Big Guns
About This Machine
Big Guns, made by Universal de Desarrollos Electronicos, S.A. (trading as Unidesa/Cirsa/Stargame) of Barcelona, Spain, is a four-player solid-state electronic machine, and notably a replica of Williams' 1987 machine of the same name, built with a standard shorter backbox rather than Williams' original cabinet.
As with several other Spanish manufacturers of the era, Unidesa built its version around an existing American design rather than an in-house theme, a common practice given restrictions on importing U.S.-made machines into Spain at the time. Beyond the replica relationship, specific gameplay details, production year, and unit numbers for this Spanish edition are not well documented.
Big Guns represents a distinctly Spanish take on a piece of Williams' catalog, and offers collectors an interesting point of comparison between the American original and its European counterpart.