Macadam Bumper

Macadam Bumper
C64 budget reissue
DeveloperERE Informatique
PublishersERE Informatique (France)
Personal Software Services (UK)
Accolade (US)
DesignerRemi Herbulot
PlatformsAmstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, Oric, Thomson, ZX Spectrum
Release
GenresPinball, game creation system

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.

Gameplay

Pinball 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.

Widebody tables or more traditional layouts can be created. A parameter can be changed to adjust the weight of the ball, from a lead weight to a ping-pong ball.[1]

The Atari ST version added support for a mouse.[2]

Reception

In 1988, Dragon gave the game 4½ out of 5 stars.[3]

Pinball Player found the Atari ST version a "very playable package" recommended to any pinballer.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Smout, John (December 1985). "Macadam Bumper - a review". Pinball Player. Vol. 9, no. 11. p. 20.
  2. ^ a b Smout, John (January–February 1989). "Pinball Goes Soft". Pinball Player. Vol. 13, no. 1. pp. 5–6.
  3. ^ Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (January 1988). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (129): 32–42.

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