FreeWPC

FreeWPC is a software framework for writing new software for 1990's Bally/Williams pinball machines. The framework allows you to build your own ROM images, define your own game rules, incorporate dot matrix animations, design lamp shows, and so on.

Features

Common APIs for controlling pinball hardware
Examples of new games for machines like Twilight Zone and World Cup Soccer
Contains its own standalone operating system for running directly on real pinball hardware
Written portability so that other pinball hardware may be supported in the future
Can also be compiled to run directly on your development machine for testing

Project Samples

FreeWPC running on the desktop using ncurses

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License

GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

BSD, Linux

Languages

English

Intended Audience

Developers

User Interface

Curses/Ncurses, Non-interactive (Daemon)

Programming Language

Assembly, C

Related Categories

Assembly Games, Assembly Frameworks, Assembly Operating System Kernels, C Games, C Frameworks, C Operating System Kernels

Registered

2006-04-17

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