- New cameras added and minor bugs fixed. (V. 0.3.5.3) - 23 September 2026
Hello pinball fans.I’ve added two more dynamic cameras for landscape mode.Two bugs have also been fixed.For Djinn Pinball, the bonus counting sound has been replaced; the old one was hissing for some reason.For Fight Back Pinball, a bug with the Cloud Lock was fixed; it was preventing the balls from being caught correctly, which led to further errors. Have fun!
- An option to switch the video codec has been added. (V. 0.3.5.2) - 18 September 2026
Hello, pinball fans! Some pinball machines with dot-matrix displays (DMD) play MP4 videos. These are encoded using the H.264 codec. Pretty much everyone is familiar with it, and it works very well.I’ve now added an option that lets you switch between H.264 and VP8. The reason for this: There are issues with Linux operating systems because this codec isn’t used there due to licensing restrictions. As a result, the video doesn’t play correctly or at all on those systems.Since the pinball programs wait for the videos to play, these pinball games don’t function properly.Although I only distribute Only Pinball for Windows systems, that doesn’t stop Linux users from buying this collection anyway.In addition, a video issue has now occurred on a Windows computer.That’s why I’m releasing this update! What to do: If the videos aren't playing, the screens stay black, and eventually the ball stops…
- Minor bug fix (V. 0.3.5.1) - 27 July 2026
Fixed an issue where the Showdown mission's player icon could remain visible after completing the mission.
- The sheriff is here! - 24 July 2026
Hello, pinball fans.I’ve spent the entire last week testing, tweaking, and fixing a few bugs.I’d say the Sheriff is now ready to show what it’s made of!This table is a remake of the table of the same name from Malzbie’s Pinball Collection.The layout is similar to the old pinball machine, but the cabinet is narrower than before.The gameplay is a bit slower because the physics are different and more realistic than before. Still, the balls can reach insane speeds, so you’ll still need to react quickly!The rules have remained almost the same. You have to visit the saloon, the bank, and the jail to activate the mission start in the barn. You’ll need to shoot the ball into the barn to start the mission. Once you’ve completed the first 4 missions, you can activate and start the Showdown. Now you have to hit the Gangster Boss 25 times before your 25 life points run out. That’s a whopping 10 mil…
- The sheriff will be here soon. - 18 July 2026
Hello, pinball fans! The 7th pinball machine is almost finished and will be released in a few days.I definitely still need to translate some text and put it into the game and on Steam.Then I still need to build and screw in a plastic part and maybe fine-tune the game a bit. But actually, the pinball machine is already working pretty well.I’ll be testing it extensively next week, and if I don’t find any bugs, I’ll upload it.Here’s what it looks like: I thought remaking this pinball machine would go pretty quickly, but I was wrong. I had to rebuild and texture a lot of things from scratch because the current cabinet is much narrower than the old one.The multiplayer mode was also difficult to implement and cost me a lot of time and patience. In hindsight, I should have just designed the locks differently. But I didn’t. Now, locked balls are ejected or added to the game, depending on how ma…
- Quick update! - 22 May 2026
I'm currently in the process of rebuilding the Sheriff pinball machine from my old pinball collection. It'll still take a little while before it's finished, but I've already made quite a bit of progress. Since the current score display has a different format (it’s wider than the old one), I had to adjust all the animations—basically recreate them—to fill the display.I just finished that. The playfield had to be rearranged a bit, since I’m now using a standard cabinet and don’t have as much space. But that’s mostly done too. It just needs some fine tuning. I’m now using a different font, since the K and H were too similar in the old font and the text wasn’t very legible overall. Of course, that means I have to rework all the textures here as well. The programming is already well underway, and now that I’ve finished the animations, I can build the functions properly. The objects and their…
- Bug Fixes (Version 0.3.0.4) - 14 April 2026
Fight Back:Victory and Lost Battle animations were not displaying. They are working again now. When the locked ball is ejected from the cloud and the cloud closes because the wait time has expired (which triggers a multiball), but at the same time the cloud reopens via the lanes, the game immediately assumed that the ejected ball was a locked ball, which caused another ball to be launched.Did you follow that? Anyway, the bug has been fixed.ːsteamhappyː Achievements:Unfortunately, syncing achievements with Steam no longer works as it used to. The connection to the achievements section often fails to establish. I have therefore adjusted the query intervals and increased the total number of queries. Eventually, all local achievements should be up to date again if there were any discrepancies. The ones on the server are always up to date.
- Changes and Bug Fixes (Version 0.3.0.3) - 10 April 2026
Hello, pinball fans! This update includes two bug fixes and an additional menu track.Black Pirate:The achievements weren’t always displayed correctly in the game.However, since they were always saved properly on Steam, it was just a visual glitch.This bug has now been fixed.Monster Pub:If Happy Hour ended but a ball had been shot into the saucer shortly before, the ball might not have been ejected.This bug should no longer occur, as I now check certain conditions retroactively and not just when the contact is closed. I've adjusted the text animations that appear when placing orders to match the monsters' language. They weren't quite in sync before, and that bothered some people. Now it works better. Music Menu:To add some variety to the menu, I created and added another song. The two songs now alternate. Have fun!
- Adjustments and bug fixes. - 20 March 2026
TTFB:Slightly brighter room lighting. Black Pirate:Slightly adjusted the lighting calculations to achieve higher FPS.Spring Bunny:Made some physics adjustments. The ball is now simulated to be slightly rougher, resulting in greater rotational resistance. The upper gates spring back a bit better and should cause the ball to bounce off more forcefully.Set the pin between the flipper fingers slightly higher.Fixed a bug that caused an error when displaying the rules in French.For the Extra Ball achievement, Specials now also count as extra balls.If only EBs were counted as before, this achievement would always be earned alongside the Paint achievement, and then you might as well forget about it. :) Have fun!
- The new pinball machine is here! - 19 March 2026
Hello, pinball fans.The new pinball machine, “Spring Bunny,” is ready and just waiting to be played this spring. By popular demand, it’s become a seasonal pinball machine. And to make it even better, I’ve recreated a very famous layout from 1979. The older folks among you will recognize it!And why did I do that?Because I loved the original but was never very good at it. I was only 11 when the game came out. About the table:This pinball machine is a true high-score game with no complicated rules. The main goal is to build up the bonus and get the bonus multiplier to 5x.If you paint and hide all the eggs, you’ll score even more points.As always, the rules can be read directly on the table in English, or in the pause menu in your selected language.Have fun!
- Engine Update and some fixes - 27 February 2026
Game Engine update that fixes a bug only for me! :D Fixed a bug on the Djinn table where the shooter didn't always work correctly. The controller default settings were adjusted to prevent accidentally starting a multiplayer game. Game start is set to Enter (keyboard) or the South button (A) on the gamepad. Add Player is pressed on Enter on the NumPad (keyboard) or on the north button (Y) on the gamepad. The firing button is the down arrow (keyboard) or right stick down on the gamepad. Additionally, the East button is also assigned on the gamepad. You can view and adjust the configuration at any time in the Options menu. Have fun!
- Bug fixes and adjustments. - 13 February 2026
Fixed a bug with the Chest Prize: If the Prize animation had to wait, the ball might not be ejected from the saucer.Fixed a bug with Cannon Multiball: When Skillshot Multiball was running and Cannon Multiball was activated. Since there was still one ball in play, it could happen that completing the SHIP animation during the Cannon Multiball animation would immediately reactivate Ship lock, as it had been deactivated before the balls were ejected. After ejecting the balls, Ship lock and Multiball would then be active simultaneously, causing problems if a ball went into the open lock.Both fixes were tested and found to be good. ːsteamhappyːHave fun!
- Minor bug fixes. - 30 January 2026
Fixed a bug where changing the fullscreen option was not being saved correctly. Since I'm working on all aspects of the new pinball machine simultaneously, there's nothing new to show yet. But it's progressing well! ːsteamhappyː
- 2026 is going to be great! - 8 January 2026
Hello pinball friends!I wish you all a happy new year! What a crazy year 2025 was. Hopefully 2026 will be a little more normal. Anyway, this is about pinball and I will continue to build pinball tables.I still have lots of ideas and lots of themes I want to work on. I'll tell you about them in a moment. But first, a big thank you to all of you!Thank you to everyone who plays my pinball machines. I'm delighted to receive so much feedback from you, that you trust me and are already buying this collection, and that you enjoy playing the pinball machines. ːsteamhappyːBut now to the future: The next pinball machine will be a simple model from the late 1970s with few rules. It will be a real high score machine with an “Easter Bunny” theme.There are two reasons for this:Firstly, it was suggested that seasonal pinball machines be built. Specifically for Christmas, specifically for Easter, or ge…
- Bugfixes for Black Pirate! - 21 December 2025
There were a few problems with the Black Pirate pinball machine, which I have now (hopefully) fixed. - The mission lock sometimes did not work properly and did not eject the ball when the mission start and a prize were due at the same time. This should now always work. Since I have never seen this error, I cannot give it 100%. I will give it 95%. - After a tilt, not all conditions were reset, which could cause the mission lock to no longer work properly. Now all conditions are reset.- If the last mission was started while the Cannon/Ship Multiball was running, no further Cannon Multiball could be activated after completing this mission until the first mission was completed. This was also due to a state variable that was not reset properly. This bug has now been fixed.- If a ball was locked for the Ship Multiball during a normal Multiball and the other ball went out, the Multiball was no…
- Bugfixes! - 14 December 2025
I spent all of Sunday testing, searching, and finding! Fixed a bug where sometimes a ball was ejected too early, resulting in two balls being in the shooter lane. Fixed a bug where a ball wasn't ejected during ball saves if two or three balls fell into the drain almost simultaneously. Fixed a bug that prevented the ship lights from advancing during the third mission.
- The new pinball machine “Black Pirate” is here! - 12 December 2025
Load your ship's cannons and play with up to 4 balls at the same time.Complete 7 missions for fame, glory, and of course gold!Go on a treasure hunt, travel, explore, fight, and shake off your pursuers to get the big prize in the end.Because you're not just anyone, you're the Black Pirate! Enough chatter! ːsteamhappyːBut I wanted to mention one more thing: This time, the music isn't mine, but by Nicole Marie T., a musician from the UK whom I know from Twitter.I can't do orchestral music. I don't have the equipment or the skill for that! Of course, the new pinball machine also comes with a few bug fixes and adjustments.Here and there, I've corrected a spelling mistake or fixed a broken camera movement. Now I hope you enjoy playing.See you on the leaderboard!
- The new pinball machine “Black Pirate” is almost finished. - 10 December 2025
There's news!The new pinball machine “Black Pirate” is almost finished.The last few bugs are being fixed, a few minor Steam adjustments still need to be made, and everything will be thoroughly tested once again.Finally!This pinball machine has taken a really long time, and you're probably wondering why.A little bit of everything, but the rendered animations for the full-color display were the biggest time sink. I had underestimated that a little. But never mind.It's done and it's about to be released. Friday is the day, so start practicing your finger exercises!ːsteamhappyː And this is what it looks like: Have fun!
- Version 0.2.0.6 – Game engine update and various adjustments. - 3 October 2025
Hello pinball fans. I have updated the game engine and made some adjustments for the new pinball machine.However, the new machine will take a few more weeks before it is ready to play. The logic is not quite finished yet and some textures and display animations are still missing. The current status of the Black Pirate pinball machine. It is now also possible to set the scenery to black (see image). This was requested by some players and was easy to implement.In the Game tab of the menu, you will now find an extra section for the environment.This setting is also saved separately for each table.And, of course, I have solved minor problems and readjusted a few things. So, let's continue!
- Status update. - 29 August 2025
Hello pinball friends! It's time for a new status update.Not that you think I'm taking a whole month's vacation. 😉 No, I'm working hard on the new pinball machine and am currently working on many things at once. That's why it's not so easy to show anything new. Although, the backglass is completely finished and the name of the pinball machine is on it.Here it is: I'm right in the middle of everything else, and it's gradually coming together.However, I haven't even started on the animations for the DMD yet. I'm curious to see how long it will take me. 😉 I'm saving time on the music because this time it won't be mine. I want orchestral pirate music, which I'm not very good at. That's why I'm buying the pieces from a nice person I know from Twitter (X). I've already picked out a few pieces and can say that it's going to be really good.So, I'm on the right track and it will take some time…
