Alien Crush (1988)

Developer: Compile
Publisher: Naxat Soft, NEC Home Electronics, Hudson Soft, Konami
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable
Genres: Pinball, Arcade
Rating: 3.2 of 5, 12 player ratings
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A surreal, frenetic pinball romp where blasting aliens with flippers feels gleefully out-of-this-world.

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About

Fight against the aliens with your pinball skills! Imagine a living pinball machine...with aliens and outlandish worlds to throw at you. And turbo-charged, speed-of-light pinball action. You control the flippers and ball speed to defeat the Slime, the Tentacloid and Scorpion. Go for the eyes! This is full-tilt, out-of-this-world action! Surrealistic graphics plus true-to-life, earsplitting arcade pinball sound. Achieve the maximum possible score of 10 less than 1 billion and the game ends with the destruction of the table and a congratulatory message. The game is the first installment in the Crush Pinball series. It was followed by three sequels, Devil's Crush, Jaki Crush, and Alien Crush Returns.

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