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Great work on this Bord, VPW and all involved. One of the best examples of where B and W makes a machine better and it keeps evolving from where Ninnuzu and Djrobx left off. The evolution of the VPX version of Whodunnit makes it better than than the real machine. Hard to find one where the drop target bank hasn’t been pulverized, or the wheels are stuck. This one now screams for a decent Puppack.[
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Thanks for this Goldchicco. Great colors too. I own a Devil Riders. The yellows on the playfield tend to turn darker over time, but the colors on this look close to original. This version kicks my butt too. One thing I did notice compared to the real machine, the ball coming off the spring loaded ramp from the upper playfield is a bit fast and heads to the left outlane. On my machine it doesn’ t go that far or that fast.
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Was having a pretty bad week, then I downloaded this and installed on my cabinet…It’s beautiful. Thank you Marty. Thank you Scotty. The end of the week got much better. Happy holidays.
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Amazing table I’ve never heard of before. Thanks for bringing this to us. Pretty amazing SSF on this one too. I couldn’t help but think if I had to work near this machine on location, I’d be taking a crowbar to it in about a month.
One thing I did notice while playing, the ball would get caught up once in a while on the lip behind the right flipper in front of the right kickout hole. Nothing a nudge doesn’t solve.
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Very well done TY. I Own a real Star God, But struggle to keep it working, Not this one :)
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I have to get this off my chest. Thanks for all the attention lately to the 70’s tables Loserman. The heyday of pinball before the world switched to dropping coins into video games doesn’t get enough love.
The majority of the real machines left in the wild have trashed playfields and not enough people left with the patience to adjust all those leaf switches. As a result, few score properly. It was even rare back in the 70’s when they were in arcades to find one that scored properly, The operators didn’t care as long as the coin boxes were still getting filled. Once they stopped making money, they either got trashed or thrown in an old damp warehouse to be forgotten for 30 years, and a new Pacman machine took its place.
Furthermore, high end collectors will painstakingly repair the playfield and then clear coat it. They just don’t play the same as they almost invariably play faster than they did originally.
VPX is the perfect format to bring these back to life as they actually play the way they were intended. I know these machines well as I have 19 real machines sitting in my basement and have played pinball my whole life ( I’m 56). I get a much bigger smile on my face seeing a well done VPX version that I ever have finding an old machine sitting long forgotten in a warehouse or basement. Invariably, they are moldy or full of mouse droppings.
You do a great job on these. By extension, thanks to everyone else who has the skill and passion to bring these back to life. I suspect there are a lot of designers and artists who have long ago left us that are smiling down on you guys.
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