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Pinball
North American front cover of Pinball
For alternate box art, see the game's gallery.
Developer Nintendo EAD[citation needed]
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) NES, VS. System, Family Computer Disk System, e-Reader, Virtual Console (Wii, Wii U), Nintendo Switch (Arcade Archives, Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online)
Release date Famicom/NES:
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Genre Pinball
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
Input
Arcade:
Joystick
NES:
Wii:
Wii Remote (horizontal)
Wii U:
Wii Remote (horizontal)
Nintendo Switch:

Pinball is a game released for the Family Computer in 1984 and the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985. It is based on the arcade machine of the same name. A competitive multiplayer version of this game was released on the VS. System under the name VS. Pinball. Hudson Soft had planned to release ports of Pinball for home computers in Japan in 1985, but these ports were cancelled for unknown reasons.[1] The Family Computer version was preceded by a Game & Watch version in December 1983.[2] However, this version has no Mario elements.

The NES version of Pinball was re-released on the Family Computer Disk System, for the Game Boy Advance's e-Reader as part of Series One, on the Virtual Console for the Wii and Wii U, and on the Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online application for the Nintendo Switch. VS. Pinball was re-released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch as part of Hamster Corporation's Arcade Archives series on August 30, 2019.[3]

Gameplay

Gameplay of the top screen in Pinball
Gameplay of Scene A

Pinball is a game where the player controls the flippers of a virtual pinball machine. The game has three scenes: scene A, scene B, and the Bonus Stage. The goal of the game is to earn points in order to achieve a high score.

Gameplay begins when the player launches a ball with the striker from the bottom of scene A to the top of scene B. Gameplay switches between scene A and scene B depending on where the ball moves. In scene A and scene B, the player controls the flippers on either side of the screen to deflect the ball. If the ball falls off the bottom of scene B, the player loses the ball. If the ball falls through the hole in scene B, it enters the Bonus Stage.

Bonus Stage

Screenshot of Breakout Mode in Pinball.
Main article: Bonus Stage (Pinball)

In the Bonus Stage, the player controls Mario carrying a platform. Mario must rescue a lady by bouncing the ball off of his platform so it passes through bingo lamps, in order to decrease the size of the floor so the lady falls through. Mario must then catch the lady with his platform and bring her safely to one of the exits on either side of the stage. If the ball falls off the bottom of the screen, it exits the Bonus Stage and is ejected from the hole kicker in Scene A.

Controls

  • A Button B Button – activate striker; control left flipper
  • +Control Pad – control right flipper; control Mario in the Bonus Stage

VS. Pinball

Gameplay for VS. Pinball. This version has some unique features like the pink chicks which grant an extra ball if it drops. Bubbles is seen here floating up with wing-like arms. She will transform into the extra ball.
Bubbles floating up

VS. Pinball made several changes to the original game in graphics, music, and gameplay. If the player hatches three pink chicks and the ball falls off the bottom of Scene B, Bubbles from the game Clu Clu Land appears and returns the ball.

Characters

Character Name Description
Mario Mario The player controls Mario in the Bonus Stage.
Lady The lady Mario must catch the lady when she falls down, then carry her safely to the exit.

Items and objects

Most of these objects are referred to as Pinball Parts.

Image Name Description
The ball from Pinball. Ball The ball is used to interact with Pinball Parts to earn points. The player starts with three balls, and earns an extra ball for every 50,000 points earned. If the player loses all of their balls, the game is over.
The flippers from Pinball. Flippers Flippers are used to bounce the ball in scene A and scene B.
The striker from Pinball. Striker The striker is used to launch a ball from the bottom of scene B to the top of scene A.
A "3" icon that can be displayed on a slot window from Pinball. A "7" icon that can be displayed on a slot window from Pinball. A penguin as seen in Pinball Slot windows If the ball passes through the lane on the right of scene A, the slot windows start rotating.
The slot target from Pinball. Slot target If the ball hits the slot target, the slot window below it stops rotating.
A block post from Pinball. Block post The block post prevents the ball from falling in between the flippers, and can appear in scene A and scene B.
The targets in scene B of Pinball. Targets The ball can hit targets to earn bonus points and activate certain events.
A blue bumper from Pinball. A pink bumper from Pinball. An amber-colored bumper from Pinball. Bumpers Bumpers award points and cause the ball to bounce around. They appear in three colors: blue, pink, and amber.
Each type of face up card from Pinball. Cards If the ball turns all five cards face up, the block post in scene B is raised.
An egg from Pinball. Egg Eggs hatch into chicks if the ball touches them.
A stopper from Pinball. Stopper Two stoppers appear in scene B if three chicks are hatched at the same time.
A hole from Pinball. Hole If the ball reaches the hole in scene A, it enters the Bonus Stage.
Sprites of each color and number of bingo lamp from Pinball. Bingo lamps Bingo lamps change color if the ball passes through them. If all of the bingo lamps with the same number become the same color, the floor below the lady becomes shorter.

References in later games

Staff

  • Hirokazu Tanaka - Music Programmer
  • Satoru Iwata - Programmer
  • Satoshi Matsuoka - Programmer
  • Yukio Kaneoka - Composer

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Pinball.
  • Title screen (Pinball)

    Title screen (Pinball)

  • Scene B (Pinball)

    Scene B (Pinball)

  • Mario

    Mario

  • The lady

    The lady

  • Slot window (penguin)

    Slot window (penguin)

Media

Pinball

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VS. Pinball

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Trivia

  • Pinball is the first released video game that Satoru Iwata programmed for Nintendo; his first Famicom project, a 1983 home conversion of the 1982 arcade game Joust, remained unreleased for over four years until its eventual 1987 production by HAL Laboratory.[4]
  • Pinball is a playable NES game in Doubutsu no Mori for Nintendo 64 and its GameCube port, Animal Crossing.

External links

Pinball coverage on other NIWA wikis:
Websites

References

  1. ^ micomBASIC Magazine, June 1985 issue
  2. ^ Pinball at In the Attic. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  3. ^ https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/arcade-archives-pinball-switch/
  4. ^ Satoru Iwata – 1999 Developer Interview originally featured in Used Games magazine, translated by shmuplations.com
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Pinball / VS. Pinball
Characters Mario • Lady
Pinball Parts Flipper • Lane • Slot window • Slot target • Up-post • Target • Lane light • Hole kicker • Bumper • Striker • Card • Card lane • Hole • Egg • Chick • Stopper • Side lane • Bingo lamp • Floor
Scenes Scene A • Scene B • Bonus Stage

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Family Computer / Nintendo Entertainment System games
Super Mario franchise Donkey Kong (1983) • Mario Bros. (1983) • Pinball (1984) • Golf (1984) • Family BASIC† (1984) • Family BASIC V3† (1985) • Wrecking Crew (1985) • Super Mario Bros. (1985) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) • Dr. Mario (1990) • NES Open Tournament Golf (1991) • Mario is Missing!* (1993) • Mario's Time Machine* (1994)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson† (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984) • Donkey Kong Classics* (1988)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi (1991) • Yoshi's Cookie (1992)
Wario franchise Wario's Woods (1994)
Other Nintendo World Championships 1990* (1990) • Nintendo Campus Challenge* (1991)
Family Computer
Disk System 		Super Mario franchise Golf (1986) • Super Mario Bros. (1986) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels‡ (1986) • I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater‡ (1986) • All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.‡ (1986) • Golf: Japan Course‡ (1987) • Golf: US Course‡ (1987) • Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race‡ (1987) • Donkey Kong^ (1988) • Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally‡ (1988) • Mario Bros. Returns^ (1988) • Wrecking Crew^ (1989) • Pinball^ (1989)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong^ (1988) • Donkey Kong Jr.^ (1988)
Other Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic‡ (1987)
* NES only
† Famicom only
‡ Disk System only
^ Disk Writer only
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Virtual Console games
Super Mario franchise General Mario Bros. • Mario's Super Picross • NES Open Tournament Golf • Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. 2 • Super Mario Bros. 3 • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels • Super Mario Kart • Super Mario World • Wrecking Crew
Wii and Wii U Mario Golf • Mario Kart 64 • Mario Party 2 • Mario Tennis (N64) • Paper Mario • Pinball • Super Mario 64 • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Wii U and Nintendo 3DS Mario Kart: Super Circuit • Mario vs. Donkey Kong • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Wii U Dr. Mario (NES) • Golf (NES) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga • Mario Golf: Advance Tour • Mario Hoops 3-on-3 • Mario Kart DS • Mario Party Advance • Mario Party DS • Mario Pinball Land • Mario Tennis: Power Tour • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis • New Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario 64 DS • Super Mario Advance • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 • Wrecking Crew '98
Nintendo 3DS Alleyway • Baseball • Dr. Mario (GB) • Golf (GB) • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga • Mario Golf (GBC) • Mario Tennis (GBC) • Mario's Picross • Picross 2 • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe • Super Mario Land • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Yoshi franchise Tetris Attack • Yoshi (NES) • Yoshi's Cookie (NES) • Yoshi's Story
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong (GB) • Donkey Kong 3 • Donkey Kong Country • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! • Donkey Kong Jr. • Donkey Kong Jr. Math
Wario franchise Wario Land II • Wario Land 3 • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 • WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! • WarioWare: Touched! • Wario's Woods (NES)
Other Game & Watch Gallery • Game & Watch Gallery 2 • Game & Watch Gallery 3 • Game & Watch Gallery 4 • Panel de Pon • Super Smash Bros. (N64) • Tetris (GB)

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