Also known as AFT
Known for
- Orbit
Green orbit
- Drop target
Oil Pit
- Hole
Center hole
- Target
Water Hole
- Drop target
Outlane savers
- Mode
Baron X-Zone
On the playfield
- red
- black
- yellow
- blue
- 2 flippers
- 4 pop bumpers
- 1 target bank
- 2 slingshots
Orbit 1
- Green orbit
Hole 1
- Center hole
Drop targets 3
- Oil Pit
- Outlane savers
- Programmable drop targets
Target 1
- Water Hole
Lane 1
- Lower lanes
Post or gate 1
- Upper gates gates
On the backglass
Who and what
- robot Angular grey-white boxy robot at left on a sloping rock shelf, domed helmet with a dark visor, segmented arms held slightly out, cylindrical joints, standing upright
- creature Giant helmeted skull-like head centred, pale domed crown with dark streaks, closed horizontal slit eyes, heavy chin respirator, ribbed hoses looping around it, small red lens glowing on its right side
- woman Muscular adult woman at right with long wavy yellow-blonde hair, tan strappy armour top and short skirt, lunging pose, gripping a long sword angled up to the right, arrows over her shoulder, grimacing expression
- monster Sinuous serpent or dragon-like shape with a snout and open jaw winding up behind the woman at right
Setting
- Open sky
- Yellow full moon
- Rocky desert plain with scattered boulders
- Jagged rock spires and ridges framing both sides
Text on it
- MFG. BY
- WICO
- CORP.
- AFTOR
- Ericksen
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Baron X-Zone
-
Multiballs 1
- Water Hole Multiball
-
Goals 2
- ESC
- APE
Made by
- Art
- Constantino Mitchell
- Art
- Jeanine Mitchell
Reference
Linked terms
- Green orbit also called Green-gate orbit
- Oil Pit also called Oil Pit target also called Oil Pit lock
- Center hole also called Center Multiball start
- Water Hole also called Water Hole target
- Upper gates also called Orbit gate
- Outlane savers also called Outlane drop-target savers
- Baron X-Zone also called Baron X-Zone 2x
- Water Hole Multiball also called Center Multiball
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- red
- black
- yellow
- blue
Fingerprint: Grotesque pale yellow skull-like head with domed forehead gaping mouth, explosive multi-pointed yellow starburst against bright blue splash, straight vertical column individually numbered drop targets down center passing over large printed black tyre, two painted human faces peering from top corners
The most memorable feature is the enormous grotesque yellow-and-bone skull with a domed forehead and gaping mouth, set inside a jagged many-pointed yellow starburst on a bright blue splash, right in the middle of an otherwise blood-red playfield. Second, a straight vertical run of individually numbered round drop targets, ending in 1, 2, 3, marching straight down the centre line directly over a giant printed black tyre. Third, four white pop bumper caps clustered two-by-two on a raised upper deck, flanked by two painted human faces peering down from the top corners of the playfield. Fourth, the small shield logo reading TRA BALL between the flippers, repeated in huge blue block letters across the cabinet front. Fifth, the sheer amount of red: nearly the whole lower field is a saturated maroon broken only by two tan vertical planks and the blue-and-yellow centre burst.
Setting
- Deep maroon and black painted playfield surface
- Bright cobalt blue splash behind the central creature head
- Tan and ochre printed wooden planks down the lower left and right
- Rainbow-tinted red and yellow bands across the upper deck
- Raised upper playfield deck separated by a metal rail
Symbols
- Jagged starburst
- Black tyre with tread
- Round numbered drop targets
- Shield-shaped logo
- Red rubber flipper sleeves
- Metal ball guides and rails
- Round pop bumper caps with red decals
Notable shapes
- A raised upper playfield deck across the top third
- A dramatic multi-pointed starburst framing the central skull
- A straight central column of round drop targets
- Two long tan printed wooden planks flanking the lower field
- A large printed tyre in the lower centre
- Metal ball-guide rails framing the upper deck
Art motifs
- Halftone comic shading
- Exaggerated cartoon proportions
- Radial impact lines
- Flame-like red streaks
- Printed wood-grain planks
Themes
- Monster
- Skull
- Burst
- Motorsport
- Tyres
- Carnival
- Comic book
- Horror-comedy
Title on it
- Tra ball
Text on it
- TRA BALL
- 1
- 2
- 3
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Monster | One enormous grotesque skull-like head at the exact centre of the playfield: bulbous pale yellow and bone-white cranium with a high domed forehead, deep dark hollow eye sockets, and a wide open mouth, rendered in flat cartoon shading and ringed by an explosive multi-pointed yellow starburst on a bright blue background. |
| Creature | A large black rubber tyre with heavy block tread, printed at about mid-height on the lower playfield directly beneath the drop target column, with tan wheel-spoke detail visible at its hub. |
| Man | A painted human face in the top right corner of the upper deck, dark hair, pale face, head and shoulders only, leaning in over the playfield against a red and rainbow-tinted background. |
| Man | A second painted human face in the top left corner of the upper deck, similarly head and shoulders only, rendered in warm reds and oranges and looking inwards towards the centre. |
| Other | A small blue and grey rectangular panel or screen printed at the top centre of the upper deck, between the two faces, resembling a window, monitor or sign. |
A dark, heavily shadowed playfield lit mainly by small red and green inserts. The ground colour is deep maroon and blood red over black, with tan and ochre printed wooden planks down both lower sides. At the centre sits a large grotesque creature head: a bulbous pale yellow and bone-white skull-like face with a broad domed forehead, dark hollow eye sockets and a wide open mouth, framed by an explosive many-pointed yellow starburst against a bright cobalt blue splash. A long vertical column of individually numbered round drop targets runs down the centre line, passing over a large printed black rubber tyre with heavy tread. Two white flipper bats with red rubber sleeves sit low and wide. A shield-shaped logo above the flippers reads TRA BALL. The upper third is a separate raised deck holding four white pop bumper caps in a two-by-two square, bright metal guide rails and two painted human faces peering down from the top corners. Very large blue block lettering appears on the cabinet front.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- yellow
- olive green
- black
Fingerprint: Colossal helmeted skull dead centre with corrugated hoses and red glowing lens, grey robot on rocky ledge at left, sword-wielding long-haired warrior lunging at right, AFTOR in spiky yellow letters, olive-green rock spires, comic-book post-apocalyptic style
The single most memorable element is the colossal helmeted skull head dead centre, with a pale domed crown, closed slit eyes and corrugated hoses coiling out from a respirator, plus a tiny red glowing lens on its right cheek. Around it: a boxy grey robot on a rock ledge at left and a sword-wielding long-haired woman lunging at right. The title AFTOR is spiky, jagged yellow lettering on a flat blue sky with a plain round yellow moon at upper left. Jagged olive-green rock spires frame the whole composition, with a thin plant-like tendril curling up from the rocks below the central skull.
Setting
- Open sky
- Yellow full moon
- Rocky desert plain with scattered boulders
- Jagged rock spires and ridges framing both sides
Symbols
- Plain round moon
- Jagged rock spires
- Sword
- Quiver and arrows
- Corrugated hoses
- Chest-panel detailing on robot
Lettering
- Large jagged spiky hand-lettered capitals, bright yellow fill with heavy black drop shadow, slightly rising diagonal baseline
Themes
- Post-apocalyptic desert
- Science fiction
- Adventure
- Comic book
Title on it
- Aftor
Text on it
- MFG. BY
- WICO
- CORP.
- AFTOR
- Ericksen
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Robot | Angular grey-white boxy robot at left on a sloping rock shelf, domed helmet with a dark visor, segmented arms held slightly out, cylindrical joints, standing upright |
| Creature | Giant helmeted skull-like head centred, pale domed crown with dark streaks, closed horizontal slit eyes, heavy chin respirator, ribbed hoses looping around it, small red lens glowing on its right side |
| Woman | Muscular adult woman at right with long wavy yellow-blonde hair, tan strappy armour top and short skirt, lunging pose, gripping a long sword angled up to the right, arrows over her shoulder, grimacing expression |
| Monster | Sinuous serpent or dragon-like shape with a snout and open jaw winding up behind the woman at right |
A landscape-format backglass painted in a bold comic-book style, dominated by a flat mid-blue sky. Across the top centre, angled upwards to the right, is a huge jagged hand-lettered title reading AFTOR in bright yellow letters with heavy black shadowing and spiky serifs. A plain flat yellow full moon sits at upper left. Jagged olive-green and black rock spires rise on both sides and across the bottom, framing a yellow-tinted rocky desert plain scattered with boulders. Three main subjects fill the middle: at left a boxy, angular grey-white robot with a domed helmet and dark visor stands on a sloping rock shelf with arms slightly raised; in the centre a giant helmeted skull-like head with a pale domed crown, closed slit eyes, a heavy chin respirator and ribbed hoses snaking around it looms head-on, with a small red lens glowing at its right side; at right a muscular long-haired warrior in tan strappy armour and a short skirt lunges forward gripping a long sword angled up to the right, arrows over her shoulder. Small signature text sits low on the left.