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3 | ''Silverball'' is a [[DigitalPinballTables pinball computer game]] developed by James Schmalz of Digital Extremes, and published by [=MicroLeague=]. It was Schmalz's first foray into DigitalPinballTables, and serves as a predecessor to ''VideoGame/EpicPinball''. |
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5 | In the early Nineties, the shoddy PC port of ''VideoGame/PinballDreams'' was touted by Platform/{{Amiga}} computer users as [[MediaNotes/ConsoleWars evidence of the technological superiority of their platform.]] In response, James Schmalz and Digital Extremes created ''Silverball,'' using assembly language to make full use of the Platform/IBMPersonalComputer hardware. As with ''Dreams,'' the games were played from a top-down view, either with the entire table visible at once or with a scrolling playfield two screens tall. |
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7 | The first release of ''Silverball'' was in 1993, and came with four tables: |
8 | * "Blood" |
9 | * "Fantasy" |
10 | * "Odyssey" |
11 | * "Snooker Champ" |
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13 | In addition to those four, a fifth table, "Nova", was available if you sent in a brochure included with the retail package. Players who did so would receive a second floppy disk in the mail, which installed "Nova" onto ''Silverball'' and enabled it on the main menu. |
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15 | In 1994, after the success of ''VideoGame/EpicPinball'', [=MicroLeague=] released ''Silverball Plus 2'', which featured the four tables from ''Silverball'' plus two more tables recycled from ''Epic''. Once again, players could send in a brochure to get the bonus "Nova" table. |
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17 | Not at all to be confused with the PhysicalPinballTable ''Pinball/SilverballMania.'' |
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20 | !!''Silverball'' and ''Silverball Plus 2'' demonstrate the following tropes: |
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22 | * AtlasPose: The god of "Odyssey" adopts this pose with a giant pinball on the playfield. |
23 | * ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes: "Blood" features a set of creatures only visible by their menacing eyes at the top of the playfield. |
24 | * DownloadableContent: "Nova" can be seen as an UrExample of the concept. |
25 | * MissionPackSequel: ''Silverball Plus 2'', which was the same as ''Silverball'' but with two more tables lifted from ''VideoGame/EpicPinball'' |
26 | %%* NoPlotNoProblem |
27 | * OurDemonsAreDifferent: "Blood" features an oval-headed horned devil with a forked tongue. |
28 | * OurDragonsAreDifferent: "Fantasy" has a large red dragon on the playfield. |
29 | * RecycledPremise: Both "Warbot" and "Duel" are rethemed versions of the ''VideoGame/EpicPinball'' tables "Excalibur" and "Magic", with very minor changes. |
30 | * RecycledWithAGimmick: "Warbot" is the same game as "Excalibur" from ''VideoGame/EpicPinball'', but with a robot theme. |
31 | * {{Retraux}}: "Snooker Champ" emulates an electro-mechanical pinball table. |
32 | %%* SpellingBonus |
33 | %%* TopDownView |
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