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   Skyscraper (Bally 1934)

   By bthlonewolf

   Skyscraper is a beautiful art deco style machine from Bally (1934). One of the first to use insert lighting incorporated into the skyscraper model that acts as a totalizer. Consider this an LED superbright mod -- the original ran off batteries and was very dim. Whether by design or by accident, the lights on the original would bleed out through the building model and I thought it looked great, so incorporated that into this version.
    
   The goal is simple: light up as many floors as you can. The top beacon is worth 1500 but also a 2x score modifier. The wheel spinner seeds your initial score; the green/red bonus spaces on the wheel were for local establishments and their use was a bit vague -- likely used in wagering/bonuses used in the venue. There are a few tweak menu options to change that -- by default, the red/green bonus do nothing aside from their stated points, but can be changed to either extra balls (1 or 2 extra balls), or points modifier (2x/3x). Tweak option also allows you to stop the wheel with the left flipper button.
    
   Thank you to the VPW and Super Titled communities -- amazing and selfless talent all around sharing their expertise. Every time I had to rebake due to some error or tweak that was needed, I added an animation to the backglass as a sort of penance. 😐 With some luck, @hauntfreaks might create a more authentic backglass.
   

   1131 downloads

   • flipperless
   • bally
      (8 reviews)

   15 comments

   Updated July 13, 2025

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   Silver Cup (Genco 1933)

   By bthlonewolf

   A modern retro version of Silver Cup by Genco, 1933. 
    
   This game features a couple of unique items: snap traps (often called 'toilet seat lids') created a progressive scoring system, while the totalizer aided in calculating the final score. Back in those days, operators had to manually add the score for each game, so the totalizer made this much faster. This version includes a backglass that tabulates the score, but I had to get the totalizer working right as it's one of the neatest features from the era. 
    
   The tilter in this model was more of a "table lift" tilter that caused the ball to roll forward if the player lifted the front. I tried to keep the look authentic, but the tilter will tilt on side to side nudges and mechanical tilt. 
    
   The maximum possible score is 16,800. How close can you get?
   

   409 downloads

      (4 reviews)

   8 comments

   Submitted April 30, 2025