1994–2013 · Williams & Pinnovating
Demolition Man
Known for Gun handles, Retina Scan, Car Crash and Cryo-Prison Multiball. Bright blue sky, white electrical arcs and orange fireball explosions.
- Years
- 1994–2013
- Maker
- Williams & Pinnovating
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Control
Gun handles
- Captive ball
Retina Scan
- Toy
Car Crash
- Multiball
Cryo-Prison Multiball
- Wizard mode
Demolition Time
2 games under this title
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Car Crash
Ramp 1
- Side ramp
Hole 1
- Top sinkhole
Captive ball 1
- Retina Scan
Target 1
- Yellow standups
Lane 1
- MTL
Flipper 1
- Upper left flipper extra flipper
Control 1
- Gun handles
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Black man, left, bleached-blond cropped hair, pale blue eyes, small hoop earring, thin goatee, wide-eyed stare, head and shoulders only
- man White man, centre and largest, navy peaked police cap lettered s.a.p.d., heavy brows, stubble, grim expression, dark blue uniform with badge patch, striped collar tab and red-white shoulder flashes
- woman White woman, right, long glossy auburn hair over one shoulder, blue eyes, red lipstick, faint half-smile, head tilted
- vehicle White police motorbike, lower right, clear bubble windscreen and winged badge emblem on the fairing
Setting
- Bright blue sky
- White electrical arcs
- Orange fireball explosions
Text on it
- DEMOLITION MAN
- TM
- S.A.P.D.
- LQ
- Williams
- pinball.com
How it plays
-
Modes 6
- Start AcMag
- Prison Break
- Super Jets
- Capture Simon
- Car Chase
- Explode Hurry-Up
-
Multiballs 4
- Fortress Multiball
- Museum Multiball
- Wasteland Multiball
- Cryo-Prison Multiball
-
Goals 2
- Freeze
- Combos
-
Awards 2
- Quick Freeze
- Lock Freeze
-
Wizard modes 1
- Demolition Time
Made by
- Design
- Dennis Nordman
- Art
- Linda Deal (aka Doane)
- Art
- Doug Watson
- Mechanics
- Win Schilling
- Mechanics
- Armando Zuniga
- Software
- Ted Estes
- Software
- Bill Grupp
- Sound & Music
- Jon Hey
- Display animation
- Scott Slomiany
- Display animation
- Eugene Geer
Reference
Linked terms
- Gun handles also called gun triggers also called thumb buttons
- Fortress Multiball also called Fortress
- Museum Multiball also called Museum
- Wasteland Multiball also called Wasteland
- Cryo-Prison Multiball also called Cryo-Prison
- Start AcMag also called AcMag
- Combos also called Trigger Combo
- Explode Hurry-Up also called Explode also called Explodes
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Standard
- black
- steel blue
- cream
- red
Fingerprint: Wicked Taz-Ball, pair of identical black-haired female faces wrapped in red-orange flame mirrored either side of four stacked center inserts, four-column central insert tower mixing white and blue lit panels for multi-balls, vast chrome wire ramp plumbing across upper half, round pale-blue emblems with white three-pointed M on apron sides, electro-mechanical, pale cream-grey cabinet, steel-blue black chrome with red yellow blue accents
The most memorable feature is the pair of identical black-haired female faces in profile, wrapped in red and orange flame, mirrored on either side of the four stacked centre inserts. Second, the four-column central insert tower mixing white and blue lit panels naming multi-balls. Third, the vast amount of polished chrome wire ramp and ball-guide plumbing arching across the upper half, catching light. Fourth, the round pale-blue emblems carrying a white three-pointed M on both sides of the apron, and the mirrored SQUEEZE TRIGGER instruction text. A small dark silhouette inside a glowing oval at bottom centre is also unusual.
Setting
- Flat airbrushed cream and steel-blue playfield background
- Gold and black spread eagle motif across the mid-playfield
- Red and orange flame graphics flanking the centre inserts
- Dark navy lower apron with yellow and orange chevron trim
Symbols
- Glossy red round inserts with dark numerals
- Round pale-blue discs with a white three-pointed m
- Blue circular plastics with a white f-like emblem
- White diamond-shaped emblems on the instruction cards
- Yellow star shapes
- Winged emblems
Notable shapes
- The four-stack central insert tower
- Three blue-bordered freeze lanes forming a shallow arc
- Large chrome wire ramp arches
- Round pale-blue m emblem discs flanking the apron
- Glowing oval window at bottom centre
Art motifs
- Flames
- Spread wings
- Airbrushed fades
- Chevron racing stripes
- Halftone dot texture
Themes
- Ice and freezing
- Flames and fire
- Birds
- Multi-ball
- Airbrushed fantasy
Title on it
- Wicked taz-ball
Text on it
- FREEZE
- COLD PERSON MULTI-BALL
- WASTELAND MULTI-BALL
- WICKED MULTI-BALL
- WICKED TAZ-BALL
- SQUEEZE TRIGGER TO MOVE CLAM LEFT
- PRESS TOP BUTTON TO RELEASE BALL
- TAP
- 3300 Credits
- 3300
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Two identical mirrored female faces in profile, pale skin, heavy black bobbed hair, eyes closed or lowered, mouth slightly open, each surrounded by licking red and orange flames; positioned left and right of the central insert column |
| Animal | A dark shaggy black creature head with a lighter tan muzzle and open mouth, painted above and between the flaming female faces |
| Other | A winged trophy or angel-like figure with outstretched feathered wings in gold, black and white, painted on the left mid-playfield; another winged motif to the right |
| Other | A small dark silhouette of a figure inside a glowing blue-and-white oval window at the bottom centre of the apron |
| Other | A large gold, black and white spread-eagle / wing motif occupying the centre of the mid-playfield beneath the red round inserts |
| Vehicle | A white and red racing car or hot rod motif painted at the right side of the lower playfield, near the right slingshot |
Full-view photograph of an electro-mechanical pinball playfield under a reflective glass top, cabinet sides and chrome lockdown bar visible at the edges. The lower third is a black and steel-blue apron with a symmetrical chevron of yellow-and-orange trim, two chrome outlane rails, a red round centre post cap and two white rubber flipper bats pointing inwards. Four rectangular backlit inserts are stacked vertically in the centre of the apron area: two lit white with red borders and two glowing blue, sitting between two matching black-haired female faces wreathed in red and orange flame. Across the mid-playfield three blue-bordered lanes are labelled FREEZE, above a scatter of glossy red round inserts and a large gold-and-black spread eagle. Chrome wire ramps, rails and a clear plastic ramp dominate the upper half, with blue and yellow plastics bearing a round white F-like emblem. Two large circular light-blue emblems with a white three-pointed M sit on the left and right of the apron. Colour scheme: pale cream/grey cabinet, steel blue, black, chrome silver, with red, yellow and blue inserts as accents.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- blue
- black
- white
- orange
Fingerprint: demolition man, three cropped head-and-shoulders portraits facing forward against electric blue sky with white arcs and orange bursts, left figure with bleached hair and hoop earring, center cop in navy cap lettered S.A.P.D., right woman with auburn hair and half-smile, white police motorbike with bubble windscreen at lower right, chrome bevelled title across top, airbrushed movie-poster style
The three enormous cropped faces shoulder-to-shoulder, with the centre cop's chrome 'S.A.P.D.' cap lettering as the focal point. A white police motorbike with a bubble windscreen and a winged badge emblem is tucked into the lower right, tucked under the woman's chin. Orange fireball flames lick up between the left and centre figures against an electric-blue sky. The huge bevelled chrome 'DEMOLITION MAN' title sits in a black band across the very top.
Setting
- Bright blue sky
- White electrical arcs
- Orange fireball explosions
Symbols
- Police badge
- Winged emblem on motorbike
- Chevron rank stripes
- Shoulder flashes
- Electric arcs
- Fireballs
Lettering
- Huge bevelled chrome block capitals with white gradient fill and black outline on a black band; chrome outline capitals on the cap; cursive script logo
Themes
- Police
- Science fiction action
- Movie licence
- Explosions
- Cyberpunk-adjacent
Title on it
- Demolition man
Text on it
- DEMOLITION MAN
- TM
- S.A.P.D.
- LQ
- Williams
- pinball.com
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Black man, left, bleached-blond cropped hair, pale blue eyes, small hoop earring, thin goatee, wide-eyed stare, head and shoulders only |
| Man | White man, centre and largest, navy peaked police cap lettered s.a.p.d., heavy brows, stubble, grim expression, dark blue uniform with badge patch, striped collar tab and red-white shoulder flashes |
| Woman | White woman, right, long glossy auburn hair over one shoulder, blue eyes, red lipstick, faint half-smile, head tilted |
| Vehicle | White police motorbike, lower right, clear bubble windscreen and winged badge emblem on the fairing |
A wide landscape backglass in glossy airbrushed movie-poster style, dominated by three tightly cropped head-and-shoulders portraits against a bright cyan-blue sky streaked with white electrical arcs and orange fireball bursts. Left: a Black man with bleached-blond cropped hair, pale blue eyes, a small hoop earring and a thin goatee, staring wide-eyed straight ahead. Centre, largest: a white man in a dark navy peaked police cap with 'S.A.P.D.' in chrome block capitals on the front; he has heavy brows, stubble, and a grim jaw, facing forward. Right: a white woman with long glossy auburn-brown hair swept over one shoulder, red lipstick, blue eyes and a faint half-smile, her head tilted slightly. The centre figure wears a dark blue police uniform with a silver badge patch, a chevron-striped collar tab and red-and-white shoulder flashes; a white police motorbike with a clear bubble screen and a winged badge emblem fills the lower right. The title spans the top in huge bevelled chrome-and-white block capitals reading DEMOLITION MAN with a small TM at the upper right, over a black bar. A cursive Williams logo sits at lower right; a signature mark reading 'LQ' is at lower left above two lines of tiny white copyright text. A pinball.com watermark sits in the bottom right corner.
Backglass Demolition Man on Steroids
- blue
- cream
- black
- red
Fingerprint: DEMOLITION MAN title in battered cream capitals looking acid-eaten, three portrait heads dominating - square-jawed grimacing man left, stern stoic figure centre with crumpled fedora, confident dark-haired woman right, bright red banner at bottom, dim blue-white monochrome tones, chipped paint effect
Three enormous overlapping portrait heads filling the whole glass - a grimacing square-jawed man on the left, a bigger stoic man in a crushed fedora dead centre, and a smirking dark-haired woman on the right. The huge top title is rendered in battered, splintered cream block capitals that look eaten away by acid or bullet hits. A bright red strip along the very bottom carries a slogan in large distressed red capitals, a deliberate red-on-dark contrast to the rest of the blue-grey art.
Setting
- Dark blue-grey cloudy sky
- Wispy white smoke-like brush strokes behind the heads
- Black shadowed void at the lower left
Symbols
- Crumpled fedora hat
- Bow tie
- Neck tie
- White smoke wisps
- Weathered/chipped paint effect on the title lettering
- Thin red horizontal stripe across the bottom
Lettering
- Top title in very large condensed heavy sans-serif block capitals, cream/white fill with dark outline and a chipped, eaten-away eroded texture; a smaller condensed outlined acronym line beneath. bottom slogan in large bold red capitals with heavy black distress cracking. maker's logo in flowing white script inside a rounded rectangular box.
Themes
- Police
- Action
- Portrait trio
- Heroes
Title on it
- Demolition man
Text on it
- DEMOLITION MAN
- S.P.D
- ON STEROIDS
- Williams
- PINNOVATING.COM
- INNOVATING-PINDALL
- D. Wixon
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Centre, largest. middle-aged white man, square jaw, heavy brow, deep-set eyes gazing slightly upward and left, neutral-to-grim mouth. wears a pale crumpled brimmed hat, light shirt with dark collar and dark tie, shoulders angled to the lower right. |
| Man | Left. white man with a broad square face, short dark hair, teeth bared in a tense grimace, eyes wide. wearing a dark suit jacket, white shirt and dark bow tie, emerging from deep black shadow at the lower left. |
| Woman | Right. adult woman with dark hair pulled back off the face, thin arched brows, dark eyes, faint closed-lip smile, bare shoulders and upper chest, lit in cream and pale blue tones. |
A backglass lit in dim blue-white monochrome tones, dominated by three large portrait heads across the width. At centre, largest, is a stern middle-aged white man with a square jaw, heavy brow, deep-set eyes looking slightly upward, and a crumpled pale brimmed hat whose crown blends into smoke-like brushwork; he wears a light-coloured shirt with a dark collar and dark tie at the lower right of the frame. To his left is a second man, similar square-jawed face, teeth bared in a grimace, wearing a dark suit and a bow tie, his head rising out of black shadow. To the right is a woman with dark pulled-back hair, arched brows, and a faint confident smile, bare shoulders visible, her face lit in cream tones. Behind all three heads is a dark blue-grey cloudy sky with wisps of white paint. Across the top, huge block letters with chipped, chipped-edged cream fill read the main title, with a smaller acronym line directly beneath. Along the bottom a red banner strip carries a slogan in large distressed red capitals, flanked left by a boxed script maker's logo and right by a website credit and a cursive artist signature.