Guns N' Roses (pinball)

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	{{Short description\|1994 pinball machine featuring Guns N' Roses}}		{{Short description\|1994 pinball machine featuring Guns N' Roses}}
⚫	'''''Guns N' Roses''''' is a 1994 [[pinball]] machine made by [[Data East]] featuring the [[hard rock]] group [[Guns N' Roses]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zaleski \|first=Annie \|date=2018-08-18 \|title=Alice Cooper Dedicates Rock Hall Pinball Exhibit \|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/rock-roll-hall-of-fame-pinball-exhibit/ \|access-date=2025-03-14 \|website=Ultimate Classic Rock \|language=en}}</ref> 3,000 machines were produced and in 2020 a second Guns N' Roses pinball machine was released by [[Jersey Jack Pinball]].

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	{{Infobox Pinball \| title = Guns N' Roses		{{Infobox Pinball \| title = Guns N' Roses
	\|manufacturer = [[Data East]]		\|manufacturer = [[Data East]]
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	\|production = 3,000 (appx.)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1100\|title=Internet Pinball Machine Database: Data East 'Guns N' Roses'}}</ref>		\|production = 3,000 (appx.)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1100\|title=Internet Pinball Machine Database: Data East 'Guns N' Roses'}}</ref>
	}}		}}
		⚫	'''''Guns N' Roses''''' is a 1994 [[pinball]] machine made by [[Data East]] featuring the [[hard rock]] group [[Guns N' Roses]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zaleski \|first=Annie \|date=2018-08-18 \|title=Alice Cooper Dedicates Rock Hall Pinball Exhibit \|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/rock-roll-hall-of-fame-pinball-exhibit/ \|access-date=2025-03-14 \|website=Ultimate Classic Rock \|language=en}}</ref> 3,000 machines were produced and in 2020 a second Guns N' Roses pinball machine was released by [[Jersey Jack Pinball]].

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	[[file:National Pinball Museum - Guns n' roses (5500869351).jpg\|thumb\|left\|Guns N' Roses Pinball]]		[[file:National Pinball Museum - Guns n' roses (5500869351).jpg\|thumb\|left\|Guns N' Roses Pinball]]
	The artwork features photos by [[Robert John (photographer)\|Robert John]] from his book ''Guns N' Roses: The Photographic History''. This game is a widebody pinball game with several unique twists. Among them, is an old fashioned [[revolver]], which players use to start the game as opposed to the typical plunger.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=McPadden \|first=Mike \|date=2015-02-28 \|title=Satan’s Arcade: Top 15 Hard Rock + Heavy Metal Pinball Machines + Video Games \|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/ubcmwd/heavy-metal-pinball-machines-video-games \|access-date=2025-03-14 \|website=VH1 \|language=en-us}}</ref> When a quarter is inserted, [[Welcome to the Jungle]] (recorded from a concert) plays. Also included on the soundtrack is the ''[[Use Your Illusion]]'' outtake "Ain't Going Down", which is the only official release of the song.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Rosenberg \|first=Axl \|date=2020-10-05 \|title=Guns N' Roses Announce New Pinball Table Co-Designed by Slash \|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2020/10/05/guns-n-roses-announce-new-pinball-table-co-designed-by-slash/ \|access-date=2025-03-14 \|website=MetalSucks \|language=en}}</ref> The backdrop is illuminated with lights in the shape of the Guns N' Roses seal, and [[Axl Rose\|Axl Rose's]] [[tattoo]]s, featured in the ''[[Appetite for Destruction]]'' album artwork. The multi-ball can be activated when the yellow light is lit on the G ramp, this will open a trap door and send the ball into the snake pit (if the ball is shot up the ramp which is a hard shot), pulling the rose plunger will then activate the multi-ball.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=DataEast \|title=This pinball's got attitude! Guns N' Roses \|url=https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/pinballs/show/6385#gallery-2 \|access-date=2025-03-14 \|website=The Arcade Flyer Archive}}</ref> An "R" ramp is also featured completing the "GN'R" logo. The machine also uses magnets to fling balls around unpredictably, a feature that was used previously on ''The Addams Family'',<ref>{{Cite book\|title = The Complete Pinball Book: Collecting the Game and its History\|last = Rossignoli\|first = Marco\|publisher = Schiffer Publishing\|year = 2000\|isbn = 978-0-7643-3785-7\|pages = 209}}</ref> and a video mode for extra points.<ref>{{Cite book\|title = The Complete Pinball Book: Collecting the Game and its History\|last = Rossignoli\|first = Marco\|publisher = Schiffer Publishing\|year = 2000\|isbn = 978-0-7643-3785-7\|pages = 312}}</ref>		The artwork features photos by [[Robert John (photographer)\|Robert John]] from his book ''Guns N' Roses: The Photographic History''. This game is a widebody pinball game with several unique twists. Among them, is an old fashioned [[revolver]], which players use to start the game as opposed to the typical plunger.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=McPadden \|first=Mike \|date=2015-02-28 \|title=Satan’s Arcade: Top 15 Hard Rock + Heavy Metal Pinball Machines + Video Games \|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/ubcmwd/heavy-metal-pinball-machines-video-games \|access-date=2025-03-14 \|website=VH1 \|language=en-us}}</ref> When a quarter is inserted, [[Welcome to the Jungle]] (recorded from a concert) plays. Also included on the soundtrack is the ''[[Use Your Illusion]]'' outtake "Ain't Going Down", which is the only official release of the song.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Rosenberg \|first=Axl \|date=2020-10-05 \|title=Guns N' Roses Announce New Pinball Table Co-Designed by Slash \|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2020/10/05/guns-n-roses-announce-new-pinball-table-co-designed-by-slash/ \|access-date=2025-03-14 \|website=MetalSucks \|language=en}}</ref> The backdrop is illuminated with lights in the shape of the Guns N' Roses seal, and [[Axl Rose\|Axl Rose's]] [[tattoo]]s, featured in the ''[[Appetite for Destruction]]'' album artwork. The multi-ball can be activated when the yellow light is lit on the G ramp, this will open a trap door and send the ball into the snake pit (if the ball is shot up the ramp which is a hard shot), pulling the rose plunger will then activate the multi-ball.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=DataEast \|title=This pinball's got attitude! Guns N' Roses \|url=https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/pinballs/show/6385#gallery-2 \|access-date=2025-03-14 \|website=The Arcade Flyer Archive}}</ref> An "R" ramp is also featured completing the "GN'R" logo. The machine also uses magnets to fling balls around unpredictably, a feature that was used previously on ''The Addams Family'',<ref>{{Cite book\|title = The Complete Pinball Book: Collecting the Game and its History\|last = Rossignoli\|first = Marco\|publisher = Schiffer Publishing\|year = 2000\|isbn = 978-0-7643-3785-7\|pages = 209}}</ref> and a video mode for extra points.<ref>{{Cite book\|title = The Complete Pinball Book: Collecting the Game and its History\|last = Rossignoli\|first = Marco\|publisher = Schiffer Publishing\|year = 2000\|isbn = 978-0-7643-3785-7\|pages = 312}}</ref>