![]() ![]() Which means, with these four new tables, that The Pinball Arcade is a mixed bag, baby. Of course, The Pinball Arcade is only as good as the tables you buy for it. The tables also include tips from members of the IFPA: International Flipper Pinball Association (not to be confused with the IPFA, which is not the International Pinball Flipper Association, but is instead the The International Project Finance Association, “the largest and the only international, independent, not-for-profit association dedicated to promoting and representing the interests of private companies and public sector organizations in Project Finance and Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) throughout the world.” Though that sounds like a fun bunch, too.). Before you play any table, the game tells you about its origins, and you can even look over the original promotional flyers that the companies made for them. ![]() You can swap out the regular silver ball for a custom one (including one that looks like a golf ball, and a Harley-Davidson branded one), and can even buy new balls if you don’t like the taxi cab-looking one.Įach table in The Pinball Arcade also comes with a bit of history. In fact, the only unrealistic thing about the tables in The Pinball Arcade - well, aside from not having to steal quarters from your dad to play them - is that they have some options that real pinball tables don’t offer. They even all have visual backgrounds that make them look like they’re in an arcade. While Zen Studios make up their own pinball tables, The Pinball Arcade instead makes authentic recreations of real pinball machines that were originally built by Williams, Bally, and others. Where The Pinball Arcade distinguished itself from Zen Pinball 2 and Pinball FX 2, though, is that its tables are actually real. Arcade even has you use the right thumbstick on the PS3 and PS4 versions to pull back the ball plunger. And like the similarly-minded Zen Pinball 2 and Pinball FX 2 from Zen Studios, The Pinball Arcade boasts realistic physics, which make these tables play like the real thing. The Pinball Arcade is essentially a virtual version of an old school arcade, albeit one where they only have pinball machines. But while they’re a mixed bunch, they also kind of made me feel like I was back at Fun N Games…save for the lack of Jersey metalheads hanging around. Which is why I was excited to try out “Black Knight 2000,” “Junk Yard,” “High Speed,” and “WHO Dunnit,” the four new tables for The Pinball Arcade that FarSight Studio have just released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita. But while I dumped plenty of quarters into the latest arcade games, I also spent a lot of time playing the new pinball machines as well. Looking for more photos or information about the history of this machineĬlick to check out the International Pinball Machine Database listing on this pinball machine.In the mid-80s, when I was in high school, my friends and I used to drive up to the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, New Jersey to go to Fun N Games, the biggest arcade around. There were 5703 of this pinball machine produced. This games art was designed by Doug Watson The software was done by Ed Boon He also designed Mortal Kombat It has a lightning wheel that you can collect a random award. This version has 3 targets that move down when you hit all of them to open up the area to lock the balls for multiball. This game has a elaborate sounds and even sings. This game has a two level playfield like the original and has the patented “Magna- Save” in which a player controlled magnet is used to evade outlane drains. This is the 2nd in the Black Knight series The Black Knight pinball machine was designed by Steve Ritchie (who also voiced the Knight’s voice) and released by Williams Electronics. Here’s a Black Knight Pinball 2000 game for sale. Description Black Knight 2000 Pinball Machine
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