when you ask to start playing with a previously-unused view and/or resolution), so at least you don't get hit by all the combinations up front, and can limit your downloads to the resolution you'll actually be using. This new version of the game (or at least the work-in-progress versions) downloads the views on demand (i.e. As with the original game, each view is rendered independently for each resolution but everything is just bigger this time around. One thing I have to comment on is the disk space consumed by this edition. Playing with my favourite view once more, and having a ball :) Just like that, we suddenly have v1.2.0 with ALL the views?! Excellent! I usually ignore "early access" releases, but I'm keen to see how this one progresses from this point. Right now I'm a very happy Kickstarter backer, though. I really hope they will, but this one has clearly proven to be be quite an effort. With that in mind, I really couldn't guess whether they'll succeed in pushing forward with the other tables in the series after this one is completed. I'm guessing that I'm still in for a long wait for the final version of the game, given the time it's taken to get this far. It's very exciting to see this in action first hand at last. They've just released their first public Linux build, which means I've had my first play :) There are still many features yet to be implemented (most noticeably the viewing angles - there are only two to choose from right now, and neither is my preferred one), but the game is very pretty indeed, even with the graphical details (resolution excepted) set to minimum (which I found I needed to do to keep the ball movement completely smooth at all times with my aging video card). Slowly but surely seems to be the motto of this project. Frankly, if you have *any* interest in Pinball whatsoever, then getting your hands on all three of these (and doing a bit to help the prospects of the Kickstarter) should be a priority. Personally I rank the tables as Timeshock! > Fantastic Journey > BRUSA (I have always felt that the latter drains too easily, and I was never enthused by its video mode), however I've found that each Pro Pinball table has fans which consider it to be the best one, so YMMV. * Any kickstarter pledge of $2 or more gets you the "Timeshock!" and "Fantastic Journey" tables. * They are giving away the original "Big Race USA" for free. * A brand new table (in conjunction with Pat Lawlor of The Addams Family and The Twilight Zone fame). * Remastered versions of the original Pro Pinball tables. Now some of the original developers want to bring it back, with: First of all, the "Pro Pinball" tables are the best PC pinball ever created.
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