Video Pinball is a series of three games released by
Atari between 1977 and 1980. The third version (for the
Atari 2600) is now available on
Xbox LIVE Arcade.
The first version was on a dedicated console, similar to the
Pong machines of the time. It also had a basketball game and
Breakout. The second was an
Arcade Game, complete with flashing lights. The third was the 2600 version. Each game gave you control over the ball shooter and flippers. The arcade and 2600 versions also had a nudge feature, similar to tilting a real pinball table. Ball physics were fairly realistic.
Video Pinball provides examples of: