Pro Pinball Timeshock

Just wish I could map more then just a few buttons from my xbox controller

The most realistic pc pinball game EVER!

First let me say I love this game. The only issue I have is that GOG Galaxy installed the DOSBox version. I read in another review that supposedly the Windows version is available but I couldn't find it. The problem I have with the DOBox version is that it stutters and that really bothers me. I installed my Windows CD version to compare and there is no stutter. I'm running it on Windows 10, I don't know if Windows 7 would be different.

Only getting into pinball as an adult and not having much experience with it, I can't fully review this title. But I hope my two cents will help. First of all, the resolution. As other reviewers said, it isn't that great. Does a pinball game need amazing resolution to be enjoyable? In my eyes, not really. The problem is that when you look at the table from a top-down perspective, the table seems blurry - each area isn't well-defined, making it unplayable. In other angles it isn't perfect either, but still playable. Also, much to my chagrin, there are only 4 viewing angles, and only 1 I could play at. Maybe I'm spoiled, but I much prefer setting the angle myself. Also, the physics seem a bit broken at times. Several times when a ball traveled so slowly it seemed like it ought to fall, it got a second burst of energy, as if pushed by an invisible hand, and started flying across the table. As far as the table goes, it's fairly generic. I couldn't distinguish it from dozens of others. It doesn't help that the table has the most generic, boring & repetitive music available, which only masks the sounds of the board. Luckily you can turn it off. Also, the table is a bit too colorful for me - so many colors make it hard for me to focus, or actually look at the table. Also Timeshock seems to be one of those tables that hands out points fairly easily, a thing I dislike about pinball. I much prefer points to showcase skill, instead of have a game hand me an extra million points just because. The only other problem I have is the limited field of vision - meaning you only see the play area, and not the display area. Granted, it isn't that important, and it was probably left out to allow for as much table detail as possible, but I can't help but miss it. Playing pinball on a computer, I don't want to know I'm not playing the real thing. But it seems no matter which angle I chose, I never got a view of even the entire playing field, let alone the entire cabinet.

Same game with 4K resolution support is available on another platform with the same price. Unfortunately on GOG is original 1997 graphic pack.