This cute pinball simulator was one of the first video games of the genre and still holds dear to many NES owners. Just as on a real pinball table, your goal is to flip the ball up and never let it fall off the bottom. How many points can you get?
Thanks to a clever design and a good simulation of real pinball physics, Pinball remains an enjoyable challenge even today. You might find numerous surprising ways to improve your score. Pinball also features a hidden bonus game in which Mario must save Pauline, just as he did in Donkey Kong. Younger players should not mistake Pauline for Princess Peach, or she will get quite angry!
Mon, 20 Nov 2006 by Corbie Dillard
User Comments
1. Pocketim
06 May 2007, 04:20 BST
This game is under-rated, the jumpman bonus minigames are fun and the pinball table is cool too
2. mario/zelda_fan
13 May 2007, 07:02 BST
u can play this on the game cube animal crossing. I remember the only reason i played this game was to be Mario.
3. Pocketim
16 May 2007, 06:58 BST
I agree with you mario/zelda_fan, the mario minigame is why I played it in the first place but I also like the pinball table
4. SKTTR
11 Jun 2007, 09:27 BST
This Pinball title is excellent.
Me and my friends always try to top our highscores and that's all about it.
It also didn't aged much, like all of the other 1st generation NES titles.
The graphics are nice and the control is tight.
We played it for months. I like this game. 4 Stars.
5. Pit 42
16 Jul 2007, 02:43 BST
This game is...decent. Sonic Spinball is a much better choice.
I won't get it because it's not very deep and I already have it for my old e-Reader.
6. learn japanese ds
10 Jan 2008, 01:51 GMT
pinball has never really translated well onto the home console.
7. Grant
25 Jan 2008, 13:19 GMT
i dont like this game it has not originality at all and it just blows
8. 2097
03 Mar 2008, 01:06 GMT
The princesses Mushroom, Toadstool and Peach are the same person; Pauline, Daisy and Rosalina are three separate people for a total of four?
9. Stu
12 Apr 2008, 14:14 BST
I think this provides a decent game of pinball. No more, no less.
Of course, it does lack the experience of playing on a real pinball table, but at least once you've bought it you don't have to keep feeding it coins!
10. JamesMcCloud
28 Apr 2008, 14:30 BST
i've got pinball on windows
11. Beau Skunk
06 Aug 2008, 05:11 BST
Takes a li'l getting used to, if your used to more advanced video game pinball games, but it is possible to master this game, and play it for a long time getting really high scores, once you get the hang of it. There's no option to "shake" the pinball table, but luckilly there's no way to ever get the ball stuck. The semi-hidden Mario minigame is great to.
The top table features a slot machine, and the bottom one features flipable cards. Get a match in the slotmachine, or flip all the cards, (pretty hard to do) and the bottom hole between the flippers will be clogged, so you won't fall down it, and best of all it stays there, until you slip down the sides. So it's very rewarding.
It's possiblly the first video game adaption of pinball, (I'm not sure if it's true) but definatelly not the worst. I find it quite enjoyable, though not as much as Kirby's Pinball Land (Gameboy) or Sonic Spinball. Still it's a nice diversion from those more complex pinball titles. Also the dancing penguins are cute!
12. Corbie
22 Oct 2008, 08:00 BST
Fun for a quick pick-up-and-play, but not much for the long haul. If you want something a bit more in-depth try Alien Crush or Devil's Crush.
13. Ferret75
31 Jan 2009, 20:18 GMT
The bonus level is very fun to play.