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File Name: Fire Queen (Gottlieb-1977)

File Submitter: Popotte

File Submitted: 17 Apr 2026

File Category: Future Pinball

Author(s): Popotte
Manufacturer: Gottlieb
Year: 1977
Permission to MOD?: Yes, with approval

 

Fire Queen (Gottlieb-1977)

IPDB No. 851​

 

NOTES:​

- MOD UNAUTHORIZED WITHOUT EXPLICIT PERMISSION FROM THE AUTHOR
- Access the menu with the Special2Key.
- You can toggle (by the toggle HUD key) the HUD reel.
- If you use arrows for plunger (optional), you have to use arrow down and arrow up (customisable) in order to pull or push the plunger.
 

RULES:​

Insert coin and/or press credit button to reset machine. Repeat for second player.
#1 thru #5 numbered sequence scores 3000 points (500 points for 5 balls game), lights white targets for triple bonus advance (double bonus for 5 balls game) and lights corresponding star rollover buttons. Hitting #1 thru #5 numbered sequence lights "specials".
Completing green targets lights "extra ball when lit".
Completing white targets resets targets and lights "2X bonus value".
Bonus is scored upon completion of ball in play. Bonus value doubles on last ball.
Matching last two numbers in score to number that appears on back glass after game is over scores one replay.
Matching last two numbers in score to number that appears on back glass after game is over scores 1 replay.
 

IPDB HIGHLIGHTS:​

Date Of Manufacture:​ November, 1977
Production:​ 1,114 units (confirmed)
Notable Features:​ Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (2), 5-bank drop targets (1), 4-bank drop targets (1), Kick-out hole (1), Standup target (1), 5-in-line star rollovers. End-of-ball bonus. No slingshots.
Maximum displayed point score is 199,990 points per player.
Design by:​ Ed Krynski
Art by:​ Gordon Morison
 

Notes:​

The 4-player version of this game, Gottlieb's 1977 'Vulcan', has the Roman god of fire on the backglass instead of the Fire Queen.
We previously showed a date for this game of December 1977. The new date is per Gottlieb documentation.
Gottlieb Domestic & Export Sales Sheets for Fire Queen: 970 total
Domestic Sales: 492
Export Sales: 478
The above total does not include 144 Sample games produced in 1977 per handwritten documentation identified by Wayne Neyens as coming from Bob Malvasio, a draftsman for Gottlieb whose initials RHM can be found on schematics.
 
 

 
 

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