3D Pinball for Windows - Space Cadet


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3D Pinball for Windows - Space Cadet is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view pinball game in the Microsoft Windows and Full Tilt! Pinball series. It is based on the Space Cadet table from Full Tilt! Pinball.

Originally sold as part of Microsoft Plus! Companion for Windows 95, it was later bundled with some versions of Windows.

A collision bug and some physics problems are present on all Windows versions after Windows Vista.^{[dubious – discuss]}

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Bundled with Windows NT 4.0, ME, 2000, XP.

Reverse-engineered version of 3D Pinball adapted to run on modern versions of Windows, Linux, Mac OS and other platforms.

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Plus!\Pinball\

High scores are saved in the configuration file(s) location under SpaceCadet.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		The only available resolution is 640x480.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Toggle with `F4` or go to Options, Full Screen.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Frame generation		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		The Windows XP version is capped at 120 FPS (earlier versions are uncapped).^[1]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Set in Options, Player Controls (`F8`).
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Use the decompilation source port.
Full controller support		Use the decompilation source port.
Controller remapping		Use the decompilation source port.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Digital movement support
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Use the decompilation source port.

Languages are available in their respective versions of Windows ME, 2000 and XP.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Changes the font below score into vgasys.fon.
Polish				Changes the font below score into vgasys.fon.
Russian				Only the help manual is translated.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows				64-bit has some minor graphical bugs.^[2] ARM support requires the decompilation source port.^[3] Can also be ran on Windows 3.1 with Win32s.
macOS (OS X)				Requires the decompilation source port.
Linux				Requires the decompilation source port.

Developers

	Cinematronics LLC
Publishers
	Microsoft
Release dates
Windows	August 24, 1995
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Top-down view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Pinball
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi, Space
Series	Microsoft Windows, Full Tilt! Pinball