Plunderball

Plunderball is a pinball game with a space opera story and FMV sequences. While not released in the CD-i's lifespan, it received an aftermarket release in 2002 via OlderGames.

Abstract/Bibliographic Text#

pbabstract contains a summary of the game.

Plunderball is a three-layer pinball simulation 
which combines the thrill of an action game with 
the depth of an adventure game. Beyond conventional 
pinball fixtures such as flippers, bumpers, and drop 
targets, Plunderball features lock wells that activate 
DYUV movies which provide clues and tell a story.

The story combines a futuristic space warfare theme 
with a pirate adventure story line.  You are a space 
pirate who has been secretly courting Princess Sarina 
of Cayden.  On the journey to ask her father, Clanlord 
Braith, for the Princess's hand in marriage, you discover 
that she has been kidnapped by Cayden's arch-enemy 
Scorpion. The Clanlord promises his kingdom to the one 
who rescues his beloved daughter, sending you on a perilous 
journey through uncharted space to Steeleye's heavily armed 
armada.

Content        : Action/adventure pinball game.
Main Objective : Hours of challenging enjoyment.

Furthermore, pbbibliography contains an earlier credits listing for the game:

               Plunber Ball
           
Braith                      Archie Gibson
Sarina                      Elyse Ashton
Corwin                      Dion De Rizzo
Baron Scorpion              Bruce Hall
Tark                        Bruce Hall
Chidgey                     Jon Mullich
Pavlov                      Jon Mullich

Voice of Tark and Scorpion  Glen Simon
Narrator                    Wade Sheder

Senior Software Engineer    Lee Chidgey
Software Engineer           Douglas Labus

Artists                     Bruce Hall
3-D Modeller                Bruce Hall

Director of Photography     Robert Esau
Camera Assistant            Aaron Valance
Video Digitizing            Lee Chidgey

Music                       Matt Chidgey
Sound Effects               Matt Chidgey
Sound Effects               Lee Chidgey
Audio Recording             Carrottop Studios
Asset Conversion            Tim Powers

Executive Producer          Regis Bridon
Producer                    David Mullich

Developed by                ISG Productions
                            A division of Interactive Support Group, Inc.

The differences are noted below:

• Roxanne does not appear in the bibliography file, with her actress, Elyse Ashton, being listed as taking the role of Princess Sarina rather than Tamera Sessions.
• Bruce Hall is credited as an artist rather than Keith Rust.
• The bibliography file lacks Art Direction and Make Up credits.
• The bibliography file has a entries for Video Digitizing and Asset Conversion, which the in-game credits lack.
• The bibliography file lists Lee Chidgey as also working on sound effects, which doesn't happen in the final game.

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