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-->-- '''Commander''

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-->-- '''Commander''
'''Commander'''

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->'''Commander:''' "Attack the castle! Commence firing! Fire at will!"

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->'''Commander:''' "Attack ->''"Attack the castle! Commence firing! Fire at will!"
will!"''
-->-- '''Commander''









-->'''Commander''': "Get back in there!"
* {{BFG}}: The two cannons, which the Queen's military has.
* DamselInDistress: The Queen.
* DeflectorShields: The pop-up post between the flippers serves as the military's force field.
* EvilLaugh: The King Tyrant delivers one from time to time.
-->'''King Tyrant:''' "Ah ha ha ha!"
* FeudalFuture: Type 1 - Royals and Knights in full metal armor welding futuristic weapons.
* InvincibilityPowerUp: When you're "Invincible", the center pop-up post is raised, the left kickback stays active, and the right gate diverts the ball back to the right flipper for a set amount of time. The player can still lose the ball if it drains between the flippers and the center post.
-->'''Commander''': "You are invincible! Save the Queen!"
* NoFairCheating: Unlike most other solid state and onward games, the player can only get the ball back from a "zero-switch" drain for free once. The second drain will end the ball even if it too hit no switches.
* OffWithHisHead: This is how the trolls are beaten, as their heads serve as drop targets.
* ProgressiveJackpot: The Queen's Rescue.
* [[SaveThePrincess Save the Queen]]: The goal of multiball.

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-->'''Commander''': "Get Get back in there!"
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there!
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{{BFG}}: The two cannons, which the Queen's military has.
* DamselInDistress: The Queen.
impetus for the story is the Queen being held captive by the King Tyrant.
* DeflectorShields: The military's force field is symbolzied by the pop-up post between the flippers serves as the military's force field.
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flippers.
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EvilLaugh: The King Tyrant delivers one from time to time.
-->'''King %%-->'''King Tyrant:''' "Ah Ah ha ha ha!"
ha!
* FeudalFuture: Type 1 - Royals 1, with royals and Knights knights in full metal armor welding futuristic weapons.
* InvincibilityPowerUp: When you're "Invincible", "invincible", the center pop-up post is raised, the left kickback stays active, and the right gate diverts the ball back to the right flipper for a set amount of time. The player can still lose the ball if it drains between the flippers and the center post.
-->'''Commander''': "You You are invincible! Save the Queen!"
Queen!
* NoFairCheating: Unlike most other solid state and onward games, the player can only get the ball back from a "zero-switch" drain for free once. The second drain will end the ball even if it too also failed to hit no any switches.
* %%* OffWithHisHead: This is how the trolls are beaten, as their heads serve as drop targets.
* %%* ProgressiveJackpot: The Queen's Rescue.
* [[SaveThePrincess Save the Queen]]: SaveThePrincess: The goal of multiball.multiball is to save the Queen from captivity.



* StormingTheCastle
* TyrantTakesTheHelm: The King Tyrant.

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* %%* StormingTheCastle
* %%* TyrantTakesTheHelm: The King Tyrant.



-->'''King Tyrant:''' "She's mine now! Ah ha ha ha!"

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-->'''King Tyrant:''' "She's She's mine now! Ah ha ha ha!"ha!
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* DoingItForTheArt: The only reason this game has a taller backbox was because artist Python Anghelo insisted he needed the extra vertical space to accommodate the castle artwork.
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* NoFairCheating: Unlike most other solid state and onward games, the player can only get the ball back from a "zero-switch" plunge for free once. The second drain will end the ball even if it too hit no switches.

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* NoFairCheating: Unlike most other solid state and onward games, the player can only get the ball back from a "zero-switch" plunge drain for free once. The second drain will end the ball even if it too hit no switches.
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* NoFairCheating: Unlike most other solid state and onward games, the player can only get the ball back from a "zero-switch" plunge for free once. The second drain will end the ball even if it too hit no switches.
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'''Big Guns''' is a 1987 [[PhysicalPinballTables pinball]] game designed by Creator/MarkRitchie and Creator/PythonAnghelo and released by Creator/WilliamsElectronics.

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'''Big Guns''' ''Big Guns'' is a 1987 [[PhysicalPinballTables pinball]] game designed by Creator/MarkRitchie and Creator/PythonAnghelo and released by Creator/WilliamsElectronics.

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''Big Guns'''s notable features include two catapults (the cannons) that shoot the ball into the air and into the habitrail, and a taller backbox, which houses a bagatelle mini-game (the King's Chamber).

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''Big Guns'''s notable features include two catapults (the cannons) that shoot the ball into the air and into the habitrail, and a taller taller-than-normal backbox, which houses a bagatelle mini-game (the King's Chamber).


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* DoingItForTheArt: The only reason this game has a taller backbox was because artist Python Anghelo insisted he needed the extra vertical space to accommodate the castle artwork.
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[[caption-width-right:330:"Feel the Power!"]]

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[[caption-width-right:330:"Feel [[caption-width-right:300:"Feel the Power!"]]
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[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/biggunspinball_3187.jpg]]

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[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/biggunspinball_3187.org/pmwiki/pub/images/big_guns_pinball_7791.jpg]]
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Taking place in a medieval future, the King Tyrant is holding the Queen hostage. It's up to the Queen's military forces to storm the King Tyrant's castle to rescue the Queen. But to successfully storm the castle, they would have to be granted invincibility powers.

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Taking place in a medieval future, the King Tyrant is holding the Queen hostage. It's up to the Queen's military forces to storm the King Tyrant's castle to and rescue the Queen. But to successfully storm the castle, they would have to be granted invincibility powers.

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Taking place in a medieval future, the King Tyrant is holding the Queen hostage. It's up to the Queen's military forces to storm the King Tyrant's castle to rescue the Queen. But to successfully storm the castle, they would have to become invincible.

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Taking place in a medieval future, the King Tyrant is holding the Queen hostage. It's up to the Queen's military forces to storm the King Tyrant's castle to rescue the Queen. But to successfully storm the castle, they would have to become invincible.
be granted invincibility powers.



* {{BFG}}: The cannons.
* DistressedDamsel: The Queen.

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* {{BFG}}: The cannons.
two cannons, which the Queen's military has.
* DistressedDamsel: DamselInDistress: The Queen.Queen.
* DeflectorShields: The pop-up post between the flippers serves as the military's force field.

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-->"Attack the castle! Commence firing! Fire at will!"

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-->"Attack ->'''Commander:''' "Attack the castle! Commence firing! Fire at will!"


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* EvilLaugh: The King Tyrant delivers one from time to time.
-->'''King Tyrant:''' "Ah ha ha ha!"


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-->'''King Tyrant:''' "She's mine now! Ah ha ha ha!"

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[[caption-width-right:330:"Attack the castle! Commence firing! Fire at will!"]]

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[[caption-width-right:330:"Attack [[caption-width-right:330:"Feel the Power!"]]
-->"Attack
the castle! Commence firing! Fire at will!"]]will!"



-->'''Commander''': Get back in there!

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-->'''Commander''': Get "Get back in there!there!"



* FeudalFuture: Type 1.

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* FeudalFuture: Type 1.1 - Royals and Knights in full metal armor welding futuristic weapons.



-->'''Commander''': You are invincible! Save the Queen!
* UnexpectedGameplayChange: Loading the center cannon activates the King's Chamber in the backbox; fire the mini-ball and light all five shields to enable the extra ball.

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-->'''Commander''': You "You are invincible! Save the Queen!
Queen!"
* UnexpectedGameplayChange: Loading OffWithHisHead: This is how the center cannon activates the King's Chamber in the backbox; fire the mini-ball and light all five shields to enable the extra ball.trolls are beaten, as their heads serve as drop targets.



* TyrantTakesTheHelm: The King Tyrant.

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* TyrantTakesTheHelm: The King Tyrant.Tyrant.
* UnexpectedGameplayChange: Loading the center cannon activates the King's Chamber in the backbox; fire the mini-ball and light all five shields to enable the extra ball.
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* UnexpectedGameplayChange: Loading the center cannon activates the King's Chamber in the backbox; fire the mini-ball and light all five shields to enable the extra ball.
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-->Get back in there! -- '''''Commander''', ''when the kickback is activated''

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-->Get -->'''Commander''': Get back in there! -- '''''Commander''', ''when the kickback is activated''there!

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[[caption-width-right:330:"Attack the castle! Commence firing! Fire at will!"]]



''Big Guns'''s notable features include two catapults (the cannons) that shoot the ball into the air and into the habitrail, and a taller backbox, which houses a bagatelle mini-game (which represents the King Tyrant and his court).

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''Big Guns'''s notable features include two catapults (the cannons) that shoot the ball into the air and into the habitrail, and a taller backbox, which houses a bagatelle mini-game (which represents the King Tyrant and his court).
(the King's Chamber).



!!This pinball demonstrates the following tropes:

* {{BFG}}

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!!This pinball !!''Big Guns'' demonstrates the following tropes:

* {{BFG}}AntiFrustrationFeatures: There are three ball savers: the kickback on the left outlane, the center pop-up post between the flippers, and a diverter on the right outlane, which diverts the ball back to the right flippers.
-->Get back in there! -- '''''Commander''', ''when the kickback is activated''
* {{BFG}}: The cannons.



* GodMode: When you're "Invincible", the center pop-up post is raised, the left kickback stays active, and the right gate diverts the ball back to the right flipper for a set amount of time. The player can still lose the ball if it drains between the flippers.

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* GodMode: InvincibilityPowerUp: When you're "Invincible", the center pop-up post is raised, the left kickback stays active, and the right gate diverts the ball back to the right flipper for a set amount of time. The player can still lose the ball if it drains between the flippers.flippers and the center post.



* ProgressiveJackpot: The Queen's Rescue

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* ProgressiveJackpot: The Queen's RescueRescue.



-->'''Commander''': Attack the castle! Commence firing! Fire at will!
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[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/biggunspinball_3187.jpg]]
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first ver.

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'''Big Guns''' is a 1987 [[PhysicalPinballTables pinball]] game designed by Creator/MarkRitchie and Creator/PythonAnghelo and released by Creator/WilliamsElectronics.

Taking place in a medieval future, the King Tyrant is holding the Queen hostage. It's up to the Queen's military forces to storm the King Tyrant's castle to rescue the Queen. But to successfully storm the castle, they would have to become invincible.

''Big Guns'''s notable features include two catapults (the cannons) that shoot the ball into the air and into the habitrail, and a taller backbox, which houses a bagatelle mini-game (which represents the King Tyrant and his court).

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!!This pinball demonstrates the following tropes:

* {{BFG}}
* DistressedDamsel: The Queen.
* FeudalFuture: Type 1.
* GodMode: When you're "Invincible", the center pop-up post is raised, the left kickback stays active, and the right gate diverts the ball back to the right flipper for a set amount of time. The player can still lose the ball if it drains between the flippers.
-->'''Commander''': You are invincible! Save the Queen!
* ProgressiveJackpot: The Queen's Rescue
* [[SaveThePrincess Save the Queen]]: The goal of multiball.
* SkillShot: Gently plunge the ball into castle tower to score the Tower Bonus, and it also loads the right cannon (if it isn't loaded already).
* StormingTheCastle
-->'''Commander''': Attack the castle! Commence firing! Fire at will!
* TyrantTakesTheHelm: The King Tyrant.

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