Happy_Dude Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 Did this game have custom controls ? It seems like you can use the paddle buttons to simulate a pinball machine but theres no way to release the ball Or am I missing something obvious ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 you use the joystick for Midnight Magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted August 1, 2003 Author Share Posted August 1, 2003 yes but look at the cart, it has someone holding 2 paddles. I think this would be the best control scheme if there was some way to release the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 thats easy, get a splitter or just use the stick to pull the plunger down to your desired plunge, then unplug stick, plug in the paddles, and hit the button to release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 The instructions for playing Midnight Magic (one of my favorites) are here. The reason (I think) for the paddle controls on the artwork, is that Midnight Magic was originally a home computer game, so they probably just recycled the artwork from that version (which may have used paddles). By the time the 2600 version came out, paddle games were practically extinct, so they went with joysticks, since that's what most gamers were still using. It works pretty well, actually. Although rigging up a pushbutton controller would be better. (I play it in Stella mostly now, and my keyboard works nicely.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsoper Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 I was thinking once of adding a din-9 cable and some pushbutton switches into my Video Pinball stand alone so it could be used as a pinball controller for various console games. The problem is that different systems use different signals, especially for both flippers up at once (heck even the 2600 Video Pinball and Midnight Magic do it differently). Think I heard of someone even doing this, not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted August 3, 2003 Share Posted August 3, 2003 Wonder if anyone ever thought of creating (if it's possible to do) a pinball videogame controller with two side buttons for the flippers and an actual plunger for launching the ball? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 Yup! I gutted a broken Atari Video Pinball (1977 dedicated pong console) and easily rewired it as a controller for 2600 Video Pinball, Midnight Magic (2600/8-bit) and 2600 Bumber Bash. With switches I can make it work with Vectrex Spinball. These games feel good with two flipper control! The plunger function still requires a separate joystick which I wire into the same controller port with a splitter. The only thing missing from this controller setup is the tiltfunction. And the pot on the AVP is replaced with an Indy 500 spinner! Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsoper Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 Oh, YOU'RE the one who did that Rob, glad I wasn't imagining it. Have you ever thought of expanding it to other systems? The Nes and Jag have some decent pinball games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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