▲ 338 ▼ Does this Count as Retro?: Hobbyist Is Recreating Microsoft 3D Pinball: Space Cadet As A Real Table (hothardware.com) submitted 5 months ago by artifex@piefed.social to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world 25 comments fedilink hide all child comments A hobbyist is rebuilding Microsoft’s 3D Pinball: Space Cadet as a real machine, crafting a physical playfield with working bumpers, ramps, and lighting.
[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (2 children) It had that Skeuomorphic faux-3D look to it, kinda. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child) I guess the ramps did go over the playfield, so in that way I guess it was 3d. I had to look it up: cinematronics called the platform "Full Tilt! Pinball", AKA "Pinball 95" and it came with three tables, space cadet being one of them. But it was not 3d space cadet pinball, it was just space cadet. The one that came on the windows plus for 95 was a shortened version - less content- as well. Then microsoft licensed it for themselves and merged that name "3d pinball for windows". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] turmacar@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* It's 3D compared to pinball videogames from the 70s/80s, which were decidedly not. It actually looks like a pinball game that could exist, the ball moves relatively realistically, and has paths that go 'over' the main play field. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child) I guess the ramps did go over the playfield, so in that way I guess it was 3d. I had to look it up: cinematronics called the platform "Full Tilt! Pinball", AKA "Pinball 95" and it came with three tables, space cadet being one of them. But it was not 3d space cadet pinball, it was just space cadet. The one that came on the windows plus for 95 was a shortened version - less content- as well. Then microsoft licensed it for themselves and merged that name "3d pinball for windows". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] turmacar@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* It's 3D compared to pinball videogames from the 70s/80s, which were decidedly not. It actually looks like a pinball game that could exist, the ball moves relatively realistically, and has paths that go 'over' the main play field. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] turmacar@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* It's 3D compared to pinball videogames from the 70s/80s, which were decidedly not. It actually looks like a pinball game that could exist, the ball moves relatively realistically, and has paths that go 'over' the main play field. permalink fedilink source parent