Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators

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Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Time Warner Interactive (US), Sega (Europe), KAZe (Japan)
Developer:
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (85 tracks)
Genre: Real Simulation (リアルシミュレーション)[1], Table[2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP
¥5,8005,800 T-18901G
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Saturn
JP
(Ver.9.7)
¥5,8005,800 T-18903G
Sega Saturn
US
$59.9559.95[4] T-4804H
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Saturn
EU
MK81680-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Saturn
DE
DM 110110[9] MK81680-50
USK: 6
Sega Saturn
UK
£44.9944.99[8] MK81680-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Saturn
PL
189zł189
Sega Saturn
AU
OFLC: G

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Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators (デジタルピンボール ラストグラディエーターズ), also referred to as simply Last Gladiators (in North America) or Digital Pinball (in Europe), is a pinball game developed by KAZe and released on the Sega Saturn in 1995. It is one of a number of video pinball games developed by KAZe, and directly follows the Super Pinball series on the Super Famicom.

During development Digital Pinball was known as The Pinball (ザ・ピンボール) and Pinball Arena: Last Gladiators (ピンボール アリーナ ラストグラディエーターズ). It was also once set to be published by U.S. Gold in North America as Fantasy Pinball[10].

Gameplay

Tables

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Gladiators

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Knight of the Roses

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Dragon Showdown

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Warlock

History

Legacy

A Japan-only sequel, Digital Pinball: The Necronomicon was released in 1996. In 1997, Last Gladiators received a Japan-only updated rerelease titled Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators Ver.9.7 (デジタルピンボール ラストグラディエーターズ Ver.9.7).

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Digital Pinball Digital Pinball
English (US) Last Gladiators Last Gladiators
Japanese デジタルピンボール ラストグラディエーターズ Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators

Production credits

Staff
  • Program Wizard: Kunihito Hiramatsu
  • Game Design / Artwork: Takashi Kobayashi
  • Artwork / Animation Description: Akiko Nakamura
  • Artwork: Hiromi Seino, Bryan Golden, Jose Luis Flores, Masakazu Shimizu
  • Instruction Manual: Mina Handa
  • Last Gladiators Making Video: Ichiro Shibata
  • Quality Check: Shinichi Kawai, Minoru Suda, Akihiro Ichihara
  • Publicity: Keiko Yamamoto
  • Director: Norio Nakagata
  • Warlock: Timothy Elwell
  • Gladiators: Chris St. James, Darren Lebrecht
  • Rat: Sony3
  • Producer: Jason Elias, Joann Perritano
  • Production Manager: Ron Schmidt, Emi Akimoto, Yumi Ishigami
  • Casting Director: Lisa Bankert
  • First Assistant Director: Louis Milito
  • Second Assistant Director: Phillip Fracassi
  • P.A.: Brett Boydstun, Melanie Miller
  • Director of Photography: Eric S Foster
  • First A C: Jeff Cutter
  • Second A C: Paul Schmidt
  • Make Up Artist: Tarra Day
  • Costume Designer: June Czerwinski
  • Key Grip: Greg Hewett
  • Dolly Grip: Rick Maxey
  • Gaffer: Carlos Montaner
  • B.B.Electric: Taylor Sparks
  • Transportation Coordinator: Jerry Knight
  • Set Medic: Diane Arnold
  • Caterer: International Catering, Ramiro Lopez
  • Music Producer: Doug Aldrich, Emi Akimoto, Yusuke Takahama
  • Music Composer: Naoto Shibata, Yusuke Takahama
  • Guitar: Katsunori Oota
  • Manipulate: Michihiko Shichi
  • Drum Manipulate: Nobuo Horie
  • Sound Technical Adviser: Naozi Karibe
  • Vocal,Keyboards: Kal Swan
  • Bass Guitar: Ian Mayo
  • Drum Programing / Sampling: Steve Klong
  • Engineer: Mack
  • Special Thanks: Mamoru Watanabe, John Harrell, Kazuko Suzuki, Akihiro Kodaka, Takehiko Saeki, Yoshiaki Suzuki, Licca Kurokawa, Yutaka Sakashita, Hiroko Onose, Yumiko Dobashi, Kazunori Nanji, Hideo Kai
  • Executive Producer: Junichiro Kawazoe
  • Presented by: KAZe
Source:
In-game credits
DigitalPinballLG Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
[11]

Uncredited

Source:
United Game Artists staff page[12]

Magazine articles

Main article: Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Tips & Tricks (US) #11: "Volume III, Issue 1: January 1996" (199x-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Player (DE)
70
[9]
Consoles + (FR)
89
[13]
Digitiser (UK)
60
[14]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
83
[15]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
74
[16]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
68
[17]
Gamers (DE)
80
[18]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
78
[19]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
84
[20]
Joypad (FR)
70
[21]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
79
[22]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
79
[23]
Maximum (UK)
25
[24]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
80
[25]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
80
[26]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
67
[8]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
75
[27]
Player One (FR)
75
[28]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
77
[29]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
70
[30]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
79
[31]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
62
[32]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
79
[6]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
22
[33]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
52
[34]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
83
[35]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
87
[36]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
73
[37]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
87
[36]
Todo Sega (ES)
84
[38]
Top Consoles (FR)
65
[39]
Ultimate Gamer (US)
80
[40]
Última Generación (ES)
65
[41]
Video Games (DE) PAL
65
[42]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[43]
Sega Saturn
72
Based on
35 reviews

Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators

Saturn, JP
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Disc
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Manual
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Inlay
Saturn, JP (Ver.9.7)
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Disc
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Inlay
Saturn, US
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Cover
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Disc
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Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, FR (Blister pack)
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Cover
Saturn, DE
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, AU
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, SG/MY/BN
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Cover

Technical information

Main article: Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
595,168,896 1995-10-21 CD-ROM (US) T-4804H V1.000 (3S)
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
595,168,896 1995-10-21 CD-ROM (US) T-4804H V1.000 (4S)
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
596,398,992 1995-07-24 CD-ROM (EU) MK81680-50 V1.004 (4S)
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
596,398,992 1995-07-24 CD-ROM (EU) MK81680-50 V1.004 (7S)
Sega Saturn
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
593,804,736 1995-04-28 CD-ROM (JP) T-18901G V1.002
Sega Saturn
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
665,557,200 1997-07-30 CD-ROM (JP) T-18903G V1.003 (Ver.9.7)

Track list

1. Data track  
2. Gladiators Main BGM (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Gladiators
3. Gladiators Main BGM (0:44) 
From: Gladiators
4. Gladiators Multiball (Intro Voice) (0:10) 
From: Gladiators
5. Gladiators Multiball (0:35) 
From: Gladiators
6. It's Time For The Real Champ... (Voice) (0:06) 
From: Gladiators
7. Gladiators Multiball Restart Ver2 (0:31) 
From: Gladiators
8. Gladiators Multiball Restart (0:31) 
From: Gladiators
9. Gladiators Main BGM 2 (0:45) 
From: Gladiators
10. Glory To The Brave (Voice) (0:06) 
From: Gladiators
11. Roman Triumph (1:13) 
From: Gladiators
12. S.P.Q.R. (0:32) 
From: Gladiators
13. Retiarius (1:08) 
From: Gladiators
14. Thracians (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Gladiators
15. Thracians (0:29) 
From: Gladiators
16. Chariot Race (1:01) 
From: Gladiators
17. Empire (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Gladiators
18. Empire (0:33) 
From: Gladiators
19. Bloody Arena (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Gladiators
20. Bloody Arena (1:00) 
From: Gladiators
21. Gladiator Show (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Gladiators
22. Gladiator Show (1:00) 
From: Gladiators
23. Knight of The Roses Main BGM (Intro Voice) (0:07) 
From: Knight of The Roses
24. Knight of The Roses Main BGM (0:55) 
From: Knight of The Roses
25. Knight of The Roses Main BGM Ver2 (0:55) 
From: Knight of The Roses
26. Knight of The Roses Multiball (Intro Voice) (0:07) 
From: Knight of The Roses
27. Knight of The Roses Multiball (0:53) 
From: Knight of The Roses
28. Knight of The Roses Main BGM Ver3 (0:55) 
From: Knight of The Roses
29. Knight of The Roses Multiball Restart (0:35) 
From: Knight of The Roses
30. Knight of The Roses Main BGM 2 (1:00) 
From: Knight of The Roses
31. I Knew You Would Come... (Voice) (0:06) 
From: Knight of The Roses
32. Guardian Angels (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Knight of The Roses
33. Guardian Angels (0:54) 
From: Knight of The Roses
34. Return To The Castle (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Knight of The Roses
35. Return To The Castle (0:22) 
From: Knight of The Roses
36. Roses (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Knight of The Roses
37. Roses (0:54) 
From: Knight of The Roses
38. Save Princess (0:30) 
From: Knight of The Roses
39. Dragon Cave (0:36) 
From: Knight of The Roses
40. Black Knight (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Knight of The Roses
41. Black Knight (1:05) 
From: Knight of The Roses
42. Take Up The Gauntlet (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Knight of The Roses
43. Take Up The Gauntlet (0:22) 
From: Knight of The Roses
44. Necromancer (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Knight of The Roses
45. Necromancer (0:43) 
From: Knight of The Roses
46. Dragon Showdown Main BGM (Intro Voice) (0:07) 
From: Dragon Showdown
47. Dragon Showdown Main BGM (0:47) 
From: Dragon Showdown
48. Dragon Showdown Multiball (0:34) 
From: Dragon Showdown
49. Dragon Showdown Multiball Restart Ver2 (0:43) 
From: Dragon Showdown
50. Dragon Showdown Multiball Restart (0:43) 
From: Dragon Showdown
51. Dragon Showdown Main BGM 2 (0:53) 
From: Dragon Showdown
52. Show Us What Your Made... (Voice) (0:06) 
From: Dragon Showdown
53. Thunderballs (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Dragon Showdown
54. Thunderballs (0:41) 
From: Dragon Showdown
55. To The Temple (0:48) 
From: Dragon Showdown
56. Feed Dragon (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Dragon Showdown
57. Feed Dragon (0:41) 
From: Dragon Showdown
58. Lords Of The Dragon (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Dragon Showdown
59. Lords Of The Dragon (1:00) 
From: Dragon Showdown
60. Conquerers (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Dragon Showdown
61. Conquerers (1:00) 
From: Dragon Showdown
62. Samurai Warriors (0:30) 
From: Dragon Showdown
63. Sorceress (1:09) 
From: Dragon Showdown
64. Banzai Showdown (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Dragon Showdown
65. Banzai Showdown (0:23) 
From: Dragon Showdown
66. Warlock Main BGM (0:54) 
From: Warlock
67. Warlock Multiball (0:55) 
From: Warlock
68. Warlock Multiball Restart Ver2 (0:32) 
From: Warlock
69. Warlock Multiball Restart (0:33) 
From: Warlock
70. Warlock Main BGM 2 (0:56) 
From: Warlock
71. Show Us What Your Made... (Voice) (0:06) 
From: Warlock
72. Moon Struck Jack (0:29) 
From: Warlock
73. Whitewolf (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Warlock
74. Whitewolf Millions (1:05) 
From: Warlock
75. Bloody Jets (0:34) 
From: Warlock
76. Sacrafice (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Warlock
77. Sacrafice (0:22) 
From: Warlock
78. Thunderstorm (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Warlock
79. Thunderstorm (0:33) 
From: Warlock
80. Deathbringer (0:59) 
From: Warlock
81. Rats (Intro Voice) (0:06) 
From: Warlock
82. Rats (1:05) 
From: Warlock
83. Last Judgement (0:36) 
From: Warlock
84. Glory Awaits You (Voice) (0:06) 
From: Game Over
85. Making Movie (2:24) 
86. Game Select & Option (3:21) 
Running time: 48:58

References

  1. File:DigitalPinball Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee1.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-02-27 19:54)
  3. https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/ktM0x135Okw/m/VvPDBpdzMJcJ
  4. Press release: 1995-11-08: TIME WARNER INTERACTIVE PUBLISHES 'LAST GLADIATORS DIGITAL PINBALL' FOR THE SEGA SATURN
  5. Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1995-09-18), page 96
  6. 6.0 6.1 Sega Magazine, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-12), page 62
  7. https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/jeaGoAYETIo/m/Oz54xDeTE1EJ
  8. 8.0 8.1 Mean Machines Sega, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-29), page 90
  9. 9.0 9.1 CD Player, "1/96" (DE; 1996-xx-xx), page 21
  10. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 196
  11. File:DigitalPinballLG Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
  12. http://www.u-ga.com/jp/company/list_staff.php?HID_EMP_NO=J00105 (Wayback Machine: 2003-04-03 21:50)
  13. Consoles +, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 128
  14. Digitiser (UK) (1995-09-21)
  15. Famitsu, "1995-06-30" (JP; 1995-06-16), page 31
  16. Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 1 January 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 72
  17. GamePro, "March 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 74
  18. Gamers, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 40
  19. Game Informer, "December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 41
  20. Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 106
  21. Joypad, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-11-03), page 46
  22. MAN!AC, "08/95" (DE; 1995-07-12), page 37
  23. MAN!AC, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-13), page 67
  24. Maximum, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 144
  25. Mega Force, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 100
  26. Mega Fun, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-18), page 77
  27. Next Generation, "November 1995" (US; 1995-10-24), page 174
  28. Player One, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 130
  29. Saturn Fan, "1995 September" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 56
  30. Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 17" (JP; 1997-08-29), page 169
  31. Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 21" (JP; 1997-10-31), page 124
  32. Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 58
  33. Sega Power, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-21), page 58
  34. Sega Pro, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-10), page 58
  35. Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1995" (JP; 1995-06-08), page 127
  36. 36.0 36.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11
  37. Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-31 (1997-09-12)" (JP; 1997-08-29), page 205
  38. Todo Sega, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 46
  39. Top Consoles, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 96
  40. Ultimate Gamer, "November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 78
  41. Última Generación, "Septiembre 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 98
  42. Video Games, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-25), page 89
  43. VideoGames, "January 1996" (US; 1995-12-21), page 80


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