It's kind of interesting too because we see a lot of
pinball games going in the opposite direction.
Not exact matches
Since we have yet another big PlayStation Plus update coming tomorrow, we're just
going to dive in and let you know that Zen
Pinball 2 (PS3 / PS Vita) and Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower (PSP, PS Vita compatible) will be added to the Instant
Game Collection, replacing Gods Eater Burst and Malicious.
I used to love
going to the arcades and the corner store to play video
games and
pinball, and those days were special to be sure, but last gen was the first console gen with 720 / 1080p graphics, and full online functionality, which changed everything.
While playing with Sonic in Casinopolis,
go to the
pinball game with the NiGHTS motif.
Now any
pinball game is
going to live and die by its physics engine.
After years of success with the Williams and Bally
pinball licenses that were part of the Farsight Pinball Arcade, they are no longer going to have the games available after June 30
pinball licenses that were part of the Farsight
Pinball Arcade, they are no longer going to have the games available after June 30
Pinball Arcade, they are no longer
going to have the
games available after June 30, 2018.
Well, unless you have a time machine at home, the best you can do to having real
pinball machines in your home is buying one of the few
pinball video
games that have
gone to great lengths to recreate the classic tables you remember.
When not actually playing the
pinball game (by that I mean not having the ball
going through the machine, the machine is just idle), press one of the flipper buttons and the machine will say something comical like «Make me cookies!»
Whether it's this coming Tuesday, November 28th (the supposed release date for the
game), or any other date, Stern
Pinball Arcade is definitely
going to be a Day 1 buy for me on PS4 and Steam.
Also
go on about what we played, new
game releases this week, general chatter, Zen
Pinball 2 league 3, and whatever else strikes us fancy!
I thought it was
going to be a hat - based F2P
Pinball game built on the Source Engine, but it looks like I'm wrong because today Zen Studios announced Portal
Pinball a new Portal - themed board for
Pinball FX2.
Knowing that a
pinball game was coming to the 3DS from the same great developer, I was quite excited to play this one on the
go, or even from the comfort of my nice warm and comfy bed.
As I learned tricks to overcome obstacles (like the proper use of rice balls), I was able to forgive just about every other transgression that [i] Odama [/ i] hurled at me, from seemingly poor AI to questionable
pinball physics, but no
pinball - based
game should ever have a time limit placed on what is an inherently wildly - inaccurate interface: you're supposed to lose when the ball
goes between the flippers (or in the additional case of [i] Odama [/ i], when the Ninten Bell is forced between them by opposing forces) and not for any other reason.
Get comfortable because today's moment of
pinball involves the Fantastic Four table from Zen Pinball 2, and unlike the past few video features that last five minutes or so before I reach Game Over, I rally and keep the action going here for fifteen m
pinball involves the Fantastic Four table from Zen
Pinball 2, and unlike the past few video features that last five minutes or so before I reach Game Over, I rally and keep the action going here for fifteen m
Pinball 2, and unlike the past few video features that last five minutes or so before I reach
Game Over, I rally and keep the action
going here for fifteen minutes.
We've already seen just how elaborate the
pinball tables are
going to be in this
game, and Zen Studios seems intent on kicking things up
We all played the
pinball game that came on the old Windows systems, we're sure, and we all loved it (we're also sure), so meshing this kind of gameplay with Pokémon was always
going to work — especially since the ball was a PokéBall.
Whether
going by the name of Zen
Pinball 1 or 2, or
Pinball FX 1 or 2, or even through some dedicated hub
games and apps such as Star Wars
Pinball, Marvel
Pinball or even Aliens vs
Pinball, Zen Studios has flooded the market with excellent quality
Pinball games in recent years.
Epic
Pinball was a ten month project written entirely in assembly language by Schmalz that
went on to become one of the most successful shareware
games ever made, trailing only behind such industry greats as Duke3D, Doom and Wolfenstein 3D.
Well with Telltale Games and Zen Studios on board it looks like a Walking Dead
pinball game is
going to become a reality.