Total Nuclear Annihilation

Total Nuclear Annihilation Backglass Reveal & Dead Flip Stream- Update #18

Posted by Scott on May 13, 2017
Posted in: Arcade Posts, Events, News, Total Nuclear Annihilation.

Hey Everyone,

Last night was awesome! Total Nuclear Annihilation was featured on the Dead Flip Twitch TV stream and we had a blast!  We even showed a glimpse of the beautiful backglass artwork by Matt Andrews.

Here is a recap video of my best game ever on the machine!

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/142606821

Also, for fun, since you guys could not see the backglass very well, below are a couple pictures of parts of the digital copy.  Enjoy!

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Full Backglass:

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The version of the backglass shown last night on the Dead Flip stream was a version without cutouts for score displays.  We made this one first in case we could not use these displays in production, but I fully expect them not to be cut out of the production game.

Hope you guys/gals enjoyed!

EDIT:

Here are the audits from the game from last night.  Pretty cool stuff!

Audits:
– Avg Ball Time: ‘0:23’
– Avg Extra Balls: 0 #This is not working yet…
– Avg Game Time: ‘3:33’
– Avg Score: 292014
– Ball Lock Attempts: 243
– Ball Locks: 238
– Ball Search Started: 0
– Balls Played: 307
– Drains Left: 133
– Drains Right: 154
– Games Played: 99
– Games Started: 32
– Jackpot Total: 15,
– Lane Save Awards: 148
– Multiball Started: 110
– Reactor Destroyed Total: 54
– Reactor Started Total: 115
– Skillshot Regular: 99
– Skillshot Super: 28
– Tilt Dangers: 39
– Tilt Total: 1
– Total Annihilations: 0
BallsaveHighScoreData:
– {date: ‘Fri May 12 22:42:32 2017’, inits: SCOTT D, score: 8}
BumperHighScoreData:
– {date: ‘Fri May 12 18:29:07 2017’, inits: SPOOOOKY, score: 56}
ClassicHighScores:
– {date: ‘Fri May 12 22:42:32 2017’, inits: SCOTT D, score: 2411950.0}
– {date: ‘Fri May 12 18:29:07 2017’, inits: DEADYANCY, score: 1620350.0}
– {date: ‘Fri May 12 21:47:25 2017’, inits: FUMBLE, score: 1397800.0}
– {date: ‘Fri May 12 18:29:07 2017’, inits: SPOOOOKY, score: 1203000.0}
– {date: ‘Fri May 12 21:20:17 2017’, inits: BUTTS, score: 1164100.0}
LoopsHighScoreData:
– {date: ‘Fri May 12 17:16:51 2017’, inits: D EAD, score: 7}
SpinnerHighScoreData:
– {date: ‘Fri May 12 22:42:32 2017’, inits: SCOTT D, score: 415}

Total Nuclear Annihilation Pinball is so Spooky!!! Update #17

Posted by Scott on May 11, 2017
Posted in: Arcade Posts, Total Nuclear Annihilation. Leave a Comment

Hey followers! So a lot has been going on behind the scenes lately. I have some really cool announcements which I will give more info on later, but here is a high level list of cool happenings with the Total Nuclear Annihilation project.

Name Update

This project is now called Total Nuclear Annihilation in order to distinguish itself from the 1990’s video game.  These are not the same!

Production???

Yes, you heard that right.  Total Nuclear Annihilation will be produced!  Although this was not my original intent, Spooky Pinball has agreed to work with me to get this game into your houses and bars near you.

Spooky Pinball Podcast

I appeared on the Spooky Pinball Podcast this month and we talked about all sorts of pinball stuff.

Listen to it here: http://www.spookypinball.com/podcast-2/

Artist Stuff

You guys already know this, but art is not something I do well, even though my mom is a professional ceramics artist, this did not flow well down the bloodline, and definitely does not mean I know how to do awesome pinball art.  🙂

Matt Andrews will be doing all the art for Total Nuclear Annihilation to bring it to the next level!

More info on Matt Andrews here:  http://www.mandraws.com

Graphics Stuff

I am also proud to say that David Van Es will be doing the LCD animations for Total Nuclear Annihilation as well!

TPF and MGC were awesome

Thank you to Ed and team at TPF and Dan and team at MGC!  I had an amazing time there with the machine and am glad I had the opportunity to show it.

Southern Fried Gameroom Expo

Total Nuclear Annihilation will be at SFGE this year on June 9th – 11th at the Spooky Pinball booth.  I will also be there playing dollar games.

Dead Flip Stream (5/12/17 @5pm CST)

Dead Flip will be guests again at the Sleepy Nut Tavern and streaming the Total Nuclear Annihilation whitewood machine!

There are lots of new features and graphics, so make sure to tune in.  There also may be a hint at what the artwork will look like.  🙂

Stream starts at 5pm CST.  https://www.twitch.tv/dead_flip

Thank you

And, a big thank you to everyone for the great feedback on the game.  I really appreciate it and I love watching you guys and gals enjoy the game.  Thank you once again!

 

That is about it for now, I will update again with more details soon!  Thanks for following!

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Total Nuclear Annihilation Pinball Update #13 – TPF and Software

Posted by Scott on February 4, 2017
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Hey Everyone!

I know it has been a long time since my last update during Expo several months ago.  I have been working very hard on the code as we will be bringing Total Nuclear Annihilation to The Texas Pinball Festival this year!

For info on TPF, go here: http://texaspinball.com/tpf/

During all this code writing, I have also been working on more music and sound effects.  For TPF there will be a new song added to the gameplay!

I am also in the process of teaching myself how to make basic animations for the game.  Here is a quick video of my multiball start animation.  This is obviously still a work in progress and may change.

Below are some more screenshots from the game:

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Total Nuclear Annihilation at Pinball Expo on Friday Night

Posted by Scott on October 12, 2016
Posted in: Arcade Posts, Events, Total Nuclear Annihilation.

Hey Everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that Total Nuclear Annihilation will be set up Friday night, through the rest of the weekend, at the Multimorphic booth at Pinball Expo in Chicago!  Please come by, play the game, and chat.  I will periodically have the game opened up for people to view the inner workings.  Remember, if you are caught wearing a Total Nuclear Annihilation shirt, you get a free high five.  See you guys there!!!

Total Nuclear Annihilation Shirts – Thank You!

Posted by Scott on September 12, 2016
Posted in: Arcade Posts, News, Total Nuclear Annihilation.

Thank you everyone that ordered a Total Nuclear Annihilation shirt.  I really appreciate it.  I have ended the campaign and we were able to raise $41.39 for the American Cancer Society.  I know it may not seem like much, but every little bit helps.  You should be receiving an email notification with your tracking info from Teespring in it shortly.  Remember, you will get some sweet high fives if you wear your Total Nuclear Annihilation Shirt to Expo!  See you there!

Total Nuclear Annihilation Pinball Update #12 – Total Annihilation Shirts!

Posted by Scott on August 25, 2016
Posted in: Arcade Posts, News, Total Nuclear Annihilation.

Hey Everyone,

I wanted to make a Total Nuclear Annihilation shirt to wear to Expo this year and I was turned onto this site.  If you would like one, they are available below for $19.14.  These are only going to be available for a few weeks until the campaign is over.  Any profit made from these shirts is automatically donated to the American Cancer Society by TeeSpring.com.  If I see you wearing one at Expo, my friend Doug and I will give you high fives, and I am sure some others will too.  🙂

Hope to see you guys/gals at Expo!

https://teespring.com/totalannihilationpinball

 

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Total Nuclear Annihilation Pinball Update #11 – Expo or Bust

Posted by Scott on August 3, 2016
Posted in: Arcade Posts, News, Total Nuclear Annihilation.

Hey Everyone,

I know it has been a while since my last update.  I have been working very hard on the machine getting it ready for public viewing at Expo 2016 in October.  I have done a bunch of stuff to the game, but unfortunately, I am not going to show it here.  You are just going to have to come out to Expo and see it for yourself.  I promise I will get a bunch of pictures during Expo for those of you that cannot make it.

I have also been working on the story for the game, so here is a little introduction.  The year is 1988.  You will be traveling from this time into the distant future to stop a civilization from discovering reverse time travel.  This civilization is pretty advanced, but their weak point is that they run nuclear power as their main source to the power grid.  You will need to activate and destroy all 9 main reactors that they have on the island.  Unfortunately, you will not be able to return.

Total Nuclear Annihilation will have art, music and sound effects with a 1980’s vibe.  The color scheme is Neon Green, Neon Pink, and Orange.

Below is a glimpse at a few of the attract mode screens.  These may change in the future, who knows…  Looking forward to seeing you guys and gals at Expo!  Enjoy!

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