History VideoGame / ThePinballArcade

''The Pinball Arcade'' was first released for Platform/{{iOS|Games}} and Platform/{{Android|Games}} mobile devices in 2012 with four titles available: ''Pinball/TalesOfTheArabianNights'' (Williams), ''Pinball/BlackHole'' (Gottlieb), ''Pinball/RipleysBelieveItOrNot'' (Stern Pinball), and ''Pinball/TheatreOfMagic'' (Bally). Additional versions for Platform/XboxLiveArcade, Platform/PlayStationNetwork, [[Platform/AppleMacintosh OS X]], Platform/MicrosoftWindows (on Platform/{{Steam}}), Platform/WiiU, Platform/NintendoSwitch, and Amazon Kindle were released afterward. Versions for the Platform/Nintendo3DS and [[Platform/{{UNIX}} Linux]] have been planned, but as of May 2016, they seem to be in DevelopmentHell.

''The Pinball Arcade'' was first released for Platform/{{iOS|Games}} and Platform/{{Android|Games}} mobile devices in 2012 with four titles available: ''Pinball/TalesOfTheArabianNights'' (Williams), ''Pinball/BlackHole'' (Gottlieb), ''Pinball/RipleysBelieveItOrNot'' (Stern Pinball), and ''Pinball/TheatreOfMagic'' (Bally). Additional versions for Platform/XboxLiveArcade, Platform/PlayStationNetwork, [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh OS X]], UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows (on Platform/{{Steam}}), Platform/WiiU, Platform/NintendoSwitch, and Amazon Kindle were released afterward. Versions for the Platform/Nintendo3DS and [[Platform/{{UNIX}} Linux]] have been planned, but as of May 2016, they seem to be in DevelopmentHell.

* ''Doctor Who: Master of Time''[[note]]An UpdatedRerelease of ''Pinball/DoctorWho''[[/note]]

* ''Pinball/{{Flight 2000}}''

The predecessor titles were ''Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection'' (2004) and ''Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection'' (2008). These were developed by [=FarSight=] and released by various publishers for [[UsefulNotes/TheSixthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames the Sixth Generation of consoles]], (UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 2}}, Microsoft UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}) and Nintendo's UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}. As the names suggest, each title was a collection of six to twelve simulated pinball machines from [[Creator/{{Gottlieb}} Gottlieb & Co.]] and Creator/WilliamsElectronics, and included unlockable features, table histories, and achievements.

''The Pinball Arcade'' was first released for UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} and UsefulNotes/{{Android|Games}} mobile devices in 2012 with four titles available: ''Pinball/TalesOfTheArabianNights'' (Williams), ''Pinball/BlackHole'' (Gottlieb), ''Pinball/RipleysBelieveItOrNot'' (Stern Pinball), and ''Pinball/TheatreOfMagic'' (Bally). Additional versions for UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade, UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork, [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh OS X]], UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows (on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}), UsefulNotes/WiiU, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, and Amazon Kindle were released afterward. Versions for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and [[UsefulNotes/{{UNIX}} Linux]] have been planned, but as of May 2016, they seem to be in DevelopmentHell.

If you're living outside the US, however, don't expect to be able to find the game in your country's UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade or UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork- it's NoExportForYou in some markets where said online stores are concerned. Thankfully, the PC, [=iOS=] and Android versions are truly available worldwide.

Almost all of the digitally recreated tables are available for all versions of ''The Pinball Arcade''.[[note]]The planned UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS version only featured non-emulated electro-mechanical tables and tables using numeric displays and early alphanumeric displays and would have been released under a different title; the Xbox 360 version had the newest releases delayed due to the publisher's bankruptcy in 2012. In 2013, both the DLC and the game was delisted from said version, and was finally re-released on May 11, 2015 with nearly all tables ever released up to that point.[[/note]]

On May 7, 2018, [=FarSight=] Studios [[https://www.facebook.com/pinballarcade/posts/1791386990882353 released an official press release]] stating that their contract for the Williams and Bally tables was not offered an extension; the rights to these tables are now officially held by VideoGame/ZenPinball [[https://youtu.be/I8jF4Zff5jE (announced on September 4, 2018)]]. As of July 1, 2018, all tables previously released under the Williams and Bally labels are no longer available for ''The Pinball Arcade''. The UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch version, having been released around the time of [=FarSight=]'s announcement, is limited to tables from the Gottlieb and Stern lineages.

* ''Pinball/TheTwilightZone''

* ''[[Pinball/FunHouse FunHouse]]''

* ''[[Pinball/{{Whodunnit}} Whodunnit?]]''

''The Pinball Arcade'' was first released for UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} and {{Android|Games}} mobile devices in 2012 with four titles available: ''Pinball/TalesOfTheArabianNights'' (Williams), ''Pinball/BlackHole'' (Gottlieb), ''Pinball/RipleysBelieveItOrNot'' (Stern Pinball), and ''Pinball/TheatreOfMagic'' (Bally). Additional versions for UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade, UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork, [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh OS X]], UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows (on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}), UsefulNotes/WiiU, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, and Amazon Kindle were released afterward. Versions for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and [[UsefulNotes/{{UNIX}} Linux]] have been planned, but as of May 2016, they seem to be in DevelopmentHell.

* ''Pinball/{{ACDC}}''

!!The following tables were originally featured for ''The Pinball Arcade'', but are no longer available due to the expiration of the Williams/Bally license[[note]]but can still be re-downloaded by those who purchased their copies beforehand[[/note]]:

* ''[[Pinball/{{ACDC}} AC/DC Premium]]''

* ''Pinball/WhoaNellieBigJuicyMelons''
* ''Big Buck Hunter Pro''

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''The Pinball Arcade'' was first released for {{iOS|Games}} and {{Android|Games}} mobile devices in 2012 with four titles available: ''Pinball/TalesOfTheArabianNights'' (Williams), ''Pinball/BlackHole'' (Gottlieb), ''Pinball/RipleysBelieveItOrNot'' (Stern Pinball), and ''Pinball/TheatreOfMagic'' (Bally). Additional versions for UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade, UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork, [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh OS X]], UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows (on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}), UsefulNotes/WiiU, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, and Amazon Kindle were released afterward. Versions for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and [[UsefulNotes/{{UNIX}} Linux]] have been planned, but as of May 2016, they seem to be in DevelopmentHell.

''The Pinball Arcade'' was first released for [[IOSGames IOS]] and [[AndroidGames Android]] mobile devices in 2012 with four titles available: ''Pinball/TalesOfTheArabianNights'' (Williams), ''Pinball/BlackHole'' (Gottlieb), ''Pinball/RipleysBelieveItOrNot'' (Stern Pinball), and ''Pinball/TheatreOfMagic'' (Bally). Additional versions for UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade, UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork, [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh OS X]], UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows (on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}), UsefulNotes/WiiU, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, and Amazon Kindle were released afterward. Versions for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and [[UsefulNotes/{{UNIX}} Linux]] have been planned, but as of May 2016, they seem to be in DevelopmentHell.

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Almost all of the digital tables are available for all versions of ''The Pinball Arcade''.[[note]]The UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS version will only feature non-emulated electro-mechanical tables and tables using numeric displays and early alphanumeric displays and will be under a different title; the Xbox 360 version had the newest releases delayed due to the publisher's bankruptcy in 2012. In 2013, both the DLC and the game was delisted from said version, and was finally re-released on May 11, 2015 with nearly all tables ever released up to that point.[[/note]]

On May 7, 2018, [=FarSight=] Studios [[https://www.facebook.com/pinballarcade/posts/1791386990882353 released an official statement]] that their contract for the Williams and Bally tables was not offered an extension; the rights to these tables are now held by VideoGame/ZenPinball [[https://youtu.be/I8jF4Zff5jE (announced on September 4, 2018)]]. All tables previously released under the Williams and Bally labels were no longer made available for ''The Pinball Arcade'' as of July 1, 2018. The UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch version, which released around the time of the announcement, will feature none these tables.

* ''[[Pinball/WHODunnit WHO dunnit]]''

!!The following pinball tables are available previously on the ''Gottlieb'' and ''Williams Collection''s but not made available to ''The Pinball Arcade'' (in alphabetical order):

On May 7, 2018, [=FarSight=] Studios [[https://www.facebook.com/pinballarcade/posts/1791386990882353 released an official statement]] that they were unable to extend their contract for the Williams and Bally tables, whose rights are now held by VideoGame/ZenPinball [[https://youtu.be/I8jF4Zff5jE as of September 4, 2018]]. All tables previously released under the Williams and Bally labels were no longer made available for ''The Pinball Arcade'' as of July 1, 2018. The UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch version, which released around the time of the announcement, completely lacks these tables.

!!The following tables were originally featured, but are no longer available for purchase due to the expiration of the Williams/Bally license[[note]]These tables are still available to those who owned them prior to the license expiration[[/note]]:

Unfortunately, on May 7, 2018, [=FarSight=] Studios [[https://www.facebook.com/pinballarcade/posts/1791386990882353 released an official statement]] that the company currently holding the rights to the Williams and Bally tables opted not to renew a licensing contract. As a result, all tables released under the Williams and Bally labels are no longer for sale as of July 1, 2018. The UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch version, which released around the time of the announcement, completely lacks these tables.

Unfortunately, on May 7, 2018, [=FarSight=] Studios [[https://www.facebook.com/pinballarcade/posts/1791386990882353 released an official statement]] that the company currently holding the rights to the Williams and Bally tables opted not to renew a licensing contract. As a result, all tables released under the Williams and Bally labels are no longer for sale as of July 1, 2018. The [[UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch]] version, which released around the time of the announcement, completely lacks these tables.

''The Pinball Arcade'' was first released for [[IOSGames IOS]] and [[AndroidGames Android]] mobile devices in 2012 with four titles available: ''Pinball/TalesOfTheArabianNights'' (Williams), ''Pinball/BlackHole'' (Gottlieb), ''Pinball/RipleysBelieveItOrNot'' (Stern Pinball), and ''Pinball/TheatreOfMagic'' (Bally). Additional versions for UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade, UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork, [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh OS X]], UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows (on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}), UsefulNotes/WiiU, and Amazon Kindle were released afterward. Versions for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and [[UsefulNotes/{{UNIX}} Linux]] have been planned, but as of May 2016, they seem to be in DevelopmentHell.

Unfortunately, on May 7, 2018, [=FarSight=] Studios [[https://www.facebook.com/pinballarcade/posts/1791386990882353 released an official statement]] that the company currently holding the rights to the Williams and Bally tables opted not to renew a licensing contract. As a result, all tables released under the Williams and Bally labels are no longer for sale as of July 1, 2018.