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Pinball (1980 video game)

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Pinball
Publisher(s)Acorn Software Products
Designer(s)John Allen[1]
Platform(s)TRS-80
Release1980
Genre(s)Pinball

Pinball is a pinball simulation written by John Allen and published by Acorn Software Products in 1980 for the TRS-80.[1][2]

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot

Pinball allows variable ball speed and power of release.[3]

Reception

Jon Mishcon reviewed Pinball in The Space Gamer No. 36.[3] Mishcon commented that "As a program, a strong endorsement, as a game, a qualified yes."[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cover to Cover: Acorn Software Fall 1981 (p. 5)". Gaming After 40. March 13, 2011.
  2. ^ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
  3. ^ a b c Mishcon, Jon (February 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (36). Steve Jackson Games: 27.