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Revision as of 11:46, 9 December 2021
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Cinematronics LLC | |
| Publishers | |
| Microsoft | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | August 24, 1995 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Genres | Pinball |
| Series | Microsoft Windows, Full Tilt! Pinball |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Reversi | 1985 |
| Microsoft Solitaire (series) | |
| Minesweeper | 1990 |
| Hearts | 1992 |
| 3D Pinball for Windows - Space Cadet | 1995 |
| Internet Backgammon | 2001 |
| Internet Checkers | 2001 |
| Internet Spades | 2001 |
| InkBall | 2004 |
| Chess Titans | 2007 |
| Mahjong Titans | 2007 |
| Purble Place | 2007 |
| Hold 'Em | 2007 |
| Tinker | 2008 |
| Microsoft Ultimate Word Games | 2011 |
| Microsoft Mahjong | 2012 |
| Microsoft Minesweeper | 2012 |
| Microsoft Bingo | 2013 |
| Microsoft Jigsaw | 2014 |
| Microsoft Sudoku | 2014 |
| Microsoft Treasure Hunt | 2014 |
Key points
- Originally sold as part of Microsoft Plus! Companion for Windows 95, later bundled with some versions of Windows.
- Based on the Space Cadet table from Full Tilt! Pinball.
- A collision bug and some physics problems are present on all Windows versions after Windows Vista.[dubious – discuss]
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Bundled with Windows NT 4.0, ME, 2000, XP. | |
Essential improvements
Decompilation of 3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet
- Reverse-engineered version of 3D Pinball adapted to run on Linux, Mac OS and other platforms.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Plus!\Pinball\ |
- High scores are saved in the configuration file(s) location under
SpaceCadet.
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Fullscreen is always windowboxed at the desktop resolution. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Toggle with F4 or go to Options, Full Screen. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | The Windows XP version is capped at 120 FPS (earlier versions are uncapped).[1] | ||
Input
Input settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Set in Options, Player Controls (F8). | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
|---|
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | On/off only. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Polish | Changes the font below score into vgasys.fon. Only in Polish version of Windows ME, 2000 and XP. | |||
| Russian | Only on Russian distributive of OS, and only help manual is translated. |
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | 64-bit has some minor graphical bugs.[2] |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | NT 4.0 | ME, 2000, XP |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 133 MHz | Intel Pentium 300 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 128 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 110 MB | 1.5 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | VGA | SVGA |