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Bally Pin
Developer(s)Dave Nutting Associates, Inc.
Publisher(s)Bally Manufacturing Corporation
Platform(s)Bally Astrocade
Release1979
Genre(s)Pinball
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

Bally Pin is a pinball-based video game released in 1979 for Bally Astrocade. It was programmed by Bob Ogdon with sound by Scot L. Norris.

Gameplay[edit]

The game is played with two joysticks by up to four players. Each player is given 5 balls. Players earn points by using the flippers to hit the bumpers, drop targets, upper kicker targets, and spinner.[1]

Reception[edit]

The game was considered the best pinball simulation ever offered for any home gaming system at the time.[2] Electronic Games magazine called the game skillfully constructed with realistic play and vivid colors.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bally Pin instruction card" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  • ^ "Astrovision's Rising Star: Bally Pin and Galactic Invasion" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-06.
  • ^ "Electronic Games review of Bally Pin" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-06.
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