Theater of Magic Pinball

$4200.

Theater of magic is one of the most amazing games you will ever see or play. Designed by John Popadiuk, this was his first pinball game designed for Bally when he began working there in 1994. The last of three magic themed games, (Mystic - 1979 and Pinball Magic - 1994) Theater of Magic is by far the best of the series, and is known to be one of the best pinball machines ever created!

The artwork is gorgeous with cabinet and backbox art resembling a magical trunk, while the playfield and backglass art is very detailed and breathtaking to look at! Theater of Magic is chock full of tricks and surprises. As with most of John's games, the playfield is full of magnets located in unique areas. There's a magnet on both the left and right out lane, so when the ball is about to drain, the magnets grab the ball! There's also a magnet 2" above the ramp that will actually pick up the ball and levitate it! WOW! Theater has one of the best video modes ever seen. You actually play a virtual pinball game on the Dot Matrix display! If you shoot down all the targets during the video mode you are awarded an extra ball.

Check out the mirror in the back of the game. The reflection creates an illusion of the ball moving backwards! There's even a trap door that opens up and gobbles up the ball and a spinning magical, magnetized trunk! Hit the trunk several times so that the trunk will rotate and the magnet faces you. When you hit the trunk again, the magnet energizes, picks the ball up, the trunk rotates 180 degrees and the ball is released and completely disappears! It's the great disappearing ball trick! Theater of Magic has a whopping NINE modes, FOUR multi-ball modes, and a grand finale wizard mode that will blow you away if you ever reach it!

Theater of Magic is a wonderful game for both kids and adults alike with a nice balance of easy and hard shots. More importantly, it's a simple game to understand, but incredibly challenging to complete all nine modes for a shot at the wizard mode. All in all, Theater of Magic will surely become one of your favorite games to play, and the highlight of your collection!