Pinball

1978

Xerox Alto

Screenshots 2

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Imaginative

Not rated 1 = could be built as a real machine · 9 = impossible in the physical world

Videos

Gameplay Videos 1

Xerox Alto Restoration Part 14 - playing Astroroids

Tutorials 1

DigiBarn TV: Demo of Xerox Alto running Pinball game (mid 1970s)

Details

Systems: Xerox Alto
Year: 1978
Developer / Publisher: uncredited
Play URL: —
Info URL: https://www.mobygames.com/game/127923/pinball/
Notes: Circulated among Alto users alongside Chess, Othello, and Alto Trek. Cited on Wikipedia's Xerox Alto article as software that used the machine's user-programmable microcode for performance. The Alto was never sold to the public; about 2,000 were built and used inside Xerox and at universities and government sites.
Added: 26 Aug 2026

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Tables / Floors

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Pinball is a pinball game for the Xerox Alto. The game features a single table, with all the core elements you can expect from a pinball table: a ball shooter, two flippers, three bumpers, drop targets, controlled lamps, return and out lanes. The flippers are controlled with the shift keys. Spacebar jiggles the table until it goes tilt. Speakers connected to the Alto can provide bell and buzzer sounds.