Finding rom(s) for a table could be easier

[thomazn]

Hi everyone!

First post here. I just fell into this rabbit hole after we got a pinball machine at work. And now all of a sudden I want to build myself a virtual pinball machine at home.
Long story short: The rom names (if any) are listed on the download page for the table usually.

For instance, Fish Tales lists that the rom is ft_l5

The text cannot be marked and copied, and there is no link. I guess this is for legal reasons and i totally understand that.
I made a chrome extension that i use locally. It makes the process much easier for me at least when starting out and installing tables. I know there are tools like VPin Studio and so on, but I enjoy browsing around here and reading the comments.

The extension is small, but functional.
As you can see on the screenshot from the Fish Tales table download page, the rom name turns into a link that you can press to instantly get to the rom's download page.

I won't publish the extension until i know if i am allowed to do that. I really appreciate all the time and work people put into this community and the hobby. I don't want to mess that up in any way.
Please let me know if this is something people want, or if I am way off track here.

Edit: typos

Edited Thursday at 10:56 PM by thomazn

[sho]

https://virtualpinballspreadsheet.github.io

[thomazn]

1 minute ago, sho said:

https://virtualpinballspreadsheet.github.io

Yes, sure. But it pulls the user to another page.
And I miss out on all the comments

Also, I could make the extension do something like this:



Pretty much the same function, but contained on this domain instead of being linked to by a third party.

[Dazz]

Eventually it will not be needed... nor will the VPS. Still a little way down the road though.

[sho]

7 hours ago, thomazn said:

Yes, sure. But it pulls the user to another page.

Pretty much the same function, but contained on this domain instead of being linked to by a third party.

There is content on other sites you know. 

[GeorgeH]

Try this approach.  Search Google or Bing (and probably other search engines) for:

 

ft_l5 (site:https://www.vpforums.org/ OR site:https://pinballnirvana.com/ OR site:https://vpuniverse.com/)