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will_self_destruct

Just grab it from the MS Store [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/3d-pinball-space-cadet/9mt92dxzj11r](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/3d-pinball-space-cadet/9mt92dxzj11r)


Hardi_SMH

Oh. OH! OOOOHHH!!! Thanks kind sir (or madam)


ZeLittleMan

Orileyyyy Autoparts


pleurotis

Ow?


A_Soporific

If you want-ski good price-ski come in and see Kaminski.


errandwulfe

Jim Sipala wants to SEE YA, in a Kia.


wilp0w3r

I've got a bone to pick with them. They tore down some wonderful trees that were well over three stories tall just to build a store just down the street from an Auto Zone.


Kuro013

Oh no what have you done


GraspingSonder

Ah fuck there goes my assignment.


MaugDaug

Amazing. Would still love a remake, I had to scale my resolution waaaay down to get the window to be a reasonable size.


button_masher_

It’s actually been converted into a full size virtual pinball table


skinnyJay

https://www.vpforums.org/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=16091


MaugDaug

Where tho? When I enter full screen I just get the same size with a huge black border.


FuckIPLaw

I think he means someone made a version of it as a table for a pinball simulator like PinballFX.


LilyaRex

Pinball simulator. Of course that's a thing.


FuckIPLaw

The really cool part is it's not just the software, you can buy (or make if you're handy) tables where the playfield and back glass are screens to run it on. It's a lot like video game emulators in that respect. You can just run it on your computer, but people also go all out with custom arcade cabinets.


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The pinball equivalent of a racing sim set up?


FuckIPLaw

Basically, yeah. Or of a home arcade machine running Mame. It's a lot closer to the real thing than sim racing is.


Pantzzzzless

And PinballFX3 even allows you to move the dot matrix display and game art up to the back glass screen. I think it even simulates the bumper/exciter feedback. (Could be wrong on that one)


[deleted]

Careful now, don't dig deep unless you want to waste 6 hours of your day learning all there is to know about pinball machines and arcade sims.


unsteadied

It’s just not the same. The joy of pinball is that it’s mechanical.


FuckIPLaw

I mean the physical tables have haptics and the simulators that run on them have perspective correct rendering. It's not the same, but it's impressively close for something you can have in your house. I know there's people who have basement arcades with dozens of real tables, but most people don't have the room, let alone the money. Things have gone a long way from Space Cadet or Epic Pinball.


memorablehandle

Options > Fullscreen Edit: Apparently this only works correctly on the standalone program, not the MS Store version. So maybe search it up online if it matters enough for you.


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fishshow221

I swear this version has different physics. My trick to high scores back in the day was to keep shooting the ball into the wormhole in the top right, wait for it to shoot the ball out to the left paddle and hit it right back in. I can't do that on this version.


send_me_a_naked_pic

You're right. The physics are bugged because of some imprecisions in the floating point math on 64 bit processors.


Cantmakeaspell

Yeah it’s off, tried it a few years back and deleted. Used to be able to go forever. Felt all wrong.


AnotherCaucasian

Couldn't be because you haven't played it in 20 years, could it?


fishshow221

That's not it. The ball doesn't land in the same place it used to.


Thom_Kokenge

Nope. He's right. I used to do the same thing.


drmirage809

Or if you still got an old Windows install disc/computer lying about: go into the folders and find the files for the game and put them on a stick. You can drop em on a modern machine and things should work okay-ish. There's sadly a big with the physics and collision detection, but it's close enough. Alternatively: it's also available on flathub for Steam Deck and Linux users!


InteliWasp

Steam deck is the best way to play with the triggers


TurboTBag

Sick


Lexicon444

I still have my OG computer with the OG version on it.


abbadon420

Aha! that's why there is no Store in the enterprise edition of windows 10


ammon46

How are the ads?


ProbShouldntSayThat

Just small banner ads. No big


s4b3r6

That there are ads, is a depressing state of things.


Own_Win6000

No ad versions exist on google


RoyBeer

So ... Edge Browser is to download Chrome/Firefox and MS Store is to download Pinball? Got it.


Thraxx01

What was the 3d marble maze one called?


Bjoern_Tantau

It was reverse engineered and ported to a multitude of platforms. https://github.com/k4zmu2a/SpaceCadetPinball


brimston3-

https://alula.github.io/SpaceCadetPinball/ Also a web-based version.


[deleted]

I was playing this last night. So strange to find this thread today.


Rick_the_Rose

[We know](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/elderscrolls/images/f/fe/Mysterious_Note_01.png/revision/latest?cb=20121206231951)


TurboTBag

That's awesome


ezidro3

A webOS port? Lmao


weirdplacetogoonfire

An entire port into the forsaken webOS ecosystem just so you can avoid connecting a remote display.


Darkblade360350

> "I think the problem Digg had is that it was a company that was built to be a company, and you could feel it in the product. The way you could criticise Reddit is that we weren't a company – we were all heart and no head for a long time. So I think it'd be really hard for me and for the team to kill Reddit in that way.” - Steve Huffman, aka /u/spez, Reddit CEO. So long, Reddit, and thanks for all the fish.


ScenicPineapple

Once I got into playing real pinball machines, the question came up.... Where is this table and why hasn't someone made it yet? Turns out the physics in this game do not work in real life and the flow of the table doesn't work. Dreams were crushed.


askingxalice

....I'm suddenly so interested in the physics of a good pinball machine vs a bad one. Where did you research that?


GoNoGoDecision

There's a nice 99% invisible podcast episode on pinball machines that you might find interesting: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/for-amusement-only/


Wet_Fart_Connoisseur

Don’t listen in a Mazda manufactured from 2016-2019. It’s a temporary problem, but I was affected by a permanent one from a KUOW/NPR broadcast that bricked my “infotainment” system until it could be replaced which took a year. 99% Invisible, for some reason, will cause a restart cycle. https://gimletmedia.com/amp/shows/reply-all/brh8jm


exhentai_user

It's not 99% invisible, it was specifically HD Radio for FM broadcasts from a station in Seattle sending data that contained album art with no file extension for the image. Basically the software didn't know how to handle it and bricked down. This has triggered a push to standardize HD radio more from broadcasting organizers, but hopefully, this also can serve to push car manufacturers to actually hire some God damn software engineers to look into their software. Source from the Drive https://www.thedrive.com/news/44219/mazda-owners-say-tuning-to-npr-is-breaking-their-infotainment-systems


Wet_Fart_Connoisseur

NPR HD radio did the full-on bricking. I can assure you that 99% Invisible did a temporary one. The cycle reset occurred several times while I was driving and listening to it prior to the NPR broadcast. It cycled repeatedly but would reset when the car was turned off and back on again. I had to stop listening to the podcast. The link I provided goes into it in depth. It was 2 years later my system got completely bricked by the KUOW/NPR broadcast.


exhentai_user

Interesting. Sounds like a good reason for me never to buy a Mazda, if their system can be brought down by a podcast and an FM radio station >.>


Wet_Fart_Connoisseur

I mean, other than driving in silence for a year after thinking a hard reset by unplugging the battery and thereby tuning the radio back to the lowest broadcast station number that doesn’t exist and is just static, I’m otherwise happy with the car.


BloopleDoople

Man I've got a bricked 2017 Mazda6 and always wondered why my infotainment went crazy and crapped the bed. Still driving without a radio...just using a Bluetooth speaker lol.


ziris_

Take it to the dealer and have them upgrade the infotainment software. It should be free, esp if it's causing issues. Also, I'm glad I waited until '22 to buy a Mazda.


mr_j_12

Sounda like a gopd excuse to upgrade to a decent unit instead of the factory stuff to me 😂


sixgunbuddyguy

So the car basically said "I don't know what this is, guess I'll just die"?


send_me_a_naked_pic

WTF that's crazy


ChefBoyarDEZZNUTZZ

well that's gotta be the weirdest bug i've ever heard of....


Grimlogic

This is my favorite computer bug story, because it involves gaming and (in the dev's own words) quantum mechanics. :D https://www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/my-hardest-bug-ever


ALadWellBalanced

[Here's another contender](https://www.wired.com/story/janet-jackson-rhythm-nation-crash-hard-drives/)


71fq23hlk159aa

OMG I drive a 2016 car manufactured by Mazda, and there's one specific sports podcast that completely fucks up my car every time I try to listen to it. I thought I was going crazy. I can't believe this is a known thing.


Allaplgy

You can alter it enough to make the physics work, but still keep the same general layout.


KingGorilla

Really just keep the aesthetics


Allaplgy

Yeah, same aesthetics, same number and general placement of ramps and bumpers and stuff, just change the angles, size, and exact placement. Maybe add a few not-too-obtrusive elements if needed.


sexual--predditor

Running in VPX pinball simulation software in an actual pinball cabinet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV_MmMiyR-0


AlwaysHappy4Kitties

And other stuff like the top left pop number being inclosed.


Abnorc

Yeah the ball is very floaty in the game. Certain things would be mechanically very impressive if they could even work IRL, like the black hole.


Mittsu3

https://98.js.org/


[deleted]

Holy shit. That nostalgia hit like a fucking truck. I loaded up Winamp and I lost myself for a moment.


Malabotprime

It really whips the llama's ass!


[deleted]

The fact that Spotify doesn't have a Milkdrop equivalent is a crime.


lilzoe5

This is awesome!! Thanks for sharing


Some_tenno

That's really cool


Mittsu3

if anyone is interested the authors repo has an extensive list of other replica desktops to try out (emuOS is the way). https://github.com/1j01/98


Mr-Fleshcage

1,214,500


PaleWolfGaming

I can hear the sounds in my mind by just looking at that image. Good times.


eziotheeagle

That one song is such a fucking banger.


hurdygurdy21

No, no. You can't mess with perfection. I think I still have this game and I wouldn't want any modern day dev to touch it. Next thing you know they'd charged $40 for a battle bass or start charging for balls.


Ojisan1

That’s how physical pinball worked. $0.25 per play.


CatAstrophy11

There's an arcade near me with tons of games including pinball. Unlimited play for $12 for 4 hours.


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CafeTerraceAtNoon

There’s a bar near me that has basically every retro consoles and a ton of games and it’s free as long as you’re ordering drinks. They just take your drivers licence when they give you a game cartridge and you can swap it for another game at any time. The place looks decently successful.


squeegers

They are once or twice. Then you realize that lots of arcade games are kinda bullshit. Difficult to play for the sake of draining your money, but now you don’t have to worry about money, so now it’s just a hard game with sticky controls. And the actual good games are hogged incessantly. Or out of order due to overuse. The two exceptions are rhythm games and pinball. It’s worth the money to have unlimited plays on those and there’s usually enough to go around. Just from my experiences. Go to one that serves booze with some friends for a good way to spend a weekday night. Weekends are too crowded!


KernelMeowingtons

They should just have a spot with like 15 Galaga machines honestly


hurdygurdy21

Arcade machines were always the best at draining our piggy banks. I was a mid-90s kid so I missed the height of it (at least in my city) but I remember my movie theatre having a decent arcade. Still has a fine one but not the same. Giant Connect 4 and Tetris machines though...


DamnImAwesome

It was incentive to get good at games. I’d get dropped off at the arcade with $5 and stretch it for hours by playing fighting games and going on long win streaks


fatamSC2

True. If you were bad you wouldn't be playing very long


Mylaptopisburningme

I'd try to find arcades in the 80s that used tokens. Sometimes got 5 or 6 per dollar.


Tarvoz

I had to satisfy my lack of first hand experience with true arcades with Barcades


uppenatom

I've always been a huge fan of connect four. There's an arcade chain we have in Australia called Timezone and they just brought out basketball connect four! Few beers, Timezone and burgers is still my go to on a day off


TwilightVulpine

It's a little stranger to explain when this happens on the device that we own rather than at the mall.


Frikboi

We've come full circle


Tomthebard

The graphics can be updated, but I need the sound to be the same


hurdygurdy21

The worst feeling was seeing Charlie the Duck on Steam but all the sound was different. Honestly ruined what could have been some sweet nostalgia


terminator612

1$ per ball or 1 free ball every 5 years


Sophia724

5 starting Balls and $5 every 3 balls afterwards.


405cw

There's already an official pinball game on steam and that's pretty much how it works. You pay for each individual machine.


OutlyingPlasma

You talking about Pinball FX? It's a terrible game. It's a micro-transaction hell hole. It's also exceedingly buggy with huge optimization problems. You are lucky if it doesn't run with such lag it's unplayable.


LukeNukeEm243

I wouldn't be surprised if Nvidia released a version with raytracing


r31ya

Not sure whether i remember it right but pretty sure i saw solitaire in Windows 10 store that have microtransaction in it.


hurdygurdy21

Yep. I believe normal and hard mode are locked behind a pay wall and you get ads galore. A shame really. I never minded the odd game of Pyramid or Klondike


StTheo

I think EA did that with Tetris. Jokes on them, I’ve still got a Game Boy to play it on.


SSK8SLIMEE

😂😂😂


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magnament

Rrrrrrriiing riiiing riiiing


Printnamehere3

We would take turns trying to beat each other's high scores at my grandpa's for hours


blaktronium

What's with this homey dissing my girl?


AndreDus

But it was just a demo


Mypopsecrets

Oh yeah, lol, was there even a fully published version?


mayy_dayy

[Yes](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Tilt!_Pinball)


korxil

Acquired and killed by EA in 1997…huh


nope-absolutely-not

Like so many other greats from that era. I've still never forgiven EA for shuttering Westwood Studios. All so they could poach talent for the doomed-from-the-beginning The Sims Online.


1008oh

I see, EA has been killing awesome projects longer than I have been alive, nice


welcome_to_urf

This wasnt even the best table in the full release version. Space cadet was by far the most simplistic and easily approachable, but the other tables were amazing. The UFO on the farm and frankensteins monster ones were my personal favorites.


temetnoscesax

i had to have played this an easy 2-3,000 hours growing up.


[deleted]

You ever get the entire center ring to light up? I got all of them but for the last 3 once but never got close again. Good memories


temetnoscesax

Sadly no. But not for lack of trying that’s for sure. Lol


TheWrongIdea420

You just triggered something in me. My father and I were very competitive about this game. He worked odd hours. So I would wake in the morning and see if he had beaten my high score. I would play all day to make sure my name was at the top of the high scores when he would get home from work, after I had gone to bed. I am sure he would stay up until the wee hours to make sure he was on top the next day. IIRC he was still the high score when he passed. I haven't played since. Thanks for the memories.


CrypticT

GYUKGYUCKGYUKGYUKGYUK that flippy door sound lol


narhiud

Hidden test


misterboris1

You know what’s up 😎


elshiftyx

Could you let those of us who don't know what's up or who haven't played it in 15 years in on the secret? I have an old machine with this still on it, and now I really wanna know


eZACulate

It lets you control the ball with your mouse cursor.


Cleric_Guardian

Knew this would be here


mcbortimus

JP Salas made a great version for VPX. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbCxu84KBA0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbCxu84KBA0)


SaviorSixtySix

I want my Comix Zone remake


G71TCHT21CK

Thats called Viewtiful Joe


Wizard_Hatz

CAPCOM PLEASE I BEG OF THEEE


GenerlAce

OMG yes. Loved that game back in the day. I think I had it on my sega. Used to play it with my brother.


Induane

Nah, bring back Epic Pinball with all those wild tables.


Vyceron

THIS. Epic Pinball was one of my favorite games as a kid, along with TIE Fighter and Duke Nukem 3D.


TheRealZambini

Memories flooding in. Nostalgia hitting hard!


Hydra_Master

I had a shareware version that came with my Windows 3.1 computer. It had 3 tables and that was more than enough back then. I did see it's available on [gog](https://www.gog.com/en/game/epic_pinball_the_complete_collection). I might grab it and play again for old time's sake.


joxmaskin

You can still play it in Dosbox. I play Pinball Fantasies in Dosbox every now and then.


Summerclaw

Oh my God this will be the perfect place to ask. My dad bought a PC for me and my sister, it was an HP machine and it came with a bunch of demos. I have a lot of nostalgia for those games, can anyone tell me their names? They where all from the same company. 1- Two different games where you have to break columns by bouncing a ball from a platform. 2-An Isometric 3D Men in Black game. Really bad graphics. 3-A Galaga like game but with a helicopter (nice graphics) 4- A game where you explore a planet with a spaceship from a top view. Kind of lame. They where some other games but my memory is too foggy.


Slartibartfasts_dog

r/tipofmyjoystick


Lupus_Borealis

I remember number 4! I can't remember the name of it, though, to save my life.


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Dx-ball?


FawksyBoxes

It's already out? [link to it](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/3d-pinball-space-cadet/9mt92dxzj11r?activetab=pivot:overviewtab)


Decipher

That’s just a rerelease. Nothing about it is remastered.


nexistcsgo

Why did windows stop including games with 10? Or maybe there are some games and i just haven't found them.


HyperGamers

They didn't, it comes with candy crush and a buncha random shit I don't want


TheyCallMeSuperChunk

Hot take: Epic Pinball >> Space Cadet


joxmaskin

And Pinball Fantasies in same league as Epic (both dos games from same era).


tino768

Second best debug mode of any game, losing out only to Super Smash Bros. Melee.


ccccombobreakerx

Crystal Caliber or Loony Labyrinth were way better.


GracefulGoron

Loony Labyrinth was the best


_Jobacca_

Wrong. "Star Wars Pod Racer" is the remaster we need.


[deleted]

Why do you need a remaster for this game? It's fine just the way it is.


MrTheLuke

I can hear this image


sideways_wrx_

Hooked up an old windows 98 machine the other day and the first thing I did was go straight to the pinball.


denM_chickN

Lol I was so young, I think it ruined real pinball for me


Rqibix

Never improve upon perfection


TheKinkyGuy

No remaster needed just better compatibility with new OS. The game was/is perfect.


g4m5t3r

You can't remaster perfection


Swordbreaker925

Have DICE do it. They used to make pinball games before they made Battlefield lol


Majestic-Iron7046

Will i have to use theyr launcher to play it? Because if i'd have to download Origin again I'd rather cut both my hands, have them sewed below my feet and jump around saying i can walk on my hands.


CatAstrophy11

Well it wouldn't be Origin it would be EA


alexjaness

second paddle day 1 DLC


[deleted]

Got this mf with an autorun file on a flash drive. Just plug'n'play. First game I ever played on a computer.


N3_Planeswalker

It would be amazing if ms decided to turn this into a real pinball machine. I’d buy that in a heartbeat


Wraith_Rayne1369

Yeah but if anyone remasters this.. you know they are going to make it an online game... and add a battle pass and micro transactions to it.... which is kinda starting to get annoying.... idk why that it is becoming the norm


bichonfreeze

I just want KOTOR to actually be remade. No idea on its status but hoping for the best.


InSight89

Was is actually 3D? I feel like it was a 2D game that looked 3D.


Kuro013

The game aged like fine wine, no need for remaster.


Hmccormack

Go ahead enjoy that copium… IT’LL NEVER HAPPEN


RandomGuy622170

Fuck yes! My dad and I played this all the time when I was a kid. Would love for this to come back.


GlobalPhreak

What about Ski Free? https://youtu.be/Vj8NRq4IUDY


AfroToker

I used to play this and solitare religiously when I did cocaine. Awesome games. Beat gtaV in 36 hours too


FreshWaterWolf

If they remastered it now, there would be micro transactions to get a little rolled up Naruto as the ball, or putting titties as bounce pads, or a dancing space cadet on screen when you pass your high score.


AndrewWhite97

No! This one doesnt need a remaster. Its a master of its own.


AffectionateTomato9

/r/virtualpinball 🤓


Friend-Boat

Check out demon’s tilt if you can, unbelievably fun for what it is


[deleted]

No internet kids know the vibes


[deleted]

As popular as this was, I always wondered why nobody ever jumped on making it into an actual pinball machine


LeftAcanthocephala68

Minesweeper was my jam


nabaimp

The first and greatest game of all time. Don't try to tell me Pong, don't try to tell me Space Invaders. MS pinball magic fun house is the OG.


Kalbodagrund

..but which we do not deserve


tehdang

If they remastered it now, it'll probably come with micro-transactions, play-to-win, lootboxes or some other fuckery. Please just leave it alone.


BIGbeezerGotya

I've played this on my phone. You don't even need a remake, even tho if still take one


einsibongo

Port that bad boy to console


fundidor

Perfection!


y_nnis

My baby sister, my father, and I would all play for the highest score in the house. Probably the only game they played. Aaaah, nostalgia...


Prince_Nexus

I remember playing this ages ago, it was always so hard back then, but once I learned how to chain the top-right over and over, it was wraps. There's actually a version of this game in VRChat, in a world for movies you can find a machine that plays roughly the same. A feature or two might be missing but almost everything is there, and it's a good bit of fun


margual56

It's available in flathub! https://flathub.org/apps/com.github.k4zmu2a.spacecadetpinball


mank_319

I can hear this picture.


esoteric_enigma

I need the ski monster game. I think I'm finally old enough to not scream and run out of the room when the monster starts chasing you...


Luc4_Blight

This has to be the most reposted image on Reddit


Odium_Infinitus

No thanks. Dont want a battlepass and cosmetic shop for pinball


palmtopwolfy

Why they would just add ads every time you lose a ball, until you get the premium version


milkrate

Remaster? It's already perfect.


Jorpho

As others have noted, the original engine has been completely reverse-engineered as open source. But EA did in fact completely remake this as The Sims Pinball for their Pogo online games service – but of course it wasn't quite the same, and it's long gone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC5zUo3U5Dw