Stern Pinball Arcade 9+

Great idea, desperately needs QA

It's a great app in that it's a wonderful replica of real tables. There are opportunities to try it a table before purchasing it, and has a good model of feeling like purchasing a full table is worth it. But it's filled with so many game-breaking bugs. Everything from randomly induced game ending glitches to tables not even starting up right. Currently, Star Trek is nearly unplayable as there are no table sounds other than the mechanical SFX, and the DMD only displays box outlines without any animations or gameplay variables. The issue persists through fresh installations of the app and through device reboots. For context, the device is an iPhone 8 running iOS 12.0 . I wish the devs the best of luck in figuring out the bug, and I look forward to being able to play again!

Developer Response ,

Hello Mmekvich,
We are sorry for the difficulties you are experiencing. Our next patch will hopefully address the issues you are having with your iPhone 8. If there is specific information that you would like to share with us regarding your issues, or something that you think might be helpful for to know, please send us an email here: support@farsightstudios.com
Thank you. :)

Does not play well with notched phones

The tables play ok. The app did crash a few times when first downloaded, but I’ve since shut down and rebooted my phone and the problem seems less apparent. The physics are good, and there are always at least two free tables to play, often with a selection of several others. My biggest complaint is that I can’t see the DMD display on any cabinet due to the notch on the screen. Even ones where I would of been able to see it I can’t because they put a mini display that is almost the same size over it, so it gets blocked then it blocks the screen underneath it. There’s no option to turn off or move the redundant display either. Notched phones have been out for awhile now, and the solution is pretty simple, give an option to move the floating DMD, like a drop down menu with some options maybe. Why couldn’t of this of been fixed by now? The app is good, but not being able to see the dmd kills the immersion for me. I don’t know my score, what goals I need, or even what ball I’m on. I played the Star Trek table (which is pretty good), and my ball disappeared and had to relaunch it so I thought I drained it, and it turns out I had hit a goal instead. The dmd is pretty important, so not being able to see it really needs to be fixed if they expect anyone with a newer phone to buy any tables.

STAR TREK AND AC/DC ARE AMAZING!

STAR TREK especially....GOES WHERE NO PINBALL TABLE HAS GONE BEFORE! This Star Trek table is the BEST PINBALL TABLE I HAVE EVER PLAYED, and I own all of your PA and SPA tables! $9.99 for one table is a bit high. I've obviously been a loyal customer since I own all of your Pinball Arcade tables. I've been paying $4.99 as each one has come out. And $4.99 is plenty per table, especially when Zen Pinball charges usually $1.99 per table and sometimes $0.99 per table. Granted your costs are probably higher than Zen's. But now to ask almost $10 per table seems a bit too much. Look, I love what you guys do. I'm sure it takes tremendous work to do what you do. You should be applauded...and thanked. At $4.99, I will continue to be a loyal customer. As far as your tables themselves go, Stern and Pinball Arcade is unsurpassed! Brilliant work! One thing on the AC/DC table though, I have the camera set to roam, but when the ball is at the top, the camera remains fixed. I would like to see the top of the table a bit too. That's all...kudos to the best gaming on IOS!