Playboy (CPU 5.00, display A5.00) - MAME machine

Pinball published 22 years ago:

Playboy © 2002 Stern Pinball, Incorporated.

TECHNICAL
Stern Whitestar
Model Number: 76

Main CPU: Motorola M6809 (@ 2 MHz)
Sound CPU: Motorola M6809 (@ 2 MHz)
Display CPU: Motorola M6809 (@ 4 MHz)
Sound Chip: BSMT2000 (@ 24 MHz)

TRIVIA
Playboy was released in February 2002.

Interchangeable photo inserts was included - clothed and nude.

UPDATES
CPU Release: 1.00
Display Release: 1.00
Sound Release: 1.00
Date: February 6, 2002

• This is the initial release of software.

CPU Release: 1.01
Date: February 11, 2002

• Multiplayer Jackpot values are now being initialized correctly
• Increased the # of bunnies awarded during Mansion Mania bunny awards
• Added a mansion mania bunny award to the drop target. Players will have a better chance to get to December now
• The Extra Ball from playmates will now reflex as needed. If the Grotto is unable to meet the desired percent of extra balls then the # of playmates required to light extra ball will move in effort to do so.
• Changed Consolation ball to light extra balls at 2.25M from 1.75M
• Changed Replay Value to 15M from 12M
• Fixed switches. Some switches were erroneously reporting themselves as bad when they were not.
• Fixed Pajama Multiball Scoring. Pajmam Multiball was inflating its score prematurely. It will no longer be premature.
• Fixed Consolation Ball to not give out an extra ball if the player tilted
• Changed the Tilt and Tilt Warning sound FX
• Increased the Mansion Mania ball save timer from 7 to 17 seconds.
• Lowered the Replay display effect priority so it will not interrupt Mansion mania start.

Display Release: 1.01
Date: February 13, 2002

• Changed "BUNNIES" to "COLLECTED" during the bonus
• Changed other references to bunnies in diagnostics

CPU Release: 1.02
Date: February 13, 2002

• Reduced the # of bunnies the player starts with from 19 to 8
• limited the # of extra balls from super Mansion manias. Consecutive super mansion manias will not award extra ball.
• Reduced the Mansion Mania ball save time from 17 to 15 seconds.
• Super Mansion Mania will no longer give extra bunnies with each bunny award.

Display Release: 2.00
Date: February 25, 2002

• Added Adjustment for Consolation Ball.
• Changed Tease display effect to show the points.
• Added points page to the SUPER MANSION MANIA display effect.
• Added settings for Adult Content adjustment.

CPU Release: 2.00
Date: February 26, 2002

• Change the # of times a mutliball device will kick before giving up.
• Added delay before kicking ball from shooter groove to help it settle more before it is kicked.
• Changed default PLAYBOY champion initials to LIT.
• Drop target will no longer score while resetting.
• Added time to the ball saver time for Pajama Party Multiball.
• Added left and center ramp compentions at the left ramp lock.
• Reduced the number of skills you can get to one per ball.
• Alison's full print out now works.
• Fixed regular printout.
• Portugal coinage now works as requested.
• Added Consolation Ball adjustment.
• Increased the number of settings for the Adult content adjustment. There are now four settings: OFF, DOTS ON, SPEECH ON, BOTH ON
• Set the Consolation Ball Adjustment to off for France.
• Increased the delay before the volume goes away after releasing the buttons.
• Multiball devices will not stopping kicking while the door is open. They will not abandon while the door is open.
• Fixed Tilt while balls locked. They will now kick out.
• Fixed the Tilt audit. It will now be audited correctly.
• Fixed. The Drop target will no longer timeout if multiball is lit.
• Fixed. A jackpot award scored during the grace will not start the multiball timers
• Added and Fixed the sound test. It now plays a sound from all four ROMS.
• Triple Jackpot will not flash when the game is all dark and attention is elsewhere
• Triple fanfare music will now only play inplace of main play when it was already playing.
• Strip Poker scores are reduced to start at 250k and go to 1 million.
• Strip Poker now awards 5 bunnies when you win
• Added Super Mansion Mania bonus of 5 million points.
• Changed the tease display effect to show the value of the last bumper hit.

Sound Release: 1.02
Date: February 28, 2002

• Reduced the volume of start of game wolf whistle.
• Found sound that was crashing the sound system and fixed it.

CPU Release: 2.01
Date: March 1, 2002

• Fixed. Triple jackpot will now work correctly from Grotto and Mansion Mania.
• Fixed. Tease Complete Value will now be initialized correctly.

CPU Release: 2.02
Date: March 12, 2002

• Added The Triangle mech to the ball search routine.

Display Release: 2.01
Date: March 12, 2002

• Added more translations

CPU Release: 2.03
Date: March 26, 2002

• Added Magazine to the ball searching routines. The Magazine will open now when the game is searching for the ball.
• Added a feature where the game will tease one of the toys each game start.

CPU Release: 3.00
Date: April 5, 2002

• Changed Coinage for German Euros.
• Removed triangle mech switches from being tested for min and max.

Display Release: 3.00
Date: April 5, 2002

• Changed coinage for German Euros

CPU Release: 3.01
Date: April 16, 2002

• Changed game start toy feature to work for all game starts and not just local game starts.

CPU Release: 3.02
Date: May 7, 2002

• Fixed Coinage to initialize properly after a factory reset.

CPU Release: 3.03
Date: Aug 27, 2002

• Made sound board reset after everygame to help with the sound going away problem.

Display Release: 4.00
Date: Oct 08, 2002

• Tournament code added.

CPU Release: 4.00
Date: Oct 08, 2002

• Tournament code added.

CPU Release: 4.01
Date: Oct 10, 2002

• rev change only

Display Release: 5.00
Date: Feb 5, 2003

• current/start/stop date(s) adjustment added.

CPU Release: 5.00
Date: Feb 5, 2003

• TimeKeeper clock code added to auto start/stop tournaments.

STAFF
Concept and Designers: Dwight Sullivan (XAQ), George Gomez (GG)
Artwork: Kevin O'Connor
Software: Dwight Sullivan, Lonnie D. Ropp (LON), Orin Day
Dots/Animation by: Mark Galvez (M G)
Mechanics by: George Gomez, Wesley Chang (WES)
Music and Sounds: Kyle Johnson

CONTRIBUTE
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