Manufacturer Bally Design George Christian Production run 8,250 | Release date April, 1981 Artwork Margaret Hudson | |
Eight Ball Deluxe is a pinball machine designed by George Christian and released by Bally in 1981. The game features a cue sports theme and was so successful that it was produced again in 1984.
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Description
The game is the successor of the popular Eight Ball pinball machine from 1977. In Eight Ball Deluxe, Bally added more rules, complicated shot combinations, and speech synthesis. The pinball machine is still very popular today and was followed by the pinball machine Eight Ball Champ in 1985.
Eight Ball Deluxe has two sets of drop targets, one set for the billiard balls 1-7 and 9-15, and four in line drop targets for bonus multiplier. Behind the 1-7 drop targets are stand up targets that spells out 'Deluxe'. If the player spells the last letter of 'Deluxe', the game gives three free games. This feature stays in memory even when the machine is turned off.
Digital versions
Eight Ball Deluxe was released as digital version in 1993 for DOS and Macintosh by Amtex. The game was a best seller in Macintosh gaming world and won prizes such as BEST SIMULATION GAME FINALIST 1993 award of Software Publishers Association (USA). Computer Gaming World in 1993 stated that Eight Ball Deluxe "accurately recreates the art, sounds and digitized speech of the original ... gorgeous, playable and realistic", and was the "connoisseur's choice" among four reviewed games.
Eight Ball Deluxe is also available as a licensed table of The Pinball Arcade for PC, iOS and Android since August 2016.