Galactic Pinball

and premise Galactic Pinball is set in the Milky Way galaxy , and tells the story of the discovery of a new, strange world. At the title screen, players can choose from four pinball tables: Cosmic, Colony, UFO , and Alien. Players can choose to look at the top scores. The Cosmic table features a cameo from Metroid where players control protagonist Samus Aran 's ship.

Players are given five pucks, which players must keep going by using the flippers to hit it upward. The goal is to accumulate points and avoid allowing the puck to drop to the bottom of the table. The game begins with players shooting a puck into the table by holding the A button to launch it with a plunger . The longer the button is held, the harder the puck is launched.

Players can also push a button to shake the in-game table, though if it is used too often, the flippers will be disabled and the puck will fall. There are various bonuses that players can experience during play. Some tables allow players to activate a "Bonus Roulette wheel", and some will allow them to get bonus points by collecting letters that spell the table's name. Bonus points will be awarded when a puck drops out of play, which varies depending on how long a puck was in play.

Each table features a bonus puck to find. Players can collect stars, and upon collecting enough of them, they will be able to choose to go to a Bonus Stage or collect bonus points instead.