<s>
is	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Milky	O
Way	O
galaxy	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
players	O
maneuvering	O
a	O
puck	O
around	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
pinball	B-Application
tables	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
standard	O
red-and-black	O
color	O
scheme	O
resulted	O
in	O
criticism	O
of	O
this	O
and	O
other	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
for	O
causing	O
nausea	O
,	O
headaches	O
,	O
and	O
eye	O
strain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
parallax	B-Device
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
display	O
three-dimensional	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galactic	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Milky	O
Way	O
galaxy	O
,	O
and	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
discovery	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
strange	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
choose	O
from	O
four	O
pinball	B-Application
tables	O
:	O
Cosmic	O
,	O
Colony	O
,	O
UFO	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Alien	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cosmic	O
table	O
features	O
a	O
cameo	O
from	O
Metroid	B-Device
where	O
players	O
control	O
protagonist	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
's	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Galactic	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
was	O
managed	O
by	O
Gunpei	O
Yokoi	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
shown	O
during	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
debut	O
alongside	O
Teleroboxer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
at	O
varying	O
points	O
as	O
Space	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
,	O
Virtual	O
Pinball	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Pinball	B-Application
VB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
launch	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
1995	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
on	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
1995	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
,	O
Galactic	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
red-and-black	O
color	O
scheme	O
and	O
parallax	B-Device
visuals	O
to	O
simulate	O
three-dimensional	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galactic	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
GamePro	O
speculated	O
that	O
it	O
might	O
be	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
pinball	B-Application
games	O
around.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Writer	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
quality	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
better	O
pack-in	O
title	O
than	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
editor	O
for	O
IGN	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
for	O
its	O
pinball	B-Application
gameplay	O
and	O
visual	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamers	O
Nick	O
Thorpe	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
less	O
popular	O
than	O
other	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
,	O
but	O
deserved	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlets	O
including	O
Videogames	O
and	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
authenticity	O
as	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venture	O
Beat	O
writer	O
Jeff	O
Grubb	O
was	O
more	O
negative	O
on	O
Galactic	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
bad	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
low	O
effort	O
as	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galactic	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
two	O
GameFan	O
editors	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
were	O
not	O
enthused	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
reviewer	O
found	O
it	O
forgettable	O
for	O
people	O
not	O
interested	O
in	O
pinball	B-Application
games	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
suggested	O
avoiding	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
disliked	O
Galactic	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
the	O
slow	O
pace	O
and	O
unrealistic	O
physics	O
hurt	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlets	O
such	O
as	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
praised	O
the	O
3D	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
voting	O
it	O
the	O
fourth	O
best	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
of	O
1995	O
due	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
the	O
limited	O
use	O
of	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
however	O
criticized	O
the	O
limited	O
3D	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
battery	O
save	O
for	O
high	O
scores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazines	O
Benj	O
Edwards	O
included	O
it	O
among	O
his	O
list	O
of	O
seven	O
"	O
forgotten	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Virtual	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
classics.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
cites	O
Yokoi	O
's	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
black	O
space	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
convey	O
"	O
infinite	O
space	O
behind	O
the	O
playfield	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
speculates	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
origin	O
of	O
Galactic	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
action	O
and	O
physics	O
were	O
better	O
in	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
demo	O
than	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
Galactic	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
due	O
to	O
poor	O
lasting	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Stevens	O
for	O
Engadget	B-Application
criticized	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
sound	O
for	O
the	O
puck	O
.	O
</s>
