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Not content with action shoot-'em-ups, it seems all the old platforms (and even the modern PC) need at least one homage to the old steel sphere...

Graphics: 4 Sound: 3 Replay Value: 4 Notes: 1- or 2-player game Screen Shots

With its three-level playfield, colorful graphics, and tough challenge, Pinball will probably get quite a bit of gameplay. Provided you can get into simulated pinball. The physics are pretty good, and the game is tough, and the sound is sufficient. The main problem I have with it is that flipper action can be a little sluggish. I find that using the keypad rather than the side buttons makes the game a lot easier to play for extended periods.

A total of four Pinball box variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Mattel Electronics	5356-0210	1982		Origin is not printed on box, but generic copyright info printed on back; opens on bottom flap—not a book-style box; has barcode on back
	Intellivision Inc.	5356-0210	1982	Singapore	Standard Intellivision, Inc. box; bottom flap has full Mattel part number; game title and Intellivision logo on bottom
	Intellivision Inc.	5356-0210	1982	Singapore	Standard Intellivision, Inc. box; bottom flap has full Mattel part number; UPC bar code and Intellivision logo on bottom
	Digiplay	N/A	1982	Brazil	CONFIRMED! Digiplay edition; also shows © 1982 Data East USA Inc. on front cover; 'Rua Acará' address printed on back with 'Av. Açaí' sticker; image contributed by Hankster

Pinball has two box variations from Intellivision, Inc. as well as the standard Mattel version. So far, I have not spotted a 'FOR 1 OR 2 PLAYERS' variation, but it seems reasonable to assume one exists.

In addition to the UPC being removed from the back of the box, the box variants by INTV for Pinball vary by what's displayed on the bottom flap of the box.

A total of five Pinball manual variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Mattel Electronics	5356-0920	1983	U.S.A.
	Intellivision Inc.	5356-0920-G1	None	U.S.A.	Staple along top edge
	Intellivision Inc.	5356-0920-G1	None	U.S.A.	Accordion-style folding; have not located a Mattel version of the manual with this part number
Image not available.	Intellivision Inc.	5356-0920-G1	None	U.S.A.	Map-style folding; have not located a Mattel version of the manual with this part number; submitted by Hankster
	Digiplay	N/A	1982	Brazil	CONFIRMED! Digiplay edition; Digiplay-only style? Shows ©1982 TSR Hobbies Inc. on the back; 'Rua Acará' address printed on back with 'Av. Açaí' sticker; image submitted by Hankster

A total of four Pinball overlay variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Mattel Electronics	5356-4289	1982	U.S.A.
	Intellivision Inc.	5356	None		Plain, papery overlay in purple and yellow
	Digiplay	N/A	1982		Localized in Brazilian Portuguese; amazingly rare; image contributed by Hankster
	Intellivision Productions	N/A	2014	U.S.A.	Part of the Supplemental Overlay Pack for Intellivision Flashback

A total of six Pinball label variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Mattel Electronics	N/A	1982	Singapore	Origin lower left; © M.I. 1982 right of origin; smaller label, rounded corners; purple background
	Intellivision Inc.	N/A	1982	Singapore	Origin lower right; © I.I. 1982 to left of origin; ™ small, centered vertically on right edge; smaller label, rounded corners
	Intellivision Inc.	N/A	1982		Date lower right; no copyright, origin; larger label, square corners
	Intellivision Inc.	N/A	None		No origin, copyright or date info; larger label, square corners; large bold font for game title
	Digiplay	N/A	None		No origin or copyright; purple label, rounded corners; submitted by Hankster
Image not available.	Digiplay	N/A	None		No origin or copyright; ™ upper right; large red label, rounded corners; game title in black text rather than typical white; this version seems particularly rare; submitted by Psycho Stormtrooper

	Extra-large game title!
	You'll be spending most of your time here, so learn how to hit the two 'doggy' targets to put up the left and right side bumpers.
	Level two is actually not as much fun as level one.
	Ahh, the Holy Grail of Pinball—Level Three! This is a really cool level, but it's just horrifying that you can't spend more time here.

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