Also known as BG
1980 · Stern Electronics
Big Game
Known for Far-left spinner, Upper saucer, Numbered drop banks and Paired flippers. Dense overlapping tropical leaf foliage filling the whole field and black void behind the animal head.
- Year
- 1980
- Maker
- Stern Electronics
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Spinner
Far-left spinner
- saucer
Upper saucer
- Drop target
Numbered drop banks
- extra flipper
Paired flippers
- Goal
Bingo cards
On the playfield
- green
- yellow
- orange
- black
- 2 flippers
- 3 pop bumpers
- 2 slingshots
Hole 1
- Upper saucer saucer
Spinners 2
- Far-left spinner
- Inner-left spinner
Drop target 1
- Numbered drop banks
Target 1
- Left standup targets
Lanes 3
- BIG top lanes
- Left side lane
- Star rollovers rollover
Flipper 1
- Paired flippers extra flipper
On the backglass
Who and what
- animal One large roaring big cat (tiger/leopard) head, face-on and centred, red-orange with cream muzzle and chest, black stripes and outlines, round staring eyes with pale rings, red nose, wide open mouth showing rows of white fangs and a red tongue, cream whisker area; a flame-shaped red and orange crest rises from the top of the head between the ears; white radiating lines fan out from either side of the face
Setting
- Dense overlapping tropical leaf foliage filling the whole field
- Black void behind the animal head
Text on it
- BIG
- GAME
- MATCH
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 131740
- 70
- TILT
How it plays
-
Goals 2
- Bingo cards
- BIG GAME
-
Awards 1
- Reserve Bonus
Made by
- Design
- Harry Williams
- Art
- Gerry Simkus
- Art
- Doug Watson
- Software
- Alan McNeil
Reference
Linked terms
- Far-left spinner also called outer spinner
- Inner-left spinner also called interior left spinner
- Upper saucer also called top saucer
- Numbered drop banks also called numbered drops
- Star rollovers also called center star rollover
- Paired flippers also called upper flippers also called lower flippers
- Bingo cards also called X card also called Y card also called Z card
- BIG GAME also called Big Game letters
- Reserve Bonus also called super bonus
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- green
- yellow
- orange
- black
Fingerprint: Pair of roaring orange tigers at lower edges facing inward, snarling leopard face between them, card-collector layout with three white numbered panels under CARD SELECTED WHEN LIT, leaping tiger outlined in orange-black stripes doubles as ball guide, four amber drop-target lanes top centre
The single most memorable feature is the pair of roaring orange tiger heads lying at the left and right lower edges, facing inwards, with huge green jungle leaves and a snarling leopard face packed between them. A second standout is the card-collector layout: three white panels of numbered white circles under the words 'CARD SELECTED WHEN LIT'. Third, the whole lower half is ringed by a leaping tiger painted in orange and black stripes that doubles as the ball guide path. Fourth, four amber drop-target/standup lanes with red rubber glow at the top centre below a star-topped arc.
Setting
- Dense tropical jungle of overlapping monstera and fern leaves
- Hanging vines and large red flowers
- Painted tiger and leopard stripes forming background texture
- Green rolling hills and foliage silhouettes at the top arc
- Yellow and orange geometric wedge inserts framing the lower playfield
Symbols
- Rows of white circles containing red, green and black numerals (card faces)
- Five-pointed star
- Cherries
- Red rubber bumpers
- Playing-card suit style grids
- Striped ball-guide rails
Notable shapes
- Three round pop-bumper caps with chrome rings
- Chrome arc rail spanning the upper playfield
- Twin curved orange-and-black striped ramps
- Orange concentric-circle target graphics in both bottom corners
- The round 'shoot again' hole set in a leopard face
Art motifs
- Painted leaves overlapping hardware as camouflage
- Orange-and-black tiger striping
- Chunky black-outlined comic inking
- Airbrushed yellow-to-orange gradients
- Chrome wireform rails arcing over the upper field
Themes
- Jungle
- Tigers
- Big game hunting
- Card collecting
- Slot machine card feature
Text on it
- BIG GAME
- CARD SELECTED WHEN LIT
- CARD SELECTED WHEN LIT 5320
- CARD BONUS IS MULTIPLIED WHEN LIT
- CARD BONUS FOR EACH LITTED NUMBER
- CARD BONUS MULTIPLIER
- EXTRA SCORE WHEN LIT
- 5,000 FOR EACH COMPLETED LINE
- COMPLETION BONUS WHEN LIT
- SUPER JACKPOT
- SHOOT AGAIN
- 21,000
- FEATURE BONUS
- FREE PLAY SELECTION
- 2,000
- 1,000
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- STERN ELECTRONICS, INC.
- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- 1 PLAY - QUARTER
- 4 PLAYS - DOLLAR COIN
- SPECIAL SCORE = 10X WHEN LIT
- SPECIAL SCORE = 3 REPLAY WHEN LIT
- 50430
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | Orange tiger with black stripes, head and shoulders, roaring with white fangs, lying at the lower left edge facing right |
| Animal | Orange tiger with black stripes, head and shoulders, roaring with white fangs, lying at the lower right edge facing left |
| Animal | Large snarling leopard/jaguar face painted front-on between the two tigers, mouth open, used as the art around the round shoot again target |
| Creature | Painted tiger body and stripes stretching across the upper-left and upper-right playfield as scenery |
| Other | Painted white colonial-style house with columns and a front porch in the upper-left quadrant |
Full-length view of a jungle-totemed pinball playfield, photographed head-on in its cabinet with the black metal lockdown bar and coin door visible at the bottom and the wooden backbox frame and illuminated score reels visible at the very bottom edge. The artwork is a dense, hand-inked comic-style jungle filled with enormous glossy green monstera and fern leaves, curling brown-and-orange tiger and leopard stripes, hanging vines and red flowers. Dominant colours are jungle green, mustard yellow, burnt orange and black, with hot pink and chrome plastics on top. Three yellow pop-bumper caps with chrome rings sit in an arc in the upper-middle, backed by four amber vertical lanes with red rubber at the top-centre. Down the middle are two white card-selector grids of numbered white circles with red and green numbers, and a second grid lower down, plus a black round 'SHOOT AGAIN' target ringed by a snarling leopard face. Flanking the lower field are two reclining orange tiger heads. Orange-and-black striped plastic ramps curve up both side lanes, and two yellow-bordered white slingshots sit above the flippers.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- green
- red
- black
- orange
Fingerprint: Enormous roaring tiger face centered symmetrically, flat red orange and cream with flame-like crest bursting forehead, BIG GAME title split by open mouth, four numbered score windows scattered rather than lined, dense tropical leaf foliage fills entire glass with no sky, emerald and olive greens with yellow highlights
A single gigantic roaring tiger or leopard head, face-on and symmetrically centred, rendered in flat red, orange and cream with a flame-like crest bursting up from its forehead. The title BIG GAME is split in two by the animal's open mouth, so the jaws sit between the two words. Four numbered player score windows (1, 2, 3, 4) are scattered around the head rather than lined up in one row. A dense wall of bright green tropical leaves fills every remaining inch of the glass, with no background sky or horizon.
Setting
- Dense overlapping tropical leaf foliage filling the whole field
- Black void behind the animal head
Symbols
- Four rectangular score windows with red seven-segment style digits
- Yellow match label
- Flame crest
- White radiating burst lines
- Wooden outer frame in dark green paint
Lettering
- Large heavy sans-serif block capitals in bright red with black outline and drop shadow, split either side of the central head; a small flowing red script word above the head; yellow sans-serif match label at top centre; red outlined player numerals 1-4
Themes
- Big cat
- Jungle
- Tropical leaves
- Fire
- Wild animal
- Predator
Title on it
- Big game
Text on it
- BIG
- GAME
- MATCH
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 131740
- 70
- TILT
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | One large roaring big cat (tiger/leopard) head, face-on and centred, red-orange with cream muzzle and chest, black stripes and outlines, round staring eyes with pale rings, red nose, wide open mouth showing rows of white fangs and a red tongue, cream whisker area; a flame-shaped red and orange crest rises from the top of the head between the ears; white radiating lines fan out from either side of the face |
A square backglass translite set in a dark green painted wooden frame, its surface filled edge to edge with overlapping tropical foliage in emerald, mid and olive green with yellow-green highlights, all outlined in black. Buried dead centre is one enormous snarling big cat head, painted in flat poster colours of fire-engine red, orange, cream and black: it faces straight out at the viewer with round staring eyes, a red nose, a gaping mouth of white fangs and a cream chest, and a red-orange flame-shaped crest bursts upward from between its ears. White radiating lines fan out from the head to left and right. Four rectangular score windows with red digit displays sit across the top and middle, numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 in large red outlined numerals, with a small yellow MATCH label above the centre. Large block capitals reading BIG on the left and GAME on the right, in bright red with black drop shadow, run across the lower half, split by the animal's jaw. A small red script word sits above the cat's head. No people appear; the only figure is the single animal head.