Macadam Bumper

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.

Macadam Bumper
C64 budget reissue
Developer(s)	ERE Informatique
Publisher(s)	ERE Informatique (France) Personal Software Services (UK) Accolade (US)
Designer(s)	Remi Herbulot
Platform(s)	Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, Oric, Thomson, ZX Spectrum
Release	EU: 1985 NA: 1988
Genre(s)	Pinball simulation

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

In 1988, Dragon gave the game 4½ out of 5 stars.^[1]

Reviews

• Tilt - July 1985^[2]
• Sinclair User - November 1985^[3]
• Computer Gamer - August 1986^[4]
• ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - February 1990^[5]
• Zzap! - December 1990^[6]
• ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - October 1987
• Jeux & Stratégie #33^[7]
• Jeux & Stratégie HS #3^[8]

See also

• Pinball Construction Set