1962 · Rally
Beach Games
Beach scene with two striped beach huts across the top, yellow sunburst sky behind the upper figures, stylised teal and navy wave band across the lower third and red-orange scrubby hedge band behind the beach games title.
- Year
- 1962
- Maker
- Rally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Vision analysis
On the playfield
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- blue
- yellow
- red
- cream
Fingerprint: Giant yellow starburst towering blue ocean splash topless woman orange bikini victory gesture arms up flanked leaping fish, enormous yellow BEACH GAMES lettering split left right of star, row four red-yellow starburst bumpers 10 WHEN LIT, orange flame-like plastics, surreal crowded composition skiffs surfers sunbathers divers packed around star
The single most memorable element is a giant yellow starburst standing in a towering blue ocean splash, with a topless cartoon woman in an orange bikini posed on one leg with both arms thrown up in a victory gesture, flanked by two leaping fish. Second, the enormous yellow BEACH GAMES lettering split into two halves left and right of the star so the star sits inside the title. Third, a row of four red-and-yellow starburst pop bumper caps reading 10 WHEN LIT, framed by orange flame-like plastics. Fourth, a surreal crowded composition of skiffs, a boy on a surfboard, sunbathers and divers packed around the star with no empty space. Fifth, the sun-faded yellowed cream cabinet and polished chrome side rails suggesting an unrestored older electro-mechanical game.
Setting
- Stylised ocean waves filling most of the playfield
- Sandy yellow beach in the lower third
- Pale sky behind the arched target values banner
- Plain cream cabinet apron and coin door area
Symbols
- Large five-pointed yellow star
- Radiating cream sunburst
- Two orange starfish
- White ocean foam splashes
- Wooden rowboat and skiffs
- Surfboard
- Scuba mask and snorkel
- Red-white-blue beach ball
- Round yellow value inserts 1-5
- Red-white-yellow starburst pop bumper caps
- Wooden folding chairs
- Surfboard and starfish ornaments on the apron cards
Notable shapes
- Giant central five-pointed star with radiating sunburst backing
- Arched target values banner over the top lane
- Two orange starfish starburst plaques in the lower left and lower right corners
- Tall arch cutout at the top for the ball return
- Narrow wire ramp corridor on the right edge
Art motifs
- Flat comic-strip colouring with heavy black outlines
- White splash highlights as a repeated motif
- Black-outlined retro cartoon sunbathers
- Arched target-value banner
- Cream and red card apron instructions
Themes
- Beach
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Summer holidays
- Competition
- Water sports
Title on it
- Beach games
Text on it
- BEACH GAMES
- TARGET VALUES
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 10 WHEN LIT
- SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- 700 OR WHEN LIT
- TO SERVE OR SKILL
- PRESS START FOR NEW GAME
- 1 PLAYER GAME
- 1-2 BALLS WHEN 20 OR MORE POINTS
- 30 POINTS AND TARGET
- 30 POINTS AND TARGETS
- SPECIAL when Lit
- DOUBLE WHEN LIT VALUE
- DOUBLE VALUE
- 4 POINTS
- 4 FLIPPER
- FLIPPERS
- 3 POINTS
- 50 POINTS
- REPLAY BOX
- For amusement only no wagering no prizes
- FLIPPER buttons on side of cabinet
- Animated ball on backglass indicates left and right target values.
- Complete both left and right 1-5 number sequences to light Special.
- Numbers must be completed in sequence.
- Lit numbers carry over from game to game.
- Completing same number on left and right targets lights center target for extra points.
- It’s more fun to compete! A game of skill.
- Free Game at 1,050 Points
- Free Game at 1,400 Points
- Free Game at 1,900 Points
- RALLY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | A topless cartoon sunbather with short dark hair, orange one-piece or bikini bottom, pale skin, standing on one leg on the central yellow star with both arms raised overhead, smiling, framed by a cream radiating sunburst shape |
| Child | A young boy in dark trunks with black hair at upper centre, seated in or behind a small green skiff, arms forward as if rowing |
| Other | A male surfer upper right, light-skinned with dark hair, arms out for balance, riding a blue board over a white splash |
| Other | A scuba diver lower left in a dark suit with white-trimmed mask and snorkel, arms extended swimming right |
| Other | A second diver lower right, dark-suited, black hair, one arm outstretched toward the star |
| Other | A reclining sunbather at bottom left on a yellow towel, dark hair, holding a folded newspaper or magazine |
| Animal | Two large stylised fish, one lower left with green-yellow striped body and blue fins leaping left, one mid-right with orange body and yellow belly leaping right, both drawn in comic outline |
| Animal | A small black jumping dolphin or porpoise printed on each of the two lower starfish starburst plaques |
A vertically-shot, well-lit electro-mechanical playfield on a cream-coloured cabinet, with a chrome rail and a plain cream apron. The playfield art is a bright, flat cartoon-comic beach scene dominated by a huge blue splash of ocean water and a big yellow five-pointed star at centre, on which a topless sunbather in orange swimwear stands arms raised. Huge chunky yellow block letters with black outline spell BEACH GAMES across the upper left and right, split by the star. An arched red-and-yellow TARGET VALUES banner curves over a row of round yellow value inserts 1 2 3 4 5. Four pop bumper caps read 10 WHEN LIT on red-and-yellow starburst discs. Lower playfield has two orange starfish plaques on blue wave backgrounds, four white flipper-bat prints marked 4 FLIPPER, two big striped fish, a red-white ball, and red BEACH GAMES script above the flippers. The apron carries five white instruction cards with red and black text plus a chrome ball ramp and lock bar.
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- yellow
- orange
- teal
- black
Fingerprint: beach games, two beach huts with striped awnings housing score windows across top, two pin-up bikini girls leaning across large segmented wheel with pictogram wedges, BEACH and GAMES in enormous yellow letters, teal-navy water with starfish turtle crab, vertical BALL IN PLAY strip at left edge
Two bikini-clad pin-up girls straddling a giant segmented beach-prize wheel form the centrepiece, with BEACH on the left and GAMES on the right in enormous yellow slab letters. A row of beach huts doubling as score windows caps the artwork, with striped awnings and numerals painted directly inside the window panes. Vertical white BALL IN PLAY lettering runs down a narrow strip at the far left edge, an unusual layout device. Two yellow instruction panels at the bottom read 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME and 1 OR MORE FUN TO COMPETE A GAME OF SKILL.
Setting
- Beach scene with two striped beach huts across the top
- Yellow sunburst sky behind the upper figures
- Stylised teal and navy wave band across the lower third
- Red-orange scrubby hedge band behind the beach games title
Symbols
- Segmented spinning prize wheel with animal pictograms
- Sunburst rays
- Beach ball
- Starfish
- Sea turtle
- Beach umbrella
- Cat
- Rowboat
- Shell/bucket
- Insect or crab on the right edge
Lettering
- Hand-drawn cartoon capitals, mid-century comic style, black outlines with yellow fill and orange drop shadows; ordinals nd/st set small and raised
Themes
- Beach
- Seaside holiday
- Summer games
- Prize wheel
- Swimwear pin-up
Title on it
- Beach games
Text on it
- BEACH
- GAMES
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- BALL IN PLAY
- PLAYERS
- 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY
- AT THE SAME TIME
- 1 OR MORE FUN TO COMPETE
- A GAME OF SKILL
- 6
- 8
- 3
- 1
- 2
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Left of centre, large pin-up, brown bobbed hair, green bikini, orange-tanned skin, barefoot, leaning forward onto the wheel with both hands |
| Other | Right of centre, large pin-up, black hair, red-and-white patterned bikini, orange-tanned skin, barefoot, hands on the opposite side of the wheel |
| Man | Top centre, tanned, short dark hair, red swim trunks, holding an orange striped beach ball aloft in his right hand |
| Woman | Top centre, black hair, black one-piece swimsuit, arms raised behind her head, taller than the man, standing on the wheel rim |
| Other | Lower right, one boy in dark trunks holding a long-handled beach net, one girl in a red swimsuit holding a striped bucket |
| Other | Lower left, two figures seated in a brown rowing boat or skiff on the water |
| Other | Yellow and olive fish left and right, an orange starfish bottom-centre-left, a brown sea turtle bottom-centre-right |
| Other | Black cat and striped beach umbrella with a bag on the left shoulder; a wooden pier/boardwalk fragment in the bottom-right corner |
A rectangular painted backglass in a bright mid-century cartoon style. Two beach huts with striped orange-and-cream awnings sit across the top, each sheltering a row of four small square score windows; the left window row shows black numerals 6, 8 and 3 with an unlit blank first window, the right row shows 1, 1, 2, 2. Below the huts a yellow sunburst radiates behind a young man in red swim trunks holding an orange beach ball and a woman in a black one-piece swimsuit. The centre is dominated by two large pin-up bikini girls leaning towards each other over a large segmented spinning prize wheel, rendered in alternating yellow and olive-green wedges containing tiny pictograms (horse, bird, fish, cat, wheel, arrow). The word BEACH occupies the middle left and GAMES the middle right in huge yellow block letters outlined in black. The lower third is stylised teal-and-navy water with fish, a starfish, a turtle, a crab, a rowboat with a couple, beach-umbrella and bag on the left, two children with a beach net and bucket on the right, and a vertical white strip reading BALL IN PLAY at the left edge.