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{{Short description|1996 pinball machine}}
{{about|the pinball game|the collection of stories|One Thousand and One Nights}}
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{{Infobox Pinball | title = Tales of the Arabian Nights
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{{Infobox Pinball | title = ''Tales of the Arabian Nights''
|manufacturer = [[Williams (gaming company)|Williams]]
|manufacturer = [[Williams (gaming company)|Williams]]
|image = [[Image:Tales of the Arabian Nights Pinball Flyer.png|220px|center]]
|image = [[Image:Tales of the Arabian Nights Pinball Flyer.png|220px|center]]
|system =
|system =
|designer= John Popadiuk
|designer= [[John Popadiuk]]
|programmer= Louis Koziarz
|programmer= Louis Koziarz
|artwork= Pat McMahon
|artwork= Pat McMahon
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|music= Dave Zabriskie
|music= Dave Zabriskie
|sound= Dave Zabriskie
|sound= Dave Zabriskie
|release = 1996
|release = May 1996
|production = 3,128 units
|production = 3,128 units
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'''Tales of the Arabian Nights''' is a 1996 [[pinball]] machine produced by [[Williams (gaming company)|Williams]]. The game is based on the stories of [[One Thousand and One Nights]] and features a blue [[jinn]]. The marketing slogan is "Your Wish is Granted".<ref name=openkqm>{{cite web| url=http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=3824 | work=| title=Internet Pinball Machine Database: Williams 'Tales of the Arabian Nights'' | first= | last= | date=June 11, 2012}}</ref>
'''''Tales of the Arabian Nights''''' is a 1996 [[pinball]] machine produced by [[Williams (gaming company)|Williams]]. The game is based on the stories of ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]'' and features a blue [[jinn]]. The marketing slogan is "Your Wish is Granted".<ref name=openkqm>{{cite web| url=http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=3824 | title=Internet Pinball Machine Database: Williams 'Tales of the Arabian Nights'' | date=June 11, 2012}}</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
Players can experience 7 Tales of the Arabian Nights that includes a travel around the ancient city of [[Baghdad]], flying with the [[magic carpet]] and battling the evil genie. Rubbing the [[magic lamp]] conjure good genies that help to rescue the princess. The game has a vertical magnet diverter that grabs the ball and hurls it back at the player for more suspense as an industry first. The game also includes spikes that rises up and save the ball when the [[Meteor#Meteor|shooting stars]] are summoned.<ref>http://www.planetarypinball.com/mm5/Williams/games/arabian/index.html</ref>
Players can experience 7 Tales of the Arabian Nights that includes a travel around the ancient city of [[Baghdad]], flying with the [[magic carpet]] and battling the evil genie. Rubbing the [[magic lamp]] conjure good genies that help to rescue the princess. The game uses a vertical magnet diverter that grabs the ball and hurls it back at the player for more suspense as an industry first. The game also includes spikes that rise up and save the ball when the [[Meteor#Meteor|shooting stars]] are summoned.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.planetarypinball.com/mm5/Williams/games/arabian/index.html | title=Williams: Tales of the Arabian Nights }}</ref>


==Digital versions==
==Digital versions==
Tales of the Arabian Nights is available as licensed table of ''[[The Pinball Arcade]]'' for several platforms. The game is also included in the ''[[Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection]]'' for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Furthermore the table is playable in ''Williams Pinball Classics'' (2001) for PC.<ref name="gamegenie">http://www.gamegenie.com/reviews/pc/wpinball.html</ref>
''Tales of the Arabian Nights'' was available for free as a licensed table of ''[[The Pinball Arcade]]'' for several platforms during the first six years of its availability, before [[FarSight Studios]] lost the license to make digital versions of Williams pinball tables and delisted on June 30, 2018. It is one of three dot-matrix tables exclusively available in the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] versions of FarSight's ''[[Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection]]''. Prior to these two games, it was included in the 2001 computer game ''Williams Pinball Classics''.<ref name="gamegenie">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamegenie.com/reviews/pc/wpinball.html |title=GameGenie.com: PC Game Reviews - Williams Pinball Classics |access-date=2015-08-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020605/http://www.gamegenie.com/reviews/pc/wpinball.html |archive-date=2015-09-24 }}</ref>

The table was released for ''[[Pinball FX 3]]'' as part of the volume 5 of [[Zen Studios]]' curation of Williams tables, which began in the fall of 2018 after Zen Studios acquired the license for digital Williams tables; with a remastered version released for ''[[Pinball FX (2023 video game)|Pinball FX]]'' on May 26, 2022

It was also released in several mobile games, including Zen Studios ''Williams Pinball'' mobile app for [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]]

==See also==
*''[[Genie (pinball)|Genie]]''


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://pinball.org/rules/talesofthearabiannights.html Pinball.org ''Tales of the Arabian Nights'' rule sheet]
*[http://pinball.org/rules/talesofthearabiannights.html Pinball.org ''Tales of the Arabian Nights'' rule sheet]



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Latest revision as of 00:57, 4 January 2025

This article is about the pinball game. For the collection of stories, see One Thousand and One Nights.

Tales of the Arabian Nights
ManufacturerWilliams
Release dateMay 1996
DesignJohn Popadiuk
ProgrammingLouis Koziarz
ArtworkPat McMahon
MechanicsJack Skalon, Ernie Pizarro, Joe Loveday
MusicDave Zabriskie
SoundDave Zabriskie
Production run3,128 units

Tales of the Arabian Nights is a 1996 pinball machine produced by Williams. The game is based on the stories of One Thousand and One Nights and features a blue jinn. The marketing slogan is "Your Wish is Granted".[1]

Description

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Players can experience 7 Tales of the Arabian Nights that includes a travel around the ancient city of Baghdad, flying with the magic carpet and battling the evil genie. Rubbing the magic lamp conjure good genies that help to rescue the princess. The game uses a vertical magnet diverter that grabs the ball and hurls it back at the player for more suspense as an industry first. The game also includes spikes that rise up and save the ball when the shooting stars are summoned.[2]

Digital versions

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Tales of the Arabian Nights was available for free as a licensed table of The Pinball Arcade for several platforms during the first six years of its availability, before FarSight Studios lost the license to make digital versions of Williams pinball tables and delisted on June 30, 2018. It is one of three dot-matrix tables exclusively available in the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of FarSight's Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection. Prior to these two games, it was included in the 2001 computer game Williams Pinball Classics.[3]

The table was released for Pinball FX 3 as part of the volume 5 of Zen Studios' curation of Williams tables, which began in the fall of 2018 after Zen Studios acquired the license for digital Williams tables; with a remastered version released for Pinball FX on May 26, 2022

It was also released in several mobile games, including Zen Studios Williams Pinball mobile app for iOS and Android

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Internet Pinball Machine Database: Williams 'Tales of the Arabian Nights". June 11, 2012.
  2. ^ "Williams: Tales of the Arabian Nights".
  3. ^ "GameGenie.com: PC Game Reviews - Williams Pinball Classics". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
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