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{{Short description|1995 pinball machine}}
{{Infobox pinball | title = Stargate
|image = [[Image:Stargate pinball flyer.JPG|250px]]
|manufacturer = [[Gottlieb]]
|system = Gottlieb System 3
|designer = Ray Tanzer
|ruleset = Jon Norris
|programmer = Allen Edwall
|artwork = Constantino Mitchell
|mechanics = Marion Czyz, Wesley Chang
|sound = Craig Beierwaltes
|music = Duane Decker
|release = March 1995
|production = 3,600
}}

'''''Stargate''''' is a 1995 [[pinball]] game, designed by Ray Tanzer and Jon Norris and released by [[Gottlieb]]. The game is based on the film ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]''. It has many modes, including several multi-ball modes.

==Description==
A "pyramid" is the main feature of this game. It has a top that opens by raising and lowering. A moving "Glidercraft" ship will be extended from the pyramid when the pyramid is open. The "Glidercraft" will zigzag left-right, in front of the pyramid, with about 90 degrees of horizontal movement.<ref name="pinball">{{cite web|url=http://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?any=Stargate&search=Search+Database&searchtype=quick#2847 |title=Stargate |publisher=Internet Pinball Database | access-date=2009-07-24}}</ref>

This game also features two "[[Horus]]" targets. These are basically the reverse of drop targets: they are targets that, rather than dropping down into the playfield when hit, rise up into the air. Each target is attached to a large "Horus" structure, which is itself attached to a pivot that can raise and lower. These Horus structures drop down to block the player from reaching two key shots. The game occasionally raises them, allowing the player to temporarily make the shots. Part of the development involved having actor [[James Spader]] record the voice parts of the Stargate character [[Daniel Jackson (Stargate)|Daniel Jackson]].<ref name="pinball"/>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IPDB|2847}}
*[http://www.pinpedia.com/machine/931 Recent Auction Results for ''Stargate'']
*[http://www.pinball.org/rules/stargate.html Keefer's Guide to Stargate], a game walkthrough 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070917104758/http://www.silverball-magic.com/my-machines-sg.html Article on Stargate] from silverball-magic.com
*[http://www.pinrepair.com/sys3/ Gottlieb System 3 repair guide], including Stargate

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[[Category:1995 pinball machines]]
[[Category:Gottlieb pinball machines]]
[[Category:Pinball machines based on films]]
[[Category:Stargate games]]


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