Comment by davidst
10 days ago
Never say never but I think it's unlikely. Our motivation was to restore pinball to Windows (with modern updates) so every Windows user could enjoy it. Any other form of distribution wouldn't have the same coverage or impact. It would have been great to not only please the fans of the old game but to introduce a new generation to pinball just as Space Cadet once did.
I appreciate the time you've spent discussing the situation, thank you for that.
While today's gaming landscape is a bit different with hundreds of millions of pc's are running windows, it'd be a quick boon at getting a product out there and promoting the pinball scene (a bit cheeky for other gaming devs but I digress..).. Since it's been a few years, why not reach out to the Microsoft team once more and see what they have to say?
Alternatively, in a potentially smaller yet equally good view, Space Commander Pinball sounds like a great sequel which may not have the legal hurdles currently faced with Cadet. A potential follow-up could be Space Admiral Pinball, allowing the audience to follow through with a full career within the Pinball Space Force.
Whichever route you take, I wish you the best of luck and success! If you ever need to bounce ideas off of, it would be nice to keep in touch.
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