Also known as GW
1986 · Gottlieb
Gold Wings
Known for Upper flipper, Danger Zone, Capture and Vertical loop. Painted sky of orange and cream cloud, smoky grey haze filling the lower half and dark vignette at the panel edges.
- Year
- 1986
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- extra flipper
Upper flipper
- lower playfield
Danger Zone
- Hole
Capture
- loop
Vertical loop
- Lane
Secret lane
On the playfield
- navy blue
- grey
- yellow
- white
- 3 flippers
- 3 pop bumpers
- 2 slingshots
Extra level 1
- Danger Zone lower playfield
Orbits 3
- Vertical loop loop
- Lower left loop loop
- Center mini-loop loop
Hole 1
- Capture
Target 1
- 1 through 8 standup targets
Lane 1
- Secret lane
Flipper 1
- Upper flipper extra flipper
Post or gate 1
- Lower-left gate gate
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Left of centre, curly dark shoulder-length hair, smiling, wearing a red top, leaning forward and resting a hand near the man's shoulder
- man Left of centre, short dark hair, dark sunglasses, bare shoulders, smiling, facing the viewer, positioned in front of the woman
- vehicle Large fighter jet nose-on at centre-left, bright pink-white reflective canopy bubble, glowing yellow headlamp, twin amber wingtip lights
- vehicle Grey swept-wing jet banking away at upper right, seen from below and behind
- vehicle Second grey jet further right and higher, smaller, partly lost in orange cloud
Setting
- Painted sky of orange and cream cloud
- Smoky grey haze filling the lower half
- Dark vignette at the panel edges
Text on it
- GOLDWINGS
- Gottlieb
- BALL IN PLAY
- MATCH
- CREDITS
How it plays
-
Goals 2
- Spot Top
- Release
Made by
- Design
- John Trudeau
- Art
- Don Marshall
- Art
- Larry Day
- Software
- John Buras
Reference
Linked terms
- Capture also called upper lock
- Vertical loop also called Loop-de-Loop
- Lower left loop also called left loop
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- navy blue
- grey
- yellow
- white
Fingerprint: Navy water aviation scene with seaplane in upper left, black-yellow CAUTION JET WASH hazard disc centre, massive figure-eight ramp looping over three bumpers, paired rocket silhouettes nose-up lower playfield, four round targets with green 4X insert, yellow RESCUE arrow, cream wings and red-tipped engines, deep blue and grey textures
The centre-left yellow CAUTION JET WASH hazard disc, a big roundel of black-and-yellow diagonal stripes, is the most memorable single element. Second is the huge sweeping translucent ramp that loops in a figure-of-eight over three glowing bumper caps, with twin seaplane propellers printed into the upper-left ramp art. Third, a large yellow RESCUE arrow curving across the lower centre with a chevron-striped black-and-yellow panel of four round targets and a lit green 4X insert beside it. Fourth, two pale jet/rocket shapes printed nose-up into the dark blue water in the lower half, mirrored on either side of the bonus ladder.
Setting
- Dark navy blue sea and stormy sky
- Grey cloud and smoke banks
- Printed white surf lines and water texture
Symbols
- Black-and-yellow diagonal hazard stripes
- Yellow circular warning roundel
- Red five-pointed stars
- Black-and-yellow chevron panel
- Yellow direction arrows
- Round target discs
- Star in a circle logo
- Illuminated round inserts with point values
Notable shapes
- Figure-of-eight clear ramp looping over three bumper caps
- Round yellow hazard-striped disc in centre-left
- Black-and-yellow chevron panel with four round targets
- Curved yellow rescue arrow
- Printed jet silhouettes nose-up at the bottom
- Long vertical value ladder of round inserts down the centre-right
Art motifs
- Glowing round bumper caps printed with a star emblem
- Printed launch tubes and score ladders
- Sweeping blue and white water/horizon lines
- Printed aircraft contrails and prop wash
Themes
- Aviation
- Aircraft
- Sea rescue
- Warplane
- Ocean
- Electric electro-mechanical era
Title on it
- Gold wings
Text on it
- COMPLETE SEQUENCE TO ADVANCE MULTIPLIER
- EXTRA BALL
- CAUTION JET WASH
- EXTRA
- TOP
- MULTIPLIER
- 50,000
- 25,000
- RESCUE
- BONUS
- 4X
- 32,000
- 16,000
- 2000
- 1000
- LIGHT JET FOR FAST CAGE
- SPEED
- ALIGN JETS
- FIELD
- HOW TO PLAY
- GOLD WINGS
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- SPECIAL
- MULTI-SPECIAL BALL
- BONUS MULTI-BALL
- ENTERING FINALS
- COMPLETING VERTICAL LOOP ADVANCES VALUE
- AWARDS SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- FLASHING LEFT HARD LOOP TO ADVANCE MULTIPLIER
- 1 X 25c - 1 PLAY
- 4 X 25c - 5 PLAYS
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 3,000,000 POINTS.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Vehicle | Painted seaplane/aircraft at upper left: brown and cream fuselage, cream wings with red tips, twin large propellers, red-trimmed engine nacelles, angled nose-down across the upper left |
| Vehicle | Second aircraft nose and engine nacelle in the mid-left ramp area, silver-grey with a dark propeller, partly under the clear ramp |
| Other | Grey shark or dolphin fin/head shape breaking the surface on the left ramp wall, pale grey-white with dark eye |
| Vehicle | Two pale cream/white rocket or jet shapes printed nose-up in the lower half of the playfield, one centre-left one centre-right, over blue water |
| Vehicle | Small dark aircraft silhouette flying right at mid-right, above a printed red star emblem |
| Other | Orange translucent round flasher lamp and a second orange flasher lower left, mounted on posts |
A full-length electro-mechanical pinball playfield in a wood-grain cabinet with a locked glass, dominated by deep navy and grey-blue water and cloud textures with bright yellow accents. Three white-flashed round pop-bumper caps glow across the upper third, sitting amid a large translucent plastic ramp that loops from the left up over the top and down the right lane. Upper-left artwork is a painted seaplane/aircraft with brown fuselage, cream wings, red-tipped nacelles and a large spinning propeller; beneath it a second aircraft nose and a shark-like fin break the left ramp wall. A yellow plastic disc in the centre-left reads CAUTION JET WASH in black inside a black-and-yellow striped hazard roundel. Lower left holds a black-and-yellow chevron panel carrying four round targets and a green 4X insert. Lower centre and right show two pale rocket/jet forms printed nose-up over blue water, flanked by white-and-red flippers. The lower apron is dark grey with a sweeping blue circular motif, a large yellow RESCUE arrow, and a rules card headed HOW TO PLAY, plus a gold Gottlieb name and model script at bottom right.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- pink
- black
- cream
Fingerprint: GOLDWINGS with gold star and wings, curly-haired woman in red leaning over sunglasses-wearing man, fighter jet nose-on, two swept jets banking right.
A gold five-pointed star with horizontal wings carrying the tall gold title, sitting above a nose-on fighter jet with a blazing pink-white canopy. A curly-haired woman in red leaning over a sunglass-wearing man's shoulder on the left of the artwork. Two jets banking away into orange cloud on the right, giving the whole backglass a head-on, symmetrical-on-the-left / diagonal-on-the-right composition.
Setting
- Painted sky of orange and cream cloud
- Smoky grey haze filling the lower half
- Dark vignette at the panel edges
Symbols
- Five-pointed star with outstretched wings behind the title
- Two small amber/orange navigation lights on the jet wings
- Headlamp glow
- Star-and-wings military-style emblem
Lettering
- Tall condensed sans-serif capitals, gold fill with a white outline, set across a winged star
Themes
- Aviation
- Fighter aircraft
- Air force
- Aerobatics
- Speed
- Postage-stamp style star logo
Title on it
- Goldwings
Text on it
- GOLDWINGS
- Gottlieb
- BALL IN PLAY
- MATCH
- CREDITS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left of centre, curly dark shoulder-length hair, smiling, wearing a red top, leaning forward and resting a hand near the man's shoulder |
| Man | Left of centre, short dark hair, dark sunglasses, bare shoulders, smiling, facing the viewer, positioned in front of the woman |
| Vehicle | Large fighter jet nose-on at centre-left, bright pink-white reflective canopy bubble, glowing yellow headlamp, twin amber wingtip lights |
| Vehicle | Grey swept-wing jet banking away at upper right, seen from below and behind |
| Vehicle | Second grey jet further right and higher, smaller, partly lost in orange cloud |
Photograph of an upright pinball cabinet whose illuminated backglass dominates the frame, with the speaker panel and a sliver of playfield visible below. The backglass is a painted aviation scene in hot reds, pinks, smoky greys and cream. At top centre sits a five-pointed gold-and-white star with horizontal speed-wings on both sides, overlaid with the title in tall condensed block capitals reading GOLDWINGS. On the left half a curly-haired woman in a red top leans forward over the shoulder of a dark-haired man wearing dark sunglasses; both are rendered in soft airbrushed 1970s poster style. In front of them a large fighter jet faces the viewer, nose-on, with a bright white-pink canopy bubble and glowing yellow headlamp. Two further swept jets fly away to the upper right through orange-lit cloud. A small white brand wordmark sits in the lower right corner of the glass. Below, a black speaker panel carries two blue seven-segment displays flanking a lit label, with arrows and a small credit readout.