I heard you mention "modes" and there are none. Just a normal game each time. Just that Game# = credits, that's all.
I don't know if "clicks" is the correct term but basically Phil said that it's using a certain amount of time for each period, just don't know what that period is. We looked at the manual together, and he said a single was this many units, a double this many units, etc. Based on the timing, a hit could be:
Strike
Foul
Single
Double
Triple
Home Run
Playball.gif is just a gif I found, but it's right on with gameplay. Depending on the pitch selected, it determines the speed of the pitch. After that it determines the hit based on time.
After a hit: You hit the button to reset things. The pitches start flashing again, and a second press pitches the ball, a third press swings the bat.
I think the game goes to a certain score, and that's it, like 30 or something, settable.
I was going to try to make this in vp, I think it would be easy, just scripting mainly. Just script lights on/off images from the template. I was going to try to make a backglass only version for cabs, but now I see making it in desktop is easier, then just adding the controller calls for the backglass version. The cab version would just be a b2s made from the image using the desktop's script.
As in Trapshoot, 7 is a free game, but it won't show home runs- it just keeps track.
Major/Minor League: Major, faster overall speed, allows free games. This means that all pitches are exactly faster by the same amount.
Minor, slower, no free games. The overall "clock" is slower.
Sounds:
Crack of ball on bat (pop). Used in all hits, and foul.
Strike 1, 2, 3 (in an Umpire's voice).
Home Run Crowd sound (about 1-1.5 seconds long), can't find it anywhere, if I could take it out of my head I would.
Quarter sound (as in Trapshoot, only goes to 4 credits).
Playball and Trapshoot are the only 2 I have owned (several), I didn't even know the others existed until I searched for resources. The designer (artwork only) was Lonnie Pogue of Pogue and Associates. He said he didn't have anything leftover from "those days".
Edit: Umpire lighs up when the ball is pitched (goes off when pitch is completed/hit), and Major/Minor Leagues was a switch on the coinbox.