Future Pinballis a Freeware 3D pinball game and editorfor Windows PC
Original Release: 22 October 2005
Latest Version: 1.9.1.20101231 (31 December 2010 on)
License: Freeware
Developer: Christopher Leathley
Freeware 3D future pinball editing and gaming application for Microsoft Windows
The game is similar to Visual Pinball but the usage of original pinball ROM code is not allowed. The project discontinued and the last version of Future Pinball was released in 2010.
This Future Pinball is a simulator and editor but does not emulate hardware found in physical pinball machines.
Tables are designed using 3D models found within the editor and rendered using a 3D real-time engine.
Pinball table layout, graphic design, and audio are provided by users during the construction and development of table design.
The Future Pinball game allows users to create original tables based upon a default table which only contains flippers, slingshots, shooter lane, and shooter.
Additional playfield components are added from a library containing surface, guide, objects, rubber, targets, lights, triggers, ramps, and displays.
User-created artwork can be added to the playfield, plastics, and backglass light.
Game coding is required, and is accomplished through Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting (VBS) via an embedded script editor.
Future Pinball Screenshots
Future Pinball Videos
Tables are built up out of Standard components (Plastics, Pegs, Bumpers, Lights etc..) which are placed onto the playfield via the Editor. Objects like Surfaces, Lights and Rubbers are shapeable within the editor and generated real-time when the table is played.
Other objects (Bumpers, Flippers, Gates, Triggers, Targets etc..) use pre-made 3d Models (of which there is a nice selection of each type).
Full Sound / Music Support is also provided with multiple Music Channels to allow crossfading.
As Future Pinball is a Game Construction Program it contains some advanced concepts which may require a little bit of time (and patience) to learn and fully understand (such as computer graphics and scripting concepts).
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Download is Version 1.9.1.20101231 24Mb
When using Vista/Windows 7 run as administrator
Linux users should be able to run it using Wine
Hardware Needed:
Pentium / Athlon processor of 1800 Mhz or
greater, 512M ram and at least a
Geforce FX / Radeon video card or better.
(Video Card MUST support shaders)
Works on Microsoft Windows Vista and XP (SP1 or above)
