Digital Pinball Help and Recommendations

[stryc9]

Anybody know a pinball game that has always-on multiball? Like, all your balls are in play from the start?

I'm pretty sure Goin' Nutz by Gotlieb does that. It's 'emulated' on the Gotlieb Pinball Classics collection on PS2 and PSP, and I thought it was a fantastic table.

[silvergunner]

@all Zen Pinball-user: It´s worth to download the Mars-table for Pinball FX2 again.Better optics,better ball physics,scoring is much easier...and the additional camera is very helpful to get skill shots.Now I´m in love with this table

[professor ganson]

Scored just shy of a million in Kirby Pinball Land. Does anyone know what happens when you beat all three bosses? I've just about beat all three bosses on several occasions, but have fallen short by a hair. I'm just about there.

If I remember correctly, you fight King Dedede after beating the first three bosses. From what I remember, the game either ends or restarts after you beat him and I remember the ending being rather weak. edit: I checked. Dedede after first three stages are beaten, a short ending after Dedede, and the game restarts.

I have been playing Wildfire pinball. Very nice for a stand alone LED pinball.

Thanks, Brian. I'm glad to be psychologically prepared for a final boss when I get a chance to go back to this game.

[Ruldra]

Fantastic Four table coming for Marvel Pinball.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtkgP0gnHz4

[BrianC]

Just picked up Atari C-380 Video Pinball stand alone console from the 70s. A bit primitive with blocky graphics, somple layouts, and limited physics, but still quite a bit of fun. Physics are actually better than the 2600 Video Pinball and the ball angle does vary depending on where it hits flipper (in the 2600 Video Pinball, the ball is actually more controllable with the tilt feature than with the flippers). The ability to play the pinball Breakout style with a paddle and the inclusion of other games (Breakout and Rebound) adds to the console. The other games are just as fun as the pinball too.

It's one of those games where the controls are on the console. Flipper buttons on the side and a paddle on top. Rebound requires the use of the ball serve or a flipper button (flipper button recommended) to bounce the ball higher.

[Ruldra]

Captain America table announced for Marvel Pinball and Pinball FX2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOx32P1-DdM

[MadScientist]

Either I'm getting better at pinball or the missions in both the F4 and Cap. America seem a little easier than usual for Zen. Beaten the five main missions in F4 and got Galactus to show up, but botched it from there.

I've cleared 5 of the 6 missions in one game on the Cap. America table - most of these seem fairly straightforward. Some of them even retain your progress on them so you can re-activate and finish them later. Also, unlike the F4 table, you don't have to clear them all in one life.

Scores so far;

Fantastic Four - 118,432,000
Captain America - 123,400,923

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Picked up the U.S. PS2 version of Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection. Didn't know that a PS2 version was released in 2007 by Crave themselves. Picked it up on the cheap brand new from a local Walmart. Looks great when using an Japanese RGB cable from the ol' PS2 console piped into an XRGB-2 -- of course, it's running in 480 interlaced mode at best. Uses a mere 54KB of space on a 8MB PS2 memory card for saving posterity.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[xbl0x180]

Picked up the U.S. PS2 version of Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection. Didn't know that a PS2 version was released in 2007 by Crave themselves. Picked it up on the cheap brand new from a local Walmart. Looks great when using an Japanese RGB cable from the ol' PS2 console piped into an XRGB-2 -- of course, it's running in 480 interlaced mode at best. Uses a mere 54KB of space on a 8MB PS2 memory card for saving posterity.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

I have that game for the 360. It's not as good as real pinball, but it's one of the best games I've played for the 360 (besides Katamari and Pinata ).

[Ganelon]

I believe Crave has published all versions of both Pinball Hall of Fame games. The 3DS version of The Williams Collection is coming soon but it's not looking good so far. I'm pretty sure every fan wants to see FarSight and Crave get on with announcing The Bally Collection.

[Vamos]

Just getting into pinball myself and am trying to get hold of PS2 version of Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection in PAL , was it actually released in pal territories and does anyone know where i can get a copy , no luck on ebay.

[BulletMagnet]

According to GameFAQs the PS2 version was only released in the US, though every other version got a PAL edition under the title "Williams Pinball Classics" (though there's apparently a separate game for PC bearing that title.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

The 3DS version of Pinball Hall Of Fame Williams Collection is already out. Aside from the new fangled 3D effects without the need for 3D glasses, it's the same pinball game compliation like with the release of PHOF:WC on the other respective console gaming platforms.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[antares]

Hi Everyone! Yes, Paranormal will be a FREE download for one week only. It's a bit of a 1 year Pinball FX2 anniversary celebration, and we really wanted to say "thanks" for all of the support over the past year.

Once you download the table it is yours FOREVER.

The FREE download period is Oct 26 - Nov 2.

[Austin]

Farsight studios announced recently that they will be releasing another pinball compilation in 2012, for a variety of platforms.

The FREE download period is Oct 26 - Nov 2.

Awesome! I will be grabbing that, for sure.

[Klatrymadon]

Ed: oops, didn't see Antares' post.

How are you liking Sorcerer's Lair? The last two tables (Ms. Splosion Man and this) seem to be easier to score on than the rest. I've broken 200m on both of them, and I'm usually lucky if I can manage half of that.

[MadScientist]

Something called Pinballistik on the EU PSN store today;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvssRRu2Xzw

It's by Creat Studios so it probably won't be very good though.

[iconoclast]

FarSight announced their next game: The Pinball Arcade

Looks like this is going to be a downloadable "hub" game with tons of DLC, just like Pinball FX 2. I would've preferred a retail disc, but oh well. Either way, the Williams Collection is the best video pinball I've ever played, so I'm hyped.

[Ganelon]

I'm disappointed that it doesn't seem there will be a physical copy available but with the 2 rehashed tables, I hope that the first 4 tables will be sold separately. That said, Theatre of Magic is good enough to sell a pack itself.

On the Facebook site for The Pinball Arcade, FarSight mentioned that it's planning at least 10 DLC tables, one of which will be Cirqus Voltaire (another strong pick). And apparently in this DLC format, having licensed tables will be easier, which is great news. Now, if the physics are tweaked just a bit to make everything closer in difficulty to the offline tables, this will be the pinball pack to beat. I reckon that this may be the end of Pinball FX2's table "cloning" and just hope genre supersaturation won't set in with 3 pinball DLC framework titles available.

[Klatrymadon]

It's fairly hard work to activate the missions/multiballs on 'Paranormal', and they aren't even particularly good scoring opportunities, but man, it hands out extra lives like fucking Donkey Kong Country.

Hit the ball up to the cube when there's no mission active, get it in a hole, and then hit the flippers until it says 'Light Extra Ball'. The next time you hit the ball up to the cube, there'll be a flashing 'Extra Ball' target. You can do this several times before that option stops showing up.

[Ruldra]

Pinballistick is coming out this week on the US PSN Store. If anyone decides to get it, please share opinions.

It's fairly hard work to activate the missions/multiballs on 'Paranormal', and they aren't even particularly good scoring opportunities, but man, it hands out extra lives like fucking Donkey Kong Country.

Zen Pinball has a limit of 2 extra balls per real ball, so you can't just win extra balls forever.

[Klatrymadon]

Yeah, the option stopped showing up after a while. You can get all your extras in one go with the above method, though.

[Ruldra]

Not in one go. After you got 2 extra balls, you can't win more until you've drained them all and launched the next real ball.

[BrianC]

I downloaded Retro Pinball for my iPad (it's a universal app for iPhone/iPod touch/iPad). It's currently free (usually 1 or 2 dollars, I think. Might be the last day to get it free) and it's a neat remake of three of the Epic Pinball tables (Super Android, Crash and Burn, and Pangea) from the creator of the game.

[Klatrymadon]

Not in one go. After you got 2 extra balls, you can't win more until you've drained them all and launched the next real ball.

The rules must be slightly different on the 360 version (or just this table), mate. I chose 'Light Extra Ball' as my cube bonus four times on my first ball earlier, and collected them all (it's quick and easy to do this at the very start of your game, before you lock any balls). The option does seem to go away after that, though - the other two must come after those have drained.

[Ruldra]

Well I admit I haven't played this table much, but the standard for the rest of the tables is 2 extra balls per ball. There's an option in the operator's menu that tells you exactly how many you can get.

[Klatrymadon]

Ah, of course! Yeah, the factory setting is 5 here, and 2 on the others. Perhaps it's because this is the free newcomer-attracting table. Or just because it's quite hard.

[Arcade Legends 3]

If one is to the electronic thing, so he must get the UltraPin machine. UltraPin simulates true tables.
12 tables, some of them being simulated almost at 1:1. UltraPin includes tables of the Ritchie brothers and Oursler - the best developers of 20th century, thus in history. There are whole nine excellent tables, some of which - world class ones.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

I saw/played on an UltraPin setup at the past 2011 California Extreme show. It looks pretty good if you can't afford or have enough space for a real pinball machine in your game room. I like how you can feel the flipper vibration feedback if you press the flipper buttons on a UP machine.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[Zeether]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtQa-ONdz9I

New Pinball Arcade trailer. Looking good.