1998 · Sega
Godzilla
Known for New York lane, Godzilla toy, Sonar captive balls and Taxi targets. Burning city skyline, stormy night sky with lightning, harbour with cranes and scaffolding and suspension bridge tower.
- Year
- 1998
- Maker
- Sega
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 6
Known for
- Lane
New York lane
- Toy
Godzilla toy
- Captive ball
Sonar captive balls
- Target
Taxi targets
- Multiball
Taxi Multiball
- Multiball
Helicopter Multiball
- Multiball
Godzilla Multiball
- Multiball
Sonar Multiball
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Godzilla toy
Captive ball 1
- Sonar captive balls
Magnet 1
- Playfield magnets
Targets 4
- Taxi targets
- Combo target
- Yellow standups
- Lower 3-banks
Lane 1
- New York lane
Post or gate 1
- Center peg post
Lights 2
- Sonar inserts inserts
- Multiball arrows
On the backglass
Who and what
- monster One colossal reptilian creature, scaly blue-grey and olive body, gaping mouth with rows of long yellow teeth, glowing red eyes, heavy clawed foreleg extended forward, thick tail, rearing above the city
- man One soldier in a pale helmet and combat clothing standing high in the scene, backlit by an orange fireball, arms raised
- man One small soldier figure at street level lower left near a yellow bulldozer
- vehicle One yellow bulldozer at street level lower left, tilted on rubble
Setting
- Burning city skyline
- Stormy night sky with lightning
- Harbour with cranes and scaffolding
- Suspension bridge tower
Text on it
- GODZILLA
How it plays
-
Modes 3
- Score Does Matter
- Mean Green
- Super Pops
-
Multiballs 5
- Taxi Multiball
- Helicopter Multiball
- Godzilla Multiball
- Sonar Multiball
- Baby Godzilla Multiball
-
Goals 1
- Helicopter Combo
-
Awards 2
- Super Spinner
- Spot Sonar
-
Wizard modes 1
- Save New York
Made by
- Design
- Joe Balcer
- Art
- Morgan Weistling
- Software
- Neil Falconer
- Software
- Orin Day
Reference
Linked terms
- New York lane also called left inner loop
- Taxi targets also called TAXI
- Baby Godzilla Multiball also called Baby Zilla Multiball also called Baby Zilla
- Save New York also called NEW YORK
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- green
- blue
- orange
- yellow
Fingerprint: Colossal blue-grey dragon skull with gaping red mouth looming at upper left, large red three-dimensional letter X at upper center, orange-yellow volcanic eruption column running down center split by jagged yellow lightning bolt, photographic male head portraits mid-lower field
A colossal blue-grey dragon skull with a gaping red-mouthed jaw looming over the upper left of the playfield, paired with a big red letter X at upper centre. A single orange-and-yellow volcano eruption column runs almost the entire length of the centre of the field, split by a large yellow lightning bolt. Two photographic male head portraits (one dark-haired younger man, one bald bearded older man) are printed in the lower half, an unusual choice for this kind of art. A small red-and-yellow oval emblem sits in the bottom right corner below the launcher instruction.
Setting
- Erupting volcano and lava flow down the centre
- Rocky island chain in blue sea at mid-field
- Black city skyline across the upper right
- Outer space with stars in the upper left corner
- Green-tinted globe or planet surface at the very bottom
Symbols
- Large red letter x
- Yellow lightning bolt
- Orange lava and fire explosion
- White star
- Red-and-yellow oval badge
- Yellow concentric rings around pop-bumper caps
- Blue and white spherical bumpers
- Scales and teeth of the monster skull
- City skyline rectangles
Notable shapes
- Huge open-jawed monster skull dominating the upper left
- Large red x letter at upper centre
- Long tapering column of lava down the middle
- Zig-zag yellow lightning bolt right of centre
- Curved wire ramp returning on the right
- Scalloped rock-edged island chain across the middle
- Pointed rocket nose at bottom centre between the flippers
Art motifs
- Giant monster head looming over a city
- Exploding fireball rising through the centre
- Chain of islands in a bright sea
- Collage of photographic celebrity headshots over painted sci-fi art
- Airbrushed metallic highlights on hardware
Themes
- Science fiction
- Monster versus machine
- Volcanic eruption
- Military hardware
- Space
Text on it
- HOLD
- FLIPPER FOR
- INSTANT INFO
- PUSH
- BUTTON TO
- LAUNCH BALL
- START
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- I PLAY for 50¢
- TAXE ADJACENT TO THIS
- SEGA SUPER V
- 3 PLAYS for $
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- HOLD FLIPPER FOR INSTANT
- INFO FOR REPLAY AT
- MAX CREDITS 50
- COPYRIGHT 1983 SEGA ENTERPRISES CO LTD
- FOR A FREE 10-YEAR
- WARRANTY ON THE FLASHING BULB(S)
- SPOT
- SONAR
- UFO
- MASTER
- SUPER
- SHADOW
- TECH
- Will Manuel
- To Start Game
- Collect Bonus Letter
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Monster | Enormous blue-grey scaly dragon or sea-monster head, upper left, jaws wide open showing rows of pointed teeth and a red interior mouth, detailed fin and horn shapes |
| Other | Large red three-dimensional letter x at upper centre, part of the main title lettering, partly hidden by plastic and ramps |
| Other | Grey futuristic rocket, spacecraft or bomber depicted in profile on the left ramp artwork with printed lettering |
| Man | Photographic colour head portrait of a younger light-skinned man with short dark hair, left of the lower centre, wearing a light shirt |
| Man | Photographic colour head portrait of an older balding light-skinned man with a full grey-brown beard and moustache, right of the lower centre, wearing a light shirt |
| Creature | Pale grey conical projectile or rocket nose pointing upward at bottom centre, with a dark circular fitting below it |
| Vehicle | Small yellow car and van shapes printed on the centre island artwork |
A full-view photo of an electro-mechanical playfield, shot slightly from the left with the whole glass and metal ball-guides visible. The dominant colour is a wash of emerald/green from the playfield lamps, over art of a fiery orange-and-yellow volcanic eruption running up the centre line, with a jagged yellow lightning bolt cutting down the right of centre. Upper left is a huge blue-grey scaly dragon or sea-monster skull with a wide open toothed jaw and a red tongue; upper right is a black city skyline of blocky towers. A large red three-dimensional letter X sits just below the monster head at upper centre. Across the middle runs an island chain of dark rock in blue water, flanked by a left ramp and a right orbit/ramp assembly, with several round pop-bumper caps ringed in yellow printed with lettering. Two colour photographic portraits of men are printed mid-lower field, flanking a pale conical rocket nose or projectile pointing up. Two light grey bat-shaped flippers sit at the bottom with a V of dark metal inlanes between them. Large yellow-and-green instruction lettering fills the lower corners.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- black
- orange
- yellow-green
Fingerprint: Gigantic scaly monster rearing over burning city breathing orange laser beam from jaws, GODZILLA in black capitals on lime-green band at bottom, tiny soldier silhouetted against fireball, burning cityscape with power pylons and suspension-bridge, yellow bulldozer, orange missile trails and tracer fire crossing black-electric-blue lightning-lit sky, kaiju destruction theme
A gigantic scaly reptilian monster rearing over a burning city, breathing a straight solid orange laser beam from its open jaws down into the streets below. The word GODZILLA spans the whole bottom of the glass in black block capitals on a glowing lime-green band. A tiny soldier in a pale helmet stands silhouetted against a fireball high in the scene, giving the scale. Burning city skyline, power pylons and a suspension-bridge tower fill the lower left, with a yellow bulldozer at street level. Orange missile trails and tracer rounds criss-cross a black-and-electric-blue lightning-lit sky.
Setting
- Burning city skyline
- Stormy night sky with lightning
- Harbour with cranes and scaffolding
- Suspension bridge tower
Symbols
- Laser beam
- Missile and tracer fire trails
- Sparks and debris
- Lightning bolts
- City skyline
- Power pylons
- Crane and scaffolding
- Suspension bridge tower
Lettering
- Very large, widely spaced black block capitals with a thick white outline, sitting on a glowing lime-green and yellow gradient band across the bottom
Themes
- Kaiju
- City destruction
- Military
- Laser beam
- Apocalyptic
- Fire and smoke
Title on it
- Godzilla
Text on it
- GODZILLA
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Monster | One colossal reptilian creature, scaly blue-grey and olive body, gaping mouth with rows of long yellow teeth, glowing red eyes, heavy clawed foreleg extended forward, thick tail, rearing above the city |
| Man | One soldier in a pale helmet and combat clothing standing high in the scene, backlit by an orange fireball, arms raised |
| Man | One small soldier figure at street level lower left near a yellow bulldozer |
| Vehicle | One yellow bulldozer at street level lower left, tilted on rubble |
Wide cinematic painted backglass with no border or frame, filled edge to edge by a colossal reptilian monster rearing over a burning harbour city. The creature dominates the centre: a huge scaly quadruped body in blue-grey and olive tones, a gaping mouth of long yellow teeth spewing a straight orange laser beam diagonally down to the lower right, small glowing red eyes, and a heavy clawed foreleg reaching leftwards. Behind and above it, a human soldier in a pale helmet and combat gear stands on the creature's back, silhouetted against an orange explosion. Lower left shows a dense city skyline of tan and grey skyscrapers, cranes, scaffolding, power pylons and a suspension-bridge tower, with a small yellow bulldozer and a soldier figure at street level. Tracer fire, orange missile trails, sparks and debris streak across a black-and-electric-blue stormy sky. The bottom fifth is a lime-green to yellow glow band carrying the word GODZILLA in huge black block capitals with a white outline.