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Tristan (LittleWing 1991) Media Files & Cabinet Instructions

By SixOfTwelve

Tonight, on a very special
Let's Put Things On Cabinets That Were Never Meant To Be On Cabinets!

we're still tackling the pinball games of Japanese studio LittleWing. Having already dragged both Crystal Caliburn and Golden Logres kicking and screaming onto my cabinet, I felt it only fair, for completeness' sake, to go all the way back and round out LittleWing's Arthurian trilogy with Tristan, their very first game.

Now Tristan was released in 1991, which means the PC version ran under MS-DOS, which makes it both easier and harder to run on a modern cabinet.
Easier, because we don't need to worry about compatibility modes, obsolete graphics drivers and such - and harder, because we're going to need DOSBox, which can be a bit of a hurdle to set up. I've done my best to make things as easy as possible for you though. You'll find details below under "How to run it".

I'll be honest: Tristan is not much fun to play these days. I can handle the spartan graphics, but the near-absent sound and especially the wonky physics make it a chore. Back in 1991, it won accolades all over the place, but you have to remember that this was just before Pinball Dreams and the like kicked off a wave of more advanced pinball sims with better physics and more flashy presentation. Competition was still very rare, especially on the action-game-starved Mac. (I've seen videos of the Macintosh versions of the game, and it does run a little bit smoother that the MS-DOS version, but not much.) Anyway, take it for what it is.

The included AutoHotKey script rotates the playfield to portrait mode, lowers the resolution to 1024x1280, fills the backglass and DMD screens with decorative images, launches DOSBox (and thus Tristan) and maps the keys to standard cabinet buttons.

I've included
the AutoHotKey launch script, fully annotated (please go through it and adapt the variables to your system before running it!) a DOSBox CONF file for configuration - see further below under "How to run it" Tristan's CFG file for sound and graphics configuration - see further below under "How to run it" a DMD filler image for in-game purposes a backglass image (also usable for your frontend of choice), in both 4:3 and 16:9 formats
Also, tons of frontend media:
4 flyer images (images of the packaging and two ad pages from PC magazines of the time - courtesy of MobyGames) 10 instruction cards (taken from a scan of the manual) table audio (recorded directly from the game) table image (an upscale of the playfield) company logo (taken from Crystal Caliburn's official PDF guide) two wheel logos - pick the one you like better.
Share and enjoy!

SOME MORE NOTES:

Where to get it:
This is the only LittleWing game that's not available on their website. A quick Google search should point you towards the usual suspects, though. If your version demands an unlock code at the beginning, just browse any Archive that's reasonably well Organized. If it's not there, it's nowhere, man 😉

How to run it:
Here's where it gets technical, but only a little.
Get DOSBox Staging at https://www.dosbox-staging.org/releases/windows/, download and install it anywhere. You don't need to setup anything else, all the rest should be configured by the CONF file included in this media pack. Drop the file "TRISTAN.CFG" into the folder where your MS-DOS copy of Tristan is. There is likely already a TRISTAN.CFG in there - just copy over it. (It's Tristan's native MS-DOS configuration that tells the game to run in 256 colors with SoundBlaster sound, with Shift keys for flippers, Enter to Launch and Space to nudge.) Test it to see if Tristan runs. Simply start DOSBox and type "mount c [whatever folder you put Tristan in]", for example "mount c c:\games\Tristan". This will tell DOSBox to handle the folder as if it were the C-drive. Then type "c:" to change to the mounted drive and type "Tristan" to run the game. You should see the LittleWing Logo and hear a fanfare. Wait until the game loads, press a key to show the menu, select the ESC icon to the left and press Enter. The game should quit and you can type "exit" to leave DOSBox. Drop the file "dosbox-staging-Tristan.conf" into the same Tristan folder. The included AutoHotKey script will later launch DOSBox with the configuration in that CONF file. If you look at the end of the file, you will see that it does pretty much what we just did in step 3. NOTE: If you put your MS-DOS files for Tristan in another folder than c:\games\Tristan, you will need to change the line "mount c c:\Games\Tristan" near the end of the CONF file to match your own folder! In the AutoHotKey script, please make sure to also adapt the folders under the "Game folder and name" heading. The values for name_of_dosbox_exe and name_of_dosbox_conf probably don't need to be changed; the values for folder_of_game and folder_of_dosbox almost certainly will. If you look through the AutoHotKey script, you will see that it also relies on three small helper applications to rotate the screen, to set the resolution, and to display the Backglass and DMD image. Download links are in the script. Please note that their locations also need to be set, under the "Helper apps folders" heading. If the game should appear on the wrong screen (i.e. not the playfield) after launching the AHK script, you need to change the monitor number in the dosbox-staging-Tristan.conf. Where it says "display = 0", change the number. Once everything is running, compile the AHK script and add it to your frontend of choice. Please let me know in the comments section if something isn't working.
Fun nerdy discovery:
All other LittleWing games credit programmer Yoshikatsu Fujita and artist Reiko F. Nojima, but for some reason, Tristan's manual has the programmer as "G. Snowman" and the artist as "Luna Frost".
At first I was disappointed, thinking that I stumbled across the only game not made by the the husband-and-wife LittleWing founders. But then... hang on a minute, Snowman and Frost - that's a bit conspicuous, isn't it?
Then I realized that I'd come across the name "Luna" a lot recently: It was one of the default names in every highscore table when I tested Crystal Caliburn, Loony Labyrinth, Angel Egg and Golden Logres!
Also, the player's guide for one of LittleWing's later games, 2004's Monster Fair, includes the credit "Voices: Snowman & Luna". And finally: Guess who can be found at the very bottom of the online highscore table for 2002's Jinni Zeala on the orphaned LittleWing website, both with a measly 5 million points? Yep, "G. Snowman" and "Luna Frost".
I think it's safe to say that "Luna Frost" is Reiko F. Nojima and "G. Snowman" is Yoshikatsu Fujita, and for whatever reason their first game was not released under their real names. Whether it was by choice or whether Tristan's publisher Amtex felt the American market might not accept games with Japanese origins remains unclear, but it's obvious their nomes de plume stuck around and got reused afterwards for years to come.

AI use disclaimer:
No AI used for this one. I decided to lean into the pixelly goodness this time and didn't smooth out anything.

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Updated April 21
Mad Daedalus (LittleWing 2010) Media Files & Cabinet Instructions

By SixOfTwelve

Recorded live in front of a studio audience, here's another round of
Let's Put Things On Cabinets That Were Never Meant To Be On Cabinets!

We've arrived at Mad Daedalus, the final game by Japanese studio LittleWing, released in 2010 for Windows and Macintosh. The game is a sequel to 1994's Loony Labyrinth and the story is basically a prequel to the earlier game. As usual, the presentation is flawless, gameplay is engaging, ball physics are great, and considering LittleWing has been a two-person studio, this is an amazing effort.

Sadly, this was to be the last computer pinball game LittleWing would ever release. They followed up Mad Daedalus with a port of Tristan and a sequel to Crystal Caliburn for Apple mobile devices, but sadly, those two don't seem to run on today's iPhones and iPads anymore. (I can confirm that the Apple App store doesn't even show them on my devices when I search for them.)
As far as I could gather, Yoshikatsu Fujita and Reiko F. Nojima seem to have relocated from Toyama to California, where he works at Google and she's still doing art, but it seems they have closed the pinball chapter of their lives.

But let's not mourn what could've been, let's celebrate what we have:

The included AutoHotKey script rotates the playfield to portrait mode, fills the backglass and DMD screens with decorative images, launches the game and maps the keys to standard cabinet buttons.

This time, I also added optional support for JoyToKey in the script. Pressing buttons to nudge the ball doesn't feel right on my cabinet - I'm used to slapping the sides. This way I can do that and even use my analog plunger to launch the ball. (You can find a screenshot of my own JoyToKey setup in the images for this post to get you started.)

I've included
the AutoHotKey launch script, fully annotated (please go through it and adapt the variables to your system before running it!) a DMD filler image (repurposed from Loony Labyrinth, since this is the sequel) a backglass image (also usable for your frontend of choice), in both 4:3 and 16:9 formats
Also, tons of frontend media:
17 instruction cards (taken from the official Player's Guide) table audio (recorded directly from the game) table image (an upscale of the playfield) company logo (taken from Crystal Caliburn's official PDF guide) a wheel logo (in two sizes) a promo video (taken from Reiko F. Nojima's YouTube channel, featuring game animation and behind-the-scenes photos) 5 flyer images, taken from promotional material on the website (a credits page with photos of the team, a printable CD and cover, a concept art drawing of Ariadne) and from Reiko F. Nojima's Facebook page (an art installation featuring face casts of Daedalus that were also used in the game)

Share and enjoy!

SOME MORE NOTES:

Where to get it:
The company's website at www.littlewingpinball.com is still up as of 2026, and you can download the demo version of the game there. It needs to be be unlocked to full version with a code you could once buy at the website store, but that store has been "out of service due to a maintenance" since 2013. Never fear though, just browse any Archive that's reasonably well Organized, and may both Angel and Man help you 😉

How to run it:
Mad Daedalus should run out of the box on a modern system - no extra DLLs required, as has been the case with some earlier games.
The menu system in this game is a bit counter-intuitive, as you have to press Esc to start. I mapped the Start button to Esc, just because I'm used to pressing it whenever I start a game. The script also remaps the flipper keys so they can be used to navigate the menu. Press the Launch button (Enter) to select.
The controls in the script will not work if you mapped different keys in-game. Go to "Options", "Controls" and "Reset to Default" and you should be fine.

What didn't work:
I've been informed that mapping a key to send Esc might kill Pinup Popper. Since I don't use it, I didn't run into that problem, but I'm working on figuring it out. Please let me know if you find a workaround!

Highscore workaround:
Unfortunately, when it comes to the highscore table, LittleWing moved away from the "select letters with flippers" method of their earlier games and opted for keyboard typing input. I solved this by mapping three letters plus Enter to the Coin button (5). They're set to "N-E-W" in the script - feel free to change them to your preference.

AI use disclaimer:

The wheel image was taken from an in-game screenshot, upscaled with Freepik and tweaked further in Photoshop. For the backglass, I used an image of Reiko F. Nojima's "Days of Knossos" art installation I found on Facebook, edited it in Photoshop and pasted the logo and an image of the time travel device from the Player's Guide on top of it. It's far from the prettiest thing I've ever done, but honoring Ms. Nojima's art this way felt at least more appropriate than AI-generating something new from scratch.

And that's it.

That's all there is on the subject of LittleWing Studios.

What?

What's that you say, little wise old swamp creature?

Oh yeah, that's right, there was another. Two, actually.

If you look at LittleWing's game list on their website, you'll see that I left out Eight Ball Deluxe for MS-DOS, and Psychedelic"O" Pinball for Windows and Mac.

I dismissed Eight Ball Deluxe deliberately, since the MS-DOS version a) most importantly wasn't coded by the LittleWing team, but also b) isn't very good, c) takes ages to load, d) needs a mouse to navigate the menu, and e) we already have excellent Visual Pinball versions, so there's literally no point to play the port.

But Psychedelic"O" Pinball looks interesting. Apparently it's a sound mod of Jinni Zeala, created in 2006 by LittleWing for Japanese band Love Psychedelico and was only ever included as a bonus disc on one of their CD releases. I haven't been able to find a download anywhere, so if some kind soul should stumble across it, I'd appreciate a pointer. I'd love to create another media pack for it someday.

14 downloads
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Updated April 21
Hot Tip (Williams 1977) clear wheel logo 4K

By deadmanworking

Logo taken from backglass, upscaled and restored for high resolution and cleaned up, optimized for 4K/2K frontends
Download the 4K version if you use a frontend like PinballX or Pinup Popper on a 4K monitor, or the regular version if you have a 1440p resolution or less. Logos are optimized for each resolution since the internal downscaling/upscaling of the frontends might introduce unwanted artifacts, moiree or aliasing effects.

30 downloads
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Updated April 21
High Roller Casino (Stern 2001) clear wheel logo 4K

By deadmanworking

Logo taken from flyer, upscaled and restored for high resolution and cleaned up, optimized for 4K/2K frontends
Download the 4K version if you use a frontend like PinballX or Pinup Popper on a 4K monitor, or the regular version if you have a 1440p resolution or less. Logos are optimized for each resolution since the internal downscaling/upscaling of the frontends might introduce unwanted artifacts, moiree or aliasing effects.

47 downloads
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Updated April 21
Hi-Score Pool (Chicago Coin 1971) clear wheel logo 4K

By deadmanworking

Logo taken from backglass, upscaled and restored for high resolution and cleaned up, optimized for 4K/2K frontends
Download the 4K version if you use a frontend like PinballX or Pinup Popper on a 4K monitor, or the regular version if you have a 1440p resolution or less. Logos are optimized for each resolution since the internal downscaling/upscaling of the frontends might introduce unwanted artifacts, moiree or aliasing effects.

26 downloads
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Updated April 21
Happy Clown (Gottlieb 1964) clear wheel logo 4K

By deadmanworking

Logo taken from backglass, upscaled and restored for high resolution and cleaned up, optimized for 4K/2K frontends
Download the 4K version if you use a frontend like PinballX or Pinup Popper on a 4K monitor, or the regular version if you have a 1440p resolution or less. Logos are optimized for each resolution since the internal downscaling/upscaling of the frontends might introduce unwanted artifacts, moiree or aliasing effects.

32 downloads
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Updated April 21
Hang Glider (Bally 1976) clear wheel logo 4K

By deadmanworking

Logo taken from backglass, upscaled and restored for high resolution and cleaned up, optimized for 4K/2K frontends
Download the 4K version if you use a frontend like PinballX or Pinup Popper on a 4K monitor, or the regular version if you have a 1440p resolution or less. Logos are optimized for each resolution since the internal downscaling/upscaling of the frontends might introduce unwanted artifacts, moiree or aliasing effects.

36 downloads
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Updated April 21
Sonic Pinball Mania loading video FHD

By kilazz

Sonic Pinball Mania loading video FHD

59 downloads
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0 comments

Updated April 20
Loading Shooting The Rapids (Zaccaria 1979)

By Chassard

1080*1920 30fps

39 downloads
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Submitted April 20
Green Pastures (Gottlieb 1954) clear wheel logo 4K

By deadmanworking

Logo taken from backglass, upscaled and restored for high resolution and cleaned up, optimized for 4K/2K frontends
Download the 4K version if you use a frontend like PinballX or Pinup Popper on a 4K monitor, or the regular version if you have a 1440p resolution or less. The logos are optimized for each resolution since the internal downscaling/upscaling of the frontends might introduce unwanted artifacts, moiree or aliasing effects.

72 downloads
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Updated April 20
Grand Prix (LTD do Brasil 1977) clear wheel logos 4K

By deadmanworking

Logo taken from backglass/flyer, upscaled and restored for high resolution and cleaned up, optimized for 4K/2K frontends
Download the 4K version if you use a frontend like PinballX or Pinup Popper on a 4K monitor, or the regular version if you have a 1440p resolution or less. Logos are optimized for each resolution since the internal downscaling/upscaling of the frontends might introduce unwanted artifacts, moiree or aliasing effects.

53 downloads
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Updated April 20
Gaucho (Gottlieb 1963) clear wheel logo 4k

By deadmanworking

Logo taken from backglass, upscaled and restored for high resolution and cleaned up, optimized for 4K/2K frontends
Download the 4K version if you use a frontend like PinballX or Pinup Popper on a 4K monitor, or the regular version if you have a 1440p resolution or less. Logos are optimized for each resolution since the internal downscaling/upscaling of the frontends might introduce unwanted artifacts, moiree or aliasing effects.

22 downloads
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Updated April 20
Granny and the Gators (Bally 1984) clear wheel logos 4K

By deadmanworking

Logo taken from backglass/flyer, upscaled and restored for high resolution and cleaned up, optimized for 2K/4K frontends
Providing files optimized for 1440p cabinet mode in PinballX and maximum available resolution.
PinballX is using 70% of the respective screen width for the logo display at a 1.66 aspect ratio, so the provided optimized version is set at 1008px max width / 605px max height to avoid internal downscaling/upscaling of the frontend that might introduce unwanted artifacts, moiree or aliasing effects.

DOWNLOAD ALL LOGOS (2000+) at this link: https://mega.nz/folder/22pRyY6K#t9cVLDbWaIlyDflG_QVTjw

11 downloads
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Submitted April 19
Galaxia (LTD do Brasil 1975) clear wheel logo 4K

By deadmanworking

Logo taken from backglass, upscaled and restored for high resolution and cleaned up, optimized for 2K/4K frontends
Providing files optimized for 1440p cabinet mode in PinballX and maximum available resolution.
PinballX is using 70% of the respective screen width for the logo display at a 1.66 aspect ratio, so the provided optimized version is set at 1008px max width / 605px max height to avoid internal downscaling/upscaling of the frontend that might introduce unwanted artifacts, moiree or aliasing effects.

DOWNLOAD ALL LOGOS (2000+) at this link: https://mega.nz/folder/22pRyY6K#t9cVLDbWaIlyDflG_QVTjw

4 downloads
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Submitted April 19
Satin Doll DMD or Topper Image

By Animusan2

Satin Doll DMD or Topper Image

12 downloads
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Submitted April 19
Alien Star (Gottlieb 1984) Instruction Card

By Autobott

Here's a custom card with more in-depth tips than the original for "Alien Star" by Uncle Paulie

47 downloads
- alien star
- help
- (and 4 more)
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  - help
  - rules
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  - card
  - 49
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Submitted April 19
Mars God of War (Gottlieb 1981) clear wheel logo 4k

By deadmanworking

Logo taken from backglass, upscaled and restored for high resolution and cleaned up, optimized for 2K/4K frontends
Download the regular version if you're using 1440p or less resolution, or the "_max" version if you're using 4K resolution or any other configuration like Desktop mode
Logos are optimized for cabinet mode using PinballX; since PinballX is using 70% of the respective screen width for the logo display, the 2k versions are set at 1008px width to avoid internal downscaling/upscaling of the frontend that might introduce unwanted artifacts, moiree or aliasing effects.

44 downloads
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Updated April 18
Krull (Gottlieb 1983) clear wheel logo 4K

By deadmanworking

Logo taken from backglass, upscaled and restored for high resolution and cleaned up, optimized for 2K/4K frontends
Providing files optimized for 1440p cabinet mode in PinballX and maximum available resolution.
PinballX is using 70% of the respective screen width for the logo display at a 1.66 aspect ratio, so the provided optimized version is set at 1008px max width / 605px max height to avoid internal downscaling/upscaling of the frontend that might introduce unwanted artifacts, moiree or aliasing effects.

DOWNLOAD ALL LOGOS (2000+) at this link: https://mega.nz/folder/22pRyY6K#t9cVLDbWaIlyDflG_QVTjw

14 downloads
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Submitted April 18
Grease (Original 2020) clear wheel logo 4K

By deadmanworking

Logo taken from backglass, upscaled and restored for high resolution and cleaned up, optimized for 2K/4K frontends
Providing files optimized for 1440p cabinet mode in PinballX and maximum available resolution.
PinballX is using 70% of the respective screen width for the logo display at a 1.66 aspect ratio, so the provided optimized version is set at 1008px max width / 605px max height to avoid internal downscaling/upscaling of the frontend that might introduce unwanted artifacts, moiree or aliasing effects.

DOWNLOAD ALL LOGOS (2000+) at this link: https://mega.nz/folder/22pRyY6K#t9cVLDbWaIlyDflG_QVTjw

4 downloads
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Submitted April 18
American Dad (Original 2026) clear wheel logo 4K

By deadmanworking

Logo taken from backglass, upscaled and restored for high resolution and cleaned up, optimized for 2K/4K frontends
Providing files optimized for 1440p cabinet mode in PinballX and maximum available resolution.
PinballX is using 70% of the respective screen width for the logo display at a 1.66 aspect ratio, so the provided optimized version is set at 1008px max width / 605px max height to avoid internal downscaling/upscaling of the frontend that might introduce unwanted artifacts, moiree or aliasing effects.

DOWNLOAD ALL LOGOS (2000+) at this link: https://mega.nz/folder/22pRyY6K#t9cVLDbWaIlyDflG_QVTjw

11 downloads
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Submitted April 18
Fish Tales (Williams 1992) clear wheel logo 4K

By deadmanworking

Logo taken from backglass, upscaled and restored for high resolution and cleaned up, optimized for 2K/4K frontends
Providing files optimized for 1440p cabinet mode in PinballX and maximum available resolution.
PinballX is using 70% of the respective screen width for the logo display at a 1.66 aspect ratio, so the provided optimized version is set at 1008px max width / 605px max height to avoid internal downscaling/upscaling of the frontend that might introduce unwanted artifacts, moiree or aliasing effects.

DOWNLOAD ALL LOGOS (2000+) at this link: https://mega.nz/folder/22pRyY6K#t9cVLDbWaIlyDflG_QVTjw

14 downloads
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1 comment

Submitted April 18
Four Million B.C. (Bally 1971) clear wheel logos 4K

By deadmanworking

Logo taken from backglass, upscaled and restored for high resolution and cleaned up, optimized for 2K/4K frontends
Providing files optimized for 1440p cabinet mode in PinballX and maximum available resolution.
PinballX is using 70% of the respective screen width for the logo display at a 1.66 aspect ratio, so the provided optimized version is set at 1008px max width / 605px max height to avoid internal downscaling/upscaling of the frontend that might introduce unwanted artifacts, moiree or aliasing effects.

DOWNLOAD ALL LOGOS (2000+) at this link: https://mega.nz/folder/22pRyY6K#t9cVLDbWaIlyDflG_QVTjw

6 downloads
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Submitted April 18
Conan The Barbarian Front End AUDIO & LAUNCH .mp3's

By TallThin1

Conan AUDIO.mp3 Conan LAUNCH.mp3

74 downloads
(1 review)
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Submitted April 17
Hang Glider (Bally 1976) backglass video FHD

By kilazz

Hang Glider (Bally 1976) backglass video FHD

28 downloads
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Submitted April 17
Hang Glider (Bally 1976) loading video FHD

By kilazz

Hang Glider (Bally 1976) loading video FHD

45 downloads
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Submitted April 16