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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 15, 1998}}
 
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      = '''''Microsoft Pinball Arcade''''' is a 1998 pinball game developed and published by [[Company:Microsoft|Microsoft]]. It features pre-rendered recreations of seven pinball tables manufactured by [[Wikipedia:Gottlieb|Gottlieb]]: ''[[Wikipedia:Baffle Ball|Baffle Ball]]'' (1931), ''[[Wikipedia:Humpty Dumpty (pinball)|Humpty Dumpty]]'' (1947), ''[[Wikipedia:Knock Out (Gottlieb pinball)|Knock Out]]'' (1950), ''[[Wikipedia:Slick Chick (pinball)|Slick Chick]]'' (1963), ''[[Wikipedia:Spirit of 76 (pinball)|Spirit of 76]]'' (1975), ''[[Wikipedia:Haunted House (pinball)|Haunted House]]'' (1982), and ''[[Wikipedia:Cue Ball Wizard|Cue Ball Wizard]]'' (1992).
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|release history  = It was first released for Windows on December 15, 1998.
 
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
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==Video settings==
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{{Image|Microsoft Pinball Arcade Options.png|In-game options menu.}}
 
{{Image|Microsoft Pinball Arcade Options.png|In-game options menu.}}
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==Input settings==
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{{Image|Microsoft Pinball Arcade Remapping.png|In-game key map settings.}}
 
{{Image|Microsoft Pinball Arcade Remapping.png|In-game key map settings.}}
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Latest revision as of 23:19, 28 March 2023

Microsoft Pinball Arcade
Microsoft Pinball Arcade cover
Developers
Microsoft
Release dates
Windows December 15, 1998
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Cinematic camera
Controls Direct control
Genres Pinball
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary, Western, Supernatural, North America, Fantasy
Microsoft Pinball Arcade on Wikipedia

Microsoft Pinball Arcade is a 1998 pinball game developed and published by Microsoft. It features pre-rendered recreations of seven pinball tables manufactured by Gottlieb: Baffle Ball (1931), Humpty Dumpty (1947), Knock Out (1950), Slick Chick (1963), Spirit of 76 (1975), Haunted House (1982), and Cue Ball Wizard (1992).

It was first released for Windows on December 15, 1998.

General information

Official game site (archive)
Internet Pinball Database - A huge database dedicated to pinball games and machines

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows
A trial version is available.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
The main menu uses the desktop resolution, but the usable area will render in 640x480. The actual game will render 1024x768 fullscreen.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
For the main menu only.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.

Input

In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Hot seat
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, NT 4.0 SP3
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 90 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB (24 MB for NT)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 45 MB
Video card (GPU) 1 MB of VRAM
DirectX 6 compatible


References