Pachinko simulation for GP2X

[ruckage]

Hi, wasn't really sure to post this as it doesn't really fit in any category particularly well. I've been fascinated by pachinko for quite some time but have never been lucky enough to see a real machine or have the money to buy one (they seem very scarce in the UK). I do however code lots of games for the GP2X handheld so thought I'd code my own simulation instead. I've taken quite a few liberties with the shape of the board etc but I'm happy with it so far. I've called it Monster Fever and have nearly finished it now, its been fun to make so I have plans to make some more that are more faithful to real machines and maybe even do some for PC as well.

[hanabi]

Welcome to PachiTalk Ruckage!!

Nice to have another UK member onboard

If you want you can change the flag that is showing to a UK one, as it is currently defaulting to the US Flag, then this can be done in the User CP (edit your details section)

[ruckage]

Thanks, hadn't noticed that. I now have a Union Jack

[dattia]

That is very cool looking...thanks for sharing it with us!

Welcome to PachiTalk!

[ruckage]

Thanks for the welcome. I'm hoping that despite never actually playing a real machine I have the gameplay about right, if I make more I will probably pay more attention to getting things accurate. One thing that is a bit different is the scoring, you arent awarded more balls as I felt this wouldn't work as well in a computer game - in real life it works as the balls are a physical commodity but on a simulation it can feel a little pointless. Instead in this game when you begin you have set number of balls and are awarded points for matching reels, landing balls in the skulls etc. The aim then as with many games is to just get the on the highscore table. Doing it this way I felt gave the game a bit more purpose.

[Banzaitrooper]

whats a GPX2?

[ruckage]

whats a GPX2?

It's an open source Korean handheld games console. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GP2X
I imagine it's something many people wouldn't have heard of. It's soon to be superceded by a new console called the 'GP2X WIZ' also by GPH. There is also another open source console soon to be released called Pandora with slightly different aims which resembles a very small eeepc.

[Supersaiyan]

That is very good looking game!

Do you have web page where to see your other games. Is it possible to see a video of the game working?

[Banzaitrooper]

Huh, Could you possibly convert it to .nds format ?

Or is there a GP2X emulator you know of that could run on PC or NDS?

After reading the wikipedia article, I just realised. . . I NEED ONE!!!

how much do they run for, and do you know of any websites that I could possibly purchase one?

[ruckage]

That is very good looking game!

Do you have web page where to see your other games. Is it possible to see a video of the game working?

Thanks very much. I have website though I really need to update it http://http://www.muddymonkey.co.uk/
If I can find a good screen capture program i'll try and get a video posted.

Huh, Could you possibly convert it to .nds format ?

Or is there a GP2X emulator you know of that could run on PC or NDS?

After reading the wikipedia article, I just realised. . . I NEED ONE!!!

how much do they run for, and do you know of any websites that I could possibly purchase one?

Getting a GP2X can be difficult now as they have ceased production, you may be lucky and get one from ebay. However all is not lost as the Wiz is due to be released soon which basically a more powerful version of the 2X and more compact so it fits nicely in a pocket, there is also the Pandora so you have 2 open source consoles to choose from. I believe the Wiz will retail for about £130 and the pandora at rougly the £200 mark. Below are some wiki pages for both the Wiz and Pandora.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GP2X_Wiz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_(console)

Unfortunately I can't convert this into a format that will run on NDS, it's programmed in Fenix and there is no fenix runtime for nds, even if it were possible I would need to completely rework the graphics as the resolution of the NDS is quite different to a GP2X. Running this on a PC is actually easy as all fenix games will run on any platform that has a fenix runtime, the problem is I've made this in a rotated mode so when playing on the PC it's actually on it's side which isn't very good. I have already begun working on a PC pachinko as well with a much higher resolution so if all goes well you'll still get something to play.

[drcrippen324]

Hi Ruckage where abouts in the uk are you maybe someone could offer you chance to play the real thing giving you a better idea of game play ect

[ruckage]

Hello, I live on the norfolk coast in a town called Hunstanton. I'm hoping that I'll be able to get a machine of my own at some point, they seem very rare in the UK and money is tight. Having watched loads of videos now I have to say some the vintage machines look really fun, in many cases more fun than the very newest machines. I'll have to keep my fingers crossed had hope a bargain shows up on ebay or the auctions here.

[ruckage]

Hi again. I managed to get a video of the game posted on youtube, it's a little blurry as seems to happen with youtube but not too bad. Please bare in mind that it's still wip but the basics are in place so you can get an idea of how the finished game will play.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vm2PLRRVm0w

[MrGneiss]

It looks very cool!!

[ruckage]

It looks very cool!!

Thanks very much . I'm still working on this game but have also begun the preparation for some PC Pachinko sims so I may have some news on that soon.

[hanabi]

Nice to see that in action,

very cool indeed

[JohnD0406]

That's where real machines are headed... 100% video, no pins, all virtual. At that point, we'll never get any more machines, since they'll just be updating the programming and now it's a new game.

Most machines in Vegas have gone virtual with vertical 16x9 LCD screens.
There's even a virtual pinball table with multiple games to select from.

[ruckage]

That's where real machines are headed... 100% video, no pins, all virtual. At that point, we'll never get any more machines, since they'll just be updating the programming and now it's a new game.

Most machines in Vegas have gone virtual with vertical 16x9 LCD screens.
There's even a virtual pinball table with multiple games to select from.

Well I hope you're wrong about that, I love virtual re-creations but nothing compares with the real thing. Pinball in a way I can kind of understand because sadly the market for real machines isn't there anymore (mores the pity) and with a virtual machine you can just have one piece of hardware with multiple games, but Pachinko is thriving (at least in japan). Funnily enough you don't really see many video slots in the UK, fruit machines as we call them nearly always have physical reels.