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'''''Pinball''''' is a game for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] released in 1984. It is based on the [[arcade]] {{wp|Pinball|machine of the same name}}.
'''''Pinball''''' is a game for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] released in 1984. It is based on the [[arcade]] {{wp|Pinball|machine of the same name}}. A competitive multiplayer version of this game was released on the [[VS. System]] under the name '''''VS. Pinball'''''.
 
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, and on the [[Virtual Console]] for the [[Wii]] and [[Wii U]]. ''VS. Pinball'' was re-released worldwide for the [[Nintendo Switch]] as part of {{wp|Hamster Corporation}}'s ''[[Arcade Archives]]'' series on August 30, 2019.<ref>https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/arcade-archives-pinball-switch/</ref>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
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Hirokazu Tanaka is credited for creating original music for ''Pinball''.
Hirokazu Tanaka is credited for creating original music for ''Pinball''.
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==Re-releases==
===''Pinball-e''===
[[File:PinballE.jpg|thumb|''Pinball-e'']]
In 2002, ''Pinball'' was released as '''''Pinball-e''''' for the [[e-Reader]] as part of Series One, the add-on device to the [[Game Boy Advance]].
'''Card 1 of 5/codes 1-2'''
<blockquote>
English flavor text: Get the highest score possible by hitting targets with the pinball.
'''+ Control Pad'''
Operates left flippers
'''L Button + R Button'''
Resets game to Title Screen
'''START'''
Start/Pause
'''SELECT'''
Selects game mode
*Game A is beginner mode
*Game B is expert mode
'''A Button'''
Releases pinball
Operates right flippers
'''B Button'''
Same as A Button
</blockquote>
'''Card 2 of 5/codes 3-4'''
<blockquote>
'''HOW TO PLAY'''
Your first pinball will appear at the bottom of the plunger lane, in the lower right corner of the screen. The A Button launches the pinball onto the table. The longer the A button is held down, the harder the pinball will be hit with the plunger.
Once the pinball is on the table, use the flippers to hit it. You can direct the pinball to aim for targets, hit the correct combination at the slots, and unlock the Mario mini-game. If three pinballs are lost, the game is over.
</blockquote>
'''Card 3 of 5/codes 5-6'''
<blockquote>
'''SLOT TARGETS'''
*A 3-3-3 combination gives you a 3,330 point bonus and the block post is raised for six seconds.
*A 7-7-7 combination gives you a 7,770 point bonus and the block post is raised for 14 seconds.
*A three-penguin combination raises the block post and all points earned while it is raised are doubled.
'''TIP:''' The block post is lowered when the pinball goes through the lane on the right hand side of the table.
</blockquote>
'''Card 4 of 5/codes 7-8'''
<blockquote>
'''SCORING'''
An extra pinball is earned at 50,000 points.
The flippers and block post disappear after 100,000 points and reappear after 150,000 points.
Knock out one lane light in the top left corner and receive 100 points. Knock out all lane lights and receive 2,000 points.
Each card that is turned over by the pinball is worth 500 points. If five spades are turned over in a row, you'll receive a 5,000-point bonus and the block post is raised.
</blockquote>
'''Card 5 of 5/code 9'''
<blockquote>
'''MARIO MINI-GAME'''
You'll be able to play this game when you direct the pinball into the hole on the right of the cards.
Use the + Control Pad to move Mario, rebounding the balls that come down. When the lady appears at the top of the screen, prevent her from falling. If she does fall, position Mario so she can catch her.
'''Tips'''
*If Mario doesn't catch her, you lose a ball.
*If Mario catches her safely to the exit, you'll receive a 10,000-point bonus.
*If Mario drops her on the way to the Exit, you lose a ball.
*If you lose a ball, the mini-game will end.
</blockquote>
===''Arcade Archives'' series===
In a Nintendo Direct on September 13, 2017, Nintendo announced a port of the multiplayer arcade version of ''Pinball'', ''VS. Pinball'', for the [[Nintendo Switch]] as part of {{wp|Hamster Corporation}}'s ''[[Arcade Archives]]'' series. This version would eventually be released worldwide on August 30, 2019.<ref>https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/arcade-archives-pinball-switch/</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Revision as of 09:58, December 26, 2020

Template:Infobox Pinball is a game for the NES released in 1984. 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.

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, and on the Virtual Console for the Wii and Wii U. VS. Pinball was re-released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch as part of Hamster Corporation's Arcade Archives series on August 30, 2019.[1]

Gameplay

Gameplay of the bottom screen in Pinball
Pinball gameplay, the ball has just been shot.

Pinball is a game where the player controls the paddles of a virtual pinball machine. The game has two screens to represent the traditional pinball table and one for a bonus mode. Play begins when the player launches a ball with the plunger from first screen—the bottom of the pinball table—through the top of the screen to the second screen. Play will move to the first screen if the ball falls through the bottom of the top screen and will return to the top screen if the ball is hit back through the space at the top of the first screen.

If the ball falls through the hole to the right bottom at the top level, the player will enter a mini-game featuring Mario and Lady.

The player controls the paddles on either screen to deflect the ball to keep it from falling off the bottom of the lower screen.

Mario mini-game

In this Breakout-like mode, the player will control Mario (in his NES Mario Bros. palette) carrying a platform. The objective of this mode is to rescue Lady (previously seen in Donkey Kong). The player achieves this by bouncing the ball off Mario's platform and hitting various targets, the destruction of which also earns them points. When the blocks under her are all gone, she will drop. Catching her on Mario's platform earns the player bonus points, but allowing her to hit the ground causes the player to lose.

Staff

Hirokazu Tanaka is credited for creating original music for Pinball.

This section is a stub. Please consider expanding it to include any missing information.

Gallery

  • Pinball title screen

    Pinball title screen

  • Mario mini-game

    Mario mini-game

  • Sprite of Mario

    Sprite of Mario

  • Sprite of Lady

    Sprite of Lady

  • Japanese Famicom box art

    Japanese Famicom box art

  • PinballJpalternateBoxart.jpg

    Japanese alternate Famicom box art

Media

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Trivia

External links

Pinball coverage on other NIWA wikis:
Websites

References

  1. ^ https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/arcade-archives-pinball-switch/
  2. ^ Satoru Iwata – 1999 Developer Interview originally featured in Used Games magazine, translated by shmuplations.com
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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: U.S. 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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