Macadam Bumper
Macadam Bumper (also released as Pinball Wizard) is a video pinball simulation construction set developed by ERE Informatique in France. It was first released for 8-bit computers in 1985, the Atari ST in 1986 and MS-DOS in 1987. The Atari ST and MS-DOS versions were released in the US as Pinball Wizard in 1988 by Accolade.
Macadam Bumper
- Date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Personal Software Services
- Genre
- simulation video game
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Macadam Bumper (also released as Pinball Wizard) is a video pinball simulation construction set developed by ERE Informatique in France. It was first released for 8-bit computers in 1985, the Atari ST in 1986 and MS-DOS in 1987. The Atari ST and MS-DOS versions were released in the US as Pinball Wizard in 1988 by Accolade.
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Key facts
• Title — Macadam Bumper • Designer — Remi Herbulot • Developer — ERE Informatique • Publisher — ERE Informatique (France) Personal Software Services (UK) Accolade (US) • Genre — Pinball, game creation system • Platforms — Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, Oric, Thomson, ZX Spectrum
Gameplay
Gameplay
Pinball Wizard is a game which includes sound and lights and the ability to tilt, with different obstacles on each of the four pinball simulations. On the Atari ST, the player manipulates the flipper and back-board controls using the mouse, but too much movement from the mouse will activate the tilt sensors. Players can customize the parameters in the game including as point scores, table slope, bumper elasticity, and the number of balls per game. Using a parts menu, the player can assemble a pinball machine, coloring and decorating it from the paint menu. Widebody tables or more traditional layouts can be created. A parameter can be changed to adjust the weight of the ball, from a lead weight to a ping-pong ball. The Atari ST version added support for a mouse.
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1985
Macadam Bumper published.
1985
Macadam Bumper is recorded as published in 1985.
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- France
Reception
In 1988, Dragon gave the game 4½ out of 5 stars. Pinball Player found the Atari ST version a "very playable package" recommended to any pinballer.
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- 1.Smout, John. Macadam Bumper - a review. Pinball Player. 9. 11. 20. December 1985.
- 2.Smout, John. Pinball Goes Soft. Pinball Player. 13. 1. 5-6. January–February 1989.
- 3.Lesser, Hartley. The Role of Computers. Dragon. 129. 32–42. January 1988.
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