Visual Pinball Tables

[Jabba]

I'm confused on Visual Pinball. I have download the Tables (Tables, Original Tables, Recreated Tables, etc). I also download VPINMAME. I can't get it to work and I seem to be missing something. I thought the files in the Tables were the ROMS. What am I missing here?

One of my Zip files in the Tables Directory has the files depicted in the attached picture. Is there another ROM zip I am missing or do I already have everything? I am using VPINMAME. Am I using the wrong front end for this stuff? What is the .vpt file? Isn't this the ROM?

Thanks all for your help on this...

[GGKoul]

Goto http://www.vpforums.com/modules.php?s=3c135f9d92837aa4728cc9eac7ce4f12&name=FAQ

Excellent FAQ

[Jabba]

Thanks for the FAQ GG...

Simple question here folks for those of you using it...

Are TWO sets of files needed for a game? One for Table and one for ROMS?

Thanks all

[Howard_Casto]

You should have got this from the faq, but since It's raining and I'm stuck indoors:

Yes, No, Maybe


The roms display the scoreboard, the vpt file displays the actual table.  What you need depends on the table. 

Old tables didn't have any electronics to speak of, so they had a mechanical scoreboard.  Those just need a vpt file and visual pinball.

Newer tables have a dmd display (set of leds used to make pictures).  They require pinmame, visual pinball, as vpt file and a rom.

Tables from the late 70's to early 90's used a numeric digital display.  Most of these tables use pinmame to emulate the scoreboard, but a few just simulate the scoreboard in visual pinball by using a special font.  For some tables, both versions are available. 


Long story short, try a game, if it asks for a rom, get it.   

[Jabba]

Thanks Howard, that explained a lot for me. In a lot of ways its like MAME, and in a lot of ways its not. I read the Faq this morning with my coffee and it makes a lot more sense now.

I found a pretty nice install kit from a guy on the forums called Phoenixx1771
 
He has kindly bundled every thing up into a simple install kit and even includes two sample tables.

Here is the Link for those interested...

http://www.nefkom.net/kevin.pecher/EasyInstallKit%203.0.exe

Thanks again guys...

[jelwell]

Thanks Howard, that explained a lot for me. In a lot of ways its like MAME, and in a lot of ways its not. I read the Faq this morning with my coffee and it makes a lot more sense now.

I found a pretty nice install kit from a guy on the forums called Phoenixx1771
 
He has kindly bundled every thing up into a simple install kit and even includes two sample tables.

Here is the Link for those interested...

http://www.nefkom.net/kevin.pecher/EasyInstallKit%203.0.exe

Thanks again guys...

Hear hear, the install kit from Phoenixx1771 is AWESOME! A *huge* timesaver since, for whatever reason, the individual installers just seem to screw things up when run manually. Phoenixx1771 must have figured out something simple that makes them work. Who knows what, but i've done a ton of installations for friends and until I used Phoenixx1771's installer something always was a little busted.
Joseph Elwell.

[unclet]

A couple of months ago I just performed a complete install of Visual Pinball with as many tables as I could find (ie: about 1400). 
 
I did not use Phoenix's Easy Installer, but I know it comes with VPLauncher front end, but I prefer the newer front end called VP-Man.   It does more things and presents the games better ... in my opinion.  Vp-Man also allows the user to take a screenshot of the table/game (by hitting PrintScreen while the table is active) and then associates it appropriately (when exiting the game) so it can be used in the frontend.

Have you ever gone to PinBall Nirvana's website?  They have a lot of non-pinball games for Visual Pinball as well (Bagetelle, etc..).  The three Bagatelle games I created are located there 

Here are the main sites to get tables:

AJ's VPinmame Tables:  http://irpinball.ztnet.com/
Visual Pinball Tables:     http://www.vpforums.com/vptables/

Here are some other sites to get different tables:

Pinball Nirvana:    http://www.flipperless.com/
Vp-Originals:        http://www.vp-originals.com/
VPUnderground:  http://www.vpgd.net/

[Jabba]

Just for the record, a Torrent site for tables...

[redacted]

[menace]

weird site--I register so I can login, it emails me a confirmation then tells me no such email exists when it won't accept my password.  I'm thinking there are some bugs to work out in the whole registration process...

[Jabba]

I didn't experience any p[roblems whatsoever.  The only thing is its a ratio site. Gotta upload at least as much as your bring down.

[ChadTower]

So just leave the torrent open after it's done downloading.  They're all that way anyway.

[Mamezilla]

Thanks Howard, that explained a lot for me. In a lot of ways its like MAME, and in a lot of ways its not. I read the Faq this morning with my coffee and it makes a lot more sense now.

I found a pretty nice install kit from a guy on the forums called Phoenixx1771
 
He has kindly bundled every thing up into a simple install kit and even includes two sample tables.

Here is the Link for those interested...

http://www.nefkom.net/kevin.pecher/EasyInstallKit%203.0.exe

Thanks again guys...

The link doesn't work anymore...

[lustreking]

http://www.nefkom.net/kevin.pecher/EasyInstallKit%204.0.exe

-Steve

[Mamezilla]

Thanks Steve   

[Jabba]

Thanks Steve