Short for Background Music

Short for Content Delivery Network. This service distributes DLC across geographically-dispersed servers to make downloading files faster.

Short for Downloadble Content. DLC in TPA includes:

Short for Farsight Audio Mixer. This is the bespoke audio engine FarSight Studios uses for The Pinball Arcade.

Short for Frames Per Second. TPA requires a constant FPS to maintain accurate physics calculations.

The abbreviation for Google’s player progress tracking system called Google Play Games Services. The service provides developers a method to find, keep, and match players for mobile and web games.

Short for Graphics Processing Unit.

Short for Human Interface Device.

Short for High Level of Detail. Relates to the number of polygons used to construct graphical assets in the game.

The top left digital shoulder button on controllers.

The bottom left analog shoulder button on controllers.

Left analog stick on controllers.

HID mode used by Moga Pocket and 3rd Party controllers.

HID mode used by Moga Pro controllers only.

The top right digital shoulder button on controllers.

The bottom right analog shoulder button on controllers.

Short for resource files. Resource files contain compiled graphics and sound assets. RES files are downloaded during DLC updates.

Right analog stick on controllers.

Short for Sound Effects.

TPA controller scheme setting, available within the in-game table menu.

Switch between modes to switch the assigned flipper and magnasave shoulder buttons.

Short for The Pinball Arcade.

Short for User Interface.