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 US as Pinball Wizard in 1988 by Accolade.
| 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 |
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| Genre(s) | Pinball simulation |
Gameplay
editPinball Wizard is a game which includes sound and lights and the ability to tilt, with different obstacles on each of the four pinball simulations. On the Atari ST, the player manipulates the flipper and back-board controls using the mouse, but too much movement from the mouse will activate the tilt sensors. Players can customize the parameters in the game including as point scores, table slope, bumper elasticity, and the number of balls per game. Using a parts menu, the player can assemble a pinball machine, coloring and decorating it from the paint menu.
Reception
editReviews
edit- Tilt - July 1985[2]
- Sinclair User - November 1985[3]
- Computer Gamer - August 1986[4]
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - February 1990[5]
- Zzap! - December 1990[6]
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - October 1987
- Jeux & Stratégie #33[7]
- Jeux & Stratégie HS #3[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ^ "Sinclair User Magazine Issue 044". November 1985.
- ^ "Computer Gamer - Issue 17 (1986-08) (Argus Press) (GB)". August 1986.
- ^ MacAdam bumpt wieder Kult Boy (in German)
- ^ "Zzap! 64 Issue 068 (HQ)".
- ^ "Jeux & stratégie 33". June 1985.
- ^ "Jeux & stratégie HS 3". 1986.
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