Although on the face of it, this didn't seem such an exciting game, I was surprised to discover I had been playing the thing for ages and I only came up for air when my flipper finger needed an Elastoplast. This caused me to re-evaluate my thoughts and work out why I kept on playing. I think it is the frustration of watching the ball slide smugly down the hole, leaving you determined to have just one more go!

Details. You get a superbly packaged cassette and a clear, but not very complicated, display of a pinball table. The good part is that the motion of the ball is so cunningly recreated that its speed and deflection about the board need careful judgement to get the timing of the flipper right. The ball moves as if under the influence of gravity thus slowing down and speeding up in a very tricky manner.

The more I played, the more I liked it. I especially liked the way you could enjoy it at a beginner's level or as an expert. The 'hook' never loses its bite seeing your ball roll past your furious flipper.