WMS IJ - Mine Cart Dancing Frog
NoTellin
the first time a few weeks ago, it made me laugh but I was a bit
intoxicated and don't have a clue what path sequence I took.
Brad
psk445
drunk, right now? :)
NoTellin
Nobody? OK I know I'm making this up...There was a dancing frog with
the top hat and walking stick. I was maybe a bit tipsy but not out of
my mind
NoTellin
I meant I know I'm NOT making this up. The cart was whipping through
and then stopped at a closed chest - The chest opened and a frog came
out...
Rum-Z
encountred a chest with a dancing frog.
It sounds like Michigan J. Frog from the old Bugs Bunny cartoons, LOL.
What were you drinking?
Jeff R.
Copperpot
The Code for that is Up, Beer, Down, Beer, Left, Beer, Right, Beer, B,
A, Select, Beer
NoTellin
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30 guys on Contra...I'm seriously not holucinating...It really
surprized me and made me laugh
bluevegas
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Sounds like you were drinking Absinthe! But instead of the green
fairy you saw a dancing frog ;-)
Jazman
Seriously. You're sure you were just drinking and not smoking
something as well?
Never heard of this one... Anyone know how to get ahold of Brian
Eddy?
Jaz
NoTellin
Strickly Coors Light... I'm not kidding though I seriously saw this
and was very surprised.
NoTellin
I just want to put this out there - I got an email that confirms the
code includes the dancing frog...I was asked not to copy / paste the
email but bottom line is - I'm not crazy and I didn't make it up.
Brad
Rick Swanson
Did it look like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1vH2rjUshk
Rick Swanson
cargpb6
Jazman
Ok seriously Brad. Maybe you could ask the anonymous software
programmer what it takes to trigger said frog. Considering the game
is 18 years old and people are just hearing about this Easter egg
now. I think they had it buried kind of deep!
Jaz
NoTellin
Hey guys, just a follow up, I was truly surpised that I happened
across something that nobody had seen. I figured after 18 years all
the tricks would be out there to search and try. Well, I'm glad I
asked the group because it inspired someone to pick up an old task to
finish...and he did. The path is confirmed and I repeated it this
morning. A Dancing Frog!
I will let the person who found it chime in, reveal the path and take
the credit...
Brad
Rum-Z
Any chance of you being able to record a video clip of the dancing
frog on the DMD screen and post it? Even a still photo would be cool.
Is there any unique audio that acompanies the frog? I keep imagining
Michigan J. Frog singing "Michigan Rag" or "Hello my Baby" from the
old Warner Bros cartoons.
How do you transition back the the mine cart mode after the frog
appears, or does it just end and award you points?
Thanks,
Jeff R.
NoTellin
I was wrong about the chest, After running it again this morning; its
the Ark. The mine path ends and you get 20 million. I'm off to work
so I'll get a Pic to post tonight.
Brad
NoTellin
For the folks interested...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf8nbhQXhug
Brad
B Coney
That is crazy!!! I want to get to that!! Come on!! Tell us the
path!!! :)
Brian
Rum-Z
I can't believe that no-one else has ever come across this!
Jeff R.
psk445
pinball. Would the source please come forward and share with us this
amazingly hidden 18 year old secret?
Jazman
Wow - that has got to be one of the best hidden/forgotten secrets in
pinball. 1993 to 2011 and only 1 or 2 people know of its existence
and managed to keep it quiet. This is really amazing because we're
not talking about some obscure game here. WMS IJ is continuously on
the top 10 list no matter whose survey you look at.
I am also sitting and waiting patiently (patience is waning though)
for the knowledge to be shared. :)
Kick ass find Brad and thank you very much for sharing!
Jaz
Jazman
what this is a tribute to... here you go...
Jaz
NoTellin
Here it is:
Hold both flipper buttons and then start the game. Get to the mine
care and start as normal. Count the right hand gates...Crash through
the fourth right side gate.
Brad
NoTellin
By the way, the person that did all the code work gave me permission
to tell the group, he is choosing to remain anonomous. I have thanked
him several times! It's great to be able to share with the group and
find new details of old games.
Brad
Copperpot
Amazing! I can't wait to try this out myself, and congrats for
getting to the bottom of it, we all owe you a beer.
-Wes
Jazman
Something occurred to me while I was testing this out myself...
How did you happen to stumble across this anyway? Do you regularly
start your games with both flipper buttons depressed?!???
Jaz
NoTellin
As it turns out Yes. It's funny to me that I found the frog;
ironically I found it because I suck at pinball. I have an ST:TNG and
a IJ, I play constantly but I'm not really good at either. That being
said, if I get to the 3rd ball and it's not going well, I'll reset the
game by pressing both flippers and the start button at the same
time...This starts the game over without all the end of game credits
and such. (I assumed this was common knowledge too, I found it one
night but figured I was the rookie, everyone else must know about the
reset) So, I reset the game because I wasn't doing well and then I
crashed through a gate I shouldn't have. Even a blind squirrel gets a
nut sometimes right.
Brad
Jazman
Well that explains it. I love pinball but also suck. I never knew
about the flipper/flipper/start to abort a game and start a new one.
Now you've taught me TWO things!
This new Michael J Frog discovery has got me considering changing what
I'm bringing to MGC. Probably not... but considering it.
Jaz
azox
play?
(ie. without holding both flippers and pressing start)
It's wild that I have played that game quite a few times and never saw
this.
-Scott
Tiltaholic
psk445
when starting. Not surprised this was so hard to find especially
since you are trying to avoid crashing through a barrier. Hmmm, I
wonder if there are other things hidden behind other barriers. Also,
I don't see how they get the tie in with a Warner Brothers frog in the
IJ game. Game is Williams, IJ is Lucas, and the production company is
Fox if I remember correctly, so why a WB frog besides that fact he is
awesomely cool?
David Gersic
> I don't see how they get the tie in with a Warner Brothers frog in the
> IJ game. Game is Williams, IJ is Lucas, and the production company is
> Fox if I remember correctly, so why a WB frog besides that fact he is
> awesomely cool?
There is no tie in. Somebody was fooling around, and snuck it in there.
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Hugh
Is it sad that the first thing I thought when I read the title of this
thread was that this was some new toy mod for IJ?
Hugh
Cudaman
admit, I thought you were totally off your rocker as I had never seen
this before either, but did confirm the dancing frog a few days ago.
Here's to crashing through barriers!
Dave
strobey
> Even a blind squirrel gets a nut sometimes right.
>
This is a fantastic find, thanks for sharing!
I've uploaded a video of the entire mode here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us2wY7ZcliY
highjon
You have actually gone down in pinball history by finding it !
cheers
John
goatdan
Oh my gosh, that's better than I imagined it! Man! It makes me want
to play the game, and that is saying a LOT!
NoTellin
Great Video, My video is from my blackberry and I was by myself so I
had to get the through the barrior and then grab my phone. Good clean
movie clip though; it shows the whole process...
Brad
mrglee
Did you notice the other IJ Easter egg I also posted on the pinhacks
forum?
mrglee
Bill
Bill
Dave
Anyone else notice this ... it says 20,000,000 Frog Bonus. But then
the person's score is only 8M. 18 years to find the frog, and it
doesn't count the points for you??? :)
Dave
Les Manley
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I'm sure it adds it during your bonus after the ball is over like it
does with the other modes.
Jazman
Modes bonuses are counted as bonus points and scored at the end of the
ball (ie: if you tilt you don't get it).
Jaz
Britt.in.VA
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Extremely cool. Well done.
Colin Horner
> On Mar 4, 10:25 am, NoTellin <bmccarty2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > Anybody know the path to take to repeatedly get to the frog? I did it
> > the first time a few weeks ago, it made me laugh but I was a bit
> > intoxicated and don't have a clue what path sequence I took.
> > Brad
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1vH2rjUshk
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> Rick Swanson
> cargpb6
Or did it look like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh1exCwGiY0
dl...@bem.com.au
Only problem is, it doesnt seem to work on my machine. Is it because I have the L5 ROM? Doe it have to be the L7?
Hope anybody is still lsitening to this thread!
dl...@bem.com.au
Tasio Guevara
> Scratch that, it does work on L-5. I thought you pressed both the flippers at the start of the mode, not the start of the game!