Visual Pinball - Burrill "JB Wiz"
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I have loved playing pinball since I was 9, in 1977. My favorite games were Wizard, Capt. Fantastic, Star Trek, and Space Invaders.
In 1979, I made a cardboard pinball machine with styrofoam flippers. It was a pretty complex game for the time. Of course, in a short time of play, the cardboard sagged in the middle and the flippers broke. In the summer of 1980, I decided to make a pinball game from durable materials. I decided to keep it real simple. I called it "JB Wiz".
In the year that followed, I created about 10 games, each more and more complex, mirroring the industry trend at the time. Also mirroring the industry, I only made 3 games in 1982 and 1983, as more time was spent on Pac-Man, and as the pinball machines I made took a lot of space. In 1984, I got a Vic-20, and my attention turned to creating video games. I bought "Pinball Builder", but was pretty disappointed in it. I did build one game on it, to my wife "Cindy". December, 1999: Created the first new pinball in 16+ years: Toy Story 2. I did it mostly because a 12-year old boy who likes pinball was visiting me for 2 weeks, and it was something we could do together. How amazed I was to find Visual Pinball by Randy Davis. Now I have spent all of my free time playing Fish Frenzy, Eight Ball Deluxe, and recapturing 1980, when I made "JB Wiz"
Requirements to play "JB Wiz" pinball:
Operating System: Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000
Direct X, version 7
Processor: Pentium 166 or above
Graphics: 16-bit color or above
RAM: 16 megabytes (32 or more recommended)
Visual Pinball: if you don't already have it, then get it at http://randydavis.com/vp/intro.htm
WinZip, PK Zip, or similar. You can get it at www.winzip.com
Then,Download JB Wiz (2.3Mb)
I play a version at home with better sound and graphics. The files needed for it are available upon request.
Please enjoy, and send suggestions for improvements to [email protected]
Also, send me a note with how many "credits" you win and your high score.
Coming soon: Ocoee Computer Club
'N the Back Yard
Dale Ladies
Caribbean Paradise (using VP Disco display!)
Games I built:
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Tron (1982) |
Starbound (1982) |
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JB Wiz- the cardboard edition from 1979
Pac-Man (1981)
Rummy - 1979, bagatelle.
Games I've drawn on paper and for which I have created rules:
Myst - I hope to do this by end-of-year. If anyone would like to do art and sounds, please contact me.
Toy Story 2
Argon 2000
Real Genius
The Cosby Show
Metroid
Crazy Climber
Descent
King's Quest 6
