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This game received 315 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.962 _/10

7.962

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #51 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game design: 7.845

Artwork: 7.815

Sounds/Music: 7.935

Other Aspects: 7.966

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9.376/10

16 days ago

PHI

dirkhermans

Pinside member

Puurs

4y 21,800 46 8 19

Bought it as a trial, wow what a nice game. If you like fast game play like Theatre of Magic or Medieval Madness Im sure you will like Guns & Roses. Very fast and good nice shots, 2 shooterlanes and good music. Magnetic field (like addams family), lot of varities in this game. Not the most easy one but after a while very addicted.
With upgraded sound speakers and a pinsound board this is a wonderfull pin.

dirkhermans currently owns this game.

8.300/10

83 days ago

DIA

mrossman5

Pinside member

Warren, PA

<1y 110K 1,837 2 120

Wow, what a game. Excellent layout with shots that are fun to hit. Great art and music too. Rules are really good although not terribly deep. Probably my favorite Data East games. I just wish it wasn’t priced so high, although I can see why it is.

7.354/10

9 months ago

SUS

Grayont

Pinside member

Encinitas, CA

1y 36,250 4 1 71

Pretty fun mode based data east game. Don’t like it as much compared to Jurassic Park or tommy but it’s fun. Guns N’ Roses is a good theme but I don’t care much for he layout. The G ramp is super steep and hard to hit and there aren’t many shots to make it feels like but that could just be my experience with the game. Overall it’s good stuff.

7.513/10

1 year ago

LJK

FlipMyBalls

Pinside member

2y 42,600 177 16

I bought this pin and it sounded so crappy. Threw in a pinsound board and Flipper Fidelity. Holy mother%##%÷=. Amazing. Must do mods. Period. Now it not only stands up to metallicas and acdc but rocks even harder. The modes,shots, features are through the roof. They just don't make pins with this much on them anymore. Good use of the widebody. Honestly this pin is highly underrated not sitting in the top 20 minimum.

Edit: i have sold my game after playing it a fair bit the lack of depth in code hurts the lastability. This is a personal preference where as my wife loved the wide variety off the start of the game i prefer games that have more to achieve further on than just score and riot mode. Fun pin but it had to go to make room for the next game

FlipMyBalls edited previous rating on November 17, 2017.

7.679/10

1 year ago

MAR

sportecto1

Pinside member

Hardthausen Am Kocher

4y 27,650 58 3 13

Great Pin. Best Music Pin for me with Metallica

sportecto1 has owned this game in the past.

7.713/10

1 year ago

RD

rotordave

Pinside member

Pukekohe

9y 163K 10,157 126 105 3

Always a hit at my place. The last remaining DE game I own, I've had it for 15 years now ...

rotordave currently owns this game.

6.459/10

1 year ago

TF

tonyf1965

Pinside member

Peoria, IL

6y 53,900 299 9 94

Pretty fun game will update. Played a nice example of the game.

10.000/10

1 year ago

CMW

chriswhitey

Pinside member

Shenandoah, PA

1y 25,650 26 3 35

For me a game is either awesome or it sucks.
This one Is AWESOME

chriswhitey has this game on the wishlist.

8.956/10

1 year ago

SMD

Draegermeister

Pinside member

Plainfield, IL

4y 44,650 87 7 11

I am biased. I have been hauling this around since I bought it in 1998. I played a prototype at Gala North in Carol Stream, IL back in the day. It had the 9MM gun handle and a more realistic snake.

On rating this, you have to rate it for 1994, not for today. Mine sits next to a Metallica, and the 23 years show off some evolution. For 1994, this had peak animations, layout, art, and the Rose plunger. The G and R ramps are cool.

This game is pretty simple, but doesn't get old. The sound is great. It stands the test of time. I've had some board issues, but some excellent local techs have been great. Most of all, I met some super cool people who know the ins and outs. I met Rick, Tom, Phil and Rich through this machine. That's what it's about.

Draegermeister currently owns this game.

9.900/10

1 year ago

CPS

Cshelby

Texas Pinball

Fort Worth, TX

2y 24,750 6 27 11

I have a heavlly modded GnR and LOVE it.

Cshelby currently owns this game.

6.382/10

1 year ago

???

Robhorror

Pinside member

Unknown

3y 28,500 13 42

Fun at first, but not a keeper.

5.385/10

1 year ago

AGB

Ramtuathal

Pinside member

Tempe, AZ

3y 59,650 122 1 145

Guns N' Roses is one of those games that just feels "off" to me - the layout seems skewed and confusing at times (why is one of the best shots buried in the upper left under the hokey yellow plastic ramp?). Overall, the table was challenging at times, rarely fun, and just seemed like another run-of-the-mill rock band game, but not as entertaining. And the lighting was just terrible, so all that was left to keep me at the coin door was the music and the easy multiball.

9.180/10

1 year ago

MAY

CyberNinja24

Pinside member

Sioux Falls, SD

4y 68,400 471 7 29

I've waited over a month to rate this game. I've put hundreds of games on it. I've waited so long to rate this game because I'm waiting to see if the new car smell wears off. But, it hasn't. I have to believe that this game doesn't rank higher because of the poor factory sound quality. I immediately put in pin sound, color dmd, and even alternative translite. I must say, with these additions, this game is incredible. Upgraded sound is a must. But, the game offers a lot. It's just a rush. If you like GNR music, buy this pin along with pin sound and color dmd and enjoy!!
EDIT: still have GNR and absolutely love it, but had it ranked slightly too high. However, I still believe this table with color dmd and pinsound is incredible!!

CyberNinja24 edited previous rating on May 27, 2017.
CyberNinja24 currently owns this game.

7.484/10

2 years ago

DLN

MansterSoft

Pinside member

Easton, PA

2y 8,750 9

As a Guns-n-Roses hater I can say with certainty that Guns-n-Roses really encapsulates the band's spirit. This is one of the trashier tables I've had the pleasure of playing, which I mean as a compliment.
Overall, it's not an extraordinary table, but it's definitely not mediocre. The huge multiball feature keeps the quarters (or tokens in my case) flowing. It will continue to get a good deal of play from me, especially since it's a three minutes drive from my place of work.

MansterSoft edited previous rating on February 25, 2018.

6.292/10

2 years ago

???

Circus_Animal

Inactive member

Unknown

4y 47,900 676 2 32

The sound quality on this game is terrible, which completely defeats the purpose of a band-themed pin. The layout is quite bland with little real theme integration. The gun ball shooter and rose plunger are cool, but that's about it for themed toys. The coloured plastic ramps just look cheap. Modes are fun to play, but getting to wizard mode is ridiculously easy. Backglass looks great, playfield art has some good elements and some not-so-good ones. Definitely not worth the prices they go for.

9.080/10

2 years ago

JG

julo

Pinside member

Adelaide

14y 31,150 12 13 11

My best machine by far. Basically because of the theme and music.

This one takes me back to my teenage years and after a few beers I rock out with it!

The Data East build quality lets it down a little.

julo currently owns this game.

9.140/10

2 years ago

KNT

Coindork

Pinside member

Cave Creek, AZ

2y 51,900 183 17 22

First and foremost, I own this game and have a biased opinion. That being said I feel like it gets bad review because some people are just not fans of GNR. This game gets played more than anything else in our house, especially when guest come over. The game play is very good and fast paced, multi ball is awesome, ramp shots etc. Really underrated in my opinion. A lot of thought went into the design and playability of this game and I love it.
The rules are pretty basic and easy to understand. Often when "non pinball" people come over they can get a feel for the ruleset fairly quickly and put up a descent score after only a game or so. That said, it still doesn't get old for me.
Using the gun trigger to lock the features on the guitar neck keeps that game changing because your always shooting for a different mode.
Fun game.

Coindork edited previous rating on October 09, 2018.
Coindork currently owns this game.

8.092/10

2 years ago

YOS

Yoski

Pinside member

Miami Shores, FL

3y 84,400 394 21 133

Most pinball machines are average, some stick out because because they are far below average and a selected few are far above the herd. This gem clearly belongs to the latter category. Nice layout provides for good flow. Plenty of toys, ramps and a target rich environment. The machine is relatively easy but just a blast to play. It seems there are not many around as yesterday was the first time I ran into one these. I like it so much that I would buy one but first I have to throw out some furniture to make room.
On the down side, I am not much a fan of the art work but everything else is top shelf.

Yoski has owned this game in the past.

8.660/10

2 years ago

NOD

nodder

Pinside member

München

2y 19,900 12 5 7

One of GnR's best kept legacies. This is so much fun, be sure to turn the music up to the Max (after the speaker upgrade), only classics from "Apetite", the music fits perfectly to a pinball machine. Love the simple and plain cabinet design. Very cool that each of GnR's band member is represented in its own guitar feature. If you are lucky enough to own it, keep it since the machine is Data East at its best!

nodder currently owns this game.

8.473/10

2 years ago

???

STEVE_W

Pinside member

Scottsdale, AZ

2y 16,750 1 8

Great game, G n' R, loud music, enough said.

STEVE_W has this game on the wishlist.

5.250/10

2 years ago

316

happilymarried05

Pinside member

Raleigh, NC

4y 56,900 768 4 23

Not a fan of this pin

8.148/10

2 years ago

ROB

aerobert

Pinside member

2y 53,550 462 5 56

I like this machine, design is gorgeous but it really needs the Pinsound upgrade. The old data east midi doesnt work in this day of age. Would want it with the sound upgrade.

aerobert edited previous rating on August 30, 2018.
aerobert has this game on the wishlist.

8.186/10

2 years ago

COL

pinballwizard878

Pinside member

3y 21,400 10 7 17

Cool game. Strong theme.

pinballwizard878 edited previous rating on May 31, 2018.

8.276/10

3 years ago

SAP

seshpilot

Pinside member

6y 95,650 1,901 147 2

I'm not a GnR fan, but I like this table. Lots of good shots and the software is very good. I need more time on this deck to rate more accurately, but it's incredibly fun. As many have said prior to me, probably one of the best DE pins out there.

7.852/10

3 years ago

YPS

cooldan

Pinside member

London

7y 50,800 129 5 53

GNR is Data East's most popular and valuable title by some distance. they're a cool rock band with an awesome guitarist who looks like a rock star should (serious hair, serious hat) and who also loves his pinball and contributed to the design of this game. never mind Axl Rose (not his real name but an anagram of oral sex) who is a bit of a douchebag but whose voice was just perfect for the Appetite For Destruction album that this game is based around.

it's a music theme, so of course the sounds are important, and this is a game that deserves to be played loud and would probably benefit from a speaker upgrade to realise its potential. the game also looks fantastic, with two plungers (a gun and a rose, natch) and lots of modes set on the neck of a guitar. there's drop targets, add a ball, a nice inner loop shot that doubles mode value, a video mode where you try to mow down jaywalkers on your motorbike, some steep but satisfying ramp shots, and several multiballs. oh, and the playfield is littered with girls in bikinis, as this is rock n roll.

take me down to the Paradise City, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty..... oh won't you please take me home? yes. yes i will.

cooldan has owned this game in the past.

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Guns N' Roses (Data East, 1994)

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