Classic pinball collection now available

If you love pin games then you'll want to check out The Pinball Arcade from Far Sight Studios, which effectively emulates loads of real, classic tables from Williams, Gottlieb, Bally and Stern. The game is available on XBLA, PSN (PS3 and Vita), iOS, 3DS, PC and Mac. The basic released with Tales of the Arabian Nights®, Ripley's Believe It or Not®, Theatre of Magic®, and a personal favourite Black Hole™.

Over the coming months Far Site are promising additional tables will be made available for download, including Black Knight®, Monster Bash®, Medieval Madness®, Creature from the Black Lagoon®, Funhouse®, Attack from Mars®, Space Shuttle®, Pin•Bot®, Circus Voltaire® and Big Shot®.

I've tried the demo on XBLA and it's pretty good. While the interface lacks some of the bells and whistles of say Pinball FX (AKA Zen Pinball on PS3), there's just something about the tables that's better than the vast majority of video pin games. The models look authentic and hearing the sounds of these classic tables is enough to send any pinball wizard into a day dream. I particularly like the camera modes. There's only three (high, medium and low angles), but each one can be set to follow the ball or stay locked with the flippers, which is a welcome features, because I find losing track of the flippers can make the difference between getting the shot you want and just bouncing the ball around the table.

For more information check out http://www.pinballarcade.com/