"Revenge of the Rob-o-bot" Android Pinball

[Nik Barbour]

Hey all,
Just wanted any Android Pinball Fans to know about a great new pinball app that released on the 22/12.
It's called "Revenge of the Rob - o - bot"

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.nena.pinball.robobot

Now available on Android (its non Tegra reliant, works great on Htc Desire spec or better device).

It's a 50's themed space robot attacks earth DMD style table with a good challenge level, and a really polished feel, and a ridiculously cheap price in the market (< $1).

I play a lot of Zen and Pinball Arcade and think anyone who likes these, would love this.

Check it out!

[jojolino]

The physics in this game feels very real and it has portrait mode (something I really miss in arcade pinball) but only a moving camera. For me it is too bumpy with a moving camera...
So all in all it is a good game but for me personally no pinball game matches Zen Pinball at the moment....

[Cloda]

The physics in this game feels very real and it has portrait mode (something I really miss in arcade pinball) but only a moving camera. For me it is too bumpy with a moving camera...
So all in all it is a good game but for me personally no pinball game matches Zen Pinball at the moment....

I am quite enjoying it even though there are many times were the ball just goes straight down the middle. Very nicely done without going overboard.

[MarkItZeroSmoky]

The physics in this game feels very real and it has portrait mode (something I really miss in arcade pinball) but only a moving camera. For me it is too bumpy with a moving camera...
So all in all it is a good game but for me personally no pinball game matches Zen Pinball at the moment....

The new update for tpa was supposed to fix that, but it doesn't seem to have worked. However, if you hold phone in portrait view during specific table start up menu, it'll play in portrait view. Ya just can't change it during gameplay. Not sure if that's the same with tablets.

And yeah, its a cool table, as are tpa tables, but agreed....NO other pin game matches Zen Pinball..period !

[Nik Barbour]

I am quite enjoying it even though there are many times were the ball just goes straight down the middle. Very nicely done without going overboard.

To add directional nudging in addition to the existing up nudging would definitely reduce frustration, but on the other hand, i'm always complaining digital pinball is too easy (some games taking many hours) this makes a refreshing more brutal challenge!

[anders]

Hey,

Got a Google Alert from this page. I'm one of the devs of this game, so please let me know if you have any comments or suggestions, and if you find any bugs of course

[Nik Barbour]

Hey,

Got a Google Alert from this page. I'm one of the devs of this game, so please let me know if you have any comments or suggestions, and if you find any bugs of course

Hey Anders - loving this table, hoping there will be more to come.

Only request for me would be directional nudging with an option for it to be screen touch (as opposed to shake) similar to 'Pinball Arcade'.

Physics and lighting are awesome!

[anders]

Hey Anders - loving this table, hoping there will be more to come.

Only request for me would be directional nudging with an option for it to be screen touch (as opposed to shake) similar to 'Pinball Arcade'.

Physics and lighting are awesome!

More tables are planned I guess it just depends on how well Robobot does.

[BarbieBobomb]

Hey,

Got a Google Alert from this page. I'm one of the devs of this game, so please let me know if you have any comments or suggestions, and if you find any bugs of course

Hi Anders! Happy to have you here! I will definitely have to check out your game- who can resist pinball!?

[snakeman07]

I hate to be the one to bring this up, but do I have to mention that this table looks like the biggest ripoff of a Zen table yet? Where do I even begin with this table and Earth Defense. I'm sure it wasn't intentional (who knows), but come on... I suppose you could say this "theme" is popular, and that everyone should have a chance to do something with it, but even the layout and object placements are similar.

That aside, if only I had an android phone I'd totally check it out.

[anders]

I hate to be the one to bring this up, but do I have to mention that this table looks like the biggest ripoff of a Zen table yet? Where do I even begin with this table and Earth Defense. I'm sure it wasn't intentional (who knows), but come on... I suppose you could say this "theme" is popular, and that everyone should have a chance to do something with it, but even the layout and object placements are similar.

That aside, if only I had an android phone I'd totally check it out.

Do you really think the table layout is a copy of Earth Defense? Sorry, can't see it, they look totally different to me. I can assure you we haven't even seen that table until now, but you are all free to form you own opinion of course. We found inspiration from Transformers (which we played with a lot as kids) and one of the greatest pinball tables ever, Funhouse (Rudy).

[Cloda]

Do you really think the table layout is a copy of Earth Defense? Sorry, can't see it, they look totally different to me. I can assure you we haven't even seen that table until now, but you are all free to form you own opinion of course. We found inspiration from Transformers (which we played with a lot as kids) and one of the greatest pinball tables ever, Funhouse (Rudy).

All tables take inspiration from other tables so that is not an issue at all for me. I really do enjoy your table but man its hard! It is perfect though for me on Android because I can feel I had a good game and be satisfied with a 10min game. I have made the leaderboard which I am happy about and have completed 3 missions in one game so still have lots to aim for before I am satisfied that I have mastered the table.

[anders]

All tables take inspiration from other tables so that is not an issue at all for me. I really do enjoy your table but man its hard! It is perfect though for me on Android because I can feel I had a good game and be satisfied with a 10min game. I have made the leaderboard which I am happy about and have completed 3 missions in one game so still have lots to aim for before I am satisfied that I have mastered the table.

Oh yeah, definitely! It's hard to make something truly unique and you can always find references to other things if you look closely whatever you look at, may it be cars, phones, games etc.

We think the difficulty is up to par to real life tables and are quite happy with it. Pinball is hard. I encourage everyone to play on a real table for comparison. You are not very likely to play 60+ mins on a real table (but there are many who like that kind of stuff -- we just don't). Plus, the shorter realistic playtime fits better for mobile devices where you usually play for shorter sessions on the bus, when using the toilet etc.

[Cloda]

Oh yeah, definitely! It's hard to make something truly unique and you can always find references to other things if you look closely whatever you look at, may it be cars, phones, games etc.

We think the difficulty is up to par to real life tables and are quite happy with it. Pinball is hard. I encourage everyone to play on a real table for comparison. You are not very likely to play 60+ mins on a real table (but there are many who like that kind of stuff -- we just don't). Plus, the shorter realistic playtime fits better for mobile devices where you usually play for shorter sessions on the bus, when using the toilet etc.

All true (especially the toilet part ). Until Zen Studios implement a save feature for the Android version I am not very likely to play any table in earnest. I played one game on Tesla and after about 30 min I had to go so had to cancel the game.

The one thing about Revenge of the Rob-o-bot is that is annoying me a bit is the fact that the sound is very unstable. Often times I don't hear sounds that I expect to hear or other way around some sounds just get stuck and repeat. Would be great if this could be fixed.

[anders]

All true (especially the toilet part ). Until Zen Studios implement a save feature for the Android version I am not very likely to play any table in earnest. I played one game on Tesla and after about 30 min I had to go so had to cancel the game.

The one thing about Revenge of the Rob-o-bot is that is annoying me a bit is the fact that the sound is very unstable. Often times I don't hear sounds that I expect to hear or other way around some sounds just get stuck and repeat. Would be great if this could be fixed.

We are aware on the sound issues on Android and are working on them. The sound API on Android is so frustrating to work with, and there are a zillion different Android devices and OS versions out there so it takes a little time. We hope to get a fix out soon though.