

series: Mario's outfit on the American boxart of Pinball is used as one of Luigi's alternate costumes in Super Smash Bros. WarioWare: Twisted!: A microgame named Pinball, based on the Bonus Stage, appears in 9-Volt's stage.Family BASIC: This accessory to the Famicom features sprites of Lady and a penguin, which are very similar to the ones found in Pinball.If all of the bingo lamps with the same number become the same color, the floor below the lady becomes shorter. If the ball reaches the hole in scene B, it enters the Bonus Stage.īingo lamps change color if the ball passes through them. Two stoppers appear in scene B if three chicks are hatched at the same time. If the ball turns all five cards face up, the up-post in scene B is raised.Įggs hatch into chicks if the ball touches them. They appear in three colors: blue, pink, and amber. The ball can hit targets to earn bonus points and activate certain events.īumpers award points and cause the ball to bounce around. The up-post (also known as block post) prevents the ball from falling in between the flippers, and can appear in scene A and scene B. If the ball hits the slot target, the slot window below it stops rotating.
PINBALL GAME WINDOWS
If the ball passes through the lane on the right of scene A, the slot windows start rotating. The striker is used to launch a ball from the bottom of scene B to the top of scene A. If the player loses all of their balls, the game is over.įlippers are used to bounce the ball in scene A and scene B. The player starts with three balls, and earns an extra ball for every 50,000 points earned.

The ball is used to interact with Pinball Parts to earn points.

Most of these objects are referred to as Pinball Parts. Mario must catch the lady (also known as Pauline) when she falls down, then carry her safely to the exit. The player controls Mario in the Bonus Stage.
PINBALL GAME SERIES
Pinball was re-released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch as part of Hamster Corporation's Arcade Archives series on August 30, 2019. 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, on the Virtual Console for the Wii and Wii U, and on the Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online application for the Nintendo Switch. However, this version has no Mario elements. The Family Computer version was preceded by a Game & Watch version in December 1983. Hudson Soft had planned to release ports of Pinball for home computers in Japan in 1985, but these ports were cancelled for unknown reasons. A competitive multiplayer version of this game was released on the VS. It is based on the arcade machine of the same name. Pinball is a game released for the Family Computer in 1984 and the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985.
