Total Nuclear Annihilation

Total Nuclear Annihilation is a pinball machine designed by Scott Danesi and released by Spooky Pinball in September of 2017. It was originally an independent project by the former before the latter picked up the design to put into wider production.

The game’s focus is on the pinball action, which centers around starting, overheating, and destroying nuclear reactors (in that order). Shooting the scoop activates them, hitting the grid drop targets heats them up, and shooting the game’s sole pop bumper will finally explosively overload it. Repeating this process will ultimately result in the titular total nuclear annihilation. This stripped-down approach results in a rather difficult but deceptively simple game that is well-suited for competitive play.