Unbelievable and embarrassing…
That someone would spend so much time recreating so much of this original game but wouldn’t spend the necessary effort into making sure the game was actually functional. If you make a pinball game, then PLEASE make sure you make the flippers and the flipper physics work well and consistently! That aside, make the flippers work, period! In my game, the right flipper just plain freezes up completely, or lags by SECONDS - completely unplayable. The flippers are also completely inconsistent and the same launch will produce completely different results (many of them looking plain unrealistic).
Just so frustrating to be teased by something that looks and sounds like the perfect original, but instead just leaves you annoyed, frustrated and unsatisfied.
Please please fix this perfect wonderful little game!
Just so frustrating to be teased by something that looks and sounds like the perfect original, but instead just leaves you annoyed, frustrated and unsatisfied.
Please please fix this perfect wonderful little game!
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A bit disappointing
I’ll start out by saying that of course it’s gonna be hard to measure up to the expectations that come with nostalgia. The game does great in some areas. The noises are the same, the layout of the board is the same, the game’s mechanics work similarly. It’s good to play when you’ve got a few minutes.
That being said, the game leaves much to be desired in some areas. Whenever the game would normally award you an extra ball, you get nothing here. Text comes up saying that you got an extra ball but you never get one. Games are limited to 2 balls, or 3 if you watch an ad. The physics that this game uses is a little different than the original. The ball can get stuck in some places, the most frequent seeming to be by the black hole under the ramp on the left. When this happens the game just spawns a new ball at the top of the board.
My main thing is with the 2 ball limit with no way to get extras through gameplay. This really limits how far you can take the game, and when you can lose a ball through no fault of your own, the extra balls are an especially important mechanic.
That being said, the game leaves much to be desired in some areas. Whenever the game would normally award you an extra ball, you get nothing here. Text comes up saying that you got an extra ball but you never get one. Games are limited to 2 balls, or 3 if you watch an ad. The physics that this game uses is a little different than the original. The ball can get stuck in some places, the most frequent seeming to be by the black hole under the ramp on the left. When this happens the game just spawns a new ball at the top of the board.
My main thing is with the 2 ball limit with no way to get extras through gameplay. This really limits how far you can take the game, and when you can lose a ball through no fault of your own, the extra balls are an especially important mechanic.
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How do you manage to mess up pinball?
As a pinball lover and above average player, I can tell you with certainty this game is not designed correctly. The flippers and overall ball physics are far from as they should be. The biggest problem with the game is the overly common occurrence of the ball falling right down the middle and leaving you hopeless, losing without a chance. Sure, it happens in pinball, but not anywhere near as common as this game is designed to make it out to be. I don’t know if it’s due to the size of the flippers or if the game is just designed to set the player up for failure, but seems like a failure from the development team of this app more than anything.
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A fantastic throwback! (With some room for small improvements from here)
An excellent and very playable version of this classic. I love this so much! Everything looks and feels great, much like I remember. Reasonable in-app purchase to support the dev, none of that nickel and dime business.
As for the small improvement opportunities:
Landscape mode option would be fantastic, split screen for iPad with another app would go a long way towards restoring the original’s real intended purpose of being played on the side while you’r being “productive” with a spreadsheet or something.
Support for Magic Keyboard input. Mapping flippers to Z and ? While launching ball with SPACE would make this completely perfect!
As for the small improvement opportunities:
Landscape mode option would be fantastic, split screen for iPad with another app would go a long way towards restoring the original’s real intended purpose of being played on the side while you’r being “productive” with a spreadsheet or something.
Support for Magic Keyboard input. Mapping flippers to Z and ? While launching ball with SPACE would make this completely perfect!
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Good game
This is an awesome game back in the day when it was on windows. But there are some noticeable issues like the ball seems heavy & sluggish & when you hit the ball into the ramp on the right side sometime it doesn’t shoot out but instead it just resets the ball at the top also at times the ball will perfectly fall directly in the center & you can’t even stop it with the flippers, I’ve lost plenty of high scoring game because of this issue. Also the two far left & right shoots behind the flipper should be removed
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An almost amazing throwback
This game is a near perfect recreation of the old space pinball on windows back in the day. However, there is a major issue, when the ball goes into any of the wormholes at the wrong speed it will just get stuck there. No way to jolt the table and break it free, and there’s no reset ball button option or even a way to report the issue within the game. I would love to leave a 5 star review but this glaring issue can mean you’ve played several million points and then have to back out of the game, even with balls still left simply because there’s no way to fix this glitch. Fix this glitch and the review will go to 5 stars for sure.
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OG Windows Edition > This edition
If you download and play this game, you will start to figure out there are missions and stuff to do to get a higher score. BUT, if you’d like to do them, I would recommend uninstalling this and getting the windows edition. The original 3D space pinball has different physics than this game does, and many different features that this game doesn’t have to offer. Yes this game is fun, but if you are looking for a higher score, this game is actually pretty rigged. Look up the 3D space pinball .exe file and install it and play it on a computer. There are so many less bugs and it just works better than this does.
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Fix the mistakes
I loved this game as a kid and I’m so happy I found the game on the App Store! However, there’s one HUGE mistake that this game makes that the original didn’t... when you complete a mission it stays until you lose all of your lives. In the mobile game as soon as you die, all of your progress is lost and it’s basically like playing another game all over again. PLEASE PLEASE fix this mistake! That’s what kept me from rating it 5 stars. Other than that, it’s pretty spot on with the original game which was super nostalgic
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Mostly Great With a Few Annoying Glitches
I was thrilled to see this game on a mobile app, and it mostly plays great. As mentioned in other reviews there are a few sound effects missing, and there are a few glitches that mar the experience a little. Sometimes the ball will disappear, which isn’t a big deal as it will reset up top. More problematic is that at least on my version, the right bumper sticks pretty frequently/has a delayed reaction. Secondly, it seems as though the game resets the mission progress on a lost ball, which I do not think should be happening. Hopefully easy fixes in future updates.
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A Fun Classic!
I was reminiscing earlier today on my Windows XP days where I would spend a lot of my computer time playing this game, so I typed in “pinball games” on my app store thinking of this game but fully expecting it not to be on a mobile app store. But to my surprise, amongst a plethora of pinball games, I found this game I spent so much of my childhood playing. It’s not a perfect copy of the original desktop/PC game. It’s missing some key sound effects and the slightly more refined mechanics of the original game, but it’s still enjoyable and brings back good memories. My only other complaint, and the main reason I rate this four rather than five stars, is that the ads got annoying really fast. I understand why they’re on a mobile game like this, but they’re way too frequent and I’ve had them interrupt in the middle of me playing the game and not just in between games. Other than those issues, which I hope can be tweaked or fixed, I’m glad I downloaded this gem of a game.
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Too many missing features
I really wanted to love this app but there are just too many missing features, even on the paid version. Primarily there is no tilt and that really holds the game back. There does seem to be an unused phone “shake” icon that hopefully will be the tilt option later. Without it, though, some angles are completely unrecoverable.
This lack of a tilt is especially annoying as in a couple places on the playfield you can get the ball stuck with no way to continue your game.
Second, as others have mentioned, the physics are wonky and completely different from the classic version. The Windows version was very predictable with a little practice but I’ve been frustrated trying to get predictability out of this game.
Finally, some parts of the playfield don’t do anything when in the original game they earned points. Some of the expected sound effects are missing. All these missing things begin to add up.
This app is sooo close to being great. Put some more polish into it and I think you’d have something really special.
This lack of a tilt is especially annoying as in a couple places on the playfield you can get the ball stuck with no way to continue your game.
Second, as others have mentioned, the physics are wonky and completely different from the classic version. The Windows version was very predictable with a little practice but I’ve been frustrated trying to get predictability out of this game.
Finally, some parts of the playfield don’t do anything when in the original game they earned points. Some of the expected sound effects are missing. All these missing things begin to add up.
This app is sooo close to being great. Put some more polish into it and I think you’d have something really special.
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Here’s the reason.
This is a great game truly. But as an avid pinball player, you start with three balls. Always. You never not start with 3 balls. Everything else, fantastic. It’s a little laggy in some parts. Like on the left side it rolls slower and you can’t time properly to hit into tunnel. But. Everything else great. No actual complaints. Other than.... Why do you only start with one ball?! 3 Every time. I ain’t gonna watch a video for an extra one either. Start with 3 balls then I’ll play. Till then. Nah. It tried but it failed first moment. Good job, thank you for the nostalgia. But, this is pinball. 3 balls.
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Only God gets 5 stars cuh
This game is the same bad boy you knew back back in the day. All the sounds the lights and bonuses are still there. If you’re looking for nostalgia, you’ve found it.. for free!
Of course the only thing new and unfortunate thing is the presence of ads but that’s how they make money to eat so we just got to deal with it.
Of course the only thing new and unfortunate thing is the presence of ads but that’s how they make money to eat so we just got to deal with it.
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Great game.
Great game.
I love playing this. The only bad thing is the ball keeps wanting to go down the middle. I am a visually impaired player. Also, could you get a different version of the song for the game? That would be great. Love playing this. Could you also do games like the other three pinball tables? I’m talking about skulduggery, dragons keep, and the original space cadet pinball. Just thought I would ask.
I love playing this. The only bad thing is the ball keeps wanting to go down the middle. I am a visually impaired player. Also, could you get a different version of the song for the game? That would be great. Love playing this. Could you also do games like the other three pinball tables? I’m talking about skulduggery, dragons keep, and the original space cadet pinball. Just thought I would ask.
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Weird flippers and other stuff
The physics can be wonky at times and it’s almost impossible to get the ball in the ramp unless it’s very precise. There is a little bump on the paddles as the ball goes down that affects the shot. It’s extremely irritating. Doesn’t feel like the ball is sliding down a board. It’s like it’s flying up and down in the air bouncing off things as it comes down.
If that makes sense.
Decent game but again irritating at times.
If that makes sense.
Decent game but again irritating at times.
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Too many inconsistencies and bugs
The inconsistencies are so frustrating in the game. How can the ball hit the same bumpers (any of them) and get a different forced lunch every time?
The flippers are inconsistent as well. In the original game I could get the ball to go just about anywhere I wanted, but if I hit the ball in the same place of the flippers, it could go just about anywhere.
one more thing: the bugs this game has is very annoying. If I can get the ball into one of any of the side holes, it’ll hop into anyone one. Or disappear & start back at the top.
Honestly, I would get rid of this game, but seriously, can the inconsistencies be fixed? I can’t beat my high score b/c of it. I can trust anything. It’s all luck. Which is not how the original game was. I miss all the sounds & the pleasure of finishing missions. I’m lucky if I can get 3 missions completed now.
The flippers are inconsistent as well. In the original game I could get the ball to go just about anywhere I wanted, but if I hit the ball in the same place of the flippers, it could go just about anywhere.
one more thing: the bugs this game has is very annoying. If I can get the ball into one of any of the side holes, it’ll hop into anyone one. Or disappear & start back at the top.
Honestly, I would get rid of this game, but seriously, can the inconsistencies be fixed? I can’t beat my high score b/c of it. I can trust anything. It’s all luck. Which is not how the original game was. I miss all the sounds & the pleasure of finishing missions. I’m lucky if I can get 3 missions completed now.
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Ridiculous Physics make it Impossible to Play
If you want something only to occupy your brain for a couple minutes then this game is ok at best. If you actually want to play then it’s horrible. Every hit of the flippers, bumpers, or anything else is too hard. It makes it impossible to aim any hits or have any actual intention behind the play other than just hitting the ball around. It’s also incredibly inconsistent; if you hit the ball off a flipper at the same point 3 times in a row, it’s going to go 3 different places. It’s incredibly annoying with how much potential this app has if it was done right.
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Updated? Works fine.
I saw other reviews about how people said there weren’t some sounds playing and other little bugs. I was a little hesitant to download it for that reason, thinking it wasn’t gonna be run well, but to my surprise the game is honestly pretty good. All original sounds playing as they should. Big nostalgic vibes!
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Good, but some things are off
This is a good representation of the original that I used to play religiously on my old PCs. However, some of the bumpers are too strong, the flippers are not as reactive, and some of the physics are not the same as the original. It’s not as easy to hit repeat shots in this version, which is crucial for the missions. It would be nice to see it totally match the original version, but I applaud the developers all the same. Thanks for bringing back the memories!
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A few minor tweaks to developer
The missions should continue through the entire game, right now they only last through the one ball round; making it nearly impossible to complete all missions.
On the right target for the center post/extra ball/gravity field— it never goes to the lesser amount after time elapses.
On the right target for the center post/extra ball/gravity field— it never goes to the lesser amount after time elapses.
