Virtual Pinball quiz

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1. 1 Medium

   Why did Microsoft drop 3D Pinball: Space Cadet starting with Windows Vista?

   Answer: A 64-bit porting bug made balls pass through flippers

   Why: Two Microsoft developers gave up on the outside firm's uncommented code, yet a 2005 64-bit build ran with only minor glitches.

2. 2 Easy

   Which round Nintendo hero starred in a 1993 Game Boy pinball trilogy of stages?

   Answer: Kirby

   Why: Players knocked Kirby across multi-tiered boards to fight classic franchise bosses like Whispy Woods.

3. 3 Medium

   Which modern game studio got its start developing the 1992 Amiga hit Pinball Dreams?

   Answer: DICE

   Why: They followed up with Pinball Fantasies and Pinball Illusions before pivoting to 3D military combat games.

4. 4 Easy

   What component is pulled back to shoot a pinball onto the table playfield?

   Answer: Plunger

   Why: Also known as the shooter rod, the plunger gave way on Williams' Terminator 2 in 1991 to a gun grip trigger with an autoplunger.

5. 5 Easy

   What penalty triggers in virtual pinball when a player shakes the table excessively?

   Answer: Tilt

   Why: Real tables use a weighted plumb bob suspended inside a conductive ring to register illegal table shaking.

6. 6 Easy

   Which platforming icon was used as the playable pinball in a 1993 Genesis game?

   Answer: Sonic the Hedgehog

   Why: Sega created the spin-off in nine months to guarantee a Sonic game for the 1993 holiday season.