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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 15, 1998}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 15, 1998}}
 
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|wikipedia    = Microsoft_Pinball_Arcade
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|wikipedia    = Microsoft Pinball Arcade
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, multiplayer}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Cinematic camera}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Pinball}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary, Western, Supernatural, North America, Fantasy}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
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|license      = commercial
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      = '''''Microsoft Pinball Arcade''''' is a 1998 pinball game developed and published by [[Company:Microsoft|Microsoft]]. It features pre-rendered recreations of seven pinball tables manufactured by [[Wikipedia:Gottlieb|Gottlieb]]: ''[[Wikipedia:Baffle Ball|Baffle Ball]]'' (1931), ''[[Wikipedia:Humpty Dumpty (pinball)|Humpty Dumpty]]'' (1947), ''[[Wikipedia:Knock Out (Gottlieb pinball)|Knock Out]]'' (1950), ''[[Wikipedia:Slick Chick (pinball)|Slick Chick]]'' (1963), ''[[Wikipedia:Spirit of 76 (pinball)|Spirit of 76]]'' (1975), ''[[Wikipedia:Haunted House (pinball)|Haunted House]]'' (1982), and ''[[Wikipedia:Cue Ball Wizard|Cue Ball Wizard]]'' (1992).
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|release history  = It was first released for Windows on December 15, 1998.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://www.microsoft.com/games/pinball/ Official game site]
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{{mm}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20040908042913/http://www.microsoft.com/games/pinball/default.htm Official game site] (archive)
 
{{mm}} [http://www.ipdb.org/ Internet Pinball Database] - A huge database dedicated to pinball games and machines
 
{{mm}} [http://www.ipdb.org/ Internet Pinball Database] - A huge database dedicated to pinball games and machines
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Amazon | B00001LDBZ | unknown |}}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} A [https://web.archive.org/web/20040912041446/http://www.microsoft.com/Games/pinball/downloads.htm trial version] is available.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
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[[File:Microsoft Pinball Arcade Options.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game options menu.]]
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{{Image|Microsoft Pinball Arcade Options.png|In-game options menu.}}
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
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|wsgf link                  =
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|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|oculus rift                = unknown
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|60 fps                    = false
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|oculus rift notes         =  
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|60 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.
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|high frame rate            = unknown
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|120 fps                    = false
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|high frame rate notes     =  
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|120 fps notes             =  
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                 =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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[[File:Microsoft Pinball Arcade Remapping.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game key map settings.]]
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{{Image|Microsoft Pinball Arcade Remapping.png|In-game key map settings.}}
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
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|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity notes=
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes   =
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|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback notes    =
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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|interface = true
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|audio    = unknown
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|subtitles = unknown
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Network==
 
==Network==
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
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|local play          =  
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|local play          = true
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|local play players  =  
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|local play players  = 4
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|local play modes    = Hot seat
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|lan play            = false
 
|lan play            = false
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
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|lan play modes      =
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|online play          = false
 
|online play          = false
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
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|online play modes    =
 
|online play notes    =  
 
|online play notes    =  
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|local co-op          =
 
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|local co-op players  =
 
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|local co-op notes    =
 
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|lan co-op            =
 
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|lan co-op players    =
 
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|lan co-op notes      =
 
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|online co-op        =
 
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|online co-op players =
 
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|online co-op notes  =
 
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|hot-seat            = true
 
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|hot-seat players    = 4
 
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|hot-seat notes      =
 
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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}}
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==Other information==
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===API===
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{{API
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|direct3d versions      =
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|metal support          =
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|metal support notes    =
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|vulkan versions        =
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|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              =
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  =
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|shader model notes    =
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =
 
}}
 
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|minOS    = 95, NT 4.0 SP3
 
|minOS    = 95, NT 4.0 SP3
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 90 MHz  
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 90 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 16 MB (24 MB for NT)
 
|minRAM  = 16 MB (24 MB for NT)
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
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|recHD    = 120 MB
 
|recHD    = 120 MB
 
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{{References}}

Latest revision as of 23:19, 28 March 2023

Microsoft Pinball Arcade
Microsoft Pinball Arcade cover
Developers
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
Microsoft Pinball Arcade on Wikipedia

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
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows
A trial version is available.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

Graphics feature State Notes
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.
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
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Hot seat
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
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


References