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Tales of the Arabian Nights

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This game received 886 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.499 _/10

8.499

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #30 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.454

Artwork: 8.731

Sounds/Music: 8.095

Other Aspects: 8.512

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7.537/10

6 years ago

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cnuts13

Pinside member

Haverhill, MA

7y 49,050 226 8

Playing this on pinball arcade was what got me to buy my first machine. Beautiful game with proper leds, best looking game ive ever played. Airballs can be brutal, and fairly easy to complete wizard mode. Can get old in a small collection. I only have room for 2 machines so got old for me.

cnuts13 has owned this game in the past.

7.744/10

6 years ago

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CaptainPlungeroo

Inactive member

6y 18,500 2 22

A classic! Plays like an older pin but has a challenging layout. I love the lamp feature and would definitely recommend to anyone that has never Played. Top 10 in my book!

8.476/10

6 years ago

LFS

pinballaddicted

Pinside member

9y 123K 4,412 81

An old classic that we have put on our must have list! Great game and hopefully to be remade soon!

5.127/10

6 years ago

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Shadrac

Pinside member

8y 51,050 401 1 27

Beautiful but boring like TOM. It's a pin for beginners or kids.
You see all this machine have to offer after a few games.
Layout is fine, some shots are interesting, i don't really like the rotating lamp, and the game is too easy.
Music is repetitive fast, the fireball hurry up is...well... annoying. Modes are too similar and i hate the machines that tell you where to shoot.
A collectors game if you're into that stuff but if you want a challenge and a great code, forget TOTAN.

Shadrac edited previous rating on January 23, 2018.

9.260/10

6 years ago

JAY

doompin

Pinside member

8y 51,800 155 9 75

The only thing this game is missing is a video mode. Pretty much perfect otherwise.

doompin edited previous rating on April 25, 2023.
doompin currently owns this game.

9.564/10

6 years ago

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JRapanos

Pinside member

Midland, MI

9y 25,250 8 9

fun game to play and will be in my collection for a long time

JRapanos has owned this game in the past.

9.000/10

6 years ago

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Bomber19

Pinside member

Central Coast

6y 32,650 5 6 21

Tales of Arabian Nights has a great theme, fun skill shot and excellent artwork. The game can be challenging, but that's what makes you want to come back for more.

Bomber19 edited previous rating on October 01, 2023.

9.789/10

6 years ago

BMX

lowkeyfilms

Inactive member

Clearwater, FL

8y 19,150 22 5 7

All time favorite game.

7.982/10

6 years ago

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modfather

ModFather Pinball Mods

Sunrise, FL

9y 92,900 1,886 8 83

The Spikes that come up from the outlane save is the best of any pinball game .. Bar none !!!

8.860/10

6 years ago

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Sandman454

Pinside+ Frequent

7y 38,800 253 9

Great theme and artwork. Game play is great with plenty of shots and good shot layout. With some upgraded lighting and some simple mods this machine would really come to life. The one I played was a bit dull and had some wear. Great lane ball save feature. The lamp does get a bit annoying sometimes when trying to make shots and clutters the playfield a little, but also it also ads something to the overall game. Would love to play a nice clean well lighted and set up machine. This pin is well deserved of a top ten spot.

7.448/10

6 years ago

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Grayont

Pinside member

Encinitas, CA

6y 51,550 84 1 129

Great game. Rescuing the princess is always fun and is not too difficult when you collect gems through making a wish. The music and sounds are great on this machine and the genie on the playfield is a cool touch.

Grayont edited previous rating on September 04, 2018.

8.460/10

6 years ago

AJF

PinballTilt

Pinside member

Akron, OH

10y 84,550 1,131 5 11

Beautiful game to look at and listen to. Unfortunately it is marred by to many airballs (at least in the example I played) and a wizard mode that is to easy to get to for my tastes. I could live without the lamp as I prefer playfields that are a little more open. I love the multiball start on this game and how you start modes. The modes make good use of the whole playfield. Throwing the fireball back at the genie seems to happen to often and isn't worth that many points.

Overall it is obviously a classic and worthy of being an A-lister, I would just rate it farther down that list than some other games.

8.956/10

6 years ago

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douggalecawitz

Pinside member

Naperville, IL

11y 62,900 45 85

A classic. This is one of the best pinball machines ever designed.

douggalecawitz edited previous rating on June 18, 2021.
douggalecawitz has this game on the wishlist.

9.380/10

6 years ago

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union76

Inactive member

Melbourne

6y 6,000 4 10

My favourite - one of the greatest. On my wishlist, when I find one that's available, I'll have it.

union76 has this game on the wishlist.

9.660/10

6 years ago

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JeremyON

Pinside+ Frequent

7y 49,150 62 39

I love this game. I love the theme. I love collecting jewels, saving the princess, and battling the genie. This game could only be better if it were a widebody superpin with a 6 ball multiball wizard mode and deeper software. Alas, the joy is so short. It doesn't take long enough to complete the software. I wish it had been deeper, but I love it regardless! However, it's not deep enough for me to plonk down $9000. I can have at least 2 deeper pins for that kind of money.

10.000/10

6 years ago

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Walleyefisher

Pinside+ Frequent

Kansas City, MO

7y 47,200 165 13 12

Maybe one of the best games ever made.

Walleyefisher edited previous rating on September 02, 2017.
Walleyefisher has owned this game in the past.

8.956/10

6 years ago

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Cyrus

Pinside member

8y 68,300 280 17

Great game. Lots of depth and an awesome ruleset. Looks beautiful.

9.180/10

6 years ago

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Wrpinball

Inactive member

Unknown

6y 10,750 2 1 9

So pretty, so very pretty. Love the serpent ramps, love the lamp like the whole feel of the game. Not as hard as some, some breakdown in the rules where you can just bash the lamp rather than make shots but I still love it. A favorite

8.196/10

6 years ago

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Boat

CPRepair

Calgary, AB

7y 107K 1,473 4 92 1

Great package. Shots are a tone of fun. The lamp spinner and genie are great toys. Unique theme. Love the magnets and the ball saves. Friggen awesome! Many pins in the top 100 don't deserve to be there. This one does for sure!

Boat edited previous rating on March 08, 2019.

9.179/10

6 years ago

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Medieval_Gofers

Pinside member

Ipswich

13y 73,400 208 3 79

Tales of the Arabian Nights is a beautiful game to look at it, and thankfully also very fun to play! There is a good level of difficulty in some of the shots - particularly the orbits and skill shot - that keep the game challenging, and the playfield is very unique with the best ramp in Pinball. The Genie and Lamp toys are good, but it's the use of magnets on the game that make you stop and say 'okay that's neat'. Some people argue the rules are repetitive with always having to shoot the golden symbols, but I disagree, I think it's the audio cue that's repetitive because each mode requires different symbols and combinations so technically different areas of the playfield are utilized for each tale giving plenty of variety. The audio, particularly the bonus count, is also very in keeping with the theme and great to listen to. Very good mutliball start too. This is definitely one of my favourite games!

8.900/10

6 years ago

MLP

tabascoman77

Pinside member

6y 46,150 4 110

This has to be, without a doubt, one of the most beautifully-designed tables I've ever played. Colorful playfied, awesome toys and cinematic-level audio (the musical scoring in this game is incredible and doesn't sound at all synthetic or electronic) make this game a winner. The issue is that the ball draining down the middle is an annoying problem -- but it's replaced with joy when the machine calculates your score set to a nice light show and sitar music before a brilliant blue flash of light travels along the board and finishes things off. The female narrator adds a magical tone to the proceedings and battling the genie is always uniquely satisfying. Table is a winner -- though the "missions" can get repetitive.

9.480/10

6 years ago

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cadmium

UpKick Pinball

Houston, TX

7y 73,550 166 19 9

With variations of multiple stories this game always draws me back to play. So many interesting different shots can be accomplished with flipper skills. Great lighting and theme.

cadmium has this game on the wishlist.

4.750/10

6 years ago

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KingBW

Pinside+ Frequent

8y 116K 3,142 102 1

The game is "ok". Nothing I would want to own, but might play it at a location. Don't really care for the theme or art. The game plays ok, but is pretty repetitive. The spinning lamp is an ok toy, but doesn't make much sense to spin for the game. The skill shot is a good challenge.

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9.720/10

6 years ago

APB

Whitewater

Whitewater mods

Manly

8y 47,050 220 22 14

My wife's favourite. This is a great table that I find very challenging. A huge plus is that women absolutely love it, which is a real added bonus. The use of magnets is fantastic and really adds to the magical feel and theme. The speech is so eloquent and the combination of male and female narration is very well done. The light show and music is also very well integrated into the theme. This game has it all...cool toys, nice dmd graphics (which really pop if you upgrade to a colour dmd) and great music. A real keeper, it took my ages to find her and I won't be letting her go for a long time.

Whitewater currently owns this game.

8.780/10

7 years ago

ZEN

Zennmaster

Pinside member

Portland, OR

8y 46,900 392 5 15

This is a pretty simple and straightforward game, but wonderfully fun. Like it's cousin, Theater of Magic, there isn't much to the multiball, and the tales are pretty linear. Being simple and easy to understand really isn't a problem, though, as the game has a nice variety of shots, and is great for someone who is just learning the ins and outs of pinball. The wizard mode is also quite entertaining! My eleven year-old daughter and I played this quite a bit on Pinball Arcade before we could find a nice one on location, and I really think this is the game that got her excited about pinball.

Zennmaster has this game on the wishlist.

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