I just bought this tom pinball for my 36 birthday and my wife went bizirk. Worth the trouble and worth the money. Going to have a game now because well The theatre awaits
i remember playing this when i was very young. this game was awesome , especially when it takes your ball and it just stays there. good times. thank god i was born in 1980 :)
Thanks for posting the Grand Finale. We have a ToM machine at work and even though I've cracked 1B points a few times, I've only once completed 3 out of the 4 required goals for the finale. The only time I've ever gotten Midnight is as a trapdoor reward.
I haven't played this game in about 20 years. I missed those days my dad took me to the bowling alley, where I played pinball and arcade with Junior Mints and a Coke while my dad was on a bowling league and gave me $5 for every strike he bowled.
Friend of mine had this machine in his man cave. I studied this game and modified it with the dev menu, and played it to it's fullest extent. I was able to whoop all of my buddies, and broke the high score limit of 10B, (The counter actually resets to 0.) Unfortunately the spinning trunk quit working, and the tiger saw, and the trap door, and a lot of the lights are out. I would definitely own this machine in my life if the opportunity presents itself. I seriously came here to this video to hear the nostalgic sound effects. If you have the manual that should come with it, there are actually secret settings! If you hold one of the flippers while starting the game up, two different modes can be used. 10/10 great machine.
Forgot to say, you can get a 4 ball multiball with the tiger saw lock, and timing the 3rd trunk catch for multiball. Its great to be playing a competitive game with your friends with the 4 player limit, and pull out a quad ball on the field to rack those points up.
Oh the memories. Also forgot, if you work on your flipper speeds, you can spam the left round lane at the right speed to light the combo faces. Pressing the flippers changes which face is lit up, and each time you light both faces you get a 2x, 4x and an 8x point combo. When you pull of the quad multi ball, with an 8x combo and score a few jackpots, nobody can beat you.
this is one of the most beutifull pinballs machines ever. i like twilight zones gameplay more. but the look of this is just awesome. especially with gold legs, rails and door :)
I used to play this at the PX at Schofield Barracks in H! in 1996. This has always been one of my favorite all time pinball games, this one and junkyard
I finally finished grand finale yesterday on PBA on XBOX and came here to rewatch the end scenario. There's very little fanfare for finishing the game (maybe because there's so much fanfare DURING the game?) Anyhow, well done! Some really incredible saves there.
Nice! I am loving this table on the Williams Pinball Arcade at the moment. I used to love pinball machines in arcades when I was younger, but I don't think I've ever had the chance to play on a real Theatre Of Magic. Nice to see it in real life action! It's also kinda spooky how similar the ball physics are to the computer game version, especially coming off the bumpers!
Easily my favorite pinball game ever. Kinda wish at the end some sort of magical creature or a magician would like pop up out of the floor or something and be a new obstacle.
I love this pin I have played this at the local arcade and on the pinball arcade. The only thing I am not wild about is the scoring is outrageous with getting millions all over the place.
:) Oh and I got the Grand Finale wizard goal last night. Your vid must have inspired me because I had been playing it for nearly 3 weeks without being able to get it. Someday I'd love to own a real machine. Once I get a bigger place I will start my pin collecting.
Oh man! When I was a young kid (I'm 50) this was my favorite pinball machine at the arcade. I probably just loved the, "eye candy" her sexy voice and the cleavage. If my wife would allow me to ever own a pinball machine, this would be the one I'd want. So cool! :)
Now THIS is how you play pinball!! :) None of that trapping the ball after every shot business. This is the way it should be played and a well played game it was. Nice going. I'm still trying to get the last "Grand Finale" wizard goal on my PS3 TPA. I keep getting close, but end up tanking a ball near the end. It's fun to keep trying though.
I do death saves all the time when I play,any time it goes down the right lane with enough speed a nudge at the right time will pop it out up through the flippers back into play!!!
I think you didn't notice because you're fixed on the ball more than you're paying attention to the play field haha. I have the game as well, it also doesn't help that the game's lighting is well lit all around the machine in the bar, which in my opinion should have been darker like a majority of bars you see, and go to, and would have really shown off the lighting of the machine,or should have had a light setting that could dim the lights in the bar. They could have done better.
Really depends on the game. If the game requires you to make specific shots or to actually complete goals you often can't avoid trapping or you will be screwed by timers, slingshots and bumpers. HS2, DE-SW (Bumpers) or MM, MB (Timers) require some accurate aim for example. I only played TOM on PBA so far and this real one seems to tolerate a lot more - The Ball is rather slow, seems to bounce up from center drain, trunk seems huge. Maybe it's not very steep or with many posts installed?
You have to complete 4 modes shown in the inserts (lights) under the illusions - complete all the illusions (trunk lights as you call them), spell THEATRE (by shooting the left loop so it returns on the right wireform), get Midnight Madness (by shooting the right loop and advancing the clock to midnight) and have got multiball, once you have done these the Finale is lit!
One Question: Did you bought balls? Normally there are only 3 balls but you had 5 or 6? Yes you had an extra ball but i thaught thats strange! My dad skipped 3 MRDS. :) NICE GAME
Yeah, time and illusions are somewhat harder than Theatre or Multiball. I was also very disappointed when the Grand Finale completition did not have a great ending animation. I expected it to be a lot more like TOTAN - 2 stage finale and great ending animation. I also don't like how you can't really advance towards the finale during multiballs.
Can someone explain how you get to grand finale? I have the PBA version for Xbox. I thought you had to complete all the magic trunk games, but it doesn't look like you did that.
It looks more flashy than in real life perhaps because of the camera. but yeah the real life version has a lot better lighting then in the pinball arcade game of course :P./
the pinballcompany . com have an Arabian Nights machine for sale @ $8000... this ToM machine, if mint as he said... I would think he got maybe $9000 - $10000... "regular" used ones fetch around $7000
I want this pinball game, but I'm not willing to cough up $8K for it. I don't care how popular it is. In my opinion a pinball game worth $8K is no different than the ones that are worth $2K.
It is truly a great game, very fast and with a great flow. The only big weak thing about this game is the finale. It is extremely weak. You can get the Grand Finale score by bonus and more even! A billion would be more fitting really. Other than that, to reach the finale is a pain. 8 illusions is not as easy as it seems ! :) Love the game otherwise.
I can’t believe this game is still a thing! I remember voicing it and have been contacted over the years. It was a simpler magical time for sure! ❤️
So you were that girl who was saying "You have the magic" and something else? Really? Oh my god, you're a legend!
Omfg you are actually her. thanks for always cheering me on while playing the game.
I just bought this tom pinball for my 36 birthday and my wife went bizirk. Worth the trouble and worth the money. Going to have a game now because well
The theatre awaits
Definitely a good choice for a pinball machine as it's my all time favourite :) hopefully one day I will get one too!! This table is too much fun
MUUUUULTIBALL!
Goddamn. I miss this pinball game. One of the best EVER.
Avalaible in Pinball Arcade (videogame)
All my favorite pinball machines were made by either Bally or Williams.
i remember playing this when i was very young. this game was awesome , especially when it takes your ball and it just stays there. good times. thank god i was born in 1980 :)
Theatre of Magic- giving new meaning to the term "pinball wizard".
This was fun and awesome to watch. Excellent job playing and thanks for posting!
Thank you.
Thanks for posting the Grand Finale. We have a ToM machine at work and even though I've cracked 1B points a few times, I've only once completed 3 out of the 4 required goals for the finale. The only time I've ever gotten Midnight is as a trapdoor reward.
I've been playing this daily lately. Completing the Grand Finale is my quest.
I haven't played this game in about 20 years. I missed those days my dad took me to the bowling alley, where I played pinball and arcade with Junior Mints and a Coke while my dad was on a bowling league and gave me $5 for every strike he bowled.
Friend of mine had this machine in his man cave. I studied this game and modified it with the dev menu, and played it to it's fullest extent. I was able to whoop all of my buddies, and broke the high score limit of 10B, (The counter actually resets to 0.)
Unfortunately the spinning trunk quit working, and the tiger saw, and the trap door, and a lot of the lights are out. I would definitely own this machine in my life if the opportunity presents itself. I seriously came here to this video to hear the nostalgic sound effects. If you have the manual that should come with it, there are actually secret settings! If you hold one of the flippers while starting the game up, two different modes can be used. 10/10 great machine.
Forgot to say, you can get a 4 ball multiball with the tiger saw lock, and timing the 3rd trunk catch for multiball. Its great to be playing a competitive game with your friends with the 4 player limit, and pull out a quad ball on the field to rack those points up.
Oh the memories. Also forgot, if you work on your flipper speeds, you can spam the left round lane at the right speed to light the combo faces. Pressing the flippers changes which face is lit up, and each time you light both faces you get a 2x, 4x and an 8x point combo. When you pull of the quad multi ball, with an 8x combo and score a few jackpots, nobody can beat you.
this is one of the most beutifull pinballs machines ever. i like twilight zones gameplay more. but the look of this is just awesome. especially with gold legs, rails and door :)
Nothing can beat the beauty and atmosphere of this game with its original bulbs lightning. Sir Burton, are you in this table ??
Me too. I love this one. The bright lights of real pinball machines never look quite as good in the virtual tables.
I never understood pinball. I just got Pinball Arcade, and have played Theatre of Magic about all my free time. Now I understand!!!
There's a retro arcade near me that recently got this game. I cannot stop playing it!
After watching this, I can see why. 😃
I feel the exact same way! =D
I loved playing this pinball machine in the mid 90's during my lunch breaks :)
To the guy who said you need to flip less to be twice as good: get bent. This is an amazing play, great job!
I love this machine! Well played, too. Makes me feel like i was there.
You are absolutely right, all that effort and it just starts again!
Same :) Theatre alongside Medievel Madness is one of the best pinball machines ever. So happy Pinball Arcade released these two for iOS.
I actually remember seeing this pinball machine many years ago on an air force base in Japan. I must have been between five and seven years old.
I used to play this at the PX at Schofield Barracks in H! in 1996. This has always been one of my favorite all time pinball games, this one and junkyard
Don't remember playing this one, wish I had. Looks fun
I finally finished grand finale yesterday on PBA on XBOX and came here to rewatch the end scenario. There's very little fanfare for finishing the game (maybe because there's so much fanfare DURING the game?) Anyhow, well done! Some really incredible saves there.
Had a go on this last night too- didn't quite make a billion sadly but I've been purely digital for over 10yrs now!
I want more!
I have yet to run into this machine in the wild. I've only been able to play it on xbox. I don't even remember seeing it when I was a kid.
Nice! I am loving this table on the Williams Pinball Arcade at the moment. I used to love pinball machines in arcades when I was younger, but I don't think I've ever had the chance to play on a real Theatre Of Magic. Nice to see it in real life action! It's also kinda spooky how similar the ball physics are to the computer game version, especially coming off the bumpers!
I have this on pinball arcade. Nice to see the real. Did not realize how flashy it was. Nicely done video as well as game play
My favourite pinball game of all time. Lots of money went into the Theatre Of Magic machine...
ONE OF THE BEST PINBALL
Very cool table and you've done an excellent job of recording it. Nice angle, etc..
I just sold mine. Never did the Grand Finale. Never realized it was so uneventful. I guess I didn't miss much.
Man you had my Adrenalin going when you were getting close to the end of grand finale!
Easily my favorite pinball game ever. Kinda wish at the end some sort of magical creature or a magician would like pop up out of the floor or something and be a new obstacle.
this is one beautiful pinball machine, i play it on my ps vita and i cant get enough of it, if only i can find one in real life
Impressive.
I love this pin I have played this at the local arcade and on the pinball arcade.
The only thing I am not wild about is the scoring is outrageous with getting millions all over the place.
:) Oh and I got the Grand Finale wizard goal last night. Your vid must have inspired me because I had been playing it for nearly 3 weeks without being able to get it.
Someday I'd love to own a real machine. Once I get a bigger place I will start my pin collecting.
my god.. it's the big daddy of all pinball machines :O
Love this pinball! Never managed to finish it, always an ilussion or two missing...
Oh man! When I was a young kid (I'm 50) this was my favorite pinball machine at the arcade. I probably just loved the, "eye candy" her sexy voice and the cleavage. If my wife would allow me to ever own a pinball machine, this would be the one I'd want. So cool! :)
Nice jesus save @6:11
And just in time on the 500m bonus!
Cool. Wondering, how do you mount the camera for this while you're playing?
I used to play this a lot when it came out in the mid 90's. Now I own a digital version, not quite the same but still great fun nevertheless :D
Awesome-playing it on my pc emulator,one of the best.
Ripped it nice score!
Now THIS is how you play pinball!! :)
None of that trapping the ball after every shot business.
This is the way it should be played and a well played game it was. Nice going.
I'm still trying to get the last "Grand Finale" wizard goal on my PS3 TPA. I keep getting close, but end up tanking a ball near the end. It's fun to keep trying though.
Great play!! But the grand finale is such a lackluster ending to such a great table :-(
nice pin, nice game, nice video ;)
I do death saves all the time when I play,any time it goes down the right lane with enough speed a nudge at the right time will pop it out up through the flippers back into play!!!
+paul solfelt I am rubbish at nudging etc, I lose the ball a lot more than when I do nothing! :-)
lol!
Skills, nice work
great video!! i love it!!
real cool ball save at 6min10sec :-))
greetings from berlin, germany
You are right but I always hope I get midnight madness from the basement!
I think you didn't notice because you're fixed on the ball more than you're paying attention to the play field haha. I have the game as well, it also doesn't help that the game's lighting is well lit all around the machine in the bar, which in my opinion should have been darker like a majority of bars you see, and go to, and would have really shown off the lighting of the machine,or should have had a light setting that could dim the lights in the bar. They could have done better.
Wow good work! Made the 500 million with seconds to go :-)
i like this pinball they have that in a pinball game its really cool its the same as that
Really depends on the game. If the game requires you to make specific shots or to actually complete goals you often can't avoid trapping or you will be screwed by timers, slingshots and bumpers.
HS2, DE-SW (Bumpers) or MM, MB (Timers) require some accurate aim for example.
I only played TOM on PBA so far and this real one seems to tolerate a lot more - The Ball is rather slow, seems to bounce up from center drain, trunk seems huge. Maybe it's not very steep or with many posts installed?
You have to complete 4 modes shown in the inserts (lights) under the illusions - complete all the illusions (trunk lights as you call them), spell THEATRE (by shooting the left loop so it returns on the right wireform), get Midnight Madness (by shooting the right loop and advancing the clock to midnight) and have got multiball, once you have done these the Finale is lit!
One Question: Did you bought balls? Normally there are only 3 balls but you had 5 or 6? Yes you had an extra ball but i thaught thats strange! My dad skipped 3 MRDS. :) NICE GAME
You should watch Pinball 101 - that would make you twice as good - just by not flipping so often. :-)
played this game also a long time. Completed it only once
Did you know about the Digital Pinball secret?
Agreed. There isn't even a lightshow for completing Grand Finale.
Beautiful table, but a disappointing wizard mode.
Thank You!
You can program it to 3-4-5 balls per game
Can I assume that when you completed the Grand Finale and lost the final ball, you took a bow to end your performance?
amazing game haaha
Yeah, time and illusions are somewhat harder than Theatre or Multiball.
I was also very disappointed when the Grand Finale completition did not have a great ending animation. I expected it to be a lot more like TOTAN - 2 stage finale and great ending animation.
I also don't like how you can't really advance towards the finale during multiballs.
Thanks, I'm with you, I hate all that ball trapping crap, boring!
How many flippers have this pinball machine? I saw only two.
2! :-)
tattyadams Thanks!
alejandroalartiz
lol OWNS it and still sucks!
im jk i am jealous, sir
*IT'S 3 O'CLOCK*
Can someone explain how you get to grand finale? I have the PBA version for Xbox. I thought you had to complete all the magic trunk games, but it doesn't look like you did that.
Hey! I always play this pinball in my country, im from argentina!! i will like to talk to u about it thanks :D
It looks more flashy than in real life perhaps because of the camera. but yeah the real life version has a lot better lighting then in the pinball arcade game of course :P./
the pinballcompany . com have an Arabian Nights machine for sale @ $8000... this ToM machine, if mint as he said... I would think he got maybe $9000 - $10000... "regular" used ones fetch around $7000
Love this game but the ends could be better.
If that ain't an awesome parting, nothing is.
I want this pinball game, but I'm not willing to cough up $8K for it. I don't care how popular it is. In my opinion a pinball game worth $8K is no different than the ones that are worth $2K.
It is truly a great game, very fast and with a great flow. The only big weak thing about this game is the finale. It is extremely weak. You can get the Grand Finale score by bonus and more even! A billion would be more fitting really.
Other than that, to reach the finale is a pain. 8 illusions is not as easy as it seems ! :)
Love the game otherwise.
you get 50 million a shot and 12 shots. that's 600 million, plus the half billion bonus. so you do get over a billion for the grand finale.
condition?
Google "Pinball Arcade." It's just that easy.
can i have a free pinball machine? doesn't hurt to ask =*(
"Will pinball for food..." =(
BACK TO VIRTUAL PINBALL =*(
50 million.
6.10 good death save lucker ;)
nice play. ps circus voltarire is funnier
SKILL
Gouranga
Is that all there is to the end of the game? Give some sort of reward. That is what all that playing is for. A big payoff. ugh.
That's it, that's the reason I don't still own one!
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