ok, for starters, i prefer to call it PBA, but i think i'm too late, as TPA seems to have stuck. for anyone who has been living under a rock for the last year or two, this is the digital pinball game that people play on their phones, tablets, consoles and possibly soon also computers. it has had a huge impact, and seems to have split the community opinion.
i love it, i've bought every table on it since it came out (even though about a third of the 25 or so tables hold no interest for me) and i play it pretty much every day. i goof off playing it on my phone, in bed or in supermarket queues, on buses or even on the toilet.and i'm not the only one who's a fan, apparently TPA was downloaded 7 million times in 2012.
in my opinion, TPA is largely responsible for the recent surge of interest in pinball, as smartphones are everywhere, and everyone can afford the £3-5 per table that means they too can now enjoy playing those top titles that are too expensive and too big and heavy to own at home.
BUT there are plenty of obvious downsides too: a lot of the tables have bugs in, which may be small or may be huge and game-spoiling. sometimes these get fixed after a while, and sometimes not. many complain that TPA shouldn't keep on releasing loads of new games or moving to loads of new platforms until they fix the bugs. all the titles that have been used in TPA have seen their real life machine price skyrocket in the next few months. and for some reason, TPA uses kickstarter to collect the money from the public to buy licenses (current one they're collecting for is T2), even though they're clearly making good money off the game.
if anyone is interested, and didn't know about it, there's a forum for TPA fans here - http://pinballarcadefans.com/forum.php
i love it, i've bought every table on it since it came out (even though about a third of the 25 or so tables hold no interest for me) and i play it pretty much every day. i goof off playing it on my phone, in bed or in supermarket queues, on buses or even on the toilet.and i'm not the only one who's a fan, apparently TPA was downloaded 7 million times in 2012.
in my opinion, TPA is largely responsible for the recent surge of interest in pinball, as smartphones are everywhere, and everyone can afford the £3-5 per table that means they too can now enjoy playing those top titles that are too expensive and too big and heavy to own at home.
BUT there are plenty of obvious downsides too: a lot of the tables have bugs in, which may be small or may be huge and game-spoiling. sometimes these get fixed after a while, and sometimes not. many complain that TPA shouldn't keep on releasing loads of new games or moving to loads of new platforms until they fix the bugs. all the titles that have been used in TPA have seen their real life machine price skyrocket in the next few months. and for some reason, TPA uses kickstarter to collect the money from the public to buy licenses (current one they're collecting for is T2), even though they're clearly making good money off the game.
if anyone is interested, and didn't know about it, there's a forum for TPA fans here - http://pinballarcadefans.com/forum.php
