The Party Zone

[xAzatothx]

Does anyone know if they got the song rights for pinball wizard and purple haze?

pinball wizard yes
purple haze no

 

[IGoFirstIndy]

pinball wizard yes
purple haze no

Thanks!

 

[Espy]

pinball wizard yes
purple haze no

I don't think there's been any announcement to do with these songs. Unless I've missed something - do you have a source? Unveiling that they got song rights would basically confirm upcoming tables, so I'd imagine they'd keep those cards close to their chest.

 

[kinggo]

I think that I've seen that info here already. Someone mentioned that this means that we could get Tommy after all. But I can't find that post now.

OK, found it on page 3 but that does not confirm anything.

 

[EldarOfSuburbia]

I don't think there's been any announcement to do with these songs. Unless I've missed something - do you have a source? Unveiling that they got song rights would basically confirm upcoming tables, so I'd imagine they'd keep those cards close to their chest.

From the betas.

 

[Heretic]

as a big rock fan ipthe absense of such tunes really irks me even if i understand why

 

[Pinballwiz45b]

I think that I've seen that info here already. Someone mentioned that this means that we could get Tommy after all. But I can't find that post now.

OK, found it on page 3 but that does not confirm anything.

Yeah, I said that. Thought about that one particular song in this table, and that got me thinking about Tommy getting into Pinball Arcade someday. (I'm not sure on the circumstances on the likenesses from the Broadway play, though.)

 

[oqvist]

Why is there a thread for this table on released table packs when the table is not released?

 

[Rich Lehmann]

Does it get released today?

 

[kinggo]

 

[Dedpop]

Why is there a thread for this table on released table packs when the table is not released?

My bad.
No big deal though.

 

[oqvist]

Yes don´t lie tell the truth directly or there is frustration is what is learned from that episode.

I am very good ignoring new releases but when I saw it on the released tables I went in and went veeeery disappointed. But it´s finally out

 

[WhiteChocolate]

That makes sense, all of those tables seemed really outdated when they came out. Now that I am older I get the Elvira thing but in 1989 as a 13 year old in the arcade I had no idea who she was, the art looked like some old woman with my grandmothers hairdo trying to look sexy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6EAGWGaiJE

sorry sunny, but i'm buyin' yer grandma a drink!!

just dled the party zone, can't wait to try it! think i'll try practicing that ol' dude board starting tonight; i've never really gotten the whole hang of it - i mainly blame the artwork just being a bit tough to look at, just not being a favorite so far yet, but i've liked the play and gadgets. maybe i'll get the hang of it finally! crank some scores

 

[Rich Lehmann]

Why are the graphics on the back of the table all blurry? It looks terrible.

 

[Garycope]

Why are the graphics on the back of the table all blurry? It looks terrible.

Yes it looks blurry to me also

 

[xAzatothx]

Yes it looks blurry to me also

You need to go into options and toggle the MIP mapping setting. This was reported in the beta.

 

[Rich Lehmann]

You need to go into options and toggle the MIP mapping setting. This was reported in the beta.

Thanks! I didnt even know what MIP mapping was. Is this recommended with any other table? Some tables look better than others but this is the first one that seemed really off.

 

[TomL]

Thanks! I didnt even know what MIP mapping was. Is this recommended with any other table? Some tables look better than others but this is the first one that seemed really off.

If you want to try to see if your gameplay graphics could be made faster or better looking, try flipping that setting on or off. If you like what you see, great, if not, revert it. Otherwise, don't worry about it.

More info here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mipmap

It's a dice roll as to whether you should have it on or off because some games din't do it right and some devices don't do it right.

 

[Rich Lehmann]

You need to go into options and toggle the MIP mapping setting. This was reported in the beta.

Thanks again, the tables all look sharper on my tablet with the MIP mapping off.

 

[jaredmorgs]

Thanks! I didnt even know what MIP mapping was.

I brought this very issue up in BlahCade #13 in our UX rant.

Calling it mipmap in the options means nothing to most people.