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Play Pin Bot (US edition · English) Online
Pin Bot
Play NES Pin Bot online. Open the robot visor, set up multiball and aim for the Solar Ramp. Learn the D-pad/A flippers, B plunger, nudges and the special controller-2 pause command.
Browser play
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Pin Bot
Quick start
Press START, choose the number of players and press START again. Hold B to pull the plunger, then release to launch; vary the hold rather than always using full power. Use any D-pad direction for the left flipper and A for the right. First learn to return the ball safely, then aim at the grid targets. A brief START or SELECT nudge can alter a dangerous path, but repeated shaking risks a tilt.
Controls
Controller 1: any D-pad direction operates the left flipper; A operates the right; hold B to pull the plunger and release to shoot. START begins the game and nudges the table left during play; SELECT nudges right. Pause uses B on controller 2, not START on controller 1. While paused, controller 2’s D-pad selects music, speech or effects, A toggles the option and B resumes.
Pin Bot — About this game
Pin Bot brings the Williams table to NES with a talking robot, a solar-system theme and challenges that a physical machine could not provide. The scrolling playfield keeps the flippers visible in a separate view, helping you judge the ball’s return from the upper targets. Completing the light grid opens the visor: lock a ball in each eye to release both for multiball and doubled scoring. Locking one of those balls again creates a chance to collect the Solar Value at the ramp and advance the table’s level. Later play adds enemies that threaten the ball or flippers, so chasing points must be balanced against protecting your next shot.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · nes
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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