History VideoGame / ProPinballTimeshock

* ShoutOut: One of the souvenirs in the Distant Future is a [[Pinball/BlackKnight2000 Red Knight 3000.]]

--> ''"Don't you have pinball in your time?"''

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* Apocalypse How: The game is all about avoiding a ApocalypseHow/ClassZ event.

''Pro Pinball: Timeshock!'' is the second [[DigitalPinballTable pinball game]] in the ''VideoGame/ProPinball'' series. Created by Creator/CunningDevelopments, it was released in 1997 for the UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer, then subsequently ported to the AppleMacintosh and SonyPlayStation. It is also available for the SegaDreamcast as part of "Pro Pinball Trilogy".

* [[ApocalypseHow/ClassZ Apocalypse How]]: The game is all about avoiding a Class Z event.

''Pro Pinball: Timeshock!'' is the second [[DigitalPinballTable pinball game]] in the ''VideoGame/ProPinball'' series. Created by Creator/CunningDevelopments, it was released in 1997 for the IBMPersonalComputer, then subsequently ported to the AppleMacintosh and SonyPlayStation. It is also available for the SegaDreamcast as part of "Pro Pinball Trilogy".

* EasterEgg: [[spoiler:Midnight Madness]]. Don't expect it to play similarly to [[{{Creator/WilliamsElectronics}} Williams']] pinball machines. Good luck finding it in a Super Scanner.

** Shoot the lit ramp or lane at launch for a 5 million point bonus.

* TimedMission: Several of the Explorations, as well as the sub-WizardMode, "Timeshock Frenzy".

* WizardMode:
** "Timeshock Frenzy" is the game's sub-Wizard Mode, available after locking all four crystal fragments. This is a five ball multiball and lasts two minutes, during which you must shoot a crystal fragment (ball) into the playfield's center crystal, then shoot the middle scoop to launch the counter-shockwave and score 1 billion points. The player completing it fastest is recognized as the "Master of Time".

* Combos: Two sequences. One gives benefits, such as enabling Time Drive and lighting all Locks, while the other, despite being difficult to correctly execute, awards only 10 million points and a cool animation.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUmgivXutuI]]

* Combo: Two Combo Sequences. One gives benefits, such as enabling Time Drive and lighting all Locks, while the other, despite being difficult to correctly execute, awards only 10 million points and a cool animation.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUmgivXutuI]]

* ShoutOut: One of the souvenirs in the Distant Future is a [[BlackKnight2000 Red Knight 3000.]]

''Pro Pinball: Timeshock!'' is the second [[DigitalPinballTable pinball game]] in the ''VideoGame/ProPinball'' series. Created by Cunning Development, it was released in 1997 for the IBMPersonalComputer, then subsequently ported to the AppleMacintosh and SonyPlayStation. It is also available for the SegaDreamcast as part of "Pro Pinball Trilogy".

''Timeshock!'' tells the story of a time-traveling scientist who is out to stop a shockwave of anti-time from traveling backwards through time and destroying all of existence. The player must explore the continents to find Tachyonium to power the timedrive, in order to search different time eras for fragments of a time crystal. Locate and lock a fragment in each era, and pick up any interesting souvenirs along the way. Your goal is to ultimately gather and lock four fragments, then travel to the Dawn of Time and [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong create a second shockwave to nullify the first one.]]

''Timeshock!'' tells the story of a time-traveling scientist who is out to stop a shockwave of anti-time from traveling backwards and destroying existence. The player must explore the continents to find Tachyonium to power the timedrive, in order to search different time eras for fragments of a time crystal. Locate and lock a fragment in each era, and pick up any interesting souvenirs along the way. Your goal is to ultimately gather and lock four fragments, then travel to the Dawn of Time and [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong create a second shockwave to nullify the first one.]]

* UnexpectedlyObscureAnswer: Certain souvenirs in the game can be combined to yield special awards. The game will give an audio hint when this happens; spell S-C-A-N to light the scanner, then shoot the middle scoop to activate it and get the award.

As with the other ''Pro Pinball'' titles, ''Timeshock!'' features a pre-rendered playfield with several camera positions, allowing the game to offer detailed graphics and fast gameplay. It used a refined version of the game engine from ''VideoGame/ProPinballTheWeb'', allowing for even smoother gameplay and more realistic ball physics. As a result, ''Timeshock!'' is considered by many as the best game in the ''Pro Pinball'' series, both for its complex ruleset and clever use of the time-travel premise.

* [[ApocalypseHow/ClassZ Apocalypse How]]: The gae is all about avoiding a Class Z event.

** "Timeshock Frenzy" is the game's sub-Wizard Mode, available after locking all four crystal fragments. This is a five ball multiball and lasts two minutes, during which you must shoot a crystal fragment (ball) into the playfield's center crystal, then shoot the middle scoop to launch the counter-shockwave and score 1 billion points. Timeshock Frenzy is timed, and the player with the best time is recognized as the "Master of Time".

''Timeshock!'' tells the story of a time-traveling scientist who is out to stop a shockwave of anti-time from traveling backwards and destroying existence. The player must explore the continents to find Tachyonium to power the timedrive, in order to search different time eras for fragments of a time crystal. Locate and lock a fragment in each era, and pick up any interesting souvenirs along the way. Your goal is to ultimately gather and lock four fragments, then [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong create a second shockwave to nullify the first one.]]

''Timeshock!'' tells the story of a time-traveling scientist who is out to stop a shockwave of anti-time from traveling backwards and destroying existence. The player must explore the continents to find Tachyonium and power your timedrive, then use that to search different time eras for fragments of a time crystal. Lock a crystal fragment in each time zone, and pick up any interesting souvenirs along the way. Your goal is to ultimately gather four fragments, then [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong create a second shockwave to nullify the first one.]]

As with the other ''Pro Pinball'' titles, ''Timeshock!'' uses a pre-rendered playfield with several camera positions, allowing the game to offer detailed graphics and fast gameplay. It used a refined version of the game engine from ''VideoGame/ProPinballTheWeb'', allowing for even smoother gameplay and more realistic ball physics. As a result, ''Timeshock!'' is considered by many as the best game in the ''Pro Pinball'' series, both for its complex ruleset and clever use of the time-travel premise.

* AncientRome: The "Ancient Rome" era.

* WizardMode: This is only available if you manage to complete Timeshock Frenzy and save reality ''and'' have all eight pieces of Tachyonium. This enables you to go to The End of Time and start "Wizard Frenzy", a six-ball-multiball mode that lasts for one minute.

* SpellingBonus: SCAN for the time scanner, WARP to ???, and MAGNET to turn on the [=MagnoSave=].

As with the other ''Pro Pinball'' titles, ''Timeshock!'' uses a pre-rendered playfield with several camera positions, allowing the game to offer detailed graphics and fast gameplay. It used a refined version of the game engine from ''VideoGame/ProPinballTheWeb'', allowing for even smoother gameplay and more realistic ball physics. As a result, ''TImeshock!'' is considered by many as the best game in the ''Pro Pinball'' series, both for its complex ruleset and clever use of the time-travel premise.