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{{Short description|1992 video game}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Pinball Fantasies
| image = Amiga Pinball Fantasies cover art.jpg
| developer = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|[[DICE (company)|Digital Illusions]]}}|FrontLine Design <small>(MS-DOS)</small><br />[[Rockstar Lincoln|Spidersoft]]<br /><small>(Game Boy/Jaguar/PS1/SNES)</small><br />Binary 9 Studios <small>(GBA)</small><br />Cowboy Rodeo, J.A.W.<br /><small>(MeeGo/PlayStation Network)</small>}}
| publisher = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|21st Century Entertainment}}|'''Game Boy'''{{vgrelease|WW|[[GameTek]]|BRA|[[Playtronic]]}} GameTek <small>(SNES)</small><br />'''Jaguar'''{{vgrelease|[[North America|NA]]/[[Europe|EU]]|21st Century Entertainment, Computer West|JP|[[:ja:メッセサンオー|Messe Sansao, Inc.]]}} [[VAP (company)|VAP]] <small>(PlayStation)</small><br />[[Ubi Soft]] <small>(GBA)</small><br />Cowboy Rodeo<br /><small>(iOS/MeeGo/Nokia N9/PSN)</small><br />[[Rebellion Developments]]<br /><small>(Linux/OS X/Windows)</small>}}
| producer = Barry Simpson<br />[[Fredrik Liljegren]]
| programmer = Andreas Axelsson<br />Ulf Mandorff
| artist = Markus Nyström
| composer = Olof Gustafsson
| platforms = [[Amiga]], [[Amiga CD32]], [[Atari Jaguar]], [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[iOS]], [[Linux]], [[MeeGo]], [[Nokia N9]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[MS-DOS]], [[OS X]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[PlayStation Network]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
| released = {{vgrelease|EU|October 1992}}
| genre = [[Pinball]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
}}

'''''Pinball Fantasies''''' is a 1992 [[pinball]] [[video game]] originally developed by [[DICE (company)|Digital Illusions]] and published by 21st Century Entertainment in Europe for the [[Amiga]] [[home computers]]. It is the sequel to ''[[Pinball Dreams]]'', which was released earlier in the same year on multiple [[Video game#Platforms|platforms]]. In the game, players can choose between any of four available playfields, each of which have their own thematic and main objectives in order to obtain the highest score possible.

''Pinball Fantasies'' was created by the same team who previously developed ''Pinball Dreams'' and although it was initially released for the Amiga computers, the title was later [[Porting#Porting in gaming|ported]] to other [[computer]]s and [[Home video game console|console]]s including the [[Amiga CD32]], [[Atari Jaguar]], [[Game Boy]], [[MS-DOS]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], with each one featuring several changes and additions compared to the original version.

Upon its release on the Amiga, ''Pinball Fantasies'' was met with critical acclaim from [[video game magazines]] and garnered praise for several aspects such as the presentation, visuals, audio, gameplay and overall improvements from its predecessor. Other versions of the game were met with a mostly similar positive response from reviewers, with some publications like ''[[PC Gamer]]'' regarding it as one of the [[best video games of all time]]. A follow-up, ''[[Pinball Illusions]]'', was released in 1995.

== Gameplay ==
[[File:Amiga Pinball Fantasies.png|thumb|left|Amiga version screenshot]]
Like ''Pinball Dreams'', ''Pinball Fantasies'' is an [[Arcade game|arcade]]-style pinball game featuring four types of pinball tables and each one has their own main objective, gameplay mechanics and thematic.<ref name="PFAmigamanual">''Pinball Fantasies'' manual (Amiga, EU)</ref><ref name="PFGBmanual">''Pinball Fantasies'' instruction booklet (Game Boy, US)</ref><ref name="PFSNESmanual">''Pinball Fantasies'' instruction booklet (Super Nintendo Entertainment System, US)</ref><ref name="PFJAGmanual">''Pinball Fantasies'' game manual (Atari Jaguar, US)</ref><ref name="PFhg101">{{cite web|last=Weasel|first=Wild|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/21stpinball/21stpinball.htm|title=21st Century Pinball (Page 1) - Pinball Fantasies / Pinball Fantasies Deluxe|publisher=Hardcore Gaming 101|date=26 September 2011|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926003512/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/21stpinball/21stpinball.htm|archive-date=26 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The game has various levels of difficulty and the player can set the number of balls for play, among other gameplay options. In certain versions of the game, [[Score (game)|high-score]]s and other settings made by the player are automatically kept via the cartridge's internal [[EEPROM]], as well as reset the internal memory of the cartridge to erase saved high-scores and personal settings.<ref name="PFJAGmanual"/>

=== Tables ===
"Party Land", the table included in the [[shareware]] release, is oriented around an [[amusement park]] where the letters of either "PARTY" or "CRAZY" must be lit to start a high-scoring event. "Speed Devils" is focused on [[car racing]] and the players must overtake cars to take the lead position. "Billion Dollar Gameshow" is a [[game show]]-style table where players attempt to win prizes by achieving certain combinations of ramps. "Stones 'N Bones" is based on a [[haunted house]], where players must light eight successively more rewarding modes by completing a bank of targets marked "STONE-BONE" and then cycle continuously through the modes.

All four tables award one [[Life (gaming)#Extra lives|extra ball]] at the instant the highest score on the list is exceeded, and when the match at the end succeeds. Each table also has one special ramp (Speed Devils has two), which keeps track of the number of hits as a running total of Cyclones (Party Land), Miles (Speed Devils), Skills (Billion Dollar Gameshow) or Screams (Stones 'N Bones). The first shot counts for two. Each of these shots is worth 100,000 points in the bonus. With the exception of Party Land, the tables also award special awards at specific numbers. Each of the four tables has one or two high-scoring rounds that can be started by achieving certain objectives. Specific numbers of Miles and Skills trigger their respective tables' rounds. The scores for these modes, excluding "Tower Hunt", are awarded as part of the bonus though not multiplied and can be lost if the game is tilted.

== Development and release ==
''Pinball Fantasies'' was created by the original team who previously developed ''Pinball Dreams'' at Digital Illusions.<ref name="TiltAGApf"/> [[Video game producer|Producer]] Barry Simpson led the project's development process, with [[Fredrik Liljegren]] acting as manager and chief.<ref name="TiltAGApf"/> Andreas Axelsson and Ulf Mandorff served as [[Video game programmer|programmer]]s, while Olof Gustafsson composed the [[Soundtrack#Video game soundtracks|soundtrack]] and created the [[sound effect]]s.<ref name="TiltAGApf"/> Markus Nyström acted as the game's sole [[Video game artist|artist]].<ref name="TiltAGApf"/> The game was first released for the Amiga by 21st Century Entertainment in Europe in October 1992.<ref name="CUAAGApf" /> In September 1993, an Amiga CD32 [[Video game conversion|conversion]] was released, based upon the improved [[Amiga Advanced Graphics Architecture]] (AGA) version for the [[Amiga 1200]] and [[Amiga 4000]].<ref name="PFhg101"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/amiga-computing-magazine-066#page/n112/mode/1up|title=Games - Pinball Fantasies (21st Century)|magazine=[[Amiga Computing]]|issue=66|publisher=[[Europress]], [[International Data Group|IDG Media]]|date=November 1993|page=113}}</ref> It was later ported to [[MS-DOS]] computers by FrontLine Design, offering multiple audio options.<ref name="PFhg101"/> The DOS port was digitally re-released by [[Rebellion Developments]] on 22 February 2011 on [[Good Old Games]] with support for [[Microsoft Windows]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_pinball_gold_pack|title=New release: Pinball Gold Pack|work=[[GOG.com]]|publisher=[[CD Projekt]]|date=22 February 2011|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227025834/http://www.gog.com/en/news/new_release_pinball_gold_pack|archive-date=27 February 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> It received an [[OS X]] build on 23 April 2013 and a [[Linux]] build on 19 August 2014 respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gog.com/news/april_mac_game_update_22_new_additions|title=Mac Game Update: 22 New Additions|work=[[GOG.com]]|publisher=[[CD Projekt]]|date=23 April 2013|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425232147/http://www.gog.com/news/april_mac_game_update_22_new_additions|archive-date=25 April 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gog.com/news/gogcom_now_supports_linux|title=GOG.com Now Supports Linux!|work=[[GOG.com]]|publisher=[[CD Projekt]]|date=19 August 2014|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725204558/http://www.gog.com/news/gogcom_now_supports_linux|archive-date=25 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> A compilation including the tables from ''Pinball Mania'' was released for DOS as ''Pinball Fantasies Deluxe''.<ref name="PFhg101"/>

In February 1995, versions for both the Game Boy and Super Nintendo Entertainment System were developed by [[Rockstar Lincoln|Spidersoft]] and released in North America and Europe by [[GameTek]].<ref name="PFhg101"/><ref name="RG151"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/dmg_games.pdf|title=Game Boy (original) Games|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111407/https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/dmg_games.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.com:80/consumer/gameslist/manuals/snes_games.pdf|title=Super NES Games|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920223937/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/snes_games.pdf|archive-date=20 September 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> The Super NES port contains all four tables and the same music as the Amiga version, but suffers from a limited color palette.<ref name="PFhg101"/> The SNES version was also published in Brazil by [[Playtronic]] in February 1996.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} In June 1995, an Atari Jaguar conversion by Spidersoft with extra colors was co-published by 21st Century Entertainment and Computer West in North America and Europe.<ref name="PFhg101"/><ref name="RG151"/><ref>{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioG07qR6T7k |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ioG07qR6T7k |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|work=[[YouTube]]|date=11 July 2020|author=Hans Reutter|title=Atari Jaguar @ E3 1995 - Atari Explorer Online (1h 22min 13sec)|access-date=12 July 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Castle|first=Justin|url=https://issuu.com/amigajay/docs/jaguar_uk_pdf|title=Historical Atari Jaguar UK Magazine Advert/Reviews Collection|publisher=[[Issuu]]|format=PDF|date=21 July 2018|page=340|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104221625/https://issuu.com/amigajay/docs/jaguar_uk_pdf|archive-date=4 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The Jaguar port was also distributed in Japan by Messe Sansao.<ref>{{cite web|author=DD|url=http://astralunit.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-236.html|title=JAGUER販売カタログ|website=astralunit.blog.fc2.com|date=14 October 2012|access-date=18 January 2020|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825180029/http://astralunit.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-236.html|archive-date=25 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> A PlayStation compilation created by Spidersoft titled ''Pinball Fantasies Deluxe'' was published exclusively in Japan by [[VAP (company)|VAP]] on 25 October 1996, which also includes the ''Pinball Mania'' tables but these have to be unlocked first.<ref name="PFhg101"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tk-nz.game.coocan.jp/gamedatabase/software/DB_SNC1_PS1996.html|title=PlayStation Soft > 1996|publisher=GAME Data Room|access-date=18 January 2020|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817124931/http://tk-nz.game.coocan.jp/gamedatabase/software/DB_SNC1_PS1996.html|archive-date=17 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://playstationmuseum.com/review/pinball-fantasies-deluxe/|title=Pinball Fantasies Deluxe|website=PlayStation Museum|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205410/http://playstationmuseum.com/review/pinball-fantasies-deluxe/|archive-date=29 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

A [[Game Boy Advance]] version of the game, under the title ''Pinball Challenge Deluxe'', with tables added from ''Pinball Dreams'', was released only in Europe by [[Ubi Soft]].<ref name="PFhg101"/> On 20 July 2009, an [[iOS]] version was released by Cowboy Rodeo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pinball-fantasies/id322849939|title=Pinball Fantasies|work=[[iTunes]]|publisher=[[Apple Inc.]]|date=30 March 2011|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020124451/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pinball-fantasies/id322849939|archive-date=20 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Between October and December of the same year, a [[PlayStation Network]] version was released by Cowboy Rodeo for [[PlayStation Portable]] and [[PlayStation 3]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cowboyrodeo.net/pinballdreaming/2009/10/01/pinball-fantasies-for-the-sony-psp-minis-available-now|title=Pinball Fantasies for the PSP "minis" available now!|publisher=Cowboy Rodeo|date=1 October 2009|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015063452/http://www.cowboyrodeo.net/pinballdreaming/2009/10/01/pinball-fantasies-for-the-sony-psp-minis-available-now|archive-date=15 October 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Nokia N9]] version was released 20 July 2011 by Cowboy Rodeo in the [[Nokia Store]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://store.ovi.com/content/162455|title=Pinball Fantasies|work=[[Nokia Store]]|publisher=[[Nokia]]|access-date=5 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103064938/http://store.ovi.com/content/162455|archive-date=3 January 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, a [[3D computer graphics|3D]]/[[High-definition video|HD]] rendition was released for iOS by Cowboy Rodeo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pinball-fantasies-hd/id536611647|title=Pinball Fantasies HD|work=[[iTunes]]|publisher=[[Apple Inc.]]|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020193206/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pinball-fantasies-hd/id536611647|archive-date=20 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Reception ==
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="float:right; font-size:80%; text-align:center; margin:1em; margin-top:0; padding:0;" cellpadding="0"
! colspan=9 style="font-size: 100%" | Reception
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! colspan=9 | [[Video game journalism|Review scores]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | Publication
! colspan=9 | Scores
|-
! [[Amiga]]
! [[Amiga CD32|CD32]]
! [[MS-DOS|DOS]]
! [[Game Boy]]
! [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
! [[Atari Jaguar|Jaguar]]
! [[iOS]]
! [[PlayStation Network|PSN]]
|-
| ''[[4Players]]''
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
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| 80 / 100<ref name="4PiOSpf">{{cite web|last=Schmädig|first=Benjamin|url=http://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/iPhone/Test/18243/64843/0/Pinball_Fantasies.html|title=Pinball Fantasies - Test, Geschicklichkeit, iPhone|work=[[4Players]]|publisher=[[Computec]]|date=7 August 2009|access-date=17 January 2020|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928223629/http://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/iPhone/Test/18243/64843/0/Pinball_Fantasies.html|archive-date=28 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 76 / 100<ref name="4PPSNpf">{{cite web|last=Schmädig|first=Benjamin|url=http://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/PSP/Test/18243/65918/0/Pinball_Fantasies.html|title=Pinball Fantasies - Test, Geschicklichkeit, Sony PSP|work=[[4Players]]|publisher=[[Computec]]|date=23 October 2009|access-date=17 January 2020|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622070720/http://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/PSP/Test/18243/65918/0/Pinball_Fantasies.html|archive-date=22 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Aktueller Software Markt|ASM]]''
| (A1200) 10 / 12<ref name="ASMAGApf">{{cite magazine|last=Trafford|first=Klaus|url=https://archive.org/stream/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1992.12#page/n23/mode/1up|title=Action - Traumhaffe Flipper|magazine=[[Aktueller Software Markt]]|issue=70|publisher=Tronic Verlag|date=December 1992|page=22|lang=de}}</ref>
| {{N/A}}
| 11 / 12<ref name="ASMDOSpf">{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1994.04#page/n109/mode/1up|title=Replay: Pinball Fantasies - Und ich dachte schon, auf PCs wäre alles in Sachen Flipper getan worden. Denkste!|magazine=[[Aktueller Software Markt]]|issue=86|publisher=Tronic Verlag|date=April 1994|page=110|lang=de}}</ref>
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| {{N/A}}
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|-
| ''[[AllGame]]''
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| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="AGJAGpf">{{cite web|last=Scoleri III|first=Joseph|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=7217|title=Pinball Fantasies (Atari Jaguar) - Overview|work=[[AllGame]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|date=1998|access-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114095555/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=7217|archive-date=14 November 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
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| ''[[Amiga Action]]''
| 95%<ref name="AAAGApf">{{cite magazine|last=Sharp|first=Brian|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_40909|title=Action-Test: Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[Amiga Action]]|issue=38|publisher=[[Europress]], [[International Data Group|IDG Media]]|date=November 1992|pages=54–55|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922112715/http://amr.abime.net/review_40909|archive-date=22 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 91%<ref name="AACD32pf">{{cite magazine|last=McNally|first=Steve|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_49569|title=Action Reviews - CD32 Specific: Pinball Fantasies - Bat 'N' Ball|magazine=[[Amiga Action]]|issue=51|publisher=[[Europress]], [[International Data Group|IDG Media]]|date=December 1993|page=28|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922193634/http://amr.abime.net/review_49569|archive-date=22 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{N/A}}
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|-
| ''[[Amiga Computing]]''
| 90%<ref name="ACAGApf">{{cite magazine|last=Styles|first=Ben|url=https://archive.org/stream/amiga-computing-magazine-056/AmigaComputing_056_Jan_1993#page/n134/mode/1up|title=He's the Pinball Wizard - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[Amiga Computing]]|issue=56|publisher=[[Europress]], [[International Data Group|IDG Media]]|date=January 1993|page=135}}</ref> 
| 90%<ref name="ACCD32pf">{{cite magazine|last=Clays|first=Simon|url=https://archive.org/stream/amiga-computing-magazine-067/AmigaComputing_067_Dec_1993#page/n124/mode/1up|title=CD32 roundup - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[Amiga Computing]]|issue=67|publisher=[[Europress]], [[International Data Group|IDG Media]]|date=December 1993|page=125}}</ref> 
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| ''[[:fr:Amiga Dream|Amiga Dream]]''
| 88%<ref name="ADAGApf">{{cite magazine|last=Maric|first=Christophe|url=https://archive.org/stream/amigadream-french-02#page/n39/mode/1up|title=Jeux tests - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:fr:Amiga Dream|Amiga Dream]]|issue=2|publisher=[[:fr:Posse Press|Posse Press]]|date=December 1993|page=40|lang=fr}}</ref>
| 91%<ref name="ADCd32pf">{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/amigadream-french-01#page/n66/mode/1up|title=Pleins feux CD - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:fr:Amiga Dream|Amiga Dream]]|issue=1|publisher=[[:fr:Posse Press|Posse Press]]|date=November 1993|page=67|lang=fr}}</ref>
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| ''[[Amiga Force]]''
| {{N/A}}
| 96 / 100<ref name="AForceCD32pf">{{cite magazine|last1=King|first1=Phil|last2=Millichamp|first2=Rob|url=https://archive.org/stream/Amiga_Force_Issue_10_1993-10_Impact_Magazines_GB#page/n33/mode/2up|title=Reviews! Rich Pickings! CD! - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[Amiga Force]]|issue=10|publisher=[[Europress Impact]]|date=October 1993|pages=34–35}}</ref>
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| ''[[Amiga Format]]''
| 90%<ref name="AFormatAGApf1">{{cite magazine|last=Nutall|first=Andy|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_2465|title=Game Review - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[Amiga Format]]|issue=41|publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]]|date=December 1992|pages=128–129|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011122733/http://amr.abime.net/review_2465|archive-date=11 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><br>8 / 10<ref name="AAAGApf2">{{cite magazine|last=Bradley|first=Stephen|url=https://archive.org/stream/Amiga_Format_Issue_057_1994-03_Future_Publishing_GB#page/n80/mode/1up|title=Re-Releases - Pinball Fantasies AGA|magazine=[[Amiga Action]]|issue=57|publisher=[[Europress]], [[International Data Group|IDG Media]]|date=March 1994|page=81}}</ref>
| 85%<ref name="AFormatCD32pf">{{cite magazine|last=Marcus|first=Dyson|url=https://archive.org/stream/amigaformatmagazine-052#page/n99/mode/2up|title=Game Review - Pinball Fantasies (CD32 Game)|magazine=[[Amiga Format]]|issue=52|publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]]|date=November 1993|pages=100–101}}</ref> 
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| ''[[:de:Amiga Games|Amiga Games]]''
| 84%<ref name="AGamesAGApf">{{cite magazine|last=Berger|first=Tobias|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=29|title=Digital Illusions legt zu! - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:de:Amiga Games|Amiga Games]]|issue=2|publisher=[[:de:Computec Media Group|CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG]]|date=November 1992|page=30|lang=de}}</ref>
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| ''[[:de:Amiga Joker|Amiga Joker]]''
| 83%<ref name="AJAGApf1">{{cite magazine|last=Braun|first=Peter|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=4523|title=Pinball Fantasies - Der Ball, Aus Dem Träume Sind?|magazine=[[:de:Amiga Joker|Amiga Joker]]|issue=31|publisher=Joker-Verlag|date=November 1992|page=74|lang=de}}</ref><br>(A1200) 84%<ref name="AJAGApf2">{{cite magazine|last=Stoschek|first=Monika|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=18004|title=Spezialitäten Special I: Alte Games, neu für den A 1200 - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:de:Amiga Joker|Amiga Joker]]|issue=43|publisher=Joker-Verlag|date=January 1994|page=40|lang=de}}</ref>
| 83%<ref name="AJC32pf">{{cite magazine|last=Löwenstein|first=Richard|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=7166&s=2|title=Spezialitäten Special II: Spielspaβ hoch 32 - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:de:Amiga Joker|Amiga Joker]]|issue=42|publisher=Joker-Verlag|date=December 1993|page=83|lang=de}}</ref>
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| ''Amiga Mania''
| 84%<ref name="AMAGApf">{{cite magazine|last=Wilkins|first=Tim|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_4164|title=Review - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=Amiga Mania|issue=8|publisher=Mirage|date=November–December 1992|page=44|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922112717/http://amr.abime.net/review_4164|archive-date=22 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''[[Amiga Power]]''
| 89%<ref name="APAGApf1">{{cite magazine|last=Campbell|first=Stuart|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_661|title=Game Reviews - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[Amiga Power]]|issue=20|publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]]|date=December 1992|pages=38–39|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011121822/http://amr.abime.net/review_661|archive-date=11 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><br>(A1200) 91%<ref name="APAGApf2">{{cite magazine|last=Nash|first=Jonathan|url=https://archive.org/stream/Amiga_Power_Issue_32_1993-12_Future_Publishing_GB#page/n96/mode/1up|title=Game Reviews - Pinball Fantasies A1200|magazine=[[Amiga Power]]|issue=32|publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]]|date=December 1993|page=97}}</ref>
| 90%<ref name="APCD32pf">{{cite magazine|last=Campbell|first=Stuart|url=https://archive.org/stream/Amiga_Power_Issue_32_1993-12_Future_Publishing_GB#page/n97/mode/2up|title=Game Reviews - Hi-Ho Silver Lining -- Pinball Fantasies (CD32)|magazine=[[Amiga Power]]|issue=32|publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]]|date=December 1993|pages=98–99}}</ref>
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| ''ACAR''
| 91%<ref name="ACARAGApf">{{cite magazine|last=Campbell|first=Phil|url=https://archive.org/stream/Australian_Commodore_and_Amiga_Review_The_Volume_10_Issue_11_1993-11_Saturday_Magazine_AU#page/n75/mode/1up|title=Entertainment - Game Reviews: Pinball Fantasies|magazine=Australian Commodore & Amiga Review|volume=10|issue=11|publisher=Saturday Magazine Pty.|date=November 1993|page=74}}</ref>
| 91%<ref name="ACARCD32pf">{{cite magazine|last=Gravolin|first=Laetone|url=https://archive.org/stream/Australian_Commodore_and_Amiga_Review_The_Volume_10_Issue_12_1993-12_Saturday_Magazine_AU#page/n74/mode/1up|title=Entertainment - Game Reviews: Pinball Fantasies - There's been a pinball revolution on the Amiga in the last few months. Now, it's about to hit the CD32. Laetone Gravolin reports|magazine=Australian Commodore & Amiga Review|volume=10|issue=12|publisher=Saturday Magazine Pty.|date=December 1993|page=73}}</ref>
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| ''AGH''
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| 4 / 10<ref name="AGHJAGpf">{{cite web|last=Iida|first=Keita|url=http://www.atarihq.com/reviews/jaguar/pinball_fantasies.html|title=AGH Jaguar Review: PINBALL FANTASIES|website=atarihq.com|date=1995|access-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802010359/http://www.atarihq.com/reviews/jaguar/pinball_fantasies.html|archive-date=2 August 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''[[Computer and Video Games|CVG]]''
| 90 / 100<ref name="CVGAGApf">{{cite magazine|last=Rand|first=Paul|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3ACVG_UK_145.pdf&page=39|title=CVG Review - Amiga - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]]|issue=145|publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]]|date=December 1993|page=39}}</ref>
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| ''[[:fr:Consoles +|Consoles +]]''
| {{N/A}}
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| 82%<ref name="C+SNESpf">{{cite magazine|last1=Boissarie|first1=Véronique|author2=Panda|url=https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=51&num=7889&album=oui|title=Super Nintendo Review - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:fr:Consoles +|Consoles +]]|issue=39|publisher=[[:fr:M.E.R.7|M.E.R.7]]|date=January 1995|pages=112–113|lang=fr|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422114605/https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=51&num=7889&album=oui|archive-date=22 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 80%<ref name="C+JAGpf">{{cite magazine|last=Menier|first=Marc|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Consoles%20Plus/consoleplus_numero046/Consoles%20%2B%20046%20-%20Page%20110%20%281995-09%29.jpg|title=Jaguar Review - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:fr:Consoles +|Consoles +]]|issue=46|publisher=[[:fr:M.E.R.7|M.E.R.7]]|date=September 1995|page=110|lang=fr|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120222319/http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Consoles%20Plus/consoleplus_numero046/Consoles%20+%20046%20-%20Page%20110%20(1995-09).jpg|archive-date=20 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''[[Commodore User#CU Amiga|CU Amiga]]''
| 65%<ref name="CUAAGApf">{{cite magazine|last=Slingsby|first=Dan|url=https://archive.org/stream/cuamiga-magazine-033/CUAmiga_033_Nov_1992#page/n74/mode/1up|title=Games Review - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[Commodore User#CU Amiga|CU Amiga]]|issue=33|publisher=[[EMAP]]|date=November 1992|page=75|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022194220/https://archive.org/stream/cuamiga-magazine-033/CUAmiga_033_Nov_1992#page/n74/mode/1up|archive-date=22 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 85%<ref name="CUACD32pf">{{cite magazine|last=Dillon|first=Tony|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_16856|title=CD32 Special - Game Review: Pinball Fantasies CD Edition|magazine=[[Commodore User#CU Amiga|CU Amiga]]|issue=43|publisher=[[EMAP]]|date=September 1993|pages=24–25|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922193634/http://amr.abime.net/review_16856|archive-date=22 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''[[:sv:Datormagazin|Datormagazin]]''
| 98%<ref name="DatorAGApf">{{cite magazine|last=Lindholm|first=Niklas|url=https://archive.org/stream/Datormagazin1992/Datormagazin_1992_nr19#page/n65/mode/1up|title=Nöje - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:sv:Datormagazin|Datormagazin]]|issue=109|publisher=[[:sv:Hjemmet Mortensen|Hjemmet Mortensen]], [[:sv:Egmont Tidskrifter|Egmont Publishing]]|date=November 1992|page=66|lang=sv}}</ref>
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| ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly|EGM]]''
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| 5/10, 4/10, 3/10, 4/10<ref name="EGMGBpf">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|volume=8|issue=2|issn=1058-918X|publisher=Sendai Publishing Group|url=https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/1345c166-7fb3-40b8-956d-246c158764a9|accessdate=September 9, 2025|title=Review Crew|page=36|via=[[Video Game History Foundation]]|first1=Ed|last1=Semrad|first2=Dano|last2=Carpenter|first3=Al|last3=Manuel|author4=Sushi-X|date=February 1995}}</ref>
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| ''[[Eurogamer]]''
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| 9 / 10<ref name="EuroGPSNpf">{{cite web|last=Whitehead|first=Dan|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/psp-minis-review?page=4|title=PSP Minis Roundup • Page 4 - Size doesn't matter|work=[[Eurogamer]]|publisher=[[Gamer Network]]|date=7 October 2009|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720120509/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/psp-minis-review?page=4|archive-date=20 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''[[:fr:Gen4|Génération 4]]''
| 76%<ref name="G4AGApf">{{cite magazine|last=Latil|first=Didier|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Generation%204/generation4_numero049/generation4%20-%20N049%20-%20novembre%201992%20-%20%20page070%20et%20page071.jpg|title=Test Commodore - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:fr:Gen4|Génération 4]]|issue=49|publisher=Computec Media France|date=November 1992|pages=70–71|lang=fr}}</ref>
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| 90%<ref name="G4DOSpf1">{{cite magazine|last=de Mauve|first=Dogue|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Generation%204/generation4_numero064/gen4%20-%20n64%20-mars%201994%20-%20page%20112.jpg|title=Test PC - Pinball Fantasies - On se fait un flip?|magazine=[[:fr:Gen4|Génération 4]]|issue=64|publisher=Computec Media France|date=March 1994|page=112|lang=fr}}</ref><br>(DX) 62%<ref name="G4DOSpf2">{{cite magazine|last=Ernaux|first=Éric|url=https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=27&num=464&album=oui|title=Test PC CD-Rom - Pinball Fantasies Deluxe - Flip flop|magazine=[[:fr:Gen4|Génération 4]]|issue=77|publisher=Computec Media France|date=May 1995|pages=110–111|lang=fr|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710204536/http://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=27&num=464&album=oui|archive-date=10 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''[[:fr:Joypad (magazine)|Joypad]]''
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| 70%<ref name="JpadJAGpf">{{cite magazine|last=Nini|first=Nourdine|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joypad/joypad_numero045/Joypad%2045%20Septembre%201995%20page057.jpg|title=Le Zapping des Tests - Pinball Fantasies (Jaguar)|magazine=[[:fr:Joypad (magazine)|Joypad]]|issue=45|publisher=[[:fr:Yellow Media|Yellow Media]]|date=September 1995|page=57|lang=fr}}</ref>
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| ''[[:fr:Joystick (magazine)|Joystick]]''
| 85%<ref name="JstickAGApf">{{cite magazine|last=Bonnet|first=Jérôme|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joystick/joystick_numero044/Joystick%20044%20-%20Page%20158%20%281993-12%29.jpg|title=En Bref - Pinball Fantasies - Version A1200|magazine=[[:fr:Joystick (magazine)|Joystick]]|issue=44|publisher=[[:fr:Anuman Interactive|Anuman Interactive]]|date=December 1993|page=158|lang=fr}}</ref>
| 86%<ref name="JstickCD32pf">{{cite magazine|last=Darnaudet|first=Jérôme|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joystick/joystick_numero042/Joystick%20042%20-%20Page%20%20179%20%28octobre%201993%29.jpg|title=CD Tests: Pinball Fantasies - Le premier flipper sur CD ROM|magazine=[[:fr:Joystick (magazine)|Joystick]]|issue=42|publisher=[[:fr:Anuman Interactive|Anuman Interactive]]|date=October 1993|page=179|lang=fr|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120223314/http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joystick/joystick_numero042/Joystick%20042%20-%20Page%20%20179%20(octobre%201993).jpg|archive-date=20 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 85%<ref name="JstickDOSpf">{{cite magazine|author=Calor|url=https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=30&num=596&album=oui|title=Test PC - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:fr:Joystick (magazine)|Joystick]]|issue=46|publisher=[[:fr:Anuman Interactive|Anuman Interactive]]|date=February 1994|pages=94–95|lang=fr|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916202915/http://abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=30&num=596&album=oui|archive-date=16 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''[[:de:M! Games|MAN!AC]]''
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| 68%<ref name="M!SNESpf">{{cite magazine|last=Gaksch|first=Martin|url=https://archive.org/stream/MANIAC.N016.1995.02#page/n57/mode/1up|title=Spiele-Tests - SN - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:de:M! Games|MAN!AC]]|issue=16|publisher=Cybermedia|date=February 1995|page=58|lang=de}}</ref>
| 70%<ref name="M!JAGpf">{{cite magazine|last=Gaksch|first=Martin|url=https://archive.org/stream/MANIAC.N022.1995.08/MANIAC.N022.1995.08-DURiAN_Searchable#page/n61/mode/1up|title=Spiele-Tests - Jaguar - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:de:M! Games|MAN!AC]]|issue=22|publisher=Cybermedia|date=August 1995|page=62|lang=de}}</ref>
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| ''[[:de:Mega Fun|Mega Fun]]''
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| 68%<ref name="MFGBpf">{{cite magazine|last=Özelsel|first=Timur|url=https://www.ninretro.de/img/scans/gb/Pinball_Fantasies_MF_10-95.jpg|title=Test Mixed: Game Boy - Pinball Deluxe|magazine=[[:de:Mega Fun|Mega Fun]]|issue=37|publisher=CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG|date=October 1995|page=28|lang=de}}</ref>
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| 74%<ref name="MFJAGpf">{{cite magazine|last=Appel|first=Markus|url=http://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=13935|title=Test Jaguar - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:de:Mega Fun|Mega Fun]]|issue=36|publisher=CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG|date=September 1995|page=74|lang=de|access-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508054115/http://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=13935|archive-date=8 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''[[Micromanía]]''
| {{N/A}}
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| 90 / 100<ref name="MManíaDOSpf">{{cite magazine|author=E.R.F.|url=https://archive.org/stream/micromania-segunda-epoca-72#page/n28/mode/1up|title=Punto de mira - Pinball Fantasies: Bolas de acero|magazine=[[Micromanía]]|volume=2|issue=72|publisher=HobbyPress|date=May 1994|page=29|lang=es}}</ref>
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| ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]''
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| {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="NGenSNESpf">{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/nextgen-issue-004#page/n101/mode/1up|title=Finals - Super NES - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=4|publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|date=April 1995|page=100}}</ref>
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| ''[[:fr:Nintendo Player|Nintendo Player]]''
| {{N/A}}
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| {{Rating|2|6}}<ref name="NintendoPlayerSNESpf">{{cite magazine|title=Selection - Super Nintendo - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:fr:Nintendo Player|Nintendo Player]]|issue=27|publisher=[[:fr:Média Système Édition|Média Système Édition]]|date=January 1995|page=50|lang=fr}}</ref>
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| ''[[The One (magazine)#History|TOfAG]]''
| 86%<ref name="TOfAGAGApf1">{{cite magazine|last=Bryon|first=Simon|url=https://archive.org/stream/theone-magazine-50/TheOne_50_Nov_1992#page/n53/mode/1up|title=Review - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[The One (magazine)#History|The One for Amiga Games]]|issue=50|publisher=[[Ascential|EMAP]]|date=November 1992|page=54}}</ref><br>(A1200) 89%<ref name="TOfAGAGApf2">{{cite magazine|last=Broughton|first=Matt|url=https://archive.org/stream/theone-magazine-62#page/n89/mode/1up|title=Review - Updates...Updates... - Pinball Fantasies AGA|magazine=[[The One (magazine)#History|The One for Amiga Games]]|issue=62|publisher=[[Ascential|EMAP]]|date=December 1993|page=90}}</ref>
| 90%<ref name="TOfAGCD32pf">{{cite magazine|last=Bryon|first=Simon|url=https://archive.org/stream/theone-magazine-59/TheOne_59_Sep_1993#page/n87/mode/1up|title=Updates - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[The One (magazine)#History|The One for Amiga Games]]|issue=59|publisher=[[Ascential|EMAP]]|date=September 1993|page=88}}</ref>
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| ''[[:de:PC Games|PC Games]]''
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| 90%<ref name="PCGamesDOSpf">{{cite magazine|last=Brenner|first=Thomas|url=https://archive.org/stream/pcgamesmagazine-1994-04#page/n69/mode/2up|title=Review: Pinball Fantasies - Hochaufgelöste Illusion|magazine=[[:de:PC Games|PC Games]]|issue=19|publisher=[[:de:Computec Media Group|CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG]]|date=April 1994|pages=102–103|lang=de}}</ref>
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| ''[[:de:PC Joker|PC Joker]]''
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| (DX) 85%<ref name="PCJokerDOSpf">{{cite magazine|last=Magenauer|first=Max|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=12025|title=Tip Top Der Top Tip: Pinball Fantasies Deluxe - The Mania Tables|magazine=[[:de:PC Joker|PC Joker]]|issue=32|publisher=Joker-Verlag|date=June 1995|page=97|lang=de}}</ref>
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| ''[[:de:PC Player|PC Player]]''
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| 72 / 100<ref name="PCPlayerDOSpf1">{{cite magazine|last=Lenhardt|first=Heinrich|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=15889|title=Spiele-Test - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:de:PC Player|PC Player]]|issue=15|publisher=[[:de:Future plc|Future Verlag]]|date=March 1994|pages=70–71|lang=de}}</ref><br>(DX) 72 / 100<ref name="PCPlayerDOSpf2">{{cite magazine|last=Langer|first=Jörg|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=16213|title=Spiele-test - Pinball Fantasies Deluxe|magazine=[[:de:PC Player|PC Player]]|issue=29|publisher=[[:de:Future plc|Future Verlag]]|date=May 1995|pages=102–103|lang=de}}</ref>
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| ''[[:de:Play Time|Play Time]]''
| 83%<ref name="PTAGApf">{{cite magazine|last=Kreklau|first=Arthur|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3APlayTime_DE_1992-12.pdf&page=53|title=Amiga Review - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:de:Play Time|Play Time]]|issue=18|publisher=[[:de:Computec Media Group|CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG]]|date=December 1992|page=53|lang=de}}</ref>
| 78%<ref name="PTCD32pf">{{cite magazine|last=Ippisch|first=Hans|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3APlayTime_DE_1994-03.pdf&page=30|title=Amiga CD32 Review - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:de:Play Time|Play Time]]|issue=33|publisher=[[:de:Computec Media Group|CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG]]|date=March 1994|page=30|lang=de}}</ref>
| 90%<ref name="PTDOSpf">{{cite magazine|last=Thomas|first=B|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3APlayTime_DE_1994-04.pdf&page=56|title=PC Review - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:de:Play Time|Play Time]]|issue=34|publisher=[[:de:Computec Media Group|CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG]]|date=April 1994|page=56|lang=de}}</ref>
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| ''[[:fr:Player One (magazine)|Player One]]''
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| 72%<ref name="POGBpf">{{cite magazine|author=Caliméro|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Player%20One/playerone_numero049/Player%20One%20n%b049%20%28Janvier%201995%29%20-%20Page%20116.jpg|title=Vite Vu - Game Boy - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:fr:Player One (magazine)|Player One]]|issue=49|publisher=[[:fr:Média Système Édition|Média Système Édition]]|date=January 1995|page=116|lang=fr}}</ref>
| 75%<ref name="POSNESpf">{{cite magazine|last=Buret|first=Stéphane|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Player%20One/playerone_numero049/Player%20One%20n%b049%20%28Janvier%201995%29%20-%20Page%20116.jpg|title=Vite Vu - Super Nintendo - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:fr:Player One (magazine)|Player One]]|issue=49|publisher=[[:fr:Média Système Édition|Média Système Édition]]|date=January 1995|page=116|lang=fr}}</ref>
| 62%<ref name="POJAGpf">{{cite magazine|last=Giordano|first=Patrick|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Player%20One/playerone_numero057/Player%20One%20057%20-%20Page%20126%20%281995-10%29.jpg|title=Vite Vu - Jaguar - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:fr:Player One (magazine)|Player One]]|issue=57|publisher=[[:fr:Média Système Édition|Média Système Édition]]|date=October 1995|page=126|lang=fr}}</ref>
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| ''[[:de:Power Play (Zeitschrift)|Power Play]]''
| 78%<ref name="PPAGApf">{{cite magazine|last=Gollert|first=Knut|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=2285|title=Computerspiele / Tests - Pinball Fantasies (Amiga)|magazine=[[:de:Power Play (Zeitschrift)|Power Play]]|issue=57|publisher=Future Verlag|date=December 1992|pages=122–123|lang=de}}</ref>
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| 75%<ref name="PPDOSpf1">{{cite magazine|last=E|first=R|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=8159|title=Pinball Fantasies (MS-DOS)|magazine=[[:de:Power Play (Zeitschrift)|Power Play]]|issue=73|publisher=Future Verlag|date=April 1994|page=91|lang=de|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205130756/http://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=8159|archive-date=5 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><br>(DX) 60%<ref name="PPDOSpf2">{{cite magazine|last=Weitz|first=Volker|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=9491|title=Test - Pinball Fantasies Deluxe (MS-DOS CD-ROM)|magazine=[[:de:Power Play (Zeitschrift)|Power Play]]|issue=86|publisher=Future Verlag|date=May 1995|page=48|lang=de}}</ref>
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| ''[[:cs:Score (časopis)|Score]]''
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| 81%<ref name="ScoreDOSpf">{{cite magazine|last=Dvořák|first=Martin|url=https://archive.org/stream/ScoreCZ1994/Score%20006%20%2806-1994%29#page/n17/mode/1up|title=Recenze - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:cs:Score (časopis)|Score]]|issue=6|publisher=Omega Publishing Group|date=June 1994|page=18|lang=cs|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104233215/https://archive.org/stream/ScoreCZ1994/Score%20006%20%2806-1994%29#page/n17/mode/1up|archive-date=4 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''[[Tilt (French magazine)|Tilt]]''
| 17 / 20<ref name="TiltAGApf">{{cite magazine|last=Lacombe|first=Marc|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Tilt/tilt_numero108/tilt%20-%20N108%20-%20NOVEMBRE%201992%20-%20page068%20et%20069%20.jpg|title=Hits - Pinball Fantasies - Amiga|magazine=[[Tilt (French magazine)|Tilt]]|issue=108|publisher=[[:fr:Mondadori France|Editions Mondiales S.A.]]|date=December 1993|pages=68–69|lang=fr}}</ref>
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| ''[[Top Secret (magazine)|Top Secret]]''
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| 10 / 10<ref name="TSDOSpf">{{cite magazine|author=Patcjusz|url=https://archive.org/stream/TopSecret25#page/n44/mode/1up|title=Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[Top Secret (magazine)|Top Secret]]|issue=25|publisher=Bajtek Publishing House|date=April 1994|page=45|lang=pl}}</ref>
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| ''[[:de:Total (Zeitschrift)|Total!]]''
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| 3- (C-)<ref name="T!SNESpf">{{cite magazine|author=Man|url=https://total.bee-ware.ch/tests/snes/snes_PinballFantasies.jpg|title=Test - SNES - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:de:Total (Zeitschrift)|Total!]]|issue=22|publisher=X-Plain-Verlag|date=March 1995|page=20|lang=de|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429045010/http://total.bee-ware.ch/tests/snes/snes_PinballFantasies.jpg|archive-date=29 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''[[:de:Video Games|Video Games]]''
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| 61%<ref name="VGGBpf">{{cite magazine|last=Sauer|first=Dirk|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=13636|title=Game Boy - Reviews - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:de:Video Games|Video Games]]|issue=40|publisher=Future-Verlag|date=March 1995|page=111|lang=de}}</ref>
| 68%<ref name="VGSNESpf">{{cite magazine|last=Sauer|first=Dirk|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AVideoGames_DE_1995-03.pdf&page=103|title=Super Nintendo - Reviews - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:de:Video Games|Video Games]]|issue=40|publisher=Future-Verlag|date=March 1995|page=107|lang=de}}</ref>
| 72%<ref name="VGJAGpf">{{cite magazine|last=Schaedle|first=Wolfgang|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:VideoGames_DE_1995-08.pdf&page=59|title=Atari Jaguar - Reviews - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[:de:Video Games|Video Games]]|issue=46|publisher=Future-Verlag|date=August 1995|page=61|lang=de}}</ref>
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! colspan=9 | Awards
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! colspan="4" | Publication(s)
! colspan=5 | Award(s)
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| colspan=4 | ''[[PC Gamer UK]]'' (1994)
| colspan=5 | #19 [[List of video games considered the best|Top 50 PC Games of All Time]] <small>(DOS)</small><ref name=PCGamerUKv1i5>{{cite magazine|title=The ''PC Gamer'' Top 50 PC Games of All Time|magazine=[[PC Gamer UK]]|volume=1|issue=5|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=April 1994|pages=43–56}}</ref>
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| colspan=4 | ''[[PC Gamer US]]'' (1994–1995)
| colspan=5 | #33 [[List of video games considered the best|Top 40 Games of All Time]], Best Arcade Game <small>(DOS)</small><ref name=PCGamerUSv1i3>{{cite magazine |title=Cover Feature: ''PC Gamer'' Top 40: The Best Games of All Time|magazine=[[PC Gamer US]]|volume=1 |issue=3 |publisher=[[Future US]]|date=August 1994|pages=32–42}}</ref><ref name=PCGamerUSv2i3>{{cite magazine|title=Feature: The First Annual ''PC Gamer'' Awards|magazine=[[PC Gamer US]]|volume=2|issue=3|publisher=[[Future US]]|date=March 1995|pages=44–51}}</ref>
|}
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''Pinball Fantasies'' was a major commercial success, and among its era's highest-selling games.<ref name="RG151">{{cite magazine|last=Hawken|first=Kieren|title=From The Archives: 21st Century Entertainment|magazine=[[Retro Gamer]]|issue=151|publisher=[[Imagine Publishing]]|date=January 2016|pages=56–61}}</ref>

''[[GamePro]]'' panned the Super NES version. The reviewer remarked that though there is a large number of tables, the scrolling is so jerky that the game is almost unplayable. He further criticized that the graphics are dull and fail to make the ramps and obstacles of the tables stand out from the backgrounds.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=The Unknown Gamer |url=https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_Issue_069_April_1995#page/n93/mode/1up |title=ProReview: Super NES - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=69|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=April 1995|page=86}}</ref> ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' also found the fact that the Super NES version displays less than half of the table at a time to be a problem, in part because of the poor scrolling, but also because "Since a lot of the scoring devices are near the top of the table, it means that most of the time you're shooting blind."<ref name="NGenSNESpf"/>

''GamePro'' gave the Jaguar version an only slightly more positive assessment. The reviewer praised the graphics but assessed the game to be completely lacking in fun due to the limited gameplay, stating that "anybody who thinks a $60 video game should offer some imaginative surprises will be severely disappointed."<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Captain Squideo|url=https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_Issue_070_May_1995#page/n91/mode/1up|title=ProReview: Jaguar - Pinball Fantasies|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=70|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=May 1995|page=90}}</ref>

In 1994, ''[[PC Gamer US]]'' named ''Pinball Fantasies'' the 33rd best computer game ever. The editors hailed it as "the best and most realistic pinball action ever seen on a PC screen".<ref name="PCGamerUSv1i3"/> That same year, ''[[PC Gamer UK]]'' named it the 19th best computer game of all time. The editors wrote, "[I]f Pinball's your thing, there's currently nothing on the PC (or any home system, for that matter) better than this".<ref name="PCGamerUKv1i5"/> In 1995, ''PC Gamer US'' presented ''Pinball Fantasies'' with its 1994 "Best Arcade Game" award.<ref name="PCGamerUSv2i3"/>

The four reviewers of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' gave the Game Boy version a 4 out of 10, citing a lack of excitement in any of the tables, overly simplistic graphics, and annoying sound effects.<ref name="EGMGBpf"/>

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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/19991012125246/http://dice.se/projects/pinball_fantasies/pinball_fantasies.asp}} (archived)
* [https://www.atariage.com/software_page.php?SoftwareLabelID=1101 ''Pinball Fantasies''] at [[AtariAge]]
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/pinball-fantasies ''Pinball Fantasies''] at [[MobyGames]]

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