Pinball Fantasies
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Developers | |
---|---|
DICE | |
DOS | Frontline Design |
Publishers | |
Retail | 21st Century Entertainment |
Digital | Rebellion Developments |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1994 |
Windows (DOSBox) | February 22, 2011[1] |
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | April 23, 2013[2] |
Linux (DOSBox) | July 24, 2014[3] |
Taxonomy | |
Series | DICE's Pinball |
DICE's Pinball | |
---|---|
Pinball Dreams | 1993 |
Pinball Fantasies | 1994 |
Pinball Illusions | 1995 |
Key points
- Includes four tables: Billion Dollar Gameshow, Partyland, Speed Devils and Stones`n Bones.
General information
- Pinball Fantasies at Digital Illusions (archive)
- Pinball Gold Pack at 21st Century Entertainment (archive)
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Pinball Maniac entry
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Physical copy protection for the original release. Disc check for the Deluxe release. | |||
GOG.com | Bundled as Pinball Fantasies Deluxe with Pinball Mania, Pinball Dreams Deluxe, and Pinball Illusions. | |||
ZOOM Platform | Bundled as Pinball Fantasies Deluxe with Pinball Mania, Pinball Dreams Deluxe, and Pinball Illusions. |
- A demo is available from the official website.
Version differences
- Pinball Fantasies Deluxe is a compilation re-release of Pinball Fantasies and Mania. Besides the addition of a launcher and the update of the publisher's logo, no substantial enhancements or modifications were made to either game.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | <path-to-game>\SOUND.CFG <path-to-game>\PINBALL.CFG |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | <path-to-game>\TABLE*.HI |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
- Hi-scores are labelled
TABLE*.HI
, where*
represents a number between 1 and 4.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | 640x350 or 320x240 only. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.[4] |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Music can be toggled in options or in-game with M. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
|
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | 8 | Hot seat |
||
LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes | EGA, VGA |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | Use DOSBox. | ||
macOS (OS X) | Use DOSBox. | ||
Linux | Use DOSBox. |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Audio | FLD Sound Driver Utility |
System requirements
DOS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 3.3 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 80286AT 16 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 530 KB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3.6 MB |
Notes
References
- ↑ New release: Pinball Gold Pack ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ Mac Game Update: 22 New Additions ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ GOG.com Now Supports Linux! ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ Nerdly Pleasures: How many FPS? - DOS Games and Framerates - last accessed on May 2023