Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Pinball Arcade Plus FarSight Studios Play over 30 REAL PINBALL machines! Pinball Arcade is the most realistic and comprehensive pinball simulation ever crea… TouchArcade Rating: $0.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsPlay over 30 REAL PINBALL machines! Pinball Arcade is the most realistic and comprehensive pinball simulation ever created! Play TWO FREE TABLES this month! This month's free tables are: * Big Buck Hunter™ * Gladiators™ New table added in this update: * Big Buck Hunter™ * Whoa Nellie™ This expansive digital arcade features exact recreations of the all-time greatest pinball tables from Stern Pinball®, and Gottlieb® together in one app. Every flipper, bumper, sound effect, and display pixel has been painstakingly emulated in astonishing detail. Rated 9.0 on IGN! G4TV Mobile game of the year. Information Seller:FarSight Studios Genre:Arcade, Simulation Release:Feb 09, 2012 Updated:Dec 01, 2023 Version:8.1.12 Size:139.4 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (28) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Lite version : http://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/pinball-arcade-free/id497189134?mt=8 Sanuku Well-Known Member Jun 14, 2009 11,954 4 38 Austria http://www.touchgameplay.com #2 Sanuku, Feb 8, 2012 Last edited: Feb 8, 2012 Game Impressions Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Instant - Pin-Buy-Ball Expect the usual Feedback as soon as I have done my first Million Highscore killy billy Well-Known Member Aug 6, 2009 1,386 1 0 planet iphone/ipad #3 killy billy, Feb 8, 2012 YEAHH!!!! GOTY material for sure!! 11 hours and 8 minutes till awesomeness.... MJFox Well-Known Member Aug 18, 2009 119 0 16 Vienna, Austria #4 MJFox, Feb 8, 2012 awesome, just in time for my iCade-pinball-mod Habakuk Well-Known Member Dec 11, 2008 4,779 9 38 Vienna, Austria http://rossau.wordpress.com #5 Habakuk, Feb 8, 2012 Last edited: Apr 17, 2012 Screenshots iPad 2: Williams—Arabian Nights Stern—Ripley's Believe It or Not (Multiball View) Gottlieb—Black Hole Bally—Theatre Of Magic Screenshots of two tables in landscape orientation and some hints on the topic: http://forums.toucharcade.com/showpost.php?p=2131074&postcount=192 iPad 3 retina screenshots of the two new tables Medieval Madness™ and The Machine: Bride of Pin•Bot™ added Apr. 17, 2012: http://forums.toucharcade.com/showpost.php?p=2227804&postcount=522 aceyprime Well-Known Member Apr 23, 2010 293 0 0 #6 aceyprime, Feb 8, 2012 So ready for Tales of the Arabian Nights on my iPad...my favorite pinball table of all time. If you have the faintest interest in pinball don't think and just buy this as soon as it's available. Rudi Well-Known Member Mar 3, 2009 523 0 16 #7 Rudi, Feb 8, 2012 It feels like christmas.Only 10 hours until I get my presents. I´m happy to have my old friends (Pinball Tables) soon back in my life. pavarotti2007 Well-Known Member Sep 19, 2010 1,030 0 0 UK #8 pavarotti2007, Feb 8, 2012 Oh Yeah!! This is a definate for me. Zevious Zoquis Well-Known Member Sep 20, 2010 957 0 0 Canada #9 Zevious Zoquis, Feb 8, 2012 weeeeeee, here we go! Roll on 11pm... Rudi Well-Known Member Mar 3, 2009 523 0 16 #10 Rudi, Feb 8, 2012 I hope, there will be the posibillity to post the highscores not only on facebook. Many of us older guy´s don´t have an account and don´t want to have it. Appletini Well-Known Member Jan 8, 2011 2,564 0 0 Ankh-Morpork #11 Appletini, Feb 8, 2012 Quick feedback here. The full Arabian Nights table is included in the app, while the other three have free trials. Unlike most pinball trials, these are based on a score limit, not a time limit, so you can experience a pretty hefty chunk of gameplay before committing to a purchase. You can buy the Theatre of Magic table for $NZ4.19, Ripley's for NZ$5.29, or Black Hole for NZ$2.59; buying all three of the tables at once costs NZ$12.99 - which, in a bizarre twist, is actually almost a dollar more expensive than buying all of the tables individually. Pros: Four "real" pinball tables, with all that entails. There is a lot of detail here, with music, sound effects, goals, minigames, and animations all lifted from the actual machines. There are very in-depth instructions for each table, showing what to do and how to do it, as well as a brief history of each of the different tables. Cons: Suffers a bit from floaty 90s-era video game "plastic pinball" physics, for those seeking a hyper-realistic simulation. Leaderboards are only available to Facebook users, with no exceptions, and there are no achievements for those who hyperventilate over these. The Black Hole table might be good for nostalgia value, but is visually bland, aurally monotonous, and generally looks and feels like something somebody threw together as part of their Visual Basic homework. So far, three of the tables have proven to be pretty fun, and there are quite a few more slated to be released in the future; my preference here would be for more modern, complex tables, rather than the older, more basic ones like Black Hole. psj3809 Moderator Jan 13, 2011 12,971 722 113 England #12 psj3809, Feb 8, 2012 Thats ridiculous ! Sounds like something has gone wrong and hopefully will be fixed Zevious Zoquis Well-Known Member Sep 20, 2010 957 0 0 Canada #13 Zevious Zoquis, Feb 8, 2012 yeah I expect thats probably an error there. Luckily I'm sure it'll all be ironed out before the NA release tonight... Habakuk Well-Known Member Dec 11, 2008 4,779 9 38 Vienna, Austria http://rossau.wordpress.com #14 Habakuk, Feb 8, 2012 Last edited: Feb 8, 2012 Thanks for your quick review, Appletini! Ouch! Did you, Appletini, play any of the ZEN Pinballs (I know those are fantasy pinballs)? If yes—what would you say: Better, equal or worse physics in PA? Ouch once more! Not even local leaderboards?! Even being not really old I never had a FB account and will never have. It seems that I'll instabuy the first table and test thoroughly before buying another… Zevious Zoquis Well-Known Member Sep 20, 2010 957 0 0 Canada #15 Zevious Zoquis, Feb 8, 2012 I don't know about the "plastic pinball" physics in PA. All I do know is that I prefer the feel of Williams Pinball HOF on the PS3 to Zen Pinball. I doubt Farsight's physics engine has gotten worse since then so I'm pretty sure I'll love PA... Rudi Well-Known Member Mar 3, 2009 523 0 16 #16 Rudi, Feb 8, 2012 Ouch once more! Not even local leaderboards?! Even being not really old I never had a FB account and will never have. It seems that I'll instabuy the first table and test thoroughly before buying another [/QUOTE I totally agree. I think most of the players are middle aged guy´s who played the tables for real some years ago.Most of us don´t have an facebook account and don´t want it. We need online leaderboards without facebook. I don´t want that teeny shit. killy billy Well-Known Member Aug 6, 2009 1,386 1 0 planet iphone/ipad #17 killy billy, Feb 8, 2012 Have to agree with most on the facebook leaderboards thing: I do have facebook but i don't want to spam it with all kinds of leaderboard postings C'mon farsight, it isn't that hard to implement both game center(with achievements) and facebook leaderboards, so that people have a choice of what to chose! Trev1 Well-Known Member Jan 23, 2011 946 0 0 Chef NYC/CT...USA #18 Trev1, Feb 8, 2012 This was a blast on my Psp ... I can only imagine on my ...... how late I will be up tonight ....? If sleep is a option that is lol Appletini Well-Known Member Jan 8, 2011 2,564 0 0 Ankh-Morpork #19 Appletini, Feb 8, 2012 It's similar to Zen, but the ball feels like it has less weight, and the implementation feels altogether more like the Gameprom tables - this isn't necessarily a bad thing, although I know some people hate those tables for that specific reason. Occasionally the ball will "bounce" mid-flight when there's no reason for it to do so (and the table hasn't been nudged). On a 4th gen iPod Touch, the Ripley's table also has some pretty noticeable framerate issues. On a side note, I actually prefer this style of play over that found in Age of Pinballs, as in that game the ball feels far too heavy, and the tables are designed such that most shots seem destined to hit dead parts of the field. There is a local high score list for each table, but the global leaderboards require Facebook. krautboy Well-Known Member Apr 20, 2011 476 0 16 #20 krautboy, Feb 8, 2012 Is there landscape mode for iPhone? I'm pretty psyched for this but i can't play pinball in portrait mode. Would really appreciate à response if anyone knows (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 81 1 ← 2 3 4 5 6 → 81 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Game Impressions Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Instant - Pin-Buy-Ball Expect the usual Feedback as soon as I have done my first Million Highscore
Screenshots iPad 2: Williams—Arabian Nights Stern—Ripley's Believe It or Not (Multiball View) Gottlieb—Black Hole Bally—Theatre Of Magic Screenshots of two tables in landscape orientation and some hints on the topic: http://forums.toucharcade.com/showpost.php?p=2131074&postcount=192 iPad 3 retina screenshots of the two new tables Medieval Madness™ and The Machine: Bride of Pin•Bot™ added Apr. 17, 2012: http://forums.toucharcade.com/showpost.php?p=2227804&postcount=522
So ready for Tales of the Arabian Nights on my iPad...my favorite pinball table of all time. If you have the faintest interest in pinball don't think and just buy this as soon as it's available.
It feels like christmas.Only 10 hours until I get my presents. I´m happy to have my old friends (Pinball Tables) soon back in my life.
I hope, there will be the posibillity to post the highscores not only on facebook. Many of us older guy´s don´t have an account and don´t want to have it.
Quick feedback here. The full Arabian Nights table is included in the app, while the other three have free trials. Unlike most pinball trials, these are based on a score limit, not a time limit, so you can experience a pretty hefty chunk of gameplay before committing to a purchase. You can buy the Theatre of Magic table for $NZ4.19, Ripley's for NZ$5.29, or Black Hole for NZ$2.59; buying all three of the tables at once costs NZ$12.99 - which, in a bizarre twist, is actually almost a dollar more expensive than buying all of the tables individually. Pros: Four "real" pinball tables, with all that entails. There is a lot of detail here, with music, sound effects, goals, minigames, and animations all lifted from the actual machines. There are very in-depth instructions for each table, showing what to do and how to do it, as well as a brief history of each of the different tables. Cons: Suffers a bit from floaty 90s-era video game "plastic pinball" physics, for those seeking a hyper-realistic simulation. Leaderboards are only available to Facebook users, with no exceptions, and there are no achievements for those who hyperventilate over these. The Black Hole table might be good for nostalgia value, but is visually bland, aurally monotonous, and generally looks and feels like something somebody threw together as part of their Visual Basic homework. So far, three of the tables have proven to be pretty fun, and there are quite a few more slated to be released in the future; my preference here would be for more modern, complex tables, rather than the older, more basic ones like Black Hole.
yeah I expect thats probably an error there. Luckily I'm sure it'll all be ironed out before the NA release tonight...
Thanks for your quick review, Appletini! Ouch! Did you, Appletini, play any of the ZEN Pinballs (I know those are fantasy pinballs)? If yes—what would you say: Better, equal or worse physics in PA? Ouch once more! Not even local leaderboards?! Even being not really old I never had a FB account and will never have. It seems that I'll instabuy the first table and test thoroughly before buying another…
I don't know about the "plastic pinball" physics in PA. All I do know is that I prefer the feel of Williams Pinball HOF on the PS3 to Zen Pinball. I doubt Farsight's physics engine has gotten worse since then so I'm pretty sure I'll love PA...
Ouch once more! Not even local leaderboards?! Even being not really old I never had a FB account and will never have. It seems that I'll instabuy the first table and test thoroughly before buying another [/QUOTE I totally agree. I think most of the players are middle aged guy´s who played the tables for real some years ago.Most of us don´t have an facebook account and don´t want it. We need online leaderboards without facebook. I don´t want that teeny shit.
Have to agree with most on the facebook leaderboards thing: I do have facebook but i don't want to spam it with all kinds of leaderboard postings C'mon farsight, it isn't that hard to implement both game center(with achievements) and facebook leaderboards, so that people have a choice of what to chose!
This was a blast on my Psp ... I can only imagine on my ...... how late I will be up tonight ....? If sleep is a option that is lol
It's similar to Zen, but the ball feels like it has less weight, and the implementation feels altogether more like the Gameprom tables - this isn't necessarily a bad thing, although I know some people hate those tables for that specific reason. Occasionally the ball will "bounce" mid-flight when there's no reason for it to do so (and the table hasn't been nudged). On a 4th gen iPod Touch, the Ripley's table also has some pretty noticeable framerate issues. On a side note, I actually prefer this style of play over that found in Age of Pinballs, as in that game the ball feels far too heavy, and the tables are designed such that most shots seem destined to hit dead parts of the field. There is a local high score list for each table, but the global leaderboards require Facebook.
Is there landscape mode for iPhone? I'm pretty psyched for this but i can't play pinball in portrait mode. Would really appreciate à response if anyone knows
