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
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
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
-
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
-
Multiballs 2
- Mini Mayhem
- Magic Mayhem
-
Goals 1
- Magic Tricks
-
Awards 2
- Advance Trick
- Lite Extra Ball
-
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.
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
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
| 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 |
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.
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
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
| 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 |
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.