1993 · Gottlieb
Gladiators
Known for Catapult saucer, Abyss, Mystery saucer and Crane. Dark cave interior, stalactites, glowing blue crystal formations and tiled arena floor in perspective.
- Year
- 1993
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- saucer
Catapult saucer
- saucer
Abyss
- saucer
Mystery saucer
- Toy
Crane
- inserts
Pyramid
- Goal
MULTI
- Multiball
Gladiators Multiball
- Goal
DOUBLE
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Crane
Ramps 2
- M ramp
- T ramp
Orbit 1
- U-L loop loop
Holes 4
- Catapult saucer saucer
- Abyss saucer
- Mystery saucer saucer
- mode saucer saucer
Target 1
- Multiball target standup target
Lights 2
- Pyramid inserts
- Apron LEDs
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Far left, muscular, fair-skinned, blond hair, gold crested corinthian-style helmet, gold body armour, raising a short sword, mouth open shouting
- woman Second from left, fair-skinned, long blond hair flowing, gold breastplate and short skirt with bare midriff and bare arms, one arm raised, confident expression
- other Lower centre, smaller figure crouching on one knee in full gold armour and helmet, head bowed, among yellow discs on the floor
- man Right of centre, dark-haired and bearded, tanned skin, gold cuirass and skirt with arm guards, one arm lifted holding a weapon, striding forward
- man Behind the right-hand warrior, head and shoulders only, dark hair with a headband or laurel wreath, looking toward the viewer
Setting
- Dark cave interior
- Stalactites
- Glowing blue crystal formations
- Tiled arena floor in perspective
Text on it
- GLADIATORS
- pinside.com
How it plays
-
Modes 6
- Rain of Terror
- Fire & Ice
- Cataclysm
- Blade Fight
- Attack Mode
- Timed
-
Multiballs 3
- Gladiators Multiball
- Calm Before the Storm
- MB
-
Goals 11
- MULTI
- DOUBLE
- WEAPON
- Super
- Ultimate
- Combo
- Consecutive Bonus
- Mega-Bonus
- Cataclysm Bonus
- Acu-Spin
- Mystery
-
Wizard modes 1
- Beast Challenge
Made by
- Design
- Jon Norris
- Art
- Constantino Mitchell
- Art
- David Moore
- Art
- Jeanine Mitchell
- Software & Display animation
- Rand Paulin
- Sound
- Craig Beierwaltes
- Music
- Duane Decker
Reference
Linked terms
- Catapult saucer also called Catapult
- Abyss also called Abyss saucer
- Mystery saucer also called Gladiators Multiball start
- mode saucer also called Pyramid start also called lower right saucer
- Crane also called crane rail also called crane arm
- M ramp also called M left ramp also called M jackpot ramp
- T ramp also called T side ramp also called T Super ramp
- U-L loop also called L center loop
- Pyramid also called Pyramid Round
- MULTI also called Spelling Multi
- Gladiators Multiball also called Standard multiball also called Multiball
- DOUBLE also called Everything Doubled
- Blade Fight also called Bladefight
- Beast Challenge also called Beast Slayer
- Attack Mode also called Attack
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- gold
- blue
- purple
- black
Fingerprint: GLADIATORS title in orange-yellow gradient capitals with yellow underline swoosh spanning full width, dark blue-green cave-like backdrop with stalactites and glowing blue crystal formations, four muscle-bound warriors in gleaming gold body armour posed as team including blond woman with bare midriff, man in plumed Corinthian helmet, smaller crouching figure, perspective grid of raised platforms and tiles
Four muscle-bound warriors clad entirely in shiny gold armour, including a blond woman with a bare midriff and a man in a plumed Corinthian helmet, posed as a team on a tiled arena floor. Above them a gigantic GLADIATORS title in orange-yellow gradient capitals with a yellow underline swoosh spanning the full width. A dark stalactite cave packed with glowing blue crystal forms the backdrop behind the fighters. A small crouched gold-armoured figure kneels at the lower centre among scattered yellow circular discs set into the purple-and-blue tiled floor.
Setting
- Dark cave interior
- Stalactites
- Glowing blue crystal formations
- Tiled arena floor in perspective
Symbols
- Yellow circular discs set into the floor
- Raised square platforms
- Swords
- Stalactites
- Blue crystal formations
Lettering
- Very large orange-to-yellow gradient block capitals with thick black outline and a yellow underline swoosh
Themes
- Gladiators
- Roman arena
- Warriors
- Fantasy
- Golden armour
Title on it
- Gladiators
Text on it
- GLADIATORS
- pinside.com
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Far left, muscular, fair-skinned, blond hair, gold crested corinthian-style helmet, gold body armour, raising a short sword, mouth open shouting |
| Woman | Second from left, fair-skinned, long blond hair flowing, gold breastplate and short skirt with bare midriff and bare arms, one arm raised, confident expression |
| Other | Lower centre, smaller figure crouching on one knee in full gold armour and helmet, head bowed, among yellow discs on the floor |
| Man | Right of centre, dark-haired and bearded, tanned skin, gold cuirass and skirt with arm guards, one arm lifted holding a weapon, striding forward |
| Man | Behind the right-hand warrior, head and shoulders only, dark hair with a headband or laurel wreath, looking toward the viewer |
Illustated backglass with a huge title banner across the top reading GLADIATORS in huge orange-to-yellow gradient block capitals with a heavy black outline and a yellow swoosh underline. Behind and below the title is a dark blue and green cave-like background with stalactites and glowing blue crystal or ice formations. Four muscular human figures in gleaming gold body armour dominate the scene, posed like a team portrait: at far left a blond male warrior in a crested Corinthian-style helmet raising a short sword; beside him a blond woman in a gold breastplate and skirt with a bare midriff, arm raised; at lower centre a smaller crouching figure in gold armour kneeling on one knee; at right a dark-haired bearded male warrior in a gold cuirass and skirt, one arm lifted holding a weapon. Behind the right-hand warrior a fourth male head with a laurel-like headband peers forward. The foreground is a perspective grid of raised square platforms or tiles in purple, pink, blue and teal, with yellow circular discs set into the floor between them. A white translucent watermark reading pinside.com sits at the bottom right, and a line of small white credit text is printed at the lower left edge.