB ports - taking a pic when the game ends doesn't require a lot of grunt. To make it not look amateurish, there'd need to be some kind of custom mounting kit which will probably cost more than the cam due to lower volumes, and of course the software integration and testing costs...
I doubt boot up time will be improved much but having just got a Walking Dead the 1 second boot up is refreshing.
Picture in picture would be good for me. I'd definitely play more pinball if I could keep an eye on the football/F1 at the same time.
I had a small TV on top of one of them a few years ago.
Thread 'TV Topper' https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/threads/tv-topper.38301/
Am I the only one who thinks that cameras in pins are a pointless waste of time/money. I'd rather have a cheaper machine without the part/development/coding costs lumped on top.
There was 1 in my Wonka. The novelty lasted about 3 games
Grandchildren like it when Dialed in starts putting lots of photos of them on the screen. I don't see the need for all machines to have one though.
Depends it's always funny to see mates with doggy beards scrolling past
You think that’s why he shaved it off ??
