Real Pinball
Is a video game developed by Japan Dataworks and published by Panasonic for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer.
Real Pinball
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- 1994
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Is a video game developed by Japan Dataworks and published by Panasonic for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Real Pinball • Developer — Japan Dataworks • Publisher — Panasonic • Released — March 20, 1994 • Genre — Pinball • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — 3DO Real Pinball, known in Japan as
Gameplay
Gameplay
Real Pinball features five pinball machines to choose from, that become increasingly more complicated. Allows for multiball play.
Development and release
Development and release
Real Pinball was developed by Japan Dataworks and originally released by Panasonic in Japan as Fire Ball!! on March 20, 1994. A Japan-exclusive sequel by the same developer and publisher titled Battle Pinball was released for the 3DO on November 25, 1994.
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Real Pinball is associated with Japan.
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Reception
Real Pinball received very negative reviews. Next Generation reviewed the game, rating it one star out of five, and stated that "3DO owners will have to wait a little bit longer for a 'real' pinball game to appear."
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- 1.Famitsu staff. 新作ゲームクロスレビュー. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. ASCII Corporation. 280. 75. April 29, 1994.
- 2.Imagine Media. Finals. Next Generation. 2. 90. February 1995.
- 3.GAME Data Room. 3DO Soft > 1994.
- 4.Wynne, Mark. Reviews: Real Pinball. 3DO Magazine. Paragon Publishing. 1. 56. December 1994. 1355-9621.
- 5.Ação Games staff. Real Pinball. Ação Games. 65. 23–4. August 1994. 0104-1630.
- 6.Yellow Media. Test Express: Real Pinball. Génération 4. 73. 166. January 1995. 1624-1088.
- 7.MAN!AC. Overseas Import: Real Pinball. Cybermedia. 12. 39. October 1994. 2191-012X.
- 8.Super GamePower. 3DO: Real Pinball. Editora Nova Cultural. 6. 44. September 1994.
- 9.Schaedle, Wolfgang. Reviews: Total Tilt! Real Pinball. Video Games. Future Verlag. 34. April 1995. 0946-0985.
- 10.VideoGames staff. Capsule Reviews: Real Pinball. VideoGames. Larry Flynt Publications. 71. 132. December 1994. 1059-2938.
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