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System(s): Sega Mega Drive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Electronic Arts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: BudgeCo, Nu Romantic Productions (sound) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: GEMS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Virtual Pinball is a pinball game developed by BudgeCo and published by Electronic Arts. It acts as a spiritual sequel to the 1983 computer program Pinball Construction Set, being designed and programmed by the same man, Bill Budge.
Contents
Gameplay
Gameplay allows up to four players (taking turns) to play on either one of the game's included tables or a custom table (the MEMORY items) with a variety of other options. flips the left flipper,
flips the right flipper,
charges the spring that launches a ball (on some tables), and
+
+
tilts.
Workshop
In the workshop, it is possible to either alter an existing table in the game or make a new one. Use the directional pad to move, to select a part type from the list,
to cycle between parts of a particular type, and
to place the part. With the Blaster selected, press
to delete an item on the table. With the Grabber selected, press
to pick up an item (to move it). Press START to bring up a menu where the table can be saved in one of ten possible save slots.
Production credits
- Concept and Program: Bill Budge
- Graphics: Nick Corea
- Music and Sound: Nu Romantic
- Producer: Nick Simmons
- Game Design: Bill Budge, Nick Corea, Jim Simmons
- Producer: Jim Simmons
- Assistant Producer: Jeff Glazier
- Technical Director: Tim Brengle
- Product Manager: David Sze
- Package Design: E. J. Sarraille Design Group
- Illustration: Jean-Francois Podevin
- Art Direction: Nancy Waisanen
- Documentation: Valerie Hanscom
- Documentation Layout, Illustration: Tom Peters
- Testing Manager: Randy Delucchi
- Product Testing: Tony Iuppa, Yun Shin, Mike Lopez
- Quality Assurance: Bill Scheppler
- Public Relations: Fiona Murphy
- Original Game Concept: Bill Budge
- Board Design: Bill Budge, Mike Lopez, Tony Iuppa, Jordan Maynard, Bryan Beckstrand and the incredible mystery pinball guru genius.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Virtual Pinball/Magazine articles.
Physical scans
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 File:GamePro US 053.pdf, page 71 Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name ":File:SuperGamePower BR 001.pdf_p33" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 331
- ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Januar 1994" (DE; 1993-12-06), page 63
- ↑ Console Mania, "Febbraio 1994" (IT; 1994-0x-xx), page 131
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1994-01-28)
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 4 April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 77
- ↑ Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 55
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 30
- ↑ Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 46
- ↑ Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 18
- ↑ Mega Force, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-11-10), page 96
- ↑ Mega Machines, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-09), page 28
- ↑ MegaTech, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-20), page 82
- ↑ Magazina Igrushek, "4/1995" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 61
- ↑ Sega Power, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-xx), page 74
- ↑ Sega Pro, "Xmas Special 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 40
- ↑ Sega Zone, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-25), page 84
- ↑ Sonic the Comic, "April 29th 1994" (UK; 1994-04-16), page 11
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1993" (ES; 1993-1x-xx), page 70
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 220
- ↑ Video Games, "2/94" (DE; 1994-01-26), page 82
- ↑ VideoGames, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 87
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