Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators

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Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Time Warner Interactive (US), Sega (EU), KAZe (JP)
Developer:
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (85 tracks)
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥5,8005,800 T-18901G
Sega Saturn
JP
(Ver.9.7) 		¥5,8005,800 T-18903G
Sega Saturn
US 		T-4804H
Sega Saturn
EU 		MK81680-50
Sega Saturn
DE 		DM 110,-110,-[1]

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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 Pinball Arena: Last Gladiators. It was also once set to be published by U.S. Gold in North America as Fantasy Pinball[2].

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).

Gameplay

Tips and tricks

  • Credits: Staff roll start.
In title screen, CBAABCYZXDownDown START 
  • Secret machine: Playable Secret machine Victor, and ending credits appear.
In title screen, XYZXYZCBAUpUp START 
  • Visual test: Visual effect test of each machine.
In title screen, UpUpDownDownLeftRightLeftRightBAX START 
  • Sound test: Sound effect test of each machine.
In title screen, XXYYZZAABBCC START 
  • Venus Shell: Show developper's message.
In title screen, UpUpDownDownLeftRightLeftRightXBZR START 
  • Debug mode: In-game debug mode.
In title screen, UpUpUpUpABCDownDownXYZ START  and play each machine.
  • X+Up, 4-digit number is displayed in the lower right corner of the screen. Upon determining number and Z, you can play a round corresponding to it. If exit this mode, X+Down.
  • Z+Up can play frame-by-frame mode.
  • Making movie:
Start the game at AM8: 00 ~ 11: 00.
  • Another titlescreen:
Start the game on January 1 or December 25.

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 [3]

Track list

1. [data track]  
2. Gladiators Main BGM (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Gladiators
3. Gladiators Main BGM (00:44) 
From: Gladiators
4. Gladiators Multiball (Intro Voice) (00:10) 
From: Gladiators
5. Gladiators Multiball (00:35) 
From: Gladiators
6. It's Time For The Real Champ... (Voice) (00:06) 
From: Gladiators
7. Gladiators Multiball Restart Ver2 (00:31) 
From: Gladiators
8. Gladiators Multiball Restart (00:31) 
From: Gladiators
9. Gladiators Main BGM 2 (00:45) 
From: Gladiators
10. Glory To The Brave (Voice) (00:06) 
From: Gladiators
11. Roman Triumph (01:13) 
From: Gladiators
12. S.P.Q.R. (00:32) 
From: Gladiators
13. Retiarius (01:08) 
From: Gladiators
14. Thracians (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Gladiators
15. Thracians (00:29) 
From: Gladiators
16. Chariot Race (01:01) 
From: Gladiators
17. Empire (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Gladiators
18. Empire (00:33) 
From: Gladiators
19. Bloody Arena (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Gladiators
20. Bloody Arena (01:00) 
From: Gladiators
21. Gladiator Show (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Gladiators
22. Gladiator Show (01:00) 
From: Gladiators
23. Knight of The Roses Main BGM (Intro Voice) (00:07) 
From: Knight of The Roses
24. Knight of The Roses Main BGM (00:55) 
From: Knight of The Roses
25. Knight of The Roses Main BGM Ver2 (00:55) 
From: Knight of The Roses
26. Knight of The Roses Multiball (Intro Voice) (00:07) 
From: Knight of The Roses
27. Knight of The Roses Multiball (00:53) 
From: Knight of The Roses
28. Knight of The Roses Main BGM Ver3 (00:55) 
From: Knight of The Roses
29. Knight of The Roses Multiball Restart (00:35) 
From: Knight of The Roses
30. Knight of The Roses Main BGM 2 (01:00) 
From: Knight of The Roses
31. I Knew You Would Come... (Voice) (00:06) 
From: Knight of The Roses
32. Guardian Angels (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Knight of The Roses
33. Guardian Angels (00:54) 
From: Knight of The Roses
34. Return To The Castle (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Knight of The Roses
35. Return To The Castle (00:22) 
From: Knight of The Roses
36. Roses (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Knight of The Roses
37. Roses (00:54) 
From: Knight of The Roses
38. Save Princess (00:30) 
From: Knight of The Roses
39. Dragon Cave (00:36) 
From: Knight of The Roses
40. Black Knight (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Knight of The Roses
41. Black Knight (01:05) 
From: Knight of The Roses
42. Take Up The Gauntlet (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Knight of The Roses
43. Take Up The Gauntlet (00:22) 
From: Knight of The Roses
44. Necromancer (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Knight of The Roses
45. Necromancer (00:43) 
From: Knight of The Roses
46. Dragon Showdown Main BGM (Intro Voice) (00:07) 
From: Dragon Showdown
47. Dragon Showdown Main BGM (00:47) 
From: Dragon Showdown
48. Dragon Showdown Multiball (00:34) 
From: Dragon Showdown
49. Dragon Showdown Multiball Restart Ver2 (00:43) 
From: Dragon Showdown
50. Dragon Showdown Multiball Restart (00:43) 
From: Dragon Showdown
51. Dragon Showdown Main BGM 2 (00:53) 
From: Dragon Showdown
52. Show Us What Your Made... (Voice) (00:06) 
From: Dragon Showdown
53. Thunderballs (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Dragon Showdown
54. Thunderballs (00:41) 
From: Dragon Showdown
55. To The Temple (00:48) 
From: Dragon Showdown
56. Feed Dragon (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Dragon Showdown
57. Feed Dragon (00:41) 
From: Dragon Showdown
58. Lords Of The Dragon (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Dragon Showdown
59. Lords Of The Dragon (01:00) 
From: Dragon Showdown
60. Conquerers (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Dragon Showdown
61. Conquerers (01:00) 
From: Dragon Showdown
62. Samurai Warriors (00:30) 
From: Dragon Showdown
63. Sorceress (01:09) 
From: Dragon Showdown
64. Banzai Showdown (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Dragon Showdown
65. Banzai Showdown (00:23) 
From: Dragon Showdown
66. Warlock Main BGM (00:54) 
From: Warlock
67. Warlock Multiball (00:55) 
From: Warlock
68. Warlock Multiball Restart Ver2 (00:32) 
From: Warlock
69. Warlock Multiball Restart (00:33) 
From: Warlock
70. Warlock Main BGM 2 (00:56) 
From: Warlock
71. Show Us What Your Made... (Voice) (00:06) 
From: Warlock
72. Moon Struck Jack (00:29) 
From: Warlock
73. Whitewolf (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Warlock
74. Whitewolf Millions (01:05) 
From: Warlock
75. Bloody Jets (00:34) 
From: Warlock
76. Sacrafice (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Warlock
77. Sacrafice (00:22) 
From: Warlock
78. Thunderstorm (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Warlock
79. Thunderstorm (00:33) 
From: Warlock
80. Deathbringer (00:59) 
From: Warlock
81. Rats (Intro Voice) (00:06) 
From: Warlock
82. Rats (01:05) 
From: Warlock
83. Last Judgement (00:36) 
From: Warlock
84. Glory Awaits You (Voice) (00:06) 
From: Game Over
85. Making Movie (02:24) 
86. Game Select & Option (03:21) 
► Running time: 48:58

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
70 №1996-01, p21[1]
89 №48, p128[4]
60
83 №341, p31
79
40 №2, p144[5]
67 №37, p90[6]
75 №57, p130[7]
79 №22, p62/63
22 №72, p58
52 №49, p58
83 №1995-07, p125[8]
87 №, p9[9]
Sega Saturn
 68
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Player (DE)
70
[1]
Consoles + (FR)
89
[4]
Digitiser (UK)
60
[10]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
83
[11]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
74
[12]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
68
[13]
Gamers (DE)
80
[14]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
78
[15]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
84
[16]
Joypad (FR)
70
[17]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
79
[18]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
79
[19]
Maximum (UK)
25
[5]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
80
[20]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
80
[21]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
67
[6]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
75
[22]
Player One (FR)
75
[7]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
77
[23]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
70
[24]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
79
[25]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
62
[26]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
79
[27]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
22
[28]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
52
[29]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
83
[30]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
87
[9]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
73
[31]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
87
[9]
Todo Sega (ES)
84
[32]
Top Consoles (FR)
65
[33]
Ultimate Gamer (US)
80
[34]
Última Generación (ES)
65
[35]
Video Games (DE) PAL
65
[36]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[37]
Sega Saturn
 72
Based on
35 reviews

Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators

Saturn, US
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Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
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Disc
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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:CDPlayer DE 1996-01.pdf, page 21 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CDPlayer DE 1996-01.pdf_p21" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ File:EGM US 077.pdf, page 196
  3. ↑ File:DigitalPinballLG Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 048.pdf, page 128 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 048.pdf_p128" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:MAXIMUM UK 02.pdf, page 144 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MAXIMUM UK 02.pdf_p144" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:MeanMachinesSega37UK.pdf, page 90 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega37UK.pdf_p90" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:PlayerOne FR 057.pdf, page 130 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 057.pdf_p130" defined multiple times with different content
  8. ↑ File:SSM_JP_19950701_1995-07.pdf, page 127
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 11 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p11" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p11" defined multiple times with different content
  10. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-09-21)
  11. ↑ Famitsu, "1995-06-30" (JP; 1995-06-16), page 31
  12. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 1 January 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 72
  13. ↑ GamePro, "March 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 74
  14. ↑ Gamers, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 40
  15. ↑ Game Informer, "December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 41
  16. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 106
  17. ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-11-03), page 46
  18. ↑ MAN!AC, "08/95" (DE; 1995-07-12), page 37
  19. ↑ MAN!AC, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-13), page 67
  20. ↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 100
  21. ↑ Mega Fun, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-18), page 77
  22. ↑ Next Generation, "November 1995" (US; 1995-10-24), page 174
  23. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 September" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 56
  24. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 17" (JP; 1997-08-29), page 169
  25. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 21" (JP; 1997-10-31), page 124
  26. ↑ Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 58
  27. ↑ Sega Magazine, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-12), page 62
  28. ↑ Sega Power, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-21), page 58
  29. ↑ Sega Pro, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-10), page 58
  30. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1995" (JP; 1995-06-08), page 127
  31. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-31 (1997-09-12)" (JP; 1997-08-29), page 205
  32. ↑ Todo Sega, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 46
  33. ↑ Top Consoles, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 96
  34. ↑ Ultimate Gamer, "November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 78
  35. ↑ Última Generación, "Septiembre 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 98
  36. ↑ Video Games, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-25), page 89
  37. ↑ VideoGames, "January 1996" (US; 1995-12-21), page 80
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