After the success of Pinball Dreams, Pinball Fantasies and Pinball Illusions, publisher 21st Century Entertainment decided to let Spidersoft instead of Digital Illusions develop a fourth game - Pinball Mania. The four tables featured are: Kick Off, Jail Break, Tarantula and Jackpot Where the previous games excelled in ball simulation, a lot of people felt that Pinball Mania had very lacking ball physics, making controlled shots difficult to accomplish.

After the success of Pinball Dreams, Pinball Fantasies and Pinball Illusions, publisher 21st Century Entertainment decided to let Spidersoft instead of Digital Illusions develop a fourth game - Pinball Mania. The four tables featured are: Kick Off, Jail Break, Tarantula and Jackpot Where the previous games excelled in ball simulation, a lot of people felt that Pinball Mania had very lacking ball physics, making controlled shots difficult to accomplish.