1992 · Alvin G. & Co
Al's Garage Band goes on a World Tour
Known for CD hole, Video ramp, Guitar playfield and Band Member targets. Deep purple-blue night sky, white clouds over a green-blue globe, grey wooden bass drum face and sea of smiling yellow stars.
- Year
- 1992
- Maker
- Alvin G. & Co
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Hole
CD hole
- Ramp
Video ramp
- upper playfield
Guitar playfield
- Target
Band Member targets
- Multiball
Gig Multiball
- Wizard mode
Brain Damage
On the playfield
Extra level 1
- Guitar playfield upper playfield
Ramp 1
- Video ramp
Orbit 1
- City loop loop
Hole 1
- CD hole
Lock 1
- Gig Lock
Targets 3
- Band Member targets
- Drum Solo target
- Tour targets
Kickback 1
- Feedback
Lanes 2
- Metal Monster lane
- MIX lanes
Lights 1
- World Tours inserts inserts
On the backglass
Who and what
- other Grinning yellow sun face with heavy-lidded eyes and broad toothy smile, lower left corner
- man Laughing long-haired young man in blue outfit, one arm thrown up in the air, riding the red flying carpet upper right
- woman Young blonde woman in a green top on the flying carpet, one arm outstretched, smiling
- other Third partly hidden figure in red clothing behind the couple on the flying carpet
- other Brown suitcase/luggage covered in travel stickers at the right edge
Setting
- Deep purple-blue night sky
- White clouds over a green-blue globe
- Grey wooden bass drum face
- Sea of smiling yellow stars
Text on it
- Al's Garage Band Goes On A
- WORLD
- TOUR
- Alvin G & Co
How it plays
-
Modes 6
- Super Skins
- Trippin' Targets
- Rockin' Ramps
- Lightning Loops
- Metal Monster modes
- Video Mode
-
Multiballs 1
- Gig Multiball
-
Goals 4
- World Tour
- Guitar Bonus
- Drum Solo bonus
- 3 Million Dollars
-
Awards 1
- Jam Jackpot
-
Wizard modes 1
- Brain Damage
Made by
- Design
- Jerry Armstrong
- Art
- Dan Hughes
- Art
- Tim Elliott
- Art
- Andy G. Reynolds
- Mechanics
- Len Vedeen
- Mechanics
- Lee Vedeen
- Software
- Rehman Merchant
- Sound & Music
- Kyle Johnson
- Display animation
- Vecennia Jordan
Reference
Linked terms
- CD hole also called CD turntable also called CD ramp
- Video ramp also called Right ramp
- Band Member targets also called Dr. Skins also called Delmore also called Stitchy
- Gig Lock also called Locks
- Metal Monster lane also called Metal Monster popper
- Tour targets also called Tour
- MIX lanes also called MIX
- City loop also called World Tour loop
- Gig Multiball also called Multiball
- Lightning Loops also called Lightin' Loops
- 3 Million Dollars also called Million Dollars
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- navy blue
- orange
- cream
- yellow
Fingerprint: Giant anthropomorphic sun face with orange flaming mane and bulging eyes, costumed bandleader figure in oversized sombrero and striped leggings, guitar-shaped cream-brown sculpted ramp upper left, grey rounded car beside it, three instruction cards spanning bottom apron
A giant anthropomorphic sun/moon face with a flaming orange mane and bulging googly eyes dominates the upper centre. Beneath it a costumed cartoon bandleader in an enormous orange sombrero and striped leggings stands with one arm raised. A cream-and-brown guitar-shaped sculpted ramp occupies the upper left, with a grey rounded car parked beside it. Three bright white instruction cards span the bottom apron, one carrying a QR code.
Setting
- Dark navy night sky with stars
- Large pale-yellow map of the world on a curved horizon
- Dark cloudy sky behind the upper ramps
- Outback/desert outposts and tiny huts along the lower map
- Cloud banks with pastel sunsets behind the guitar and skull art
Symbols
- Yellow five-pointed stars
- Playing-card suits in a small arc
- Pink illuminated dot on the video modes sign
- Lightning-bolt pickguard
- Red and orange pop-bumper caps
- Qr code on the right instruction card
Notable shapes
- Guitar-shaped ramp cutout on the upper left
- Curved map-of-the-world centre piece with a bulging horizon edge
- Starburst signage board reading video modes with a pink bulb
- Octagonal medallions around the world map
- Star-shaped drop targets on the right
Art motifs
- Curved white orbit lines over the world map
- Octagonal medallion country badges
- Starburst signage
- Flaming sun rays
- Pastel sunset cloud bands
Themes
- World tour
- Rock band
- Guitar
- Road trip
- World map
- Cartoon fantasy
Title on it
- Al's garage band goes on a world tour
Text on it
- AL'S GARAGE
- BEAT
- VIDEO
- MODES
- TOUCH DEVICES
- GAINS GARAGE BAND
- CHASING RAINBOWS
- HOLD EITHER FLIPPER BUTTON FOR "WORLD TOUR" REPORT
- HOLD EITHER FLIPPER BUTTON TO ENTER INITIALS
- WORLD TOUR
- METAL MONSTER
- FLASHING GUITAR VALUE
- GUITAR
- SUPER BALL
- CATCH QUICKIES
- COMPLETE 2 LIGHT PLAY
- JACKPOT
- RUMBLE
- LIGHTS
- COMBAT
- LOCO LOCO
- SUPER ROCK
- ROCK & ROLL
- ROCK
- GOLDEN
- PREMIUM
- TREASURE
- TOUR
- TOCAS AGAIN
- TOCAS
- TIPPIN' TARGETS
- ROCKIN' TARGETS
- TRAVEL RAMPS
- TRIPPIN' TARGETS
- SUPER RAMPS
- TOSS
- Al's Garage Band Goes On A World Tour
- OBJECT: For Al's Garage band to become good enough to get a record
- ADVANCING LETTERS: Advance letters by scoring on top playfield
- OBJECTIVES: Completing more of Al's objectives with World Tour.
- KNOCKERS: Completing 7th Letter is advancing Light / Video Mode.
- METAL MONSTER: Play guitar sounds during Fantasy Land, versus Metal Monster duel
- GAME LOCK: Completing the metal song key, having guitar value.
- SUPER ROCK: Congratulation upon completing Super Target is a light to go Super Rock & ROLL, Completing all Super Targets 3x, is more enjoyable for super disco.
- A third pocket: 2 more pocket awards for a played pocket score for JACKPOT, CCC playfield award is reached
- All's Garage band Goes On a World Tour
- GAME DESIGN JOHN BOLTON
- GAME CONCEPT ROMAIN BUTRICART
- WEB DESIGN ANTHONY LIEUBAERT
- SOFTWARE ROMAIN BUTRICART
- ENGINEERING MICHAEL LE BOLLOC
- JIM PETERSON
- MUSIC AND SOUND ADRIAN STUBBS
- ART & GRAPHICS JEAN-FRANCOIS PORRET
- PRODUCTION SEBASTIEN BRULARD
- TEAM DESIGN JEAN-MICHEL CORTES
- TESTING WILLIAM BRITTEN
- ISABELLE RAZAFIMANATRATSOA
- TECHNICAL SUPPORT STIVY HOUCHARD
- MARKO STANOJKOVIC
- ALPHA 3 WITCHCRAFT
- PRODUCTION FIELD SERVICE XAVIER DUVAL
- TECHNICAL SUPPORT MANU PEREZ
- TESTING ROMAIN JORRAND
- SOME KELLY LACHEZIEFF
- ANTOINE PAYET-GROS
- ERWAN HELLOUAY
- ERWAN HELLEUAY
- KEVIN DUBUIS
- FOR ANNOUNCEMENT SALE
- 1 CREDIT = 50c
- 2 CREDITS = 75c
- 3 CREDITS = $
- 3 Balls per game
- SEE SCOREBOARD FOR REPLAY AWARD
- Master Transformers Balls
- LOYALTY POINTS TO EXCLUSIVE YOUR Next Prize
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Creature | Giant anthropomorphic sun/moon face, chrome-grey with bulging white eyes and black pupils, wide grinning mouth, ringed by a flaming orange and red mane |
| Other | Cartoon bandleader figure, tall and slim, green and orange costume with huge orange sombrero, ruffled collar, striped leggings and boots, one arm raised |
| Creature | Grinning blue cartoon skull with large yellow eyes and white teeth, lower right, surrounded by cloud puffs |
| Vehicle | Grey rounded vintage car or van with visible wheel arches, parked upper left beside the guitar ramp |
| Other | Large electric guitar art on right playfield edge with lightning-bolt pickguard and blue star stickers |
| Other | Small brown totem/tiki style carved figures and outback hut silhouettes scattered across the lower half |
Illuminated pinball playfield, portrait format, with mirrored metal side rails and three white instruction cards across the bottom apron. The centre is a dark navy night sky with a huge pale-yellow map of the world on a curved horizon, scattered yellow five-pointed stars, red and orange pop-bumper caps on a swooping orange arc, and three slingshots. Artwork is cartoon-comic with heavy black outlines and airbrushed highlights. A giant chrome-grey sun/moon face with a flaming orange-red mane and googly eyes sits mid-upper-centre. To its right stands a tall green-and-orange costumed figure with a wide-brimmed orange sombrero, ruffled collar, striped leggings and boots, one arm raised. At upper left a sculpted guitar-shaped ramp in cream and brown sits beside a grey rounded car/van. Lower right a grinning blue cartoon skull with yellow eyes; far right an electric guitar with a lightning-bolt pickguard. Lettering includes a large yellow starburst reading VIDEO MODES with a pink dot, curved yellow text TOUCH DEVICES GAINS GARAGE BAND, world map labels around eight circular country medallions, and three apron cards headed with red script.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- purple
- red
- yellow
- green
Fingerprint: world tour, giant grinning yellow sun face beaming lower left corner, title painted on huge grey bass drum ringed with curved lettering, flying electric guitar body as globe with world landmarks and national flags sweeping diagonally, three grinning young travelers riding red flying carpet upper right, brightly colored cartoon night sky with smiling stars
A giant grinning yellow sun face with heavy-lidded eyes beaming in the lower left corner. The title is painted straight onto the skin of a huge grey bass drum, with the slogan arched around its rim like a circus ring. A flying electric guitar whose body doubles as a globe of miniature world landmarks and national flags crosses the art diagonally. Three grinning young travellers ride a red flying carpet in the upper right, one of them mid-laugh with an arm thrown up.
Setting
- Deep purple-blue night sky
- White clouds over a green-blue globe
- Grey wooden bass drum face
- Sea of smiling yellow stars
Symbols
- Many yellow smiling five-pointed stars
- Union jack flag
- Italian tricolour flag
- French tricolour flag
- Dutch flag
- Finnish flag
- German flag
- Japanese flag
- Red torii gate
- Grey lattice tower
- Domed basilica
- Red brick clock tower
- Colosseum-like oval
- Electric guitar
- Red flying carpet
- Bass drum
Lettering
- Curved cream banner with red serif caps for the slogan; tall condensed red block capitals with dark green and black outlines and pale inline for the title; cursive signature-style company script at top right
Themes
- World travel
- Rock music
- Flying carpet fantasy
- Air guitar
- Sun and stars
- World landmarks
Title on it
- World tour
Text on it
- Al's Garage Band Goes On A
- WORLD
- TOUR
- Alvin G & Co
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Grinning yellow sun face with heavy-lidded eyes and broad toothy smile, lower left corner |
| Man | Laughing long-haired young man in blue outfit, one arm thrown up in the air, riding the red flying carpet upper right |
| Woman | Young blonde woman in a green top on the flying carpet, one arm outstretched, smiling |
| Other | Third partly hidden figure in red clothing behind the couple on the flying carpet |
| Other | Brown suitcase/luggage covered in travel stickers at the right edge |
A brightly coloured cartoon backglass. Upper left: a large grey-brown wooden drum head, like a bass drum, ringed by curved cream-and-red lettering reading Al's Garage Band Goes On A, with the big title WORLD TOUR in tall red block capitals outlined in dark green and black with pale inner highlights, stacked in two lines on the drum face. The rest of the ground is deep purple-blue night sky scattered with yellow smiling five-pointed stars with black outlines. A grinning yellow sun with heavy-lidded eyes and a wide toothy grin sits at lower left. A green-necked red electric flying-guitar-guitar sweeps diagonally across the centre, its body carved like a globe with skyline silhouettes (grey tower, domed building, red brick tower) and small national flags - Union Jack, Italian tricolour, French tricolour, Dutch red-white-blue, Finnish white with blue cross, German black-red-gold, Japanese white with red disc. Upper right, a red flying carpet carries three young people: a laughing long-haired guitarist in blue with a raised arm, a blonde woman in a green top with an outstretched arm, and a partly hidden red-clad figure. A brown suitcase covered in travel stickers sits at the right edge.
Backglass
- purple
- yellow
- red
- blue
Fingerprint: Al's Garage Band Goes On A WORLD TOUR text, bespectacled man and blonde woman screaming on red flying carpet strewn with playing cards, carpet curling into long green peacock-feather streamer, red laser beam streaking across starfield with grinning five-pointed star faces, enormous yellow sun with eyelashes at left, teal smiling planet at right, globe with world landmarks and national flags
The signature image is a screaming pair riding a red flying carpet strewn with playing cards, the carpet's prow trailing a long green peacock-feather streamer, while a red laser beam slices horizontally across the star field above them. A giant grinning yellow sun face with eyelashes fills the left edge of the art, and a smiling teal planet with a face floats at the right. The bottom quarter is a globe map packed with individually drawn world landmarks and a scatter of national flags under puffy white cloud. The main title sits on a plain cream circle at the upper left, with an arched yellow-and-red ribbon of lettered text above it. A genuine alphanumeric LED score window, not reels, sits in the lower instruction panel.
Setting
- Violet star field with grinning cartoon stars
- Giant grinning yellow sun face at left edge
- Smiling teal planet at right
- Cream circular title disc upper left
- World globe with clouds and landmarks across the lower third
- Dark blue instruction panel with speaker grilles at the base
Symbols
- Playing cards fanned on the carpet
- Grinning five-pointed stars
- National flags of britain, usa, australia, france, italy, japan, switzerland, china
- Rainbow-striped flag
- Big ben
- Eiffel tower
- Colosseum
- Domed capitol building
- Sydney opera house
- Torii gate
- Leaning tower of pisa
- Statue of liberty
- Red laser beam
- Peacock feathers
- Lion head prow
- Keyhole fitting at top centre
Lettering
- Tall condensed sans-serif block capitals in red with green inner shading and heavy black outline on a cream circle; an arched ribbon above in yellow capitals with red outline; cream cursive script signature on the lower panel
Themes
- World travel
- Flying carpet
- Musical band tour
- Global landmarks
- Outer space
- Whimsical cartoon fantasy
Title on it
- World tour
Text on it
- Al's Garage Band Goes On A
- WORLD
- TOUR
- Alvin G. & Co.
- TILT
- GAME
- OUT
- CASH
- MISSILES
- FREE
- IN
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Older man with wild swept-back brown hair and black-rimmed glasses, mouth open in a scream, wearing a bright blue jacket with wide striped blue-and-green trousers and yellow shoes, leaning forward on the flying carpet |
| Woman | Blonde woman with short tousled hair, wide-open mouth and alarmed expression, wearing a yellow top with red trim and green-and-white striped leggings, heavy black lace-up boots, thrown backwards with one arm outstretched |
| Creature | Red feathered bird with a hooked beak perched on the woman's shoulder, wings spread |
| Other | Large grinning yellow sun with closed smiling eyes and eyelashes at the left edge |
| Other | Round teal planet with a cartoon face, wide grin and eyes, at the right side |
| Vehicle | Red flying carpet with a lion's head prow, flying over the globe, its tail becoming a long green peacock-feather streamer |
Translucent backglass in a purple-magenta outer border with a speckled violet night sky filling the upper panel. Upper left, a pale cream circular disc carries the main title in two stacked lines of tall condensed block capitals, red with green shading and a black outline, under an arched ribbon of yellow-and-red lettered text. Upper right-centre, a wild-haired bespectacled older man in a blue jacket and striped trousers rides a red flying carpet strewn with fanned playing cards, clutching a blonde woman in a yellow top, green-striped leggings and heavy black boots who reaches forward in alarm. She has a red feathered bird hooked over her shoulder. The carpet's leading edge curls into a long green-and-teal peacock-feather streamer. Dozens of yellow five-pointed stars with grinning cartoon faces scatter the sky; a huge grinning yellow sun face with eyelashes fills the left edge, and a small smiling teal planet sits right. A red laser beam streaks horizontally across the top from a small keyhole-like fitting. The lower third is a globe of white clouds and blue-green sea studded with world landmarks: Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum, a domed capitol, the Sydney Opera House, a torii gate, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and national flags of Britain, the USA, Australia, France, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, China and a rainbow-striped flag. A separate dark blue instruction panel at the base carries a red alphanumeric score display showing partial letters, a cream script signature reading Alvin G. & Co., two large black speaker grilles, and rows of chrome rotary knobs.