Balls of Steel

this is not a perfect port, but at least the game is not abandoned. get it if you are nostalgic about the original game.

the game I have spent WAY too much time back then. also it has a special "scent" of that time as I was playing it with my GF and now Wife, so nostalgia hit harder than usual. but it was crushed by freezes during game play. Do I have too strong PC ? ( 59950X + 3080 ) ?? No idea but becaus of that the is unplayable. too bad, really too bad. So yes I do reccomend it as long as it is working properly. Lask of Duke is a big miss but it is just life, I can live with or without it.

there are still bugs in the darkside table: the video game mode appears immensely accelerated, causing it to be humanly impossible to achieve the perfect score, resulting in 2 unattainable potential extra balls (perfect score on the 3rd and 4th time playing "weapon locker video mode" awards an extra ball). so thankful for fullscreen mode BUT: the LED scoreboard has been moved to the top of the screen overlaying on top of the board, resulting in some awkward moments where you couldn't see some vital things. for example during supercannon, you can't even see the hatching egg targets you're supposed to aim at. if the LED panel can't be restored back to the bottom, i'd say controlmap the supercannon minigame to activate the auto switch mode option (which you na select with the F2 button). the music loop is a lot better. thank god final assault music is fixed completely. however for example the 2ball multiball music still loops a bit wrong. room for improvement balls shooting out of scoops is different now. for example the 3ball multiball coming out of the space shuttle scoop, they come out with a lot more speed and less time in between. i have not yet encountered the bug that freezes and crashes the game when 3ball multibal mode ends. fingers crossed it is actually fixed? i placed a highscore typing my name and after i looked at the highscore board, but the score i submitted was missing. it appears the game was unable to memorize my highscore submission.

I'm happy that at least 5 tables support vertical mode, without changing Windows settings. Cycling thorough the screen modes is not listed after pressing F1.

Although not the definitive way to play this game, I still think this is the best way to play this if you don't want to scavenge the web for the original copy of this game. Sadly, no Duke Nukem, but the new tables make up for the table's absence. Compared to the other pinball games on Steam, this is the best out of all of them. If you want more of the DICE Pinball games, this is the best alternative.

Nostalgia pura, este es uno de los primeros juegos que jugué en mi primera Pc con Windows 95 y lo que marco el comienzo de mi vida Gamer en Pc hasta hoy por allá en los 90’. Es un clásico de culto. Nunca lo olvide, la mesa Barbarian es simplemente una maravilla, tanto en diseño como jugable y musicalmente. Simplemente la adoro. No puedo creer que esto este en Steam hoy en día. Simplemente GRACIAS por este viaje al pasado.

I need to know if there is a way to make game bigger. Game window is so small.

It is not as good as the original game, but I found it to still be one of the more enjoyable pinball game on PC.

Sou Oldschool né, joguei muito no lançamento do Jogo. Bateu um saudosismo enorme, e sem pestanejar, é o melhor Pinball lançado pra Computadores.

It has a barbarian Pinball table,this makes it the best Pinball game ever. And a Sword and Sorcery Game. 10/10