Pinball Madness 3

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I can't believe I'm the only one that has had trouble with Pinball Madness 3. I'll never purchase any Encore Software products again, mainly because they don't seem to have any interest in their customers. I wrote numerous messages to Encore Software Support and never got a response.


a major disappointment   July 15, 2001
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

This is a very low quality collection of pinball games. I have a top-of-the-line computer (1.2 GHz cpu, 256 M ram, etc) and some of these games, each with its own installation program, had trouble installing and running. Some froze up my machine to the point I had to power cycle. The games seem to be a collection of several independently-developed pinball games from different companies, thrown together on a set of 3 or 4 CDs, each with different setup routines and user interfaces. Get one game figured out and you have no assurance that you'll know how to run the next one (assuming it will run!). Only one of the games, "Creep Night" by Sierra, was worth keeping on my machine, but even it isn't up to their usual standard of quality in terms of graphics and game play, and it also has locked up my machine once or twice. If you see this product in the store, don't be fooled by the fancy box! After 30 minutes I wished I had my money back.


Pinball mania   October 24, 2007
Pinball wizard (Omaha Ne. USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I love "The Web" pinball game, That's why I bought this collection, and Creep Nights not to bad. Obviously the other people that bought this collection don't know what they're doing when loading the games. I'm running Windows Vista Home Premium and have had no troubles getting the games to work and play fine. Just use the compatibility wizard and keep your video cards updated with manufacturers updates.


Straight ripoff!! I'd rate this a -10 !!!   October 19, 2001
J. M. Hamm (Topeka, KS USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

I can only agree with the other negative reviews. This "game" is a complete waste of time and money. Most "games" in this collection either wouldn't install or would freeze my system (and I'm not running junk here). I finally got "Pinball 10" to run but it is very sluggish. The support is a joke. I've expressed my displeasure but Encore has not gotten back with me. Likewise (as Lafayette Gamer), Encore will not have a repeat customer here.