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Star-Jet (Bally, 1963) JB

By Silversurfer

Completely re-drawn as vector graphic by me. This was a tough one. The fantastic artwork of George Molentin is far more complex than the one from my favorite artist Christian Marche. It took me some evenings to complete. Attached is the vector view of the complete back glass and and details view of the girl in the front.

30 downloads
- https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2347
(1 review)
14 comments

Updated February 5
Scuba (Gottlieb, 1970) JB

By Silversurfer

Touch up of a very nice back glass. Original art by Art Stenholm.

20 downloads
- https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2077
(1 review)
13 comments

Submitted March 28
Jubilee (Williams, 1973) JB

By Silversurfer

Completely re-drawn as vector graphic by me. Quite a lot of details, so it required nearly 25h to complete. Picture of the vector graphic and a detailled view attached.

20 downloads
- https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1321
(0 reviews)
9 comments

Submitted January 20
Firecracker (Bally, 1971) JB

By Silversurfer

Touch up version. This is the German backglass. Bally made some pins in the 70s with German wording, also on the playfield. Even to me as a German, that looks strange...

26 downloads
(0 reviews)
7 comments

Updated December 12, 2023
Monoply (Stern 2001) - 16:9 Background for B2S Backglass

By GristleMcTough

This file is a custom background meant to display behind the B2S backglass. The B2S backglass by @Wildman is not included but it can be found here.

I. Purpose
Most backglass art is meant to be displayed in a 4:3 aspect ratio, while most monitors are 16:9. I dislike stretching the backglass to fit my monitor, but didn't want mere black showing on the left and right. I began creating simple, custom backgrounds to thematically tie into the table while not being too visually distracting. The screenshot shows how the backglass now appears on one of my desktop monitors when the table is loaded.

II. Package
Included in the download:
• A 1920x1080 background for this table's backglass
• Instructions

III. Instructions
Everyone's setup is different, so these instructions are general.
1. Put the background .png file in the same folder as your table. I have all my tables in in one folder (C:\vPinball\VisualPinball\Tables\VP10\)and my background in a subfolder (C:\vPinball\VisualPinball\Tables\VP10\Backgrounds\).
2. Rename the file to something you find simple and helpful. All my background files are follow this convention: [tablename]-BG.png
3. If you don't have a .res B2S file already present for this table, then generate one. Follow these steps:
• Double-click on the B2S file to launch it. When it opens, right-click on it to open the B2S option menu. At the bottom, click the button that says EDIT SCREEN RES.
• The Screen-Res Editor will now open. In the lower left, make sure GENERATE COMMENTS is checked but ENHANCED RES FILE is unchecked.
• Click SAVE SETTINGS.
• A .res file was just generated. Close the Screen-Res Editor by clicking the X in the top right.
4. Open the .res file in a text editor such as Notepad Notepad++ (I prefer this because it has tabs & line numbers).
5. Copy the .res settings I included below and replace the ones in your file.
6. Changes to make:
• Change line 10 to match whatever the number is of your display that shows the backglass.
• Change line 29 to match your folder structure and name of the background file.
7. Start the table in VPX. Right-click on the backglass to get the B2S options window. Change BACKGROUND to VISIBLE.
8. Quit and re-launch the table. Your backglass should now show in a 4:3 aspect ration, with the background behind it.

IV. Sample .res Settings
Below are the my .res settings for this table.

# This is a ScreenRes file for the B2SBackglassServer. # From release 1.3.1.1 comment lines like this starting with a '#' are supported. # Playfield Screen resolution width/height 1920 1080 # Backglass width/height 1920 1080 # Define Backglass screen using Display Devicename screen number (\\.\DISPLAY)x or screen coordinates (@x) or screen index (=x) 1 # Backglass x/y position relative to the upper left corner of the screen selected 0 0 # width/height of the B2S (or Full) DMD area 670 346 # x/y position of the B2S (or Full) DMD area - relative to the upper left corner of the backglass window 0 0 # Y-flip, flips the LED display upside down 0 # Background x/y position - relative to the backglass screen - has to be activated in the settings 250 0 # Background width/height 1420 1080 # path to the background image (C:\path\Frame) or black if none selected C:\vPinball\VisualPinball\Tables\VP10\Backgrounds\monopoly-BG.png # This line would turn off B2SWindowPunch if activated #B2SWindowPunch=off

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Updated December 16, 2023
backglass frame Silverball Mania - backglass frame

By Gravy

Experimental backglass frame intended to display the backglass at a more natural ratio on 16:9 screen with added reflections. This is intended to be used in conjunction with Hauntfreaks B2S file for this table (example shown framing that particular B2S).

Click the black square for a preview of the actual frame image, unfortunately the thumbnail crops either side of the image so it just appears black.

I'd be interested to know if this is something of interest to other players, I may create more if it proves popular.

See following link for how to add the frame to the backglass.

Look for section 3 that starts with:
"3) New Feature - proportional backglass"

38 downloads
(0 reviews)
5 comments

Updated May 6, 2022
Double-Up(Bally,1970) (JB)

By Silversurfer

This is just a touch-up of a picture I found on the net. Softwre used: Affinity Photo.

13 downloads
(0 reviews)
5 comments

Submitted December 10, 2023
Sea Ray (Bally, 1971)JB

By Silversurfer

Re-drawn as vector graphic be me. Picture of wireframe vector file below.

26 downloads
(1 review)
4 comments

Submitted December 10, 2023
Airport (Gottlieb, 1969) JB

By Silversurfer

Touch-up with some vector parts. "Airport" is the 2 Player version of "College Queens", which I uploaded some days ago. I think, "College Queens" is an extremely ugly back glass, but I really like this one! Artist is again Art Stenholm. Too bad, that there are nearly no 1 or 2 player games in Germany. This one would be a keeper. Game play is nice. First time usage o vario targets.

19 downloads
- https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=35
(0 reviews)
4 comments

Submitted February 15
Lucky Ace (Williams, 1974) JB

By Silversurfer

This is very rough(!!) touch up with some vectors. First I didn't want to upload it, since I'm totally unhappy with the quality, but it's still better than most of the pictures of this game you can find in the net. I took the picture at the PHoF in Vegas, but I was not close enough, the resolution was crap and I didn't take any pictures of the details. I also could not remove the complete distortion caused by the camera lens. And, even worse, there are still some parts which are not finished... But you can not totally delete a file here (at least I don't know how). I will not upload a new version, cause I deleted my orignal after uploading (Like I said, I was not happy with the result), so sorry for that.
Please see the original picture attached. The playing cards are just a complete mess in the original picture, so I did what a very bad poker player would do, I changed all 5. I couldn't find cards completely matching the ones on the Back Glass, another point, which makes me feel bad. I promise to make better pictures next time I'll go to Vegas (soon!!) and re-do it as total vector graphic. Original art by Christian Marche.

3 downloads
- https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1483
(1 review)
4 comments

Updated March 16
Campus Queen (Bally, 1966) JB

By Silversurfer

Oh boy, this was a tough one... When I started it, I was thinking "fun job for an evening", but I spent far more hours than expected. I was wondering about the strange color scheme on the picture I used (see below). I also noticed, some missing parts in the base picture. So I did some research. There are not too many pix of that game out there, but I learned pretty fast, that the picture I was using was totally faded. The result is a mixture of vectore and bitmap job (30/70%), but I also did a lot of drawing on my iPad. I think, I now know the name of every brick on this BG. I didn't like the BG very much, but in my opinion it looks pretty nice with all the colors being restored. IPDB doesn't mention an artist, but he did a good job! This was quite a lot of work, but big fun!

9 downloads
- https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=424
(0 reviews)
4 comments

Updated February 17
The Atarians (Atari 1976) - 16:9 Backgrounds for B2S Backglass

By GristleMcTough

This file is a custom background meant to display behind the B2S backglass. The B2S backglass is not included but Wildman's version can be found here.

I. Purpose
Most backglass art is meant to be displayed in a 4:3 aspect ratio, while most monitors are 16:9. I dislike stretching the backglass to fit my monitor, but didn't want mere black showing on the left and right. I began creating simple, custom backgrounds to thematically tie into the table while not being too visually distracting. The screenshot shows how the backglass now appears on one of my desktop monitors when the table is loaded.

II. Package
Included in the download:
• Two 1920x1080 backgrounds for this table's backglass
• Instructions

III. Instructions
Everyone's setup is different, so these instructions are general.
Put the background .png file in a particular place. I have all my tables in one folder called 'VP10' with the backgrounds in another [my structure is: ~/VisualPinball/Tables/VP10/Backgrounds] Rename the file to something you find simple and helpful. All my background files are follow this convention: [tablename]-BG.png If you don't have a .res B2S file already present for this table, then generate one. Follow these steps: Double-click on the B2S file to launch it. When it opens, right-click on it to open the B2S option menu. At the bottom, click the button that says EDIT SCREEN RES. The Screen-Res Editor will now open. In the lower left, make sure GENERATE COMMENTS is checked but ENHANCED RES FILE is unchecked. Click SAVE SETTINGS. A .res file was just generated. Close the Screen-Res Editor by clicking the X in the top right. Open the .res file in a text editor such as Notepad Notepad++ (I prefer this because it has tabs & line numbers). Copy the .res settings I included below and replace the ones in your file. Changes to make: Change line 10 to match whatever the number is of your display that shows the backglass. Change line 29 to match your folder structure and name of the background file. Start the table in VPX. Right-click on the backglass to get the B2S options window. Change BACKGROUND to VISIBLE. Quit and re-launch the table. Your backglass should now show in a 4:3 aspect ration, with the background behind it.

IV. Sample .res Settings
Below are the my .res settings for this table.
# This is a ScreenRes file for the B2SBackglassServer. # From release 1.3.1.1 comment lines like this starting with a '#' are supported. # Playfield Screen resolution width/height 1920 1080 # Backglass width/height 1920 1080 # Define Backglass screen using Display Devicename screen number (\\.\DISPLAY)x or screen coordinates (@x) or screen index (=x) 1 # Backglass x/y position relative to the upper left corner of the screen selected 0 0 # width/height of the B2S (or Full) DMD area 670 346 # x/y position of the B2S (or Full) DMD area - relative to the upper left corner of the backglass window 0 0 # Y-flip, flips the LED display upside down 0 # Background x/y position - relative to the backglass screen - has to be activated in the settings 250 0 # Background width/height 1420 1080 # path to the background image (C:\path\Frame) or black if none selected C:\vPinball\VisualPinball\Tables\VPX\Atarians (Atari 1976)\atarians-BG01.png # This line would turn off B2SWindowPunch if activated #B2SWindowPunch=off

60 downloads
- 102
- background
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(1 review)
4 comments

Updated December 8, 2023
Pit Stop (Williams 1968)

By Silversurfer

This is completly re-drawn by me. Based on a picture I've taken of a friends machine and done in Affinity Designer.

16 downloads
(0 reviews)
3 comments

Submitted December 8, 2023
Flipper Parade (Gottlieb, 1961) JB

By Silversurfer

Quick touch up of not very good base picture. Original artwork by Roy Parker.

9 downloads
(0 reviews)
3 comments

Submitted March 29
Wild Wild West (Gottlieb, 1969) JB

By Silversurfer

Raugh and dirty touch up with some vectors. Another back Glass made by Art Stenholm.

16 downloads
- https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2787
(0 reviews)
3 comments

Submitted March 3
Faces (Sonic, 1976) JB

By Silversurfer

Mix of vector and touch-up.
I do not remember to have played the one, even when Spanish pinballs were quite popular in the 70's here in Germany. But I do not remember Sonic. I played many games made by Reccel, Playmatic and EuroFlip. The graphic of this one is a little weird, but during working on this, I started to like it a little(!!) bit. Most pictures found in the net were faded, but I hope, I matched the colors.

15 downloads
- https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=806
(0 reviews)
3 comments

Submitted March 5
Hi-Score (Gottlieb, 1967) JB

By Silversurfer

Not a vector re-draw, just a touch up of an internet picture with some vectors.
Original artwort by Art Stenholm. I think, this is a very nice back glass!

14 downloads
- https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1160
(0 reviews)
2 comments

Submitted March 7
Student Prince (Williams, 1968) JB

By Silversurfer

Completely re-drawn as vector graphic by me.
Original art by Christian Marche. I don't like this one too much, but hey, it's Christian Marche.

Vector view attached.

12 downloads
- https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2408
(0 reviews)
2 comments

Submitted March 10
Capersville (Bally, 1966) JB

By Silversurfer

Completely re-drawn as vector graphic by me. Another classic made by Jerry Kelley. Looks simple, but took me quite a while to complete. I think, this an awesome back glass. Color selection and the graphic itself are just great in my opinion. Even after some hours for re-drawing I still don't understand it... The hand holding the screen in the lower right part is a right hand, but the lady already has a right hand (at least, it looks so) Whose hand is that? Is the man in front of the lady or behind? There is a lot of overlapping, just look at the hat of the guy. And why is there a dead body floating around? Nevermind, this is just a very cool back glass! There are not many of good pictures of this BG in the net, and the better ones show the German version. Even me, as a German, I think, that a pinball back glass needs to be in English. German just looks stupid here, even when it is a very beautyfull, easy to learn language... 🙂
Vector view attached.

7 downloads
- https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=431
(1 review)
2 comments

Submitted February 29
Stardust (Williams) JB.jpg

By Silversurfer

Redrawn as vector graphic by me. I'm not 100% sure about the colors (espeacially the bright orange). I've seen differnet version of that BG, but most follow this color pattern. See the vector drawing attached.

13 downloads
(0 reviews)
2 comments

Submitted December 13, 2023
Big Hit (Gottlieb, 1977) JB

By Silversurfer

Another touch up with only some vectors. Even when I no idea about Baseball, I like that back glass. The Artwork by Gordon Morison is nice!

I've taken the base picture at the Pinball Hall of Fame in Vegas. Original picture attached.

7 downloads
- https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=253
(0 reviews)
2 comments

Submitted March 17
Fun Cruise (Bally, 1966) JB

By Silversurfer

Complete Touch up of a very nice back glass. When I took the attached picture at the PHoF in Vegas, I did not notice that this is a flipperless game! Based on my short research, these games were mainly made as spare parts sources for Bingo machines. Due to some strange laws back then, shipping of Bingo parts over some state ines was illegal, but shipping of this kind of game with many parts used also in Bingo games not. I don't if this is really true, but's an interesting story anway.

12 downloads
- https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=963
(1 review)
2 comments

Submitted March 18
Swinger (Williams, 1971) JB

By Silversurfer

Completely re-drawn as vector graphic by me.

This was a pretty simple one, took just 2 evenings to complete. Original Art by Christan Marche.

Attached are the vector view and a detail.

Don't let me be the only one doing vector back glasses. Take a look at my tutorial in the tutorial section and try it on your own. It's easy and big fun!!

10 downloads
- https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2485
(0 reviews)
2 comments

Updated April 6
Eye Of The Tiger (Gottlieb 1978)

By Wildman

Eye Of The Tiger (Gottlieb 1978) for making DB2S

66 downloads
- Eye Of The Tiger
- Gottlieb
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(1 review)
2 comments

Submitted July 12, 2015
Seven Up (Williams, 1969) JB

By Silversurfer

Completely re-drawn as vector graphic by me. See attached screenshot of the vector version.

This was much mire difficult than I thought, it took quite a while to complete.

17 downloads
(0 reviews)
2 comments

Updated January 4