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Attack from Mars backglass

Also known as AFM

1995–2017 · Bally & Chicago Gaming

Attack from Mars

Known for Forcefield, Destroy Saucer hole, Stroke of Luck scoop and Lock ramp. Blocky city skyline of teal and blue skyscrapers, night sky, orange and yellow explosion or fireball on the right, ground-level building band along the bottom and red neon roadside diner sign on a post at lower left.

Years
1995–2017
Maker
Bally & Chicago Gaming
Type
Solid state
Display
Dot matrix
Players
4

Known for

  • Target

    Forcefield

  • Hole

    Destroy Saucer hole

  • scoop

    Stroke of Luck scoop

  • Ramp

    Lock ramp

  • Multiball

    Total Annihilation

  • Multiball

    Strobe Multiball

  • Mode

    Video Mode

  • Mode

    Attack Wave

4 games under this title

On the playfield

  • red
  • cream
  • grey
  • blue
Attack from Mars playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 3 pop bumpers
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Ramps 3

  • Lock ramp
  • Big-O-Beam
  • Tractor Beam

Orbits 2

  • Capture
  • Atomic Blaster

Holes 2

  • Destroy Saucer hole
  • Stroke of Luck scoop scoop

Targets 2

  • Forcefield
  • Martian targets

On the backglass

  • teal
  • red
  • yellow
  • black
Attack from Mars backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • creature Central pale blue-green reptilian martian, ridged skull, two bulging red eyes, wide fanged maw, ribbed and scaly torso, long clawed fingers, rearing upright with both arms raised
  • woman Adult, long flowing red hair, pale skin, torn white sleeveless top, held limp horizontally in the creature's arms, head thrown back, one arm flung up, no visible trousers colour as legs are out of frame
  • creature Lower left, same scaly red-eyed type, jaws open showing teeth, both clawed hands reaching up and to the right
  • creature Lower right, same scaly red-eyed type, one arm raised, partially cropped by the fireball glow
  • vehicle Enormous dark purple-black flying saucer with a ribbed banded rim, tilted, filling the left background behind the title and figures
  • vehicle Lime-yellow flying saucer with green radiating vanes and a pale dome, hovering at upper right above the explosion

Setting

  • Blocky city skyline of teal and blue skyscrapers
  • Night sky
  • Orange and yellow explosion or fireball on the right
  • Ground-level building band along the bottom
  • Red neon roadside diner sign on a post at lower left

Text on it

  • ATTACK
  • from
  • MARS
  • Bally

How it plays

  1. Modes 6

    • Martian Attack
    • Video Mode
    • Sneak Attack
    • Attack Wave
    • Attack Mars
    • Super Jets
  2. Multiballs 4

    • Total Annihilation
    • Regular Multiball
    • Strobe Multiball
    • Martian Multiball
  3. Goals 10

    • Annihilation Award
    • Annihilation Jackpot
    • Smart Bomb item
    • Martian Bomb item
    • Combo
    • Fleeing Bonus
    • Victory Lap
    • Last Chance
    • Super skill shot

    Other

    • Mothership
  4. Wizard modes 1

    • Rule the Universe

Made by

Design
Brian Eddy
Art
Doug Watson
Mechanics
Robert C. Friesl
Software
Lyman F. Sheats Jr.
Sound & Music
Dan Forden
Display animation
Adam Rhine
Display animation
Brian Morris

Reference

Linked terms
  • Forcefield also called Force-field
  • Destroy Saucer hole also called Destroy hole also called Saucer hole also called center hole
  • Stroke of Luck scoop also called Stroke of Luck
  • Lock ramp also called lock lane also called lock shot also called Light Lock
  • Martian targets also called MARTIAN letters
  • Regular Multiball also called Standard Multiball
  • Martian Multiball also called Martian Attack Multiball
  • Martian Bomb also called Bomb
  • Attack Mars also called Conquer Mars
  • Super Jets also called Jets
Playfield vision analysis

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

Attack from Mars playfield

Playfield Standard

  • red
  • cream
  • grey
  • blue

Fingerprint: Attack mars, huge red-and-yellow starburst across lower field with bare-breasted pin-up woman splayed inside legs out, central launch-tower stack of rocket-step targets with country names climbing into rocket-shaped bumper, whole center painted as cratered grey moon surface, yellow chevron rows on black apron

Distinctive

The single most memorable element is a huge red-and-yellow starburst across the lower playfield with a bare-breasted pin-up woman splayed inside it, legs out, arm raised, alongside a red rocket nose. Second is the central launch-tower stack of rocket-step targets lettered with country names (U.S.A., ENGLAND, ITALY, GERMANY) climbing into a rocket-shaped bumper. Third, the whole centre of the field is painted as a cratered grey moon surface with round bumpers embedded in it. Fourth, black lower apron panels are printed with rows of yellow chevron arrows and red LANE CHANGE / HOLD FLIPPER BUTTON FOR STATUS REPORT text.

Setting

  • Cratered grey lunar surface across the upper centre
  • Outer space starfield
  • Black outer side lanes
  • Cream lower apron

Symbols

  • Red five-pointed star bursts
  • Yellow chevron arrow rows
  • Green-bordered circular inserts
  • Country-name rocket step targets
  • Card-suit-style lane arrows
  • Star/planet discs

Notable shapes

  • Huge starburst-shaped lower playfield insert
  • Vertical stack of rocket-shaped step targets in the centre lane
  • Large circular moon crater forms
  • Curved red outlanes sweeping from the bottom centre
  • Cutout/arch shapes at the top of the stack

Art motifs

  • Comic-book halftone shading
  • Airbrushed starfield
  • Chevron arrow banding
  • Atomic-age rocket imagery

Themes

  • Space
  • Aliens
  • Moon landing
  • Pin-up
  • Rocket
  • Military space programme

Title on it

  • Attack mars

Text on it

  • ATTACK MARS
  • U.S.A.
  • ENGLAND
  • ITALY
  • GERMANY
  • PORT-A
  • PLANET
  • PUNISH
  • SCORE
  • R
  • A
  • M
  • S
  • LANE CHANGE
  • HOLD FLIPPER BUTTON FOR STATUS REPORT
  • HOW TO PLAY ATTACK FROM MARS
  • FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
  • 1 PLAY
  • 50¢
  • 5 PLAYS
  • $2.00
  • 5 Balls Per Play
  • SEE BACKGLASS DISPLAY FOR REPLAY SCORE
Pop bumpers
Three round pop bumpers with white/red caps sit in the upper middle over the painted moon surface
Drop targets
A bank of four arrowed inserts on the left and a small rectangular target bank on the upper right
Ramps
A wire-form ramp loops the upper right and a second wire ramp runs along the left side
Slingshots
Two triangular slings flanking the lower inlanes, integrated into the red starburst artwork
Upper playfield
Busy - moon crater painting, red led wash, clear plastics and a dense cluster of targets and ramps
Apron and lower playfield
Cream apron with a red attack mars logo at centre, a how to play attack from mars instruction card on the left and a for amusement only price card on the right; black panels above the apron carry yellow chevrons and red lane-change text
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Pin-up brunette/blonde in a white outfit, bare legs and midriff, reclining inside the red starburst with one arm raised pointing up
Alien Green wrinkled creature with large eyes and teeth inside a bubble on the left inlane area
Vehicle Large red-outlined rocket nose rising from the bottom centre of the starburst
Vehicle Blue-and-yellow spacecraft painted on the right inlane apron area
Creature Small pink/red creature in a circular insert near the lower centre-right
Full description

Full-length pinball playfield photographed through glass in a dark room, with red and blue LED lighting washing over the artwork. The lower third is dominated by a huge red-orange starburst with a white-outlined rocket nose at centre, from which two thick red outlanes sweep up and outwards. Inside the burst sits a pin-up woman: bare-breasted, legs stretched out, one arm raised pointing upward, blonde hair, white outfit, framed in a blue oval. Above her, the centre of the field carries a stack of rocket-step targets shaped like a launch tower, each step lettered with a place name from bottom to top (U.S.A., ENGLAND, ITALY, GERMANY), topped by a red rocket-shaped bumper reading ATTACK MARS. A grey, cratered, airbrushed moon surface fills the upper-middle background, flanked by five round bumpers and clear plastic ramps. Left side: a vertical stack of four arrowed inserts and a column of glowing circular inserts, plus a green alien in a bubble. Right side: a matching ramp wire, two green-framed inserts and more red star bursts. The cream lower apron carries red ATTACK MARS lettering, a HOW TO PLAY ATTACK FROM MARS card, and a FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY price card.

Attack from Mars playfield

Playfield Remake Special

  • red
  • teal
  • cream
  • silver

Fingerprint: Attack Mars sci-fi combat with symmetrical chevron flights of lit amber and yellow starburst inserts, chrome saucer with glowing teal center and black housing, pin-up woman with raised arms on blue disc at lower center, green alien face and blue-helmeted figure flanking her, red-and-gold curved script logo

Distinctive

The most memorable feature is the symmetrical chevron-shaped flights of lit amber and yellow starburst inserts fanning out either side of a central spine of red bell-shaped inserts, with three green dome buttons in a row just below. Second, a chrome saucer with a glowing teal centre and a black saucer housing with a red cap occupy the upper playfield against a painted city skyline and orange tractor-beam saucer art. Third, the pin-up woman with raised arms on a blue disc at lower centre, paired with a green alien face on one side and a blue-helmeted figure on the other. Finally, the red-and-gold curved script logo on the cream apron, flanked by a dense instruction card on the left and a score-panel graphic with a QR code on the right.

Setting

  • Night city skyline of lit tower blocks
  • Outer space with stars
  • Industrial mechanical interior

Symbols

  • Red s-shaped emblem
  • Starburst inserts
  • Triangular chevrons
  • Playfield arrows
  • Qr code
  • Saucer tractor beam

Notable shapes

  • A symmetric chevron fan arrangement of inserts forming a large arrow head toward the centre
  • A teal-glowing circular tunnel mouth at upper centre
  • A wire ramp hugging the left side

Art motifs

  • Symmetrical chevron insert flights
  • Radial starbursts
  • Airbrushed metallic gradients
  • Chrome rails and ball guides
  • Military insignia

Themes

  • Space battle
  • Alien invasion
  • Military sci-fi

Title on it

  • Attack mars

Text on it

  • ATTACK MARS
  • How to Play
  • LEFT FLIPPER CHANGE STATUS REPORT
  • HOLD FLIPPER FOR EXTENDED STATUS REPORT
  • RIGHT FLIPPER CHANGE STATUS REPORT
  • TATTACK MARS
  • SCAN ME
  • TXP
Ramps
A chrome-railed wire ramp runs along the left upper playfield; an elevated metal-railed lane crosses the upper right over the saucer area.
Slingshots
Cream tan triangular sling bodies with black rubber at mid-lower left and right.
Upper playfield
Three chrome pop bumpers with red domes, a black saucer housing with a red cap, a lit tunnel mouth with a teal centre, and a cluster of targets below.
Apron and lower playfield
Cream tan apron with a large red-and-gold curved script logo, a dense instruction card on the left, a score-panel style graphic with a qr code and scan me label on the right, and flipper-change status report legends in red text in both lower corners.
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Pin-up brunette in a bikini, both arms raised above her head, standing on a blue circular disc at lower centre
Alien Green-skinned alien head with dark hair and heavy brow at lower left of the lower playfield
Other Grey mechanical or armoured figure inside the large circular medallion at centre
Alien Blue-helmeted humanoid figure at lower right of the lower playfield
Vehicle Flying saucer with an orange tractor beam over the skyline in the upper right art panel
Full description

A full-length space-combat themed playfield photographed under glass with a lit display panel glowing at the cabinet foot. Dominant colours are red, teal blue, cream tan and chrome silver. Upper playfield: three round chrome pop bumpers with translucent red domes, a black saucer housing with a red cap at upper right, and a grey tunnel mouth with a teal-glowing centre. Behind them the art shows a night city skyline of yellow-lit tower blocks, a flying saucer emitting an orange tractor beam, a red S-shaped emblem, a gold cursive title word and a cartoon alien head in profile. The mid playfield is crowded with lit inserts: a vertical spine of red bell-shaped inserts down the centre, flanked by symmetrical chevron flights of amber, yellow and orange oval inserts with starburst patterns, plus green triangular and teal rectangular inserts. Two white round inserts carry black letters, and three green domed buttons sit in a row at centre. Lower playfield: a large circular medallion showing a grey mechanical figure, a pin-up woman in a bikini with both arms raised standing on a blue circular disc, a green alien head at lower left and a blue-helmeted figure at lower right. Two flippers and cream slingshots at the bottom. The apron carries a red-and-gold curved script logo flanked by two printed card panels.

Attack from Mars playfield

Playfield Remake

  • red
  • grey
  • tan-brown
  • yellow-gold

Fingerprint: Attack Mars: Symmetrical chevron pattern of illuminated fans rising both sides, converging on five red rectangular drop targets in column, grey apron with pin-up blonde in costume against gold sunburst, turquoise arcs of inserts, red cabinet sides, cherry-red painted framework, brown-tan city ruins backdrop, space-war sci-fi collage, hand-painted acrylics, hot reds and greens

Distinctive

The dominant identifying feature is the symmetrical chevron/arrow arrangement of illuminated inserts - a wide V of red, amber and green fan-shaped inserts running up both the left and right playfield halves, converging on a central column of five red rectangular drop targets. Second, the grey lower apron carrying a pin-up blonde woman in a red star-spangled costume set against a gold sunburst, with a large circus-style red title logo. Third, the six turquoise round inserts set in a shallow arc directly above the flippers, flanked by a red oval target. Fourth, the bright cherry-red painted cabinet sides, apron rails and legs, with yellow-and-black chevron arrow bands carrying lane instructions at the lower left and right.

Setting

  • Ruined industrial cityscape with girders and towers at the top of the playfield
  • Grey machined metal apron and lower deck
  • Black void surrounding the cabinet

Symbols

  • Row of red five-pointed stars
  • Starburst medallion
  • Yellow-and-black chevron arrow bands
  • Circled letter markers on the playfield
  • Spiral-bound instruction card

Notable shapes

  • Large symmetric v of chevron-pointed fan inserts
  • Five stacked red rectangles down the centre line
  • Arc of six turquoise circles above the flippers
  • Gold sunburst medallion at lower centre
  • Star-and-chevron apron graphics flanking the flippers

Art motifs

  • Exploding starbursts
  • Radiating arrow chevrons
  • Checkerboard target panels
  • Screen-print halftone dotting
  • Hand-inked comic outlines

Themes

  • Science fiction
  • Space war
  • Alien invasion
  • Military
  • Pin-up

Title on it

  • Attack mars

Text on it

  • Balls
  • ATTACK MARS
  • HOW TO PLAY
  • SCORES
  • LANE CHANGE
  • HOLD FLIPPER BUTTON FOR STATUS REPORT
  • $1.00 = 1 GAME
  • 3 BALLS PER GAME
  • DEFENDER
  • ENEMY
  • ESCAPE
  • CONGRATULATIONS
Pop bumpers
Three visible round bumpers with red-and-gold caps - two lit bright red near the upper centre-right and one paler at upper left
Spinners
One small disc spinner area on the left side of the upper playfield
Drop targets
A central vertical bank of five red rectangular drop targets with white onomatopoeic lettering, plus a single red oval drop target low in the centre
Ramps
Two chrome wire-form ball guides, one arcing high along the right side and one along the left, plus raised red rails framing the lower centre
Slingshots
Two small triangular slingshot kickers just inside the flippers, with printed arrow markings
Upper playfield
Open city-ruins layout with three pop bumpers, a tall wire ramp on the right, a raised platform at top centre, and two fan-shaped plastic ramps either side of the central drop-target column
Apron and lower playfield
Wide grey metal apron across the bottom, carrying the how to play card at left, a white $1.00 = 1 game / 3 balls per game sticker at right, a scores chart with defender/enemy/escape columns, and the centred title logo with the pin-up woman
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Large illustrated blonde woman on the lower apron, hair swept up, wearing a red star-spangled two-piece costume, framed by a gold sunburst medallion
Other Small comic-style humanoid figures painted into the upper playfield artwork around the city ruins, in red and yellow tones
Other Small drawn combat scene printed in the how to play instruction card at lower left, showing a figure beside a craft
Full description

Full-cabinet view of a red-cabinet pinball machine photographed with the backbox cropped off; the glass-covered playfield fills most of the frame. The playfield artwork is a hand-painted sci-fi space-war scene: a brown-and-tan ruined city/industrial backdrop at the top, a checkerboard of glowing red, yellow and green starburst inserts running up both side lanes, and a stack of five red-bordered drop targets in the centre. Large cream-coloured flippers sit at mid-lower left and right, above a fan of six turquoise round inserts and a red oval target. The lower apron is grey with a pin-up blonde woman in a red star-spangled outfit, a gold sunburst medallion, and blocky red-and-white title lettering. Several round plastic bumpers with red-and-gold caps are lit, plus two silver wire-form ramps, chrome ball guides, and a white price/service sticker on the apron.

Backglass vision analysis

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

Attack from Mars backglass

Backglass Standard

  • teal
  • red
  • yellow
  • black

Fingerprint: ATTACK from MARS in jagged blood-red letters yellow outline white highlight, pale green reptilian Martian clawed hands with red-haired woman torn white top held limp, three scaly creatures lower half arms raised, huge dark purple ribbed flying saucer left, lime-yellow saucer hovering over orange explosion right, city skyline upper left, sci-fi horror airbrush

Distinctive

The single most memorable feature is the red-haired woman in a torn white top held limp, screaming, in the grasp of a pale green fanged reptilian alien. Close behind it, three of the same scaly red-eyed monsters dominate the lower half, arms raised with long claws. A huge dark purple ribbed flying saucer looms diagonally across the left half of the scene, with a second lime-yellow saucer over a fireball on the right. A small red neon diner sign on a post at lower left gives the piece a roadside Americana touch under the city skyline.

Setting

  • Blocky city skyline of teal and blue skyscrapers
  • Night sky
  • Orange and yellow explosion or fireball on the right
  • Ground-level building band along the bottom
  • Red neon roadside diner sign on a post at lower left

Symbols

  • Flying saucers
  • Clawed reptilian aliens
  • Explosion fireball
  • Neon sign
  • City skyscrapers
  • Small yellow-white object resembling a street lamp on a pole at lower left

Lettering

  • Large jagged angular hand-lettered block capitals in blood red with heavy yellow outline and white inner highlight, tightly stacked and diagonally arranged; a separate red cursive script manufacturer signature top right

Themes

  • Science fiction
  • Alien invasion
  • Space
  • Monster horror
  • City skyline
  • Abduction
  • Diner americana

Title on it

  • Attack from mars

Text on it

  • ATTACK
  • from
  • MARS
  • Bally
Who and what
Kind Description
Creature Central pale blue-green reptilian martian, ridged skull, two bulging red eyes, wide fanged maw, ribbed and scaly torso, long clawed fingers, rearing upright with both arms raised
Woman Adult, long flowing red hair, pale skin, torn white sleeveless top, held limp horizontally in the creature's arms, head thrown back, one arm flung up, no visible trousers colour as legs are out of frame
Creature Lower left, same scaly red-eyed type, jaws open showing teeth, both clawed hands reaching up and to the right
Creature Lower right, same scaly red-eyed type, one arm raised, partially cropped by the fireball glow
Vehicle Enormous dark purple-black flying saucer with a ribbed banded rim, tilted, filling the left background behind the title and figures
Vehicle Lime-yellow flying saucer with green radiating vanes and a pale dome, hovering at upper right above the explosion
Full description

Painted sci-fi horror backglass, hand-illustrated comic/airbrush style. A city skyline of flat teal and blue blocky skyscrapers fills the upper left and top edge. Dominating the centre is the title ATTACK (huge, jagged) / from (smaller) / MARS (huge), in blood-red letters with a thick yellow outline and a white inner highlight, sharply angled so the words point down-left and down-right. Below the logo, a pale blue-green reptilian Martian monster with a ridged skull, bulging red eyes, fanged jaw and clawed hands rears up in the centre, and a red-haired woman in a torn white sleeveless top is held limp across its arms, her head thrown back and one arm flung up. Two more of the same scaly creatures crowd the lower left and lower right, reaching upwards. Behind everything a huge dark purple-black domed flying saucer, ribbed along its rim, tilts in from the left; at the right a lime-yellow saucer with green radiating vanes hovers over an orange and yellow explosion. A small red neon diner sign reading in script sits on a post at the lower left, and a red artist signature is scrawled beneath it. Palette: teal-blue, blood red, yellow, black.

Attack from Mars backglass

Backglass Remake LE

  • blue
  • red
  • yellow
  • black

Fingerprint: Painted backglass with night-time city skyline. Enormous three-dimensional title "ATTACK FROM MARS" in chunky red-and-yellow bevelled style. Large black disc-shaped craft with purple-rimmed underside hovering over city. Centre screaming red-haired woman in torn white dress carried by tall blue-green monster with ridged skull-like head, three red eye stalks, huge tooth-filled maw. Three more scaly monsters clutching below. Yellow-green flying saucer casting beams over orange-yellow fireball.

Distinctive

A screaming red-haired woman in a torn white dress, held aloft horizontally by a giant blue-green three-eyed monster with a skull-like head and a mouth full of long sharp teeth, with two more of the same monsters swarming her from below. Behind them hangs an enormous black disc-shaped craft with a purple rim, while a yellow-green saucer with lit beams blasts in from the right over a huge orange fireball. The title is a chunky bevelled red-and-yellow ATTACK from MARS across a dark blue city skyline. A tiny DAY EDDYS neon sign at the far left edge is an easily-missed detail.

Setting

  • Night-time city skyline of rectangular tower blocks
  • Black night sky
  • Wall of fire and explosion on the right
  • Dark street level at lower left

Symbols

  • Flying saucers
  • Three-eyed monsters
  • Tooth-filled jaws
  • Explosion fireball
  • City skyline
  • Neon shop sign
  • Artist signature

Lettering

  • Large chunky bevelled block capitals in red with yellow top-faces, black outlines and a thin yellow border; small slanted lowercase red word between the two title lines; cursive script manufacturer logo top right

Themes

  • Martian monsters
  • Alien abduction
  • City attack
  • Flying saucer
  • Explosion

Title on it

  • Attack from mars

Text on it

  • ATTACK
  • from
  • MARS
  • TM
  • Bally
  • DAY EDDYS
  • 79
Who and what
Kind Description
Monster Central tall scaly blue-green creature, ridged skull-like head with three red glowing eye stalks, enormous maw of long sharp teeth, clawed arms spread wide, carrying the woman
Woman Adult, long bright red hair streaming back, mouth open screaming, torn white sleeveless dress, bare legs, carried horizontally in the monster's arms at centre
Monster Lower left, same blue-green scaly type, three red eyes, gaping toothed mouth, one clawed hand reaching up and outward
Monster Lower right, same scaly type, red eyes and toothed maw, one arm raised with clawed fingers
Vehicle Large black disc-shaped craft with purple rimmed underside hovering behind the group, plus a yellow-green saucer with segmented glowing underside on the right casting beams
Creature Small dark bat-like winged figure flying at the far lower right near the explosion
Full description

A painted backglass with a night-time city skyline of flat blue and grey tower blocks behind a wide black sky. Across the upper half, a large three-dimensional red title with a yellow top-face and thin black outline reads ATTACK, with the small red word from slanted between it and MARS below, itself in the same chunky red-and-yellow bevelled style. A cursive red logo sits in the top right corner and a small TM appears beside the title. Below, a giant saucer-shaped craft with a purple-rimmed black underside hovers over the city. In the centre a screaming red-haired woman in a torn white sleeveless dress is carried horizontally by a tall livid blue-green monster with a ridged skull-like head, three red glowing eye stalks, a huge tooth-filled maw and clawed arms. Three more of the same scaly monsters clutch at her from the lower left and lower right, one lunging upward with a gaping jaw and one with a raised claw. The right side is dominated by a yellow-green flying saucer with a lit underside casting beams, and a wall of orange and yellow fireball explosion. At far left a small neon-style sign reads DAY EDDYS in red on a white box, and a red artist signature with the date 79 sits at bottom left.

Attack from Mars backglass

Backglass Remake Special

  • red
  • yellow
  • teal
  • black

Fingerprint: Three green-blue reptilian aliens with domed crested skulls, glowing red eyes, fanged grimacing mouths. One cradling limp red-haired woman in torn white sleeveless top. Huge black domed saucer with purple rim filling left middle. Smaller lime-green ribbed saucer with radiating ribs upper right. "ATTACK from MARS" two-line jagged red-and-yellow bevelled logo. Teal-blue night city skyline, fireballs and smoke.

Distinctive

The most memorable feature is the trio of green-blue reptilian aliens with domed skulls, glowing red eyes and wide fanged mouths, one of them carrying a red-haired woman in a torn white top limp in its arms. A second huge element is the enormous black saucer with a purple-lit rim that dominates the left half of the glass, echoed by a smaller lime-green ribbed saucer on the right. The logo is a two-line jagged red-and-yellow bevelled design with the small word from squeezed between ATTACK and MARS.

Setting

  • Night-time city skyline with lit tower windows
  • Burning city with fireballs and red smoke
  • Outer space with a flying saucer

Symbols

  • Flying saucers
  • Missile
  • Fireball explosions
  • Red smoke plume
  • City towers
  • Neon sign
  • Glowing red eyes
  • Clawed hands

Lettering

  • Large jagged red block capitals with thick yellow inner bevel and black outline, small lowercase red word with yellow outline between the lines, plus a red cursive script logo in the top right

Themes

  • Science fiction
  • Alien invasion
  • Abduction
  • Flying saucer
  • City under attack
  • Monster

Title on it

  • Attack from mars

Text on it

  • ATTACK
  • from
  • MARS
  • Bally
  • EDDYS
Who and what
Kind Description
Alien Central large green-blue reptilian humanoid with domed crested skull, glowing red eyes, open fanged mouth, segmented scaly torso and limbs, cradling a woman in its arms
Woman Young adult, long bright red hair, pale skin, torn white sleeveless top, head thrown back, one arm raised, carried horizontally by the central alien
Alien Lower left, smaller green-blue fanged reptilian with red eyes, one arm raised with clawed hand
Alien Lower right, third green-blue fanged reptilian with red eyes, arm extended
Vehicle Huge black domed flying saucer with purple rim and small portholes filling the left centre
Vehicle Lime-green ribbed saucer with a white domed centre hovering at upper right
Vehicle Missile with orange flame trail crossing the upper left above the skyline
Other Small red neon sign on a pole in the left middle distance among low buildings
Full description

A wide, roughly symmetrical airbrushed science-fiction backglass. Across the upper third a large two-line logo reads ATTACK from MARS in jagged red block capitals with heavy yellow inner bevel and black outline, the smaller word from tucked between the two lines; a red cursive manufacturer script logo sits in the top right corner. Behind the logo is a teal-blue night city skyline of flat-topped towers with grids of lit windows. The centre is dominated by a green-blue reptilian alien with a domed skull, glowing red eyes, a fanged grimacing mouth and segmented scaly limbs, holding a limp red-haired woman in a torn white sleeveless top, her head thrown back and one arm flung upward. Two more of the same fanged aliens crowd in at the lower left and lower right, one raising an arm. A huge black domed flying saucer with a purple rim fills the left middle, while a smaller lime-green saucer with radiating ribs hovers upper right. The right half dissolves into yellow and orange fireballs and red smoke; a missile with a flame trail crosses the upper left. Dominant colours are red, yellow, teal blue, black. No score display; figures and saucers occupy the lower playfield area.

Attack from Mars backglass

Backglass Remake

  • red
  • blue
  • yellow
  • black

Fingerprint: attack from mars title in huge red block letters with yellow fill-shadow, screaming red-haired woman in torn white blouse being held aloft by four bulky blue-green aliens with red glowing eyes, giant purple space rocket sweeping diagonally, lime-green flying saucer with lit white dome hovering right over yellow-orange explosion, long black clawed arm reaching from lower right, red-and-white martini sign reading OUT OF EDDY'S

Distinctive

The hook is a screaming red-haired woman in a torn white blouse being carried off and held aloft by a pack of four gaping, red-eyed blue-green aliens, while a giant purple space rocket bullet forms a diagonal backdrop behind them. A lime-green flying saucer with a lit white dome hovers at the right over a huge yellow explosion, with a long black clawed arm reaching in from the lower right. The oversized red-and-yellow title ATTACK from MARS stretches across the entire upper third over burning red smoke and a grey-blue city skyline. A small red diner-style sign reading OUT OF EDDY'S sits on a lamp post at the left, an incongruous gag detail.

Setting

  • Grey-blue city skyline of flat-topped high-rise towers
  • Black smoke clouds
  • Red burning sky
  • Yellow-orange explosion
  • Pink and grey street wall at lower left
  • Purple-black rocket hull

Symbols

  • Flying saucer
  • Giant rocket/space bullet
  • Martini glass on a sign
  • Explosion starburst
  • Street lamp

Lettering

  • Huge slanted red uppercase block letters with yellow drop-shadow and black outline, the word from in smaller rounded red-and-yellow script between the two title words; company name in red cursive at top right

Themes

  • Martian invasion
  • Alien abduction
  • Flying saucer
  • City destruction
  • Science fiction horror

Title on it

  • Attack from mars

Text on it

  • ATTACK
  • from
  • MARS
  • Bally
  • OUT OF EDDY'S
Who and what
Kind Description
Alien Large central monster, blue-green scaly skin, ridged brain-like crest, glowing red eyes, mouth full of long pointed teeth, clawed hands spread wide, head thrown back
Alien Lower-left creature, same blue-green scaly body, red eyes, snarling toothy mouth, one arm reaching outward
Alien Lower-centre-right creature crouching, ridged back, red eyes, teeth bared, ribbed pale blue torso
Alien Right-side creature, arm raised upward toward the saucer, red eyes and open jaws
Woman Young woman with long flowing orange-red hair, white torn off-shoulder blouse, orange skirt, limp arched-back pose with one arm flung up, held aloft by the aliens
Vehicle Large lime-green flying saucer, elliptical with radial segment lines and a glowing white dome, hovering at right
Creature Long dark blue clawed arm and hand reaching in from the lower right beneath the saucer
Full description

A painted, airbrushed sci-fi attack scene on a city skyline backdrop. Top half: flat blue-green high-rise silhouettes under a grey sky, with a huge black smoke mass and a red-orange burning sky at right. The title dominates the upper third: ATTACK in huge red block letters with a yellow fill-shadow and black outline, the small lowercase word from beneath it, then MARS again in the same giant red-and-yellow style, slanted. Top-right corner carries a red script company logo. A red-and-white martini-glass sign on a street lamp at left reads OUT OF EDDY'S. Below, a giant purple and black bullet-shaped rocket/cylinder sweeps from lower-left up to the right. Four bulky blue-green monsters with red glowing eyes, gaping mouths of sharp teeth and finned backs clutch a limp woman with long orange-red hair, a torn white top and orange skirt. At right a lime-green saucer with radiating segments and a white glowing dome hovers above a yellow-and-orange explosion, with a black clawed hand reaching out below it.

Attack from Mars backglass

Backglass Standard

  • red
  • black
  • silver
  • orange

Fingerprint: ATTACK from MARS in red-yellow bevelled letters, chrome-violet skeletal robot with round red eyes and bared teeth carrying screaming red-haired woman, three identical snarling robots flanking, dark maroon saucer hull diagonal crossing, orange fireball explosions with red forked lightning, yellow-striped flying craft upper right, airbrushed sci-fi horror scene

Distinctive

A giant chrome-and-violet skeletal robot with round glowing red eyes and bared metal teeth carrying off a screaming red-haired woman in a torn white top and short green skirt, ringed by three more of the same monsters. Behind them a huge maroon saucer hull slices diagonally across the frame against a wall of orange fireball explosions and forked red lightning. The word 'from' is tucked in tiny red script between the two enormous red-and-yellow title words ATTACK and MARS.

Setting

  • Silhouetted city skyline at top
  • Dark maroon disc-shaped spacecraft hull on diagonal
  • Huge orange and yellow explosion fireball on right
  • Purple-grey panel with red sign at lower left

Symbols

  • Red glowing robot eyes
  • Exclamation-like lightning bolts
  • Torch emblem on a red sign at lower left

Lettering

  • Very heavy angular sans-serif capitals, crimson red fill with yellow inner bevel and white outer drop shadow; the connecting word in small red script with yellow outline

Themes

  • Martian invasion
  • Alien robots
  • Kidnapped woman
  • City under attack
  • Science fiction horror

Title on it

  • Attack from mars

Text on it

  • ATTACK
  • from
  • MARS
Who and what
Kind Description
Robot Large central skeletal robot, chrome and violet body, domed skull, round red glowing eyes, bared metallic teeth, one clawed hand raised, holding the woman
Woman Young adult, long flowing auburn-red hair, torn white sleeveless top, short olive-green skirt, bare legs, red high-heeled shoes, head thrown back, mouth open screaming
Robot Lower left chrome robot with red eyes, bared teeth, arm reaching right
Robot Lower centre-right chrome robot with red eyes, bared teeth, arm outstretched to the right
Robot Far right chrome robot with red eyes, arms extended over the explosions
Vehicle Yellow and olive disc-shaped flying craft with a domed top hovering at upper right
Vehicle Large dark maroon disc-shaped hull crossing diagonally behind the figures
Full description

Painted airbrushed sci-fi horror scene. Across the top a huge two-line title reads ATTACK in crimson block capitals with yellow and white bevelled outlines, the word from in smaller yellow-outlined red script tucked between, and MARS below in matching heavy angular red letters. A silhouetted city skyline of dark blue-grey towers with lit windows runs behind the title along the upper edge. The centre is dominated by a glossy chrome-and-violet skeletal robot monster with a domed skull, round red glowing eyes and bared metallic teeth, one clawed hand raised, gripping and carrying a young woman. She has long flowing auburn-red hair, a torn white sleeveless top, a short olive-green skirt, bare legs and red high-heeled shoes, head thrown back in terror. Three more identical snarling chrome robots crowd the lower edge, arms outstretched, red eyes aglow. Behind them a dark maroon disc-shaped spaceship hull cuts a diagonal, and the right half erupts in orange, yellow and white fireball explosions threaded with red lightning. A yellow-striped flying-saucer-like craft with a domed top hovers at upper right. Lower left shows a purple-grey panel with a red sign and a small torch icon.