Internet Pinball Machine Database: Gottlieb 'Mars God of War'

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Mars God of War

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Mars God of War / IPD No. 1549 / March, 1981 / 4 Players

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7.3/10 (35 ratings/26 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ]

Manufacturer:

D. Gottlieb & Company, a Columbia Pictures Industries Company (1977-1983)
[Trade Name: Gottlieb]

Date Of Manufacture:

March, 1981

Model Number:

666

Common Abbreviations:

MGOW

MPU:

Gottlieb System 80

Type:

Solid State Electronic (SS)

Production:

5,240 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Mythology

Specialty:

Widebody

Notable Features:

Flippers (4), Pop bumpers (4), Slingshot (1), 4-bank drop targets (2), Kick-out holes (2), Spinning target (1), Standup target (1), Multiball. Has Speech. The Last Chance feature (operator option) releases locked balls into play when the last ball drains via either the left or right outlane rollover.

Design by:

John Buras

Art by:

David Moore

Software by:

John Buras

Notes:

First Gottlieb game with speech, generated by a Votrax SC-01.

The spaceships depicted on the game's playfield, playfield plastics, and backglass are remarkably similar to a preliminary production artwork drawing of a snowspeeder for The Empire Strikes Back film, drawn by Star Wars concept artist, Joe Johnston, in February 1978. An image of the drawing was published in the book "The Empire Strikes Back Sketchbook", released in June 1980, which was shortly after the movie's release in May 1980.

Marketing Slogans:

"The mighty warrior of the gods challenges you."

Photos in:

Flip! Flash! Pinball Art, Items 23 and 24
Arcade Treasures External Link

, page 155
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/1549 (External site)

ROMs:

12 KB

ZIP

PinMAME Romset (Availability limited by copyright)

Documentation:

10 MB

PDF

Instruction Manual (includes schematics) (Availability limited by copyright)

[Gottlieb Amusement Games]

Files:

890 KB

PDF

Flyer - How to play MARS, god of war (Availability limited by copyright)

[Gottlieb Amusement Games]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Flyer, Front 884x1150	Flyer, Page 2 884x1150	Flyer, Page 3 884x1150	Flyer, Back 884x1150	Backglass 600x517 [John Kirby]
Playfield 600x800 [John Kirby]	Under Playfield 285x527 [John Kirby]	Inside Cabinet 400x528 [John Kirby]	Coin Door 400x287 [John Kirby]	Backbox - Right 225x484 [Marty Wilke]
Cabinet - Left 568x205 [Marty Wilke]	Cabinet - Front 484x284	Early Production Cabinet* 768x1024	Early Production Cabinet* 1024x768	Inside Backbox 640x480 [John Gray]
Inside Backbox - Operator Instructions 640x480 [John Gray]	Instruction Card 640x480 [John Gray]	Cabinet - Right 640x480 [John Gray]	Front Backglass 897x777 [Doug Fox]	Playfield 1024x1365 [R. Hunter Gough]
Under Playfield 1024x1365 [R. Hunter Gough]	Illuminated Front View 1024x1365 [Marco Albus]	Upper Playfield 1200x745 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Lower Playfield 1200x891 [Jean-Pierre Renault]

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