the_game_database - #2060: The Pinball Arcade - PS4 - Pinball

smbhax [sys=PS4; cat=Pinball; reg=UC]

I had this on PS3 but I don't remember that much about that version specifically. It was coming to the PS4 with enhanced lighting so I got a PS4. ; D

For a bit it was the best out there with recreations of lots of good ol' Bally Midway Williams etc pinball tables. Developer FarSight--who had done "Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection" (see entry 723) and "Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection" on PS2 (see entry 1273)--never quite got over a certain technical hump so their physics and graphics eventually fell behind competitor Pinball FX (see entry 1610), and eventually they lost the Williams license to PBFX.

They were also pretty bad about working out bugs in the tables.

For a while I ran a site accepting player rankings of the tables. The thread about it was https://digitalpinballfans.com/threads/the-pinball-arcade-table-ratings.6104/ . The final rankings I noted there were

1. 9.05 — Medieval Madness
2. 8.82 — Attack from Mars
3. 8.64 — Monster Bash
4. 8.54 — Theatre of Magic
5. 8.44 — The Twilight Zone
6. 8.26 — The Addams Family
7. 8.21 — Star Trek: The Next Generation
8. 8.19 — Tales of the Arabian Nights
9. 7.92 — White Water
10. 7.82 — Terminator 2: Judgment Day
11. 7.74 — World Champion Soccer
12. 7.73 — Eight Ball Deluxe
13. 7.69 — Red & Ted's Road Show
14. 7.67 — No Good Gofers!
15. 7.66 — Fish Tales
16. 7.65 — The Getaway: High Speed II
17. 7.62 — Cirqus Voltaire
18. 7.60 — Funhouse
19. 7.58 — Bram Stoker's Dracula
19. 7.58 — Taxi
21. 7.47 — WHO dunnit
22. 7.44 — Indianapolis 500
23. 7.41 — Ripley's Believe It or Not!
24. 7.40 — Scared Stiff
25. 7.36 — Creature from the Black Lagoon
26. 7.32 — Ghostbusters
27. 7.27 — Sorcerer
28. 7.26 — Doctor Who
29. 7.24 — Cactus Canyon
30. 7.18 — Jack•Bot
30. 7.18 — Junk Yard
30. 7.18 — Whirlwind
33. 7.12 — Banzai Run
34. 7.03 — Safe Cracker
35. 7.01 — Diner
36. 6.97 — No Fear: Dangerous Sports
37. 6.96 — Judge Dredd
38. 6.94 — Black Rose
38. 6.94 — Fathom
40. 6.88 — The Machine: Bride of Pin•Bot
41. 6.85 — Earthshaker
42. 6.80 — High Speed
43. 6.79 — High Roller Casino
43. 6.79 — Pin•Bot
45. 6.75 — Centaur
45. 6.75 — Swords of Fury
47. 6.72 — The Champion Pub
48. 6.71 — Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
49. 6.65 — Elvira and the Party Monsters
49. 6.65 — Hurricane
51. 6.63 — Paragon
52. 6.60 — Firepower II
53. 6.55 — F-14 Tomcat
54. 6.53 — Xenon
55. 6.50 — Space Shuttle
56. 6.40 — Flight 2000
57. 6.38 — Black Knight 2000
58. 6.36 — Cyclone
59. 6.35 — Party Zone
60. 6.31 — Last Action Hero
61. 6.23 — Tee'd Off
61. 6.23 — Wild Card
63. 6.16 — Big Shot
64. 6.11 — Gorgar
65. 6.08 — Jacks Open
66. 6.06 — Pistol Poker
67. 6.05 — TX-Sector
68. 5.95 — Cue Ball Wizard
69. 5.78 — Firepower
70. 5.76 — Phantom of the Opera
71. 5.75 — Black Hole
71. 5.75 — Starship Troopers
73. 5.73 — Wipe Out
74. 5.70 — Centigrade 37
75. 5.67 — Gladiators
76. 5.66 — Dr. Dude
77. 5.53 — Class of 1812
78. 5.50 — Big Hurt
79. 5.45 — Harley-Davidson Third Edition
80. 5.37 — Fireball
81. 5.34 — El Dorado
82. 5.32 — Haunted House
83. 5.30 — Lights...Camera...Action!
84. 5.07 — Cactus Jack's
84. 5.07 — Victory
86. 4.88 — Genie
87. 4.86 — Al's Garage Band
88. 4.82 — Spanish Eyes
89. 4.73 — Black Knight
90. 4.71 — Rescue 911
91. 4.39 — Doctor Who: Master of Time
92. 4.15 — Central Park
93. 3.92 — El Dorado City of Gold
94. 3.45 — Bone Busters Inc.
95. 3.30 — Goin' Nuts
96. none — Big Buck Hunter Pro
96. none — Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons

references:
· The Pinball Arcade (PS3)
· The Pinball Arcade (PC)
· Stern Pinball Arcade (PC)