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Pinball machines... the silver ball... the flashing lights... the music and sounds... Man, I love pinball machines! Growing up as a kid, video games had not made their way onto the arcade scene. On the other hand, pinball machines were scattered around various restaurants and establishments.
Eight Ball Deluxe is a computer simulation of the actual pinball machine by the same name. Pinball machines involve the player to a greater degree than most video games. It really is a shame that Bally-Williams went out of business. Pinball games like Pinball Dreams and Pinball Fantasy are certainly great games, but there is something endearing about a game that reminds you of times you played the real thing.
Eight Ball Deluxe - as you can see in the screen shots - features decent graphics that capture the spirit and feeling of a painted playing field. The sounds and digitized speech are taken from the physical Eight Ball Deluxe pinball machine serving to enhance the experience.
Up to four players can compete at once. Controls for pinball simulations are pretty much the same across the board. Start a game using "S", which you can press up to 4 times to add players. ESC to exit the table and return to the diner, while "A" toggles the sound. "Alt" draws back the plunger, shift keys operate the flippers on their respective side, while "Z", "/" and "Space" nudge the table.
The playfield tends to lend itself to drains down both side of the table, making it difficult to build up bonuses or trigger specials, but there are many "back board" settings you can adjust that may help. Since pinball games are pretty simply entertainment there isn't much more I can say except "Stop talkin' and start chalkin'!"
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