The metal balls do have a tangible weight to them, but the move a tad too fast on the playfield. Nemesis has two interlocking tables side by side for two players, each affecting the other if you're skilled/lucky enough. The first two are what you'd expect for a pinball table, but Qapla' has better features, making use of 'zero gravity' (or magnets had it been a real machine). There are three tables To Boldly Go, Qapla' and Nemesis. The SVGA Hi-Res visuals are great, doing their best to portray a realistic pinball experience, although the two-player only third table does stretch the limits of what actually existed.
And so, in 1998, DOS gamers got the imaginatively titled Star Trek: Pinball.Īt the time Interplay were going through financial troubles, so the final result is a bit of a mixed bag, despite developers SCi's good intentions. Instead of recreating the tried and true games from Bally or Data East, Interplay chose to go down the original route. Naturally, Star Trek got more than their fair share flooding the arcades. If there was any successful franchise of the last century, chances are there was a pinball machine made out of it.
QAPLA' - Klingon for "success", the Qapla' table includes many of the voices and sound effects featured in the original series for the Federation's most dreaded enemy. TO BOLDLY GO - Step into Captain Kirk's shoes in this action-packed table featuring an assortment of recognizable characters from the original series, including many of those female creatures whose hearts Kirk always seemed to win. Repel the Klingon incursion or bring the Federation to its knees - it's your choice. Challenge opponents side-by-side or over a LAN. Star Trek Pinball takes you to the final frontier in pinball gameplay with head-to-head confrontation. Realistic, addictive pinball action includes multiple ball play, ramps, bumpers, tilting and interactive display. The Star Trek universe comes alive across three unique tables with original series Star Trek graphics, voices and sound effects. Welcome aboard the only pinball sim to travel at warp speed.
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