A.S.K. Homework's Zaccaria Pinball app has garnered quite the following on these forums, so I was wondering if anyone would like to see another app along the same lines for a different manufacturer, whether by A.S.K. Homework, FarSight, Silverball or somebody else altogether. Once I've gotten a better feel for what would be good options for something like this, I'll add a poll; you can vote for as many of the options in the soon-to-be-added poll as you wish. Here's my take on some of the more prominent options:
- Alvin G.: This would be an interesting choice for a Zaccaria-style app. There wouldn't be many tables to choose from, but they would all be gems, at least from what I've seen. Mystery Castle would be the biggest attraction here, but I'm sure that both Al's Garage Band and Pistol Poker would have their fans and why not throw Punchy the Clown in there, too, while we're at it? The only snag I can think of is that I can't get a bead on what MPU the Alvin G. games used–does anybody have any idea of what that might be?
- Atari: Atari is a mixed bag, IMO. You have interesting tables like 3x3 and fun players like Superman, but you also have the sorry likes of Middle-Earth and The Atarians. Still, I might buy this if it also had Airborne Avenger, so there you have it.
- Capcom: I love the idea of a Capcom Pinball app! For starters, this is probably the cheapest we'll ever get to play Big Bang Bar, but the other Capcoms would certainly translate well (I'd love to have Breakshot on my iPad). Pinball Magic and Airborne would also make for solid additions and we can add in Flipper Football and Kingpin later on.
- Game Plan: I can't seem to get a read on Game Plan. They seemed to make pretty fun pins, but never quite caught on like others did. They also seem to have suffered from Gottlieb Solid-State Syndrome, with their final tables using an MPU that first saw active use in 1979. Still, what I've seen of Game Plan machines makes them look like decent players, so I'd probably end up buying a Game Plan app if it were released (Andromeda & Cyclopes look especially promising & Loch Ness Monsters would have to make an appearance at some point).
Those are all the big ones I can think of for now–let me know if I missed any!
- Alvin G.: This would be an interesting choice for a Zaccaria-style app. There wouldn't be many tables to choose from, but they would all be gems, at least from what I've seen. Mystery Castle would be the biggest attraction here, but I'm sure that both Al's Garage Band and Pistol Poker would have their fans and why not throw Punchy the Clown in there, too, while we're at it? The only snag I can think of is that I can't get a bead on what MPU the Alvin G. games used–does anybody have any idea of what that might be?
- Atari: Atari is a mixed bag, IMO. You have interesting tables like 3x3 and fun players like Superman, but you also have the sorry likes of Middle-Earth and The Atarians. Still, I might buy this if it also had Airborne Avenger, so there you have it.
- Capcom: I love the idea of a Capcom Pinball app! For starters, this is probably the cheapest we'll ever get to play Big Bang Bar, but the other Capcoms would certainly translate well (I'd love to have Breakshot on my iPad). Pinball Magic and Airborne would also make for solid additions and we can add in Flipper Football and Kingpin later on.
- Game Plan: I can't seem to get a read on Game Plan. They seemed to make pretty fun pins, but never quite caught on like others did. They also seem to have suffered from Gottlieb Solid-State Syndrome, with their final tables using an MPU that first saw active use in 1979. Still, what I've seen of Game Plan machines makes them look like decent players, so I'd probably end up buying a Game Plan app if it were released (Andromeda & Cyclopes look especially promising & Loch Ness Monsters would have to make an appearance at some point).
Those are all the big ones I can think of for now–let me know if I missed any!
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