Adventure
Take one of the best Atari 2600 games
ever and make a pinball table based on it and what do you get? You would guess
that it would be a great table and know what, you would be right! This is table
is done by Eala Dubh who is the same person who did one of my favorite VP
tables, Wacky Races. While I was going to review Wacky Races, I decided to
instead keep with a video game theme and when I found this table, I had to
review it.
There are a ton of little touches that makes this game special. From the Atari logos on the bumpers to the dragon at the bottom, there many small features from the Atari 2600 game. And it offers my favorite part of pinball, knocking down all the targets and spelling something. In this game, you have to spell both Atari and Adventure. At first I was bummed that all the targets you knocked down went back up with each ball, but as I played it more and more I found that it actually made it more enjoyable. If you kept the letters you received from knocking down targets with each ball, it would be too easy to spell Atari and Adventure. But only having one ball to do it, makes it all the more challenging and when you finally do it, you get a sense of accomplishment.
The graphics on the table are gorgeous. I especially like the drawbridges that lead into the castles. A nice touch and really captures the spirit of the game. The music is also very nice. It is not too loud to drown out the pinball sounds, but loud enough to add to the game. It has a upbeat that goes well with the game. All in all, it is just a great pinball game and one of many great games from Eala Dubh. To download this and his other great tables (Wacky Races and Darius are probably my other two favorites), go to this link. I hope the author keeps this link up for awhile as he has done an excellent job with his tables and they should reach as large an audience as possible.