1980–1982 · Williams & Taito & LTD do Brasil
Alien Poker
Known for King lanes, Royal Flush drops, Joker targets and Ace of Spades. Black outer-space starfield with scattered white star points, two red-and-blue banded planets, a black eclipsed planet with a thin bright rim, grey metallic sci-fi floor panels and greebled structures flanking the table and grey humanoid robots standing at the left and right edges.
- Years
- 1980–1982
- Maker
- Williams & Taito & LTD do Brasil
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Lane
King lanes
- Drop target
Royal Flush drops
- Target
Joker targets
- saucer
Ace of Spades
- saucer
Ace of Hearts
- saucer
Ace of Clubs
- inserts
POKER
- Goal
Royal Flush
3 games under this title
On the playfield
Holes 3
- Ace of Spades saucer
- Ace of Hearts saucer
- Ace of Clubs saucer
Bumper 1
- Suit bumpers
Drop target 1
- Royal Flush drops
Target 1
- Joker targets
Lanes 3
- King lanes
- Left return lane
- Out lanes
Flippers 2
- Upper right flipper extra flipper
- Lower right flippers extra flipper
Lights 2
- POKER inserts
- Red multiplier indicator
On the backglass
Who and what
- alien Seated at the left of the table, green smooth featureless mask with a dark visor slit, orange hood, white robe with red shoulder panel; holds a fan of green-backed playing cards in a long green hand
- alien Seated centre, mottled green craggy head with black eye sockets, blue jacket with pink collar and white shirt; holds a fan of white cards in a green hand; small coloured poker chips scattered on the table in front
- alien Standing tall behind the table, smooth bald orange head with a black diamond mark on the forehead, yellow eyes, bare orange chest with a red pendant; long arms reaching down toward the table
- alien Hunched at the right, orange ribbed head, bright red shirt, long arm with clawed fingers resting on the table edge
- robot A white-outlined skeletal humanoid robot in a dark suit stands at the far left of the table, facing right; a mirrored white skeletal robot stands at the far right, facing left
Setting
- Black outer-space starfield with scattered white star points
- Two red-and-blue banded planets
- A black eclipsed planet with a thin bright rim
- Grey metallic sci-fi floor panels and greebled structures flanking the table
- Grey humanoid robots standing at the left and right edges
Text on it
- Williams'
- ALIEN POKER
- 2X BET
- 2
- 3
- BATTLE OVER
- MATCH
- PLAYER
- 1
- 4
How it plays
-
Goals 3
- Royal Flush
- Blue multiplier
- Lane change
Made by
- Design
- Edward Tomaszewski
- Art
- Tony Ramunni
- Software & Sound
- Paul Dussault
Reference
Linked terms
- King lanes also called KING
- Royal Flush drops also called Center drops also called Center drop-target
- Red multiplier also called Royal Flush multiplier
- Left return lane also called return lane
- Royal Flush also called Royal Flushes
- Blue multiplier also called Bonus X
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Standard
- cream
- red
- blue
- green
Fingerprint: Huge fanged green alien with pink cat ears and purple hood dominating lower-center fanning playing cards, vertical ladder of nine turquoise illuminated number inserts climbing right side, clear plastic ramp across upper center glowing with red epic win lettering, bare aluminum instruction cards on apron, steely grey and hot pink wash
A huge fanged green alien with pink cat ears and a purple hood dominates the lower-centre playfield, fanning out playing cards. A vertical ladder of nine turquoise illuminated number inserts (1 through 9) climbs the right side beside it. The clear plastic ramp across the upper centre glows with red EPIC WIN lettering. Two bare aluminium instruction cards on the apron, one headed INSTRUCTIONS and one headed FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY with 5 BALLS PER GAME, flank the shooter rod.
Setting
- Grey riveted spacecraft interior / steel deck plating
- Wooden rail posts and ladders
- Dark red and black airbrushed space backdrop at the sides
Symbols
- Playing-card suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades)
- Card-value bumpers 9 of each suit
- Joker caps
- A red-bordered 10 emblem top left
- Star fields
- Rocket
- Tiger stripes
- Chrome rivets and bolt heads
Notable shapes
- A vertical nine-step ladder of illuminated number inserts
- Four blue multiplier circles in a row
- A large circular depression behind the alien's hands
- Chrome ball guides curving down both side lanes
- A dead end inset in the centre
Art motifs
- Airbrushed cartoon aliens
- Futuristic control panels
- Steel decking with rivets
- Wooden banister rails at the top edge
Themes
- Space
- Playing cards
- Poker
- Casino
- Alien monster
- Science fiction
Text on it
- EPIC WIN
- ALIEN POKER 500
- ROYALE
- COPYRIGHT
- BALL
- DEAD END
- SHOOT AGAIN
- JOKER
- 9 BALL
- INSTRUCTIONS
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 1 TO 3 PLAYERS
- 1,000,000 SCORES = 1 CREDIT
- 3,000,000 SCORES = 1 CREDIT
- 1 PLAY - 1 QUARTER
- 4 PLAYS - 1 DOLLAR
- 5 BALLS PER GAME
- 2x
- 3x
- 4x
- 6x
- 27
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Alien | Very large central green-skinned alien, pink inner cat-like ears, wide fanged grin, purple hooded robe, both hands holding a fan of five playing cards, seated behind a control console |
| Woman | On the mid-left, blonde hair, pink top, leaning in with a worried or excited expression |
| Man | Bottom-left, blonde woman in a green top on a printed portrait insert, smiling |
| Man | On the right side near the saucer, small figure in a light shirt with dark hair |
| Creature | Large yellow-orange tiger or striped cat head motif on the right of the alien, painted into the background art |
| Vehicle | A small rocket or pod drawn on the right side of the playfield artwork |
| Other | A human hand in a white glove reaching in from the right edge beside the saucer |
A wide shot of a solid-state electro-mechanical style playfield behind glass, lit warm, with a grey steel ship-deck background and a sloped lower apron. The lower centre is dominated by a large green-skinned alien in a purple hooded robe with pink cat-like ears and fanged grin, playing a hand of playing cards, flanked by a woman in a pink top on the left and a purple-robed figure. A vertical stack of nine round pop bumpers sits in the upper right, four cream-coloured bumpers labelled with playing-card values and JOKER caps crowd the upper left and centre, and a clear plastic ramp carries red EPIC WIN lettering across the upper centre. A blue grid of illuminated round inserts numbered 1 to 9 runs down the right of the alien, with four blue multiplier circles 2x 3x 4x 6x across the lower centre. Curved chrome ball guides run down both sides past a red-rimmed left ramp and a right-side saucer. Two yellow flippers with red rubber sit on a bare aluminium lower apron carrying SHOOT AGAIN round the shooter rod hole, flanked by two white instruction cards. Dominant colours are cream/off-white, red, blue and green.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- black
- yellow
- red
- blue
Fingerprint: Glowing blue oval poker table ringed by four wildly different alien card players including green-masked figure and towering bald orange alien with black forehead diamond, identical white-outlined skeletal robot guards flanking both sides like attendants, ALIEN POKER enormous yellow-red gradient block letters arching over radiating fan of multicolored wedges, black starfield with red-blue striped planets and eclipsed dark planet, dark red instruction apron bottom
The centrepiece is a glowing blue oval card table ringed by four wildly different alien poker players, including a figure in a smooth featureless green mask and a towering bald orange alien with a black diamond on its forehead. Flanking them are two identical white-outlined skeletal robot guards standing like attendants. The title ALIEN POKER is rendered in enormous yellow-to-red gradient block letters arching over a radiating fan of red, blue and yellow wedges, with a small red script logo tucked at upper left. The entire scene floats on a black starfield with two red-and-blue striped planets and a black eclipsed planet. A dark red instruction apron at the bottom carries gold lettering and coloured 1 2 3 4 ovals.
Setting
- Black outer-space starfield with scattered white star points
- Two red-and-blue banded planets
- A black eclipsed planet with a thin bright rim
- Grey metallic sci-fi floor panels and greebled structures flanking the table
- Grey humanoid robots standing at the left and right edges
Symbols
- Playing-card fans
- Poker chips in red, blue and green
- Small jewel-like round dots in red, blue, yellow and green beneath the title
- Black diamond mark on the standing alien's forehead
- Red script emblem at upper left
- Coloured ovals containing 1 2 3 4 on the bottom apron
Lettering
- Very large arched chunky sans-serif block capitals in a yellow-to-orange gradient with a heavy red drop shadow for the title; smaller gold-on-red condensed capitals on the bottom instruction strip; a cursive red script logo at upper left
Themes
- Outer space
- Aliens
- Poker
- Card game
- Playing cards
- Futuristic
- Planets
Title on it
- Alien poker
Text on it
- Williams'
- ALIEN POKER
- 2X BET
- 2
- 3
- BATTLE OVER
- MATCH
- PLAYER
- 1
- 4
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Alien | Seated at the left of the table, green smooth featureless mask with a dark visor slit, orange hood, white robe with red shoulder panel; holds a fan of green-backed playing cards in a long green hand |
| Alien | Seated centre, mottled green craggy head with black eye sockets, blue jacket with pink collar and white shirt; holds a fan of white cards in a green hand; small coloured poker chips scattered on the table in front |
| Alien | Standing tall behind the table, smooth bald orange head with a black diamond mark on the forehead, yellow eyes, bare orange chest with a red pendant; long arms reaching down toward the table |
| Alien | Hunched at the right, orange ribbed head, bright red shirt, long arm with clawed fingers resting on the table edge |
| Robot | A white-outlined skeletal humanoid robot in a dark suit stands at the far left of the table, facing right; a mirrored white skeletal robot stands at the far right, facing left |
A tall, symmetrical sci-fi backglass on a black starfield. Across the top, huge chunky block letters read ALIEN POKER in a yellow-to-orange gradient with a red drop shadow, arching over a fan of radiating red, blue and yellow wedges, with a red script logo at upper left. A row of small jewel-like dots in red, blue, yellow and green runs beneath the title. The centre shows four alien card players crowded around a glowing blue oval table: a seated figure in a green featureless mask, orange hood and white-and-red robe fanning green-backed cards; a seated figure with a mottled green head, blue jacket and pink collar holding white cards; a tall smooth orange alien standing behind with a black diamond on its forehead; and a hunched orange-headed alien in a red shirt at the right. White-outlined skeletal robot guards flank both sides. Two red-and-blue banded planets and a black eclipsed planet float behind. Three orange digital score displays glow at upper left, upper right and mid right. The bottom apron is a dark red instruction strip with gold block lettering and coloured 1 2 3 4 ovals.
Backglass Lunelle
- navy blue
- magenta
- gold
- green
Fingerprint: lunelle, two giant leaping female figures—gold-armoured redhead and translucent blue nude—sprinting leftward across playfield brandishing long purple staffs crossing as giant X over starfield, pink-and-gold fantasy cathedral with onion domes filling left third behind purple oval score windows, white mushrooms and yellow arrows lining bottom, navy blue starfield with glowing stars
Two giant leaping female figures — a gold-armoured redhead and a see-through blue nude — sprinting leftward across the whole playfield, each brandishing a long purple staff that crosses in a giant X over the starfield. A pink-and-gold fantasy cathedral with onion domes fills the left third behind four stacked purple oval score windows. The title word is squeezed into a cream banner at the upper right in tall curved pink-to-orange serif capitals. A cluster of white mushrooms and five chunky yellow left-pointing arrows line the bottom edge.
Setting
- Star-filled space sky
- Pink fantasy cathedral city
- Green cratered plain with a maroon river
- Mushroom field
Symbols
- Four-pointed sparkle stars
- Six-pointed starbursts
- Ringed planet
- Green planet disc
- Craters
- Yellow left-pointing arrows
- Mushrooms
- Onion domes and minarets
Lettering
- Tall condensed serif capitals in a pink-to-orange gradient with a white drop shadow on a cream trapezoid banner; small labels in plain condensed sans-serif capitals on coloured rectangles
Themes
- Science fiction
- Space
- Fantasy architecture
- Athletic figures
- Alien planets
- Mushrooms
Title on it
- Lunelle
Text on it
- LUNELLE
- FIM DE JOGO
- TILT
- NOVO
- RECORDE
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- ORDEM
- BOLA EM JOGO
- PREMIO
- TAITO
- TAITRONICS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Adult woman in gold-and-cream segmented body armour with a breastplate and a green plume at the hip, long flowing red-orange hair streaming behind her, bare feet in a running leap to the left, gripping a long purple staff held over her shoulder |
| Woman | Adult woman rendered as a translucent glassy blue-and-teal nude figure with visible internal contour lines, blonde swept-back hair, yellow headband, leaping left with knees bent, holding a long purple staff in her right hand |
| Other | Cluster of about eight white-and-gold bell mushrooms with long white curling stems growing on the maroon riverbank |
| Creature | Striped cream-and-grey tentacle or shell-like organic form in the bottom-left corner with a round knobbed tip |
| Other | Four small purple keyhole-shaped ornaments sitting above the score windows beside the numerals |
Translucent backglass with a deep navy-blue starfield covering the upper two-thirds, scattered with white four- and six-pointed sparkle stars and small ringed planets at upper right. At upper right sits a cream trapezoidal banner carrying the title in tall curved serif capitals of pink-to-orange gradient with a white drop shadow. Two elongated female figures dominate the centre, running and leaping to the left: a gold-and-cream armoured woman with long flowing red-orange hair and a green plume, and a translucent blue-and-teal nude figure with blonde hair and a yellow headband, both carrying long purple staffs that cross diagonally behind them. At left is a pink-shaded cathedral of slender spires, onion domes and minarets rising behind four stacked purple-magenta oval score windows, each headed by a gold disc numeral. The lower third is a green grassy plain pocked with craters and a maroon-purple river, with a cluster of white-bell mushrooms and five yellow arrow markers pointing left across the bottom. Dominant colours: navy blue, magenta-purple, gold, green.