Mario Pinball Land

by Nintendo

Product Features

• Roll a squished Mario around in prerendered pinball tables
• Smash him into Goombas, Koopas and other classic baddies
• Collect enough power stars to save the Mushroom Kingdom!

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002HDSZ0
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 5 x 1.2 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 15, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,893 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Mario Pinball Land is a great new pinball advanture starring Mario!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars They must not have tried very hard..., November 6, 2004

By 

sharkston - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mario Pinball Land (Video Game)

Before I got this game, I thought that it was going to be like Pokemon Pinball with Mario-styled boards. When I bought it and started playing, I liked it. Then, it got annoying, and I started hating it. It didn't take long.

Gameplay: 1/10

It's hard to even get the ball where I want it to go, so imagine how hard it is to complete the timed missions, like hitting all four dancing Shy Guys before they go into a vase! This thing would have me so angry at it, except...

Music/Sound: 9/10

...the music is cool! Well, okay, it can get a little annoying, especially that accordion music, but if you ask me, this game would've been much better with a sound test.

Story: 1/10

Come on! They've managed to come up with okay storylines for all of the other Mario games, and now, this? Basically, the storyline is: There's a cannon thing at the funfair that squeezes people into a ball and launches them. When Princess Peach gets into the cannon, some Goombas bump it towards Bowser's castle, so Mario goes to save her. Well, it gets a point for semi-originality.

Graphics: 4/10

The graphics just seem too "Sonic 3D Blast"-y for me. Well, except for the ball and the castle. I think the ground is checkered, but it's been so long since I could bring myself to play this tedious and boring game for me to remember. At least the penguins look cute.

Overall: 3.75/10

I hope Nintendo learns how to make a better pinball game. If you want pinball, get Sonic Pinball Party unless you really, really like Mario games.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars fun is short-lived, January 13, 2005

By 

KT (NC) - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mario Pinball Land (Video Game)

Mario shows up once again, this time in his own pinball game. I'm sure this one will sell a ton of copies. Truth be told, Mario Pinball Land is like some cheap bubble gum that loses flavor after a couple of minutes.

Sure, the graphics are detailed and colorful, and all the gang of characters is here. The pinball action is simple yet works pretty well. So what is the problem? Very repetitive. The screens vary with different locales (pyramids, caves, deserts, etc) but the action never changes. I found myself getting bored with it early on. This one is for the kids.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing, November 22, 2004

By 

Horace Doyal - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mario Pinball Land (Video Game)

Seeing previews for this game, I thought it would be great. How can you go wrong with the fun action of pinball combined with the world and characters of Mario World?

I' tell you how you can go wrong. By creating a game that has terrible level design and a setup that makes it so easy to die that it is maddening. The physics of pinball do not apply. You can hit the ball (Mario) with the flipper the exact same way in the exact same spot 10 times and you can never predict where the ball is going to go. There is no skill involved in the game. One time playing it you can clear a level in a couple of minutes. The next time, you'll constantly have the ball go through your flippers quickly and GAME OVER. Also it is just very boring; the levels are small and repetitive. It's like its for toddlers, but there's no way they have the patience for it.

My biggest problem with this game was the fact that the SAVE option seldom worked. Many times after saving the game and turning it off, when I tried to play again it would not let me load a game. I would have to start over from scratch. This makes you very angry when you're already playing a game you do not like.

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. Nintendo should be ashamed.