3D Pinball for Windows - Space Cadet


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Key points

Originally sold as part of Microsoft Plus! Companion for Windows 95, later bundled with some versions of Windows.

Based on the Space Cadet table from Full Tilt! Pinball.

A collision bug and some physics problems are present on all Windows versions after Windows Vista.^{[dubious – discuss]}

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Bundled with Windows NT 4.0, ME, 2000, XP.

Reverse-engineered version of 3D Pinball adapted to run on modern versions of Windows, Linux, Mac OS and other platforms.

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Plus!\Pinball\

High scores are saved in the configuration file(s) location under SpaceCadet.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Fullscreen is always windowboxed at the desktop resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Toggle with `F4` or go to Options, Full Screen.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		The Windows XP version is capped at 120 FPS (earlier versions are uncapped).^[1]

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Set in Options, Player Controls (`F8`).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Polish				Changes the font below score into vgasys.fon. Only in Polish version of Windows ME, 2000 and XP.
Russian				Only on Russian distributive of OS, and only help manual is translated.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows				64-bit has some minor graphical bugs.^[2] ARM support requires the decompilation source port.^[3]
macOS (OS X)				Requires the decompilation source port.
Linux				Requires the decompilation source port.

Developers

	Cinematronics LLC
Publishers
	Microsoft
Release dates
Windows	August 24, 1995
Taxonomy
Genres	Pinball
Series	Microsoft Windows, Full Tilt! Pinball