[New VP10 Alert] Kiss (Bally 1979)

[UnclePaulie]

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Kiss (Bally 1979)

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"You wanted the best, you've got the best!!  Kiss!"  

 

Bally's 1979 Kiss had a production run of 17,000 units, it is the seventh most produced pinball machine in history.  The theme is based upon the legendary self proclaimed "Greatest Band in the World", Kiss. Featuring members from the 1977 group costume era.  

 

Thanks to @redbone for creating a high resolution playfield from various sources, including a high resolution playfield overlay scan provided from ClarkKent.  Redbone spent countless hours stitching, updating, and touching up the playfield to get looking as close to an actual full, high-resolution scan.  He also assisted on so many other graphics including the plastics, flippers, spinners, apron, and targets!  Also thanks to Hauntfreaks, as I used his brand new backglass for VR.  

 

This table was done from scratch placing everything, and implementing the latest VPW (2025) standards, physics, alllamps and 3D inserts, backglass for desktop, roth drop and standup targets, standalone compatibility, sling corrections, optional DIP adjustments, updated flipper physics, VR and fully hybrid, Flupper style bumpers and lighting. I also baked the GI and interior wood walls.  I've once again studied hours of videos to ensure accurate placement, gameplay, bounces, physics, etc.  

 

This table requires BOTH the kisse.zip AND the kiss.zip ROMs to work. 

 

I've provided a .nvram file for the ROM menu settings, and I've hard coded the DIP switch settings as usual. 

 

This table is loaded with options in the F12. Various balls, ball brightness, flippers, screw caps, spinners, targets, aprons, pegs, plastic edge colors, LUTs, Dip settings, and plenty of other VR stuff, including LED undercab lighting. 

 

Please NOTE there are several items to consider on the ROM settings:  The default settings for the ROM options are hard coded into the script and are based on the recommended values from Bally for 3 ball conservative play.  If you want to change the ROM settings themselves, you need to change the "SetDIPSwitches to 1" in the script, and then use the F6 menu to change. However... I am not able to hard code the ROM menu options.  Typically, there are levels of score achievements that award a free play.  The default ROM has that set to off.  I've included an nvram file you can use that sets that to match the instruction/score cards and Bally's recommendation (280,000 and 520,000).  I also have instructions in the script on how to change that if you wish to do yourself.  

 

Thanks again to Redbone, ClarkKent, and to everyone else from the VPW team that provided testing and feedback!

 

Required Software (64-bit versions):

VPX 10.8.0 or later: https://github.com/vpinball/vpinball/releases/tag/v10.8.0-2051-28dd6c3
VPinMame 3.7.0.47 or later recommended: https://github.com/vpinball/pinmame/actions/runs/15769888098
B2S Server 2.1.3 or later (if B2S used): https://github.com/vpinball/b2s-backglass/releases/tag/v2.1.3

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• Submitter
  UnclePaulie
• Submitted
  09/03/25
• Category
  VPX - Pinball Tables
• VPX Standalone
  Yes

 

[Eduardo]

Where can I get the kisse.zip rom?

[deftoneszac]

same question, Newbie here so sorry if this is a stupid request. I know it probably an easy find but im stuck.

[Bossman44]

I have two VPX machines. 

The first one is a custom unit with a Ryzen 7 and AMD graphics.  It has the Cleveland software controller.  The new version of the Kiss table works great.

 

The second machine is a AtGame Legends machine with a modified 2K screen.  It also has a Ryzen 7 PC and an AMD graphics card.  The KISS table loads and looks good, but the game does not give enough push to place the ball in the trough.  It fails and keeps trying over and over.  I found some code in the script that looks like it adjusts the "push into the trough" force.  Not sure of which variable to tweak  to try to fix it.

 

Sub UpdateTroughTimer_Timer
    If BallRelease.BallCntOver = 0 Then Drain.kick 60, 16
    Me.Enabled = 0
End Sub

 

Not sure why it would work in one machine and not the other. 

 

Any Ideas?  

[Bossman44]

I raised the BallRelease value to 65 from 60 and now it performs great on the AT Game Legend machine.

 

Gret job on the game!

[Kissfan1977]

10 hours ago, Eduardo said:

Where can I get the kisse.zip rom?

Kiss (7-digit conversion rev. 30) - PinMAME Roms - Virtual Pinball Universe

[Eduardo]

thank

s encontrei

[bha191]

i get error can't load image file. I am using VPX 10.8 and latest pinmame etc...

[Nicklas]

I discovered here my favorite pinball machine from my favorite band, KISS (Bally from 1978). Since I registered, I've been trying to install it, but I´m not able  to combine the various program components into one functioning unit.    "The  active X component cannot be installed," is the message I get by every attempt. I have no idea what this message means and what I'm doing wrong.  Close to despair I have a question to the author of the KISS pinball machine:

 

Is it also possible to buy ONE working installation file (exe) of the KISS pinball machine? Thank you in advance for at least a reply.

Best regards

[Cliffy]

7 hours ago, Nicklas said:

I discovered here my favorite pinball machine from my favorite band, KISS (Bally from 1978). Since I registered, I've been trying to install it, but I´m not able  to combine the various program components into one functioning unit.    "The  active X component cannot be installed," is the message I get by every attempt. I have no idea what this message means and what I'm doing wrong.  Close to despair I have a question to the author of the KISS pinball machine:

 

Is it also possible to buy ONE working installation file (exe) of the KISS pinball machine? Thank you in advance for at least a reply.

Best regards

go to your vpinmame folder and run setup.exe. check that the paths are correct and then click install. Do same with setup64.exe

[Nicklas]

Thank you for your nice answer, I will try to do it, as you wrote, but first I try to install the 2 PuP Files I discovered in this forum, these files may could solve my problem at once. If nothing can help, I´ll give it up.

 

P.S. To the admin: My offer for a working programm, it is against the rules here, I read it to late, please forgive me my fault, thank you in advance.

[Calafati]

Hi there,

 

I have a question and did not discovered a possible answer to my problem here up to now: against all experience and mostly by just a chance or with radically resetting a table I finally got the "non-mechanical-sound" in form of beeps, music, speech and so on with all other of my downloaded tables. But only with this KISS-table (which I highly appreciate, lots of thankful greetings to Uncle Paulie) I am not able to receive any further sound next to the noises caused by the pure table mechanics...

 

Can anyone please give me a short advice how to get the "music or simple beeps".

Many thanks in advance and have a nice weekend

Klaus

 

 

[Kissfan1977]

On 9/3/2025 at 11:44 PM, UnclePaulie said:

 

the ball doesnt return after it drains when using the backglass linked here?

Edited October 11, 2025 by Kissfan1977
resolved

[Kissfan1977]

after ball 1 drains, it doesnt return. only while using the backglass in the link?

[UnclePaulie]

8 minutes ago, Kissfan1977 said:

after ball 1 drains, it doesnt return. only while using the backglass in the link?

I have no idea what would cause that.  Please make sure you have BOTH roms... kiss.zip AND kisse.zip in the ROMS folder.

[Kissfan1977]

i have both roms. the game works fine using a different backglass? i really prefer the backglass from the link though.