Pinball Arcade now on Steam Greenlight!

[Jeff Strong]

I think they should just go with Origin.

 

[karl]

I Agree! Easier to install Origin than a whole new operating system. Give them a call Jeff

 

[Freelance]

I don't mind if they go to Origin but a lot of people hate EA (I don't but a lot do) and wouldn't touch Origin with a 10 foot pole. Gamefly is a better proposition than Origin for that reason alone. Gamefly doesn't have as much hatred.

 

[SilverBalls]

No, no, no, a thousand times no, to Windows 8. I have a perfectly good Windows 7 machine that I have no desire to "upgrade".

If it's on the Windows 8 store in addition to somewhere else, that's one thing. But the vast majority of users are happy on 7 or even XP and are not going to venture into the brave new world of Windows 8 just for TPA.

I can add a few thousand more no's to the Windows 8 proposition. Seriously it seems like Microsoft are bringing out a new OS every 5 mins. Wasn't the Vista disaster supposed to be the last Windows version ever, then came 7, now 8. Another couple of years and it will be 9, which will be 10 times more bloated than 8, 5 times slower, and will eats twice as much RAM.

 

[Sean DonCarlos]

I don't mind if they go to Origin but a lot of people hate EA (I don't but a lot do) and wouldn't touch Origin with a 10 foot pole. Gamefly is a better proposition than Origin for that reason alone. Gamefly doesn't have as much hatred.

I'm no fan of EA, but I would swallow my distaste and install Origin solely for TPA if that's the only way the PC version could be released.

I can add a few thousand more no's to the Windows 8 proposition. Seriously it seems like Microsoft are bringing out a new OS every 5 mins. Wasn't the Vista disaster supposed to be the last Windows version ever, then came 7, now 8. Another couple of years and it will be 9, which will be 10 times more bloated than 8, 5 times slower, and will eats twice as much RAM.

Microsoft seems to get every other OS right. Windows 2000 and XP (versions 5 and 5.1, respectively) were pretty good, Windows Vista was a total loss, Windows 7 is mostly well-behaved, and signs aren't looking good for Windows 8.

 

[Jeff Strong]

Microsoft seems to get every other OS right. Windows 2000 and XP (versions 5 and 5.1, respectively) were pretty good, Windows Vista was a total loss, Windows 7 is mostly well-behaved, and signs aren't looking good for Windows 8.

Don't forget the clunker that was Windows ME. I still have nightmares about it.

 

[Sean DonCarlos]

Don't forget the clunker that was Windows ME. I still have nightmares about it.

I deliberately left that out as the Operating System That Shall Not Be Named. Now you have angered the computer gods and unleashed condemnation and ruin upon us all!

 

[brakel]

Many people don't like EA but they sell a ton of software. I think it might help sell more TPA units. Its like when McDonalds started selling apple slices. Three weeks later they became the world's largest retailer of apples. But a lot of people hate McDonalds!

 

[Freelance]

I'm no fan of EA, but I would swallow my distaste and install Origin solely for TPA if that's the only way the PC version could be released.

If only other people were like you.

Vista isn't horrible. It was horrible at first but the update packs made it much better. Hey, I'm actually using Vista on my PC.

I hold no hatred towards any game company unlike most people. Sims 3 is the best Sims game and it's from EA. Looking forward to SimCity.

 

[SilverBalls]

Many people don't like EA but they sell a ton of software. I think it might help sell more TPA units. Its like when McDonalds started selling apple slices. Three weeks later they became the world's largest retailer of apples. But a lot of people hate McDonalds!

I reckon that 90% of the apples that McDonalds sell never actually get consumed. The last thing you want to eat is an apple slice after you have stuffed your face with a Big Mac.... far too healthy.

I am not overly crazy about EA - they have become too big, however we must remember they did publish the Bill Budge's Pinball Construction Set in the early 80s on the Atari and Apple so maybe they aren't so bad after all. They also can't hate Pinball as much as Steam, they are keen to get titles onboard, so are probably a good choice.

 

[Tabe]

Vista isn't horrible. It was horrible at first but the update packs made it much better. Hey, I'm actually using Vista on my PC.

Vista x64 was good from the get-go - far better than XP x64 ever was, that's for sure. Vista gets a bad rap but I've not had an issue with it.

Tabe

 

[Pinballwiz45b]

Unless they choose all 100 for the holidays (which I almost doubt will happen), I don't think we'll get the Greenlight this month. I really hope this gets through at some point. I don't want Windows 8 or Origin or GoG. Other suppliers listed, I'm not sure at the moment. Steam really is a good choice for the PC and Mac platforms.

 

[SilverBalls]

Unless they choose all 100 for the holidays (which I almost doubt will happen), I don't think we'll get the Greenlight this month. I really hope this gets through at some point. I don't want Windows 8 or Origin or GoG. Other suppliers listed, I'm not sure at the moment. Steam really is a good choice for the PC and Mac platforms.

If your chart position is based on the number of votes in a period of time then we have most likely had most votes cast now. But as Steam don't really make any effort to explain how the system works who knows. Maybe they pick 10-20 that they fancy, or they look at the posted comment activity.

Words can't describe the hatred I feel for Steam right now

 

[Void]

http://store.steampowered.com/news/9478/

New Steam Greenlight Games:
Blackspace
Darkfall Unholy Wars
Dawn of Fantasy
Dragon's Lair
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Gear Up
Kinetic Void - Space Adventure
The Light
No Time To Explain
Primordia
Sang-Froid : Tales of Werewolves
StarForge
Waking Mars

 

[Klopek]

http://store.steampowered.com/news/9478/

I suppose it's 13 places closer to release now though. Half full, right? *sigh*

 

[Rooter]

This video would be 100x cooler if the game was being played on a cabinet! Let's see that real DMD and LEDWiz lighting up those Cree LED's! TAKE MY MONEY!!!

 

[bossyman15]

But as Steam don't really make any effort to explain how the system works who knows. Maybe they pick 10-20 that they fancy, or they look at the posted comment activity.

Words can't describe the hatred I feel for Steam right now

Maybe the reason they didn't explain how it works because people could find a way to abuse the system.

 

[Jeff Strong]

I think it's time to give up on Steam.

I think they should just go with Origin.

Agreed!

 

[Pinballwiz45b]

Since we didn't make it, I'm assuming we jumped to rank #77.

 

[Jeff Strong]

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