Software:Macadam Bumper
| Macadam Bumper | |
|---|---|
 C64 budget reissue | |
| Developer(s) | ERE Informatique |
| Publisher(s) | ERE Informatique (France) Personal Software Services (UK) Accolade (US) |
| Designer(s) | Remi Herbulot |
| Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, Oric, Thomson, ZX Spectrum |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Pinball simulation |
Macadam Bumper (also released as Pinball Wizard) is a video pinball simulation construction set developed by ERE Informatique in France. It was first released for 8-bit computers in 1985, the Atari ST in 1986 and MS-DOS in 1987. The Atari ST and MS-DOS versions were released in the United States as Pinball Wizard in 1988 by Accolade.
Gameplay
The game includes full-featured[vague] graphics, sound and lights, and tilt capability. The game features four simulations with varying obstacles. On the Atari ST, the flipper and back-board controls are manipulated by the mouse, but moving the mouse too much will activate the tilt sensors. Players can customize the game by changing parameters such as point scores, table slope, bumper elasticity, and the number of game balls. With the parts menu, a player can assemble a pinball machine, and can paint or decorate it with the game's paint menu.
Reception
In 1988, Dragon gave the game 4½ out of 5 stars.[1]
Reviews
- Tilt - Jul, 1985[2]
- Sinclair User - Nov, 1985[3]
- Computer Gamer - Aug, 1986[4]
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Feb, 1990[5]
- Zzap! - Dec, 1990[6]
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Oct, 1987
- Jeux & Stratégie #33[7]
- Jeux & Stratégie HS #3[8]
See also
References
- ↑ Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (January 1988). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (129): 32–42.
- ↑ Fredo_L. "Le site des anciennes revues informatiques". www.abandonware-magazines.org. https://abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=28&num=340.
- ↑ "Sinclair User Magazine Issue 044". November 1985. https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-044/page/n33/mode/2up.
- ↑ "Computer Gamer - Issue 17 (1986-08)(Argus Press)(GB)". August 1986. https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gamer_Issue_17_1986-08_Argus_Press_GB/page/n63/mode/2up.
- ↑ MacAdam bumpt wieder Kult Boy (in German)
- ↑ "Zzap! 64 Issue 068 (HQ)". https://archive.org/details/zzapp_64_issue_068_600dpi/page/n45/mode/2up.
- ↑ "Jeux & stratégie 33". June 1985. https://archive.org/details/jeux-et-strategie-33/page/42/mode/2up.
- ↑ "Jeux & stratégie HS 3". 1986. https://archive.org/details/jeux-et-strategie-hs-3/page/110/mode/2up.
External links
- Macadam Bumper at MobyGames
- Macadam Bumper at Centre for Computing History
- Review in Antic
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