---
title: Paddle Pinball II / Pinpaddle II / Racket Pinball II
tags:
- ball and paddle
- pinball
years:
- '1977'
params:
  specs:
  - label: year of release
    value: '1977'
  - label: companies
    value: Atari
  - label: type
    value: game
  - label: media
    value: built-in system
  - label: systems
    value: Atari Video-Pinball (C380)
  - label: number of players
    value: 1 player
  screenshots:
  - title: ''
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  machines:
  - /museum/epoch-tv-block
  company: /companies/epoch
  oc_id: 361
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221018204946/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/software_detail.asp?id=361
    date: '2022-10-18'
---

This game is a kind of mix between a pinball game and a breakout/pong game. It is in fact the same game as [Flipper Pinball I](/software/flipper-pinball-ii-pinball-ii/), the difference being in the way you control the ball.

In Flipper Pinball you have two side flippers and the ball movement is affected by the gravity, whereas in Paddle Pinball you have a paddle to intercept the ball and there is no gravity.

Playfield and scoring are the same.

**Otions:**\
Option 1 - the paddle is regular size. You have 7 balls.\
Option 1 - the paddle is regular size. You have 5 balls.\
Option 1 - the paddle is one half size. You have 5 balls.\
Option 1 - the paddle is one half size. You have 3 balls.