Draft:Williams Pinball Classics
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Comment: Also, definitely take care with attribution when writing - I note the game doesn't have a Gameplay section and there is some uncited content that seems a bit niche on the technical detail rather than describing the game. That isn't really a big deal in terms of notability, but might help the general accessibility of the article. ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 23:05, 6 July 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: Almost there but just needs slightly more sourcing to establish notability - Gamezilla is an inconclusively helpful source for this purpose per WP:VG/S. I reckon two things can easily get this across the line - first, you may like to integrate the retrospective Retro Gamer review [1] and you may also like to dispense with in-text references to scores (usually not done in the WP:VG/MOS) and use the cite video game review template instead. ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 22:30, 6 July 2025 (UTC)
| Williams Pinball Classics | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Redoubt Ltd. |
| Publisher(s) | Encore Software |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | September 29, 2001 |
| Genre(s) | Pinball |
Williams Pinball Classics is a 2001 pinball video game developed by Redoubt for Encore Software.
It features the first commercial digital recreations[1] of four Williams pinball tables: Creature from the Black Lagoon, Black Rose, Tales of the Arabian Nights, and Lost World.
The game doesn't emulate the software from the physical machines and so the speech was replaced with alternative versions of the same call-outs. The animations on the dot matrix display (DMD) were redrawn.
Each table has a single fixed viewpoint, and the DMD is shown between the instruction cards at the bottom of the table.
Gameplay
[edit]There are 3 difficulty settings which change the pitch of the table. Nudging is possible, which had been lacking in prior pinball games.[2]
The tables use the rules and scoring of the physical tables they are based on.
Reception
[edit]| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Computer Gaming World | 7/10 |
| GameSpot | 7.7/10 |
| Gamezilla | 76% |
Gamespot found the physics were found to be generally good, but with some issues when entering or exiting a sinkhole. They lamented that tables such as The Addams Family or The Twilight Zone were not included. Lost World was found to be a bit boring compared to 1980s and 1990s pinball designs. Both Tales of the Arabian Nights and Creature from the Black Lagoon had visibility problems, especially at the back of the table. Black Rose was better received. While they would have liked a better game, it was still favourably reviewed due to no directly competing products, only comparing it with Pro Pinball.[2]
Computer Gaming World found the tables to be mixed, but enjoyed the hologram on Creature from the Black Lagoon, and the cannon on Black Rose.[3]
In a review for Gamezilla, the reviewer favoured Lost World because of nostalgia for a similar table and found the feel of the physics of this game to be similar to that. A see through flipper anomaly was found at higher resolutions, but otherwise the graphics were found to be acceptable.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "STERN & FARSIGHT IN PARTNERSHIP DEAL". www.pinballnews.com. September 26, 2015. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ^ a b Dulin, Ron (October 29, 2003). "Williams Pinball Classics Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ^ Price, Tom (January 2002). "Williams Pinball Classics". Computer Gaming World. p. 96.
- ^ Rowland, Emory (October 22, 2001). "Williams Pinball Classics". www.gamezilla.com. Archived from the original on 2001-12-24. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
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