In the fifth issue of The Ball is Wild 
pinball culture newsletter, published on September 30th, the editorial is about the arcade classic Ice Cold Beer. In this game, you indirectly control a small silverball that is balancing on a metal bar with two joysticks. This game is quite unique and can be seen as a hybrid design between pinball and early arcade videogames.
Other stories in this edition are about newly revealed physical pinball machines (Avatar and X-Men), the numerous ball rolling features and levels in the whimsical new platformer videogame Astro Bot, and a pinball art project where you draw your own designs.
IN THIS FIFTH EDITION:
- Editorial: Ice Cold Beer – Balls be balanced!
- News from the physical pinball world: Avatar and X-Men
- Videoballs: Rolling around in Astro Bot
- Flippin’ Arts: Flippaper
- Videoballs: Bouncing about in UFO 50
- From the archives: Blowing the dust out of the cartridge