Microsoft Pinball Arcade
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| Developers | |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| Retail | |
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- A trial version is available.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows |
Video
In-game options menu.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| 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.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | 4 | Hot seat |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | ||||
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95, NT 4.0 SP3 | 98 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 90 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB (24 MB for NT) | 32 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 45 MB | 120 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | 1 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible | |