Full Tilt! Pinball

Full Tilt! Pinball

3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet[]

3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet

TheWindows 98 installationCD-ROM has instructions on installingPinball on this version of Windows which are partly wrong; Microsoft later issued an updated support article.^[1] Windows XP was the last client release of Windows to include this game;3D Pinball for Windows - Space Cadet was removed from later releases of Windows due to a collision detection bug in the64-bit version of the game that Microsoft was not able to resolve in time for the release ofWindows Vista.^[2]

Comparison[]

The look and feel ofFull Tilt! Pinball and3D Pinball are similar, with a few exceptions: The latter contains only theSpace Cadet table and only supports 640×480 pixel resolution, while the former supports three different resolutions up to 1024×768 pixels. The image on the side is a two-dimensional image as opposed to pre-rendered 3D. The wordsMaxis andCinematronics have been changed from the yellow to a dark red, making them harder to see. It sports asplash screen that merely says3D Pinball and shows a small pinball graphic with faded edges. Music is not enabled by default in3D Pinball. It has fewer tracks that areinspired by the original game.

There are only a few minor differences between the gameplay of the two versions. The completion of a mission in the Maxis version results in a replay — actually a ball save, rather than aspecial — being awarded. In addition, hitting a wormhole that has the same color light locks the ball, which if done repeatedly activates themulti-ball round. This is not the case in3D Pinball: Completing a mission merely awards bonus points and hitting a wormhole in the above circumstances awards a replay. Also, the three yellow lights above the bumpers (both in the launch ramp and in the upper table zone) act differently: In3D Pinball these are turned off if the ball passes on them while they are on. This is not the case in the original game, where they just remain activated.

Reception[]

Reviewing the Windows version, a reviewer forNext Generation said that while theSpace Cadet table is fairly good, the other two tables suffer from cluttered graphics and weak ball physics, making them "incredibly difficult to follow". He gave it two out of five stars.^[3]

Chuzhou North Railway Station Incident[]

On September 4th, 2015, when a passenger attempted to take out a ticket, it was found out that the ticketing machines were displaying screens of theFull Tilt! Pinball game. This incident sparked immediate controversy among train lovers, dubbing Chuzhou North Railway Station as "Pinball North". In response, such games were cleaned from the operating systems.^[4]

References[]

External links[]

• Full Tilt! Pinball at MobyGames
• Full Tilt! Pinball at Wikipedia

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