Pinball (1980 video game)

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Pinball
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Publisher(s)Acorn Software Products
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Designer(s)John Allen[1]
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Platform(s)TRS-80
Release1980
Genre(s)Pinball
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Pinball is a pinball simulation written by John Allen and published by Acorn Software Products in 1980 for the TRS-80.[1][2]

Gameplay

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Gameplay screenshot

Pinball is a game which gives variable speed of the ball as well as variable power of the ball release.[3]

Reception

Jon Mishcon reviewed Pinball in The Space Gamer No. 36.[3] Mishcon commented that "As a program, a strong endorsement, as a game, a qualified yes."[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Cover to Cover: Acorn Software Fall 1981 (p. 5)". Gaming After 40. March 13, 2011.
  2. Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Mishcon, Jon (February 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (36). Steve Jackson Games: 27.

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