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Summary: Windows 98 incompatible
Review: Could not get the system loaded and although the add says 95/98, we called the distributor and we were told it is not compatiable with windows '98.
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Summary: A great collection!
Review: Finally, Sierra has decided to bundle all of their 3D Ultra Pinball games into one outstanding collection. This set has 24 pinball tables from the original 3D Ultra Pinball, Creep Night, and The Lost Continent. Not only that, but they have bundled the full version of The Incredible Machine and several playable demos as well.The graphics may seem a bit dated, but you will find that it doesn't take away from the amount of fun you'll have playing these games. The tables from the first two games are huge, and are composed of a main 'table' and one or more 'sub-tables'. All of the tables from the first two games have many games within the table that provide more challenges and can give big rewards. The third pinball game, The Lost Continent, is a huge adventure that will take you over 15 interlinked tables as you help a group of travellers escape a primeval island that is infested with dinosaurs. Altogether, you get 24 great tables and The Incredible Machine, a game where you build crazy machines to solve puzzles, for one great price. Other pinball games only give you a single table, or abunch of tables with outdated graphics and cheesy music. You just can't go wrong if you pick up this collection!
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Summary: Incredibly Less Than What I Expected
Review: I have Windows ME and have no problems with the software. It runs best in 256 color mode. There are four games in this "pack." "The Incredible Machine" is a total children's game. It is dealing with Science and experiments. "The Lost Continent" is okay. It has about 7 different tables, but only the first one is even remotely extensive. The "Creep Night" is fairly extensive. It contains 3 tables, each of which consists of 3 areas of play. It is chaotic and cartoonish. The "3D Ultra Pinball" itself, which is on the first disk, is great!! It consists of 3 tables, each having 3 areas of play, but it isn't chaotic. It is well organized and clear. With all three actual pinball games, there is a final goal to achieve. "The Lost Continent" is something that my kids enjoy. I feel that the age range this was aiming for must have been 7-13 years old. The "Creep Night" seems to be geared toward 10-20 years old. The "3D Ultra Pinball" is seemingly geared toward 12-adult. I am basing these estimates on appearance, difficulty, and appeal.
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Summary: Incredibly Less Than What I Expected
Review: I have Windows ME and have no problems with the software. It runs best in 256 color mode. There are four games in this "pack." "The Incredible Machine" is a total children's game. It is dealing with Science and experiments. "The Lost Continent" is okay. It has about 7 different tables, but only the first one is even remotely extensive. The "Creep Night" is fairly extensive. It contains 3 tables, each of which consists of 3 areas of play. It is chaotic and cartoonish. The "3D Ultra Pinball" itself, which is on the first disk, is great!! It consists of 3 tables, each having 3 areas of play, but it isn't chaotic. It is well organized and clear. With all three actual pinball games, there is a final goal to achieve. "The Lost Continent" is something that my kids enjoy. I feel that the age range this was aiming for must have been 7-13 years old. The "Creep Night" seems to be geared toward 10-20 years old. The "3D Ultra Pinball" is seemingly geared toward 12-adult. I am basing these estimates on appearance, difficulty, and appeal.
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Summary: Windows 98 incompatible
Review: I love Pinball and since the real pinball machines are hard to find these days Sierra pin ball series fills that void. The computer version of the game has different zone to go into based on a general theme and different tests you have to get through to get to the next level. Its thoroughly addictive.
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Summary: Awesome Pinball!!!!!
Review: If you like to play pinball, and love a challenge, then this game is a MUST! Sierra makes some of the greatest games for families. Graphics are super, and the fun never ends!!
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Summary: Windows Me
Review: Pinball is a physical game. Its human versus machine, leaning over the table, jabbing the flippers, nudging without tilting. It cant possibly work on the PC. You lose 90% of the experience and are left with a diversion more than a game. Sierra realised this, and instead of making a PC replica of a real pinball game they added a load of features, subplots and novelties that make you forget that you have lost all the fun of real pinball. Each game includes several linked table and features that build up over time. As a result you need to apply your brain and be strategic in order to get through to other tables and reach the ultimate goal. The basics of the game - the ball movement, the flippers and the targets - work very well and it does have a good 'feel'. Each table fits on one screen, avoiding the annoying scrolling of other computer pinball games. If you just want to play a pinball replica, this is probably a tad too complicated, but for me 3-D ultra pinball is excellent!
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Summary: Finally pinball for the PC that is fun!
Review: Pinball is a physical game. Its human versus machine, leaning over the table, jabbing the flippers, nudging without tilting. It cant possibly work on the PC. You lose 90% of the experience and are left with a diversion more than a game. Sierra realised this, and instead of making a PC replica of a real pinball game they added a load of features, subplots and novelties that make you forget that you have lost all the fun of real pinball. Each game includes several linked table and features that build up over time. As a result you need to apply your brain and be strategic in order to get through to other tables and reach the ultimate goal. The basics of the game - the ball movement, the flippers and the targets - work very well and it does have a good 'feel'. Each table fits on one screen, avoiding the annoying scrolling of other computer pinball games. If you just want to play a pinball replica, this is probably a tad too complicated, but for me 3-D ultra pinball is excellent!
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Summary: Not for Windows 98
Review: This software will not work if you are running Windows 98. I found out the hard way - but I gave the software to my roommate (a Mac user), and she thinks it's fun.
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