by groups163@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mar 12, 2008 at 01:01 PM
In message <80e017fc-5058-4fe7-adb9-4635d3ffe68c@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Alan <alan_baa@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >> It has retro (old 2D graphics) and dodgy physics, so if you are
looking
>> >> for a state of the art pinball game, please keep looking. (and if
you
>> >> find one that runs on RISC OS let me know)
>>
>> Do you remember ArcPinball? From some small games company also in the
>> early 1990s.
>
> I vaguely rememberred it existed, but I've no idea what it looked like
> or how good it was.
>
It was very colourful ISTR but apparently didn't have scrolling like
this one. Amazingly there was a Beeb version.
http://acorn.revivalteam.de/Pictures/Cover/arcpinballback.jpg
>>
>> >> The game can be downloaded from:
>>
>> >>http://alanb.drobe.co.uk/pcppinball/
>>
>> >> It has been tested and run on an Iyonix, but should theoretically
work
>> >> on anything with RISC OS 3.6 or above.
>>
>> > Tried on SA with RO4.02. Works OK. A bit weird looking, but fine
otherwise.
>>
>> What's the deal with the shake table?
>>
>
> It just wobbles the ball. It's sort of equivalent of trying to tilt a
> real table.
>
There's a penalty system with it I think.
Nice game - thanks!
Andrew
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