1975 · Gottlieb
Atlantis
Known for Drop bank, Waterfall, Lit yellow top lane and Yellow targets. Teal-green open sea with pale blue wavy current streaks, yellow sandy seabed across the bottom third, pink-and-yellow domed palace on the left and purple-brown branching coral thicket on the right.
- Year
- 1975
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- Target
Drop bank
- Lane
Waterfall
- Lane
Lit yellow top lane
- Target
Yellow targets
- Goal
1-9 sequence
On the playfield
Targets 2
- Drop bank
- Yellow targets
Lanes 5
- Waterfall
- Lit yellow top lane
- Targets Off rollover
- Number 5 lane
- Far left outlane
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Front mermaid, large, orange-tan skin, blonde hair, pink halter top and pink bottoms, pink shoes, left arm extended forward holding a looped string of white pearls, right arm trailing back, legs together pointed, bubbles rising from her hair
- woman Second mermaid, medium size, long white hair, pink bikini, right arm raised above her head, left arm bent at her waist, orange-tan skin, swimming to the lower right
- woman Third mermaid, smallest, brown skin, dark hair, pink bikini, both arms outstretched forward, to the right of the second woman
- creature Huge pink-red fish at the lower left with a gaping open mouth, bright blue eyes and white teeth, facing right, trailing bubbles
- creature Long-snouted yellow and dark-purple fish at the mid right, vertical, large round eye, facing up
- animal Three orange-and-brown striped anglerfish with forward-pointing lure fins and spiky fins, grouped in the lower right on the sand
Setting
- Teal-green open sea with pale blue wavy current streaks
- Yellow sandy seabed across the bottom third
- Pink-and-yellow domed palace on the left
- Purple-brown branching coral thicket on the right
Text on it
- Gottlieb's
- ATLANTIS
- GAME OVER
- BALL IN PLAY
- 19260
- 1UP
- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- 1-9 sequence
-
Awards 1
- Advance
Made by
- Design
- Jeff Brenner
- Art
- Gordon Morison
Reference
Linked terms
- Drop bank also called Drop targets also called Complete every drop
- Waterfall also called plinko lanes
- Lit yellow top lane also called skill-shot lane
- Yellow targets also called Standup targets
- 1-9 sequence also called Sequence 1-9
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- blue
- sea-green
- gold
- red
Fingerprint: Giant grinning fanged sea-monster head with yellow sunburst at upper centre, pink-and-yellow sunken galleon sailing down right orbit lane, pale manta ray gliding over brown sandbar at lower centre with diver in black wetsuit and yellow tank, crimson starburst TARGETS lamps
A giant grinning fanged sea-monster or merman head looming over the upper playfield, with a sunburst of yellow light behind its green scaly face. A pink-and-yellow sunken galleon sailing down the right-hand orbit lane. A pale manta ray gliding over a rounded brown sandbar in the lower centre, with a diver in a black wetsuit and yellow tank swimming beside it. Two crimson starburst target lamps reading TARGETS OFF and TARGETS ON side by side at centre.
Setting
- Underwater ocean scene with rising air bubbles
- Sandy sea floor with a brown sandbar
- Sunken galleon wreck
- Open sea above the waterline at the top
Symbols
- Circular numbered drop targets 1-9
- Crimson starburst target lamps
- Round mushroom pop bumpers
- White air bubbles
- Anchor and rope motifs
- Sunburst rays
- Directional arrow on the apron
Notable shapes
- Rounded brown sandbar island in the lower centre with a curved metal ball guide wire around it
- Curved wire ball guides arcing over the sandbar
- Arched top lane beneath a pale wooden arch
- Pear-shaped white slingshot bodies
Art motifs
- Comic-book airbrushed monster
- Sunken galleon
- Manta ray
- Octopus tentacles
- Bubble columns
Themes
- Underwater
- Scuba diving
- Sunken treasure
- Sea monster
- Salvage
Text on it
- ADVANCE
- WHEN LIT
- 100
- LET'S WATCH
- 5000
- SINGLE TARGET VALUE
- HITS
- 500
- OR HITTING
- SLUG 4-WITH
- 3 TARGETS
- AT SAME TIME
- SCORES
- SPECIAL
- 1000
- OR SPECIAL
- TARGETS
- OFF
- ON
- SCORE SPECIAL
- FLIPPER BUTTONS
- ON SIDE OF CABINET
- INSERT COIN ONLY WHEN
- COIN ENTRANCE IS LIT
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- 165 W. LAKE ST.
- HARRY'S AMUSEMENT CO.
- FOR SERVICE CALL THE NEAREST REGION
- Phone TW 2-2818
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Creature | Huge grinning merman/sea-monster head at upper centre, green scaly face, wide orange-lined mouth with white fangs, snarling, a yellow sunburst behind it |
| Creature | Long curling green tentacles and a scaly clawed arm sweeping down the entire right side of the playfield |
| Vehicle | Pink and yellow sunken galleon with ornate scrollwork prow running down the right orbit lane; a second wrecked ship at upper left |
| Animal | Pale grey-blue manta ray gliding over the lower centre |
| Man | Diver in a black wetsuit with a face mask and a yellow oxygen tank, swimming left of the manta ray |
| Creature | Crab- or lobster-like clawed crustacean shape at the lower left edge near the sling |
A tall deep-blue and sea-green playfield themed on an underwater salvage dive, lit by a warm yellow-white lamp glow and edged with a pale mint border of rising bubbles. The art is comic-book airbrushed: a huge grinning merman or sea-monster with a scaly green face, orange lips and white fangs fills the upper centre, its clawed arm and curling tentacles sweeping down the right side. A pink-and-yellow sunken galleon with ornate scrollwork runs down the right lane, a second wrecked ship sits upper left, and a pale grey-blue manta ray glides over a rounded brown sandbar in the lower centre beside a diver in a black wetsuit and yellow tank. White-and-red mushroom bumpers and five yellow-ringed round bumpers line the upper orbits, two crimson starburst lamps read TARGETS OFF and ON, and a red triangle reads SPECIAL WHEN LIT. Two white flippers with red rubber guard the black drain, flanked by angular slingshots, below a blue and cream apron carrying the instruction card and maker signature.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- teal
- pink
- yellow
- orange
Fingerprint: Three pink-bikini mermaids swimming diagonal across teal underwater, orange-skinned blonde holding white pearl-string frontmost, tall pink-yellow domed palace with minarets left, gaping pink fish with bulging blue eyes, "ATLANTIS" in tall leaning letters, orange-striped anglerfish with lure fins lower-right, four-digit score window upper-right, flat comic-book cartoon aesthetic with heavy black outlines
Three pink-bikini mermaids swimming in a diagonal line across the middle of a teal underwater scene, the frontmost a large orange-skinned blonde woman holding a looped string of white pearls. A tall pink, yellow and white domed palace of needle-like minarets rises on the left, with a gaping pink fish with bulging blue eyes beneath it. A large pink ATLANTIS logo in tall leaning block letters with a small black cursive word above it. Three orange-and-brown striped anglerfish with forward-pointing lure fins crowd the yellow sand in the lower right corner. A four-digit mechanical score window is inset at the upper right, showing 19260.
Setting
- Teal-green open sea with pale blue wavy current streaks
- Yellow sandy seabed across the bottom third
- Pink-and-yellow domed palace on the left
- Purple-brown branching coral thicket on the right
Symbols
- Strings of white bubbles
- String of pearls
- Domes, minarets and spires of the palace
- Branching coral
- Seaweed fronds
- Scored numeral windows
- A small chrome-edged coin or instruction fitting at the right
Lettering
- Tall leaning pink block capitals with white faces and dark outline for the title; small black cursive script above; white serif capitals with black outline for the lower text blocks; orange sans-serif bonus numerals
Themes
- Underwater
- Mermaid
- Mythology
- Lost city
- Tropical
- Sea life
Title on it
- Atlantis
Text on it
- Gottlieb's
- ATLANTIS
- GAME OVER
- BALL IN PLAY
- 19260
- 1UP
- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Front mermaid, large, orange-tan skin, blonde hair, pink halter top and pink bottoms, pink shoes, left arm extended forward holding a looped string of white pearls, right arm trailing back, legs together pointed, bubbles rising from her hair |
| Woman | Second mermaid, medium size, long white hair, pink bikini, right arm raised above her head, left arm bent at her waist, orange-tan skin, swimming to the lower right |
| Woman | Third mermaid, smallest, brown skin, dark hair, pink bikini, both arms outstretched forward, to the right of the second woman |
| Creature | Huge pink-red fish at the lower left with a gaping open mouth, bright blue eyes and white teeth, facing right, trailing bubbles |
| Creature | Long-snouted yellow and dark-purple fish at the mid right, vertical, large round eye, facing up |
| Animal | Three orange-and-brown striped anglerfish with forward-pointing lure fins and spiky fins, grouped in the lower right on the sand |
| Animal | School of small yellow-green fish swimming in a diagonal line across the upper right |
| Animal | A pink and yellow fish and several small purple fish among bubbles and fronds at the upper left |
| Other | Three small human figures swimming or diving horizontally along the yellow seabed, one with arms forward, one bent at the knees, one in a diving posture |
Illuminated backglass in flat comic-book cartoon style with heavy black outlines over a teal-green underwater scene. A large pink-and-white tall leaning block-letter logo reads ATLANTIS, with a small black cursive word above it. Three mermaids swim diagonally down across the centre: a large orange-tan woman with blonde hair in a pink halter top and pink bottoms holding a looped string of white pearls, a second woman with long white hair in a pink bikini with one arm raised, and a third smaller brown-skinned woman in a pink bikini reaching forward. On the left a pink, yellow and white palace of slender minarets and domes sits on the seabed, with a gaping pink fish with bulging blue eyes below it. On the right a purple-brown coral thicket, a long-snouted yellow-and-purple fish, and a school of small green fish. The yellow sandy bottom holds three orange-striped anglerfish with lure fins clustered at the lower right and three small swimming human figures. Text blocks read GAME OVER and BALL IN PLAY. A four-window mechanical score panel is inset at the upper right showing 19260.