Pinball Mania (1995)

Spidersoft

Amiga · DOS

3.75 from 4 ratings

15 members have it in their collection · 5 backlogged · 1 wish listed

After the success of Pinball Dreams, Pinball Fantasies and Pinball Illusions, publisher 21st Century Entertainment decided to let Spidersoft instead of Digital Illusions develop a fourth game - Pinball Mania. The four tables featured are: Kick Off, Jail Break, Tarantula and Jackpot Where the previous games excelled in ball simulation, a lot of people felt that Pinball Mania had very lacking ball physics, making controlled shots difficult to accomplish.
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Developers
Spidersoft
Publishers
21st Century Entertainment
Genres
Pinball

Release dates

  • Feb 01, 1995 (Worldwide) Amiga
  • TBD (Worldwide) DOS

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jay.dino

Review jay.dino 4/5 · May 29, 2016

My favorite 21st Century Entertainment pinball game

Platform:

PC version.

Graphics/Sound:

I loved the graphics back in the day, and the sound was also very cool, I especially liked the exotic sounds on Tarantula.

Gameplay:

Not much to say about the gameplay. It's a classic pinball game. Like all standard 21st Century releases this one also features 4 tables, all of them being mostly realistic tables. For …

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Platform:

PC version.

Graphics/Sound:

I loved the graphics back in the day, and the sound was also very cool, I especially liked the exotic sounds on Tarantula.

Gameplay:

Not much to say about the gameplay. It's a classic pinball game. Like all standard 21st Century releases this one also features 4 tables, all of them being mostly realistic tables. For me the tables vary in interest, but that may just be personal taste. For example I liked the football table least. Jailbreak and Tarantula kind of worked best for me. And I remember having played Tarantula and only Tarantula for a full afternoon it was just that fun.

Difficulty:

Controls and physics all work pretty well, no complaints overall. Also there is the usual "you get a free ball, if your ball dies before you even touched it" mechanic which makes everything feel less unfair.

Conclusion:

If you liked Epic Pinball or other 21st Century releases, you should definitely check it out. It has some of my favorite pinball tables ever. The only gripe I have with it is that installing it and getting it to run is unnecessarily hard on modern machines, but once it runs it's a great experience.

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