Malzbie’s Pinball Collection

it's ok. has bugs thou. in multi-ball sometimes it miscounts the balls, when you're down to one ball but it thinks you have two. When you lose that ball, game wont setup the next ball.

For me, I think this pinball game is a masterclass of what it truly takes for the new-age spawns to learn from: Develop a product that speaks to the aesthetically pleasing side of pinball, carefully craft some intriguing tables that makes one feel they could see said table at an arcade and deliver AI that is true to the gradual speed developing of pinball when things get gradually difficult. And voila! A game where the DLC feels like a must buy and every high score goal is must achieve. I'd highly recommend this to the most passionate of pinball wizards...even the old school ones that used to play the digital pinball machine of the same name.

Игра 'Malzbie's Pinball Collection' – это достойный сборник пинбольных столов, предлагающий как классические, так и оригинальные дизайны. Физика шарика хорошо реализована, ощущается реалистично, хотя и может показаться немного аркадной, что делает игру более динамичной и быстрой. Графика простая, но функциональная, обеспечивая хорошую читаемость стола и элементов. Разнообразие столов обеспечивает реиграбельность, каждый из них имеет свои уникальные правила и задачи, что заставляет осваивать разные стратегии. Некоторые столы кажутся более сбалансированными и интересными, чем другие, но в целом, выбор достаточно велик, чтобы найти себе что-то по вкусу. Отсутствие каких-либо сложных сюжетных элементов или глубокой настройки не мешает наслаждаться основным геймплеем – набиванием очков и покорением таблиц лидеров. Просто, увлекательно, и идеально подходит для коротких игровых сессий.

Malzbie's Pinball is sort of the ugly duckling of virtual pinball. It's easy to dismiss it at a glance based on the art. At first I lumped this in with the many unremarkable low-effort digital pinball titles floating around, based on my initial visual impression and lack of experience. I was very, very wrong. And the more you enjoy playing, the more charming the quirky art, DMD animations, and sound design become. The developer's long-term support and commitment to basic quality of life features and physics refinements make this collection, and Malzbie's new project ("Only Pinball") essential for the enthusiast.
After playing hundreds of virtual tables and dozens of real ones, I returned to Malzbie's and discovered something I didn't expect: pure joy. These are not complex or difficult tables, but they are carefully designed and playtested, and elegantly express the creator's unique inventiveness and love for the game. There is always something surprising or clever that makes me laugh or rub my chin on these tables. This is a rare experience on original tables from the big pinball platforms now, which can often be over-engineered or formulaic, despite their superiority in other regards. It's the kind of momentary enchantment one gets from encountering a fascinating cuckoo clock: many can engineer precise and sophisticated clocks without having the slightest clue how to make you smile, laugh, or wonder; this latter skill is Malzbie's greatest strength.
The physics feel different and satisfying (closer to Pro Pinball: Timeshock! than to the other modern competitors, which is a compliment). While the art may be primitive, it grows on you once you observe the amount of single-handed care that has gone into every aspect of the game. It reminds me of many shareware titles I played in the nineties where the developers didn't have the money or connections to hire artists, but poured themselves into making the assets as beautiful and functional as they could with the skills (and volunteers) available to them. It is in no way an insult to call this innocent style "child-like" while acknowledging its contrast with the mature and tasteful game design underlying it.
It is a wonderful experience that can be had for a pittance, and I appreciate the developer's commitment to continually bringing these fascinating virtual toys into existence to the gratitude of thousands of inner children.