Silverball

Silverball is a 1993 pinball video game developed by Digital Extremes and Epic MegaGames and published by MicroLeague. It is basically a set of Epic Pinball tables distributed through retail. Silverball was the first set of pinball games created by James Schmalz and paved the way for the development of Epic Pinball.

For other uses, see Estonian Silverball and Silverball (Barenaked Ladies album).
Silverball
Cover art
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)James Schmalz
Platform(s)MS-DOS[1]
Release
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player or 2-4 players (hotseat)

Tables

The shareware version included the "Fantasy" table and nonplayable versions of "Blood", "Snooker Champ", and "Odyssey" in which the plunger does not work. There are also two tables which appear in the later released Silverball Plus 2, as well a bonus table that could be ordered for free when purchasing Silverball directly from Epic MegaGames.

TableGame EditionNotes
Fantasy Original Silverball Shareware Table
Blood Not playable in Shareware version.
Snooker Champ
Odyssey
Duel Silverball Plus 2 Similar design as the Epic Pinball table "Magic".
Warbot Similar design as the Epic Pinball table "Excalibur".
Nova Silverball Installment Similar music as the Epic Pinball table "Space Journey".

Reception

Computer Gaming World stated that "the ball's action is a bit strange", behaving like rubber instead of steel. The magazine concluded that "Silverball ranks high for those who don't mind the unrealistic ball action".[2]

References
  1. "Pinball revival". The Age. November 9, 1993. p. 21. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Lombardi, Chris (December 1993). "Bumper Crop". Computer Gaming World. pp. 110–114. Retrieved 29 March 2016.


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