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TIL Penn and Teller Smoke and Mirrors was cancelled on the Sega CD due to the game featuring a simulation of driving a truck from Arizona to Las Vegas which it takes 8 hours of game time to complete (same time to drive in real life) with no ability to pause. Penn considered it his ultimate “trick”.

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