The whole game was made by just five people. As an idea to show what they were capable of, they developed a Mario pinball demo and pitched the idea to Nintendo, who then hired the company to make Super Mario Ball for the Game Boy Advance.
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The developers also included a preview mode, that lets you zoom into special areas of the table.The company was founded in 2002 by Adrian Barritt and Richard Horrocks, makers of the award-winning Pro Pinball series of computer games. Many videos are shown in the dot matrix display above the table. There is a lot of secret stuff to discover. The game takes in Roman, Prehistoric and Futuristic settings, as well as the present-day world. Your ultimate point-scoring goal is to travel through time by collecting crystals. You have a 3D view of the table, with 4 different viewpoints. The follow-up to The Web features a single but a very complex table. In conjunction with the audit menu, the numbers of different ways you can play this single table are almost limitless. Replay Value: The table will keep fans captivated for hours thanks to its deep rule set and attractive design. The game is simply a pinball player's best option for pure fun and realism on any computer or system. The sound effects are dead on, producing a huge variety of different noises and effects for the various shots and switches.Įnjoyment: The rules list is deep and complex and perfectly complements the visual and aural surroundings. Sound: The soundtrack is excellent with some pounding tunes that fit the frantic play perfectly. The level of detail is absolutely astounding and on the highest graphics mode it looks very much like the real thing. Graphics: While there's only one table, it is without doubt the best looking one to grace a computer screen to date (c.1997). While nothing can beat the real thing, this entry in the Pro Pinball series will definitely sate those who can't afford to buy or continuously feed a real pinball machine. The sound features a terrific electronic soundtrack and different effects for nearly every switch you hit.Īlthough there may be pinball games on the market better suited for those who doesn't know a jet bumper from a ramp from a drop shot, Pro Pinball: Timeshock! is a hardcore pinball players dream. Beware, though, that a high-end computer is needed to enjoy the game at its highest resolution (1600x1200!) - at least a Pentium II. If anything, it might be a touch too busy with the myriad of visuals built into the table that occasionally make it difficult to see what's happening. Rushmore hovering over a busy play field. The table's appearance is superb and depicts the faces of Mt. It's a great "fiddle factor" for those who enjoy this aspect. Not only are the graphics options, table views and sound options seemingly limitless, you can also access the audits of the game and change nearly every minor facet of play. Nearly anything possible with a real pinball table is replicated here, short of disassembly and cleaning. The designers have gone the extra mile to make certain the game is a "simulation" rather than a conglomeration of phony pinball tactics. And, the aforementioned action is just a portion of available activities on this table. The exciting culmination of the adventure occurs as you head to the Dawn of Time in a mind-boggling six-ball mode that leaves you reeling. The wide array of play modes and number of missions offered is astounding and the depth makes most other simulated pinball games seem dull by comparison.ĭuring gameplay, you must power up your time machine, search through time, capture the crystals, light up drop targets for bonuses, shoot for multi-ball and fight through a video mode. Casual gamers may be put off by the availability of only one table but hardcore fans will rank it with the classics of modern pinball such as Twilight Zone and The Addams Family.
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Pinball fans will undoubtedly be impressed with the extensive scope and design of the rules. The search for computer pinball realism is paying dividends. While not an easy task, the designers have replicated the wild nature of pinball by infusing it with the strange properties of friction and gravity as applied to the silver ball.
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The impressive design of Pro Pinball: Timeshock! eschews the gimmicks and impossible tricks used by most other computer pinball series and simulates actual gameplay as closely as possible. Pinball fans that love the feel of a flipper button in their fingers should have a blast with this new effort. The already exquisite physics model is greatly improved, as is nearly every other aspect. Empire Interactive, a major contender in the simulated pinball market after the release of Pro Pinball: The Web, follows up with Pro Pinball: Timeshock!, featuring a host of new features and a more in-depth storyline.