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Theatre of Magic
Theatre of Magic is a 1995 pinball machine designed by John Popadiuk, produced by the Midway division of Williams (under the Bally brand name). The player assumes the role of a novice magician who must develop their skills by exploring the titular theatre and performing an assortment of stage illusions to become a master magician. It was originally designed as "The Magic of David Copperfield", but was changed after Midway and Copperfield were unable to reach an agreement concerning the use of his name and likeness. Coincidentally Capcom also released a magic-themed pinball table, Pinball Magic, in 1995.
The cabinet that contains the game is designed to have the appearance of an old magician's trunk.
The prototype games had an up-post between the flippers, but this was removed before production began.
The flippers are positioned to droop slightly more than on other games of the time to make it easier to hit the orbits.
The most prominent feature on the table is the Magic Trunk, which can rotate to show four different sides during play. One side has a hole that can be shot to collect awards and start modes, and another has a magnet that can catch and hold the ball before rotating to drop it into a sinkhole beneath the playfield.
The rollovers above the bumpers at the back of the playfield are located so the player cannot see them directly, but must instead watch their reflection in a mirror on the back wall behind them.
The game presents four primary objectives, each of which must be completed in order to qualify for the "Grand Finale" wizard mode.
Once all four objectives have been completed, the player can start Grand Finale by shooting either inner loop. The goal is to make 12 ramp, loop, or trunk shots within 60 seconds in order to spell MAGIC THEATRE; each shot awards 50 million, with a bonus of 500 million for completing the mode.
Theatre of Magic
Theatre of Magic is a 1995 pinball machine designed by John Popadiuk, produced by the Midway division of Williams (under the Bally brand name). The player assumes the role of a novice magician who must develop their skills by exploring the titular theatre and performing an assortment of stage illusions to become a master magician. It was originally designed as "The Magic of David Copperfield", but was changed after Midway and Copperfield were unable to reach an agreement concerning the use of his name and likeness. Coincidentally Capcom also released a magic-themed pinball table, Pinball Magic, in 1995.
The cabinet that contains the game is designed to have the appearance of an old magician's trunk.
The prototype games had an up-post between the flippers, but this was removed before production began.
The flippers are positioned to droop slightly more than on other games of the time to make it easier to hit the orbits.
The most prominent feature on the table is the Magic Trunk, which can rotate to show four different sides during play. One side has a hole that can be shot to collect awards and start modes, and another has a magnet that can catch and hold the ball before rotating to drop it into a sinkhole beneath the playfield.
The rollovers above the bumpers at the back of the playfield are located so the player cannot see them directly, but must instead watch their reflection in a mirror on the back wall behind them.
The game presents four primary objectives, each of which must be completed in order to qualify for the "Grand Finale" wizard mode.
Once all four objectives have been completed, the player can start Grand Finale by shooting either inner loop. The goal is to make 12 ramp, loop, or trunk shots within 60 seconds in order to spell MAGIC THEATRE; each shot awards 50 million, with a bonus of 500 million for completing the mode.