The Pinball World

Also known as: GNR
First released on: 7/1/1994
Manufactured by: Data East USA, Inc.

General Machine Details
Production run: 1500
Players: Four
Display Type: Dot Matrix
Cabinet Type: Wide Body
Plunger: Both
PF Multilevels: No
Cust. Speech: Yes
Buyin Option: Yes
'Shaking': No

Playfield Details
Multiball: 6
Flippers: 3
Ramps: 2
Bumpers: 3
Captive Balls: 1
Magnets: 3
Ball Cannons: 0
Droptargets: 6
Spinner(s): No
Kickback: Yes
Spindisc(s): No
Mini Orbit(s): Yes

Backbox Details
Ornament: Plastic Guns n' Roses logo on top of backbox.

Videomode: "Gilby rolls": The flipper buttons control gilby on his motercycle in a 'paperboy' style video mode where you have to try and run over pedestrians while dodging the cars.

Playfield Toys
Left ramp in the shape of a G, right ramp shaped like a R.

Left ramp can open up to let the ball roll down a 'right side' shooter lane with a whirlpool plastic as a skill shot.

Left side manual plunger shaped like a rose, right side autoplunger shaped like a gun.

Marketing Slogans
This pinball's got attitude!

Guns n' Roses + Data East Pinball = PLATINUM PROFIT!!

Guns N Roses leaps off the stage and into your location with non-stop head-banging hard rock, in-your-face. screaming pinball action!

Comments and Trivia
Lyman Sheats programmed the video mode for GnR, it was subsequently recycled in Sega's 1997 'Star Wars Trilogy' (with different art) and in Stern's 1999 'Harley-Davidson'.

Design Team
Game Design: Joe Kaminkow, John Borg, Lyman F. Sheats, Jr., Slash
Artwork: Markus Rothkranz
Animation: Jack Liddon, Kurt Andersen, Scott Melchionda
Software: Lonnie D. Ropp, Lyman F. Sheats, Jr., Orin Day
Sound: Brian Schmidt
Music: Brian Schmidt, Slash

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