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Pinball

Simulates a pinball machine: you launch the ball and keep it in play with the flippers, aiming at ramps and targets to score points. The challenge lies in the ball's physics and your reflexes.

Also known as: pinball video game, video pinball

This is a basic entry: it has the definition and the classification. Full entries add history, games and a demo.

History

  1. 1973
    Origin

    Chicago Coin's TV Pingame (1973) was a digital version of pinball with a paddle at the bottom, and it inspired several clones.

    Pinball (Wikipedia)
  2. 1982

    Bill Budge's Pinball Construction Set lets you build and play your own pinball table.

    Pinball Construction Set (Wikipedia)