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| Flashback2012:
--- Quote from: oldgamerz on October 26, 2018, 01:12:13 pm ---speaking of pinball there is a pinball collection for the 6th console generation, but the PS2 version is the blue disc type of video game. "Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection" also for PS1 there is some more 1: Pro Pinball: Big Race USA (1999) 2: Pro Pinball: Fantastic Journey (2000) :) I like the console version of pinball, but I used to have a Pinball mini arcade machine growing up --- End quote --- I know there's at least 4 Pro Pinball games on PS1. There's also digital pinball games based on KISS, Austin Powers and the Power Rangers. There's one called Patriotic Pinball and another called Extreme Pinball. PS2/PS3 is when they started doing the compilations like Gottlieb and Williams/Bally. Pinball Arcade/Farsight had and lost the license to Williams/Bally tables to Zen/Pinball FX. Had I won that Mega Millions/Powerball jackpot, one of the things I would have done is bought a nice patch of land to put up a super sturdy building on to house my ManCave/Arcade in. There would have definitely been a pinball wall with a pair of Addams Family machines acting as bookends. ;) |
| dashv:
While I appreciate The Pinball Arcade bringing me my favorite real pins in digital first, I am not surprised that they lost the license. I bought and was never able to satisfactorily play PBA on PS3. This was mind blowing given how well the same tables played on my iPhone 5s. The lag on PS3 was ridiculous. The excuses for why it could not be fixed even more ridiculous. Their work around? Change the maximum resolution of my PS3 to 720p every time I want to play pba then change it back when done. As for their problems on Xbox I have a bit of sympathy for them there. I’ve heard from a few devs that xbox is a tough platform to deal with licensing/dev support wise. PBA had the misfortune of having a publisher go bankrupt and hold their Xbox platform rights hostage in the process. Not entirely their fault. All that said, out of the gate Zen is firing on all cylinders with updated play modes and such. Really excited they got the licenses. We’re getting both the Pinball simulations we deserve as well as the ones we need right now. They also have the money, experience, and dev muscle to give these games the attention they deserve across all platforms. |
| tripredacus:
I never liked TPA on PS3. The disc only game was so much better. I only play TPA on PC. |
| undertakerprime:
--- Quote from: Flashback2012 on October 26, 2018, 08:34:37 pm ---Had I won that Mega Millions/Powerball jackpot, one of the things I would have done is bought a nice patch of land to put up a super sturdy building on to house my ManCave/Arcade in. There would have definitely been a pinball wall with a pair of Addams Family machines acting as bookends. ;) --- End quote --- Great minds think alike :D If I had won that much money, I’d create my own arcade filled with classic games and pinballs. When my parents remodeled their basement almost 20 years ago, they asked for my recommendation on a pinball machine, and I immediately suggested Theatre of Magic. Over the ensuing years, I’ve maintained it and fixed a few things; replaced the trunk, cleaned the playfield, and replaced the bulbs with LEDs. It’s actually kind of fun. They also bought a Star Wars Episode I pinball (one of the 2 Pinball 2000 machines Williams put out) but that one was brand new and hasn’t needed the same level of maintenance. Anyway, if I could find a place to play pinball around Indianapolis, I would. There are a couple places, but I think they only have one or two tables and I’m not sure it’s worth my time. |
| tripredacus:
--- Quote from: undertakerprime on October 29, 2018, 12:11:51 pm ---Anyway, if I could find a place to play pinball around Indianapolis, I would. There are a couple places, but I think they only have one or two tables and I’m not sure it’s worth my time. --- End quote --- https://pinside.com/pinball/map/where-to-play?searchterm=Indianapolis%2C+IN#results Game lists may not be up to date. |
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