1974 · Bally
Amigo
Known for Upper right lane, Center saucer, Center post and Center standup target. Night sky, desert village with domed church, tall cacti, red painted border and yellow sombrero on the ground.
- Year
- 1974
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Lane
Upper right lane
- saucer
Center saucer
- post
Center post
- Target
Center standup target
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Center saucer saucer
Bumper 1
- Blue bumpers
Targets 2
- Center standup target
- Upper left standup targets
Lanes 2
- Upper right lane
- Down post buttons switch
Post or gate 1
- Center post post
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Grinning man, huge red-rimmed yellow-patterned sombrero, red-and-yellow zigzag serape over white shirt with red neckerchief, blue trousers, black boots, riding a brown bucking horse, one hand raised with forefinger up, other hand holding a wooden guitar aloft
- animal Brown bucking horse with black mane and tail, head lowered, teeth showing, rearing on hind legs
- man Mariachi in black suit with red bird emblem on the back, red-bow sombrero, hands clasped behind him, seen from rear three-quarter view
- woman Woman in red off-shoulder ruffled dress with white bodice, black hair in two buns with green ribbons, smiling
- man Guitarist in green suit and yellow scarf, holding an acoustic guitar, left of the mariachi
- man Trumpeter in yellow shirt, blue trousers and red neckerchief, playing a trumpet
Setting
- Night sky
- Desert village with domed church
- Tall cacti
- Red painted border
- Yellow sombrero on the ground
Text on it
- Amigo
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 3 UP
- 4 UP
- 100,000
- 48040
- 00000
- 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- BALL IN PLAY
Made by
- Design
- Greg Kmiec
- Art
- Dick White
Reference
Linked terms
- Upper right lane also called Upper-right arc also called U-turn also called Right arc
- Center post also called Up Post
- Center standup target also called Up Post target
- Down post buttons also called Down-post switch
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- red
- gold
- cream
- blue
Fingerprint: Carnival tableau with 1970s-style figures peering over mid-playfield; man in black hat with red sunburst on jacket flanked by women in costumes; three large pop bumper caps with white-red starburst reading 100 POINTS in triangle; gold-red harlequin diamonds frame side lanes; yellow star-shaped bumpers around green 10,000 insert
The most memorable feature is the cluster of carnival-goer characters painted in a 1970s airbrushed comic style on the right of the upper playfield, led by a man in a wide black hat and a black jacket with a red sunburst on the back, facing away from the player. Second, three huge pop bumper caps in a triangle, each with a white-and-red starburst reading 100 POINTS. Third, the gold-and-red harlequin/diamond lattice panels that frame both side lanes and curve into the top arch. Fourth, a ring of yellow star-shaped bumpers around a green 10,000 insert on the red centre panel.
Setting
- Seaside fairground and pier at dusk
- Painted ocean and sky in pale blue
- Wooden cabinet rails and silver coin door at foot
Symbols
- Red starburst emblems
- Yellow five-pointed stars
- Diamond-plate lattice panels
- Red round pop bumper caps with white starburst centres
- Yellow star-shaped bumpers
- Green circular 10,000 insert
- Circle-and-dot target windows
- Post bumpers
- Arrows and gate markings
- Card table with cards and chips
Notable shapes
- Triangular arrangement of three pop bumpers
- Rosette ring of yellow star bumpers around a green 10,000 disc
- Large gold diamond-lattice arch framing the top of the playfield
- Slanted 45-degree target panels at lower left and lower right
- Two mirrored slingshot triangles
- Crescent-shaped cutouts either side of the lower playfield
Art motifs
- Gold and red harlequin diamonds
- Wavy banner scrollwork
- Ribbon text on curved yellow banners
- Starburst score panels
Themes
- Carnival
- Seaside pier
- Amusement prizes
- Prize counters
- Score multipliers
Text on it
- 100 POINTS
- 1000
- 2000
- 1000 ADVANCE BONUS UP POST
- SHOOT AGAIN WHEN LIT
- COLLECT
- DOUBLE BONUS WHEN LIT
- DOWN POST
- GATE OPENS ON 6TH BALL
- SPECIAL WHEN SCORE IS EVEN
- 500
- 1000 SUPER BONUS
- OUT HOLE
- LIGHTS 1,000
- LIGHTS 2,000
- POP BUMPERS
- FLIPPER BUTTON
- INSTRUCTIONS
- MILLIONS FOR SCORE OF 10,000
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Seen from behind at upper right, wearing a wide-brimmed black hat with a red underside and a black military-style jacket bearing a red sunburst/star emblem on the back, black trousers with a yellow side stripe and black shoes; arms bent, facing the other figures. |
| Woman | Left of the hatted man, long dark hair, sleeveless red-orange top, leaning forward with hand near her chin, looking toward the group. |
| Woman | Further left, dark hair, black costume with red accents, arm raised, dancing or posing. |
| Man | Far left at a small card table, white shirt with red trim, dark hair, seated and handling cards or chips. |
| Woman | Small painted seaside figure on a striped deck at the upper-left edge near a parasol. |
| Vehicle | Painted fishing boat or pier structure on the left side against pale blue water. |
A 1970s-era electro-mechanical playfield photographed from above in a wooden cabinet, silver coin-door box at the foot. Cream and pale blue upper half over a bright red lower-centre panel, bordered by gold harlequin diamond lattices up both side lanes. Three large round pop bumpers sit in a triangle at upper centre, white caps reading 100 POINTS over red starbursts. Below them on the right, carnival-goers: a man seen from behind in a wide black hat with red brim and a black jacket bearing a red sunburst on the back, black trousers with a yellow side stripe; a woman in a sleeveless red-orange top; another woman in a black-and-red costume; and at far left a seated man in a white shirt with red trim at a card table. The mid-field red panel carries a rosette of yellow starburst insert lamps around a green 10,000 disc, with 1000 ADVANCE BONUS UP POST above. Two white flippers with red tips flank a brown drain hole; FLIPPER BUTTON is printed on the yellow-gold apron either side. Instruction and score cards fill the lower left apron.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- blue
- yellow
- green
Fingerprint: Amigo grinning wide-eyed man in enormous red-rimmed sombrero riding brown bucking horse with hand up and guitar overhead; mariachi in black suit with red bird emblem and huge red sombrero; woman in red ruffled dress with green hair bows; flying pig with wings, sombrero and guitar crossing upper-left sky; Mexican fiesta palette, festive mariachi theme
A grinning, wide-eyed man in an enormous red-rimmed sombrero and red-and-yellow zigzag serape rides a brown bucking horse at the right, raising one hand with a finger up while holding a guitar overhead. Just below the giant yellow script title stands a mariachi in a black suit with a red bird embroidered on the back and a huge red sombrero, beside a woman in a red ruffled dress with green hair bows. A winged pig wearing a sombrero and carrying a guitar flies across the upper-left sky. Four green 1-4 UP quatrefoil emblems and four cream score panels fill the corners.
Setting
- Night sky
- Desert village with domed church
- Tall cacti
- Red painted border
- Yellow sombrero on the ground
Symbols
- Sombrero
- Acoustic guitar
- Trumpet
- Cacti
- Domed church
- Yellow sombrero lying on the ground
- Winged pig
- Yellow window lights
- 1 up / 4 up green medallions
- Scroll-framed score windows
Lettering
- Very large curly yellow serif script with black outline and drop shadow for the title; white sans-serif text for the play instruction; yellow block capitals on green badges
Themes
- Mexico
- Mariachi
- Siesta
- Bullfighting
- Desert
- Cactus
Title on it
- Amigo
Text on it
- Amigo
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 3 UP
- 4 UP
- 100,000
- 48040
- 00000
- 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- BALL IN PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Grinning man, huge red-rimmed yellow-patterned sombrero, red-and-yellow zigzag serape over white shirt with red neckerchief, blue trousers, black boots, riding a brown bucking horse, one hand raised with forefinger up, other hand holding a wooden guitar aloft |
| Animal | Brown bucking horse with black mane and tail, head lowered, teeth showing, rearing on hind legs |
| Man | Mariachi in black suit with red bird emblem on the back, red-bow sombrero, hands clasped behind him, seen from rear three-quarter view |
| Woman | Woman in red off-shoulder ruffled dress with white bodice, black hair in two buns with green ribbons, smiling |
| Man | Guitarist in green suit and yellow scarf, holding an acoustic guitar, left of the mariachi |
| Man | Trumpeter in yellow shirt, blue trousers and red neckerchief, playing a trumpet |
| Animal | Flying pig with pink skin, wings, green sombrero and a guitar on its back, crossing the upper-left sky |
A Mexican-themed painted backglass with a deep red border framing a night-blue sky over a desert village of pale blue domed church silhouettes and scattered yellow lit windows, with tall green cacti at both edges. Four cream score panels with ornate gold-and-black scroll surrounds sit at the four corners of the play area, the top-left reading 48040 and the other three reading 00000; between them are four green quatrefoil emblems reading 1 UP, 2 UP, 3 UP and 4 UP in yellow, with 100,000 in small white text under the first. The word Amigo is painted in huge curly yellow serif script with a black outline, stacked on a stepped green platform. A grinning wide sombrero-wearing man in red-and-yellow zigzag serape, white shirt, blue trousers and black boots rides a brown bucking horse at the right, one hand up with a raised forefinger and a guitar held aloft. Below the title stand four more musicians: a green-suited guitarist, a black-suited mariachi with a red-bow sombrero and eagle emblem, a woman in a red off-shoulder dress and green hair bows, and a yellow-shirted trumpet player. A flying pig with wings, a sombrero and a guitar crosses the upper left sky.