The game was designed by Joe Kaminkow, Ed Cebula, Lonnie D. Ropp, and Lyman F. Sheats Jr.

[2] The main game modes of the table are accessed by lighting the entire Union Jack on the playfield’s center.

[2] Completing these 12 modes unlocks the "Pinball Wizard" multiball of six balls[2] By lighting the letters to spell T-O-M-M-Y then hitting one of two scoops.

[2] The music for the machine consists of stage adaptations from the original rock opera Tommy, composed by Pete Townshend of The Who.

Songs include "Overture," "Captain Walker," "It's a Boy," "Sparks," "Christmas," "See Me Feel Me," "Smash the Mirror," "Fiddle About," "Cousin Kevin," "Sensation," "The Acid Queen," "Pinball Wizard," "Listening To You" and "Sally Simpson.

Another was used in the 1993 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, this special machine was rigged for "autoplay" and had no backbox, electronics were cabinet-mounted.