wd_12: MAME ROM Information.
History:
WHO dunnit - A Murder Mystery (c) 1995 Midway.
- TECHNICAL -
Midway WPC-Security
Model Number : 50044
CPU : M6809 @ 2 MHz
Sound CPU : ADSP2105 (@ 10 MHz)
Sound Chip: DMA-driven DAC
- TRIVIA -
Released in November 1995. 2,416 units were produced.
- UPDATES -
REVISION 0.4
Date : November 1, 1995
- This is the first release of software for production of sample games.
REVISION 0.6
Date : November 1, 1995
- No more bets of 0 million with a broken spinner.
- Jackpots are now equalized in Tournament Mode.
- Fixed a text wrapping problem in Interrogate Suspect display.
- Added German translations.
REVISION 1.0
Date : November 10, 1995
- This is the release of software for production.
- Extra ball will never show up in the center slot machine if if extra balls are turned off.
- Added sounds to the sound test.
- Made TAXI skill shot never go backwards.
- The sewer speech is longer stepped on by other sounds.
- If a ball drains out the right side lit for FREE SPIN and AUTOFIRE is active; the ball will no longer return to play prematurely.
- If someone activates 3D mode it will now go off at GAME OVER.
- The jackpot maxes at 250 million now.
- The game will no longer try to stage a ball during THE ROOF.
- Ball search now kicks in if the player pushes the start button and a ball is missing.
- If the player is flipping the flipper then the LAUNCH BALL message is postponed.
- Added French translations.
- Removed extra speech call when a player moves into 4th place after losing at roulette.
- Slot reels are not as sensitive giving an error message.
REVISION 1.1
Date : April 8, 1996
- This version works for both German and English speech (Separate sound ROMs are necessary).
- Midnight Madness champion is not shown if tournament mode is ON.
- On some games, the autoplunger would kick one or two times at powerup. This has been fixed.
- Ball search kicks out the staged ball on third pass or during game over.
- Novice mode auditting corrected to fix the ball time audit.
- Reduced the duty cycle on the autofire lamp, to extend the life of the flasher.
- Enter initials display sometimes did not show the alphabet at the bottom of the screen. This has been fixed.
- Max multiball jackpot boosted to 500 million.
- Up/down 3-bank now resets correctly.
- Improved response time on spinner scoring.
- Suppressed ball search during staged ball initialization (a message is displayed if Start is pressed during this time).
REVISION 1.2
Date : May 8, 1996
- Enabled French language text.
- Fixed the Ball Saves adjustment so that ball saves can be turned off.
- Eliminated spurious autoplunger firing at power up.
- Extended buy-in timer if money is inserted at the end of the timer.
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
Start a game just before midnight to enable 'Midnight Multiball'.
During Attract mode, with no credits, press the following sequence : B, 8L, 1R, 5L, 1R, 5L, 1R, 6L, 2R
Tournament Mode : press and hold both flipperbuttons for about 5 seconds during attract mode, then watch the display.
- STAFF -
Concept: Dwight Sullivan (XAQ)
Designers : Dwight Sullivan, Barry Oursler (BSO)
Artwork : Linda Deal (L D)
Art Support : Paul Barker
Software : Dwight Sullivan
Lamp Effects : Mike Boon
Dots/Animation : Adam Rhine, Brian Morris
Mechanics : Zofia Bil (Z B)
Music and Sounds : Paul Heitsch
VOICES
Nick Spade : Tim Kitzrow
Bruno : Paul Heitsch
Trixie : Gingi Lahera
Tony : Vince Pontarelli
Victoria : Rachel Davies
Butler : Ed Boon
- SOURCES -
Game's rom.
MAME Info:
0.141u1 [PinMAME]
WIP:
- 0.141u1: Added Who Dunnit (1.2) (Bally 1995) and clones Who Dunnit (0.3 R), Who Dunnit (0.48 R), Who Dunnit (1.0 French), Who Dunnit (1.0 Germany), Who Dunnit (1.0 R), Who Dunnit (1.1), Who Dunnit (1.2 Germany).
Romset: 3584 kb / 7 files / 3.22 zip
MAME XML Output:
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| | | <manufacturer>Bally</manufacturer> |
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