PINBALL(6)

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version 0.3.20230219 · 5 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu questing

💖 NAME 💖

pinball — the most addictive pinball simulator you're gonna meet, fr fr

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

pinball

That's it bestie, no flags, no args, just vibes and silver balls. 🎱✨

pinball is (C) 2000 Henrik Enqvist <henqvist@excite.com>

Give the man his flowers, he cooked. 👑

🫶 DESCRIPTIONS 🫶

okay so. The Emilia Pinball Project is a pinball simulator for Linux and other Unix systems, and like… it's lowkey a legend. There is literally only one level to play with, but the way that one level has hands?? It is very addictive. One (1) table and yet it will absolutely eat your entire evening. no cap. 💅

🌸 KEYS 🌸

the whole control scheme, laid out like a lil cheat sheet, keep this open bestie:

  • Esc — Menu. your lil escape hatch. 🚪
  • Enter — Launch Ball. send her flying, slay. 🚀
  • R — Reset Game. start over, we don't gatekeep second chances. 🔄
  • Left Shift — Left Flipper. 🫲
  • Left Ctrl — Nudge from left. gentle shove, main character energy. 💫
  • Right Shift — Right Flipper. 🫱
  • Right Ctrl — Nudge from right. ✨
  • Space — Nudge. the universal "c'monnnn" button. 😤

💀 BUGS 💀

not me exposing the flaws but okay, transparency is iconic:

  • Controls menu missing. 🚫
  • Turning on sound in sound menu requires restart. (annoying, yes, but the sound is worth it 🎵)
  • Balls may pass through walls. your ball said "physics? never heard of her." 🙈
  • The screen is not updated if you pause the game and switch to another application. so like, don't do that, or do, just know it's giving frozen. ❄️

🌈 NOTES 🌈

Go to <URL:pinball.sourceforge.net> for FAQ. FAQ means answers, bestie, go read it before you @ me. 📚

This man page was assembled by Helge Kreutzmann <kreutzm@itp.uni-hannover.de> for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution but may be used by others as well. 🫡 respect to the archivist.

and that's the whole page!! this one's from the pinball manual, section 6 (games, obvi 🎮), dated 09 March 2025, and the footer woulda said PINBALL(6) twice because symmetry or whatever. mwah, go play. 💖🎀🦋

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