2018 · Stern
Beatles
Known for Upper-right loop, FAB drops, FOUR drops and Drive My Car. Flat dark green with radiating lighter-green starburst rays, scattered four-pointed white and pale-green sparkle stars, pale teal angular geometric floor/platform shapes along the bottom edge and several black stage spotlights on brackets at the top corners and left and right edges.
- Year
- 2018
- Maker
- Stern
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- LCD screen
- Players
- 4
Known for
- loop
Upper-right loop
- Target
FAB drops
- Target
FOUR drops
- Mode
Drive My Car
- Mode
Ticket to Ride
- Multiball
All My Loving
- Wizard mode
Beatlemania
- Multiball
Taxman Multiball
3 games under this title
On the playfield
Orbit 1
- Upper-right loop loop
Targets 6
- FAB drops
- FOUR drops
- 1964 drops
- Super Jackpot standup
- Beatles standups
- Mystery targets
Lane 1
- Star rollover rollover
Flipper 1
- Upper flipper extra flipper
Lights 2
- Advance Loops inserts
- Advance Multipliers inserts
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Far left, mop of dark brown hair, mouth open singing, grey suit, white shirt, black tie, holding a sunburst orange-to-brown four-string electric bass with a white pickguard, standing behind a chrome microphone stand
- man Second from left, dark hair, broad grin, grey suit with black tie, holding a cream/gold single-cutaway electric guitar, in front of a chrome microphone stand
- man Third, seated behind a black drum kit with a ludwig bass drum, silver cymbals, dark shaggy hair, smiling, grey suit, holding drumsticks
- man Far right, dark hair, mouth open singing, grey suit with black tie, playing a black-and-white angular electric guitar, in front of a chrome microphone stand
Setting
- Flat dark green with radiating lighter-green starburst rays
- Scattered four-pointed white and pale-green sparkle stars
- Pale teal angular geometric floor/platform shapes along the bottom edge
- Several black stage spotlights on brackets at the top corners and left and right edges
Text on it
- The
- BEATLES
- Ludwig
- THE BEATLES
- BEATLEMANIA
- PINBALL
- 1 to 4 PLAYERS
- A Game Of Skill
- DELUXE SLUG
- KUPPER
- PRICE COINS
- Paul McCartney
- George Harrison
- John Lennon
- Ringo Starr
- KAPOW!
- Stern
- ©2010 Apple Corps. Ltd. A Beatles™ product
- 830-6427-KB
- MEET THE BEATLES
- PLEASE PLEASE ME
- WITH THE BEATLES
- A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
- PEPPERMINT TWIST
- THE BEATLES YESTERDAY
- HELP!
How it plays
-
Modes 5
- Drive My Car
- Ticket to Ride
- I Should Have Known Better
- It Won't Be Long
- Competition Mode
-
Multiballs 2
- All My Loving
- Taxman Multiball
-
Goals 1
- Mode Super Jackpot
-
Awards 1
- BEATLEMANIA letters
-
Wizard modes 1
- Beatlemania
Made by
- Design
- George Gomez
- Art
- Christopher Franchi
- Mechanics
- Tom Kopera
- Software
- Dean Grover
- Sound
- Jerry Thompson
- Music
- The Beatles
- Display animation
- Eric Drucker
Reference
Linked terms
- Upper-right loop also called upper loop
- Upper flipper also called upper-right flipper
- FAB drops also called FAB
- FOUR drops also called FOUR
- Mystery targets also called Light Mystery
- Drive My Car also called Loop Mania
- Ticket to Ride also called Super Spinners
- I Should Have Known Better also called Drop Target Frenzy
- It Won't Be Long also called Super Pop Bumpers
- Beatlemania also called Hard Day's Night
- Mode Super Jackpot also called Super Jackpot
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Gold
- turquoise
- cream
- red
- black
Fingerprint: The Beatles, cream circular medallion bearing THE BEATLES in black capitals, painted five-man band in grey suits on stage, enormous cloud of translucent round bubble pop bumpers blanketing upper playfield beneath clear plastic dome, oversized yellow flippers with red rubber
The most memorable single element is the cream circular medallion in the middle of the playfield bearing THE BEATLES in black serif capitals, ringed by lamps and sitting directly beneath a painted five-man band in grey suits on a stage. Second is the enormous cloud of translucent round bubble pop bumpers blanketing the upper playfield beneath a big clear plastic dome, which makes the top half look like frosted glass. Third, the pair of oversized yellow flippers with red rubber sleeves sweeping across a black WHEN LIT lower-deck insert. Fourth, the top backbox panel showing four black-and-white band photographs with THE BEATLES in large white letters. Fifth, the yellow cards on the apron: a QR-code insert, a black-and-gold vinyl record graphic, and a dense yellow rules card.
Setting
- Ornamental cream-and-red stage proscenium frame
- Turquoise sky behind the painted band
- Star-spangled teal upper playfield
- Glossy black lower deck below when lit
- Gold-sparkled cabinet rail at the very bottom of the shot
- Black backbox panel with band photographs at the top
Symbols
- 45rpm vinyl record graphic on the apron card
- Qr code
- Star shapes
- Card-suit-like coloured insert circles
- Curved arrows on ramp plastics
- Stacked numeric value inserts (1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 9x)
- Million ladder lettering in the upper playfield
Notable shapes
- Big circular cream title medallion in the exact centre
- Baroque proscenium arch framing the bandstand painting
- Clear dome over the upper playfield
- Curved metal orbit rail spanning the top
- 45rpm record circle on the apron card
- Triangular rainbow wedges in the lower apron corners
Art motifs
- Ornamental baroque proscenium scrollwork framing the centre bandstand
- Swirling rainbow arc bands
- Ribbon and banner lettering
- Sunburst rays in the apron corner wedges
- Confetti-like white stars
Themes
- 1960s pop and beat group
- Band on stage
- Record singles
- Jukebox-era nostalgia
- Television variety show
Title on it
- The beatles
Text on it
- THE BEATLES
- BEATLES
- USA
- SUPER VALUE
- SUPER JACKPOT
- SUPER BALL BONUS
- SUPER SLAM
- WHEN LIT
- MILLION
- INSIDER CONNECTED
- SCAN THIS CODE TO JOIN!
- USE YOUR QR CODE
- INSTRUCTIONS TO BEGIN
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Five male musicians painted in a pop-art style band portrait, all in matching dark grey suits and dark hair; one seated at a white drum kit in the centre, two standing at either side with guitars, one figure standing with arms raised behind them. flat shading, black outlines, no fine facial detail. |
| Other | Small painted vignette portraits of head-and-shoulders faces in circular and oval medallions scattered around the centre medallion and along the side rails, in flat red, blue and cream. |
A full view down a solid-state playfield, shot from above the lock-down bar, with the whole illuminated machine visible. The dominant artwork is a painted 1960s-style bandstand scene set inside a cream-and-red ornamental frame: five male musicians in dark grey suits play against a turquoise sky, one at a drum kit, others holding guitars. Below them sits a cream circular medallion logo reading THE BEATLES in black serif caps, flanked by coloured insert lamps and arc lettering that reads SUPER VALUE, SUPER JACKPOT and SUPER BALL BONUS. Two long yellow flipper bats with red rubber sleeves angle inwards over a black lower-deck insert reading WHEN LIT, surrounded by red and yellow swooping ramp plastics. The lower apron carries three printed cards: a red QR-code card, a black-and-gold 45rpm record card, and a yellow instructions card. Dominant colours are turquoise and teal across the upper and side walls, cream and pale pink in the centre, red and yellow on plastics and banners, and black in the lower deck. Style is flat, saturated, airbrushed pop-art illustrative work with heavy black outlines and drop shadows, overlaid on a dense scatter of white bubble-style pop bumpers and clear plastics.
Playfield Diamond
- turquoise
- purple
- yellow
- white
Fingerprint: The beatles: giant human face with round wire-frame glasses spanning upper field with beatles love medallion on forehead, four band-member portraits with hand-lettered names, large photo of musicians on stage in dark suits, teal background with rainbow art, classic 1960s pop band theme
The standout feature is an enormous painted face with round wire-frame spectacles lying horizontally across the upper playfield, with a cream oval 'Beatles Love' medallion on the forehead. Second is the round-up of individually labelled band-member portraits ('John', 'Paul', 'George', 'Ringo') floating on turquoise above a full-colour photo of the four musicians on stage. Third, the rainbow-coloured rainbow-bow arcs and radiating sunburst stripes framing the lower apron cards. Fourth, a small flipper-card mirror gallery in the top-left lane.
Setting
- Turquoise sky and water
- Photographic collage collage of 1960s-era band photos
- Rainbow and sunburst stripe graphics
- Stage performance photo
Symbols
- Playing-card suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades)
- Stars
- Rainbows
- Sunburst rays
- Electric guitars
- Drum kit
- Microphone stands
- Movie camera
- Vintage microphone
- Film strip
- Record/disc
- Speech-bubble starbursts
- Flag sticker reading 'usa'
Notable shapes
- A large circular cutout/dome in the centre of the playfield with a chrome ring
- An arching ball guide that frames the giant face
- Two triangular slings
- An oval medallion medallion at the top centre of the lower deck
- Curved rainbow-bow bands on each lower side
Art motifs
- Giant portrait face
- Photo-collage cutouts with hand-lettered names
- Retro rainbow gradients
- Speech bubbles
- Starburst call-outs
- Award-plaque framing
Themes
- 1960s pop band
- Music
- Concert
- Album artwork collage
- Tribute/limited edition
Title on it
- The beatles
Text on it
- THE BEATLES
- Beatles
- LOVE
- USA
- John
- Paul
- George
- Ringo
- BALLWALL
- TICKET LOCKED
- ALL MY LOVING
- DRIVE MY CAR
- I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
- TICKET TO RIDE
- HELP
- RUN AWAY
- LET IT BE
- GET 'EM
- SCORE
- PAY 2X
- BONUS
- BEATLES
- WHEN LIT
- THE FABULOUS
- THIS GAME IS
- OF 100
- DIAMOND
- EDITIONS
- The 50s
- START
- Sound Plunger
- GET A BONUS WHEN LIT
- Some Things Never Change
- 1964
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Giant painted male face with round wire-frame glasses spanning the upper playfield, seen from above, with a cream oval 'beatles love' badge on the forehead |
| Man | Portrait with mop-top brown hair labelled 'john', upper left-centre |
| Man | Portrait labelled 'george', centre left |
| Man | Portrait labelled 'ringo', right of centre with round glasses |
| Man | Portrait labelled 'paul', far right |
| Man | Four men in matching dark blue suits, two playing guitars and one at drums, in a large photographic collage across the lower centre |
| Woman | Several small female faces in vintage hairstyles at the top-right corner artwork and inside the flipper-card mirror gallery |
A full-length colour playfield shot from above, dominated by teal/turquoise water and sky-blue background with rainbow-hued art. Upper third: a giant human face with round wire-frame glasses lying across the field, over a cream oval badge reading 'Beatles Love' in red-and-black letters; a small mirrorball-like disc and two saucer caps sit above it. Four painted band-member portraits with hand-lettered first names ('John', 'Paul', 'George', 'Ringo') are scattered mid-field, above a centre round glass dome. Lower half: a large painted photo of four men in dark blue suits playing guitars and drums on a stage, framed by a red-bordered arc of song-title plates. Two yellow rubber flippers and a black round post sit below, over a purple lower-deck area; the side aprons carry big illustrated title panels. Colours: turquoise, purple, yellow-orange, white.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Gold
- green
- teal
- grey
- pink
Fingerprint: The BEATLES BEATLEMANIA PINBALL with four grey-suited band members standing in row at microphone stands, sunburst electric instruments (bass, guitars, drums), pastel rainbow-gradient block-letter logo upper third, miniature record sleeves scattered along bottom edge, white facsimile signatures below figures, yellow deluxe slug pricing sticker top right, pop-art screen-printed look
Four grey-suited band members standing shoulder to shoulder with their facsimile signatures painted in white across the lower third, the two guitars and full drum kit lined up as a 1960s pop group portrait. The enormous multi-coloured pastel 'BEATLES' block lettering, with each letter in a different soft hue, dominating the top half. Miniature record sleeves and singles propped along the bottom edge like scattered photographs. A small yellow 'DELUXE SLUG' pricing sticker oddly pasted over the top-right of the artwork.
Setting
- Flat dark green with radiating lighter-green starburst rays
- Scattered four-pointed white and pale-green sparkle stars
- Pale teal angular geometric floor/platform shapes along the bottom edge
- Several black stage spotlights on brackets at the top corners and left and right edges
Symbols
- Record sleeves and singles propped along the bottom
- Drum kit with cymbals
- Three chrome microphone stands
- Black stage spotlights
- Four-pointed sparkle stars
- Radiating starburst rays
- Yellow deluxe slug pricing sticker
Lettering
- Huge chunky three-dimensional sans-serif block letters, 'the' in small white lowercase, 'beatles' filled with soft pastel gradients (pink, lilac, pale yellow, mint, peach) with thick white faces and dark drop shadows; 'beatlemania' in bold teal block letters with dark outline, and 'pinball' spelled on separate pink/yellow/lilac rectangular tiles; supporting text in italic script and mixed-case banners
Themes
- Band
- Music
- Pop group
- Guitars
- Drum kit
- Record sleeves
- Signatures
- Stage lighting
- 1960s mod styling
Title on it
- The beatles beatlemania pinball
Text on it
- The
- BEATLES
- Ludwig
- THE BEATLES
- BEATLEMANIA
- PINBALL
- 1 to 4 PLAYERS
- A Game Of Skill
- DELUXE SLUG
- KUPPER
- PRICE COINS
- Paul McCartney
- George Harrison
- John Lennon
- Ringo Starr
- KAPOW!
- Stern
- ©2010 Apple Corps. Ltd. A Beatles™ product
- 830-6427-KB
- MEET THE BEATLES
- PLEASE PLEASE ME
- WITH THE BEATLES
- A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
- PEPPERMINT TWIST
- THE BEATLES YESTERDAY
- HELP!
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Far left, mop of dark brown hair, mouth open singing, grey suit, white shirt, black tie, holding a sunburst orange-to-brown four-string electric bass with a white pickguard, standing behind a chrome microphone stand |
| Man | Second from left, dark hair, broad grin, grey suit with black tie, holding a cream/gold single-cutaway electric guitar, in front of a chrome microphone stand |
| Man | Third, seated behind a black drum kit with a ludwig bass drum, silver cymbals, dark shaggy hair, smiling, grey suit, holding drumsticks |
| Man | Far right, dark hair, mouth open singing, grey suit with black tie, playing a black-and-white angular electric guitar, in front of a chrome microphone stand |
Illustrated pop-art backglass showing four young men in matching grey two-piece suits with black ties, standing in a row across a teal-green stage against a dark green starburst backdrop. Left to right: a mop-haired man at a microphone stand playing a sunburst electric bass, a grinning man holding a cream-gold electric guitar, a seated smiling man at a black drum kit, and a man singing into a mic while playing a black-and-white electric guitar. Behind them a huge pastel rainbow-gradient block-letter logo fills the upper third, with a small yellow 'DELUXE SLUG' price sticker pasted over the top right. The drum head reads 'Ludwig' and 'THE BEATLES'. Scattered along the lower edge are miniature record sleeves and singles, and painted white facsimile autographs run beneath the figures. Lower left a cream-and-navy plaque reads '1 to 4 PLAYERS - A Game Of Skill'; lower right, teal-and-lilac angular 'BEATLEMANIA' lettering with 'PINBALL' on coloured tiles. Logos and a copyright line sit in the bottom right corner. Bright, clean, screen-printed look with heavy black outlines and starbursts.
Backglass Diamond
- blue
- cyan
- dark brown
- white
Fingerprint: the beatles / beatlemania pinball, white circular disc bearing tall black hand-lettered logo, four enormous mop-top male portrait heads filling edges, concert photo inset four musicians purple suits, YEAH bursts autographs top, gold vinyl record purple sunburst pastel wordmark lower, rock memorabilia magazine cassette guitar ticket drums
The dominant feature is the huge white central disc carrying a tall, narrow, hand-lettered black logo whose oversized initial letter is far taller than the rest of the word. Four giant photographic-style male portrait heads crowd the left and right edges, two of them cropped by the top corners, with halftone dot shading on the cheeks. The top edge carries a photographic stage inset of four musicians in identical purple suits with three yellow YEAH exclamation bursts and two white facsimile autographs over it. A gold vinyl record with a purple sunburst sits at bottom centre, overprinted by a chunky pastel pink, yellow and green wordmark in mixed-case letterforms. The four corner clusters of miniature memorabilia (magazine, cassette, guitar, pennant, bongos, ticket, drum kit) are unusually detailed and individually readable.
Setting
- Flat graphic pop background: blue field of overlapping translucent circles behind green sunburst wedges radiating from behind the central disc, with silhouetted crowd hands with fingers raised flanking the top photo band
Symbols
- Gold vinyl record with purple label and radiating burst; three yellow yeah comic bursts with sparkle stars; white four-pointed star sparkles and lens flares; yellow concert ticket; cream triangular pennant; red-and-white bongo drum pair; drum kit with branded bass drum head; reel-to-reel style record player; toy electric guitar; audio cassette tape; four-petal record label graphics; two magazine covers
Lettering
- Tall condensed hand-lettered serif capitals in black on white for the centre logo; chunky playful mixed-case pastel letters with offset comic shadowing for the pinball wordmark; bold yellow comic-sans caps with white outline for the yeah bursts; white cursive facsimile signatures; small condensed sans-serif for copyright and part codes
Themes
- Musician tribute
- 1960s pop
- Band memorabilia
- Concert
- Music hall of fame style collage
- Record and singles
- Comic pop art
Title on it
- The beatles / beatlemania pinball
Text on it
- THE
- BEATLES
- YEAH!
- John Lennon
- Ringo Starr
- Paul McCartney
- George Harrison
- BEATLEMANIA
- PINBALL
- BEATLES MONTHLY
- BEATLES ON STAGE
- STARR
- THE BEATLES
- KABOOM!
- Sgt. Pepper
- TOWER STAGE
- 19
- 2018
- B30-44264-0
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Four large colour portrait male heads with dark bowl-cut hair and grinning expressions (upper-left, upper-right, mid-left, mid-right), all cropped by the frame edges; plus a photographic band of four standing male musicians in identical purple suits holding guitars and a bass across the top inset; plus black silhouette figures of raised hands; plus a small photo of four seated figures on the corner magazine covers and a tiny four-figure photo on the record player lid |
Illustrated backglass built around a white circular disc in the centre bearing a tall black hand-lettered logo, ringed by four enormous colour portrait heads that fill the left and right edges: two mop-top faces at the upper corners, two more at mid-left and mid-right, all with dark bowl-cut hair, wide grins and halftone-printed skin tones. Radiating lime-green and teal wedges spread outward from behind the portraits over a blue field of overlapping translucent bokeh circles. Across the top is a rectangular concert photo inset of a four-piece band in matching purple suits on a blue-green stage, backed by silhouetted raised hands, with three yellow comic-style YEAH bursts and two white handwritten autograph scrawls. The lower third carries a gold vinyl record with a purple radiating burst, overprinted with a chunky pastel three-line wordmark, and a small copyright line. Corners are filled with rock-band memorabilia: magazine covers, a cassette, a toy guitar, a pennant, a drum kit, bongo drums and a concert ticket.
Backglass Platinum
- teal
- turquoise
- pink
- grey
Fingerprint: beatlemania pinball, four photographic band members in grey suits floating at different heights across teal starburst, seated drummer behind Ludwig drum head, huge pastel block letters THE BEATLES in pink mint yellow peach lilac with depth outline, hand-scrawled white signatures over artwork, tiny record sleeves pinned as collage
Four photographic band members in identical grey suits, each isolated and floating at a different height across a bright teal starburst, with the third member seated behind a white Ludwig drum head lettered THE BEATLES. Huge five-colour pastel block letters spelling The BEATLES loom behind them in pink, mint, yellow, peach and lilac with heavy outline depth. The lower right stacks BEATLEMANIA in turquoise-and-yellow candy stripes over PINBALL in mismatched pink, yellow and green slab letters. Handwritten-style white signatures are scrawled directly over the artwork next to each figure. Tiny record sleeves of eight different releases are pinned around the borders like a collage.
Setting
- Teal and turquoise radial starburst with white four-pointed stars
- Green and cream concentric arcs radiating from centre
- Pale wooden side rails framing left and right edges
- Dark navy stage void behind the figures
Symbols
- White four-pointed stars scattered across the background
- Hollow-body and semi-hollow electric guitars
- Violin-shaped bass guitar
- Drum kit with cymbals and drumsticks
- Chrome microphone stands
- Round stage spotlight fixtures
- Small vinyl record sleeves used as collage elements
- White cursive autograph signatures
- Concentric rainbow arc rings behind the title
Lettering
- Two contrasting styles: an enormous pastel block-letter wordmark with heavy black outline and 3-d drop depth for the beatles, and a chunky turquoise-and-yellow candy-striped display face for beatlemania above mismatched pink, yellow and green slab-serif blocks spelling pinball; plus white handwritten cursive autograph scrawls and small black print on the record sleeves
Themes
- Music
- Band
- 1960s pop
- Concert stage
- Guitar
- Drum kit
- Guitars and band
- Record sleeves
- Autographs
- Stage lighting
Title on it
- Beatlemania pinball
Text on it
- The
- BEATLES
- Ludwig
- THE BEATLES
- BEATLEMANIA
- PINBALL
- 1 to 4 PLAYERS
- A Game Of Skill
- Paul McCartney
- George Harrison
- Ringo Starr
- John Lennon
- Please Please Me
- WITH THE BEATLES
- PLEASE PLEASE ME
- A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
- BEATLES FOR SALE
- HELP!
- RUBBER SOUL
- YESTERDAY AND TODAY
- LIVE AT THE BBC
- LOVE ME DO
- THE BOB DYERS BEATLES
- WORLD TOUR
- 1st THE 12 INCH
- ©2018 Apple Corps. Ltd. A Beatles™ product
- KAPPA PINBALL
- Stern Pinball
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Leftmost, dark mop-top hair, open-mouthed singing expression, grey-blue collarless suit and white shirt, brown strap, sunburst hollow-body guitar with white pickguard, head tilted into a chrome microphone on a stand |
| Man | Second from left, dark straight hair, smiling, grey-blue suit with black tie, holding a black semi-hollow electric guitar with gold-coloured control knobs and a brown strap, singing into a stand microphone |
| Man | Centre, seated behind the drum kit, dark mop-top hair and sideburns, grey-blue suit, grinning with teeth showing, drumsticks raised in both hands over a green ludwig kit |
| Man | Rightmost, dark mop-top hair, laughing expression, grey-blue suit, playing a black-and-white violin-shaped bass guitar, mouth close to a second chrome microphone on a stand |
| Other | Drum kit, green sparkle ludwig shells, chrome hardware, white bass drum head printed with the beatles in black, cymbals on chrome stands |
| Other | Two chrome microphone stands with round ribbed grilles, one left of centre and one right |
| Other | Four stage spotlights in the top corners, purple, teal and lime housings with glowing round lenses |
A printed backglass panel dominated by four photographic cut-out figures of a 1960s four-piece band, all in matching grey-blue collarless suits with black boots, arranged left to right across a teal and turquoise starburst background. Left figure strums a sunburst hollow-body guitar and sings into a chrome stand microphone; second figure plays a black semi-hollow electric guitar; third, seated higher on a drum riser, smiles and holds drumsticks over a Ludwig kit; right figure plays a black-and-white violin-shaped bass into a second microphone. Behind them huge pastel block letters spell The BEATLES in pink, mint, yellow, peach and lilac, with outlined 3-D depth. A Ludwig bass drum head reads THE BEATLES in black. Lower right carries BEATLEMANIA in chunky turquoise-and-yellow striped capitals above PINBALL in alternating pink, yellow and green letterpress-style blocks. Lower left holds a yellow 1 to 4 PLAYERS panel over a pink script banner reading A Game Of Skill. Small record sleeves are scattered round the edges, and signatures in white script are scrawled across the artwork. Purple, teal and lime stage spotlights hang in the top corners.