Can’t save scores
Sun May 05 2024 biels96Can’t save high score even though it gives you the option. You can’t change the player name or hit ok to save. You can only hit the x to close the score window. Sometimes the bumper doesn’t react to you touching the screen. Overall just like the original game though.
Nostalgic, simple improvements needed to be a 5 star
Thu May 30 2024 sc00frendEchoing what some have posted:
Ability to turn music on/off, sound effects on/off individually would be awesome! 👏🏼 High score table: I don’t see how to even edit the default name, “Player 1”. If high scores could be saved to my iCloud, maybe even shared with or forward-able to others, that would be great too. 😁 High scores right now only last as long as the app is open, kind of like a retro Super Nintendo or Arcade game.
Also, the physics are super close; but when the ball comes out of the hyperspace launcher, in Windows XP, it would bounce perfectly into the engine launch ramp without any user input, like 90% of the time. On this one, the ball typically hits the edge of the ramp walls instead. Maybe it’s a minor physics difference 🤷🏼♂️
Absolute nostalgia
Sat Feb 24 2024 Violet14152769my literal only complaint is how small the screen is, however, it’s totally worth it for that little bit of nostalgia. The size is the only reason for the four star. Took me a hot minute to figure out how to make the little bumpers move in order to actually prevent the pinball from sliding down the center.
How to play
When you open it, on the right side of the screen, there’s an F2 an F3 and a bracket that basically supposed to be the space bar. For volume, as soon as the game opens tap F2 and it’ll start a new game and that normally turns on the volume. At least it has every time for me. F3 pauses the game. If you hold the 3rd button down that’s how you launch the pinball. tap each lower side of the screen in order for the bumpers to work to hit the pinball.
Better than expected
Sun Feb 04 2024 stevenhuizengaWas thinking about this game and was trying to find a way to play it through a browser on my phone and seen it was on the App Store. It works pretty well for a phone port but my only complaint is the tilt buttons are easily hit unintentionally do to how you use the slappers. Overall tho it’s a great throwback and a fun game, if you played this on your grandmas computer while she babysat you when you were little like I did, you will have a fun time playing it. This definitely brings me back! Love it!
Yes, it’s the actual game
Fri Sep 06 2024 NiknakatackFully playable and everything plus it sounds great, however it’s kinda buggy. The score interface can overlap score/mission text if the game is exited and reentered. Also, the sound can stop playing when exiting and reopening the app too. I think with some bug fixes this could be the best pinball game on ios. Pretty sure the game also runs slower than the windows original
Sad to say…. a terrible PC port to iPhone
Thu Sep 26 2024 KristianKoolSpace Cadet has always been my fav digital pinball since it came out on Windows years ago.
But this is a TERRIBLE port to the iOS landscape.
Here is why:
1) The screen is always landscape (longways). It would make more sense to allow player to choose orientation of screen, as larger phones can fit table much better.
2) Cannot name OR save scores. In fact, I had to close the app completely to be able to get out of the score page.
3) No settings of any kind are allowed.
4) The flippers are not very responsive.
I should gave listed to the countless bad reviews before wasting my $4 bucks on this.
Avoid this App, unless you really, REALLY wanna play Space Cadet again and do not know how to use an emulator.
The Nostalgia
Sun Mar 16 2025 KareMelitaLoved playing this in my Windows Millenium desktop computer. It’s so nostalgic. I wish the screen was tilted vertically instead of horizontally. It would allow for the pinball machine to be bigger. It’s too small. I also wish there were easier controls for the volume and a way to edit the high score name.
Turn the freaking music off
Sun Dec 01 2024 nicknames_are_hard_to_chooseBeing able to not listen to that obnoxious music but still hear the sound effects would be great. Wherever this music is at so many picked is awful to listen to, but then nostalgia comes from listening to the sound effects of the board.
Needs to fix the save score
Sat May 17 2025 Danny.g02The game is almost perfect reminds me of how it was on windows. The only problem is to save your score, the buttons absolutely do not work so hopefully there can be an update for it to be fixed. That’s my only complaint.
No sound
Tue Dec 17 2024 ChannotstanThe game is great. Brings a lot of nostalgia back when I play it. The only thing is has no sound at all. Can’t hear any sound effects.