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summary:
The ball seems to be programmed to find the way past your flippers or into the outlanes.
The physics are ok, the tables according to the release date.
CD cover Silverball
 
  
   
    
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Win/DOS DOS (runs under DOSBox)  
year of release/ producer 1993 by Team 17
CD-titel: Silverball (3,5" disk!)
 
scrolling
%/% screen
yes but soft, 55/100 2 2 2 2 2
2D/3D 2D 4 4 4 4 4
configuration very few 1 1 1 1 1
# of balls 3  
multiball some have MB  no no yes yes yes
restart quite good 2 2 2 2 2
physics Astonishingly the physics are different table by table.
Rather fast and a tendency to jump, sometimes so heavy you can´t stop the ball.
16 16 16 22 18
graphics rough pixels but nice 6 6 5 6 5
difficulty Fast ball and jumping. Kick-back in the outlanes is often too slow to hit the ball. 5 7 4 2 3
fun could be better if longer games were possible 2 10 4 2 2
layout / gameplay decent for the time 3 4 4 4 4
specials because of the age not much 0 2 1 1 1
tilt/nudging Only with the spacebar but ok. 2 2 2 2 2
comments strenuous tables, on disks  
purchase rare in auctions, not seen in shops rare
points
(max of 111)
reached score 42 56 45 48 44
  personel highscore   157.424.728 29.210.000 73.339.990 22.400