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Hello - I've been thinking about pinball games for a while. I mean computer versions, but I've always enjoyed playing full sized arcade games at fairs or in pubs. Pinball ...
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    Pinball wizards!

    Hello - I've been thinking about pinball games for a while. I mean computer versions, but I've always enjoyed playing full sized arcade games at fairs or in pubs. Pinball seems to be dying out where I live.

    I discovered that there aren't many fully featured open source pinball games available for most distros. I found two notable ones via Google (one project was no longer being updated, the other wasn't covered by the GPL).

    This is the non-GPL version (it was the best I could find).

    Some time ago there was an article called 'Controlling a Pinball Machine Using Linux': Controlling a Pinball Machine Using Linux | Linux Journal

    That might be of interest to someone somewhere.
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    The last pin ball game I played was the one that came with Windows XP, and that over 2 years ago at my old job. But I can say, it was quite fun.

    About a year ago I developed a bit of an addiction for clanbomber.

    Now for my daily loss of productivity, I usually go over to - OneMoreLevel.com
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    Quote Originally Posted by geese View Post
    Now for my daily loss of productivity, I usually go over to - OneMoreLevel.com
    Thanks Geese: I'll check it out this evening. The Windows pinball game is okay, but it doesn't last for long. Maybe it's a hard thing to programme?
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    That pinball machine is so cool.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vergil83 View Post
    That pinball machine is so cool.
    I know! Really addictive.
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