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|release='''Famicom/NES:'''<br>{{release|Japan|February 2, 1984|USA|October 18, 1985|Europe|January 9, 1986}} '''VS. System:'''<br>{{release|Japan|August 1984<ref> | |release='''Famicom/NES:'''<br>{{release|Japan|February 2, 1984|USA|October 18, 1985|Europe|January 9, 1986}} '''VS. System:'''<br>{{release|Japan|August 1984<ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19840901p/page/n12/mode/1up|title=''Game Machine''|date=September 1, 1984|page=25}}</ref>|USA|October 1984<ref>{{cite|url=flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3503&image=1|title=1985 VS. System flyer}}</ref>}} '''Disk System:'''<br>{{release|Japan|May 31, 1989<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/games/pinball-fds Date info of Pinball (FDS) from TMK], retrieved 11/25/2012</ref>{{better source}}}} '''e-Reader:'''<br>{{release|USA|September 16, 2002<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/games/pinball-e Date info of Pinball (e-Reader) from TMK], retrieved 11/25/2012</ref>{{better source}}|Mexico|October, 2002<ref>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/20021013203220/http://www.nintendo.com.mx/Juegos/gameboy_advance/pinballe.html|publisher=Nintendo of Mexico|language=Mexican Spanish|accessdate=November 28, 2022}}</ref>}} '''Wii (Virtual Console):'''<br>{{release|USA|November 19, 2006|Japan|December 2, 2006|Europe|December 15, 2006|Australia|December 15, 2006}} '''Wii U (Virtual Console):'''<br>{{release|Japan|October 23, 2013<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/software/vc/fbnj|title=ピンボール {{!}} Wii U {{!}} 任天堂|author=Nintendo|publisher=www.nintendo.co.jp}}</ref>|USA|October 24, 2013<ref>https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/gMPhXsN2Ko1VQUoTKbr68CkvBKesOiif</ref>{{dead link}}|Europe|October 24, 2013<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/NES/Pinball-820146.html|publisher=Nintendo of UK|title=Pinball {{!}} NES {{!}} Games {{!}} Nintendo|language=British English}}</ref>|Australia|October 24, 2013}} '''Nintendo Switch (''Arcade Archives''):'''<br>{{release|Japan|August 30, 2019|USA|August 30, 2019|Europe|August 30, 2019|Australia|August 30, 2019}} '''Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online:'''<br>{{release|USA|May 26, 2022<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|date=May 26, 2022|url=youtu.be/n_-LqmGv7ig|title=NES & Super NES - May 2022 Game Updates - Nintendo Switch Online|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 27, 2022}}</ref>|Japan|May 27, 2022<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo 公式チャンネル|date=May 27, 2022|url=youtu.be/T0POVi_YY8Q|title=ファミリーコンピュータ & スーパーファミコン Nintendo Switch Online 追加タイトル <nowiki>[</nowiki>2022年5月27日<nowiki>]</nowiki>|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 27, 2022}}</ref>|Europe|May 27, 2022<ref>{{cite|title=These classic #SuperNES and #NES games are now available for #NintendoSwitchOnline members! ☑️ Congo's Caper ☑️ Pinball ☑️ Rival Turf!|author=@NintendoEurope|date=May 27, 2022|url=x.com/NintendoEurope/status/1530111585808678912|publisher=X|accessdate=Retrieved May 27, 2022}}</ref>|Australia|May 27, 2022}} | ||
|genre=Pinball | |genre=Pinball | ||
|modes=Single player, multiplayer | |modes=Single player, multiplayer | ||
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|input={{input|arcade=1|nes=1|wmsideways=1|classic=1|wiigcn=1|wiiusideways=1|wiiuclassic=1|wiiupro=1|joy-con=1|switchpro=1|switchnes=1}} | |input={{input|arcade=1|nes=1|wmsideways=1|classic=1|wiigcn=1|wiiusideways=1|wiiuclassic=1|wiiupro=1|joy-con=1|switchpro=1|switchnes=1}} | ||
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'''''Pinball''''' is a game released for the [[Family Computer]] in 1984 and the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1985. It is based on the [[arcade]] {{wp|Pinball|machine of the same name}}. A competitive multiplayer version of this game was released on the [[VS. System]] under the name '''''VS. Pinball'''''. [[Hudson Soft]] had planned to release ports of ''Pinball'' for home computers in Japan in 1985, but these ports were cancelled for | '''''Pinball''''' is a game released for the [[Family Computer]] in 1984 and the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1985. It is based on the [[arcade]] {{wp|Pinball|machine of the same name}}. A competitive multiplayer version of this game was released on the [[VS. System]] under the name '''''VS. Pinball'''''. [[Hudson Soft]] had planned to release ports of ''Pinball'' for home computers in Japan in 1985, but these ports were cancelled for reasons unexplained.<ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/micomBASIC-1985-06/page/n191/mode/1up|title=micomBASIC Magazine|publisher=Dempa Publications' Inc.|language=Japanese|date=June 1985}}</ref> The Family Computer version was preceded by a [[Game & Watch]] version in December 1983,<ref>[http://www.intheattic.co.uk/pinball.htm ''Pinball'' at In the Attic]. Retrieved 29 April 2022.</ref> but unlike the Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System releases, it is not a game of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. | ||
The NES version of ''Pinball'' was re-released on the [[Family Computer Disk System]], for the [[Game Boy Advance]]'s [[e-Reader]] as part of Series One, on the [[Virtual Console]] for the [[Wii]] and [[Wii U]], and on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]] application for the [[Nintendo Switch]]. The Japanese version of ''VS. Pinball'' was re-released worldwide for the [[Nintendo Switch]] as part of {{wp|Hamster Corporation}}'s ''[[Arcade Archives]]'' series on August 30, 2019.<ref> | The NES version of ''Pinball'' was re-released on the [[Family Computer Disk System]], for the [[Game Boy Advance]]'s [[e-Reader]] as part of Series One, on the [[Virtual Console]] for the [[Wii]] and [[Wii U]], and on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]] application for the [[Nintendo Switch]]. The Japanese version of ''VS. Pinball'' was re-released worldwide for the [[Nintendo Switch]] as part of {{wp|Hamster Corporation}}'s ''[[Arcade Archives]]'' series on August 30, 2019.<ref>{{cite|author=Hamster Corporation|url=www.hamster.co.jp/american_hamster/arcadearchives/switch/pinball.htm|title=''Arcade Archives: Pinball''}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/games/detail/arcade-archives-pinball-switch/|title=Arcade Archives Pinball for Nintendo Switch|publisher=Nintendo Official Site (www.nintendo.com)|author=Nintendo of America|language=American English}}</ref> | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
[[File:Pinball gameplay 2.png|thumb|left|200px|Gameplay of Scene A]] | [[File:Pinball gameplay 2.png|thumb|left|200px|Gameplay of Scene A]] | ||
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Gameplay begins when the player launches a ball with the [[striker]] from the bottom of scene A to the top of scene B. Gameplay switches between scene A and scene B depending on where the ball moves. In scene A and scene B, the player controls the flippers on either side of the screen to deflect the ball. If the ball falls off the bottom of scene B, the player loses the ball. If the ball falls through the hole in scene B, it enters the Bonus Stage. | Gameplay begins when the player launches a ball with the [[striker]] from the bottom of scene A to the top of scene B. Gameplay switches between scene A and scene B depending on where the ball moves. In scene A and scene B, the player controls the flippers on either side of the screen to deflect the ball. If the ball falls off the bottom of scene B, the player loses the ball. If the ball falls through the hole in scene B, it enters the Bonus Stage. | ||
{{br|left}} | {{br|left}} | ||
===Bonus Stage=== | ===Bonus Stage=== | ||
[[File:Breakout Mode Screenshot - Pinball.png|thumb|left|200px]] | [[File:Breakout Mode Screenshot - Pinball.png|thumb|left|200px]] | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
{| | {|class=wikitable | ||
!Character | !Character | ||
!Name | !Name | ||
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==Items and objects== | ==Items and objects== | ||
Most of these objects are referred to as [[Pinball Part]]s. | Most of these objects are referred to as [[Pinball Part]]s. | ||
{| | {|class="wikitable" | ||
!Image | !Image | ||
!Name | !Name | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!bgcolor=black|[[File:Pinball Targets.png]] | !bgcolor=black|[[File:Pinball Targets.png]] | ||
|align=center|[[ | |align=center|[[Target]]s | ||
|The ball can hit targets to earn bonus points and activate certain events. | |The ball can hit targets to earn bonus points and activate certain events. | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|align=center|[[Egg]] | |align=center|[[Egg]] | ||
|Eggs hatch into [[chick]]s if the ball touches them. | |Eggs hatch into [[chick]]s if the ball touches them. | ||
|- | |||
|- | |||
!bgcolor=black|[[File:Pinball Chick.png]] | |||
|align=center|[[Chick]] | |||
|Birds that hatch from eggs, which then flap their wings. | |||
|- | |- | ||
!bgcolor=black|[[File:Pinball Stopper.png]] | !bgcolor=black|[[File:Pinball Stopper.png]] | ||
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PinballTitle.png|Title screen (''Pinball'') | PinballTitle.png|Title screen (''Pinball'') | ||
PinballGameplay.png|Scene B (''Pinball'') | PinballGameplay.png|Scene B (''Pinball'') | ||
PinballMarioSprite.png|Mario | PinballMarioSprite.png|[[Mario]] | ||
PinballPaulineSprite.png|Lady | PinballPaulineSprite.png|[[Pauline|Lady]] | ||
Pinball Penguin.gif|Slot window (penguin) | Pinball Penguin.gif|Slot window (penguin) | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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|file6=VS Pinball Unknown Jingle.oga | |file6=VS Pinball Unknown Jingle.oga | ||
|title6=Unknown jingle | |title6=Unknown jingle | ||
}} | |||
==Names in other languages== | |||
{{foreign names | |||
|Jap=ピンボール | |||
|JapR=Pinbōru | |||
|JapM=Pinball | |||
}} | }} | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
;Websites | ;Websites | ||
*[https://www.nintendo.com/jp/famicom/software/hvc-pn/index.html Official Japanese site] | |||
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_pb/index.html Japanese Wii Virtual Console website] | *[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_pb/index.html Japanese Wii Virtual Console website] | ||
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000002725 Japanese Wii U Virtual Console website] | *[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000002725 Japanese Wii U Virtual Console website] | ||
*[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/mCClqgNGu7zr1XzItja1p5SNJG2LHkFC North American Wii Virtual Console website] | *[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/mCClqgNGu7zr1XzItja1p5SNJG2LHkFC North American Wii Virtual Console website] | ||
*[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/pinball-nes-wii-u/ North American Wii U Virtual Console website] | *[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/pinball-nes-wii-u/ North American Wii U Virtual Console website] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/NES/Pinball-820146.html Official European website] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{NIWA|Nookipedia=Item:Pinball (Animal Crossing)|NWiki=Pinball (NES)|StrategyWiki=Pinball (NES)}} | |||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{Pinball}} | {{Pinball}} | ||
{{Mario games}} | {{Super Mario games}} | ||
{{NES}} | {{NES}} | ||
{{Virtual Console}} | {{Virtual Console}} | ||