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What is the purpose of a Slam switch?

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ChadTower:
Seems to me someone willing to abuse the machine to get free credits would just abuse it more if they lost their credits.

Q*Bert_OP:
Actually in cerain games the slam switch does nothing except when a slam and a credit are registered, act as if nothing happened.

Stingray:

--- Quote from: 2600 on May 31, 2005, 08:56:21 am ---Yep same thing, some cabs call it tilt.  Mame accurately maps these too, which if you haven't remapped and press it in the middle of a game is not fun.

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Really? What key is mapped to by default? I'm pretty sure I have a slam switch in my parts box. I might wire it in just for kicks.

-S

rchadd:
also my centipede coin door has lockout thingies

looks like when electric is applied a little bolt comes out out it to prevent the coin mech from accepting any coins when they are accepted.

now when would that be required?

coindoors were pretty complicated things back in those days

2600:

--- Quote from: Stingray on May 31, 2005, 11:48:48 am ---
--- Quote from: 2600 on May 31, 2005, 08:56:21 am ---Yep same thing, some cabs call it tilt.  Mame accurately maps these too, which if you haven't remapped and press it in the middle of a game is not fun.

--- End quote ---

Really? What key is mapped to by default? I'm pretty sure I have a slam switch in my parts box. I might wire it in just for kicks.

-S

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I think the default is 'T', but some games may have it differently.  Quick Check of Centipede and NARC have it as 'T'.

I remember there being a thread on this a while ago, and people were describing the different ways the actual switch was implemented.

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