Software:Crüe Ball
| Crüe Ball | |
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| Developer(s) | NuFX |
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| Producer(s) | Richard Robbins |
| Designer(s) | Mark Weston Sprenger |
| Programmer(s) | Lou Haehn |
| Artist(s) | Mark Weston Sprenger |
| Composer(s) | Brian L. Schmidt |
| Platform(s) | Genesis |
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| Genre(s) | Pinball |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Crüe Ball is a 1992 pinball video game developed by American studio NuFX and published by Electronic Arts for the Sega Genesis. Themed to glam metal band Mötley Crüe, it features three of their songs: "Dr. Feelgood," "Live Wire," and "Home Sweet Home."
The game's prototype name was Twisted Flipper.[4] The producer of the game, Richard Robbins, initially pursued the name Headbangers Ball, but MTV balked at a license and Mötley Crüe was added relatively late in development. This game was designed by Mark Sprenger (artist for Space Shuttle, High Speed, and Diner) and Brian L. Schmidt (composer for Space Station and Black Knight 2000). The game was awarded the Sega Seal of Quality Award for Best Sound at the Consumer Electronics Show.[5]
Reception
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A review for Mean Machines found the inertia of the ball realistic, but lacked variety, comparing it unfavourably with Dragon's Fury.[2] In a CVG review it was called "the second best Megadrive pinball game around - out of two!".[4]
References
- ↑ "Video Game Previews First Look". VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (47): 36–37. December 1992. https://archive.org/details/video-games-and-computer-entertainment-issue-47-december-1992/Video%20Games%20and%20Computer%20Entertainment%20-%20Issue%2047%20-%20December%201992%20%28Compressed%29/page/n35/mode/2up. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Twisted Flipper - MegaDrive Review". Mean Machines (24): 96–97. September 1992. http://www.meanmachinesmag.co.uk/pdf/twistedflippermd.pdf.
- ↑ "Software List (Software Licensee Release)" (in ja). Sega Corporation. https://www.sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "CVG Review: Crue-Ball". Computer and Video Games (Future plc) (134): 38. January 1993. https://retrocdn.net/images/9/92/CVG_UK_134.pdf.
- ↑ "Sega Seal of Quality Awards - Sega Retro". 14 June 2019. https://segaretro.org/Sega_Seal_of_Quality_Awards.
- ↑ "Full tilt tango". GamePro (44): 144-145. March 1993. https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-44-march-1993/page/143/mode/2up?.
- ↑ "Twisted Flipper review". MegaTech (9): 34-36. September 1992. https://archive.org/details/mt-09/page/35/mode/2up.
External links
- Crüe Ball at GameFAQs
- Crüe Ball at Sega-16
- Encyclopedia Bombastica Video at Giant Bomb
- Crüe Ball can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
- Crüe Ball at MobyGames
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