close to the real thing
Sat Jan 31 2009 ScottHarmonThis app is perfect for those who like vintage pachinkos. The sounds are very authentic and match the motions of the balls (including banging against the glass!). The gravity is a little off—the balls don't launch or fall as fast as in real life—but the kinetics of how they bounce off of each other and through the nails are spot-on.
I like how the settings allow you to determine how many balls you start with and how many you win per jackpot. Some of the graphics are a little hard to see, like the middle jackpot section, so it would have been nice to have that simpler or maybe a floating magnifying glass to see the detail.
The flipper controls use the iPhone touch control perfectly and make the game play very much like an actual vintage pachinko machine. Kudos!
Great Fun
Tue Nov 28 2017 Bennyb12345This is a great app. I love all of the settings available and the authenticity of the pachinko experience it brings. I have two suggestions to bring this to the next level. First, update the high scores table to count according to balls started. It’s not fair that someone with 50 balls to start gets the same treatment as someone starting with 10 just because they get the same amount of balls rewarded.
Second, make a lefty mode — my right thumb gets sore after all that flicking!
All in all a terrific app. Thanks!
Authentic look and feel
Sat Jan 31 2015 lensartOne of my boyhood friends had a pachinko machine at his house. Playing this game reminds me of that. I think it would be difficult to get a more authentic look and feel in a phone. The app could be improved in minor ways; the sound has audible hum and the ball physics suffers a bit from the small screen. However, in my opinion it is well worth the money I paid for it. I too would like to see in app purchases for diverse machines.
Now that I've played the game for a while, there are a few bugs for which players should be warned. The settings screen doesn't allow one to abort the game. If the abort button is pushed, the settings screen becomes unusable. When that happens the player is locked into whatever game they are playing. There is at least a 1 in 25 chance of sinking a ball, so the 25 ball per goal game is almost impossible to lose. With no abort, the player will be stuck in that game. Also the top scores do not work.
So keep the game on the 3 or 5 ball per goal settings and it is enjoyable.
Fantastic and realistic! A few suggestions...
Sun Feb 01 2009 Vicki KatzThis is an incredible pachinko simulation. I actually have a real machine that is almost exactly the same as this app, right down to the sounds. A few minor suggestions for the next update. On my real machine, the light in the top left of the screen lights up whenever I win balls. Also, it might be kind of neat if you could see the actual balls that you have and are winning in a hopper that is fed into the flipper. Having the number of balls easily shown is great, but I'd also like to be able to see the balls come out into the hopper as I'm winning, and the amount get smaller as I shoot them. One last thing, the difficulty is pretty high. My wife played for about 15 minutes before she won anything. With these updates, it would be a five star app. Great game, thanks for the great price as well.
The only true pachinko game on iTunes!
Sat Jan 31 2009 AlbieOneI grew up with a pachinko machine and have not found a realistic iTunes pachinko app...until now. On-Core's Pachinko is a complete app that offers the sounds, gameplay and even a lever similar to those that the real pachinko games have. Unlike the other pachinko games in the iTunes store that try to put a twist into their apps or use colorful buttons, On-Core's Pachinko stays true. If you haven't played pachinko, the gameplay is simple and similar to pinball except you shoot many more balls, scoring when balls hit specific targets, and you gain extra balls as your bonus. If you're looking for something straightforward and adheres to the spirit of the pachinko game, then you can't go wrong with On-Core's Pachinko.
Just Like Playing The Real Thing
Sat Feb 07 2009 rfingerThis game gets you hooked for hours. It is just like playing the real thing. The physics seem real, they really put a lot of effort into this one. The only thing that would make it perfect (Which the developers say they're going to do once they get a web server dedicated to having them not just on the phone, but on the internet as well) is to have a high score listing where you can have your high score, even if you don't "win the game" by hitting the number of bonus balls. So, I will look forward to that update, but in the meantime, I will keep flipping the flipper and shooting balls and watching them bounce around hoping I hit the jackpot in the center. Way to go on this app!!!!
An Excellent Pachinko Program
Thu Mar 26 2009 DCissonThis is a very faithful pachinko simulation. For those of you who complain that it is ugly or boring, guess what... That's what real pachinko was oftentimes like. The machines were often garish, and the game play was very repetitive. Even so, it's extremely addictive, and this app conveys that aspect if pachinko perfectly. If you ever enjoyed a pachinko machine in the past, this app is well worth the 99 cents to relive the good times. I'll agree with other rewiewers, and put in a vote for a few more board layouts, though in reality they all have similar mechanics. Still though, some machines modeled after true Japanese classic designs would be sweet.
Best Pachinko App in the App Store!!!
Tue Jul 12 2011 magnum3145I've downloaded several Pachinko apps, and by far, this is the best one. I own a vintage Pachinko machine, and the sound effects of this app are perfect, right down to the balls tapping on the glass as they fall through the pins, the sound of the balls hitting the pins, the sound of the lever being flicked, the launch of the balls, and the sound of the balls exiting the play area. If you're looking for an authentic Pachinko machine app, I recommend this one over all the others, and it's less expensive. Great job!
Wonderful game! Have missed mine...
Wed Aug 31 2011 SheiraKMy family used to own a real Pachinko game when we were young, which I "inherited" when everyone left home. When I had to retire and downsize I had to give it up & I have REALLY missed it. This game looks a little different but plays almost identically to the one we had - it is marvelous! Nice going!! I would only like it better if I understood better how it tracks High Scores ... am not sure that's working right or I am understanding how to set that up...
Nice Old-Style Pachinko Sim
Thu Jul 02 2009 sbj-in-azThis is a nice old-style mechanical pachinko simulator. The playfield design and graphics are simple but effective. Gameplay is an accurate simulation of the real thing. The ball physics seem realistic and accurate even with multiple balls bouncing around the field. The game audio is hit and miss. Some sounds (ball hitting pin, ball hitting wooden bucket, jackpot bell) are pitch perfect, others (Ball Launcher, drain, and alternate ball hitting pin sound) are so wrong as to be distracting. Resampling them would improve play. Altogether a good value for the pachinko fan. Recommended.
