3D Pinball for Windows had a bug that pushed it to 5,000 FPS — sort of

A bug in 3D Pinball for Windows let the game run at 5,000 FPS on faster hardware, but Microsoft eventually capped the frame rate to 100 FPS.

Former MS engineer Dave Plummer admits he accidentally coded Pinball to run 'at like, 5,000 frames per second' on Windows NT

"My game engine had a bug, in that it would draw frames as fast as it could" said Plummer. At the time, the game was being coded on a MIPS R4000 processor running at a mighty 200 MHz, which resulted ...

Looking for a great free Android game? Check out this 90s pinball gem

The famous Space Cadet pinball game that came pre-installed on Windows in the 90s and 00s has been ported for free to Android ...