

Midnight Magic 1981
Developed by Brøderbund Software, SystemSoft, Brøderbund Software
- Pinball, Arcade, Action
Midnight Magic utilized the Atari 2600 joystick for performing simulated pinball functions, such as activating the flippers and shooting the ball. Moving the joystick controller down pulls the pinball machine plunger back while pressing the joystick button shoots the ball into the playfield. The left and right flippers are activated by moving the joystick controller left or right. Hitting all five drop targets at the top of the table increases the bonus multiplier (2x, 3x, and so on). Extra balls can be earned when hitting the rollover targets at the top left and right corners of the table when the bonus multiplier is activated.
PinballArcadeActionAtari 2600, Atari 8-bit, PC-9800 Series, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Apple II
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Character
Plot-driven, earnest, spare and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
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About the game
- Platforms
- Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, PC-9800 Series, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Apple II, NEC PC-6000 Series
- Developer
- Brøderbund Software, SystemSoft, Brøderbund Software
- Publisher
- Brøderbund Software, Atari Corporation
- Released
- December 31, 1981
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 4.7/10 from 7 ratings.
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