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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/davids-midnight-magic_9059.jpg]]
2	'''David's Midnight Magic''' is a [[DigitalPinballTables computer pinball game]] developed by David Snider. It was released in 1982 by Creator/BroderbundSoftware for the Platform/AppleII, then later ported to the Platform/{{Commodore 64}} and Platform/Atari8BitComputers.
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4	Upon graduating from college, David Snider decided to try writing software for the Platform/AppleII before finding regular employment. After seeing the success of Bill Budge's ''VideoGame/RasterBlaster'', Snider felt that was a game he could also develop; rather than taking his chances with an original table, he decided to copy the playfield design from Creator/SteveRitchie's ''Pinball/BlackKnight'' instead. He completed the game in about eight months, signing a distribution deal with Brøderbund halfway through development. ''Midnight Magic'' was an instant hit when it was released, and some players considered it superior to ''Raster Blaster''.
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6	In 1986, Creator/{{Atari}} released ''Midnight Magic'', an adaptation for the Platform/{{Atari 2600}}. Programmed by Glenn Axworthy, it bears little resemblance to the original, but is considered one of the most advanced pinball games for the console.
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9	!!''David's Midnight Magic'' demonstrates the following tropes:
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11	* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: To ''Black Knight''.
12	* NoPlotNoProblem: It's a pinball game; it doesn't need a plot.
13	* InNameOnly: The Atari 2600 port is this to the original, due to the Atari 2600's inability to create asymmetrical playfields.
14	* SerialNumbersFiledOff: Invoked; the playfield for ''David's Midnight Magic'' is a near-exact copy of the one for the arcade pinball game ''Pinball/BlackKnight''.
15	* TitleConfusion: Occurs twice -- not only is the name of the Atari 2600 version shortened to ''Midnight Magic,'' but the in-game title is misspelled as ''Mid'''nite''' Magic''.
16	* TopDownView

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