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Why Microsoft Really Dropped Pinball [66778]

 
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 22, 2026 4:33 pm    Post subject: Why Microsoft Really Dropped Pinball [66778] Reply with quote
Microsoft removed 3D Pinball from Windows Vista for a technical reason, not licensing issues.

During the 64-bit port of Windows XP, the game developed a serious bug where the ball passed straight through objects like a ghost.

The original code had been written years earlier by an outside company and was poorly do...

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