3D Pinball for Windows: Space Cadet is a Windows game based on the "Space Cadet" table from Full Tilt! Pinball. It was included with many versions of Windows up until Windows XP; from Windows Vista onwards it is no longer included.
Controls
The controls for the game can be changed (by going to Options and then Player Controls... or by pressing F8 ) but there is a default setting.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Z | Left flipper |
| / | Right flipper |
| X | Left table bump |
| . | Right table bump |
| ↑ | Bottom table bump |
| Space | Plunger |
Cadet Missions
Target Practice
- Event: Bottom Mission Target has been the most recently hit.
- Award: 500,000
You must hit the attack bumpers (there are four: cluster of three directly below re-entry lanes and a solitary one to the left of the re-entry lanes) eight times.
Re-entry Training
- Event: Middle Mission Target has been the most recently hit.
- Award: 500,000
You must pass the ball through the re-entry lanes (located at the top of the table) three times.
Launch Training
- Event: Top Mission Target has been the most recently hit.
- Award: 500,000
You must send the ball up the launch ramp (located midway up table; near centre left of table) three times.
Science
- Event: All three Mission Targets have been lit up - i.e. All Mission targets have been hit. Please note: hitting another mission target will select one of the above missions!
- Award: 750,000
- Completing two Science Missions achieves the rank of Ensign, otherwise, a combination of the four missions being successfully completed three times attains the rank of Ensign.
You must hit nine targets. There are three sets of targets - Booster targets (located midway up the table on the right hand side), Medal targets (located in the centre of the table just above midway) and Field Multiplier targets (located near the top of the table just above left of the cluster of attack bumpers).
- Promotion
Completing two Science Missions achieves the rank of Ensign Otherwise a combination of the four missions being successfully completed three times attains the rank of Ensign.
Ensign and Lieutenant Missions
Alien Menace
- Event: Bottom Mission Target has been the most recently hit.
- Award: 750,000
This is similar to a combination of previous missions; Re-entry Training mission (need to upgrade the attack bumpers by lighting up all three lights of the re-entry lanes) which is done first and then carrying out the Target Practice mission (Hit the attack bumpers eight times) BEFORE the attack bumpers have been downgraded to complete this mission.
Rescue
- Event: Middle Mission Target has been the most recently hit.
- Award: 750,000
You must hit all three booster targets to light up the first booster light. The second part of this mission requires the ball to hit the top of the Hyperspace Chute BEFORE the first booster light has been extinguished to complete this mission.
Bug Hunt
- Event: Top Mission Target has been the most recently hit.
- Award: 750,000
You must hit a combination of targets (Booster targets, Medal targets and Field Multiplier targets (See Science Mission for table locations) which are all drop target features. Mission Targets (located just below mid-table on the left side of the table - set of three lights), Space Warp Target (located just above mid-table on the right side of the table - single light), Hazard Target Bank (two sets of three lights located either side of the cluster of three attack bumpers) and Fuel Target (set of three lights located around the solitary attack bumper) which are spot target features. The second phase of the mission requires the ball to pass over the Space Warp Rollover which will complete the mission.
Secret
- Event: All three Mission Targets have been lit up - i.e. All Mission targets have been hit. Please note: hitting another mission target will select one of the above missions!
- Award: 1,500,000
You must enter all three wormholes in the following order: Yellow Wormhole (located just below the centre of the table on the right hand side), Red Wormhole (located at the top end of the table just below the re-entry lanes on the right hand side) and Green Wormhole (located at the top of the table to the left of the re-entry lanes).
- Promotion
Dependent on existing rank will be either: Ensign -> Lieutenant or Lieutenant -> Captain Completing two Secret Missions achieves the rank of Lieutenant/Captain Otherwise a combination of the four missions being successfully completed three times attains the rank of Lieutenant/Captain.
Captain and Lieutenant Commander Missions
Black Hole Threat
- Event: Bottom Mission Target has been the most recently hit.
- Award: 1,000,000
You need to upgrade the Launch Bumpers achieved by lighting up all three Launch Lane lights (located in the lower middle left region of the table). Access to this area is gained by putting the ball up the Launch Ramp. The next stage of the mission requires the Black Hole Knockout (located directly below and to the left of the Launch Ramp) to be hit which completes the mission. Should the Launch Bumpers be downgraded to base level then the first part of the mission is required to be completed again.
Space Radiation
- Event: Middle Mission Target has been the most recently hit.
- Award: 1,000,000
You must light up all three of the Left Hazard Target Bank. The next part of the mission requires one of the three Wormholes to be entered allowing this mission to be completed. There are no time constraints for the second part of this mission.
Stray Comet
- Event: Top Mission Target has been the most recently hit.
- Award: 1,000,000
You must light up all three of the Right Hazard Target Bank. The next part of the mission requires the ball to go to the top of the Hyperspace Chute to complete this mission. There are no time constraints for the second part of this mission.
Cosmic Plague
- Event: All three Mission Targets have been lit up - i.e. All Mission targets have been hit. Please note: hitting another mission target will select one of the above missions!
- Award: 1,750,000
You will need to hit either of the two Flags (First flag is located at the mouth of the Hyperspace Chute; Second flag is located at the top of the Fuel Chute (located near the top of the table on the right hand side). There is a flag hit counter which starts at 75 and counts down to zero. Getting the counter down to zero completes the first part of the mission. You are then required to get the ball to touch the Space Warp Rollover (located below the solitary Attack Bumper) which ensures the mission is successfully completed.
- Promotion
Dependent on existing rank will be either: Captain -> Lieutenant Commander or Lieutenant Commander -> Commander. Completing a Cosmic Plague Mission requires only one other mission (can be another Cosmic Plague) to be completed to achieve the rank of Lieutenant Commander/Commander. The order that these mission are carried out does not affect the promotion. Otherwise a combination of the other three missions being successfully completed three times attains the rank of Lieutenant Commander/Commander.