Let’s face it. Games in Windows 7 are pretty lame. But I remember playing 3D Pinball Space Cadet on Windows 2000 at work years ago – wasting plenty of time. If you miss this classic game, here’s how to get it for Windows 7.
First download the 3D Space Cadet executable file. You don’t need to extract it, just double click the WinRAR file and click Run.
Then install it to the default location so it shows up in Games like it did in legacy versions of Windows.
That’s it. You’ll find it in Games of the Start menu.
Launch it, and relive this Windows classic game. Just make sure to turn down the sound if playing it at work.
3D Pinball Space Cadet works on both 32 & 64-bit versions of Vista and Windows 7. Have fun!
That was a classic. Countless hours of my life I will never get back trying to make sure no one ousted me as the top score.
Oh yeah! Man, I used to waste soooo much time at work with this one! I loved it. And I don’t regret a second of the time I spent on it when I should of been working for the man.
I’ve missed this so much…you’re a God of the interwebs.
Thank you SO MUCH for your helpful info. I searched bunches of sites looking for this classic game that I loved on my old XP computer. I found the download files on the weebly.com page, but wasn’t sure whether or not I could trust it or not. Your page made me feel confident that I could.
Thanks again!!
@Sharon: Glad to hear that! It definitely brings back nostalgic memories for me!
Heey champs, thanks
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after searching for a while. i finally found one that actually works and dosen’t make me do unecessary stuff
Bingo! Thanks for the comment @260009b511e66e216ab3cdb1521d9b1b:disqus
Thanks a lot, I didn’t know there was a pinball for win7, so I started using vmware with a xp virtual machine and needless to say its a pain in the butt.
Thanks a lot, Brian! The game is ok on my Windows 7 Professional but the help file is not available (part of XP guide, I think…). Is there a way to have it on Windows 7?
Help File? Are you having issues with something?
Great old game. Nothin like going old school. Game is still great after all these years.
The game works but there is no sound… I can listen to the music but not the noises when the ball hits off stuff.
I just tried it with some headphones and the sound works. Perhaps it was my speakers. Hope someone finds this useful.
Hey man, I know this is a month late, but I was also having this problem. I found changing my default sound format from 24bit / 96,000Hz to 48,000Hz fixed it. You do this by right clicking your primary sound device and choosing properties. Next click the advanced tab and change the format there. I assumed since it was an older game it would not support the higher format and changed it. Worked for me. Cheers!
Thanks so much for sharing this. The game literally popped into my head for some reason a week ago, and I’ve only just gotten round to looking it up today, and yours is the only one I’ve found without faffing about. Amazing game as I always remembered; I can’t thank you enough for this opportunity to revisit some nostalgic memories of Windows 95, almost 20 years ago. Thanks again
Honestly, it’s a great pinball game. I still play it. Hey, why mess with a good thing!
Wow… are we really that old! HA
sitting in the airport and thought of this game. You rock!
I here ya. It’s a great ole game!
thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!
Dude I love you for this!! Have a wonderful christmas!
does this work with windows 8?
Yes! I just installed it on Windows 8 and it works fine. You can also extract the RAR file to a USB flash drive and run it from that.
Hi!, are there some other pinball games as good as this one? have found several online but they’re in slow motion an not as good as Space Cadet, greetings!
Thanks man – I’m looking to all the pinball games on iOS and Android – and they make me cry… This is the best pinbal game ever!
Thanks heaps!!!
many thanks for this game!
Thanks dude. I haven’t played this since I had my windows 2000, And now I have it on my Windows 7.
Thank you so, so much. I have really missed this game and every once in a while I could play this [months would the gap between the last time I play this] and now I play this almost whenever I want. Thank you so, so, so, VERY, Very, much.
Ok, Brian Burgess wins at the internet. Seriously, thank you so much! You’re supremely awesome! I haven’t played this game in years and I’ve been craving it. I used to play for hours when I was like 13. Thank you!!
Can anyone help me plzz. …I can’t get the “sound” to work on space cadet?????. …I’ve downloaded & deleted & downloaded again & again but the sound of the flippers won’t work, everything else works fine though. I’ve read all the above comments and tried to understand one comment about changing the sound format? but not sure how to do this, and not sure how to find my default sound device or format? Sorry but im thick as a brick. …can I plzz annoy anyone and ask for some help I don’t know what the heck im doing lol sorry
Sorry to bother you again but I’ve now got the sound working, though I don’t know how I fixed it????? lol. …..I mucked around with the sound device thingy. …didn’t know what the heck I was doing or have done, but now it’s working beautifully.
Just wanted to say I don’t need any help now so you can scrub these msgs from the website if you like. It’s still a mystery how I got it to work but it is working and it’s gr8888888!!!!! I love it thanks for all the helpful advice and the great download link you put up. Woohooooo it’s working. Thankyou again.
let me play first
Download worked perfectly. Works great on Windows 7 Pro.
The best Pinball Game ever.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!!
Back in the saddle again
my high scores are 86,327,000 // 66,111,000 // 63,173,750 // 52,385,250. Game number 2 is 1,000,000,000. I tried the hidden test or something and could not get the original score back. Even though it is the highest points, it still shows as number two.