1970 · Bally
Bali-Hi
Known for Top hole, Left saucer, Right saucer and Advance Bonus. Flat acid lime-green field on the left and right thirds, turquoise and teal angular geometric planes radiating across the upper half, magenta wedge shapes behind the central figure and a fan or shell-shaped teal disc with radiating lines at top centre.
- Year
- 1970
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Hole
Top hole
- saucer
Left saucer
- saucer
Right saucer
- Target
Advance Bonus
On the playfield
Holes 3
- Top hole
- Left saucer saucer
- Right saucer saucer
Bumper 1
- Red and blue pop bumpers
Targets 2
- Advance Bonus
- Upper left standup target
Lanes 3
- Top rollover buttons rollover buttons
- Upper left kicker lane
- Opening gates buttons rollover buttons
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Centre, three-quarter view facing left, orange-red skin, pink-tinted aviator sunglasses, arched dark brows, bright red lips, white pearl necklace, teal/green top, enormous magenta wide-brimmed hat with a yellow band, holding a small orange-and-pink striped rectangular card or fan
- woman Lower centre foreground, head in profile facing left, orange skin, closed eye with thick black lashes, red lips, ornate cream-and-gold filigree crown with scrollwork, pink and silver ruffled collar, large decorative collar of pink and teal shapes below
- other Right side, small standing figure, pale blue hood or shower cap, orange face, red lips, black robe with yellow zigzag trim, holding two dark round discs with straps
Setting
- Flat acid lime-green field on the left and right thirds
- Turquoise and teal angular geometric planes radiating across the upper half
- Magenta wedge shapes behind the central figure
- A fan or shell-shaped teal disc with radiating lines at top centre
Text on it
- Bally
- BEAU
- 1 TO 70
- 80
- 10
- 30
- 50
- 40
- 70
- 00
- 1 2 0 7 0
- 1 UP
- 0 3 7 9 0
- 2 UP
- 3 UP
- 4 UP
- 0 0 0 0 0
- 1 TO 4
- CAN PLAY
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- BALL IN PLAY
- GAME OVER
Made by
- Design
- Ted Zale
- Art
- Christian Marche
Reference
Linked terms
- Top hole also called Top saucer
- Left saucer also called Bonus saucers
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- yellow
- orange
- green
- blue
Fingerprint: Four starburst-topped bumper caps and mushroom-shaped lamps crowding upper field, long V of fifteen rollover lanes labeled one-thousand through six-thousand, gold stick-figure woman juggling balls, saucer-printed background, pale blue sky-green artwork
The single most memorable element is the cluster of four starburst-topped pop bumper caps and four mushroom-shaped lamps crowding the saucer-printed upper playfield. Below them, a long V of fifteen rollover lanes labelled 1000 through 6000 fans out into a pink arrow reading LITES GATE BUTTONS. A gold stick-figure sketch of a woman juggling balls is printed low and centred on the apron area next to the red cursive manufacturer name and the city line. A white PANORAMA TILT ENDS BALL placard sits on the right of the lower deck.
Setting
- Pale blue and green sky-like upper playfield with clouds
- Outer metal ball guides and side rails framing the field
- Orange and blue starburst lower deck
- Cabinet front apron below the playfield
Symbols
- Flying saucer discs
- Five-pointed stars
- Starburst rings on bumper caps
- Mushroom-shaped lamps
- Playing-card suits in the red-and-white side plastics
- Score values 10, 100, 1000 to 6000
- Checkered flag motif on the right apron
Notable shapes
- V-shaped fan of fifteen rollover lanes
- Large circular saucer printed across the top third
- Semicircular ball guides in both upper corners
- Outlanes with printed kicker rails
- Star-shaped raised platform
Art motifs
- Airbrushed gradients
- Psychedelic red and white starburst graphics
- Radiating speed lines from the upper playfield centre
- Pink arrow banner
- Geometric v of rollover lanes
Themes
- Flying saucer
- Space
- Science fiction
- Card and bonus motif
Text on it
- LITE VALUE
- SCORES
- 100 BALL VALUE
- SELECT BONUS 100
- ADVANCE BONUS 100
- LITES GATE BUTTONS
- SPIN BUTTON GATE
- SPIN TOP GATE
- GATE OPEN WHEN LIT
- 100
- 1000
- 10
- SAME PLAYER
- SHOOTS AGAIN
- PANORAMA
- TILT
- ENDS BALL
- FLIPPER BUTTON
- 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
- INSERT BINGO CARD
- 5 BALLS
- 2 PLAYS - 1 QUARTER
- MANUFACTURING CORP
- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60618
- 2 PLAYS QUARTER
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Stylised gold-outlined stick-figure woman juggling three balls, printed low and centred on the apron area |
| Creature | Stylised cartoon humanoid with a red body and green head raised on a green star platform at the centre of the upper playfield |
| Other | Small red-and-yellow jester or clown-like figure on the left lower deck near the spinner lane |
Full-length view of an electro-mechanical playfield photographed in its cabinet, so the painted yellow-and-green playfield sits inside polished metal side rails above a chrome coin door with two coin windows reading 2 PLAYS QUARTER, and the black cabinet legs and a coiled ball-launcher cable appear at the bottom. The top third is pale blue sky-green with a large red-and-white flying saucer, a small flying saucer disc and four pop bumper caps printed with pink-and-blue starburst rings; four round mushroom lamps and four bumper bodies marked 100 sit between them. Curved metal ball guides sweep down both upper corners. Across the middle runs a V-shaped run of fifteen rollover lanes printed with the values 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 and 6000, flanked by SELECT BONUS 100 panels, above a pink arrow reading LITES GATE BUTTONS with SPIN BUTTON GATE and SPIN TOP GATE on either side and 1000 GATE on the right. The lower deck is orange and blue with a green starburst, a spinner in the left orbit, a small upright figure on a raised green star platform, and a white panel reading PANORAMA TILT ENDS BALL. Dominant colours are yellow, orange, green and blue.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- lime green
- magenta
- turquoise
- orange
Fingerprint: beau: Pink-white striped tapered BEAU logo filling left third with pink-white wing shape behind on lime-green field, woman in vast magenta wide-brimmed hat and pink aviator sunglasses foreground, crowned female head in profile with ornate filigree crown overlay, tiny orange-faced figure in shower cap at right
A huge pink-and-white striped tapered word logo filling the left third, with a second enormous pink-and-white fin or wing shape behind it, over an acid lime-green field. A woman in a vast magenta wide-brimmed hat and pink aviator sunglasses is overlapped in the foreground by a crowned female head in profile with an ornate gold filigree crown and closed, heavily lashed eye. A tiny orange-faced figure in a pale blue shower cap holding two dark discs sits at the right edge, dwarfed by everything else. Cream ribbon score panels with black mechanical reels snake across the top and bottom over a turquoise-and-green geometric background.
Setting
- Flat acid lime-green field on the left and right thirds
- Turquoise and teal angular geometric planes radiating across the upper half
- Magenta wedge shapes behind the central figure
- A fan or shell-shaped teal disc with radiating lines at top centre
Symbols
- Mechanical score reels with numerals
- Yellow up numerals 1 to 4
- Yellow hook shape
- Blue parasol or hand fan with radiating ribs
- Magenta rocket or plunger with orange bands
- Cream ribbon-shaped score panels
- White pearl necklace
- Gold filigree crown
- Striped cones and fins
- Black scalloped awning shapes along the top of the art
Lettering
- Large tapered block letters filled with pink-and-white diagonal stripes and outlined in black, plus a small grey cursive signature above
Themes
- Pop art
- Surreal collage
- Fashion illustration
- Abstract geometric
- Carnival or showgirl imagery
Title on it
- Beau
Text on it
- Bally
- BEAU
- 1 TO 70
- 80
- 10
- 30
- 50
- 40
- 70
- 00
- 1 2 0 7 0
- 1 UP
- 0 3 7 9 0
- 2 UP
- 3 UP
- 4 UP
- 0 0 0 0 0
- 1 TO 4
- CAN PLAY
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- BALL IN PLAY
- GAME OVER
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Centre, three-quarter view facing left, orange-red skin, pink-tinted aviator sunglasses, arched dark brows, bright red lips, white pearl necklace, teal/green top, enormous magenta wide-brimmed hat with a yellow band, holding a small orange-and-pink striped rectangular card or fan |
| Woman | Lower centre foreground, head in profile facing left, orange skin, closed eye with thick black lashes, red lips, ornate cream-and-gold filigree crown with scrollwork, pink and silver ruffled collar, large decorative collar of pink and teal shapes below |
| Other | Right side, small standing figure, pale blue hood or shower cap, orange face, red lips, black robe with yellow zigzag trim, holding two dark round discs with straps |
Illuminated rectangular backglass filled with a bright pop-art collage on a lime-green and turquoise geometric background. Left third: a large pink-and-white striped tapered logo reading BEAU, with a grey cursive maker signature above it. Centre: a stylised woman in three-quarter view with orange-red skin, aviator sunglasses with pink lenses, bright red lipstick, a string of white pearls and a teal top, wearing an enormous magenta wide-brimmed hat with a yellow band; she holds a small orange-and-pink striped card or fan near her chest. In front of her, lower centre, a larger crowned female head in profile facing left, orange skin, closed eye with heavy black lashes, red lips, wearing an ornate cream-and-gold filigree crown and a pink-and-silver ruffled collar. Right: a small figure in a pale blue hood or shower cap with an orange face, red lips and a black robe with yellow zigzag trim, holding two dark round discs. Upper right: a magenta rocket-like form with orange bands, a blue parasol/fan shape and a yellow hook. Four cream score panels with mechanical reels and yellow UP numerals, and a red reel strip across the top, overlay the art.