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Argosy backglass

Also known as ARG

1977 · Williams

Argosy

Known for Right saucer, Top center lane and Gate. Harbour town with stone walls and towers, dark teal water, distant brown hills, grinning yellow star face in the upper left sky and wooden frame border.

Year
1977
Maker
Williams
Type
Electro-mechanical
Display
Score reels
Players
4

Known for

  • saucer

    Right saucer

  • Lane

    Top center lane

  • gate

    Gate

On the playfield

  • red
  • turquoise
  • tan
  • white
Argosy playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 2 pop bumpers
  • 1 spinner
  • 2 target banks
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Hole 1

  • Right saucer saucer

Target 1

  • Left wall below drop targets

Lanes 2

  • Top center lane
  • Rollover buttons rollovers

Post or gate 1

  • Gate gate

On the backglass

  • pink
  • yellow
  • teal
  • cream
Argosy backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • vehicle Large fantasy galleon with red-and-yellow vertically striped sail, gold winged-horse emblem on a white oval, ornate gold-and-red hull with shield row and square gunports, turquoise dragon figurehead at the bow, tall decorated stern castle
  • other Smiling yellow five-pointed star with a human face in the mottled teal upper-left sky
  • animal Small dark lizard or crocodile silhouette leaping above the score panels, left of the title
  • woman Far left, dark-skinned, wearing a green feathered headdress and large teal earrings, teal garment, facing right
  • man Left of centre, brown skin, orange turban and feather, patterned collar, one arm raised with pointing finger, red sleeve
  • woman Centre, blonde hair, black decorated cap, teal garment, arm extended forward

Setting

  • Harbour town with stone walls and towers
  • Dark teal water
  • Distant brown hills
  • Grinning yellow star face in the upper left sky
  • Wooden frame border

Text on it

  • 1ST UP
  • 2ND UP
  • 3RD UP
  • 4TH UP
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • GAME OVER
  • SAME PLAYER SHOOTS AGAIN
  • 1 to 4 CAN PLAY
  • 468440
  • 000000
  • 90
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

How it plays

  1. Goals 2

    • Fast Double Bonus
    • Top-play bonus
  2. Awards 2

    • Double Bonus
    • Light Extra Ball

Made by

Design
Chris Otis

Reference

Linked terms
  • Gate also called Upper gate
  • Rollover buttons also called Upper-left advance-bonus rollover
  • Left wall below drop targets also called Left wall
  • Light Extra Ball also called Extra Ball
Playfield vision analysis

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

Argosy playfield

Playfield

  • red
  • turquoise
  • tan
  • white

Fingerprint: Enormous red-cream vertically striped tent or canopy roof filling middle third of playfield, sweeping red arch of large cream letters curving over it like fairground big-top sign, two matching cartoon figures of man in white cap and yellow-black striped smock flanking it symmetrically, two glossy red mushroom pop bumpers vertical line up centre, row of ten circular white bonus lamps below tent, turquoise water bay lower half

Distinctive

The centrepiece is an enormous red-and-cream vertically striped tent or canopy roof that fills the middle third of the playfield, with a sweeping red arch of large cream letters curving over it like a fairground big-top sign. Flanking it at exactly symmetrical heights are two matching cartoon figures of a man in a white cap and yellow-and-black striped smock, one on the left and one on the right. Two glossy red mushroom pop bumpers stand in a vertical line up the centre, and a row of ten circular white bonus lamps runs horizontally below the tent. The whole lower half is a flat turquoise bay of water with two rounded brown rocks and the red flippers sitting against it, and red ribbon banners curl snake-like around both outer edges.

Setting

  • Coastal bay with turquoise water and pale sky
  • Seaside village of flat-roofed houses and awnings on both flanks
  • Green hills behind the houses
  • Sandy beach with two brown rocks in the lower centre
  • Large striped fairground tent or canopy dominating the centre

Symbols

  • White five-pointed stars on red posts
  • Red and white concentric bullseye target rings
  • Red-and-white candy-striped posts
  • Round white bonus lamp circles
  • Red ribbon/banner scrolls
  • Arched tent pole and scalloped awnings
  • Small yellow flags and pennants
  • Arrow banner reading flipper button

Notable shapes

  • Arched red ribbon band curving over the centre like a fairground sign
  • Huge red-and-cream striped tent roof filling the centre
  • Row of ten circular white bonus lamps
  • Teardrop-shaped red lane outlines around the two cartoon figures
  • Wide turquoise water area with two brown rocks at bottom centre
  • Curling red scroll ribbons running down both outer edges
  • Chevron arrow motifs at the two bottom corners of the apron

Art motifs

  • Big-top fairground stripes
  • Bunting and scalloped valances
  • Harbour town architecture
  • Playing-field insert lettering in cream block capitals

Themes

  • Carnival
  • Seaside
  • Big top
  • Amusement arcade
  • Coastal village
  • Water bay

Text on it

  • BONUS
  • DOUBLE BONUS
  • WHEN LIT
  • SAME PLAYER SHOOTS AGAIN
  • ADVANCE BONUS
  • EXTRA BALL WHEN COMPLETED
  • GATE OPEN
  • SPINNER SCORES 1000 WHEN LIT
  • SHOOT AGAIN 'POP' JACKPOT
  • SPECIAL WHEN LIT
  • 1000 WHEN COMPLETED
  • 1000 WHEN LIT
  • 30000 SPECIAL
  • 400 EXTRA BOMBS
  • EXTRA BALL
  • 5000
  • 1000
  • 10000
  • 20000
  • 30000
  • 40000
  • 50000
  • 60000
  • 70000
  • 80000
  • 90000
  • 100,000
  • FLIPPER BUTTON
  • FLIPPER
  • FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
  • INSTRUCTIONS
  • Williams
  • ELGIN, ILLINOIS
  • For One Player Only
  • One To Four Players
  • 500,000 SCORES 1 CREDIT
  • 710,000 SCORES 1 CREDIT
  • 5 BALLS PER GAME
  • 2 PLAYS - QUARTER
  • Each Player Shoots One Ball At A Time As Instructed On Back Glass
  • Tilt Penalty - Ball In Play
  • 1969
Drop targets
Two single drop targets, one in each lower side lane marked 5000
Ramps
One wire ramp arching across the top of the playfield, with a second short elevated lane across the upper left
Slingshots
Two plain triangular red-bordered slingshots above the flippers, each enclosing a cartoon figure
Apron and lower playfield
White/cream apron card with blue and red chevron arrows at both corners, two rectangular instruction and card panels separated by a central red emblem square with a white stylised crown-like device, 'for amusement only' in red arched capitals above, red 'flipper button' arrows with cursive company signature and 'elgin, illinois' beneath
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Cartoon man on the left of centre, fair-skinned, white peaked cap, black hair, yellow-and-black striped smock, drawn waist-up in profile facing right, mouth open in a grin, standing above the left flipper inside a red teardrop-shaped lane outline
Man Identical cartoon man on the right of centre, fair-skinned, white peaked cap, yellow-and-black striped smock, drawn waist-up in profile facing left, grinning, mirrored copy of the left figure above the right flipper
Other A painted green-and-yellow boat or car with an occupant in a hat, drawn in the upper left quadrant, riding on a teal strip of ground near the left inlane
Other A grey metal-looking mechanical assembly and a grey wheel or pulley shape painted at upper centre-right, beside a red bullseye target disc
Full description

A wood-rail playfield photographed from the foot of the cabinet, coin door and two lit coin slots at the bottom. The art is a cartoon seaside carnival: a teal bay of water with two brown rocks and pale sand in the lower centre, and a hilly green-and-yellow village of flat-roofed houses and awnings up both sides. A huge red-and-cream striped tent roof fills the centre and upper middle, with an arched red ribbon band above it carrying bonus letters. Two identical cartoon men in yellow-and-black striped smocks and white caps stand symmetrically left and right of centre, above two plain red flippers with white faces. Two mushroom pop bumpers with glossy red domes and white bullseye rings sit in a vertical pair up the centre, flanked by clear plastic guides and red-and-white striped posts with star decals. A row of ten round white bonus lamps crosses the middle beneath the arch. Dominant colours are red, turquoise, tan and white, with cream block capitals on red panels.

Backglass vision analysis

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

Argosy backglass

Backglass

  • pink
  • yellow
  • teal
  • cream

Fingerprint: Fantasy galleon with bright red-yellow striped sail carrying gold winged-horse on white oval disc plus turquoise dragon-like figurehead, enormous bulb-studded magenta title arcing upper right corner, bottom edge ringed with comic-strip characters in Renaissance dress including woman in elaborate green feathered headdress far left, yellow banner with black cross top left against mottled teal sky

Distinctive

A fantasy galleon with a bright red-and-yellow striped sail carrying a gold winged-horse on a white oval disc, plus a turquoise dragon-like figurehead. The enormous bulb-studded magenta title arcs across the upper right corner. The bottom edge is ringed with comic-strip characters in Renaissance dress, including a woman in an elaborate green feathered headdress at far left. A yellow banner with a black cross hangs top left against a mottled teal sky with a grinning yellow star.

Setting

  • Harbour town with stone walls and towers
  • Dark teal water
  • Distant brown hills
  • Grinning yellow star face in the upper left sky
  • Wooden frame border

Symbols

  • Winged horse emblem
  • Stars
  • Yellow flag with black cross
  • Arched score windows
  • Row of hull shields
  • Smiling star face

Lettering

  • Huge curved serif capitals in magenta pink with cream drop shadow and embedded light bulbs; small white sans-serif player labels on maroon shields; yellow-orange sans-serif instructional text

Themes

  • Fantasy sailing ship
  • Harbour town
  • Comic strip characters
  • Adventure
  • Bulb-lit title

Text on it

  • 1ST UP
  • 2ND UP
  • 3RD UP
  • 4TH UP
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • GAME OVER
  • SAME PLAYER SHOOTS AGAIN
  • 1 to 4 CAN PLAY
  • 468440
  • 000000
  • 90
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
Who and what
Kind Description
Vehicle Large fantasy galleon with red-and-yellow vertically striped sail, gold winged-horse emblem on a white oval, ornate gold-and-red hull with shield row and square gunports, turquoise dragon figurehead at the bow, tall decorated stern castle
Other Smiling yellow five-pointed star with a human face in the mottled teal upper-left sky
Animal Small dark lizard or crocodile silhouette leaping above the score panels, left of the title
Woman Far left, dark-skinned, wearing a green feathered headdress and large teal earrings, teal garment, facing right
Man Left of centre, brown skin, orange turban and feather, patterned collar, one arm raised with pointing finger, red sleeve
Woman Centre, blonde hair, black decorated cap, teal garment, arm extended forward
Woman Right of centre, back turned, orange-red dress with gold detailing, green cap
Woman Beside her, back turned, long teal-green gown, blonde hair
Man Right, brown-robed cloaked figure with dark cap, standing on the quay
Man Far right, black cap and moustache, red cloak, yellow scarf, facing left
Full description

A printed pinball backglass in a wooden frame with a cream border. The upper right is dominated by a huge curved serif title in magenta-pink letters with a cream drop shadow, each letter studded with rows of round white bulbs. The centre shows a fantasy galleon with a red-and-yellow striped sail bearing a gold winged-horse emblem on a white oval, a turquoise dragon-like figurehead, and an ornate gold-and-red hull with a row of shields and gunports, sailing on dark teal water. Behind it is a walled harbour town with towers, a smoking chimney stack, a stone quay and distant brown hills. Four arched score windows with cream panels and pink bulb-arches read 468440, 000000, 000000 and 000000, each labelled 1ST UP, 2ND UP, 3RD UP and 4TH UP in white on maroon shields. A yellow flag with a black cross and a winged motif flies top left. The bottom strip is ringed with comic-style characters in Renaissance dress. Dominant colours are magenta pink, gold yellow, teal green and cream.