Monopoly (coin dropper, CPU 4.01, display 4.00) - MAME machine

Pinball published 23 years ago:

Monopoly - Own it All © 2001 Stern Pinball, Incorporated.

Based on the classic board game by Parker Brothers.

TECHNICAL
Stern Whitestar

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

TRIVIA
Produced by Pat Lawlor Design for Stern Pinball. Monopoly Own it All was released in September 2001.

UPDATES
Software Release: 1.10
Date: September 12, 2001

• Production release

Software Release: 2.03
Date: September 17, 2001

• New default replay %, match %, starting replay level
• replay bug fixed that cleared audit when viewing replay adjustment
• added flipper motor speed adjustment based upon country
• fixed Land Grab variable/flag that wasn't cleared at game start
• added phone support
• removed some accents in diagnostics, shortened some text to fit on screen

Software Release: 2.20
Date: October 2, 2001

• Choreogropy of lightshows, f/x
• Chance bug fixed that correctly returns balls back into play
• Land Grag bug fixed that caused the flippers to temp. lock up
• Fixed bug in railroad multiball when started from Chance
• other minor tweaks
• diagnostic mini-menu bugs in Dr. Pinball corrected

Display Release: 2.03

• fixed team scoring display in attract
• took token out of high score table (it will be back).

Display Release: 2.05
Date: October 18, 2001

• Added Spanish text.
• Fixed text in german coil list
• Custom pricing bug fixed that wouldn't show custom pricing adjustments
• Land Grab Bonus added

Display Release: 2.06
Date: October 19, 2001

• added correct release version

Software Release: 2.33
Date: October 11, 2001

• Improved waterworks flipper action
• Fixed dice eject kickout handling
• Fixed crash when player hits three of-a-kind in Free Money mode
• Fixed team player scoring in attract
• Improved tilt handling
• Fixed crash when difficulty set to HARD
• Added community chest rule
• Special awards 500K points now
• Added selftest at powerup for lockup and dice eject
• Restored missing Special lamp in land grab
• Adjusted cash grab scoring to be more in line with game scoring
• Improved tournament rules

CPU Release: 2.40
Date: October 25, 2001

• Fixed coin switch debouncing to prevent coins from being missed.
• Custom message now also shows up on Electric Company sign.
• Fixed Free Parking multiball jackpot to score correctly
• Fixed dice roll display on LEDs to match display.
• Fixed player carryover problems with Land Grab Bonus
• Fixed plunger to kick ball away at multiball start.
• Fixed property count for post-Land Grab play
• Fixed "award all players" card scoring in Chance.
• Changed Land Grab to move player to next unfilled property instead of just the next property when the right ramp is made.
• Fixed bug in A-B-C carryover between players
• Fixed rare crash in dice roll eject lane.
• Improved waterworks flipper compensation code
• Improved ball search to prevent ball from getting stuck behind bank door at the start of a ball.

CPU Release: 2.41
Date: October 29, 2001

• Fixed gaff problem in left outlane
• Entering initials show on LED also

CPU Release: 2.50
Date: November 8, 2001

• New dispatch edge routines should help do a better job of knowing which edge they are really on and help fix the missing coin problem.
• Stopped ball lock and dice eject fail messages if the door is open. The device is probably working, just powered off!
• Fixed tilt handlers to correctly handle tilts when bonus is underway. Music would improperly update and tilt would hang forever if a ball was in the lock.

CPU Release: 2.51
Date: November 13, 2001

• Fixed Tilt handling in Land Grab
• Fixed Breakout and Ripoff Multiball score displays.
• Improved broken dice eject and lockup detection and handling.
• Fixed hotel display in Land Grab
• Improved speech during Match
• Improved ball search to jiggle Cop target
• Fixed interaction between Chance and the quick multiballs.

CPU Release: 3.01
Display Release: 3.01
Date: January 29, 2002

• Fixed coinage tables for Euro coinage
• Player can choose a token in high score to date (HSTD) entry
• Fixed A-B-C inlane lamps and award effects
• Fixed bug where waterworks flipper would sometimes freeze
• Fixed chance to only light one special on Advance to Boardwalk
• Added quick ball saver when waterworks throws the ball out the left outlane
• Restored missing BALL SAVED messages and speech
• Fixed ball search at game over to disable flipper buttons
• Changed broken coil messages to be consistant with manual
• Added some speech to token race
• Fixed extra ball show when replay is set to EB
• Improved coil drivers for bank to prevent coil and fuse F21 from overheating
• Fixed credit handlers to be friendly to a $5 bill acceptor.
• Fixed bug where installing Home installed tournament settings.
• Fixed stray lamp glitch on ROLL AND COLLECT lamp
• Fixed some glitches in HSTD entry sounds

CPU Release: 3.02

• Changed waterworks driver to always run the motor in a counter-clockwise direction. This should help games that can't lift the ball out of the hole when the flipper rotates clockwise.
• Game will detect a blown F21 fuse correctly and display an operator warning
• Fixed HSTD resets to show proper tokens on 10-letter HSTD initials
• Fixed Land Grab bug where specials were awarding on the outlanes and rotating on the slingshots during the collection and total phase.

CPU Release: 3.03
Date: June 18, 2002

• Slight fix to switch scanning on bill validators to handle switches correctly when balls are missing from the game.

STAFF
Designer: Pat Lawlor (PML)
Artwork: John Youssi
Software: Louis Koziarz (KOZ), Greg Dunlap
DMD Animation: Kurt Andersen
Mechanics: John Krutsch (JRK)
Music and Sounds: Chris Granner (Incredible Technologies)

CONTRIBUTE
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