* Much of the background information for ''Pinball/PinballMagic'', such as the background of Matra Magna and the Society of Masters, is only available in the operator's manual.
* Likewise for ''Pinball/DoctorWho'', which has a rather complex story that is only available through the flyers, manual, and promotional video.
* Most of the backstories for Creator/LittleWing's pinball games are presented only in the instruction manual or their web site. For instance, ''VideoGame/MadDaedalus'' has a story about a RoboShip between an ancient inventor and an alien AI, a power-mad tyrant king, and a StableTimeLoop, all in an [[http://www.littlewingpinball.com/doc/en/gameinfo/maddaedalus/mdstory.html 800-word introduction]] in the instruction manual.
* ''Pinball/WhoDunnit1995'' has an overarching set of PlotThreads that connect the five suspects, most of which is only hinted at through the characters' various interrogation answers. A complete timeline for their personal histories is given in the operator manual.
* The backstory for ''Pinball/StrangeScience'' is presented in an eight-page promotional comic book from Creator/{{Bally}}.
* Similarly, the backstory for ''Pinball/{{Fathom}}'' is given in a one-page comic on the front of the game's advertising flyer.
* [[http://www.scottdanesi.com/?page_id=783 Scott Danesi's website]] indicates that the woman on the backglass of ''Pinball/TotalNuclearAnnihilation'' is named Scarlett.
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