Microsoft Pinball Arcade
Encyclopedia
Microsoft Pinball Arcade is a pinball
video game from Microsoft
. It was released on December 15, 1998 for PC and in 2001 for the Game Boy Color
. The game is a collection of seven real pinball tables licensed by Gottlieb
. These include: Baffle Ball
(1931), Humpty Dumpty
(1947), Knock Out (1950), Slick Chick (1963), Spirit of '76
(1976), Haunted House
(1982), and Cue Ball Wizard (1992).
A free trial version is also available, with Haunted House as the only playable pinball table.
gave it a 6.2. The game was praised for its faithful reproduction of the sound effects, detailed high-quality graphics, and realistic ball physics.
IGN
gave it a 5.2.
Pinball
Pinball is a type of arcade game, usually coin-operated, where a player attempts to score points by manipulating one or more metal balls on a playfield inside a glass-covered case called a pinball machine. The primary objective of the game is to score as many points as possible...
video game from Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
. It was released on December 15, 1998 for PC and in 2001 for the Game Boy Color
Game Boy Color
The is Nintendo's successor to the 8-bit Game Boy handheld game console, and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, November 19, 1998 in North America, November 23, 1998 in Europe and November 27, 1998 in the United Kingdom. It features a color screen and is slightly thicker and taller than...
. The game is a collection of seven real pinball tables licensed by Gottlieb
Gottlieb
Gottlieb was an arcade game corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. The company was established by David Gottlieb in 1927, initially producing pinball machines while later expanding into various other games including pitch-and-bats, bowling games, and eventually video arcade games .Like other...
. These include: Baffle Ball
Baffle Ball
Baffle Ball is a pinball machine created in 1931 by Gottlieb. It was the first pinball machine, and was designed by company founder David Gottlieb. It cost a penny to play and gave players seven balls to shoot into scoring holes...
(1931), Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty (pinball)
Humpty Dumpty is a historically important pinball machine released by Gottlieb on October 25, 1947. Named after Humpty Dumpty, the nursery rhyme character, it is considered to be the first pinball machine to include flippers — invented by Harry Mabs...
(1947), Knock Out (1950), Slick Chick (1963), Spirit of '76
Spirit of '76 (game)
Spirit of '76 was the first microprocessor-based pinball table. The table was based on the technology Dave Nutting Associates had created for Bally in 1974. The firm licensed the technology to Mirco Games in 1975 to create the table, since Bally was not initially interested in the system...
(1976), Haunted House
Haunted House (pinball)
-Description:Haunted House, with its industry first of 3 playfields, is considered to be an iconic pinball game. Although Bally’s Elektra has 3 playfields and predates Haunted House, Elektra’s lower playfield was self-contained and uses its own captive ball for scoring...
(1982), and Cue Ball Wizard (1992).
A free trial version is also available, with Haunted House as the only playable pinball table.
Reception
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gave it a 6.2. The game was praised for its faithful reproduction of the sound effects, detailed high-quality graphics, and realistic ball physics.
IGN
IGN
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gave it a 5.2.