coleco82 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Anyone that can give me a nice breakdown of the above two games, Bumper Bash or Midnight Magic. Which of these is the better Atari 2600 pinball game ? Thanks to anyone who actually reads this thread Have fun with Atari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Midnight Magic ftw Bumper Bash has a better controller setup, but the ball physics are difficult, it's more like pachinko with a rubber ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coleco82 Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Thanks Toiletunes for your reply. I tried Bumper Bash on an emulator years back and your assessment is spot on. I should have bought Midnight Magic at a local used video game store (Video Game Xchange) in Madison, WI yesterday The owner was selling a loose copy of Midnight Magic for 2 bucks, cant beat that. Have a great day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Never played Bumper Bash so I unfortunately can't comment on that, so without considering that game, Midnight Magic is unquestionably the best of all the other pinball games for the 2600.That said, I prefer Video Pinball, actually. It just feels more "Atari" to me. It's a fun game, but as a pinball simulation, Midnight Magic smokes it.Sort of a sidebar here: I really enjoy the pinball games on the Video Pinball standalone consoles, as well. It's too bad Atari never produced a cartridge for the Video Computer System that featured some of the games built into that console. I can picture it now: standard flipper pinball games with each flipper being actuated by the paddle buttons (two-handed, a la Bally Pin for the Bally Arcade), paddle pinball games, and Rebound games... The owner was selling a loose copy of Midnight Magic for 2 bucks, cant beat that. Yeah, it's a pretty common cartridge. You should be able to grab a copy for next to nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephitblue Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Sort of a sidebar here: I really enjoy the pinball games on the Video Pinball standalone consoles, as well. It's too bad Atari never produced a cartridge for the Video Computer System that featured some of the games built into that console. I can picture it now: standard flipper pinball games with each flipper being actuated by the paddle buttons (two-handed, a la Bally Pin for the Bally Arcade), paddle pinball games, and Rebound games... Sounds like a possible homebrew project for someone! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Bumper Bash on real hardware for sure. Midnight Magic is a better pinball sim, but it's still just so-so as a sim. Bumper Bash is more fun and once you play with the paddles, you won't want to go back to playing with the joystick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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