Pinball Graffiti - Sega Saturn - Attract, intro & story mode gameplay [HD 1080p 60fps]
16If you look at the current selection of Youtube videos on Pinball Graffiti you might think it was just a straight forward pinball game with 3D tables. You would however be so very very wrong about this game as Pinball Graffiti is a completely unique game in that it combines Pinball with both an RPG and Basket Ball game. No this is not a joke as Pinball's Graffiti see you explore and compete across the whole of America to become the top Pinball player in the world. You can buy items from shops, talk to NPCs, play Basket Ball or battle it out in Pinball Tournaments. This is a unique game that could only have come from the 32bit era. It's just a pity the three Pinball tables included in the game aren't that good and the difficulty is such that winning is far from easy, even at the beginner level. We show off fifty minutes of gameplay so you can get a good look at how the whole story mode works and yes there are some odd moments in game like the random dream you have where you are a pinball! There's some other odd mechanics as well, such as spending too much time away from your home city and your parents might fall ill, forcing you to return. There's a odd cast of NPCs to boot from Pinball collectors to rival players, it's a crazy game in many ways. On a technically level the 3D pinball tables are very impressive in fact they include full 3D transparencies in them, just a pity the table design is rather awful in many areas. Pinball Graffiti got a European and Japanese release it wasn't released in North America.
On an interesting side note the reason this video has adverts is that Pack-In-Video licensed some of the music from the music company Killer Tracks. Both songs that got content matched come from the same album Extreme part of the Atmosphere range you can find the music on their website at (http://www.killertracks.com) the two songs in question are:
33. Runaround / ATMOS64: Extreme - John Etkin Bell [PRS], Mike Farmer [PRS]
53. Slam Dunkin' / ATMOS64: Extreme - Chris Bangs [PRS]
Runaround is used during the Basket Ball Pinball table and Slam Dunkin' is the theme of the basket ball mini-game where you earn cash by dunking some hoops. So even video games companies used stock music from time to time.
3D elements in game run at 30fps all 2D elements run at 60fps.
Also known as: ピンボールグラフィティ (Japanese title)
Release: 1996 (Japan) 1997 (Europe)
Developer: Pack-In-Video (Victor Interactive Software)
Publisher: JVC Musical Industries Europe Limited
Format: Sega Saturn (SS) / セガサターン
Pinball Graffiti is not available on any other format.
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All footage in this video is captured directly from the Sega Saturn console, via an Elgato Game Capture HD60 Pro using a RGB Scart to HDMI upscaler.