Also known as CG
1982 · Williams
Cosmic Gunfight
Known for 1-2-3 lanes, Top saucer, Left saucer and ABC grid. Black outer space starfield with scattered planets and a large ringed planet at the lower right, wide sweeping gold arc and chevron bands radiating in from the top corners and down the left edge, yellow and orange starburst rays bursting from behind the central figures and pale green and blue nebula glow around the lower centre.
- Year
- 1982
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Lane
1-2-3 lanes
- saucer
Top saucer
- saucer
Left saucer
- Target
ABC grid
- Target
Drop target banks
- Multiball
Cosmic Ball
- Goal
Double playfield
On the playfield
Holes 2
- Top saucer saucer
- Left saucer saucer
Targets 2
- ABC grid
- Drop target banks
Lanes 3
- 1-2-3 lanes
- X-Y lanes
- Return lanes
Lights 1
- In Sequence lights
On the backglass
Who and what
- skeleton Central hero figure, armoured bone-white skeleton with a wide-brimmed hat, long snouted gas-mask helmet and corrugated breathing hose, shaggy feathered wings, holding a silver rifle level across the chest, mounted on a rearing skeletal horse whose lower leg glows electric blue
- skeleton Left middle, bone-white skeleton in a hat and duster aiming a rifle up and to the right, seen in profile
- animal Far left, a rearing skeletal horse with a ribcage body, skull head and a rider in a hat
- skeleton Right of centre, a green-tinted skeleton in a broad hat and gas mask aiming a rifle to the left
- skeleton Far right, a second green-tinted skeleton in a hat and gas mask aiming a rifle to the left, partly cut by the right edge
Setting
- Black outer space starfield with scattered planets and a large ringed planet at the lower right
- Wide sweeping gold arc and chevron bands radiating in from the top corners and down the left edge
- Yellow and orange starburst rays bursting from behind the central figures
- Pale green and blue nebula glow around the lower centre
Text on it
- Williams
- COSMIC
- GUNFIGHT
- GAME OVER
- COSMIC BALL
- HIGHEST SCORE
- TILT
- 070
- 2,58
- 00,000
- 2,50
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
How it plays
-
Multiballs 1
- Cosmic Ball
-
Goals 1
- Double playfield
Made by
- Design
- Barry Oursler
- Art
- Doug Watson
- Art
- Larry Day
- Software & Sound
- Bill Pfutzenreuter
Reference
Linked terms
- 1-2-3 lanes also called Top 1-2-3
- Top saucer also called Upper-left lock
- Left saucer also called Far-left lock
- ABC grid also called ABC standup targets
- Return lanes also called In lanes
- Cosmic Ball also called Bonus ball
- Double playfield also called 2x playfield
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- black
- gold
- orange
- cream
- red
Fingerprint: Cosmic gunfight, very wide playfield with unusually long left orbit lane running full length beside ball guide, playfield dominated by two large hulking armoured brute figures printed side by side in mid-field beneath oversized gold title logo, three cream-gold pop bumpers sit in horizontal row across upper third each cap decorated with painted face emblem, black and gold color scheme with orange lightning bolts and cyan and magenta LED inserts
A very wide playfield with an unusually long left orbit lane running the full length of the playfield beside the ball guide. The playfield is dominated by two large hulking armoured brute figures printed side by side in the mid-field beneath an oversized gold title logo. Three cream-and-gold pop bumpers sit in a horizontal row across the upper third, each cap decorated with a painted face/emblem. Colour scheme is black and gold with orange lightning bolts and heavy use of cyan and magenta LED inserts. Two triangular blue-lit habitrail plastics sit symmetrically in the lower-middle, with a grey sculpted snake or tentacle-shaped object laid between them on the glass.
Setting
- Dark starfield/void with cream-and-gold radial lightning bolts, concentric arcs, and scattered glowing cosmic burst inserts; no scenery, pure graphic space backdrop.
Symbols
- Starburst inserts
- Lightning bolts
- Concentric target rings
- 5x multipliers
- Numbered progress diamonds
- Circular eye/lens motifs near the bumpers
Notable shapes
- Two large blue-lit triangular plastics set symmetrically in the lower-mid field, an arc of numbered inserts (16, 8, 4, 2, 1) running down the centre, a circular gold-rimmed insert at lower centre, and a wide-body playfield with an unusually long left side lane
Art motifs
- Angular lightning bolt banding
- Gold metallic scrollwork frames
- Starburst flares
- Chevron arrow lanes
- Ringed planet-style circles
Themes
- Science fiction
- Space
- Cosmic
- Superhero
- Monster combat
- Armoured brutes
- Pinball
Title on it
- Cosmic gunfight
Text on it
- COSMIC GUNFIGHT
- CAMERA EYE
- LOCK
- SEQUENCE
- BALL SEQUENCE
- COSMIC SEQUENCE
- EXTRA BALL
- MULTI LANE CHANGE
- LEFT FLIPPER X-Y
- RIGHT FLIPPER 1-2-3
- PUSH BOTH BUTTONS CHANGE A B C
- INSTRUCTIONS
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 1/4x PLAYERS
- LO/MO SCORES 1 CREDIT
- HI/HI SCORES 3 CREDITS
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- 10,000
- 20,000
- 50,000
- 5X
- 16
- 8
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 32
- 1000
- 5000
- HOLD LIT
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Two large matching figures side by side in the mid-lower field, printed in grey-green skin tones with heavy musculature, ridged armour plates and horned/spiked helmets, arms raised with clenched fists |
| Other | Each of the three pop bumper caps carries a small circular painted creature/face emblem in red, orange and gold on a cream disc |
| Other | The left and right upper side plastics each carry a painted horned beast head in green, gold and black |
| Other | A grey ribbed snake/tentacle-like plastic object lying loose on the playfield glass between the two triangular plastics |
Full playfield photographed from above under glass in a dim room, lit by internal LEDs glowing blue, cyan, magenta and red. The cabinet is a wide-body with metal side rails and a stainless lock bar down the left edge; the apron at the bottom carries two white printed cards and a central logo. Playfield artwork is dark black-brown with gold, orange and cream lightning-bolt and geometric banding. Upper third holds a row of four red-glowing drop targets, a five-circle lane guide with one teal-lit lane, three cream-topped pop bumpers with illustrated caps, a clear dome/tunnel structure and a wireform spinner on the right. Mid-field shows a large gold 'COSMIC GUNFIGHT' logo over two hulking armoured humanoid figures. Lower field has two triangular habitrail plastics lit blue, a central cluster of numbered inserts 16, 8, 4, 2, 1, two flippers, slingshots, and a grey snake-like decorative tube. Condition looks good, plastics intact, no visible playfield wear.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- black
- gold
- blue
- red
Fingerprint: Skeletal cowboy in gas-mask helmet with corrugated breathing hose astride rearing skeletal horse glowing blue-electric at lower leg, three more bone-white gunmen aiming rifles from flanks, COSMIC GUNFIGHT yellow-orange block title on dotted keyline box, seven-segment score windows, gold arc-chevron border, black starfield backdrop
A skeletal cowboy in a wide-brimmed hat and long gas-mask snout with a corrugated breathing hose, astride a rearing skeletal horse whose lower leg glows electric blue. Three more bone-white skeleton gunmen in hats and gas masks aim rifles in from the left and right flanks. Four separate coloured seven-segment score windows are built into the artwork, including one showing 00,000 for player 3. A huge yellow-orange 'COSMIC GUNFIGHT' title sits in a dotted keyline box under a flowing script wordmark.
Setting
- Black outer space starfield with scattered planets and a large ringed planet at the lower right
- Wide sweeping gold arc and chevron bands radiating in from the top corners and down the left edge
- Yellow and orange starburst rays bursting from behind the central figures
- Pale green and blue nebula glow around the lower centre
Symbols
- Rifles and pistols
- Wide-brimmed cowboy hats
- Gas masks with breathing hoses
- Feathered wings
- Revolvers in white starbursts
- Planets and a ringed planet
- Seven-segment score displays
- Yellow player numerals 1-4
- Gold arc and chevron border bands
- Starburst rays
Lettering
- Large yellow-to-orange gradient slab-serif capitals with a bright yellow keyline and dark stippled shadow panel for the title; a flowing cursive script wordmark with a round emblem beside it above; small red cursive script for game over; plain condensed sans-serif capitals for highest score and cosmic ball
Themes
- Western
- Skeletons
- Cowboys
- Space
- Gunfight
- Riding
- Horses
Title on it
- Cosmic gunfight
Text on it
- Williams
- COSMIC
- GUNFIGHT
- GAME OVER
- COSMIC BALL
- HIGHEST SCORE
- TILT
- 070
- 2,58
- 00,000
- 2,50
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Skeleton | Central hero figure, armoured bone-white skeleton with a wide-brimmed hat, long snouted gas-mask helmet and corrugated breathing hose, shaggy feathered wings, holding a silver rifle level across the chest, mounted on a rearing skeletal horse whose lower leg glows electric blue |
| Skeleton | Left middle, bone-white skeleton in a hat and duster aiming a rifle up and to the right, seen in profile |
| Animal | Far left, a rearing skeletal horse with a ribcage body, skull head and a rider in a hat |
| Skeleton | Right of centre, a green-tinted skeleton in a broad hat and gas mask aiming a rifle to the left |
| Skeleton | Far right, a second green-tinted skeleton in a hat and gas mask aiming a rifle to the left, partly cut by the right edge |
A glossy backglass with a black starfield background and a wide gold arc-and-chevron border motif sweeping in from the top corners and down the left side. At the top, a script wordmark reads 'Williams' beside a round emblem, followed by a huge two-line title 'COSMIC' over 'GUNFIGHT' in chunky yellow-to-orange gradient block capitals with a bright yellow keyline and stippled shadow panel. The centre is dominated by a skeletal, armoured gunslinger riding a rearing skeletal horse: the rider wears a wide-brimmed hat and a long snouted gas-mask-like helmet with a corrugated breathing hose, and levels a silver rifle across its chest; shaggy feathered wings and a glowing blue-white lower leg/hoof complete the mount. Three more bone-white skeletal cowboys with rifles flank it, two on the right, one behind and one mounted on a rearing skeleton horse at the far left. Coloured seven-segment score windows show 070, 2,58, 00,000 and 2,50 beside yellow player numerals 1, 2, 3 and 4. Red script 'GAME OVER' sits at the lower left, an artist's signature is scrawled at the lower right.