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type I just came across some secret codes for 3D Pinball in Windows XP. Now you don’t need to start from ground zero! Howzzatt?!!

Note that the 3D Pinball window must be active for these codes to work.

  • Regain your old rank from a previous game by starting a new game and immediately typing rmax. Each time you type this secret command, you’ll advance one rank level.
  • Get an extra ball while the Awaiting Deployment message displays by typing 1max.
  • Activate the Gravity Well by starting a new game and immediately typing gmax.
  • Get an unlimited number of balls and essentially play for as long as you like by starting a new game and immediately typing bmax. Each time you lose a ball, a new one will appear. (While playing with an unlimited number of balls, none of the other tricks will work.)
  • Control the ball with your mouse by starting a new game and immediately typing hidden test. When you do, you can click the ball with your left mouse button and essentially drag it anywhere you want and rack up an unbelievable number of points.

Keep in mind that there isn’t a text box into which you enter these secret codes — you simply type them.

In addition to this, how about tweaking your Windows XP sound scheme to play Pinball sound effects!

Here’s how:

  1. Go to Start | Control Panel and double-click the Sounds And Audio Devices Properties tool.
  2. Select the Sounds tab and then choose the program event that you wish from the Program Events menu.
  3. Click the Browse button
  4. Select the Look In drop-down list and navigate to the C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Pinball folder.
  5. Sample the .wav files by hovering over a file and clicking the Play Sound button in the Preview panel located in the bottom left corner of the Browse For Default Beep Sound dialog box.
  6. Once you’ve identified an interesting sound, double-click the .wav file, click the Apply button, and save your Sound Scheme.

Trick: Try assigning Sound999.wav to the Minimize Program event.

How cool is that?!

Source TechRepublic

Recommended Downloads: Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility | Downloads: Windows Media Codecs


Posted in XP on November 21st, 2007

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