Rom Version Date Released Notes
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6.0H Feb 15, 1995 Changes from Revision H-4:
- Switched to new version numbering scheme.
H-4 May
24, 1994 Changes from Revision H-3: [RECOMMENDED]
- More display stuff fixed.
H-3 May 6, 1993 Changes from Revision L-6:
- Updated operating system for new slam tilt switch handling.
- Re-added "Home" settings from Internal L-7.
L-6 Mar 18, 1993 Released only to a German distributor.
Changes from Revision L-5:
- Updated operating system to support a new printer type.
- Non-working "buy-in" option added
- Only two champions displayed instead of three as in L-5
- Change in default high score credit awards
L-5 Dec 9, 1992 Includes all changes up to Internal L-8, but had "Home"
settings from Internal L-7 removed. At this point, the
large score font was changed to be conditionally compiled
only for Home ROM versions.
L-8 Nov 8, 1992 (Internal testing only, not released.)
Changes from Internal L-7:
- Updated operating system for improved coin switch handling.
- Cleaned up some more display stuff.
L-7 Oct 15, 1992 (Internal testing only, not released.)
This version likely came into circulation during Pinball
Expo '92, when it was handed out to a few people as a "Home" version.
Changes from Internal L-6:
- Added adjustment "GAMEOVER KICKOUT"
- Added adjustment "FREEPLAY MESSAGE"
- Added adjustment "SPOT GREED/BALL"
- Added "SPOT T-H-I-N-G" for a different rule that was
added for spotting THING letters.
- Added "INSTALL HOME" preset.
L-6 Sep-Oct, 1992 (Internal testing only, not released.)
Changes from Internal L-5:
- Added soft firing of ball release on swamp release coils.
- Added large score font.
- Cleaned up some more display stuff.
L-5 Aug 3, 1992 (Internal testing only, not released.)
Changes from Revision L-4:
- Cleaned up some display effects.
- Fixed a problem where "thing awards" could not be collected
during Tour the Mansion if Quick Multiball was lit.
- Jackpots are now awarded during multiball if the ball makes
it into the vault (Dirty Pool).
L-4 Apr 27, 1992 Changes from Revision L-3:
- Changed default German pricing.
L-3 Apr 8, 1992 Changes from Revision L-2:
- Fixed some logic problems with tunnel hunt.
L-2 Mar 31, 1992 Changes from Revision L-1:
- Enhanced logic for handling a broken "thing" hand.
- Fixed some logic in "tour the mansion".
L-1 Jan 22, 1992 Initial release to production.
Sound is at L-1 (standard in most games - the only other options was P-1 which was pre-release).
