From: musjndx@gsusgi2.gsu.edu (Jonathan N. Deitch)
Subject: Re: Questions on Creature from the Black Lagoon
Organization: Georgia State University
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 05:20:55 GMT

dstewart+@cs.cmu.edu (David B Stewart) writes:

>Now that I've gotten a chance to play Creature from the Black Lagoon,
>I have a couple of questions about it.

>1) Is there a common abbreviation for that pin (e.g. TAF, FT, ...)?
>    if not, may I suggest CBL!  It gets too long to type the whole thing!

I think net consensus has settled on CFTBL.

>2) During Multiball, when you make it up that huge left ramp, and it
>    comes back down to spell CREATURE, it says "everything 2x".  
>	- How long does this last for?  As long as the multiball, or
>	    is it like CBW, where it lasts till the end of the ball.
>	- If the playfield is 2x, does this also give you 2 extra balls
>	    (again, a la CBW) or is it just the points that are 2x.
>	- How high can we increase this multiplier.

I think it justs lasts the length of multiball but I don't know how high
it goes ... probably up to 5x (increases with each left ramp shot).

>    As a playing tip, I notice that it is well worthwhile to go for
>    at least this 2x before hitting the jackpot, which is usually a minimum
>    of 50Mil.

Oh yes ... jackpots do get multiplied too ... White Water does this too...

>3) You can get one extra ball by lighting K-I-S-S twice, then shooting
>    the center.  I also noticed that one of the snackbar awards is an EB.
>    How else can you get an EB?  I noticed the left ramp has an Xball light, 
>    but I've never seen it lit.

The left ramp awards the extra ball as one of the playground awards (second
time you hit the slide).

>4) What must you do to get the random sequence from the snackbar?  Is it
>    activated everytime you hit all four blue-light targets?  How do you
>    know if it is activated?  There doesn't seem to be any lights saying
>    to shoot it to get the random prize instead of something else, or
>    is it just because there is already a burnt-out light on it?

I think you have to hit the ball out of the center area.  Either up a ramp, to
KISS or the slide, or up the Move your Car chute.

>5) The left ramp keeps doubling the value of the combo. After I got it
>    to 16 Million, it said that the combo was maxed out, so that was the
>    most I can get.  However, one netter said a few weeks ago that they
>    got it up to 64 Million.  How can you do that?  Does it go higher
>    as the game progresses?  If yes, based on what?

This must be one of those wonderful operator settable things.
    
>6) It seems to me that the only way to score really big on this machine
>    is through Multiball.  Is that true, or are there other big-point
>    items that can be obtained (e.g. tour mansion on TAF is not a multiball
>    jackpot)?

There are a number of 10 to 20 million point shots ... Move Your Car can get
pretty large, Snackbar award (right ramp four times) is an initial 20 mil then
decreases until you hit it ... sequential FILM gives 8-million, video mode 
gives 10 to 20 mil, and there's a super jackpot (not sure on amount) that you
can get after the jacpot.  You have to shoot Move Your Car after hitting the
jackpot, hit enough jets, and then shoot the snackbar again for the super
jackpot.  There's also an unlimited millions mode where the left ramp starts
at 3mil, then 6mil, then 9mil, etc. for as long as you can make the shot.
The Mega Menu awards 5 mil for each time you hit the snackbar targets until
it times out ... you get one million for each Creature letter spelled when
you hit the left ramp in multiball ...

Get the idea ?

Anyone want to write up a rules sheet for this game ?

- Jonathhan



>Please post your answers; from the increased traffic in this newsgroup 
>about CBL, I presume that a major shipment has begun by Bally's, and
>that lots of people will have them soon.

>~dave

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