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2[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spider_man_pinball_backglasses.png]]
3[[caption-width-right:350:Original (top) and Vault Edition (bottom) backglass artwork.]]
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5->''"Ladies and gentlemen... fasten your seat belts."''
6-->-- '''Dr. Octopus'''
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8''Spider-Man'' is an [[PhysicalPinballTables arcade pinball game]] designed by Creator/SteveRitchie, with art by Kevin O'Conner, Margaret Hudson, Marc Schoenberg and Mark Galvez. It was released in 2007 by Creator/SternPinball.
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10Based on Creator/SamRaimi's ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'' starring Tobey Maguire, the game pits the players against the villains of all three movies. Rock [[ComicBook/NormanOsborn the Green Goblin]] by shooting his pumpkin bombs, build speed by whipping around ComicBook/{{Venom}}, then use the webslingers to launch balls across the playfield. Hit Sandman as he rises and falls, but make sure ComicBook/DoctorOctopus doesn't catch you in his tentacles. The game features video and voice clips from the films, and Creator/JKSimmons reprises his role as J. Jonah Jameson to give player instructions.
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12In 2016, Stern Pinball released the Vault Edition, an updated version of the game. Unlike other Vault Editions, the game's aesthetics were completely overhauled: the playfield and backglass art were updated with comic book-style illustrations by Mark Bagley from ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'', with the dot-matrix animations, audio, and game modes updated to match. The actual playfield layout and rules remain the same, however.
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14A budget home edition was released in 2017 with the same art style and a completely different playfield.
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16!!This game demonstrates the following tropes:
17* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Aside from the somewhat common ball saver and center post, the outlanes will save the ball when the (sub-){{Wizard Mode}}s Battle Royale or Super Hero are lit.
18* BankRobbery: Doc Ock robs a bank during "Bank Bust".
19-->'''Jameson:''' "He's a supervillain and the best he can do is ''rob a bank''?"
20* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: All of the enemy targets and mode lights are colored according to their character -- green for the Green Goblin, blue for Venom, red for Dr. Octopus, and yellow for Sandman.
21* {{Combos}}: Consecutive combos award bigger bonuses, and achieving 10 or more combos awards Super Combos, which give more points. Getting 50 combos starts a two-ball Combo Multiball.
22* DamselInDistress: "Rescue MJ" requires the player to rescue Mary Jane Watson.
23-->'''Jameson:''' "Everything was ''just fine'' until you brought a girl into the mix!"
24%%* DeadpanSnarker[=/=]LargeHam: J. Jonah Jameson, played deliciously by J.K. Simmons.
25%%-->'''Jameson:''' "What're you waiting for, Chinese New Year? Go, go, go!"
26* MovingTargetBonus: The second and third Green Goblin modes require hitting a moving target, with more points awarded for hitting it directly as opposed to hitting its afterglow.
27* MythologyGag: The machine plays an instrumental version of [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 the '60s cartoon's theme song]] after a game over.
28* NewGamePlus: If the WizardMode is successfully completed, all scoring is doubled for the remainder of that ball.
29* NoSell: A magnet allows Doc Ock to grab incoming pinballs before they have a chance to hit him.
30* ScoreMultiplier:
31** After shooting all of the white arrows to start a non-villain mode, they will all be lit and next shot will be multiplied by 2x for the rest of the ball. For completing a mode, similarly the inserts will light up and the next shot will be multiplied by 3x for the rest of the ball. Additionally, all scoring is doubled for the remainder of the ball if the WizardMode is completed, ''on top of existing multipliers'', making some shots potentially 4x or 6x.
32** A more minor example is that bumper values are doubled if the standard top rollover skill shot is made.
33*** Making the standard skill shot on the final ball will double the player's bonus. Making the Venom skill shot on the final ball will triple the player's bonus.
34* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: At the start of Battle Royale, Jameson makes his leave after seeing every villain assemble.
35-->'''Jameson:''' "Looks like the gang's all here...See ya!"
36* SecondaryAdaptation: The original version specifically adapts the ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'', which were film adaptations of the ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comics.
37%%* SequentialBoss: The WizardMode very much is one.
38* ShoutOut: WordOfGod is that Sandman's center bank of three targets is a tribute to ''Pinball/AttackFromMars'', which had a similar target bank as a central part of the playfield.
39* SkillShot: Shoot the flashing top rollover lane for bonus points, +5X bonus multiplier, and double bumper values.
40** Alternately, soft launch the ball so it rolls back down to the upper-right flipper, then hit the left Venom ramp for 500,000 points and a boost in the Venom value.
41* SpellingBonus: Spelling HERO increases the bonus multiplier, and WEB awards a score bonus.
42%%* SpinningPaper: Beating a villain shows this on the display, with Jameson reading the corresponding headline.
43%%-->'''Jameson:''' "I've got the headline: 'Sandman, Sandbagged!'"
44* TakeThatAudience: In the original version, Jameson frequently berates the player if they play poorly.
45-->'''Jameson:''' ''[after a quick drain ball saver]'' "[[Pinball/NoFearDangerousSports Play better.]]"
46* TimedMission: All of the non-villain modes give you 40 seconds to hit a series of flashing shots.
47-->'''Bonesaw:''' "I've got you for ''three'' minutes!"
48* TyopOnTheCover: Venom's third mission, "You Ooze, You Lose," was spelled as "You Ooze, You Lo'''''o'''''se" at the back of the playfield in early versions of the original game.
49* WizardMode:
50** The sub-Wizard Mode is the "Battle Royale", which is available after beating each villain twice. This is a multiball mode where the player must complete hits on each foe to light the Royale Jackpot, then collect it at the right ramp.
51** The main Wizard Mode is "Super Hero", available after beating each villain three times and completing the five non-villain modes. Hit all the red arrows, then hit all four villains and the white arrows, hit Sandman over forty times, then shoot the Spider-Sense shot for 250 million points.
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53->'''Jameson:''' "Eight arms? ''[[ComicBook/DoctorOctopus He]]'' should be playing this game!"

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