Theatre of Magic Vs. Pinball Magic

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My Pinball Magic is in the shop getting fixed up to being 100%, but while anticipating its return and thinking about it, I was wondering: Which is the better magic-themed pin -- ToM or PM?

(I haven't played ToM, but I sure do like that awesome art on the backglass and cabinet.)
 
Not an experienced pin player by any stretch ... but ToM is wicked fun! I'm not sure I care for all of the voice tracks... the "You have the mmagic!" is and "Its amaaaaazing" are kind of corny... but the game is really really fun so I've gotten used to the dialog ;)
 
Im definitely more of a fan of ToM for sure. Pinball Magic is also fun, but playing Pinball Magic always made me want to go bang on the box again.
 
Not an experienced pin player by any stretch ... but ToM is wicked fun! I'm not sure I care for all of the voice tracks... the "You have the mmagic!" is and "Its amaaaaazing" are kind of corny... but the game is really really fun so I've gotten used to the dialog ;)


Aww, its not that corney. :)


My favorite one is "Ticket Please!' lol
 
Pinball Magic has kick-ass toys. It is just such a cool and rare game that I would prefer it.

I've also played ToM alot back in the day though, and it is also an excellent game.

Overall, I would say ToM has better 'total package' gameplay, but Pinball Magic has the 'it' factor going for it. Pinball Magic is also over $1-2k cheaper than ToM, so that definitely plays into its favor.
 
The best part of Pinball Magic is that single pop bumper.

I favor ToM but PM is very close!!
 
I've played both a decent amount. ToM definitely has a greater depth of strategy. PM has you defeat the magicians, which are the same shots every game. Might appeal more to pattern players.

The funny thing about PM is the first magician you have to defeat is the left orbit. You get 10M for shooting this instead of the skill shot, and advance to the next magician, versus only 5M for the hat skill shot!

PM has the wand and the levitating ball, however, the levitating ball is hard to see and loses a lot of its appeal because of this. I'm thinking a light in the levitation chamber would make it way more cool.
 
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