What's the best pinball game ?

[Ladyanne3]

I adore electro magnetic games but I don't have the money to buy one.  So I'm hoping someone can recommend a few that I can download

[RobertX]

Sonic Spinball for the Sega Genesis.

Just download a Genesis emulator and the Sonic Spinball ROM and start playing.

[Fant0men]

Pinball Fantasies Although I haven't played it in like 25 years. But I played the shit out of that game back then, on my 386. I think it's an Amiga game originally? Maybe I'm wrong. It was also released for consoles, like SNES and PS1 (probably the best version as well as the most accessible, since PS1 emulation is near perfect in DuckStation and the PS1 is powerful enough to render the game in its full glory).

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There's also this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverball

I had that too on my 386. It's apparently a sibling game to Epic Pinball, which is considered to be the superior game.

I remember it being pretty good.

Anyway, besides Pinball Fantasies, there's a bunch of other pinball games for PS1. You might find more modern pinball games in that catalogue that are good.

[theSEMAR]

Pinball FX 2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinball_FX_2

https://thepiratebay.org/description.php?id=8508953
but only has 1 seeder.

[Fant0men]

@ theSEMAR
I've heard about that pinball game series. It's supposed to be good. Nice suggestion!

I thought I'd share a direct link to the PS1 version of Pinball Fantasies. I tried the PS1 version earlier today and it's a good port:
https://archive.org/download/redump.psx....pan%29.zip

Here's the emulator (DuckStation):
https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation/r...tag/latest

You also need the PS1 BIOS files, I uploaded them here:
https://anonfiles.com/n22a79ldza/PlaySta...IOS_tar_xz

But if you feel unsafe using my archive, you can probably find the BIOS files on archive.org as well.

[simpsonalante]

Zen Pinball has the best graphics, is probably the most realistic (since you can choose between two major physics models), and has a good selection of games.

dino game

[RobertX]

To tell you the truth, all pinball games are the same: you insert a coin, you have fun, but you eventually lose.

Anyone agree or is this a gross generalisation?

[Ladyanne3]

To tell you the truth, all pinball games are the same: you insert a coin, you have fun, but you eventually lose.

It's a lot like life

[MazerothOfSuramar]

I adore electro magnetic games but I don't have the money to buy one.  So I'm hoping someone can recommend a few that I can download

This has like 50 different tables
https://repacklab.com/pinball-fx3-free-download/

[Spud17]

PinOut is the best pinball game imho, but it's only available on the Android and iOS platforms. It's free to download with the option of paying Pro which means you have checkpoints so you don't have to keep starting from the beginning. It also has mini games after each level. The graphics are beautiful and you'll clench your fist in joy everytime you reach a new checkpoint. Well I did anyway lol.



PinOut is unlike any other pinball game you'll have played before as the playfield extends upwards endlessly. When you go to play conventional pinball games after playing PinOut, they'll seem really boring in comparison.

If you have a smart phone, this is a must-play if you like pinball games. It only costs $3/£3 to play Pro and it's worth every penny.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pinout/id1108417718

https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...l=en&gl=US