Reviews from

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Vi sorprenderà sapere che... non è per niente male come gioco! Come saprete, io amo i flipper e questo gioco, per girare su NES, funziona molto bene! Graficamente non è male e intrattiene bene. Dentro al al gioco c'è anche qualche minigioco (anche con Mario e Pauline dentro) molto carino e originale.

Nostálgico, pero sin más.

È.. é um pinball né, se funciona ta bão.

Você só jogava isso pra ver a parte do Mario, fala a verdade

Un juego de pinball que es mas nostalgia que otra cosa.


スイッチオンラインでプレイ。巻き戻しがあるとゲームとしての意味がなくなってしまう……

Listen, nobody is going to tell you that this is game-of-the-year, but as a fun gimmick on the Nintendo Switch Online catalogue, it's fun to dip into. My wife and I have competitions to see who can get the highest score!

This is basically the NES equivalent of Wii Chess.
It promises the main function of the game, it works, but... that's just it.... it's just Pinball. And it's just one Pinball machine.
Even the 1 Player B Mode is just the same machine but faster.

It's ok, but nothing can beat the chad 3D Pinball Space Cadet.
Though to be fair, it can be addicting to mess around and waste minutes with it.


Apesar de primitivo, esse take no gênero de caça-níqueis de pinball da Nintendo utiliza elementos dos primórdios da franquia Mario para dar uma certa direção dentro da mesa.

É difícil, mas é possível salvar a princesa e conduzir ela para a saída, algo bem surpreendente em um gênero focado em fazer o maior número de pontos.

Fácil de aprender, difícil de dominar.

Decent pinball if you're down for that sorta thing and also haven't played a lot of better pinball games.

Arguably the first great pinball game on consoles, even though I like Video Pinball as well. While this game is mostly known now for its cameo appearances of Mario and Pauline, it really is an excellent representation of pinball. It features two different sections to make one giant table, giving the game some nice variety. There's lots of charming characters on display, including penguins, seals, and chicks who hatch out of eggs. There's also quite a few objectives to fulfill to get more points, such as collecting a row of Pac-Man like dots, a set of five cards, and even a little slot machine where you have to hit a paddle to stop it. The sound effects can be a little grating at times, but serve their purpose well. And the game has a nice little jingle on the title screen, like a lot of early NES games do. While not the most perfect pinball game ever, Nintendo's own Pinball is still a great way to get your pinball fix at home.

it's pinball alright. the ball physics kind of surprised me considering this is an early nes game, but regardless of that fact i've never been a pinball gal.
the mario bonus game was cute though

Played on Nintendo Switch.

Not much to say about this... it's pinball and I'm not good at it but the multiplayer versus mode is fun at least.

ég fokking hata fokking pinball

i feel like this set the bar really low for pinball games going forward
it just kinda sucks lol

The ball just does not ball in this version.

Un videojuego de pinball de Mario con algunos extras, como un minijuego de Mario estilo arkanoid. Es entretenido, sin mas. Cumple con su función.

Well, the ball physics are decent (it was developed by HAL, it's one of their specialties)... but with just one rather mundane table and no music, this is an ultimately very shallow experience. The Mario and Pauline bonus stage isn't remotely enough to salvage this. Play any other pinball game instead. Unless, of course, you're just going down random NSO offerings the way I was. In which case, you can play this for 10 minutes and be underwhelmed, too.

This game “could” be fun if you like pinball in real life. Not me though so I wouldn’t rate this highly. Enjoyed the Mario secret reference though.

1984 in Gaming #4

It's like Pokemon Pinball but so so so much worst. Very bland and forgettable. Still more functional than baseball.

Not the greatest pinball game ever

It's fine but really simple. Could have at least had several different pin-ball machines to choose from.

I know this is just primitive NES pinball, but I actually enjoyed this one quite a bit. Pinball has that old-school Nintendo charm, adding on little things on top of traditional pinball like poker cards and a secret area that acts as a brick-breaker game.

Very much the classy, toy-making philosophies in game design. Wish Nintendo would make more pinball games.

Well, it's pinball. I feel like having more than one board should be a requirement for pinball games, but I guess I shouldn't expect as much from a black box NES game. Was very glad to finally see it added to NES Online (now where's Golf?).


I won’t exactly warn you against trying it, but it’s not worth buying, and it’s not worth going out of your way for.

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salvei a Pauline que tava presa numa máquina de Pinball (como essa mulher virou prefeita?) e depois bugei o jogo

I can imagine back when the NES was new, this was an excellent approximation, it plays well and the tables had a lot of interesting little areas, exactly what I'd assume pinball fans would love at least for the time.

Functional pinball. To be honest I don't think I've ever had a pinball experience, real or digital, that has amounted to more than a flat 7/10.