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Know any good pinball video games? (pawb.social)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I recently played through a demo for a game called Pinball Spire on steam, and it put me in the mood for playing pinball games. Unfortunately, and I don't know if this is just due to me having bad google-foo, there don't seem to be that many on Steam that catch my interest.

So figured I may as well make a thread asking about what the "state of the art" of pinball video games is. Some of the ones I've played:

  • Sonic Spinball: Very janky, but very unique and I don't think I've seen anyone try to do anything similar to it.
  • Pokémon Pinball and Sonic Pinball Party: Fairly standard pinball games, tbh. They're both on handhelds so they can't do that much.
  • Demon's Tilt and Xenotilt: Just really fun feeling arcade pinball games with a really fun tilt mechanic.

So yeah, know any good PC or console pinball games?

Oh, and can someone help me: I vaguely remember seeing a stream of a pinball game for the Mega Drive/SNES where the ball goes through multiple tables. Does anyone know what that game was called, if it even exists?

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yoku's Island Express might be up your alley- it's part platformer, part pinball, and it's on sale.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

This. Yoku is a great game. If it piques your interest, play it!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Space cadet pinball can be installed on any system you have and is still a blast to play.

https://github.com/k4zmu2a/SpaceCadetPinball

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I was gonna be absolutely livid if nobody mentioned space cadet

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I play a lot of Pinball FX and Pinball FX2. The only downer is that they're huge downloads, even if you only own a few tables.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Metroid prime pinball was incredible, especially with the use of the rumble pack. Underrated accessory for the DS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Made by the same team as the Pro Pinball games, which is why it's so darned good.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

This comment isn't helpful, but I really love Demon's Tilt. I appreciate this post and the suggestions here!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Not sure if it's the same sonic pinball game but there may be another one.

Metroid Pinball was great I remember.

I'll have to remember the others I played as a kid. They used to be more popular

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I just finished a long fever with Pokemon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire. Trying to build your collection of Pokemon across sessions is so addicting. I couldn't believe how good I was by the end. I highly recommend it, just use a GBA emulator.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Zombie Rollerz - A Rougelike Pinball Game

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

While you're looking for a good pinball game on PC and console, play Vector Pinball on your phone:

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.dozingcatsoftware.bouncy/

It's simple and fantastic.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Dino Land for Genesis was a lot of fun!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I like the Skyrim and Deadpool tables on Pinball FX3. Plays great on Steam Deck.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Off the top of my head:

  • The entire Pro Pinball series
  • Yoku's Island Express
  • Creature in the Well
  • Pinball FX3
  • 3D Ultra Pinball: The Lost Continent
  • Metroid Prime Pinball
  • Epic Pinball
  • Addiction Pinball

The MD game you're thinking of is likely to be Psycho Pinball.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Pinball Deluxe Reloaded has been an excellent time-waster on my phone for a while now. It's available on PC too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

DEMON'S TILT and XENOTILT are both pretty cool. Other than that you can get Space Cadet from Github.