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Spectrum (Bally 1981) VPW

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1981 Year

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"Get A Clue!"

VPW are proud to present Spectrum by Bally.

Sixtoe was looking for a relatively simple but good looking table to scratch build start to finish himself, mainly to teach himself Blender and the VPX toolkit and this seemed to tick all the boxes. But before that the playfield and plastics needed to be redrawn, with Sixtoe doing the playfield and cyberpez doing an amazing job of the plastics.

Spectrum is a very rare game in the wild (500 made with over half unsold / scrapped), it was unsuccessful mainly because when it was released no-one understood the rules as they're very different from normal, so I very much suggest reading the rules or watching the rules video linked at the bottom, but quick overview;

It's literally a pinball version of the Mastermind board game.
You have to guess 4 colours in a row, hit all 3 drop targets to guess that colour.
If you guessed right the colour will flash, if you guess it wrong it will be solid.
If you hit a lit saucer or the center top saucer they will give you a clue.
If you guess all 4 in the correctly it will increase your superstar status.

 

VPW Masterminds
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Full Table Build & Playfield Redraw by Sixtoe
Plastics Redraw by CyberPez
VPX Toolkit and Part Library by Niwak
New Star Rollover by Flux and Bord
Bell Standoff and Kicker Arm Primitives by Bord
New Arrow Primitive by Flux
Script Help by Apophis & Iaakki
Blender help by Tomate
Lamp and Solonoid Assignments by 32Assassin (The Manual was useless!)
VR Backglass by leojreimroc (including finding backglass lamp assignments with Hauntfreaks).

 

Full Rules: https://www.ipdb.org/rulesheets/2274/SPECTRUM.HTM

Youtube Rules Explaination:

 

 

https://ipdb.org/machine.cgi?2274
https://vpuniverse.com/files/file/19956-spectrum-bally-1982-b2s
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Kevtheguy

  

Thank you Sixtoe for leading the way on this one. You and all involved did a tremendous job on this!  This was not a table I had ever seen before. What alot of fun to play. It took several games to get my brain rewired to play this effectively.  It's different than Beat The Clock, but I get the same quirky feel playing it. What a great hobby. Thanks again to all the authors on this and VPW on everything else they have created!

reddye5

  

What an asolutely killer table. Hats off to the VPW crew! Thank you for all the hard work you do. We are all spoiled by it. 

DGrimmReaper

  

The ruleset for this game is very unique, but once you get the hang of it and complete your first code it feels so rewarding.  Great Job as always to all involved!

eliory

  

WOW AGAIN WOW thanks a lot!

Virtualman-

  

The colors and lighting is so obvious on this one! Great job guys just wow on my 86" TV! Couch mode for the win with my 8bitdo Xinput controller! 

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Tikimaster

· Edited by Tikimaster

  

What a terrible table, I thought the first time I played this pinball. I wasn't ready to get involved with the beast. This table is different. It plays differently. You have to get into it. If you do that and are patient with yourself, you'll have a lot of fun. And even if you don't like the table, you'll have to admit - it looks damn good. And its a lot of fun to play. I will have to learn.. Thank you VPW!

Shadowsclassic

  

Wow, this is an Acid trip of a game!  The table is beautiful, lights everywhere. I have no idea what is going on playing this, but I love it!  Thank You VPW for another great build!  I'm going to love figuring this one out. :)

hauntfreaks

  

this is another table I used to pass by, thinking it was a shit game.... but then it gets the treatment it needed, and now its awesome... plays, looks, feels just perfect.... thanks kids

RabidUrko

  

VPW come up with some awesome creations, great work.

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