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Game dossier

Advanced Pinball Simulator

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Fast-paced magic-themed pinball action from Codemasters

The briefing

About this game

Advanced Pinball Simulator is a fast-paced pinball game from Codemasters’ original budget-price range, released in 1987 for the Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, and Sinclair ZX Spectrum.

Its magic-and-wizardry table includes extra flippers on both sides, targets spelling “MAGIC,” a weather potion, and a magic cottage. Players can shoot trapdoors open to collect bonuses, then close them again to keep the ball from being lost. Extra balls are awarded every 10,000 points.

The game was developed by Christian P. Shrigley and The Oliver Twins.