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I wish there were more VIDEO pinball games that don’t pretend to be a real table, just a 2D overhead view with awesome graphics and music like the old Pinball D

I wish there were more VIDEO pinball games that don’t pretend to be a real table, just a 2D overhead view with awesome graphics and music like the old Pinball Dreams/Fantasies series by Digital Illusions from the Amiga days.

noduerme 4y ago
I grew up on Tristan. Astonishingly they ported to iOS at some point... and I have no recollection of it looking this janky! To me it was the coolest thing ever on a Mac IIsi. http://www.littlewingpinball.com/doc/en/gameinfo/tristan/index.html http://www.littlewingpinball.com/doc/en/gameinfo/tristan/ind...
- phforms 4y ago
  Tristan is still my favourite pinball game to this day. I remember my dad playing it on whatever old Mac he had back then and I got to try it every once in a while. I like the simplicity of its design and I come back to playing it on my iPhone whenever I get bored. It’s amazing you can still download the original apps on http://www.littlewingpinball.com http://www.littlewingpinball.com and there is so much background information on there. I also love Crystal Caliburn II, which they ported on iOS too.
  - JKCalhoun 4y ago
    Also, "Eight Ball Deluxe".
mch82 4y ago
Kirby’s Pinball Land [1] is one of my favorite pinball games for this exact reason. 2D camera angle. Each table is divided into a set of full-screen partitions. I’ve never understood the appeal of 3D tables from bad camera angles. [1]: https://youtu.be/zwrw-k74TOU https://youtu.be/zwrw-k74TOU
- 1983054104 4y ago
  I enjoy both 2D and 3D pinballs but your YouTube link reminds me of "Revenge of the gator" [1] on Game Boy which was one of my favorite game at the time. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKeoPSPm4kw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKeoPSPm4kw
  - 22c 4y ago
    Both games were developed by HAL Laboratory, they probably share common code.
jrootabega 4y ago
"Yoku's Island Express" is worth checking out. It takes it one step further and doesn't even pretend to be a pinball game, but a platformer with pinball mechanics. I guess there were Sonic the Hedgehog games that did this a while ago, but this is the most recent game, as far as I know. It's a very satisfying sensory experience.
- adamrezich 4y ago
  +1 for this recommendation, definitely a hidden gem. "pinballvania!" (free) is another: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=63353 https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=63353 I want to see more pinball "metroidvania" games! there's lots of neat game design ideas inherent to pinball that I believe are often overlooked these days.
  - jrootabega 4y ago
    Interesting! Kinda stressful, but I'll check it out more.
msk-lywenn 4y ago
PinOut on mobiles is pretty great. It's kind of an infinite pinball machine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPUjpP4PT_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPUjpP4PT_U

noduerme 4y ago

I grew up on Tristan. Astonishingly they ported to iOS at some point... and I have no recollection of it looking this janky! To me it was the coolest thing ever on a Mac IIsi. http://www.littlewingpinball.com/doc/en/gameinfo/tristan/index.html http://www.littlewingpinball.com/doc/en/gameinfo/tristan/ind...

phforms 4y ago
Tristan is still my favourite pinball game to this day. I remember my dad playing it on whatever old Mac he had back then and I got to try it every once in a while. I like the simplicity of its design and I come back to playing it on my iPhone whenever I get bored. It’s amazing you can still download the original apps on http://www.littlewingpinball.com http://www.littlewingpinball.com and there is so much background information on there. I also love Crystal Caliburn II, which they ported on iOS too.
- JKCalhoun 4y ago
  Also, "Eight Ball Deluxe".

mch82 4y ago

Kirby’s Pinball Land [1] is one of my favorite pinball games for this exact reason. 2D camera angle. Each table is divided into a set of full-screen partitions. I’ve never understood the appeal of 3D tables from bad camera angles. [1]: https://youtu.be/zwrw-k74TOU https://youtu.be/zwrw-k74TOU

1983054104 4y ago
I enjoy both 2D and 3D pinballs but your YouTube link reminds me of "Revenge of the gator" [1] on Game Boy which was one of my favorite game at the time. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKeoPSPm4kw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKeoPSPm4kw
- 22c 4y ago
  Both games were developed by HAL Laboratory, they probably share common code.

jrootabega 4y ago

"Yoku's Island Express" is worth checking out. It takes it one step further and doesn't even pretend to be a pinball game, but a platformer with pinball mechanics. I guess there were Sonic the Hedgehog games that did this a while ago, but this is the most recent game, as far as I know. It's a very satisfying sensory experience.

adamrezich 4y ago
+1 for this recommendation, definitely a hidden gem. "pinballvania!" (free) is another: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=63353 https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=63353 I want to see more pinball "metroidvania" games! there's lots of neat game design ideas inherent to pinball that I believe are often overlooked these days.
- jrootabega 4y ago
  Interesting! Kinda stressful, but I'll check it out more.

msk-lywenn 4y ago

PinOut on mobiles is pretty great. It's kind of an infinite pinball machine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPUjpP4PT_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPUjpP4PT_U