Jun 26, 2020 20:00:00

How to play that 'Windows 3D Pinball' for free on Windows 10

Windows 3D pinball Space Cadet (Windows 3D pinball), which was included in the expansion pack of Windows 95 to Windows XP, is a pinball game developed by

Maxis , known for the city management simulation ' Sim City ' series. As a Windows standard game, it was popular along with Solitaire and Minesweeper, but it is not included in Windows Vista or later . However, there is a ported version by volunteers, and it is possible to play Windows 3D pinball even on Windows 10.

Microsoft Pinball For Windows Vista & 7 - Home
https://web.archive.org/web/20130127144603/https://mspinball.weebly.com/index.html

Microsoft Pinball for Windows 7/10 Download - TechSpot
https://www.techspot.com/downloads/5697-microsoft-pinball-for-windows-vista-7.html

The original distribution site is long gone, but it's still in the Internet Archive , including the installer. Click 'MSI Installer For Windows Vista & 7 (32 & 64 Bit) [1.33 MB]' on the following distribution page in the Internet Archive to download the installer. The installer is in EXE format and has a capacity of 1.33MB. Although it says 'Microsoft Pinball For Windows Vista & 7', it can also be installed on Windows 10.

Download - Microsoft Pinball For Windows Vista & 7
https://web.archive.org/web/20130129063750/http://mspinball.weebly.com/download.html

Execute '3d_pinball_for_windows_space_cadet.exe' saved at hand.

To install, just press 'Install' OK.

Installation finishes immediately. Launch Windows 3D Pinball from the created shortcut.

The following screen is displayed on the full screen ......

Windows 3D Pinball will launch.

Compared to recent pinball games for PC, such as

Pinball FX3 and Pinball Arcade , the operation is somewhat slow, but the feature of Windows 3D pinball is that it is easy to play because of its simplicity. However, due to its unique behavior, the difficulty level is high, and when I played it for the first time in a while, I got only 1,217,000 points. According to Video Games Records , a site that summarizes game records, the high score at the time of writing was 419,157,150 points.

If you want to check the key layout of the operation, click 'Options' from the menu bar at the top of the window and select 'Player Controls'.

The default operation is ``Space'' to shoot the ball, ``z'' to flip left, ``/'' to flip right, ``X'' to swing the platform (left), ``.'' to swing the platform (right), and ``↑'' to swing the platform. It is yurashi (front). Of course, it is also possible to change the key layout to one that is easy for you to do.

It has also been confirmed that command operations in debug mode can be used. See below for what commands are available.

Back command to move the pinball ball attached to Windows with the mouse - GIGAZINE

You can understand the specific rules and strategies of Windows 3D pinball by looking at the following site.

Analytical 3D Pinball - Space Cadet
http://www.kazamit.com/3dp/