Macadam Bumper
{{Short description|1985 video game}}
{{Infobox VG
| title = Macadam Bumper
| image = Macadam Bumper Coverart.png
| caption = C64 budget reissue
| designer = Remi Herbulot
| developer = ERE Informatique
| publisher = ERE Informatique (France)
Personal Software Services (UK)
Accolade (US)
| series =
| engine =
| released = {{vgrelease|EU|1985}}{{vgrelease|NA|1988}}
| genre = Pinball simulation
| modes =
| platforms = Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, Oric, Thomson, ZX Spectrum
}}
Macadam Bumper (also released as Pinball Wizard) is a video pinball simulation construction set developed by ERE Informatique in France. It was first released for 8-bit computers in 1985, the Atari ST in 1986 and MS-DOS in 1987. The Atari ST and MS-DOS versions were released in the US as Pinball Wizard in 1988 by Accolade.
Gameplay
Pinball Wizard is a game which includes sound and lights and the ability to tilt, with different obstacles on each of the four pinball simulations. On the Atari ST, the player manipulates the flipper and back-board controls using the mouse, but too much movement from the mouse will activate the tilt sensors. Players can customize the parameters in the game including as point scores, table slope, bumper elasticity, and the number of balls per game. Using a parts menu, the player can assemble a pinball machine, coloring and decorating it from the paint menu.
Reception
Reviews
- Tilt - July 1985{{cite web|author=Fredo_L |url=https://abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=28&num=340 |title=Le site des anciennes revues informatiques |publisher=www.abandonware-magazines.org|access-date=2022-12-29}}
- Sinclair User - November 1985{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-044/page/n33/mode/2up|title=Sinclair User Magazine Issue 044|date=November 1985}}
- Computer Gamer - August 1986{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gamer_Issue_17_1986-08_Argus_Press_GB/page/n63/mode/2up|title = Computer Gamer - Issue 17 (1986-08) (Argus Press) (GB)|date = August 1986}}
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - February 1990[https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=12472 MacAdam bumpt wieder] Kult Boy (in German)
- Zzap! - December 1990{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/zzapp_64_issue_068_600dpi/page/n45/mode/2up|title = Zzap! 64 Issue 068 (HQ)}}
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - October 1987
- Jeux & Stratégie #33{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/jeux-et-strategie-33/page/42/mode/2up | title=Jeux & stratégie 33 | date=June 1985}}
- Jeux & Stratégie HS #3{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/jeux-et-strategie-hs-3/page/110/mode/2up | title=Jeux & stratégie HS 3 | date=1986}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.mobygames.com/game/macadam-bumper Macadam Bumper] at MobyGames
- [http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/47334/Macadam-Bumper/ Macadam Bumper] at Centre for Computing History
- [https://archive.org/details/1988-06-anticmagazine/page/n63/mode/2up Review] in Antic
Category:ERE Informatique games
Category:Personal Software Services games
Category:Video games developed in France
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