Description

"Pinball" is a classic video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), which was released in 1984 as one of the launch titles for the NES in North America. The game is a digital simulation of a traditional pinball machine, complete with flippers, bumpers, and score multipliers. The objective is simple: players use the flippers to hit the ball and keep it in play while hitting various targets on the pinball table to accumulate points. The game features a simple two-dimensional graphical representation and offers a straightforward, yet challenging, pinball experience with its main table split into an upper and lower section, each with its own set of flippers.

Significantly, "Pinball" incorporates a bonus game featuring a Nintendo character who later became very famous: Mario. In this mini-game, which is triggered by hitting a specific sequence of targets, Mario must save Pauline (previously featured in "Donkey Kong") by catching her as she falls from the top of the screen, adding a layer of narrative to the otherwise straightforward pinball gameplay. This crossover was one of the early examples of Nintendo integrating its character universes into various games. The game's mechanics and physics provide a faithful and enjoyable replication of pinball machine dynamics, and although "Pinball" lacks the complex features found in more modern pinball games, it remains a cherished part of the NES library for its nostalgia and simplicity.

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