Topaz (Inder 1979)

Version 1.0 by Roosta, based on the Inder table from 1979.

Please take this for what it is, a first learning project and a nostalgia trip to attempt to replicate the first pinball table that I remember playing from my school days, what feels like a hundred years ago.

For a long time I’ve been enjoying the amazing work from the community, while at the same time getting more and more curious about the process of creating these tables. So I decided to finally give it a shot. 

I began by experimenting with Skateboard (JPSalas version) from the same manufacturer as Topaz (Inder). Then I downloaded the amazing Example Table by the VPW Team, and with the help of some of the fantastic video tutorials by Bord and Apophis from the VPWorkshop channel and the updated version of Canasta86 by Nestorgian, I started modifying my table with the new amazing physics and sounds.

An old flyer from IPDB and a user manual were the only resources that I was able to find for this table. Maybe that together with my lack of skill can explain the atrocious quality of plastics and images.  

I want to thank JPSalas and Nestorgian for bringing back these old Spanish pinball tables (petacos) and, of course, Bord, Apophis and the whole VPW Team for their incredible work and for taking the extra time to provide resources (example tables, tutorial videos, etc.) for all of us in this incredible community.

NOTES: I included a nvram file that should be copied into the Visual Pinball\VPinMame\nvram folder. DIP Switch settings are available via F6 during gameplay. I also included a LUT selector with ten levels of darkness that can be selected using the magnasave keys. VPX10.7 should work fine, but it was mostly tested on VPX 10.8 Beta 5 (1347).