On Tue, Mar 01, 2011 at 11:22:45PM -0000, Harmony Neil wrote: > Stupid question, but does anyone know how to get the balls to move around > the table in this game?
[My Reply:] Use the Spacebar or the Enter key. Pinball games usually use one of those, or maybe the cursor down control to simulate pulling back a spring-loaded plunger. The longer you hold the plunger back, the harder it strikes the ball when you release it, sending it to the top of the machine, where it will then fall down again towards you.. You then use paddles to bat it back to the top again, or at specific targets. These paddles are generally simulated with the left and right shift or control keys, as the Alt key is reserved for opening menus in Windows. Imagine your tiny self at the bottom of an inverted milk jug with a baseball bat in each hand, trying to keep the milk from spilling out, and you get the picture. The only problem is that on either side of the jug are channels the milk can slip through, around your paddles. The paddles are also about a ball's width apart, and the milk can slip past you, between the paddles. The tricky part is trying to hit targets on the left side of the jug with the right paddle, and targets on the right side of the jug with the left paddle. Skilled players can flip the milk from one paddle to another to perform this, but keeping the milk in the bottle for as long as possible is the general goal. Eventually the ball will hit something really point-worthy. HTH, Michael -- Linux User: 177869 # Powered By: Intel # http://rivensight.dyndns.org Postings Copyrighted 2010-2011 by: Michael Ferranti --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.