Internet Pinball Machine Database: Williams 'Tales of the Arabian Nights'

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Tales of the Arabian Nights

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Tales of the Arabian Nights / IPD No. 3824 / May, 1996 / 4 Players

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Average Fun Rating:

8.2/10 (303 ratings/179 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ]

Manufacturer:

Williams Electronics Games, Incorporated, a subsidiary of WMS Ind.,
Incorporated (1985-1999) [Trade Name: Williams]

Date Of Manufacture:

May, 1996

Model Number:

50047

Common Abbreviations:

ToTAN

MPU:

Williams WPC-95

Type:

Solid State Electronic (SS)

[?]

Production:

3,128 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Fantasy - Myth and Legend

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Electromagnets (3), Spinning posts (2), Captive balls (2), Newton ball posts (2), Kick-out hole (1), 2- 3- and 4-ball multiball, Shooter lane skill shot. The top of each flipper inlane has a circle of metal "spikes" that can rise up from within the playfield to temporarily encircle the ball and stop it from exiting the outlane.

Toys:

Lamp on top of spinning posts.
Genie bash toy.

Design by:

Art by:

Dots/Animation by:

Adam Rhine, Brian Morris

Mechanics by:

Jack Skalon, Ernie Pizarro, Joe Loveday

Music by:

Sound by:

Software by:

Notes:

Arabian Nights is the English name for the Arabic-language collection of Middle Eastern folk tales known as One Thousand and One Nights.

Marketing Slogans:

"Your Wish is Granted."

Photos in:

The Complete Pinball Book External Link

External Link

, pages 11 and 234
The Pinball Compendium 1982 to Present External Link

External Link

, page 218

Rule Sheets:

Tales Of The Arabian Nights Rulesheet Version 1.2 (Jun/23/1997), by Joshua Lehan

Easter Eggs:

Available at Cows and Easter Eggs (External site)

ROMs:

370 KB

ZIP

[Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]

422 KB

ZIP

[Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]

1 MB

ZIP

[Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]

2 MB

ZIP

Sound ROMs V1.0

[Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]

Documentation:

9 MB

PDF

Operations Manual (English, May 1996, Final)

[Williams Electronics Games, Inc.]

975 KB

PDF

Operators Handbook (May 1996)

[Williams Electronics Games, Inc.]

195 KB

TXT

18 MB

PDF

WPC-95 Schematic Manual (July 1, 1997)

[Williams Electronic Games Inc.]

Service Bulletins:

8 KB

PDF

Service Bulletin #91 (Improper wire dressing on the vanishing magnet assembly)

[Williams Electronics Games, Inc.]

Images:
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Backglass 884x612	Playfield 389x919	Flyer, Front 638x825	Flyer, Back 638x827	Overall 744x1182 [Christopher Wolf]
Cabinet 446x375 [Allen Shope]	BackBox 300x296 [Allen Shope]	Playfield Detail 500x288 [Allen Shope]	Playfield Detail 500x375 [Allen Shope]	Playfield 375x500 [Allen Shope]
Full Machine 649x922 [Steve Nordseth]	Cabinet Right 653x663 [Steve Nordseth]	Cabinet Left 651x594 [Steve Nordseth]	Upper Playfield 660x479 [Steve Nordseth]	Playfield 656x881 [Steve Nordseth]
Prototype Playfield 370x784 [Jay Stafford]	Full Machine 700x1069 [Allen Shope]	Playfield Detail 350x467 [Allen Shope]	Playfield Detail 350x467 [Allen Shope]	Playfield Detail 350x467 [Allen Shope]
Playfield Detail 350x467 [Allen Shope]	Playfield Detail 350x467 [Allen Shope]	Playfield Detail 350x467 [Allen Shope]	Playfield Detail 700x525 [Allen Shope]	Playfield Detail 700x525 [Allen Shope]
Playfield Detail 700x525 [Allen Shope]	Playfield Detail 700x525 [Allen Shope]	Playfield Detail 700x525 [Allen Shope]	Playfield Detail 700x525 [Allen Shope]	Playfield Detail 700x525 [Allen Shope]
Playfield Underside 350x467 [Allen Shope]	Cabinet Inside 350x467 [Allen Shope]	Playfield Underside 350x467 [Allen Shope]	Backbox Electronics 350x467 [Allen Shope]	Playfield 700x933 [Allen Shope]
Backbox 700x933 [Allen Shope]	Instruction Card 640x480 [John Gray]	Backglass Light Box 640x480 [John Gray]	Backglass - Illuminated 640x480 [John Gray]	Playfield - Illuminated 480x640 [John Gray]
Illuminated Playfield 1024x683 [Sean Clark]	Promotional Poster* 720x800 [Bill Ung]	Cabinet - Front 922x800 [Francois Corthesy]

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