ɪn spˈaɪt ʌv lˈaɪsənsɪŋ ðə nˈeɪm fɹʌm bɹˈoʊdɚbˌʌnd, ðɪ ætˈɑːɹɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd vˈɜːʒən ʌv mˈɪdnaɪt mˈædʒɪk jˈuːsᵻz ɐ kəmplˈiːtli dˈɪfɹənt tˈeɪbəl dɪzˈaɪn fɹʌm dˈeɪvɪdz mˈɪdnaɪt mˈædʒɪk, ɐ pˈɪnbɔːl sˌɪmjʊlˈeɪʃən pˈʌblɪʃt fɚðɪ ˈæpəl ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː.
In spite of licensing the name from Broderbund, the Atari 2600 version of Midnight Magic uses a completely different table design from David's Midnight Magic, a pinball simulation published for the Apple II in 1982.