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Mark Smith

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Mar 5, 1998, 3:00:00 AM3/5/98
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On 5 Mar 1998 14:31:11 GMT, jeff...@aol.com (JeffC 1474) wrote:

>?


Single handledly no questions asked - TIMESHOCK!

Kevin Steele

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Mar 5, 1998, 3:00:00 AM3/5/98
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In article <3500f85b....@news.datacruz.com>, ds...@cris.com says...

> Single handledly no questions asked - TIMESHOCK!
>

I'll second that notion! If you're a pinball "purist" (i.e., the board
must be physically possible, the ball must behave as a real pinball
would, etc.), then TimeShock is your game. It really is a pinball
simulator, complete down to the diagnostic tests for the lights on the
board!

If reality isn't your thing, the next best one I've played recently is
Balls of Steel. I've run into a few minor bugs, however, that even the
1.1 update won't fix. Still, I like the name. ;-)

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Kevin Steele
Steele Writing Services
writing "at" usa.net

JeffC 1474

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Mar 6, 1998, 3:00:00 AM3/6/98
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>Single handledly no questions asked - TIMESHOCK!

Isn't this the one with 2 versions - "the web" and a more recent one?
Or is "timeshock" the name of the more recent one? Fill me in on
the details! thanks

Kevin Steele

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Mar 7, 1998, 3:00:00 AM3/7/98
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In article <19980306150...@ladder03.news.aol.com>,
jeff...@aol.com says...
There have been two Pro Pinball Games --

Pro Pinball: The Web
Pro Pinball: Timeshock!

Both are great games -- Timeshock is the more recent of the two.

Check out

http://www.empire.co.uk/propinball/

for full details on both games.

JeffC 1474

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Mar 9, 1998, 3:00:00 AM3/9/98
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Well, I'm not a real pinball aficionado, and the only computer pinball I've
played is the one that comes with Win95. But based on the advice I got
in this thread I bought Pro Pinball: Timeshock for $25. I have to say it's
impressively realistic and seems like a very well done game. One reason
I never got really into arcade pinball is that I could never figure out
exactly what I was supposed to do. How do you figure that out by the
way? The instructions on the table are usually pathetic. But this game
comes with a very detailed manual. I think I could play this one for a long
time - the game seems complicated enough, yet it's explained.
The gameplay seems startingly realistic at times. I like the way the ball
got caught behind the top flipper. The play seems analog, not digital.

In short, Timeshock is SERIUOS pinball!

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