Also, on 33:42, there's reference to Creature from the Black Lagoon - the magician picks up the phone, then the man on the other side yells "Move your car!"

Just unlocked it ( mobile version ) today and played it for an hour or 2 :) great game and your tutorial helps i heard the voice say 'go for the trunk' but i didn't know it was 100 mil , really helps my score get up some points, and the ball tricks and tips are handy for getting out of trouble when control starts to slip :) specially that one on dead flips.

That Mr Bill toy is my pug’s favorite toy. We always have a backup for whenever he finishes him off. Haha

Best pinball teacher out there - love your videos - thanks Bowen!

At the Thirsty Sasquatch, the pizza bar arcade near me and my home away from home right now, they have Theatre of Magic. There are 9 machines altogether but I find myself playing Medieval Madness, Jurassic Park and Theatre of Magic the most. Guardians of the Galaxy is starting to grow on me though (but only after I watched your tutorial).

Awesome video. For someone who has just been bitten by the pinball bug I was astounded by how easily you hit what you wanted. Your flipper control tips will help me heaps. And the multi-ball control. I just go for it. haha. I guess that's why I always end up with no balls at the end of multi-ball.

Most I ever got on this game was over 5 billion but I didn't have the skills like you. That live catch is something I used to do by accident. You have it mastered.

I just doubled my Pinball Arcade score after watching - thanks! I don't remember these being mentioned, but for amateurs like me, Special and the third Vanish give/light extra ball.

All i want is to play this game again, this and medieval madness were my childhood machines

Such a great pin. Thanks Bowen!

You make it seem so easy. Great game.

Even in the official PAPA tutorial for this game the crate also is broken. hilarious.

It looks like the Magic Trunk needs some adjustment...

This game is now on pinball fx. and it's fun there. the kickout is NICE and safe to dead bounce. give it a try on your machine in real life too, if the kickout seems consistent, you might end up with a ball on the left flipper caught and ready to backhand the open trunk. :) If you are fast you can get that 100 million jackpot every time. Works great for Hat Magic too. :) Balls will often cooperate on the left loop and go into the bonusx lanes for you. Take advantage Dead bouncing is your friend. give it a try on any loop that goes around. The center ramp is not as easy to loop as it seems, though if you can do it, it's best for grand finale. The advance clock skillshot usually won't screw you. The trunk can and will drain. The hocus pocus to trunk bit actually does work in FX just fine. The right ramp is doable too. If you time out hat magic, and shoot at the end, you can get a secret ball lock. you get two of these per game, and it's well worth doing after your first two multiballs.

Cool. I have the high (non-Master Magician) score on my company's ToM machine at 1.77B which would still be #2 on PAPA's machine. Actually #3 after Bowen's score was logged in the list. Also it's good to see that the ball on their machine gets stuck in the same two places near the trunk as our machine. I thought our's was missing a pin.

The trunk was always breaking when I used to play Theatre of Magic at uni. One time it broke completely and it just kept scoring over and over. At that point I decided to make a retreat lol. Still my all time favourite.

One time I broke the glass of this machine in the arcade hall because two balls colliding during a multiball and one jumped up hard. The attendant was not pleased.

This game would be a great candidate for a 2.0, the shots feel great, but the rules are pretty broken and kind of shallow. Great tutorial!

Love PAPApinball channel!!!

JUst bought this along with the othe 9 BallyWillaims tables Zen released on Pinball FX 3. Wish I was rich so I could collect actual machines.

Some impressive good skills.

There's so much to this game!

Combo points can get pretty significant if you're locked into the center ramp, especially if you get 2x combos from the skill shot.

Excellent tutorial! Haha... so funny with Hat Magic (3:30) the out-of-control ball inadvertently ending up in the trunk. I'm playing this on Pinball FX3 and it is playing similarly with even the flipper tricks possible (but tip passes don't work as well). One big difference though is that the ball doesn't spend nearly as much time in the bumpers as it does on this game. The trunk is also not as wonky ;-)

Thank you for the video. Trying to beat my cousin who bought it just about a month ago. Great tips here.

Also, so much for a tilt bob and warnings!

DO you have the audio or video of the Metomorphosis illusion? Specifically the part where it says "Metamorphosis!".

Was very disappointed he didn't say" Drop that X! X gonna give it to you" in this video

What's with Mr. Bill? That's a clown. This is a magic performance, not a circus act! Save him for Cirqus Voltaire! Some excellent playing you did here, Bowen. Just a few things here. Firstly, an extra ball only lights the _first_ time you reach 6:00. Every other time after that, or if EBs are off completely, you'll receive 40M instead. Second, I think people stay away from the right ramp because it feels a lot like the right ramp on World Cup Soccer, in which that right ramp can really be merciless. It's not a coincidence since they're both designed by the same guy: John Popadiuk. And lastly, if that right ramp really is bogus as you said, and further locks are impossible, they're kind of not. One of the trapdoor awards is Spell Magic, which lights the locks for you. Or there's always the secret lock... ;) (well, as long as you haven't used it earlier)

So... Sometimes if I get an early "trap door" it will get "lite extra ball". Does anyone know the parameters for getting this?

Glad to see I'm not the only one that gets pinballs stuck in games in the first minute XD

What about machines without multiball?

Great vid!!

14:26 Still remember this moment

How are you hitting the jets so easily? And without the ball coming back round the right loop?

When you have multiball, you can shoot the center loop to get a higher jackpot.

great Machine!

What is your ranking?

Best pinball ever

Mr Bill perched right by the drain. Oh nooooooo! BTW you must have disabled the lady's voice? (You know, the one that says "shoot for the magic trunk" etc.) Or do some machines just not have it?

3 trunk shots by mistake at Hat Magic! hahahahahaha Great job man, very well done.

Whats your opinion on virtual pinball versions? Can you do everything you can do on the live table?

21:30 "There's six letters in T H E A T R E"

I beat someone playing theater of magic while I was playing world cup soccer to win the 1996 Hawaiian pinball championship in conjuction with Manoa Valley Theater doing the play Tommy...his jackpot timed out then drained..whew

this is the theatre of magic tournament edition with a hard trunk :D

@32:23 crazy good outlane save

OHH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

What the heck is Mr. Bill doing there?

If you're playing the PAPA drinking game at home, drink every time something goes wrong, malfunction-wise. Or every time Bowen presses Mr. Bill.

I own TOM . Very good scoring tips. I was concerned when you Bowen Kerins stated that the Right Ramp ( My favorite shot ) does not work in many TOM you said it is "Bogus " If I can make the "Spirit Ring " Shot and the Mode " Metamorphosis" which i can do . Not to sound stupid but does that mean my "Right Ramp" is totally functional . Or were you referring to the (Third) Truck Multi-ball via the ( Right ) ramp which I have never tried as I did not know that was an option . Thank you for a reply to my question I hope my Right Ramp is not a "Bogus" Ramp as you mentioned in Tutorial.

I had nightmares about that crooked trunk 😵

I made up my own words for this, shoot for the magic drunk, shoot for the crap door, also make the ball Spanish..:)

What a legend 😎😎😎

yay mr bill :)

I won the pinball championship in Hawaii in 1996 by beating someone who was playing this game vs me playing world cup soccer..lol

That trunk is pretty wonky. Please do everybodies OCD a favor and rotate it a little bit. ;)

The trunk opto position is way off. That's why the ball got stuck. Frustrating to watch lol

Why the Mr. Bill?

Like my comment if you want to see a remake of this game with a harder live catch, and a better wizard mode!

I got i billion 256million It’s too easy

Well I liked Pinball Arcade version then Pinball FX3 version is so much better. Not even my REAL Theatre is as fun as the Pinball FX3 version. No lie. My real Theatre I had to pull the glass almost every other game due ot the ball getting stuck in the trunk, or jammed somewhere. Even this machine has a crooked trunk. ugh.

Uh, what a horrible game of luck over skill. Almost impossible to control the ball while hitting targets. Zero consistency off the trunk.