The ranks are: Cadet, Ensign, Lieutenant, Captain, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Commodore, Admiral, and Fleet Admiral. When all of the lights in the circle lit up, players' rank would increase. Upon completing a mission, lights in a circle in the middle of the tables light up. The lights would turn off after an amount of time, and could be each turned on by having the ball go over it, or by going on the launch ramp again. Missions would end either when the goal is met, or when all of the lights under the launch ramp would turn off. Players accept a mission by hitting mission targets which select which mission they will take, and by going up the launch ramp.Įach mission has a set number of things for players to do, such as hitting the attack bumpers (which were a set of four bumpers at the top of the table) eight times. The Space Cadet table featured the player as a member of a space fleet where they complete missions to increase their rank. This will allow having audio in homebrew apps.Īdd the game assets and music file following the instructions in the previous 3DS section. Go to the sdmc folder and create a new folder there named 3ds if it doesn't exist already.Įnter the sdmc/3ds/ folder and create an empty file there named dspfirm.cdc. This will open the folder where Citra's configuration is stored. Optionally, since this port doesn't play MIDI files, you'll need to convert the music to ogg format (sample rate Open Citra Folder. Inside the 3ds folder, create a new folder named SpaceCadetPinball and copy the game assets into this folder. Make sure you have your dspfirm.cdc in the 3ds folder (required for sound in homebrew games). cia to the SD card and install it with a title manager. Note: To run the homebrew you will need the game assets from the original PC game. Despite being playable, there are still some bugs present.It plays sound effects and music, provided the player supplies the music in OGG format.No menus, options, or a results screen.Compatible with 3D Pinball - Space Cadet and the Space Cadet table from Full Tilt! Pinball.This 3DS port has been changed to use native GPU rendering with the Citro3D library. It is based on the PC decompilation made by k4zmu2a, which uses SDL2 to render the game. It's originally a game that came bundled with Windows from Windows 95 up to Windows XP. Thumbs up, but not a Top Dog.This is a port of 3D Pinball - Space Cadet for Nintendo 3DS. Compared with other one-screen games, it's not as good as Crystal Caliburn, but much better than average fare. While Full Tilt! Pinball is by no means a classic pinball game, it is fun enough to warrant a revisit once in a while. The problem is FTB is the same as with most one-screen games: the ball is too small to follow its trajectory accurately, so only sharp-eyed pinball experts will have a chance at high scores in this game. Sound effects such as laser fire, cannon fires, and water splash are all realistic and add significantly to the atmosphere. You will hear hear digitized pirates telling you to walk the plank on the pirate-themed Skullderduggery table, kings commanding you to slay the dragon on the fantasy-themed Dragon's Keep.
One of the best features of FTB is the soundtrack. All the tables have a nice built-in help feature: small arrows light up to show you the next target/ramp/bumper to hit for bonus points. With the largest viewable surface, Space Cadet is the simplest and easiest of the three tables. The version of Space Cadet table in FTB is the same as the version in MS Plus!, except it has been enhanced with improved graphics, multi-ball play, and support for multiple resolutions. However, all the tables are quite well done.
There are only three tables in FTB - too few compared to most pinball games that feature six or more. All the tables in this collection are one-screen tables: viewed from an isometric 3D angle, so you do not need to scroll the screen to see the entire table. The game will be familiar to anyone who has the Microsoft's Plus! Windows 95 companion pack, since one of the tables - Space Cadet - was included there as a bonus.
Full Tilt! Pinball is an excellent pinball game from Maxis, a company best known for Sim games.
