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Balls of Steel

aka: BOS, Balls of Steel: Pinball on Steroids!
Moby ID: 875

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Macintosh

May 8, 2015 Release
Published by: 3D Realms Entertainment, Inc.
Developed by: Wildfire Studios Pty. Ltd.
Additional Development by: Pinball Wizards
Distributed by: Valve Corporation
Countries: flag Worldwide
Comments: Steam release
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Windows

1997 Release
Published by: GT Interactive Software Corp.
Developed by: Wildfire Studios Pty. Ltd.
Additional Development by: Pinball Wizards
Distributed by: hemming GmbH
Countries: flag Germany
Comments: Hemming All Stars release
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Dec 1997 Release
Published by: GT Interactive Software Corp.
Developed by: Wildfire Studios Pty. Ltd.
Additional Development by: Pinball Wizards
Distributed by: Tec Toy Indústria de Brinquedos S.A.
Countries: flag Brazil
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Dec 12, 1997 Release
Published by: GT Interactive Software Corp.
Developed by: Wildfire Studios Pty. Ltd.
Additional Development by: Pinball Wizards
Distributed by: GT Interactive Software Corp.
Countries: flag United States
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Jan 31, 2013 Release
Published by: 3D Realms Entertainment, Inc.
Developed by: Wildfire Studios Pty. Ltd.
Additional Development by: Pinball Wizards
Distributed by: GOG Limited
Countries: flag Worldwide
Comments: GOG.com release
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May 5, 2015 Release
Published by: 3D Realms Entertainment, Inc.
Developed by: Wildfire Studios Pty. Ltd.
Additional Development by: Pinball Wizards
Distributed by: Valve Corporation
Countries: flag Worldwide
Comments: Steam release
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Windows Patches

1998-02-10

v1.1 Patch
New/fixed Features:

  • Key selection in menu for flipper, plunger, and nudge
  • Fix to permit extra ball awarding in Arcade mode
  • Fix for Duke extra ball dotpanel display sequencing
  • Fix to prevent Enter skipping high score entry until high score title shown
  • Increased maximum capping and adjustment for Powerball enabling
  • Fix for 2-ball jackpot totalling in Firestorm
  • Video driver update for problems with Matrox Mystique and Riva cards
  • Fix for problems with cards based on Rendition chips
  • Fix for problems using Video Setup button after installation
  • Removed screen capture key
  • Fix to allow single-screen view only on video cards less than 1 MB
  • Automatic resetting of display profile if video options changed in menu
  • Extra utility (Reprof) included to allow video reprofiling on demand
1999-04-14

v1.2 Patch
New/fixed Features:

  • Added DirectDraw support option for the display
  • Fix to Firestorm 3-ball totalling for undefused bombs
  • Fix to Firestorm Powerplant and Freeway ramp scoring awards
  • Super combo scoring cap introduced
  • Kickback cheat code on Mutation now properly opens kickback gate
  • Powerball mode now correctly resets gas cylinders on Duke Nukem
  • Free 4-billion points in Duke Nukem video mode corrected
  • High score sorting problem corrected
  • Crashing after final ball of Darkside 3-ball corrected
  • Firestorm outlanes no longer turn off novice ballsaver
  • Suppressed false display of combos values in Mutation
  • Fixed Barbarian element missions to ensure correct display on completion
  • Corrected bug in Duke Nukem multiball modes in conjunction with elevator
  • Removed references to Worldscores, as they no longer track Balls of Steel scores
  • A few other minor fixes
2001-04-09

v1.3 Patch
New/fixed Features:

  • Now runs under Windows 2000
  • Removed VESA support
  • Menu now displays full screen
  • Microsoft SideWinder game pad detection fixed to detect Pro (USB) version

Releases contributed by Xantheous, Rainer S, LepricahnsGold, lights out party, chirinea.