Wes's take — coming soonPlayed? Beaten? 100%? Rating, tier and a Pocket log line will live here.

Instruction booklet · April 1994

Pinball Dreams

Pinball1 playerPre-ESRB

The story

DICE’s first game was built by five friends from the Amiga demo group The Silents in their spare time. What started out as a demo idea soon became a full-fledged pinball simulation published by 21st Century Entertainment with the Amiga as the primary platform. Pinball Dreams captivated gamers and quickly became a cult hit.

Specifications

Released: April 1994
Developer: Spidersoft
Publisher: GameTek
Players: 1
Genre: Pinball
Rating: Pre-ESRB
Series: Pinball
Themes: Science fiction · Horror
View: Side view

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

Players: 81/100 (23 ratings)
Amiga Power: 87%

BE KIND, REWINDApril 1994

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Vol. 4 · No. 137Omaha, Nebraska · Late edition25¢

The Omaha World-Pixel

Week of April 1, 1994

Apr. 7

A deadheading Federal Express flight engineer attempts to hijack and intentionally crash Federal Express Flight 705, a cargo flight from Memphis, Tennessee to San Jose, California. The attempt is unsuccessful, resulting in severe injuries to the attempted hijacker and the 3 other pilots on board. The aircraft makes a successful emergency return landing in Memphis.

💵 A Super NES was $199.99 at launch · about $473 today

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