The Pinball Arcade
Version 01.33
Important Notes:
- AC/DC table is no longer available to buy
Miscellaneous:
- Updated launch splash screen image
Version 01.31
Features Added:
- Reset high scores functionality. Go to Table Menu -> High Scores -> Reset High Scores to reset a table's high scores or go to Main Menu -> Options -> Settings -> Reset High Scores to reset every single table's high scoresBugs Fixed:
- Safecracker audio loop fixed
- Black Knight 2000 singing is back
- Phantom of the Opera DMD match animation is back to regular speed
- Buckhunter dmd match animation fixed
Version 01.30
Features Added:
- New audio systemBugs Fixed:
- Looping sounds don't have a delay when restarting
- Elvira's voice is no longer sped up
- Fixed sounds being cut off prematurely (introduced in 1.29)
- New Stern's are muted when paused
Version 01.29
Tables Added:
- Big Buck Hunter, a 2010 Stern table based on the hunting arcade game featuring a motor powered buck
- Whoa Nellie, a 2015 Stern table featuring an old school play styleBugs Fixed:
- DMD animations no longer run slow on AC/DC, Ghostbusters, Mustang, and Star Trek
- Lowered minimum table brightness for ACDC, Ghostbusters, Mustang, and Star Trek
- Removed playfield reflections for Star Trek: TNG, Taxi, Tee'd Off, Terminator 2, Theatre of Magic, Whirldwind, and WHO dunnit
- EM tables have flipper hum
- Medieval Madness ball doesn't shake when in plunger lane
- Instant info now shows on Ghostbusters, AC/DC, Mustang, and Star Trek when holding down flipper
- For scripted highscore initials entry, you can now use the correct flipper buttons
Version 01.28
Features Added:
- Mustang, Star Trek, ACDC, and Ghostbusters can now be bought individuallyBugs Fixed:
- Fixed localization issues for French, Italian, German, and Spanish
- Fixed main menu button graphics
- French (Canada) now displays French instead of English
Version 01.27
Bugs Fixed:
- Tales is given if you owned Season 1 Pro Upgrade
- Fixed instructions for Star Trek
- Fixed lighting in Champion Pub
- Fixed Sorcerer not starting up
Version 01.26
Important Notes:
- All of the Williams and Bally tables have been removed from being purchased
- All of the table packs have been restructured into 8 simple table packs
- All of the ball packs have been restructured into 6 simple ball packs
- Any challenges related to Williams and Bally that you don't own all of the tables for will not be shown
- Any leaderboards for a Williams or Bally table will not be shown if you don't own it
- All previous purchases will still be honored
Tables Added:
- ACDC, a 2012 Stern table based on Australian rock band featuring 12 of their hit songs and a lower playfield
- Star Trek, a 2013 Stern table based on the recent Star Trek film franchise featuring the USS Vengeance
- Mustang, a 2014 Stern table featuring several different cars and songs
Version 01.25
Features Added:
- Season 7 challenges addedBugs Fixed:
- Fixed physical Banzai Run LCD display
- El Dorado: City of Gold and Paragon pop bumpers are brighter
- Fixed draw order on plastics on Firepower I
- Fixed back wall flashers on Medieval Madness
Miscellaneous:
- Updated cameras for Attack from Mars, Big Shot, Black Hole, Black Knight 2000, Black Rose, Bride of Pinbot, Central Park, Cue Ball Wizard, Cyclone, Dracula, Firepower, Fish Tales, Frankenstein, Gorgar, Haunted House, High Speed, Lights Camera Action, No Fear, No Good Gofers, Pinbot, Space Shuttle, Star Trek TNG, Tee'd Off, Victory, Whirlwind, White Water, Who Dunnit, and Xenon
- Removed playfield reflection from Big Shot, Champion Pub, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dracula, El Dorado: City of Gold, Elvira and the Party Monsters, Fish Tales, Funhouse, Genie, Goin' Nuts, Gorgar, Harley Davidson, Haunted House, Junk Yard, Lights Camera Action, No Fear, Party Zone, Ripley's Believe It or Not, and Scared Stiff
- Lowered minimum room brightness on The Addams Family, Black Knight, and Central Park
Version 01.24
Table Added:
-Banzai Run, a Williams table from 1988 that features a vertical playfield in the backbox
Bugs Fixed:
-Wipeout dog bonus goal fixed
Version 01.23
Features Added:
-Updated several tables' operator menu help text
-Invert nudge added to settings menus
-Friends leaderboard shows your onlineID instead of "Me"
-Ghostbusters table lighting can now be darkerBugs Fixed:
-Pistol Poker now ends after match game
-Indianapolis 500 doesn't post two highscores when you get pit stop champion
-Spanish Eyes ABCDE lanes don't reset on drain anymore
-Whirlwind now has 5 local highscores
-Fathom dipswitch for ball settings works correctly now
-World Champion Soccer tilting after extra ball bug fix
-Scared Stiff missing music fix
-Twilight Zone missing Greed music fix
-Screaching sound when unpausing Medieval Madness and Theatre of Magic removed
-Wipeout increasing dog bonus works
-Scared Stiff extra ball goal can be unlocked through replay score extra ball award
-Fixed Class of 1812 crash during multiball when multiball camera is on and event camera is off
-Challenge highscore menu now scrolls through list of tables properly
-Ghostbusters sound is no longer distorted
-Tournaments are finally fixed
Version 01.22
Table Added:
-Sorcerer, a Williams table released in March 1985
Features Added:
-Updated ball eject sound
-You don't need to be online to use pro menuBugs Fixed:
-LCD Display text now shows up fully on several Gottlieb tables
-Gorgar pop bumpers now light up properly
-Changing Multiball Camera through main menu settings doesn't crash game
-Glo-Balls won't be skipped over when going from regular ball to the left
-Doctor Who Balls will show up when bought
-Monster Bash outlane cutouts aren't missing anymore
-Removed reflection from bride head in Bride of Pinbot
-World Champion Soccer missing sounds are in
-Can no longer look at table leaderboards through tournament all-time rank leaderboards
-Updated tuning on Twilight Zone
-Addams Family Gold changes pop bumpers lights
-On Fish Tales, all lights turn off when ball is drained
-Theatre of Magic left wall not obscured anymore
-BoneBusters properly ends now
-TX Sector mechanical sounds bug fixed
-Tournaments work properly now
Version 01.21
Features Added:
-Presence, which allows you to see what tables your friends are playing
-Added settings menu underneath main menu's options
-Added global table lighting values that change the lighting values for all tables
-Added brighter ball and option to turn off in settings
Bugs Fixed:
-Controller image now shows camera lock button
-Leaving table after beating friend but before posting will no longer prevent beating that friend
-Fixed Fireball crash
-Fixed Elvira and the Party Monsters crash
-Highscores are being properly read in now
-Lighting settings are being properly read in
-Bulb brightness saves now
-Fireball doesn't crash on loadup
-Fixed bug where you lighting settings wouldn't save if same as last table's settings
-Friends leaderboards shouldn't show friends who don't play the game
-Fixed Creature from the Black Lagoon's flyer
Version 01.20
Table Added:
-Pistol PokerFeatures Added:
-Added friends leaderboard
-Added "You beat friend" HUD
-Added new goal completion HUD
-Added goal completion sound
-Triggers skip through owned tables faster
-Separated PS4 tournament from PS3/Vita tournament
-Changed tournament all time rank logo
-Changed tournament logo
Bugs Fixed:
-Fixed bug where if player wasn't signed in when they launched the game that even if they signed in later they couldn't access online features
-Fixed bad frame in goal completion animation
-Fixed high scores menu where you go from newest table to first table, and you skip over Gorgar
-Fixed horizontal line showing up in middle of playfield for Addams Family, Cactus Canyon, Dracula, Earthshaker, High Roller Casino, Lights Camera Action, Phantom of the Opera, and Starship Troopers
-Fixed bug where going into table exploration prevents fly by camera
-Scrolling through leaderboards now works better
-Fixed custom ball 8 ball texture being stretched
-Fixed stretchy, low-res Pinball Arcade logos on menus
-Fixed X button showing up in upper left corner of menus on load
-Upper left bumper in Dracula now stays lit
Version 01.19
Features Added:
-Loading screen that shows the table's flyer
-Stern Ball Pack (Whoa Nellie!, Star Trek, Mustang, and Ghostbusters) is automatically unlocked if you own Ghostbusters
Bugs Fixed:
-Trapped ball in Cirqus Voltaire changes color every time you load table
-Ghostbusters main menu music is now playing correct song
-Wild Card and Spanish Eyes now point to correct instructions
-Wild Card and Spanish Eyes goal fixes
-Fixed challenge leaderboards pointing to right scores
-Fixed table leaderboards pointing to right scores
-Fixed flickering icon bug in owned table menu when you own exactly 5 tables
-Main menu background panning no longer shows black background
-Loading and saving text now shows up on the bottom of screen
-Text should no longer overlap, especially in foreign languages
-Correct logo will show up when you go from challenge menu to tournament all-time rank menu
Version 01.18
The rest of season 6 has been added:
- Al's Garage Band Goes on a World Tour™
- Cactus Jack's™
- Swords of Fury™
The beginning of season 7 has begun as well:
- Paragon™
- Wipe Out™
- Firepower II™
- World Championship Soccer™
- Fathom™
- Ghostbusters™
Season 7 has been updated with two new EM's:
- Spanish Eyes
- Wild Card
More ballpacks have been added:
- Stern Promo Ball Pack
- Glo Ball Pack
- Doctor Who Ball Pack
Trophies have been added for seasons 2 - 6
- If you've met the requirements for any of the trophies, it will unlock when you start the table
Features that have been added:
- Can now easily scroll through tables in leaderboards
- Shoulder buttons skip through tables in owned tables menu instead of scrolling
Various bug fixes
- Doctor Who: Master of Time plunger lane now lights up when ball is plunged
Miscellaneous:
- Fine tuning done for Fireball, Creatures from the Black Lagoon, Scared Stiff, Theatre of Magic, Cirqus Voltaire, Genie, and Big Hurt
- Black Knight and Creature from the Black Lagoon now have pro menus