I've never understood why anyone gets excited about pinball games. Sure the real thing is a bit of laugh for a few minutes but I've never played a decent console pinball game. The screens not big enough, the balls don't feel right and there is real lack of excitement that you get playing real pinball. I may be wrong about this but surely they don't sell that well, so why do they keep appearing? Has anyone here ever paid full price for one?
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A good pinball video game has been adapted to take into consideration the screen size/demensions, and becomes a frenetic schmup variant with multiple screens/tables aimed at score attack. You should try Devil Crash before you condemn the genre
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Got to agree with papercut here. Devil Crash on the PC Engine & MD is a superb version of videogame pinball.
If a scrolling screen is done well then it really doesnt interupt the flow of the game. The added bonus screens in Devil Crash just top it off.
Personally I prefer the "fantasy" type of pinball than a game that trys to really convert a straight table. Its not like you can have real monks and demons flying over a real table. Thats not to say I dont like the straight conversions, I had True Pinball on the PS1 and its a game i really enjoyed.
Another good one i like was Gator Pinball on the original GB. Cant remember if that was the right name but it was a good fun game.
Going to be getting a copy of Flipnic in the post soon as i saw a demo and to me it looks pretty tasty.Comment
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I really enjoyed Kirby Pinball on the original Gameboy and both of the Pokemon Pinball's were superb. Maybe I liked them because they weren't just straight pinball though, they added the Nintendo twist that made it fun.
Can't think of any console one's I would want to play though.Comment
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because they can be fun !
Pinball Dreams and Pinball Fantasies on the Amiga were great,
also True Pinball on the psx was very good.Comment
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Pinball machines are the don, and should be played continously....Pinball console games are however complete and utter tripe... anyone who likes those games can't really like the real deal, real pinbal is about the kinetic feel of the whole thing, bashing and not tilting, saving the ball, finding the right power on the launcher....Comment
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Is it not because they give people the oppurtunity to play pinball at home or on the move, which is difficult to do with a real machine?
Saying pinball games are pointless because the real thing is better is like saying driving games are pointless because you can go on a track day.Comment
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Yup, which makes me wonder why I have any driving games at all?Comment
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I have played Devil Crash on the MD, didn't find it anything to shout about really. Some driving games are a lot closer to the real thing than any pinball game I have played, which I admit is not that many. I just don't think it is a pastime that translates well, maybe if you had a special controller I would be more tempted, it just doesn't feel right to me.Comment
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Devil Crash is an excellent fantasy pinball game. For something more realistic try Pro-pinball: Timeshock (ps1/dc). The physics seem pretty much perfect as do the graphics, but you'll need a larger screen to appreciate it.
I do like the real thing and most console translations are disappointing but try Timeshock. I reckon its the nearest thing to pinball perfection.Comment
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No no no, they're totally different, but can be equally good.Originally posted by JibberX
I like real pinball, and I like video pinball. As I said, a good video pinball game is like a a frenetic schmup.Comment
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Pokemon pinball is cool, I swear it. I don't know how the new one is. I'm sure its good too.Comment
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Pro Pinball is easily the most realistic pinball game I've played, tho it was made by a group of Pinball enthusiasts.
The Web was the best of the tables imo despite being first, then Big Race USA, TimeShock and Fantastic Journey. All had fantastically well rendered visuals, nice music, great physics and some great little video mode games. They were all released on PC, then The Web made it to PS1 and Saturn, and I think the sequels made it to PS1, then the Dreamcast had the latter 3 released in 1 collection (which was great
tho not quite as good as playing the PC versions in high resolution)
Addiction pinball was another fave just for the Worms Table. (also released as Worms Pinball).
If they have a good soundtrack, interesting table layouts, and decent physics I find PC (and Console) Pinball games great.Comment
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I have liked both the Pokemon pinball games (although I ain't much of a Pokemon fan), but the tables play well with lots of features and i like challenging my high score.
When you have got some lazy time, like on the beach whilst on holiday they can be lots of fun.
TRComment
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I think it would look better if you had a massive widesreen tv and could turn it on its side like Ikaruga, not being able to see the whole screen is annoying.Comment
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