Also known as BW
1996 · Gottlieb
Barb Wire
Known for Big Fatso, Mind Read, Triangle and Haywire. Night sky, burning explosion, flames and lit window.
- Year
- 1996
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Toy
Big Fatso
- scoop
Mind Read
- inserts
Triangle
- Wizard mode
Haywire
- Multiball
Fire Fight Multiball
- Goal
Barb Wire
On the playfield
Toys 2
- Big Fatso
- Briefcase
Hole 1
- Mind Read scoop
Targets 2
- Lens
- Lower right standup
Lights 1
- Triangle inserts
Display 1
- Dot display
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Young adult blonde woman, long voluminous wavy hair, topless with bare shoulders and back, glossy black leather motorcycle jacket, black choker collar, seen from behind astride the motorcycle, head turned slightly back over her left shoulder
- man Middle-aged man with receding dark hair in a white shirt and black bow tie, at the right behind a lit window, holding a mug, watching
- man Dark-haired bearded figure at the left edge in profile, holding an orange flame or torch in his raised hand, near the burning wall
- vehicle Enormous chrome chopper motorcycle, fat balloon front tyre, huge round white headlamp, two round amber indicators, chrome fork, v-twin engine, black toolbag on the tank
- other A machine or vehicle at mid-right with the letters king visible on a panel, plus a bright white blown-out light area behind the motorcycle
Setting
- Night sky
- Burning explosion
- Flames
- Lit window
Text on it
- BARB·WIRE
- Gottlieb
- pinside.com
How it plays
-
Multiballs 4
- Crash the Tolls
- Hammerhead Bar
- Spell Haywire
- Fire Fight Multiball
-
Goals 5
- Barb Wire
- Haywire Bonus
- Mega Bonus
- Tolls Bonus
- Missile Combos
-
Awards 2
- Arrow Awards
- Fatso Awards
-
Wizard modes 1
- Haywire
Made by
- Design
- Bill Parker
- Art
- Constantino Mitchell
- Art
- Jeanine Mitchell
- Software
- Jon Norris
- Sound
- Craig Beierwaltes
- Music
- Duane Decker
- Display animation
- Scott Melchionda
Reference
Linked terms
- Big Fatso also called Big Fatso hole also called Big Fatso's scoop
- Mind Read also called Mind Read hole
- Haywire also called Haywire wizard mode also called Haywire frenzy
- Fire Fight Multiball also called Firefight
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- black
- red
- silver
- orange
Fingerprint: BARB·WIRE in blood-red torn-edge capitals with white barbed wire loop, topless blonde woman in black leather jacket on chrome chopper rear view, fat balloon tyre and white headlamp, explosion and orange flames against black night, bow-tied man watching from lit window, photographic-composite style
The huge chrome chopper seen from directly behind, with its giant white headlamp and fat balloon tyre, ridden by a topless blonde woman in a black leather jacket. The title BARB·WIRE printed in blood-red, ripped-edged capitals laced through with white barbed wire in the top left. A red burning explosion and wall of orange flames against a black night sky behind her. A bespectacled, bow-tied man watching from a lit window at the right, and a black-haired bearded figure in the flames at the left holding a flame.
Setting
- Night sky
- Burning explosion
- Flames
- Lit window
Symbols
- Barbed wire loop
- Red explosion burst
- Flames
- Chrome headlamp
- Headlight beam
- Star burst highlight
Lettering
- Jagged, torn or slashed red block capitals with dark outline, threaded by a white barbed-wire loop for the title; small plain yellow-gold serif capitals top right
Themes
- Motorcycle
- Outlaw biker
- Action film
- Explosion
- Fire
Title on it
- Barb·wire
Text on it
- BARB·WIRE
- Gottlieb
- pinside.com
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young adult blonde woman, long voluminous wavy hair, topless with bare shoulders and back, glossy black leather motorcycle jacket, black choker collar, seen from behind astride the motorcycle, head turned slightly back over her left shoulder |
| Man | Middle-aged man with receding dark hair in a white shirt and black bow tie, at the right behind a lit window, holding a mug, watching |
| Man | Dark-haired bearded figure at the left edge in profile, holding an orange flame or torch in his raised hand, near the burning wall |
| Vehicle | Enormous chrome chopper motorcycle, fat balloon front tyre, huge round white headlamp, two round amber indicators, chrome fork, v-twin engine, black toolbag on the tank |
| Other | A machine or vehicle at mid-right with the letters king visible on a panel, plus a bright white blown-out light area behind the motorcycle |
A photographic-composite pinball backglass dominated by a topless blonde woman in a glossy black leather motorcycle jacket astride a huge chrome chopper motorcycle, seen from behind and low down, her bare back and shoulders filling the centre. The bike fills the lower half: fat balloon front tyre with a huge white headlamp, two round amber indicators, chrome fork legs, V-twin engine, wide rear tyre, and a black toolbag strapped over the fuel tank. Top left is the title BARB·WIRE in jagged, torn-edged blood-red block capitals, circled and impaled by a loop of white barbed wire. Top right has the word Gottlieb in small yellow-gold serif capitals. The background is a night scene: a black sky, a blazing orange-and-yellow fireball or explosion, a red glow, a red-lit wall or truck, orange flames licking up the far left edge, and at right a lit window showing a dark-haired man in a white shirt and black bow tie holding a mug. Bottom right corner carries tiny white multi-line print and a pinside.com watermark. Dominant colours: black, red, chrome silver, blonde gold.