1978 · Recreativos Franco & Interflip
Alaska
Known for Left drop targets, Right drop targets and Upper saucers. Snow-covered arctic bay with ice floes, jagged snow-capped mountain range, orange and yellow sunset sky with a magenta band above, pink river winding between white headlands, dark evergreen treeline on the far shore and bare wooden cabinet frame around the glass.
- Year
- 1978
- Maker
- Recreativos Franco & Interflip
Known for
- Drop target
Left drop targets
- Drop target
Right drop targets
- saucers
Upper saucers
3 games under this title
On the playfield
On the backglass
Who and what
- animal One very large yellow-brown bear, upright on its hind legs in profile facing left, mouth open showing teeth, small round ear, one forepaw lifted, dark outline and lighter tan belly
- man Older bearded man in a red-orange parka with fur trim, green trousers, brown boots and a trapper hat with ear flaps, seated on a yellow wooden barrel, holding a long rifle horizontally across his lap
- animal Small shaggy dog in a red coat standing at the seated man's right side, head turned up towards him
- animal Two upright black-and-yellow penguins with orange beaks standing side by side on the ice at bottom centre
- other Small upside-down dangling figure at far right, legs hooked over a cliff ledge, arms and head hanging down
- other Several small dark winged insects or flies scattered across the right-hand ice
Setting
- Snow-covered arctic bay with ice floes
- Jagged snow-capped mountain range
- Orange and yellow sunset sky with a magenta band above
- Pink river winding between white headlands
- Dark evergreen treeline on the far shore
- Bare wooden cabinet frame around the glass
Text on it
- ALASKA
- PLAYER
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- INTE
- FLIP
- RESTORED BY STEVE PRUSA
How it plays
-
Awards 2
- Double Bonus
- Triple Bonus
Reference
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Standard
- green
- orange
- blue
- gold
Fingerprint: Alaska, towering snow-capped mountain rendered in exact playfield centre with ladder of round white value medallions climbing face, three pop bumpers in row at top with outer two showing green starburst caps, huge gold compass rose and dark blue globe pierced by arrow on lower apron
A towering snow-capped mountain rendered in the exact centre of the playfield, with a ladder of round white value medallions climbing its face and a molten orange reflection streaking down to the apron. Three pop bumpers in a row at the top, the outer two showing green starburst caps over pink bases, with a painted heraldic crest in a blue triangle between them. A huge gold compass rose and a dark blue globe pierced by an arrow on the lower apron. The whole field is framed by radiating sunburst speed lines fanning out from behind the bumpers.
Setting
- Snow-capped mountain peak at centre
- Green-teal rippling water filling the lower half
- Radiating sunburst speed lines behind the bumpers
- Pale gold lower deck with compass rose
- Black void beyond the playfield edges
Symbols
- Compass roses
- Globe with arrow
- Playing-card suit-free value medallions
- Heraldic crest and shield
- Torches
- Chemical flasks
- Starbursts
- Wizard silhouettes
- Sailing ship
Notable shapes
- Central mountain-shaped plastic/ramp piece with a ladder of circular value medallions
- Triangular crest housing at top centre
- Broad v of two descending ramps
- Twin rows of seven teal round lamp inserts
- Raised teal-glowing round lamp posts flanking the lower field
Art motifs
- Radiating sunburst rays
- Mirrored left-right symmetry
- Painted snow and lava on the central peak
- Wavy water linework
- Vintage airbrushed mountain landscape
Themes
- Alaska
- Volcano
- Arctic
- Navigation
- Maps and compasses
- Laboratory flasks
- Wizards
Title on it
- Alaska
Text on it
- alaska
- INSTRUCTIONS
- SCORE AS INDICATED
- TRIPLE LANE INCREASES SCORE ON CENTRAL BUMPER
- DOUBLE LANE INCREASES SCORE ON LATERAL BUMPERS
- LATERAL TARGETS: 5000 LAMP AND CENTRAL TARGET INCREASE BONUS
- EXTRA BALL WITH 120,000 BONUS
- SPECIAL ON RIGHT SIDE ONLY WHEN THE FIVE RIGHT TARGETS
- SPECIAL ON LEFT SIDE ONLY WHEN THE FIVE LEFT TARGETS
- SPECIAL WHEN LAST TWO CIRCLES OF TOTAL SCORE ARE THE SAME
- AS THREE APPEARING ON THE SCREEN WHEN GAME IS OVER
- 3000 ADVANCE
- 2000 ADVICE
- 1000 SPECIAL
- 2000 SPECIAL
- 3000 9000 SPECIAL
- 5,000 points & ADVANCE
- DOUBLE
- TRIPLE
- 10 000
- 20 000
- 30 000
- 40 000
- 50 000
- 60 000
- 70 000
- 80 000
- 90 000
- 100 000
- EXTRA BALL
- 500
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | A small wizard in a tall yellow pointed hat and dark blue robe, arms raised, standing in the top left corner on a yellow starburst |
| Other | A matching wizard in a yellow pointed hat and blue robe in the top right corner, mirrored, on a yellow starburst |
| Other | A painted heraldic crest with a shield and animal emblem inside the blue triangle at top centre, flanked by painted torch and urn shapes |
| Vehicle | A painted sailing ship / skiff on a blue panel left of centre with 'special' beneath it |
| Creature | A painted pink walrus or seal figure with tusks in the upper centre just below the crest |
| Other | Rows of painted laboratory-style flasks with pink and red liquid standing in the green water low on both sides, with yellow '500' markers above them |
| Other | A painted gold compass rose on the lower left apron and a matching one on the lower right |
| Other | A dark blue globe pierced by a long arrow on the centre of the lower apron |
A brightly lit pinball playfield under a glass top, dominated by a great snow-capped mountain or volcano rising in the centre, its peak orange-brown and its snow white, reflected as a red-orange streak down the middle of the lower field. The lower half is painted as rippling green-teal water on both sides of the mountain, with a pale gold lower deck apron carrying a compass-rose motif and a dark blue globe-and-arrow emblem dead centre. Two rows of teal-glowing round lamp inserts (seven a side) sit low on the water, flanked by yellow '500' value markers and small painted chemical flasks with pink and red liquid. A vertical line of white circular value medallions runs down the mountain reading 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 with '000' beneath each, ending in a red 'EXTRA BALL' circle. The upper playfield is a fan of radiating green and blue speed lines behind three bumpers: two pop bumpers with white caps and green starburst centres over pink pedestal bases, either side of a central blue triangular shield housing a painted crest. A small wizard figure in a yellow pointed hat and blue robe stands in each top corner. Painted steel ramps angle down from the top on both sides. White text on the blue wings reads '5,000 points & ADVANCE'. A cream instruction card with red serif heading sits on the lower right; the metal apron and lockdown bar are dull grey and scuffed.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- blue
- yellow
- pink
- orange
Fingerprint: ALASKA in orange-gold icicles-dripping title arcing magenta sunset sky, giant rearing yellow-brown bear open mouth raised paw, trapper red parka holding rifle sitting yellow barrel, four snow-capped score windows stacked left edge coloured player discs, snowbound sign RESTORED BY STEVE PRUSA, comic-style arctic landscape blue bay mountains
The single most memorable element is a giant rearing yellow-brown bear with an open mouth and raised paw, looming over a seated trapper in a red parka who is holding a rifle and sitting on a barrel. Second, the towering orange-and-gold icicle-dripping title ALASKA arcing across the top of a magenta sunset sky. Third, four snow-capped score windows stacked vertically down the left edge, each with a coloured player number disc and the word PLAYER. Fourth, a snowbound sign planted in the snow reading RESTORED BY STEVE PRUSA.
Setting
- Snow-covered arctic bay with ice floes
- Jagged snow-capped mountain range
- Orange and yellow sunset sky with a magenta band above
- Pink river winding between white headlands
- Dark evergreen treeline on the far shore
- Bare wooden cabinet frame around the glass
Symbols
- Four coloured numbered player discs
- Four snow-capped rectangular score windows
- Wooden barrel
- Rifle
- Icicles hanging from the title letters
- Wooden signpost
- Blue glow or reflection near the penguins
- Trapper hat
- Ice floes
Lettering
- Large orange-and-gold 3d slab capitals with icicles and a dark brown outline for the title; plain white sans-serif caps for the player labels; a small black wordmark inside a yellow parallelogram banner at top right
Themes
- Arctic
- Alaska
- Bear hunting
- Trapper
- Outdoors
- Penguins
- Sunset
- Mountains
Title on it
- Alaska
Text on it
- ALASKA
- PLAYER
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- INTE
- FLIP
- RESTORED BY STEVE PRUSA
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | One very large yellow-brown bear, upright on its hind legs in profile facing left, mouth open showing teeth, small round ear, one forepaw lifted, dark outline and lighter tan belly |
| Man | Older bearded man in a red-orange parka with fur trim, green trousers, brown boots and a trapper hat with ear flaps, seated on a yellow wooden barrel, holding a long rifle horizontally across his lap |
| Animal | Small shaggy dog in a red coat standing at the seated man's right side, head turned up towards him |
| Animal | Two upright black-and-yellow penguins with orange beaks standing side by side on the ice at bottom centre |
| Other | Small upside-down dangling figure at far right, legs hooked over a cliff ledge, arms and head hanging down |
| Other | Several small dark winged insects or flies scattered across the right-hand ice |
A painted four-player backglass framed by a pale wooden cabinet edge, showing a comic-style Alaskan arctic landscape. The right two-thirds is a wide vista: jagged snow-capped mountains in grey-blue, a deep blue bay, a low orange-and-yellow sunset sky with a pink and magenta band across the top, and a pink river winding between two white headlands at upper right. The huge title ALASKA sits across the top centre in blocky orange-and-gold slab capitals with icicles hanging from the letters. Down the left side is a vertical column of four rectangular score windows with snow caps on their frames, each paired with a coloured numbered circle and the word PLAYER in white caps: 1 in green, 2 in orange, 3 in pink-red, 4 in amber. In the foreground right, a huge yellow-brown bear rears up on its hind legs facing left with its mouth open and one paw raised. Below it an older bearded man in a red parka, green trousers and a trapper hat sits on a yellow wooden barrel, holding a long rifle across his lap, with a small dog in a red coat beside him. Two black-and-yellow penguins stand on the ice at bottom centre. Far right a small figure hangs upside down from a cliff ledge, and dark winged insects hover over the ice. Reflections of room lights streak across the glass.
Backglass Standard
- magenta
- blue
- orange
- white
Fingerprint: ALASKA in salmon-orange capitals with black shadows snow-crusted, blonde woman pale-yellow fur-trimmed coat gripped from behind by man red parka rifle, second figure sprawled upside-down snow with red mittens raised, jagged blue white ice floes snowdrifts, hot pink magenta arctic sunset, four black score windows down left side colored rounded labels
The most memorable element is the central abduction scene: a large blonde woman in a voluminous pale-yellow fur-trimmed coat, seen from behind and filling much of the lower centre, being gripped by a man in a red fur-hooded parka who thrusts a long rifle horizontally to the right. A second figure lies sprawled and upside-down in the snow at the right, red mittens raised. The other strong memory hook is the four black score windows stacked vertically down the left third, each introduced by a coloured numbered roundel (green 1, red 2, magenta 3, orange 4) against deep blue ice. Set against all this, the title ALASKA is lettered in enormous salmon-orange capitals with black shadows, snow-crusted along the top, spanning the full width of the magenta sunset sky.
Setting
- Arctic seascape of stacked blue and white ice floes
- Hot pink and magenta sunset sky with horizontal orange cloud bands
- Dark distant mountain range on the horizon
- Open water and sky beyond the ice
Symbols
- Round black-rimmed bonus wheel with pale grey hub
- Coloured numbered player roundels
- Rifle
- Sled dogs and traces
- Ice floes
- Mountain range
- Sunset sky
Lettering
- Very large heavy sans-serif slab capitals in salmon-orange with thick black drop shadows and white snow crust along the top edges, arched slightly across the upper panel
Themes
- Arctic
- Expedition
- Wild west
- Abduction
- Snow
- Hunting
Title on it
- Alaska
Text on it
- ALASKA
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Large central blonde figure, seen from behind, wearing a voluminous pale yellow coat trimmed with white fur at the shoulders and hem; long yellow hair falls down her back; she is bent forward and held from behind |
| Man | Crouching man in a red-orange parka with a pale fur-trimmed hood and green trousers, tan face, gripping the woman and holding a long rifle horizontally to the right |
| Man | Right-hand figure sprawled head-down in the snow, brown coat, bright red mittens and red boots, arms thrown up as if falling |
| Other | Small dark-coated standing figure in the lower left snowfield, beside a line of yellow-coated sled dogs in harness |
| Animal | Team of sled dogs in yellow/tan coats standing in a line at lower left |
Illuminated backglass panel set in a cream cabinet, dominated by a hot pink and magenta arctic sunset sky streaked with orange cloud bands over a distant dark mountain range. Across the top, huge salmon-orange block capitals with heavy black drop shadows and white snow crust on the upper edges spell ALASKA. Below, jagged blue and white ice floes and snowdrifts fill the lower two-thirds. Four long black rectangular score windows are stacked down the left side, each preceded by a coloured roundel bearing 1 (green), 2 (red), 3 (magenta) and 4 (orange). Centre-right sits a round black-rimmed bonus wheel with a pale grey hub. In the lower centre a blonde woman in a pale yellow fur-trimmed coat is seized from behind by a man in a red parka with a fur hood who levels a long rifle; to the right another figure tumbles head-first in the snow wearing red mitts and boots. Lower left, small dark-coated figures and a team of yellow-coated sled dogs. Painted cartoon art with heavy black outlines.