Also known as GNR
1994 · Data East
Guns N' Roses
Known for Guitar, G ramp, Upkicker and Snake Pit. Flat black background with scattered orange spark/ember specks and no scenery, studio-style black void.
- Year
- 1994
- Maker
- Data East
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- scoop
Guitar
- Ramp
G ramp
- upkicker
Upkicker
- Toy
Snake Pit
- Multiball
Regular Multiball
- Wizard mode
Riot
On the playfield
- black
- red
- yellow
- green
- 2 flippers
- 3 pop bumpers
- 2 slingshots
Toy 1
- Snake Pit
Ramps 2
- G ramp
- R ramp
Orbit 1
- Upper loop loop
Holes 2
- Guitar scoop
- Upkicker upkicker
Captive ball 1
- Captive ball
Magnet 1
- Magnets
Drop target 1
- ROCK
Target 1
- Duff
Kickback 1
- Patience
Controls 2
- Gun trigger plunger
- Rose Plunger plunger
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Far left, long brown hair, red headband, head tilted back with eyes shut and mouth slightly open, bare shoulder, wearing a black leather-looking jacket
- man Second from left, shaggy bleached-blond curly hair, black sleeveless mesh/see-through top, looking forward, bare arm raised
- man Centre, black peaked cap with badge, black studded vest over a dark shirt, gripping a chrome microphone stand with both hands, mouth wide open singing
- man Right of centre, very tall black top hat, dark round sunglasses, long dark hair, hand raised with fingers spread near his face
- man Far right, long curly brown hair, black studded cap, yellow shirt, wide toothy grin, playing a red electric guitar with a black-and-white striped pickguard
Setting
- Flat black background with scattered orange spark/ember specks
- No scenery, studio-style black void
Text on it
- GUNS N' ROSES
- DATA
- EAST
How it plays
-
Modes 8
- Gilby Rolls
- Slash Solo
- Matt Scoring
- Super Snake
- Duff Rocks
- Double
- Super Ramps
- Duff Jackpot
-
Multiballs 4
- Regular Multiball
- Coma
- Dizzy 2-Ball 2-ball
- Axl 3-Ball 3-ball
-
Goals 1
- Band Member
-
Awards 1
- Mystery
-
Wizard modes 1
- Riot
Made by
- Design
- Joe Kaminkow
- Design
- John Borg
- Design & Software
- Lyman F. Sheats Jr.
- Design & Music
- Saul "Slash" Hudson
- Art
- Markus Rothkranz
- Software
- Lonnie D. Ropp
- Software
- Orin Day
- Sound & Music
- Brian Schmidt
- Music
- Axl Rose
- Music
- Gilby Clarke
- Display animation
- Kurt Andersen
- Display animation
- Jack Liddon
- Display animation
- Scott Melchionda
Reference
Linked terms
- Guitar also called Guitar scoop
- Upkicker also called right hole also called right upkicker
- Snake Pit also called Snake Pit mystery
- Duff also called Duff targets
- ROCK also called ROCK n' Roll
- Upper loop also called side loop also called mini loop
- Patience also called Super Kickback
- Regular Multiball also called Multiball
- Band Member also called Band
- Riot also called Riot Jackpot
- Coma also called Lite Coma
- Mystery also called Mega Pops
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- black
- red
- yellow
- green
Fingerprint: Guns N' Roses: Red roses with green thorned stems covering playfield and cabinet, black-and-white male head cutout between slingshots, central red-and-yellow flame plaque, large red-haired sculpted female with raised arms, chrome rocket hardware, bright LEDs on black playfield
The whole playfield is overrun by red roses with long green thorned stems, even spilling down onto the black cabinet front where a gold 'GUNS N' ROSES' wordmark sits inside a rose-vine border. A black-and-white cutout head of a grinning man at the centre of the lower playfield stares straight out at the player from between the two slingshots. A painted cobra snake sits on the left apron beside the 'HIGH SCORE TO BEAT' legend, and the centre of the lower playfield carries a red-and-yellow flame plaque reading 'GUNS N' ROSES'. Above, the upper playfield is a bright jumble of a large red-haired female figure with raised arms, chrome rocket hardware and looping yellowed wire ramps.
Setting
- Gothic indoor stage backdrop of red roses and green thorned stems
- Painted city skyline and neon-lit street scene on the lower playfield
- Black cabinet front with gold lettering and rose vine decals
Symbols
- Red roses
- Green thorned stems
- Yellow-red flames
- Five-pointed star
- Playing-card suits
- Arrows
- Chrome rocket nose cone
- Electric guitar shapes on the plastics
- Cobra snake
- Qr code sticker on the lower left apron
Notable shapes
- Circular yellow-rimmed emblem with a star at the centre of the playfield
- Chrome rocket nose cone
- Three looping wire ramps
- Flame-shaped centre title plaque
- Tall red plunger knob on the cabinet front
Art motifs
- Flame gradients
- Painted roses
- Thorn vines framing the playfield
- Collage of hand-painted portraits
- Neon glow
- Stone-textured grey lower playfield
Themes
- Rock band
- Guns and roses
- Rose motif
- Gothic
- Neon city
- Stage lighting
- Flames
Title on it
- Guns n' roses
Text on it
- GUNS N' ROSES
- FREE PLAY
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- HOLD REPLAY BUTTON TO SEE SCORES FOR REPLAY VALUE
- USE FLIPPER BUTTONS
- ADD BAND MEMBERS TO START MULTIBALL
- ADD BAND MEMBERS TO STAR MULTIBALL READY
- HIGH SCORE TO BEAT
- XTRA BALL
- MULTIBALL
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Large sculpted female figure in the upper-right playfield with bright red hair, arms raised above her head, pale skin, partially hidden behind plastic and metal ramps |
| Man | Black-and-white photographic cutout of a grinning man's head at the top centre of the lower playfield, framed in white, positioned between the two slingshots |
| Animal | Painted coiled cobra snake on the lower-left apron, black-and-white banding, hood raised, above the high score to beat legend |
| Other | Stylised face portraits printed on the lower playfield amid the roses |
| Creature | Small dark monster/insect artwork scattered across the upper playfield ramps and plastics |
A full-body photograph of a modern solid-state pinball machine, seen from the front with the whole playfield lit by coloured LEDs. The lower playfield is crowded with red roses and green thorny stems, a large black-and-white cutout portrait of a man's face at the apex of the inlanes, and a central plaque bearing the title 'GUNS N' ROSES' in yellow flame-edged letters on a red-and-yellow flame background. Two yellow warning stickers flank it: the left reads 'ADD BAND MEMBERS TO START MULTIBALL' and the right 'ADD BAND MEMBERS TO STAR MULTIBALL READY'. Below are white instruction cards on black, one headed 'FREE PLAY' with '3 BALLS PER GAME' beneath, and a white rules card with dense black paragraph text. The left apron area carries a painted coiled snake graphic with 'HIGH SCORE TO BEAT' beneath it. The upper playfield is a dense collage of figures: a large sculpted red-haired woman with arms raised, a chrome rocket nose cone, ramps of yellowed clear plastic, blue and green plastic, and a central circular emblem ringed in yellow with a star motif. The cabinet front below is black with gold 'GUNS N' ROSES' lettering, rose vine decals, a red teardrop plunger knob and a red 'XTRA BALL' button. Dominant colours are black, red, yellow and green.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- black
- silver
- yellow
Fingerprint: GUNS N' ROSES enormous blood-red slab-serif title filling entire top band; five-man band frieze with central singer in peaked cap and studded vest clutching chrome mic stand; man in towering black top hat and dark glasses right of center; thick deep red rose garland on thorny green stems filling bottom edge, spilling up both sides; rock concert energy, airbrushed realism
The enormous blood-red slab-serif title filling the entire top band, the letters so wide they nearly touch across the full width. Directly under it a five-man band frieze in which the central singer in a peaked cap and studded vest clutches a chrome mic stand, flanked on the right by a man in a towering black top hat and dark glasses. A thick garland of deep red roses on thorny green stems fills the whole bottom edge, spilling up the left and right sides. A chrome trumpet lies horizontally across the lower third alongside the neck and body of a red electric guitar.
Setting
- Flat black background with scattered orange spark/ember specks
- No scenery, studio-style black void
Symbols
- Red roses
- Thorny green stems and leaves
- Chrome trumpet
- Red electric guitar
- Chrome microphone stand
- Top hat
- Star/ember sparkles
- Yellow arrow-style company logo
Lettering
- Very wide condensed slab-serif capitals, blood red with black drop outline and thin yellow inner keyline, arched slightly across the full width
Themes
- Rock band
- Concert
- Roses and thorns
- Guitars and brass
Title on it
- Guns n' roses
Text on it
- GUNS N' ROSES
- DATA
- EAST
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Far left, long brown hair, red headband, head tilted back with eyes shut and mouth slightly open, bare shoulder, wearing a black leather-looking jacket |
| Man | Second from left, shaggy bleached-blond curly hair, black sleeveless mesh/see-through top, looking forward, bare arm raised |
| Man | Centre, black peaked cap with badge, black studded vest over a dark shirt, gripping a chrome microphone stand with both hands, mouth wide open singing |
| Man | Right of centre, very tall black top hat, dark round sunglasses, long dark hair, hand raised with fingers spread near his face |
| Man | Far right, long curly brown hair, black studded cap, yellow shirt, wide toothy grin, playing a red electric guitar with a black-and-white striped pickguard |
Painted, airbrushed backglass in a horizontal rectangle with a plain black border. A huge slab-serif title in blood-red capitals with a black outline and yellow inner keyline runs across the whole top edge, reading GUNS N' ROSES. Beneath it, five rock musicians are packed shoulder to shoulder in a waist-up frieze against a flat black background: at far left a long-haired man in headband with eyes closed and head tilted back; next a shaggy blond man in a black mesh top; centre a man in a black peaked cap and studded vest gripping a chrome microphone stand and singing open-mouthed; right of him a man in a tall black top hat and dark sunglasses, hand raised; at far right a grinning long-haired man in a black studded cap playing a red electric guitar. Red roses on thorny green stems and leaves form a border along the bottom and climb both sides. Across the lower third lie a chrome trumpet and a red electric guitar body. The palette is red, black, chrome silver and yellow.