instance_of pro pinball: big race usa
Pro Big Race USA is a 1998 ___MASK39___ ___MASK91___ game developed by Cunning Developments and published by ___MASK20___ Interactive . It is the third game in the Pro Pinball series , and is themed around travelling around the USA in a car . It is notable for having a lot more `` simulation '' features than its predecessor Timeshock ! , such as ability to configure table angle , flipper strength and how `` worn '' the table should appear to be . It also features a skill level setting , perhaps in response to Timeshock ! ' s difficulty . It also has improved graphical features including a subtle texture on the ball ( so you can see how the ball is spinning ) and motion blur . ___MASK39___ is a type of arcade game , in which points are scored by a player manipulating one or more ___MASK34___ balls on a ___MASK95___ field inside a glass - covered cabinet called a pinball machine ( or pinball table ). The primary objective of the game is to score as many points as possible . Many modern pinball machines include a story line where the player must complete certain objectives in a certain fashion to complete the story , usually earning high scores for different methods of completing the game . Points are earned when the ball strikes different targets on the ___MASK95___ field . A drain is situated at the bottom of the ___MASK95___ field , partially protected by player - controlled plastic bats called flippers . A game ends after all the balls fall into the drain a certain number of times . Secondary objectives are to maximize the time spent playing ( by earning " extra balls " and keeping the ball in ___MASK95___ as long as possible ) and to earn bonus games ( known as " replays "). ___MASK20___ Interactive was a British ___MASK71___ developer and publisher founded in 1987 . It went out of business in 2009 . An arcade ___MASK70___ or ___MASK29___ - op is a ___MASK29___ - operated ___MASK83___ machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants , bars and amusement arcades . Most arcade games are video games , pinball machines , electro - mechanical games , redemption games or merchandisers . While exact dates are debated , the golden ___MASK82___ of arcade video games is usually defined as a period beginning sometime in the late 1970s and ending sometime in the mid - 1980s . Excluding a brief resurgence in the early 1990s , the arcade industry subsequently declined in the Western hemisphere as competing home - based ___MASK71___ consoles such as Playstation and Xbox increased in their graphics and ___MASK70___ - play capability and decreased in cost . A ___MASK71___ developer is a software developer that specializes in ___MASK71___ development  the process and related disciplines of creating video games . A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large business with employee responsibilities split between individual disciplines , such as programming , design , art , testing , etc . Most game development companies have ___MASK71___ publisher financial and usually marketing support . Self - funded developers are known as independent or indie developers and usually make indie games . Pro ___MASK39___ is a series of four ___MASK39___ ___MASK91___ games developed by Cunning Developments and produced by ___MASK20___ Interactive , released between 1995 and 1999 . The four games of the series are : , , , and . Each game features one table , with the theme suggested by the title .