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FrankieViturello
10/06/09

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The Street Fighter II table is nice ... but with the recent release of Pinball Midway Classics (WITH MEDIEVAL MADNESS!!!) I don't fire up Zen Pinball as much these days.
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Kobun
10/06/09

@FrankieViturello: Medieval Madness is fun, but god is Tales of the Arabian Nights the most beautiful pinball game I've ever seen. Really makes me wish I had a chance to play the real table. I'm finding I'm spending most of my time on it and Taxi when not going after the goals.
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FrankieViturello
10/06/09

@Kobun: I like Taxi a lot ... "Gorbie"'s sound bytes never fail to make me chuckle.
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cyber rat
10/06/09

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In Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 we control Aya's boobs with the six-axis, while in the pinball version, we control Ryu's balls.
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Neko_Tech
10/06/09

@cyberrat101: Damn I was too late to post something similar statement. Touche cyberrat101 touche, you won this round.
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Orionsaint
10/06/09

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The problem with real life Pinball is that they can't have cool bonus stages. I wish they'd make a real pinball machine of Alien Crush.
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TitillatedOcelot
10/06/09

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Consider it purchased. I still play the SF2 Tribute table a lot.
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Showmeyomoves!
10/06/09

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That picture looks like something you'd find spray-painted on the hood of a Honda Civic.
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Kobun
10/06/09

@Showmeyomoves!:
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Yossarian
10/06/09

@Showmeyomoves!: Ic3y Hot NinjaZ!!!
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AncientUnknown1
10/06/09

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I can't look at a pinball machine without thinking of doing foot-long rails. I can only play virtual pinball now. Maybe it is for the best.

I will be looking into this Zen Pinball.
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Brain.wav
10/06/09

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I thought you meant REAL pinball. Digital pinball is just plain fail. You can't get the real tactile feel of old school pinball without a big, heavy cabinet.
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TitillatedOcelot
10/06/09

@Brain.wav: That said, the Zen pinball is the closest thing to arcade pinball without having to find the creepy guy that breaks bills for quarters. The physics engine in Zen is spot on. I never enjoyed digital pinball before this and Pinball FX (same team) but now, I'm a believer.
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TheContender
10/06/09

@TitillatedOcelot: You should play Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection, then. Those tables are leaps and bounds above the ZP or PFX ones, they're recreations of real tables after all.
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Neko_Tech
10/06/09

@TheContender: Does the Pinball hall of fame have Pinbot in it? I loved that table, played it once at a fair and I had got a multi-ball and somehow I the balls collide in a right angle where one of the ball flew up on to the cabinet and got lodged in the upper corner where you had to remove the glass to get the ball out. Lets just say it still remained like that even on the last day of the fair.
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McDollar
10/07/09

@Neko_Tech: yes, it does have pinbot. and yes, it's arguably the most realistic portrayal of pinball in a console game. it's real, classic tables 100% faithfully recreated, amazing physics and great "in the arcade" vibe. williams is (was) the pinball master, and this collection showcases them nicely.

i own two pins of my own (twilight zone and monster bash) and this is the single console release i would recommend. leaps and bounds over pinball fx.
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Neko_Tech
10/07/09

@McDollar: It's the one that was released recently right [XB360/PS3]? Not the PSP version because I have it and didn't see it on there.

@JiveBowie: It wasn't at the arcades, it was held in a local town fair with attendant (a Carney) whos job was to give out change, that's all since they were only renting the tables and would have been charged for them to come and fix it where it was cheaper for them to wait until they had to move to a different town.
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McDollar
10/07/09

@Neko_Tech: not sure what to tell you... pinbot is indeed on the psp version. on the 360/ps3 release (the recent one) there is also medieval madness, no good gophers and tales of the arabian nights. 3 GREAT additions to an already great lineup.
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Neko_Tech
10/08/09

@McDollar: I realized why, I have don't have that game I have pinball hall of fame the Gottlieb collection not the William edition. And here I though I had to double dip this game.
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Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
10/06/09

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Any word on how to shake the boobies here?
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2NinjasTapedTogether
08/06/09

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Zen Pinball is pretty... lame. I dunno, I just wasn't impressed. I don't recall if I was ever impressed by digital pinball... with the exclusion of Sonic Spinball and that Tiger Electronic game I had when I was 5...
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
08/06/09

@2NinjasTapedTogether: I had a pinball game with a viking board, and an awesome soundtrack... actually i only played it for the soundtrack..
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pinball sucks.. great soundtrack though
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the7k
08/06/09

@2NinjasTapedTogether: Sounds like you just aren't in the set of people Zen should be trying to please. For people like me, who grew up on both real and digital versions of Pinball games (Alien Crush is my personal favorite for the TG-16), Zen Pinball touches me in just the right places.
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TitillatedOcelot
08/06/09

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SA WEET.
I love Zen Pinball, and I look forward to a new table for it. I will NEVER have a high score on the leaderboards, but I love playing it all the same. Remember when beating your high score was all that mattered in games? *sigh* Good times...
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zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ
08/06/09

@TitillatedOcelot: seriously dude. i personally wished that trophies and achivements were an offline affair. i hate that some of them tie you to having to sacrifice a social life just for getting a cyber trophy.
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bakagaijin
08/06/09

@TitillatedOcelot: I really like Zen on PSN as well, but man, I'm not very good at it. I'm excited if I score 14 million on a table, only to compare it to the 500 million scores on the leaderboards and realize I suck.
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TitillatedOcelot
08/06/09

@bakagaijin: I'm at the point where I've found a few of the "sweet spots" on the Tesla table. If you can find those and knock off a few "experiments" the points start to rack up fast. I think if there were ever an actual pinball machine that could successfully duplicate the "Chain Reaction" experiment, my head would explode.

And the last thing I would hear would be "Fyooss...BLOWN!"
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Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition ([k])
08/06/09

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This reminds me of that theme for Pinball FX or whatever it's called on XBLA. Not big on pinball games but it was decent for $10. I don't know anyone else with the game but I liked it.
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Nulls
08/06/09

@Violent St. Cannon: Zen Pinball and Pinball FX are made by the same company.
I picked up Zen Pinball last month and it is a lot of fun if you like Pinball games.
Since they partnered with Capcom for this table, I hope they do more tables like this. I would love to see a Megaman pinball table.
Or remakes of some of the best arcade pinball machines like the Adams Family or Jurassic Park.
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the7k
08/06/09

@Nulls: Oh man, I would kill for a recreation of the Adam's Family and Jurassic Park pin-ball machines. Also, I'd like to see the Rescue 911 pin-ball machine - I don't even remember if that machine was any good, I just remember it being one of the first machines I played as a wee-li'l lad.
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Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition ([k])
08/06/09

@Nulls: Ahh nice. I didn't know the same company made them. No PS3, yet...but I'm looking to get one later this/next year.
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rich8606
08/06/09

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Again, a year late! oh well at least Sigma 2 has co-op.
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
08/06/09

@rich8606: Yes.. Damn Zen Studios and their tardyness concerning the Ninja Gaiden franchise...?
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Save me
08/06/09

@D-K, owhoo... how unfortunate..: WOOSH
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
08/06/09

@Save me: huh? what'd i miss?
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Save me
08/06/09

@D-K, owhoo... how unfortunate..:

He's saying that the PS3 gets things a year later than the 360. As was the case with Fallout 3 DLC and Bioshock, as is the case with this pinball game. At least it's worth the wait (barely), since some games include bonus modes and such, like Sigma 2.

From what I gather.
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
08/06/09

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I hope they remake the actual table released some xx years ago.. Then again.. i don't own Zen Pinball... meh..
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SK8NYC
08/06/09

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Who wants to play pinball on their Playstation? I know the PS3 costs almost as much as a pinball machine, but it's just not the same thing :(
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
08/06/09

@SK8NYC: Not the same thing?? What ever gave it away?
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Zadillo
08/06/09

@SK8NYC:
The problem is, for many people it is tough to find physical pinball machines (and even if you do find some sort of arcade that has a few, your options are pretty limited).
Pinball simulations are never going to fully replace the unique aspects of a physical pinball machine, but for people who don't have easy access to real pinball machines, it's the next best thing. And especially now that we have high def consoles that can really go a long way towards simulating real pinball physics, sounds, and look almost photorealistic, it's not that bad.
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WhatTheFrag
08/06/09

@SK8NYC: Back in the NES days Pinball was actually a title that sold very well. It may not be the same thing but these games have their audiences.
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(Zombie) Jölan
06/19/09

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beta coooooodes
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