Pro Pinball: The Web
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Pinball
Pinball is a type of arcade game, usually coin-operated, where a player attempts to score points by manipulating one or more metal balls on a playfield inside a glass-covered case called a pinball machine. The primary objective of the game is to score as many points as possible...
computer games
Computer Games
"Computer Games" is a single by New Zealand group, Mi-Sex released in 1979 in Australia and New Zealand and in 1981 throughout Europe. It was the single that launched the band, and was hugely popular, particularly in Australia and New Zealand...
developed by Cunning Development and produced by Empire Interactive
Empire Interactive
Empire Interactive was a UK based video game developer and publisher founded in 1987. It was closed under administration on 4 May 2009.-About Empire Interactive:...
, released between 1996 and 2000. The four games of the series are The Web, Timeshock!
Pro Pinball: Timeshock!
Timeshock! is a 1997 pinball computer game developed by Cunning Development and published by Empire Interactive. It is the second game in the Pro Pinball series, and is themed around the concept of time travel.- Theme and objectives :...
, Big Race USA
Pro Pinball: Big Race USA
Pro Big Race USA is a 1998 pinball computer game developed by Cunning Development and published by Empire Interactive. It is the third game in the Pro Pinball series, and is themed around travelling around the USA in a car...
, and Fantastic Journey. Each game features one table, with the theme suggested by the title.
The Web is notable for using graphics pre-rendered
Pre-rendered
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from an intricate 3D model. Consequently, the game had superior graphical capabilities to other popular pinball games of the time, while playing at full speed on PCs
Personal computer
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running MS-DOS
MS-DOS
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or Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
. The Web supports screen resolutions up to 1024x768 with 32,768 colours, and features Red Book CD Audio tracks.