8-Bit Pinball Games

[TFHFony]

When I was a young boy, a long long time ago, Rollerball was my first Pinball Game I played on a computer. Later on I played a bunch of other games, including the fantastic Pinball Dreams/Fantasies & Illusions series on the Amiga.
Recently I ran into Rollerball again, together with some other old 8-bit Pinball games:

Rollerball: http://www.file-hunter.com/MSX/RollerBall.html
Fireball: http://www.file-hunter.com/MSX/FireBall.html
Trickboy: http://www.file-hunter.com/MSX/TrickBoy.html
Thunderball: http://www.file-hunter.com/MSX/ThunderBall.html
SquareDancer: http://www.file-hunter.com/MSX/SquareDancer.html
Macadam Bumper: http://www.file-hunter.com/MSX/MacadamBumper.html

You can play these online in your broswer. No need to install anything.

Yes, they are slow. They are pixely, chunky & symplistic. But it gives you a good idea on how this all started. Have fun playing some of these oldies.

 

[EldarOfSuburbia]

I could play those all afternoon - despite having my 'phone handy to play TPA on.

 

[Heretic]

Xerox alto pinball from the mid 70s, a justified use of a 250,000 dollar machine..

 

[jaredmorgs]

That looks almost like the minimalist vector pinball games on the app stores today. That price tag though.

 

[Heretic]

Agreed, heh but it also plays better than some, pretty neat code, I've considered packaging up as a one click demo , but recently another alto was used to hash the bitcoin algorithm.. estimates were somewhere between the heat death of the universe and never lol poor xerox id have killed a puffin to get there in the 70s heh

 

[Biff]

I used to play Pinball Dreams, Fantasies & Illusions a lot back in the days.
Btw, these games were developed by the swedish company DICE, which is best known for Battlefield nowadays.
From Pinball to Battlefield.

 

[TFHFony]

I used to play Pinball Dreams, Fantasies & Illusions a lot back in the days.
Btw, these games were developed by the swedish company DICE, which is best known for Battlefield nowadays.
From Pinball to Battlefield.

I know that they re-released Pinball Dreams & Fantasies for the PS3 some years ago. Wouldn't mind a PS4 release either. Memories!

 

[vikingerik]

I got my start on this one, on the TI-99 computer. https://youtu.be/oZHNrp70Uz0?t=2m19s

Like everything else about that computer, it's got a weird streak. It's a bizarre mutant somewhere between pinball and Breakout, but it occupied six-year-old me for countless hours.

 

[TFHFony]

In the meantime, I have added 2 classic Pinball games (8 tables) for you to play online:

Pinball Dreams: http://www.file-hunter.com/amiga/#Pinball_Dreams
Pinball Fantasies: http://www.file-hunter.com/amiga/#Pinball_Fantasies

You'll need a fast PC to play these tables in your broswer, but these are 2 classic 16-bit Pinball Games. The music can be glitchy (especially during the intros) but the tables are very well playable.

 

[yespage]

In the meantime, I have added 2 classic Pinball games (8 tables) for you to play online:

Pinball Dreams: http://www.file-hunter.com/amiga/#Pinball_Dreams
Pinball Fantasies: http://www.file-hunter.com/amiga/#Pinball_Fantasies

You'll need a fast PC to play these tables in your broswer, but these are 2 classic 16-bit Pinball Games. The music can be glitchy (especially during the intros) but the tables are very well playable.

I had (still have) the version that had Nightmare and Ignition. Loved that game... that and Silverball (which had four tables).

 

[wizard33]

I was a huge MSX fan in the 80's and I actually bought Macadam Bumper. If I remember correctly, it was possible to design your own tables.

 

[Baron Rubik]

I was a huge MSX fan in the 80's and I actually bought Macadam Bumper. If I remember correctly, it was possible to design your own tables.

I had Macadam for the ZX Spectrum.
Yeah it did have an editor.
Still got it in the attic/loft.

 

[Worf]

In the meantime, I have added 2 classic Pinball games (8 tables) for you to play online:

Pinball Dreams: http://www.file-hunter.com/amiga/#Pinball_Dreams
Pinball Fantasies: http://www.file-hunter.com/amiga/#Pinball_Fantasies

You'll need a fast PC to play these tables in your broswer, but these are 2 classic 16-bit Pinball Games. The music can be glitchy (especially during the intros) but the tables are very well playable.

GOG has Pinball Dreams 1 and 2, Pinball Fantasies and Pinball Illusions as one pack

https://www.gog.com/game/pinball_gold_pack

It goes on sale so if you wait, you can get it for under $5.