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godot

Mission Pinball Strikes Again

The Mission Pinball Framework is a complex creature I've written about many times. Recently there has been an upgrade; version 0.80 has a major change in how graphics, and sound are implemented. Previously there was mc, the inhouse media "thing" developed by the MPF people. It worked a bit like a spreadsheet program with the sheets being strung together in…

decisions

DMD Test

Working out if I needed a DMD, or if I could use one of the software adaptations of a LCD screen required some sample video.

MPF Distribution.
decisions

MPF Distribution

Through my long and perilous journey to get MPF into a fit state to run a pinball machine, I learnt a few things. Many of them specific to the time and versions I used, but in general the types of things to look out for are same. And please note, you can just as easily be lucky and have everything work first time – that’s what the developers aim for, and it does happen. 

Mission Pinball Framework.
design

Why MPF?

Why I chose to use the Mission Pinball Framework instead of something better.

Open Pinball Project.
design

Why OPP?

So firstly, what is OPP? What does it have to do with Pinball?