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by Fussbett 01/01/2010, 10:55pm PST |
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mark wrote:
Did the Caltrops table cause such an uproar that the developers destroyed Future Pinball?
Everyone's looking for details. You can read this thread of refugees:
http://www.vpforums.org/index.php?s=cb50cb8d43a10ccc501950cac9f00769&showtopic=4528
...but it seems like no one knows what the final straw was, beyond him vaguely saying he "can't be bothered anymore" (kiss the other half of this football article goodbye). That Steve Paradis guy seems really bitter about things.
From my very outsider view of the forum it seems like the developer, Black/Chris, was mostly annoyed at two things: People asking him to implement ROM emulation (like Virtual Pinball, his ex-project and sworn enemy) and people hacking the Future Pinball .exe to remove the "Future Pinball" watermark in the corner. Most guilty of this were the cabinet makers -- people who build entire pinball machine shells and put a computer inside with a length-wise wide-screen LCD for the "glass". They want to remove the watermark for realism and I guess to sell, and when Black saw examples of that in photos or YouTube videos, he'd go mental. I saw some of this a couple months ago when he saw another offender yet again and said something to the effect of "well that's it, I'm removing the arcade rendering option!" (the 90-degree mode that cabinet makers use).
The less obvious aspect was that I think Black was just generally annoyed at all the table makers thinking they had a part in the development, their sense of entitlement and whines and demands. It was clear he wanted to just do whatever he wanted to do, and if you didn't like it, go make a Virtual Pinball table instead. |
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CALTROPS PINBALL by Fussbett 11/20/2009, 1:46am PST 
The only thing missing is a picture of Quentin Beck. O_O NT by Jhoh Creexul (custom software) 11/20/2009, 11:23am PST
Did you miss the left side of the table? Or do you want one in mufti, too? NT by Jerry Whorebach 11/20/2009, 10:56pm PST
That's Mysterio. :( NT by Jhoh Creexul (custom software) 11/21/2009, 2:11am PST
QB's hiding behind the bumpers and crying from self-loathing. NT by Mischief Maker 11/21/2009, 9:23am PST
The inventer of Google? :( NT by Jhoh Creexul (custom software) 11/21/2009, 3:49pm PST
daymaker A+++ NT by up with pod people 11/20/2009, 7:56pm PST
Of all the projects that my music has been attached to... by Fullofkittens 11/21/2009, 7:39am PST
PS. OMG TECHNOLOGY by Fullofkittens 11/21/2009, 8:32am PST
(in real life) by Fullofkittens is embarassed by his 11/21/2009, 10:16am PST
haha, whoops! I knew there was something I forgot to do. >:( NT by Fullofkittens 11/21/2009, 10:30am PST
(in real life) by FullofKittens is 11/21/2009, 1:41pm PST
I haven't seen Degrassi, is that good? 8) by Fullofkittens 11/21/2009, 2:14pm PST
(in real life) by FullofKittens is watching this... 11/21/2009, 3:10pm PST
I saw The Pains of Being Pure at Heart sing that, only semi-ironically. NT by mark 11/23/2009, 10:42am PST
(in real life) by Fullofkittens is embarassed by his 11/21/2009, 10:12am PST
people outside this forum get kind of riled up by the language. :( NT by Fullofkittens 11/21/2009, 10:30am PST
Whenever I play XBL at somebody's house I have to explain that my friends list NT by is populated with my enemies -/ES/- 01/01/2010, 8:51pm PST
BECAUSE YOU'RE A JAGOFF NT by Jhoh Creexul (custom software) 01/01/2010, 8:58pm PST
Do you leave out that key detail, ES? NT by Fussbett 01/01/2010, 10:55pm PST
If I'm at their house, they already know NT by Entropy Stew 01/03/2010, 2:03am PST
Re: CALTROPS PINBALL by Mr. Kool 11/21/2009, 9:08am PST
Reaction from around the web... by Fussbett 11/22/2009, 9:20pm PST
Oh, and here's the thread on FuturePinball.com by Fussbett 11/22/2009, 9:29pm PST
I forgot you have to register to see that forum. Here's a copypasta. by Fussbett 11/23/2009, 7:44am PST
Replying to yourself is a bit lame. Here's a mark off my score. NT by Wildamnesia (3/5) 11/23/2009, 7:50am PST
Forum deleted! The developer did seem to be getting angry at the end... NT by Fussbett 01/01/2010, 6:53pm PST
Re: Forum deleted! The developer did seem to be getting angry at the end... by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/01/2010, 8:58pm PST
I need details... by mark 01/01/2010, 9:49pm PST
Re: I need details... by Fussbett 01/01/2010, 10:55pm PST
You just have to download the latest version of Future Pinball. by Fussbett 01/01/2010, 10:43pm PST
Re: You just have to download the latest version of Future Pinball. by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/01/2010, 10:58pm PST
Perhaps not? by Mischief Maker 01/07/2012, 1:25pm PST
I am usually wrong about conclusions I draw with software. by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/07/2012, 2:57pm PST
I got the same "time expired" message by a previous install as well. NT by Mischief Maker 01/07/2012, 4:12pm PST
Your review is external to the table!!!! >:( NT by (WIMSATT) 11/23/2009, 9:39am PST
Register a second account, put a 2 after the name, give it 5/5 again. "YOUR MOV NT by Rafiki 11/23/2009, 11:50am PST
http://fprelease.free.fr/ by Top three! 11/23/2009, 1:01pm PST
Remind me to register to upvote it soon. by Jhoh Creexul (custom software) 11/23/2009, 4:48pm PST
loved it NT by Highballer 06/30/2016, 11:57pm PDT
A classic thread NT by The Caltrops Classics Committee 11/03/2020, 10:04am PST
2024 Update by Ice Cream Jonsey 09/13/2024, 1:44pm PDT
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