title: El Dorado City of Gold (pinball)
text: # El Dorado City of Gold (pinball)
  
  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.
  
  ## Description
  
  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.
  
  ## Original version (1975)
  
  The original version El Dorado from 1975 depicts a western theme on the backglass with a group of cowboys that found a treasure.
  
  ## Design team
  
  * Game Design: Ed Krynski
  * Artwork: Larry Day
  
  ## Digital versions
  
  El Dorado City of Gold is available as a licensed table of The Pinball Arcade for several platforms and is also included in Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection.
  
  The original version El Dorado from 1975 is also available in The Pinball Arcade alongside Fireball.
  
  