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True Pinball, known as Tekkyuu: True Pinball (鉄球 トゥルー・ピンボール) in Japan, is a pinball game released for the Sega Saturn in 1996.
Gameplay
True Pinball is an enhanced remake of the Digital Illusions' 1995 Amiga/DOS game Pinball Illusions, featuring the same four tables (Law 'n Justice, Babewatch, Extreme Sports and The Vikings, the latter originally added as a DOS exclusive) with graphical and audial upgrades to suit more advanced hardware. The major difference between True Pinball and Pinball Illusions is the addition of pre-rendered 3D modes - whereas Pinball Illusions only allows you to play the tables from a top-down perspective, True Pinball renders them at an angle, simulating depth (and a more realistic perspective for the user) and reducing the amount of scrolling needed to see the entire table.
The game can be played either in a low resolution 3D mode, a high resolution 3D mode (which, due to interlacing tricks, will not function properly with component video or with most emulators) or in a similar 2D mode found in the original game. Other tweaks include altered music, more speech and altered menus.
Though the tables are more detailed in the Saturn version, it is still considered to be out-classed by the DOS version of Pinball Illusions, primarily due to the fact the maximum screen resolution there is 800x600, resulting in sharper graphics. Also, as the tables were not originally designed for 3D, many elements, particularly towards the top of the screen, are obscured by scenery. Also scrolling, which is not always desirable by the user, is not completely eliminated (unlike Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators, released for the Saturn a few months prior in 1995).
Versions
Localised names
Also known as
Language
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Localised Name
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English Translation
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English
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True Pinball
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True Pinball
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English (US)
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True Pinball
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True Pinball
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Japanese
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鉄球 トゥルー・ピンボール
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Tekkyuu: True Pinball
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Magazine articles
- Main article: True Pinball/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in
CD Consoles (FR) #12: "Décembre 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
Print advert in
CD Consoles (FR) #13: "Janvier 1996" (199x-xx-xx)
Print advert in
Hyper (AU) #34: "August 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
Physical scans
Sega Retro Average
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Publication
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Score
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Source
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Consoles + (FR)
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77
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№51, p177
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Computer & Video Games (UK)
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80
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№172, p40[2]
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Famitsu (JP)
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73
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№382, p30
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Game Informer (US)
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73
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№41, p50
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Joypad (FR)
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74
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№50, p67
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Maximum (UK)
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40
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№4, p145
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Mean Machines Sega (UK)
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85
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№42, p82/83[3]
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Player One (FR)
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85
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№61, p114
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Sega Power (UK)
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83
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№77, p34/35
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Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)
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71
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№4, p84/85[4]
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Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)
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60
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№1996-06, p234[5]
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Sega Saturn Magazine (readers) (JP)
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58
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№, p14[6]
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Sonic the Comic (UK)
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86
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№79, p10
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Ultimate Future Games (UK)
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62
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№17, p84/85
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Saturn, US
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![TruePinball Saturn US Box Back.jpg](/images/thumb/d/d4/TruePinball_Saturn_US_Box_Back.jpg/105px-TruePinball_Saturn_US_Box_Back.jpg) ![TruePinball Saturn US Box Front.jpg](/images/thumb/0/08/TruePinball_Saturn_US_Box_Front.jpg/71px-TruePinball_Saturn_US_Box_Front.jpg) Cover
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![TruePinball Saturn US Disc.jpg](/images/thumb/7/7c/TruePinball_Saturn_US_Disc.jpg/50px-TruePinball_Saturn_US_Disc.jpg) Disc ![Truepinball sat us manual.pdf](/images/thumb/f/fd/Truepinball_sat_us_manual.pdf/page1-30px-Truepinball_sat_us_manual.pdf.jpg) Manual
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Saturn, EU
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![TruePinball Saturn EU Box.jpg](/images/thumb/b/b2/TruePinball_Saturn_EU_Box.jpg/166px-TruePinball_Saturn_EU_Box.jpg) Cover
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![TruePinball Saturn EU Disc.jpg](/images/thumb/e/ea/TruePinball_Saturn_EU_Disc.jpg/50px-TruePinball_Saturn_EU_Disc.jpg) Disc
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Saturn, JP
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![TruePinball Saturn JP Box Back.jpg](/images/thumb/a/a0/TruePinball_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg/102px-TruePinball_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg) ![TruePinball Saturn JP Box Front.jpg](/images/thumb/c/c9/TruePinball_Saturn_JP_Box_Front.jpg/80px-TruePinball_Saturn_JP_Box_Front.jpg) Cover
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Technical information
ROM dump status
System |
Hash |
Size |
Build Date |
Source |
Comments |
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?
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603,104,544
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CD-ROM (EU)
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T-16406H-50 V1.000
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✔
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633,833,424
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1995-12-19
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CD-ROM (JP)
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T-18505G V1.000
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References
- ↑ File:CVG UK 174.pdf, page 65
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- ↑ File:SSM_UK_04.pdf, page 84
- ↑ File:SSM_JP_19960412_1996-06.pdf, page 236
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 16 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Consoles +, "Février 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 117
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 25
- ↑ Famitsu, "1996-04-12" (JP; 1996-03-29), page 1
- ↑ Freak, "2/96" (IL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ Game Informer, "September 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 52
- ↑ Joypad, "Février 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 67
- ↑ MAN!AC, "06/96" (DE; 1996-05-08), page 59
- ↑ Maximum, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-xx-xx), page 145
- ↑ Mega Fun, "05/96" (DE; 1996-04-xx), page 70
- ↑ Next Generation, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-17), page 177
- ↑ Player One, "Février 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 114
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 12" (JP; 1996-05-24), page 70
- ↑ Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 15
- ↑ Sega Power, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-02-15), page 34
- ↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "12/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-24), page 84
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-06 (1996-04-12)" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 236
- ↑ Sonic the Comic, "7 June 1996" (UK; 1996-05-25), page 10
- ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 59
- ↑ Ultimate Future Games, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-02-29), page 84
- ↑ Video Games, "5/96" (DE; 1996-04-24), page 96