Pinball Dreams
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| System(s): Sega Game Gear | ||||||||||
| Publisher: GameTek | ||||||||||
| Developer: Spidersoft | ||||||||||
| Licensor: 21st Century Entertainment | ||||||||||
| Developer(s) of original games: Digital Illusions | ||||||||||
| Genre: Action | ||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||
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Pinball Dreams is a pinball game originally developed for the Amiga by Digital Illusions. It was ported to the Sega Game Gear by Spidersoft and published by GameTek in 1994, exclusively in North America.
Contents
Gameplay
It is a video pinball game with three themed tables. The player is given three balls for each game and tries to attain a high score by interacting with the tables in ways such as rolling over lights and hitting targets.
The ball is launched at the beginning of the game by holding, then releasing 
. The left flipper is controlled by pressing any direction on the D-Pad and the right flipper is controlled with . The table can be shaken with 
to nudge the ball. Shaking the table too much leads to a tilt, which renders the flippers inoperable until the ball falls down the drain.
Tables
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Ignition |
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| A table with a space exploration theme, with planets and a rocket launch. | |
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Steel Wheel |
| A table with an Old West theme, with a pistol and steam train. | |
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Graveyard |
| A table with a macabre theme, with bats and skulls. |
History
Legacy
The game received a sequel, Pinball Dreams 2, exclusively for the PC, in 1995.
Versions
The Game Gear version is missing the "Beat Box" table and downgrades most of the jackpots, leading to lower scores than other versions of the game.
Production credits
- Artwork and Programming by: 21st Century Entertainment and Spidersoft
- Manual Written by: Barry Simpson
- Producer: Van Collins
- Production Manager: Sherry Kross
- Manual Editing: Stacey Ruderman
- Manual Design: Griffes Advertising
- Package Design: Stephen Curran, John Tombley
Magazine articles
- Main article: Pinball Dreams/Magazine articles.
Physical scans
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63 |
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   Cover
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 Cart  Manual |
Technical information
ROM dump status
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128kB | Cartridge (US) |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 4 April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 77
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 GamePro, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 156
- ↑ File:Pinball Dreams GG US Manual.pdf, page 8
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 46
- ↑ VideoGames, "February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 74
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