Pinup Popper | Game Modes V2

 

WHAT'S NEW

Game Modes V2 adds full support for:

• Pinball FX
• Pinball FX Midnight (Formerly known as Pinball M)
• Zaccaria Pinball

 

This update includes launch scripts, custom game mode wheels, and an installer to help set up the required wheel media for PinUp Popper.

 

Three wheel theme styles are included:

• Classic
• Retrowave
• Themed
  •   Neon style for Pinball FX
  •   Horror style for Pinball FX Midnight

Each theme includes:

• With badge version
• No badge version
   

You can now launch supported game modes directly from PinUp Popper using alternate run modes and custom wheels.

So now you can launch all game modes for both FX and FX Midnight from the Pinup-Popper!

ABOUT THESE FILES
This package allows you to launch Pinball FX and Pinball FX Midnight game modes directly from the PinUp Popper front-end using custom wheels and launch parameters.

 

Custom launch scripts are included for both titles, allowing each table to boot directly into the selected game mode from within PinUp Popper.
 

 

 

 

Supported Game Modes

Standard Modes

• Classic (Default)
• Practice
• Hotseat 2 Player
• Hotseat 3 Player
• Hotseat 4 Player
   

Shared Challenge Modes (Both titles)

• 1 Ball Challenge
• Distance Challenge
• Flips Challenge
• Time Challenge

 

FX Exclusive Modes

• Pro
  • Bally/Williams Tables Only

Pinball FX Midnight Exclusive Modes

• Challenge Dread
• Challenge Survival
• Challenge Rescue
• Challenge Madness
• Challenge Shiver

 

INSTALLATION - SIMPLE SETUP

1. Copy the entire GameModesV2 folder into your PinUPSystem folder. So, you have the folder GameModesV2.

2. Open the GameModesV2 folder.

3. Copy InstallGameModesV2.bat into your main PinUPSystem folder.

4. Run InstallGameModesV2.bat from inside PinUPSystem.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions.

The installer will:

• Check that it is being run from the correct location
• Back up existing game mode wheels
• Back up PuPDatabase.db
• Ask which wheel theme you want to install
• Copy the selected wheels into the correct Popper media folder
• Enable useAltWheels=1 if needed
• Delete thumbnail cache
• Open the Readme guide for the remaining setup steps

 

 

Advanced

1 - Install Wheel Media

Step 1
Download and extract the package.

Step 2
Open the folder:
Wheels

Step 3
Choose your preferred wheel theme:

• Classic
• Retrowave
• Themed

Then select:

• With Badge
• Without Badge

IMPORTANT:
Only install ONE wheel theme at a time.

 

Step 4
Copy all files to:

C:\vPinball\PinUPSystem\POPMedia\Default\System

 

Step 5
Replace files when prompted.

Step 6
Delete:

C:\vPinball\PinUPSystem\POPMedia\Default\System\pthumbs

This forces PinUp Popper to regenerate thumbnails.

 

 

 

2 - IMPORT UPDATED TABLE FILES

 

Included in the download are updated .pupgames files. (currently on April 2026 for FX and Feb 2026 for FX Midnight)

These contain:

• Updated table data
• Alternate Run Modes
• Game Mode support for compatible tables

 

Step 1
Place these files anywhere convenient:

• Export_Pinball_FX_DATE.pupgames
• Export_Pinball_FX_Midnight_DATE.pupgames

 

Import Pinball FX Tables
 

Step 2
Open:
PinUp Popper Setup

Step 3
Click:
Games Manager

Step 4
Select:
Pinball FX

Located top-right under Emulators.

 

Step 5
Right-click any table in the left panel.

Step 6
Choose:
Update Games from File (won't add new)

Step 7
Select:
Export_Pinball_FX_DATE.pupgames

Step 8
When prompted:
"Are you sure you want to Update all game info from import file?"
Click:
Yes

Step 9
Click OK.

 

3 - Import Pinball FX Midnight Tables

Repeat the same process for FX Midnight like above

 

NOTE:
If your emulator still shows as "Pinball M"
you do not need to rename it.
The launcher still works correctly.

Select:

Export_Pinball_FX_Midnight_DATE.pupgames

 

4 - Enable Alternate Wheels

Step 1
Select Popper Setup and click GlobalConfig:

Step 2
Open the tab:
Script

Step 3
Add the following line:

useAltWheels=1

IMPORTANT:
This is case sensitive.

 

Step 4
Click Save.

 

 

5 - Pinball FX Launch Script

Step 1
Open:
Popper Setup > Emulators

Step 2
Select:
Pinball FX

Step 3
Open the tab:
Launch Setup

Step 4
Paste the provided script into:

• Launch Script
• Close Script

 

6 - Pinball FX Midnight Launch Script

Step 1
Select:
Pinball FX Midnight

(or Pinball M if still using the older emulator name)

Step 2
Paste the provided script into:

• Launch Script
• Close Script

IMPORTANT:
The executable name changed from:

Pinball M.exe

to:

Pinball FX Midnight.exe

 

 

 

 

 

 

BELOW IS OLD - will be Deleted after I finish the Install steps

 

 

Step 3: Delete pthumbs (Thumbnails) from PinUP\POPMedia\Default\System folder

Step 4: Add PFX and FX3 to Games Setup form in the lookups tab

Step 5: For tables that support both physic models, add your desired physics to Custom launch param.

 

Note at this time only these tables support the alternative physics.
Free Tables and the recently released as of Dec 2023

 

Wild West Rampage - FREE
Sorcerer's Lair  - FREE

Fish Tales - FREE (PRO MODE)

 

Star Trek Pinball: Kelvin Timeline 
Star Trek Pinball: Discovery  

Star Trek Pinball: Deep Space Nine

 

Terraforming Mars Pinball

Exploding Kittens: A Pinball Cat-astrophe

Gloomhaven Pinball

 

A Charlie Brown Christmas Pinball

 

Excalibur

Epic Quest

 

Step 6: Adding the Alternate Run Modes (PRO for Williams Tables)
Williams Tables use "Pro,Hotseat2,Hotseat3,Hotseat4,Classic,Practice,Challenge_1Ball,Challenge_Distance,Challenge_Flips,Challenge_Time

All other tables use "Hotseat2,Hotseat3,Hotseat4,Classic,Practice,Challenge_1Ball,Challenge_Distance,Challenge_Flips,Challenge_Time"

Step 7: Pinup Popper Setup > Emulators > PinballFX

FX PINUP Popper Launch Script:

 

@echo off

SET ALTPARAM=
if "[ALTMODE]"=="Arcade" (SET ALTPARAM=Arcade)
if "[ALTMODE]"=="Pro" (SET ALTPARAM=Pro)
if "[ALTMODE]"=="Classic"  (SET ALTPARAM=Classic)
if "[ALTMODE]"=="Hotseat2" (SET ALTPARAM=Hotseat_2)
if "[ALTMODE]"=="Hotseat3" (SET ALTPARAM=Hotseat_3)
if "[ALTMODE]"=="Hotseat4" (SET ALTPARAM=Hotseat_4)
if "[ALTMODE]"=="Challenge_Distance" (SET ALTPARAM=Challenge_DistanceLimited)
if "[ALTMODE]"=="Challenge_Time" (SET ALTPARAM=Challenge_TimeLimited)
if "[ALTMODE]"=="Challenge_1Ball" (SET ALTPARAM=Challenge_BallLimited)
if "[ALTMODE]"=="Challenge_Flips" (SET ALTPARAM=Challenge_FlipLimited)
if "[ALTMODE]"=="Practice" (SET ALTPARAM=Practice)
SET CUSTOM1=
if "[custom1]"=="PFX" (SET CUSTOM1=Challenging)
if "[custom1]"=="FX3" (SET CUSTOM1=Normal)

START "" "[STARTDIR]Launch\VPXSTARTER.exe" 5 5 20 "PinballFX"
cd /d "[DIREMU]"
START "" "steam.exe" -applaunch 2328760 -Table [?ROM?] -GameMode %ALTPARAM% -Physics %CUSTOM1%

 

 

 

 

Physics

• Normal Mode (All Tables)
• Challenging (Tables listed below)
  • Fish Tales
  • Wild West Rampage
  • Sorcerer's Lair

  • Star Trek Pinball: Kelvin Timeline 

  • Star Trek Pinball: Discovery

  • Star Trek Pinball: Deep Space Nine

  • Terraforming Mars Pinball

  • Exploding Kittens: A Pinball Cat-astrophe

  • Gloomhaven Pinball

  • A Charlie Brown Christmas Pinball

  • Excalibur

  • Epic Quest

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