Line #19 Pinball/BigGuns


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2	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/big_guns_pinball_7791.jpg]]
3	[[caption-width-right:300:"Feel the Power!"]]
4	->''"Attack the castle! Commence firing! Fire at will!"''
5	-->-- '''Commander'''
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7	''Big Guns'' is a 1987 [[PhysicalPinballTables pinball]] game designed by Creator/MarkRitchie and Creator/PythonAnghelo and released by Creator/WilliamsElectronics.
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9	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 and rescue the Queen. But to successfully storm the castle, they would have to be granted invincibility powers.
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11	''Big Guns'''s notable features include two catapults (the cannons) that shoot the ball into the air and into the habitrail, and a taller-than-normal backbox, which houses a bagatelle mini-game (the King's Chamber).
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13	!!''Big Guns'' demonstrates the following tropes:
14	* 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.
15	-->'''Commander''': Get back in there!
16	%%* {{BFG}}: The two cannons, which the Queen's military has.
17	* DamselInDistress: The impetus for the story is the Queen being held captive by the King Tyrant.
18	* DeflectorShields: The military's force field is symbolzied by the pop-up post between the flippers.
19	%%* EvilLaugh: The King Tyrant delivers one from time to time.
20	%%-->'''King Tyrant:''' Ah ha ha ha!
21	* FeudalFuture: Type 1, with royals and knights in full metal armor welding futuristic weapons.
22	* 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.
23	-->'''Commander''': You are invincible! Save the Queen!
24	* 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 also failed to hit any switches.
25	%%* OffWithHisHead: This is how the trolls are beaten, as their heads serve as drop targets.
26	%%* ProgressiveJackpot: The Queen's Rescue.
27	* SaveThePrincess: The goal of multiball is to save the Queen from captivity.
28	* 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).
29	%%* StormingTheCastle
30	%%* TyrantTakesTheHelm: The King Tyrant.
31	* 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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33	-->'''King Tyrant:''' She's mine now! Ah ha ha ha!

Context Pinball / BigGuns