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TOM. . . that almost wasn't TOM!

Written by juleshoddy, published August 19th, 2008. Read 1503 times. No comments.

According to the Book the "Pinball compendium - 82 to present" by Micheal Shalhoub, this game was originally planned to be called "David Copperfields Magic" , but after Mr Copperfield pulled out of the deal they needed to find another name for it, and quickly! A number of names were shortlisted, including "The Magic Theatre", which as you'll know, finally ended up as "The Theatre of Magic"

Personally, i would of totally been put off the game if it had Mr Copperfields big nose (and   » Click here to read the full story and comments

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This machine has been rated by 316 users. and currently ranks #9 in the Top 100

8.534

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On Sep 01, gweempose rated a 8.511

“Since I used to perform magic myself, I was expecting to love this ... ”

On Aug 31, Savage23 rated a 9.128

“This is one of the greats no questions asked. It has some ... ”

On Jul 14, Andydreads rated a 8.700

“I was reluctant to buy this pin as I had heard mixed reviews ... ”

  • March 28th, 1995


  • dot matrix
  • 2
  • 4


  • 6600
  • 15554
  • # 2845






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between $2680 and $3120
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game design: John Popadiuk artwork: Linda Deal animation: Adam Rhine Brian Morris software: Jeff Johnson sound: Dave Zabriskie music: Dave Zabriskie

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