![]() ![]() ![]() Finally, you can try and hatch an egg, which results in an adorable little Pokemon wandering around the table in random directions. You can only trigger “EVO” when you have caught Pokemon that are able to evolve. You can also trigger an “EVO” event, in which you must hit three round icons which appear on the table, then direct the ball into a small hole. You do this in several ways: you can trigger a “Catch” event, in which you have to hit board’s bumpers enough times to make a Pokemon appear, then bump it three times, all within a time limit. The goal of Pokemon Pinball is to-you guessed it-catch Pokemon. The bonuses you get are the same, but you access them in different ways. ![]() You choose from two boards-Ruby or Sapphire-which differ largely based on layout. The GBA Ruby/Sapphire versions, however, are shockingly common, and I picked up a cart in great condition for a mere five dollars. There is a version for the Game Boy Color which in fact contains a rumble pack, but I’ve been unable to track it down in town. One pinball game I’ve always been meaning to play has been Pokemon Pinball. For me, that’s where pinball video games began and ended, but I was happy to discover-a decade later-that Metroid Prime Pinball was similarly incredible. That’s where I found Kirby’s Pinball Land, a game so charming that I still play it today. But pinball and arcades generally dried up in Anchorage, so I was forced to take my ball-and-paddle obsession to the virtual realm. I’m sure you’ll be shocked to learn that the Jurassic Park pinball table was among my favorites. I was never particularly good at the game, sure, but there’s a certain appeal in being in more-or-less direct control of the ball and learning the physics of a table and the different ways to score big. Even today, if an actual pinball table falls within my line of sight, I am drawn to it. Every since I was a young boy, I played the silver ball. ![]()
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