El Dorado City of Gold | |
Manufacturer: | Gottlieb |
Designer: | Ed Krynski |
Artwork: | Larry Day |
Release: | September, 1984 |
Production: | 905 (El Dorado City of Gold) 2,875 (El Dorado) 675 (Gold Strike) 1,013 (Lucky Strike) 7,285 (Target Alpha) 2,885 (Canada Dry) 2,525 (Solar City) |
El Dorado City of Gold is a pinball machine designed by Ed Krynski and released in 1984 by Gottlieb. The game features an El Dorado adventure theme.
Different versions of this game with different names were released: its predecessor the pinball machine is based on, El Dorado (1975) - a one player replay version, Gold Strike - an Add-a-ball version, Lucky Strike an Add-A-Ball version for Italy, Target Alpha - a four player replay version, Canada Dry - a four player replay game made only for France, and Solar City - a two player replay version.[1]
Two explorers are depicted on the backglass that were portrayed by two Gottlieb video game artist, Jeri Knighton and Jeff Lee. The playfield features many drop targets.[2]
The original version El Dorado from 1975 depicts a western theme on the backglass with a group of cowboys that found a treasure.[3]
El Dorado City of Gold is available as a licensed table of The Pinball Arcade for several platforms and is also included in .
The original version El Dorado from 1975 is also available in The Pinball Arcade alongside Fireball.