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| Manufacturer | Sega Pinball |
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| Release date | March 1996 |
| System | Sega WhiteStar |
| Players | 6 |
| Design | Ward Pemberton |
| Programming | John Carpenter, Neil Falconer, Orin Day |
| Artwork | Paul Faris |
| Mechanics | Rob Hurtado |
| Music | Brian L. Schmidt |
| Sound | Brian L. Schmidt |
| Production run | 2,200 units |
GoldenEye is a 1996 pinball machine released by Sega Pinball. It is based on the 1995 James Bond film of the same name.
The game includes custom speech by Pierce Brosnan. [1]
The major toy in the game is the rotating satellite dish with a magnet which can be reached by the pop-up ramp. In addition to this pop-up ramp, the game includes three relatively easy ramps; earlier Sega games had fewer but more difficult ramps. [2] One of these ramps leads to a mechanism shaped like a tank which can fire the ball around the left orbit. A model of a helicopter is also located on the playfield. [3]
The ball save consists of a magnet which throws the ball back into play, with the player required to hit a particular target within a few seconds, or the flippers become un-operable and the ball drains. [1]
The game includes three pop bumpers which are located towards the back right of the table below the 0-0-7 upper rollovers. There are various stand-up targets around the playfield. [3]
Players can compete individually, or in a four-player game can play in teams of two. [3]
The ball is launched from a button in a plunger designed to resemble a gun. The game includes five main modes, called 007 Encounters, which are "Xenia Extra Ball Squeeze", "Satellite Hurry-up", "Nerve Gas Plant", "Train/Tank Crash", and "Send Spike". There is a Shootout video mode where the player shoots guards with the gun.
Shooting ramps collects letters of G-O-L-D-E-N-E-Y-E which then starts a hurry-up. After starting this hurry-up, the five 007 Encounters, video mode, and two more game features the wizard mode called "Goldeneye" can be started. This a multiball where jackpots can be scored, and additional balls added into play.
The main multiball is played with three (tank) or four (satellite) balls, where the player attempts to collect a series of jackpots to light and then collect a roving super jackpot. [3]
The GoldenEye pinball machine debuted at a pinball tournament in Flint, Michigan in January, 1996. Sega provided several machines to the tournament in an effort to improve sales in the region. [4]