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3D Pinball: Space Cadet

A pinball game that came free on many computers pre-installed with some Windows operating systems.

31 October 1995

3D Pinball: Space Cadet is a pinball developed by Cinematronics, LLC, released 31 October 1995 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What 3D Pinball: Space Cadet is

3D Pinball: Space Cadet is a pinball game developed by Cinematronics, LLC and released in 1995. It was published by Microsoft. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Space Cadet table features the player as a member of a space fleet that completes missions to increase rank. Players can attain 9 different ranks (listed from lowest to highest): Cadet, Ensign, Lieutenant, Captain, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Commodore, Admiral, and Fleet Admiral. Players accept a mission by hitting "mission targets" which select which mission they will take, and by going up the "launch ramp". Each mission has a set number of things for players to do, such as hitting the "attack bumpers" (which are a set of four bumpers at the top of the table) eight times (this is the "target practice" mission). Some missions involve a number of steps which must be completed in…
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

3D Pinball: Space Cadet launched on 31 October 1995, within three weeks of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Destruction Derby and Screamer.

Released around the same time: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Destruction Derby, Screamer.

Official trailer

Gameplay video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did 3D Pinball: Space Cadet come out?
3D Pinball: Space Cadet was released on 31 October 1995 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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