1961–1967 · Gottlieb & Playmatic
Aloha
Known for Gobble hole and Mini-flippers. Deep blue sky with small white clouds, tan sand beach, blue sea with a white surf line, two leaning palm trees at the right and green tropical foliage at the left and right edges.
- Years
- 1961–1967
- Maker
- Gottlieb & Playmatic
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Known for
- Hole
Gobble hole
- Flipper
Mini-flippers
2 games under this title
-
Standard 1961 - North Pole 1967
On the playfield
Holes 3
- Left saucer saucer
- Right saucer saucer
- Gobble hole
Bumpers 4
- Green passive bumpers
- Red bumper
- Yellow bumper
- Purple bumper
Lane 1
- Middle side lane
Flipper 1
- Mini-flippers
Controls 2
- Red rollover button button
- Yellow rollover button button
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Central, dominant: adult tan-skinned polynesian hula dancer, black hair in an updo with a red flower, both arms raised over her head holding a small dark object, white-and-blue flower lei, blue bandeau top with yellow blossoms, ankle-length yellow grass skirt, red-and-white flower anklets on both ankles, barefoot, smiling
- woman Right side, smaller: tan-skinned dancer in a red top and yellow grass skirt, arms raised, facing left towards the man
- man Right side: bare-chested tan-skinned man in a dark green grass skirt, black hair, playing a small brown ukulele, broad smile
- man Bottom left: grinning dark-haired man's head and bare shoulders rising from behind the red instruction panel
Setting
- Deep blue sky with small white clouds
- Tan sand beach
- Blue sea with a white surf line
- Two leaning palm trees at the right
- Green tropical foliage at the left and right edges
Text on it
- 1
- 2
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- Ballard's
- Aloha
- 2 PLAYER
- BALL-PLAY
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
- A GAME OF SKILL
- GAME OVER
- PLAYERS
- 1 2
- CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME
- SUPER
How it plays
-
Awards 1
- Double bonus
Made by
- Design
- Wayne Neyens
- Art
- Roy Parker
Reference
Linked terms
- Gobble hole also called center gobble hole
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- blue
- yellow
- red
- green
Fingerprint: Giant hula dancer in yellow grass skirt and blue lei with raised arms flanked by score windows in tiki-head plaques, Aloha in huge orange-yellow script with red shadow, grinning man peeking from sand, smaller dancers with ukulele under palm trees, tropical Hawaiian mid-century cartoon style, IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE slogan
A giant hula girl in a yellow grass skirt and blue flower lei standing centre-stage with both arms raised over her head, flanked by two score windows labelled 1 and 2 set into carved tiki-head plaques. The word 'Aloha' appears in huge orange-and-yellow script with a red drop shadow over a white splash. A grinning dark-haired man peeks up out of the sand at bottom left beside the slogan 'IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!'. Two smaller hula dancers, one playing a ukulele, stand under palm trees at the right.
Setting
- Deep blue sky with small white clouds
- Tan sand beach
- Blue sea with a white surf line
- Two leaning palm trees at the right
- Green tropical foliage at the left and right edges
Symbols
- Carved tiki head motifs flanking both score windows
- Flower leis and a flower hair adornment
- Grass hula skirts
- Ukulele
- Palm trees
- Sailboat on the water
- Small white clouds
- Four-digit reel score windows
Lettering
- Large orange-and-yellow cursive script with red outline over a white splash for the main title; small blue cursive for the maker wordmark and 'ball-play'; white and yellow block sans-serif capitals on red panels for the slogans and player labels
Themes
- Hawaii
- Hula
- Tiki
- Beach
- Tropical
Title on it
- Aloha
Text on it
- 1
- 2
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- Ballard's
- Aloha
- 2 PLAYER
- BALL-PLAY
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
- A GAME OF SKILL
- GAME OVER
- PLAYERS
- 1 2
- CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME
- SUPER
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Central, dominant: adult tan-skinned polynesian hula dancer, black hair in an updo with a red flower, both arms raised over her head holding a small dark object, white-and-blue flower lei, blue bandeau top with yellow blossoms, ankle-length yellow grass skirt, red-and-white flower anklets on both ankles, barefoot, smiling |
| Woman | Right side, smaller: tan-skinned dancer in a red top and yellow grass skirt, arms raised, facing left towards the man |
| Man | Right side: bare-chested tan-skinned man in a dark green grass skirt, black hair, playing a small brown ukulele, broad smile |
| Man | Bottom left: grinning dark-haired man's head and bare shoulders rising from behind the red instruction panel |
A tropical Hawaiian backglass painted in flat, brightly coloured mid-century cartoon style, mounted in a white wood frame. The upper third is deep blue sky with two white-trimmed rectangular score windows flanking the centre: the left carries a large red-outlined '1' over a carved tiki-head motif with '1ST PLAYER' beneath, the right a matching '2' with '2ND PLAYER'; each window holds four white digit reels showing zeros. A tall tan-skinned Polynesian woman dominates the centre, arms raised above her head holding a small dark object, black hair with a red flower, white-and-blue flower lei, blue bandeau top with yellow blossoms, long yellow grass skirt, red-and-white flower anklets, barefoot on sand. Down the right, a smaller woman in a yellow skirt and red top and a bare-chested man in a green grass skirt playing a small ukulele dance beneath two leaning palm trees. Behind them the blue sea and white surf line cross a tan beach. At bottom left a dark-haired man's head and bare shoulders peek up behind a red-bordered instruction panel. Blue cloud tufts, green foliage and a tiny sailboat fill the background.