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Pinball Magic backglass

Also known as PM

1995 · Capcom

Pinball Magic

Known for Magic Hat, Magic Wand, Stage ramp and Magic drop targets. Starry black void with scattered sparkles, floating gold-and-blue tiled platforms and staircases and radial orange glow behind the central dais.

Year
1995
Maker
Capcom
Type
Solid state
Display
Dot matrix
Players
4

Known for

  • Toy

    Magic Hat

  • Magnet

    Magic Wand

  • Ramp

    Stage ramp

  • Drop target

    Magic drop targets

  • scoop

    Genie Bottle

  • Goal

    Magic Tricks

  • Multiball

    Magic Mayhem

  • Wizard mode

    Defeat the Power

On the playfield

  • magenta pink
  • blue
  • yellow-gold
  • black
Pinball Magic playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Toys 2

  • Magic Hat
  • Magic Trunk

Ramp 1

  • Stage ramp

Orbit 1

  • Center loop loop

Holes 2

  • Lower right scoop scoop
  • Genie Bottle scoop

Magnet 1

  • Magic Wand

Drop target 1

  • Magic drop targets

Targets 3

  • Morph targets
  • Colour ball target
  • Green post target

Kickback 1

  • Miraculous Save

Lane 1

  • Jinx

Lights 1

  • Lock sign sign

On the backglass

  • blue
  • gold
  • black
  • orange
Pinball Magic backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • woman Enormous central female head, wild fanning dark hair, gold tiara, drop earrings, dark brows, open toothy grin
  • other Giant disembodied hand left of centre gripping a sword hilt
  • man Upper left, small dark-suited man wrestling a white lion on a staircase
  • other Left edge, hooded elderly figure with long white beard and bird-like face reading an open book, wearing a purple robe and fur-trimmed cloak
  • man Lower left, stout smiling man in a long blue robe with both arms raised
  • man Bottom centre, blue-cloaked warrior falling head-first holding a long spear

Setting

  • Starry black void with scattered sparkles
  • Floating gold-and-blue tiled platforms and staircases
  • Radial orange glow behind the central dais

Text on it

  • Pinball Magic
  • CAPCOM
  • TM
  • PINBALL MAGIC
  • TM & (C)1999
  • CAPCOM COIN-OP, INC.
  • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
  • Pinball

How it plays

  1. Modes 15

    Tricks

    • Bend the Spoon
    • Swallow the Sword
    • Float the Ball
    • Trunk Escape
    • Linking Rings
    • Magic Carpet Ride
    • Silence the Critics
    • Triple Power Play
    • Magic 8
    • Presto-Chango

    Other modes

    • Super Spinner
    • Super Loops
    • Lite Showtime
    • Amateur Hour
    • Genie Bottle mystery round
  2. Multiballs 2

    • Mini Mayhem
    • Magic Mayhem
  3. Goals 1

    • Magic Tricks
  4. Awards 2

    • Advance Trick
    • Lite Extra Ball
  5. Wizard modes 1

    • Defeat the Power

Made by

Design
Bryan Hansen
Design
Rob Hurtado
Art
Hugh Van Zanten
Art
Jeff Busch
Mechanics
Michael Zhang
Mechanics
Rick Morgan
Software
Sammy Zehr
Music
Chris Granner
Music
Jeff Powell
Display animation
Scott Pikulski

The cast

  • Nostradamus
  • Shaman
  • Hansen
  • Mystique
  • Kenzo
  • Jadugar
  • Matra Magna

Reference

Linked terms
  • Magic Trunk also called Lock trunk
  • Stage ramp also called Stage also called Stage center ramp also called Showtime Stage
  • Magic drop targets also called MAGIC
  • Morph targets also called Morph standup targets also called Morph Chamber
  • Lower right scoop also called Right sinkhole also called Vanishing Act scoop
  • Genie Bottle also called Genie Bottle scoop
  • Colour ball target also called Crystal ball
  • Magic Tricks also called Tricks also called Trick
  • Super Loops also called Light Loop also called Lite Loop
  • Matra Magna also called Magna Matra
Playfield vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Pinball Magic playfield

Playfield

  • magenta pink
  • blue
  • yellow-gold
  • black

Fingerprint: Pinball Magic, colossal flesh-toned female hand with red nails and gold ring reaching over top-center, five-pointed pyramid of grinning clown heads in gold frames marked STAGE 1–3, Egyptian colonnade ramps with red wings, scarab motif, hot magenta pink field

Distinctive

The most memorable feature is a colossal flesh-toned female hand with bright red fingernails and a gold ring, mounted above the playfield and pointing down at the ball. Beneath it the field is dominated by a stepped pyramid of grinning clown heads in gold frames, each ringed with STAGE lettering, topped by a white-faced black-haired head in a gold triangle. A red script VANISHING and Egyptian colonnade ramps frame the pyramid, and the whole field sits on hot magenta pink.

Setting

  • Bright magenta-pink field
  • Gold scrollwork and stepped pyramid medallions
  • Egyptian colonnade and winged-scarab side ramps
  • Grey cabinet apron and instruction cards at the bottom

Symbols

  • Playing-card suits in red and black on the lower field
  • Black star
  • Winged scarab
  • Egyptian columns and obelisks
  • Gear with coloured round lamps
  • Hand with red nail polish

Notable shapes

  • Large five-pointed pyramid of clown-face medallions
  • Triangular gold frame holding the apex face
  • Twin sloped colonnade ramps forming a v
  • Circular gear motif upper right
  • Rectangular silver instruction cards
  • Large trapezoidal grey metal plate lower right

Art motifs

  • Stepped pyramid of medallions
  • Gold scrollwork and filigree
  • Starburst rays
  • Colonnade and winged-scarab friezes
  • Red script lettering

Themes

  • Magic and vanishing trick
  • Stage and showgirl chorus
  • Clown faces
  • Egyptian motifs
  • Giant hand prop

Title on it

  • Pinball magic

Text on it

  • LOCK 1
  • LOCK 2
  • VANISHING
  • STAGE 1
  • STAGE 2
  • STAGE 3
  • COMPLETE A COLUMN
  • MYSTERY
  • ADVANCE TO
  • MATCH ARROW
  • HOLD EITHER FLIPPER BUTTON FOR INFO
  • DROP BALL TO SILENCE CRITICS
  • LOCK BALL
  • PINBALL MAGIC
  • BALL SHOT
  • BOOSTERS
  • CAPTIVE BALL
  • SHOOTING
  • FREEDOM
  • ORBIT
  • EXTRA BALL
  • JACKPOT
  • CAPCOM
  • COIN-OP, INC.
  • NOVELTY
Pop bumpers
A cluster of three dark round pop-bumper caps in the lower-centre area below the pyramid
Spinners
A yellow-gold spinner disc mounted in the upper-right wireform ramp, plus a match arrow lane spinner on the right
Drop targets
A short row of three square drop targets with red numerals set diagonally just left of centre, above the pyramid
Ramps
A raised ramp along the left with a lock 1 / lock 2 plate and a small figure, a matching ramp on the right, and a wireform ramp in the upper right quadrant
Slingshots
Two low triangular slings flanking the flippers, cream coloured
Upper playfield
A mirrored upper level with a raised grey metal rail and clear plastics, holding a magenta cone toy and a gear-shaped lamp assembly ringed with green, red and blue bulbs
Apron and lower playfield
A yellow and blue striped apron with a curved chrome-trimmed arch, a plain grey metal panel at lower right, two grey printed instruction cards, and two red led numeric displays visible on the cabinet front below the glass
Who and what
Kind Description
Other One oversized flesh-coloured female hand prop with bright red nail polish and a gold ring, reaching down over the top centre of the playfield
Other A large white-faced grinning head with black bobbed hair at the apex of the central pyramid, set in a gold triangle over a black star
Other Five smaller laughing clown heads with white faces, red mouths and dark hair, set in gold scroll frames down the pyramid
Woman Small grey-blue dancing figure in a tutu posed on a starburst mid-playfield
Other Small blue-clad jester or clown figure on the left ramp near the lock plates
Creature Red winged scarab emblem on the centre line
Full description

A magenta-pink playfield built around a huge five-pointed pyramid of grinning clown faces, painted in gold, blue and cream, with the apex face a big white grinning head with black bobbed hair against a black star. Rows of smaller laughing clown heads sit in gold scroll frames, each band edged with lettering reading STAGE 1, STAGE 2 and STAGE 3. Around the pyramid run two sloping ramps painted as Egyptian colonnades with red wings and scarab motifs, and a red winged scarab emblem sits on the centre line. A red script word VANISHING is printed mid-right, with a fan of white rays beside it. Two plain yellow bat-shaped flippers sit low, above a yellow-and-blue striped apron. Upper right is a gear-shaped assembly ringed with coloured round lamps and a wireform ramp with a yellow spinner; the left ramp carries a LOCK 1 / LOCK 2 plate. A large flesh-coloured female hand prop with bright red nail polish and a gold ring reaches down over the top-centre of the field, beside a glossy magenta cone. An oval white sticker with a red border sits at top left. Lower left and right hold grey instruction cards, and a plain grey metal panel occupies the lower right.

Backglass vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Pinball Magic backglass

Backglass

  • blue
  • gold
  • black
  • orange

Fingerprint: Pinball Magic — giant disembodied woman's head (wildly fanning dark hair toothy grin) floating centre above gold-blue tiled circular dais, giant hand holding sword hilt beside her, six tiny storybook figures on floating staircases in starry void, flaming torch carried by upper-right warrior, blue cubes spell Pinball at bottom, fantasy landscape

Distinctive

The single most memorable element is a giant disembodied woman's head with wildly fanning dark hair and a toothy grin, floating in the centre above a gold-and-blue tiled circular dais, with a giant hand holding a sword hilt beside her. Second is the surreal scattering of six tiny storybook figures balanced on impossible floating staircases and platforms in a starry void. Third, the huge orange-and-blue flaming torch carried by the warrior at upper right, matching the orange fireball in the top-right logo. Fourth, blue letter cubes spelling Pinball across the bottom centre platform.

Setting

  • Starry black void with scattered sparkles
  • Floating gold-and-blue tiled platforms and staircases
  • Radial orange glow behind the central dais

Symbols

  • Sword
  • Spear
  • Flaming torch
  • Golden tiara
  • Open book
  • Crossed orbs
  • Ringed planet
  • Sparkling stars
  • Playing-card sized picture book
  • Letter cubes

Lettering

  • Pinball at top left in large gradient orange-to-gold serif letters with blue outline and drop shadow; magic at top right in flowing iridescent orange-and-blue script with a tm mark

Themes

  • Fantasy
  • Sorcery and magic
  • Floating islands
  • Storybook characters
  • Giantess

Title on it

  • Pinball magic

Text on it

  • Pinball Magic
  • CAPCOM
  • TM
  • PINBALL MAGIC
  • TM & (C)1999
  • CAPCOM COIN-OP, INC.
  • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
  • Pinball
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Enormous central female head, wild fanning dark hair, gold tiara, drop earrings, dark brows, open toothy grin
Other Giant disembodied hand left of centre gripping a sword hilt
Man Upper left, small dark-suited man wrestling a white lion on a staircase
Other Left edge, hooded elderly figure with long white beard and bird-like face reading an open book, wearing a purple robe and fur-trimmed cloak
Man Lower left, stout smiling man in a long blue robe with both arms raised
Man Bottom centre, blue-cloaked warrior falling head-first holding a long spear
Man Mid right, turbaned and bearded man sitting cross-legged smoking a pipe, beside a small striped tiger
Man Upper right, bare-chested warrior in a green dhoti holding a large flaming torch and a staff
Man Lower right, man in white and blue costume with dark cape, both arms flung wide, grinning
Other Bottom right, swaddled baby lying in a translucent sphere
Animal White lion at upper left
Animal Small striped tiger beside the turbaned man
Animal Flying pink-beige fish-like or mermaid shape on the right platform
Other Small framed portrait panel at lower right and a red ringed planet-like sphere on the right
Full description

A painted fantasy backglass dominated by a colossal female head floating in the centre: she has wild dark hair fanning out like a starburst, a gold tiara, drop earrings, dark arched brows and an open-mouthed grin showing teeth. To her left a huge hand reaches down holding a sword hilt. Around her, tiny figures stand on floating gold-and-blue tiled platforms and staircases suspended in a starry black void: at upper left a small suited man grapples with a white lion, at mid-left a hooded elderly beaked wizard reads an open book, at lower left a stout man in a blue robe with arms raised, at bottom centre a blue-cloaked warrior falling head-first with a spear and a book of pictures flying above him, at mid-right a turbaned man sitting cross-legged smoking beside a small tiger, at upper right an Indian warrior with a flaming torch, and at lower right a man in a white and blue costume with both arms flung wide. Below the falling warrior, blue cubes spell out the word Pinball. Bottom right holds a swaddled baby in a sphere, a floating sandy fish or mermaid shape, and a small portrait panel. The top banner reads Pinball Magic in large iridescent script, orange and blue, with CAPCOM beneath it.