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| Balls of Steel 1997 | |||||||||||
| User rating: 7 | Win9x Shareware (partial game) | Pinball | |||||||||
| Developed by Wildfire Studios | |||||||||||
| Published by Pinball Wizards (Apogee Software) | |||||||||||
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Still regarded fondly as one of the best pinball games ever, Balls of Steel was the only game published under Apogee's Pinball Wizards label. The game has realistic graphics, sound, physics and gameplay, and there's even a table based on Duke Nukem! The graphics don't look great in Windows XP and newer, but Apogee has been supportive of a user patch that fixes several of the problems that the last official version had developed. There are 5 tables in this game, with only the first table playable in the shareware version. Tables: Darkside, Barbarian, Firestorm, Mutation, Duke Nukem DownloadsBalls of Steel v1.3 Shareware Episode (13 056k) AvailabilityApogee no longer sells this game.
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| Epic Pinball 1993 | |||||||||||
| User rating: 8 | DOS Shareware (partial game) | Pinball | |||||||||
| Developed by Epic MegaGames | Compatibility guide | ||||||||||
| Published by Epic MegaGames | |||||||||||
| Graphics: VGA 320×240×256c | |||||||||||
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Simply one of the best DOS games ever. This pinball game has realistic graphics, sound, physics and gameplay. A shareware legend. Tables were organized into 3 packs of 4 tables each, and one table was exclusive to the registered CD-ROM. There are 13 tables in this game, with only the first table playable in the shareware version. Pack 1: Android, Pot of Gold, Excalibur, Crash and Burn DownloadsEpic Pinball v2.1 Shareware Episode (844k) Play online AvailabilityThe registered version of this game is still sold through www.epicclassics.com for $29 on CD-ROM.
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| Extreme Pinball 1995 | |||||||||||
| User rating: 6 | DOS Shareware (partial game) | Pinball | |||||||||
| Developed by Digital Extremes, Epic MegaGames | Compatibility guide | ||||||||||
| Published by Electronic Arts, Epic MegaGames | |||||||||||
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Extreme Pinball is basically Epic Pinball with enhanced graphics and sound. The gameplay is so familiar, it is probably using the Epic Pinball engine or an upgraded version of it. That means this game looks, sounds, and feels like a real pinball table. There are 4 tables in this game, with only the first table playable in the shareware version. Rock Fantasy DownloadsExtreme Pinball v1.0 Shareware Episode (3044k) AvailabilityThe registered version of this game is still sold through www.epicclassics.com for $19 on CD-ROM.
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| Moraff's Pinball 1989 | |||||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Shareware (partial game) | Pinball | |||||||||
| Developed by MoraffWare | |||||||||||
| Published by MoraffWare | |||||||||||
| Graphics: EGA 640×350×16c VGA 640×480×16c | |||||||||||
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Moraff's Pinball claims to be the first game to ever support 640×480 VGA mode (it also supports 640×350 EGA mode), which is pretty much this game's only claim to fame. The graphics are unimpressive for a pinball game, but remember that it was 1989. There are five paddles that can each be operated independently, two of which are part of a mini table on the left side of the table. There are bumpers and drop targets. Multi-ball can be played with three to five balls. Your goal is to catch and lock five balls inside chutes that are located around the table. Version 2.0 refers to the game as a "free 'try out' copy", which only gives you one ball unless a $10 registration code is entered to allow five balls. Version 3.0 is a full version which is registered simply by reading an ad for the sale of computers by MoraffWare. Version 5.0 asks for registration, though no cost is listed, saying that the game is supported by "those who use and pay for" it. The registered version of 7.0 mentions a feature that allows you to launch a series of balls by hitting the up arrow repeatedly.
AvailabilityI have found no ordering information for this game, and it is not listed on Moraff's website.
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| Silverball 1993 | |||||||||||
| User rating: 7 | DOS Shareware (partial game) | Pinball | |||||||||
| Developed by Epic MegaGames | |||||||||||
| Published by MicroLeague Interactive Software, Team17 Software | |||||||||||
| Graphics: VGA 320×240×256c | |||||||||||
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Silverball is basically a retail version of Epic Pinball with new tables. Silverball has the same realistic graphics, sound, physics and gameplay. The shareware demo lets you preview four tables, but only one table is playable. The registered version included a fifth table. There are 5 tables in this game, with only the first table playable in the shareware version. Fantasy Silverball Shareware Episode (1106k) AvailabilityI have found no ordering information for this game.
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