Balls of Steel Cheats and Gameplay Hints (PC)

Balls of Steel is a pinball computer game developed by Wildfire Studios and published by Pinball Wizards (a division of Apogee Software, better known as 3D Realms), released on December 12, 1997. It is the only title to be released under the Pinball Wizards label. There were reportedly a few complaints over the game's box art, which showed a female hand holding a large pair of pinballs in a manner suggesting testicles, above the phrase, "Come play with our balls."

The game includes, most notably, a Duke Nukem pinball table, including graphics from the game and original voice-overs by Nukem actor Jon St. John. Also lauded are the game's realistic physics and highly interactive and imaginative tables.

The name Balls of Steel first appears in the 3D Realms game Duke Nukem 3D, in the first level, "Hollywood Holocaust," when Duke encounters a pinball table named as such. It was later made into the full pinball game. When the game was released, it was possible to upload high scores to the WorldScores server, for a global ranking. This feature has since been discontinued.
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CHEATS

Press [Print Screen], then type one of the following codes during game play on the indicated table to activate the corresponding cheat function.

The information below must be read in this exact order: Effect - Table - Code

Toggle ball blocker - (Any) - grand canyon

Set to final ball - (Any) - last legs

Time increased - (Any) - morlock

Time reduced - (Any) eloi

Points added - (Any) pitchfork

Video modes ready - (Any) - couch potato

Powerball enabled - (Any) - warp core

Decision ready - Darkside - whodunnit

Kickbacks recharged - Darkside - bucket

2-ball ready - Darkside - evil twin

Extra ball lit - Darkside - freakshow

Super cannon ready - Darkside - nerf gun

Super pops lit - Darkside - popcorn

Crawler attack lit - Darkside - roach motel

Target practice ready - Darkside - t-minus 1

Bug hunt ready - Darkside - t-minus 2

Guard duty ready - Darkside - t-minus 3

Xenophobia ready - Darkside - t-minus 4

Meteor storm ready - Darkside - t-minus 5

Rescue ready - Darkside - t-minus 6

Showdown ready - Darkside - t-minus 7

Final assault ready - Darkside - t-minus 8

3-ball ready - Darkside - triplets

Mystery ready - Duke Nukem - whodunnit

Kickbacks recharged - Duke Nukem - bucket

Extra ball lit - Duke Nukem - freakshow

All keys - Duke Nukem - gatekeeper

Pickups - Duke Nukem - meat market

Come get some mode - Duke Nukem - t-minus 1

Let god sort'em out mode - Duke Nukem - t-minus 2

Nukem' til they glow mode - Duke Nukem - t-minus 3

Blast'em into space mode - Duke Nukem - t-minus 4

Hail to the King, Baby mode - Duke Nukem - t-minus 5

More guts, more glory mode - Duke Nukem - t-minus 6

Final Duke mode - Duke Nukem - t-minus 7

3-ball ready - Duke Nukem - triplets

Mystery lit - Firestorm - whodunnit

Kickbacks relit - Firestorm - bucket

2-ball ready - Firestorm - evil twin

Extra ball lit - Firestorm - freakshow

Car chase ready - Firestorm - road rage

Countdown - Firestorm - t-minus 1

Freeway chaos - Firestorm - t-minus 2

Bomb Scare - Firestorm - t-minus 3

Waterfront mode - Firestorm - t-minus 4

Airport mode - Firestorm - t-minus 5

Subway Alert - Firestorm - t-minus 6

Arson Attack - Firestorm - t-minus 7

Firestorm - Firestorm - t-minus 8

3-ball ready - Firestorm - triplets

Gift of the Gods - Barbarian - whodunnit

Death Savers lit - Barbarian - bucket

Extra ball lit - Barbarian - freakshow

Earth mode - Barbarian - dry

Air mode - Barbarian - cool

Fire mode - Barbarian - hot

Water mode - Barbarian - wet

Portal mode - Barbarian - yorick

Citadel ready - Barbarian - new york

Diamond mode - Barbarian - t-minus 1

Sapphire mode - Barbarian - t-minus 2

Ruby mode - Barbarian - t-minus 3

Opal mode - Barbarian - t-minus 4

Emerald mode - Barbarian - t-minus 5

Blade mode - Barbarian - t-minus 6

3-ball ready - Barbarian - triplets

Mystery award lit - Mutation - whodunnit

Kickbacks relit - Mutation - bucket

2-ball ready - Mutation - evil twin

Extra ball lit - Mutation - freakshow

Super pops lit - Mutation - popcorn

Toxic Spores lit - Mutation - toadstool

Red Alert lit - Mutation - t-minus 1

Atom smashing lit - Mutation - t-minus 2

Feed the Beasts lit - Mutation - t-minus 3

High Voltage lit - Mutation - t-minus 4

Radiation leak lit - Mutation - t-minus 5

Mutation lit - Mutation - t-minus 6

Outbreak lit - Mutation - t-minus 7

3-ball ready - Mutation - triplets

GAMEPLAY HINTS

Warcraft reference:
Repeatedly press [Print Screen] to enable the cheat screen. The Genie will make some Warcraft references. Note: Doing this too many times will disable the cheat screen.


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