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2016–2023 · Heighway Pinball & Pinball Brothers

Alien

Known for Air Lock, Xenomorph targets, Hypersleep ramp and Egg bumpers. Black starfield scattered with small white stars, starfield enclosed by a rectangular border of alien tubing and bone-like organic forms, mound of ribbed hoses, sinewy cables and blistered pods beneath the central egg, curved basin-like lip of organic flesh across the lower middle and row of large rounded segmented grub-eggs along the bottom edge.

Years
2016–2023
Maker
Heighway Pinball & Pinball Brothers
Type
Solid state
Display
LCD screen
Players
4

Known for

  • scoop

    Air Lock

  • Target

    Xenomorph targets

  • Ramp

    Hypersleep ramp

  • Bumper

    Egg bumpers

  • mission

    Derelict Ship

  • Multiball

    Ambush Multiball

  • Multiball

    Sentry Guns Multiball

  • Multiball

    Save Newt Multiball

5 games under this title

On the playfield

  • blue
  • black
  • violet
  • white
Alien playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 3 pop bumpers
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Ramp 1

  • Hypersleep ramp

Holes 4

  • Air Lock scoop
  • Vent 1
  • Vent 3
  • Vents

Magnet 1

  • Host magnet

Bumper 1

  • Egg bumpers

Drop target 1

  • APC drop targets

Targets 3

  • Xenomorph targets
  • Recharge target
  • Weapon targets

Lane 1

  • WEYLAND YUTANI lanes

Other 1

  • Revive ball save

On the backglass

  • green
  • black
  • yellow
  • grey
Alien backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • creature One large speckled grey-and-white ovoid egg hanging in mid-air at dead centre; lower shell cracked open into jagged shards, blinding yellow-white glow pouring out, two bright yellow light streaks running up the shell from the fracture; no animal or humanoid body visible
  • other Border of ribbed hoses, ribbed tubes, sinewy cables and skeletal organic growth filling the left, right and top edges, mottled dark green, olive and black
  • animal Row of large rounded, segmented, grub- or pillbug-like eggs/pods along the bottom edge, mottled green with yellow patches, small white-yellow pinprick lights glowing between them

Setting

  • Black starfield scattered with small white stars
  • Starfield enclosed by a rectangular border of alien tubing and bone-like organic forms
  • Mound of ribbed hoses, sinewy cables and blistered pods beneath the central egg
  • Curved basin-like lip of organic flesh across the lower middle
  • Row of large rounded segmented grub-eggs along the bottom edge

Text on it

  • ALIEN
  • ALIENS WORLD

How it plays

  1. Modes 12

    Missions

    • Derelict Ship
    • Acid Burn
    • Find Jonesy
    • Tunnel Hunt
    • Combat Drop
    • APC
    • Bug Hunt
    • Queen's Nest

    Other modes

    • 2x playfield
    • Rescue
    • Chestburster Combo
    • Host Combo
  2. Multiballs 4

    • Ambush Multiball
    • Sentry Guns Multiball
    • Hypersleep Multiball
    • Save Newt Multiball
  3. Goals 4

    • Lifecycle
    • DROP
    • SHIP
    • Weapons
  4. Awards 2

    • Shotgun
    • Flamethrower
  5. Wizard modes 3

    • Self-Destruct
    • Loader Battle
    • All-Out War

Made by

Design
Dave Sanders
Art
Aurich Lawson
Art
Garret Popek
Mechanics
James Aaron Rees
Software
Brian Dominy
Software
Joe Schober
Sound & Music
David Thiel
Display animation
Kelly Mazurowski

The cast

  • Ripley
  • Alien Queen
  • Newt
  • Jonesy
  • Facehugger
  • Chestburster

Reference

Linked terms
  • Xenomorph targets also called Xenomorph
  • Host magnet also called Host target also called Host
  • Recharge target also called Recharge
  • Ambush Multiball also called Ambush
  • Sentry Guns Multiball also called Sentry Guns
  • Hypersleep Multiball also called Hypersleep
  • Lifecycle also called Xenomorph lifecycles
  • 2x playfield also called 2x scoring
  • Alien Queen also called Queen
Playfield vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Alien playfield

Playfield LE

  • blue
  • black
  • violet
  • white

Fingerprint: Enormous sculpted fanged monster head with glowing blue face and huge ridged horns, smaller skull heads flanking it, horseshoe of round inserts encircling blue ovals, white caption panels with yellow chevron logo, QR code on playfield, dark navy-violet LED lighting

Distinctive

The most memorable feature is the enormous sculpted fanged monster head in the centre of the lower playfield, with two enormous sweeping ridged horns and a glowing blue face, mirrored by a pair of smaller horned skull-creature plastic heads. Second is the pair of identical white caption panels printed directly on the lower playfield, each with a yellow chevron logo and a red 'BUILDING BETTER WORLDS HOT TIP' line, explaining an extra-ball button and a launch button. Third, a horseshoe of round lit inserts encircling a grid of blue oval inserts in the mid-playfield. Fourth, a QR code printed on the playfield itself with the caption 'PlayMaker Pinball iOS & Android App'. Fifth, the vertical 'LAUNCH 2025' printed on the right-hand side rail.

Setting

  • Dark starry space-like backdrop with faint geometric grid lines and scattered speckles
  • Black cabinet side rails enclosing the playfield
  • Blue-violet led wash across the whole playfield

Symbols

  • Three white-outlined triangular arrow inserts lit pink/magenta
  • Circular target/compass rosette icons beside both caption panels
  • Yellow angular double-chevron (w-shaped) logo
  • Downward yellow triangle markers under each caption panel
  • Small yellow hazard-triangle stickers on plastics
  • Card-suit/diamond and other suit shapes on small lane inserts
  • Qr code

Notable shapes

  • Horseshoe/arc of round lit inserts surrounding a grid of blue oval inserts
  • Giant horned monster head with a fully open fanged mouth as the lower-centre centrepiece
  • Tall straight wireform ramp hugging the right rail
  • Dark rectangular recessed gate area with the score display
  • Curved hook-shaped lane guides in yellow and red

Art motifs

  • Geometric radiating line grid
  • Star-speckled space field
  • Glowing electric-blue edge lighting
  • Scales and horn textures

Themes

  • Monster
  • Horned demon
  • Space
  • Deep sea horror
  • Dark fantasy
  • Shooter

Text on it

  • EXTRA BALL BUTTON
  • SWITCHES WEAPON
  • DURING GAMEPLAY
  • LAUNCH BUTTON
  • SHOOTS WEAPON
  • BUILDING BETTER WORLDS HOT TIP
  • PlayMaker Pinball iOS & Android App
  • SHOOT AGAIN
  • 6,085,280
  • LAUNCH 2025
Pop bumpers
Three round pop bumper caps clustered at the top centre-right, lit blue
Spinners
A wireform spinner visible in the upper-left quadrant near the grey pod
Ramps
A curved translucent/grey ramp descending from the upper left into the mid-left area, a yellow-edged ramp with red/yellow arrow decal crossing the mid-right, and a tall wireform ramp running down the entire right edge
Slingshots
Two lower slingshots flanking the central monster head, formed by triangular plastics with blue rubber bands
Upper playfield
Raised upper deck with a dark rectangular wire-gate/ball-guide area housing the score display, three blue pop bumper caps at top right, a large sculpted grey/green creature or structure at top centre, metal rails and plastic guides forming a multi-level ramp network
Apron and lower playfield
No separate apron visible; the lower playfield carries two large white instruction caption panels, a qr code, a circular target icon between them, and a green plastic post/outlane guide on the right
Who and what
Kind Description
Monster Large central sculpted 3-d creature head on the lower playfield: blue-grey scaly skin, wide-open jaw with rows of pointed teeth, glowing pale eyes, two long ridged spiralling horns sweeping out and down to either side, and thin curling tentacle barbels at the snout
Monster Smaller sculpted skull-like creature head on the lower left of the central head, bone-coloured with a grimacing toothy mouth, spines along the skull and a curling horn
Monster Matching smaller sculpted skull-like creature head on the lower right, mirrored, with its own curling horn and spines
Alien Small red humanoid/alien figure with outstretched arms moulded in red plastic on the upper-middle right of the playfield near the triangular inserts
Vehicle Grey mechanical pod or craft with a circular porthole in the upper-left area, beside a curved translucent ramp
Full description

A modern solid-state playfield shot from above under blue and violet LED light, framed by black cabinet rails. The lower playfield centres on a large snarling blue-grey monster head: fanged jaw, glowing eyes, two long ridged horns sweeping outward, and tentacle barbels curling from the snout. Two smaller sculpted skull-like creature heads with spines and curving horns flank it left and right. Above them, rows of round inserts form a horseshoe around a grid of oval blue inserts. The upper half has a dark recessed wire-gate area with a green seven-segment score display reading 6,085,280, three white-outlined triangular arrow inserts lit magenta, and SHOOT AGAIN lettering. Metal ramps, wireform rails, a spinner and plastic guides crisscross the upper area, with a tall wire ramp down the right edge. Two white instruction panels on the lower playfield carry black text, each headed by a yellow chevron logo and a small red line, with a QR code between them. Dominant colours are dark navy-black plastic, electric blue and violet light wash, white lane paint and yellow-orange accents.

Alien playfield

Playfield Remake LE

  • deep navy blue
  • black
  • cyan
  • green inserts
  • white

Fingerprint: Weyland-yutani corp, giant blue-grey alien head painted at bottom center directly below flippers with two long skeletal clawed hands reaching inward from left and right to frame it, bank of roughly fourteen individually outlined lane labels above green segmented two-digit display unusually dense for lower playfield, both inlane areas edged in bold yellow-black diagonal hazard striping, upper playfield dense maze of grey turret mechs

Distinctive

The defining feature is the giant blue-grey alien head painted at the bottom centre of the playfield, directly below the two flippers, with two long skeletal clawed hands reaching inward from the left and right to frame it. A bank of roughly fourteen individually outlined lane labels above a green segmented two-digit display is unusually dense for a lower playfield. Both inlane areas are edged in bold yellow-and-black diagonal hazard striping, and the whole lower field is ringed by a curved blue rail printed with pale rectangular lane markers. The upper playfield is a dense maze of grey turret mechs, a wireform ramp on the left and a raised, brightly lit platform on the right.

Setting

  • Alien landscape with distant structures, dark starry blue sky and small painted spacecraft scattered across the open middle playfield

Symbols

  • Yellow angular w/chevron corporate logo
  • Yellow-and-black diagonal hazard stripes
  • Chevron arrow clusters (three left arrows, three down arrows) on the apron cards
  • Outlined trapezoid lane markers around the curved lower rail
  • Small white spaceship and starburst decals across the mid playfield

Notable shapes

  • Large alien face dome at bottom centre
  • Two skeletal clawed hands flanking it
  • Curved blue lower rail ringed with pale trapezoid markers
  • Twin yellow-and-black hazard-striped inlane wedges

Art motifs

  • Hazard-striping borders
  • Outlined neon lane labels
  • Radiation/energy glow inserts
  • Chrome and wireform rails
  • Dark planetoid/void backgrounds

Themes

  • Science fiction
  • Alien invasion
  • Space
  • Military corporate
  • Synthwave blue
  • Weapon system
  • Horror aliens

Title on it

  • Weyland-yutani corp

Text on it

  • WEYLAND-YUTANI CORP
  • "BUILDING BETTER WORLDS"
  • LIMITED EDITION
  • ENGINE
  • FLIPPER BUTTONS
  • SWITCH WEAPONS
  • DURING GAMEPLAY
  • LAUNCH BUTTON
  • SHOOTS WEAPON
  • WEAPON SYSTEM CALIBRATION
  • GALACTIC PERSUASION
  • RAYGUN
Pop bumpers
Three round pop bumper caps visible in the upper-middle cluster
Spinners
Unknown
Drop targets
A wide bank of numerous named drop targets/lanes across the lower-middle, split left and right of the central display
Ramps
One wireform ramp descending the left side from the upper-left area; a raised ball-guide/lane structure on the upper right with lit vertical insert; metal rails curve around both lower sides
Slingshots
Two triangular slingshots with blue-and-white plastic covers flanking the lower flippers
Upper playfield
Densely packed with grey mech turrets, a dark central tower with a spherical element, a green-lit structure at top right, stacked inserts and a wireform ramp on the left
Apron and lower playfield
Blue apron with three cards: left card with yellow logo and 'flipper buttons / switch weapons / during gameplay' with three left chevrons; centre black card with large yellow logo, 'weyland-yutani corp' above and '"building better worlds"' below; right card with 'launch button / shoots weapon / during gameplay' with three down chevrons. small 'limited edition' plaque at upper left of apron
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Huge blue-grey sculpted-looking alien face at bottom centre, wide mouth, hollow dark eyes, occupying the space between and below the flippers
Other Two long bone-white skeletal hands with splayed fingers reaching inward from left and right of the lower playfield, framing the alien face
Other Two identical white/grey armoured humanoid busts flanking the central two-digit display, facing inwards, arms raised holding weapons
Other Several grey/silver mechanical turret or gun assemblies across the upper playfield, including two large ones at top left and top right
Full description

Full-body photograph of a single-player sci-fi/alien-invasion themed pinball playfield, lit entirely by blue LED strips along both side rails and the lockdown bar, with green and white insert lamps. The cabinet is dark blue with yellow-and-black hazard-striped borders on the lower playfield and on both inlanes. The upper third is packed with grey/silver mechs: two tall turret structures at top left and top right, a central tower with a dark spherical element, a wireform ramp snaking down the left, and a raised platform at right with a lit vertical lane. The middle of the field is open painted artwork over a dark blue/green alien landscape, dotted with small white spaceship and starburst decals. The lower third is dominated by a large blue-grey alien face and two skeletal clawed hands reaching in from each side, flanking a bank of green and white named lanes above a central two-digit green segmented display. The apron carries three printed cards.

Alien playfield

Playfield Ellen Ripley

  • black
  • blue
  • orange
  • grey

Fingerprint: Colossal brown-and-orange ringed gas planet with XV BONUS MULTIPLIER across center, glossy blue sculpted helmet with antennae at lower apex flanked by tan winged plastics, curved band of red insert lamps, heavily aged yellow and discolored plastics

Distinctive

A colossal brown-and-orange ringed planet fills the middle of the playfield, with 'XV BONUS MULTIPLIER' printed across it and a ringed moon to its right. A glossy blue sculpted head or helmet with antennae sits at the apex of the lower playfield, framed by a rainbow arc of red round insert lamps and two tan winged plastics. The whole playfield is heavily discoloured - the plastics and lane guides are aged to a strong yellow while the printed art is still deep black and blue.

Setting

  • Outer space starfield
  • Surface of a cratered planet
  • Deep space with painted spacecraft

Symbols

  • Triangular diamond multiplier plates
  • Rocket-shaped value labels
  • Round insert lamps
  • Hazard striping
  • Ringed planet
  • Comet
  • Starburst

Notable shapes

  • Giant ringed planet
  • Large dark circular tunnel opening at top centre
  • Chrome wireform lane guides down both sides
  • Curved arc of red insert lamps

Art motifs

  • Starfield
  • Airbrushed nebula shading
  • Orbital rings
  • Galaxy clouds

Themes

  • Space
  • Planets
  • Astronaut
  • Spaceflight

Text on it

  • 2X
  • XV BONUS MULTIPLIER
  • ROUND 1
Drop targets
A central bank of white rocket-shaped drop-target style labels below the planet
Ramps
One grey ramp structure in the upper left and a dark tunnel/tube at the top centre
Slingshots
Standard triangular slings, discoloured yellow at the lower left and right
Upper playfield
Grey ramp, dark tunnel tube, silver posts and chrome wireform ball guides, painted starfield and spacecraft
Apron and lower playfield
Dark apron with black-and-yellow hazard striping, a winged shield emblem at centre, and metal lockdown bar; cabinet legs and yellow bumper caps visible below
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Glossy blue sculpted head or helmeted alien face with two antennae, moulded plastic at the lower playfield apex
Other Brown and orange cratered ringed gas planet, the central painted feature
Other Small grey cratered moon to the lower right of the planet
Vehicle Painted comet or small craft with a long fiery orange tail arcing to the upper right
Vehicle Small white and grey finned spacecraft painted at the upper left of the playfield
Other Spiky orange-red starburst explosion painted to the left of the planet
Other Two tan or gold winged, spray-like plastics flanking the lower playfield
Other Dark grey tunnel tube and grey ramp structure across the upper playfield
Full description

Modern pinball playfield photographed in the cabinet from above, showing heavy age-related yellowing and a dark outer space setting. The lower two-thirds is painted as a black starfield with a huge ringed gas planet - a brown-and-orange cratered sphere with pale rings - dominating the centre, and a smaller grey cratered moon below right. Around it are painted spacecraft, a comet with a fiery orange tail arcing to the upper right, and a spiky orange-red starburst at the left of the planet. A row of white rocket-shaped value labels and small triangular diamond multiplier plates sits below the planet, over a curved band of red round insert lamps. Lower still is a glossy blue sculpted head or helmet with antennae at the lower playfield apex, flanked by two tan winged plastics. Yellow-outlined flipper bats and slings sit at the bottom on a dark deck with black-and-yellow hazard striping and a winged shield emblem on the apron. Chrome wireform ball guides, silver posts, a grey ramp and a large dark tunnel tube occupy the upper third, with a small white finned craft painted at upper left.

Backglass vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Alien backglass

Backglass Pro

  • green
  • black
  • yellow
  • grey

Fingerprint: alien, single giant cracked egg black starfield lower shell leaking blinding yellow-white light, spaced white word ALIEN arcing across top, ribbed alien hoses cables border, row fat glowing grub-eggs bottom, circular ALIENS WORLD nut-emblem badge bottom right, sickly green black yellow palette photorealistic airbrush

Distinctive

A single giant cracked egg hanging in a black starfield, its split lower shell leaking blinding yellow-white light with two yellow tendrils of glow running up the speckled shell, and the spaced white word ALIEN arcing across the top of it. The entire scene is a lurid toxic green, framed by a border of ribbed alien hoses and cables with a row of fat glowing grub-eggs along the bottom. A circular ALIENS WORLD nut-emblem badge sits in the bottom right corner.

Setting

  • Black starfield scattered with small white stars
  • Starfield enclosed by a rectangular border of alien tubing and bone-like organic forms
  • Mound of ribbed hoses, sinewy cables and blistered pods beneath the central egg
  • Curved basin-like lip of organic flesh across the lower middle
  • Row of large rounded segmented grub-eggs along the bottom edge

Symbols

  • Stars
  • Four-pointed sparkle flares
  • Hexagonal nut emblem inside a circular badge
  • Organic ribbed tubing
  • Cracked eggshell
  • Glowing light burst

Lettering

  • Widely spaced bold white geometric sans-serif capitals with a soft glow, plus small curved white capitals around a circular badge and a small gold script logo

Themes

  • Science fiction
  • Extraterrestrial
  • Egg
  • Space
  • Horror
  • Hatching creature

Title on it

  • Alien

Text on it

  • ALIEN
  • ALIENS WORLD
Who and what
Kind Description
Creature One large speckled grey-and-white ovoid egg hanging in mid-air at dead centre; lower shell cracked open into jagged shards, blinding yellow-white glow pouring out, two bright yellow light streaks running up the shell from the fracture; no animal or humanoid body visible
Other Border of ribbed hoses, ribbed tubes, sinewy cables and skeletal organic growth filling the left, right and top edges, mottled dark green, olive and black
Animal Row of large rounded, segmented, grub- or pillbug-like eggs/pods along the bottom edge, mottled green with yellow patches, small white-yellow pinprick lights glowing between them
Full description

Wide, strongly symmetrical cinematic backglass dominated by sickly green, black and yellow. In the exact centre hangs a large speckled grey-and-white ovoid egg, its lower half cracked open with jagged shell shards and a blinding yellow-white glow spilling out from inside; two bright yellow light streaks run up the shell from the fracture. Behind it is a black starfield with scattered white stars and two four-pointed yellow sparkle flares, one left and one right. The word ALIEN is set in very widely spaced, bold white sans-serif capitals across the upper third, the letter I sitting directly over the crown of the egg. The egg sits on a mound of alien organic growth: ribbed, tube-like hoses, sinewy cables and blistered pod shapes in mottled green and olive. A raised curved lip or basin of the same flesh runs across the lower middle. The bottom edge is a row of large rounded, segmented, grub-like eggs or pods in mottled green and yellow, glowing pinpricks of light shining between them. A dense border of ribbed hoses, alien tubing and skeletal organic forms frames the left, right and top edges, enclosing the starfield in a rectangular window. Bottom right carries a circular white-on-dark badge ringed with the words ALIENS WORLD around a hexagonal nut-like emblem, with a small gold script logo just above it. Bottom left has a tiny white signature block. Art style is photorealistic airbrushed film-poster illustration.

Alien backglass

Backglass LE

  • green
  • black
  • white
  • blue

Fingerprint: Huge white title across top letter I drawn tall vertical lens-flare spike rather than letter, green x-ray skeleton side panels skull ribcage lit sickly yellow-green medical X-ray, pale ribbed alien egg seedpod bottom centre glowing yellow within hemmed two black circular speaker grilles, centre panel woman gripping heavy industrial console

Distinctive

The single most memorable feature is the huge white title across the top where the letter I is drawn as a tall vertical lens-flare spike rather than a letter. Second, the green x-ray skeleton side panels - a skull and ribcage lit in sickly yellow-green, like a medical X-ray. Third, the pale ribbed alien egg/seedpod in the bottom centre glowing yellow from within, hemmed in by two black circular speaker grilles. Fourth, the centre panel's woman gripping a heavy industrial console, with a green circular gauge and a red-outlined hexagonal panel behind her.

Setting

  • Starfield with purple-magenta nebula
  • Industrial science-fiction interior with pipes, hex panels and a pale green lattice window
  • Green-lit organic chamber with ribbed pod structures

Symbols

  • Lens-flare spike standing in for a letter
  • Four-pointed star sparkles
  • Playing-card-style hearts motif in the pale green window lattice
  • Green circular gauge
  • Red-outlined hexagonal panel
  • Red and blue horizontal light bars
  • Orange chevron bullets
  • Small hexagonal arrow icon
  • Two round black speaker grilles
  • White circular emblem with a hand at bottom right

Lettering

  • Very large widely-tracked white geometric sans-serif capitals for the title, with the middle letter replaced by a vertical lens-flare shape; small white block capitals on a blue angled banner for the status text; a bright green dot-matrix digital number

Themes

  • Science fiction
  • Space horror
  • Alien
  • X-ray anatomy
  • Industrial machinery

Title on it

  • Alien

Text on it

  • ALIEN
  • BALL UP
  • EXTRAS
  • 0
  • CREDITS
  • 6,086,280
  • NEIGHBORHOOD
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Adult, slim build, dark hair pulled back, wearing a green sleeveless top and dark trousers, standing centre-left facing right and slightly away, both hands gripping a chunky grey industrial console or handrail, one wrist in a dark cuff
Creature X-ray style skeletal alien shown in profile in the left and right side panels - domed skull, open jaw, spine and ribcage, hunched shoulders, rendered in glowing yellow-green, with a coiled segmented tail descending down the right edge
Creature Pale ribbed seedpod or egg form in the bottom centre, split open, emitting a bright yellow glow from within
Other Large dark rounded machine or monitor console with a green circular gauge, a red-outlined hexagonal panel, a red indicator light and a small red/blue emblem on the wall above
Full description

A backlit backglass seen through reflective glass, so the whole scene is overlaid with room reflections. Across the top, huge widely-spaced white sans-serif capitals read A L [a tall white lens-flare / dagger-shaped spike standing in for the letter I] E N against a dark starfield with a purple-magenta nebula wash. Narrow vertical panels down both left and right edges show yellow-green x-ray style imagery: a skull, ribcage and spine of a hunched creature, plus a coiled segmented tail and small skeletal figures. The centre panel is a science-fiction industrial interior: a woman in a green sleeveless top and dark trousers stands centre-left, seen from behind/side, gripping a chunky grey industrial control console or rail with both hands. Above her sits a large dark rounded machine or console, a green circular gauge, a red-outlined hexagonal panel, pipes and a big pale green lattice window. Lower area is a blue information band reading BALL UP / EXTRAS 0 / CREDITS with orange chevron bullets, a small hexagonal arrow icon, a glowing yellow rectangle lamp, and a bright green dot-matrix number 6,086,280. The bottom third is a green-lit scene of a pale ribbed, seedpod-like alien egg or husk glowing with yellow light, flanked by two round black speaker grilles, with a white circular emblem at bottom right.

Alien backglass

Backglass Remake

  • green
  • black
  • yellow
  • white

Fingerprint: Enormous pale ovoid egg with yellow V-shaped glow in black starfield, ribbed organic columns framing sides, row of tightly packed olive-green pods below, "ALIEN" white capitals.

Distinctive

A single enormous pale egg, hooded at the top and split by a brilliant yellow V-shaped glow, floating above a bone-coloured mound in the middle of an otherwise pitch-black starfield. The whole lower edge is lined with a row of tightly packed glowing olive-green pods like a field of eggs. Ribbed, sinewy organic columns crowd both sides, lit in mottled green, so the bright centre reads as a mouth or opening in a wall of flesh. The one bit of lettering is the widely letter-spaced white word ALIEN sitting high over the glow.

Setting

  • Black starfield
  • Fleshy ribbed organic side walls
  • Bone rubble mound
  • Row of glowing egg-like pods along the bottom edge

Symbols

  • Starfield
  • Four-pointed starburst flares
  • Small circular badge in the lower right corner
  • V-shaped glowing light

Lettering

  • Widely letter-spaced white sans-serif capitals, plain and unadorned, upper centre

Themes

  • Alien
  • Extraterrestrial
  • Space
  • Horror
  • Egg
  • Xenomorph
  • Bioluminescence
  • Organic

Title on it

  • Alien

Text on it

  • ALIEN
Who and what
Kind Description
Creature Single huge pale grey-white ovoid egg or egg-sac, taller than wide, narrowing to a dark hooded or necked point at the top, split near the lower third by a brilliant yellow-white v-shaped glow; no visible limbs
Creature Row of dozens of closely packed oval pods or small eggs along the bottom edge, olive-green and yellow mottled, of varying sizes
Other Dense ribbed organic structures resembling skeletal spines, sinewy tubes and column-like growths framing both the left and right edges, backlit green
Full description

A dark, square backglass dominated by sickly luminous green and black. In the centre sits a huge pale ovoid egg-like mass, taller than it is wide, tapering to a dark neck or hood at the top, lit from below by a bright yellow V-shaped glow that spills over a mound of bone-coloured rubble and a small carved shrine-like structure at its base. Behind it is a black starfield with a scatter of tiny white stars and two four-pointed orange-gold starburst flares. The left and right thirds are framed by dense, vertical organic structures resembling ribbed columns, sinewy tubing and skeletal spines, lit in mottled green and yellow. Across the lower quarter runs a horizontal row of tightly packed oval pods or eggs, mottled olive-green and yellow, with small white-gold points of light glinting between them. Lettering is a single word only: ALIEN, in widely spaced white sans-serif capitals across the upper third, with the I partly lost in the bright glow. A small circular badge sits in the lower right corner. Art style is highly rendered digital airbrush/painting with strong green colour grading.

Alien backglass

Backglass Remake LE

  • blue
  • purple
  • orange
  • green

Fingerprint: Enormous purple-blue alien head with curved mandibles, vertical tooth-filled maw, bright orange flame-like energy bursts flanking, blue-tinted rectangular display window, ALIEN in white capitals, glowing airbrushed blue-orange palette, limited edition

Distinctive

The centrepiece is an enormous purple-blue alien head whose two gigantic curved tusk-like mandibles arc down from the top corners, framing a vertical tooth-filled maw. A split mouth opens mid-face to show two banks of long white needle teeth against a red interior. Bright orange flame-like energy bursts flare symmetrically on both sides of the creature. A large blue-tinted rectangular display window sits low and centre, carrying white dot-matrix lettering.

Setting

  • Dark blue-black alien landscape
  • Glowing orange fire or energy bursts at left and right shoulders
  • Green grass or reed fringe along the bottom edge

Symbols

  • Oval white logo badge
  • Grass blades along the bottom
  • Segmented egg or pod shapes
  • Symmetrical flame bursts

Lettering

  • Widely letter-spaced white sans-serif capitals for the title, thin small letter-spaced capitals for the subtitle, chunky white dot-matrix display lettering on the window

Themes

  • Alien
  • Xenomorph
  • Monster
  • Horror
  • Science fiction
  • Limited edition

Title on it

  • Alien

Text on it

  • ALIEN
  • LIMITED VERSION
  • ALL OTHER
  • CONSIDERATIONS
  • SECONDARY
  • Pinball Brothers
Who and what
Kind Description
Alien One enormous central head, purple-blue with a domed wrinkled cranium, two huge curved tusk or mandible arms sweeping inward from the upper left and right, and a vertically split mouth opening onto two banks of long white needle teeth with a red throat; pale segmented egg or pod shapes sit to either side below the shoulders amid orange flame
Other Faint watery blue humanoid silhouette visible behind the tinted display window in the lower centre
Full description

A backglass dominated by a huge symmetrical alien monster rendered in glowing blue, violet and orange airbrush. The creature's head fills the upper half: a domed purple-blue cranium with deep creases, two enormous curved tusk or mandible arms sweeping down and inward from either side of the top, and a central mouth split into two halves opening onto rows of long needle-sharp white teeth against a dark red throat. Behind and beside it, orange-yellow energy or flame shapes flare symmetrically on both shoulders, framing two pale egg- or pod-shaped forms with segmented banding. Beneath sits a rectangular smoked dark-blue plastic window occupying the lower middle third, bearing white pixelated dot-matrix text reading ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS SECONDARY over a faint watery blue figure, with a small white square cursor below. A border of tall green-blue grass or reed blades runs along the bottom edge. The title ALIEN appears in widely spaced white sans-serif capitals across the top, with a thin white letter-spaced LIMITED VERSION line beneath. Bottom centre carries a white oval logo with Pinball Brothers lettering.

Alien backglass

Backglass Ellen Ripley

  • black
  • orange
  • blue
  • yellow

Fingerprint: 'ALIEN ELLEN RIPLEY VERSION' lettered white, woman in white tank grappling glossy black biomechanical creature amid yellow wreckage and sparks, dark elongated-headed alien skull upper left, grey shuttlecraft upper right, cinematic sci-fi horror painting.

Distinctive

The word ALIEN in enormous letter-spaced white capitals topped by a burning fireball containing a small circular target reticle, with the subtitle ELLEN RIPLEY VERSION in fine spaced capitals beneath. A woman in a white vest grappling a glossy black, blade-limbed biomechanical alien amid yellow industrial wreckage, sparks flying. A dark elongated-headed alien skull looming at upper left above blue rocks, balanced by a small grey shuttlecraft and sparks at upper right. A black side sticker with a QR code covering the lower left of the art, and handwritten marker text 'SN-1725-2' scrawled on the yellow machinery.

Setting

  • Deep space with a large red planet disc
  • Burning orange fireball/explosion behind the title
  • Jagged blue-black rocky ridge at upper left
  • Yellow-ochre industrial wreckage and grating at centre
  • Dark star-speckled void at upper right

Symbols

  • Circular target/reticle emblem inside the fireball
  • Red planet disc
  • Sparks and debris
  • Red triangular warning decal on yellow machinery
  • Qr code sticker
  • Speaker grille perforations

Lettering

  • Very large plain white geometric sans-serif capitals with extremely wide letter spacing for the main title; smaller white widely-spaced capitals for the subtitle line

Themes

  • Space
  • Alien vs human combat
  • Sci-fi horror
  • Explosion
  • Spaceship

Title on it

  • Alien

Text on it

  • ALIEN
  • ELLEN RIPLEY VERSION
  • DO NOT
  • PUT DRINKS OR FOOD
  • ON THE GAMES!
  • Thanks!
  • GAME NOT WORKING?
  • Scan this code to report a broken
  • or malfunctioning game.
  • Pinball Brothers
  • SN-1725-2
Who and what
Kind Description
Alien Dark biomechanical creature at upper left: smooth elongated domed head, no visible eyes from this angle, skeletal ribbed torso and long limbs, standing hunched on a rocky ridge
Alien Central glossy black biomechanical creature: shiny helmet-like head with ridged crest, exposed sinewy neck, one long segmented tail or blade-arm sweeping to the right across the frame, several long blade-like limbs, clawed hand outstretched left
Woman Human female seen from behind at centre, adult, dark hair tied back, white sleeveless vest over dark sleeves/gloves and dark trousers, leaning forward grappling the black creature amid sparks
Vehicle Small grey shuttlecraft or fighter at upper right with swept wings and a rear engine glow, plus faint distant craft silhouettes
Other Two small standing human figures at mid-left on the rocks: one in a dark suit holding a rifle raised, one in a red/orange jumpsuit
Full description

A backlit backglass, photographed behind its cabinet speaker panel, showing a painted space-battle scene in a cinematic realistic style. Across the top, huge widely-spaced white sans-serif capitals read ALIEN, with a smaller spaced-out line beneath reading ELLEN RIPLEY VERSION; above the title sits a burning orange fireball or explosion with a small circular target/reticle emblem at its centre and a red planet disc behind it. Left of the title a dark skeletal alien with an elongated domed head and ribbed body looms over jagged blue-black rocks; at right a small grey shuttle craft with an engine trail and scattered sparks. The centre is a chaotic fight: a woman in a white tank top and dark trousers, seen from behind, grips and strikes a glossy black biomechanical alien whose sinuous, blade-armed body arches across yellow-ochre industrial wreckage, with orange sparks and a red triangular warning decal on the machinery. The lower third is obscured by the black cabinet, a perforated speaker grille and a QR sticker. Palette: black, orange, blue, yellow.

Alien backglass

Backglass LE

  • green
  • black
  • yellow
  • grey

Fingerprint: Colossal cratered egg-shaped sphere at dead centre with violent glowing yellow-white crack across lower half, ALIEN title in huge flat white extremely widely letter-spaced capitals with I drawn as thin glowing vertical light beam, bottom edge neat row of large green ribbed pod shapes crowned with sharp white starburst glints, green-and-yellow palette

Distinctive

The most memorable element is the colossal cratered egg- or moon-like sphere at dead centre with a violent glowing yellow-white crack across its lower half, spilling molten light onto the organic mound beneath. Second is the title ALIEN set in huge flat white, extremely widely letter-spaced capitals, with the I drawn as a thin glowing vertical light beam cutting through the sphere. Third, the whole bottom edge is a neat row of large green ribbed pod or egg shapes, each crowned with a sharp white starburst glint. Fourth, the left and right margins are walled with wet-looking ribbed tubular alien growth, giving a claustrophobic hive feel. Fifth, the piece is bathed in a restricted green-and-yellow palette rather than plain black, with heavy vignette darkening in all four corners.

Setting

  • Dark cavern or organic hive interior
  • Star-speckled black void behind the sphere
  • Mound of ribbed alien flesh below the sphere

Symbols

  • Stars
  • Planetoid
  • Circular seal emblem bottom right
  • Starburst sparkles
  • Ribbed pod border

Lettering

  • Wide-tracked flat white sans-serif capitals, all caps, the i drawn as a thin glowing vertical light streak

Themes

  • Space horror
  • Alien creature
  • Hive
  • Egg or cocoon
  • Space opera

Title on it

  • Alien

Text on it

  • ALIEN
Who and what
Kind Description
Creature No discrete characters; the image is an environment. large cratered egg-shaped planetoid or organic pod at centre with a glowing yellow-white fissure at its base; walls of ribbed tube-like and skeletal alien growth along the top, left and right edges; a symmetrical ribbed flesh mound below; a bottom border row of about fifteen rounded green ribbed pods or eggs, each topped with a small white-yellow starburst glint
Full description

A dark, cinematic science-fiction horror backglass dominated by a huge grey-green cratered planetoid or egg-shaped pod centred in the frame, split by a blazing yellow-white fissure across its lower half that pours light down onto a mound of alien organic growth. The word ALIEN is lettered across the upper third in wide, widely-spaced, flat white sans-serif capitals, the letter I rendered as a thin glowing vertical streak that bisects the sphere behind it. The background is a murky green-black cavern or hive interior packed with ribbed, tube-like and skeletal alien structures along both edges and across the top, in mottled olive and jade. Below the sphere sits a symmetrical mound of ribbed flesh-coloured growth lit by the yellow glow. The entire bottom band is a repeating row of about fifteen large rounded, ribbed, shell-like pods in dark green, each topped with a small bright white-yellow starburst spark. A small circular white seal-like emblem sits bottom right and a tiny white printed logo block bottom left.