Made by
- Art
- Dick White
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- yellow
- red
- green
Fingerprint: Roaring lion bursting from centre white-maned and fanged with grinning green-capped clown leaning over back, full giraffe's long spotted neck threading up behind BIG TOP lettering, large clown head with red ball nose and striped conical hat filling left side, deep blue night sky peppered with coloured dots, circus theme
The most memorable element is the huge roaring lion bursting out of the centre of the playfield art, white-maned and fanged, with a grinning green-capped clown leaning over its back. Behind everything, a full giraffe's long spotted neck threads up behind the BIG TOP lettering, so the words appear to sit on the animal's body. A large clown head with a red ball nose and striped conical hat fills the left side, and the whole board is set against a deep blue night sky peppered with bright coloured dots. Along the bottom, three tiny grey elephants hold the numbered tiles 1, 2 and 3 next to a BALL IN PLAY marquee.
Setting
- Circus big top
- Night sky with coloured dots and stars
- Striped circus tent
Symbols
- Five-pointed star above the title
- Red star with hit
- Playing-card-adjacent star motifs
- Red arrow pointing right
- Concentric coloured dots and bubbles
- Red pennant flag
- Scattered five-pointed stars
- White rectangular cut-out window in the striped tent roof
Lettering
- Large yellow block capitals with red inline shading and black drop shadow for the title; white capitals on a red pennant for pinball; yellow serif capitals on a dark ground for ball in play
Themes
- Circus
- Clown
- Big top
- Lion
- Giraffe
- Animal parade
- Night sky
Title on it
- Big top
Text on it
- BIG TOP
- PINBALL
- SCORE
- BALL IN PLAY
- HIT
- 1
- 2
- 3
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | Large maned lion with a white muzzle and mane, mouth open roaring with fangs showing, front paw raised, body in warm orange-brown, centre of the board |
| Other | Grinning clown with a green cap trimmed in yellow, orange curly hair, wide open mouth showing teeth, leaning in from top right, one gloved hand raised |
| Other | Large clown head at left with white face paint, big red bulbous nose, orange curly side hair, red-and-white striped conical hat, toothy grin |
| Animal | Giraffe, long neck with orange-brown patches, rising behind the title lettering, with a separate spotted yellow giraffe head at upper left |
| Man | Small ringmaster in a red tailcoat, black top hat and white breeches, arms raised, standing left of centre |
| Animal | Small brown animal balancing a frosted cake on a plate on its nose, below the title |
| Animal | Small orange bird at lower left above the marquee, and another orange bird perched near the pinball flag |
| Animal | Three small grey elephants in a row at bottom centre, each holding a coloured square tile |
| Other | A partially visible figure at right edge, a jester or clown in yellow and blue with a red-and-white striped pole |
A full-colour circus-themed backglass dominated by deep blue night sky sprinkled with yellow, orange, red and white dots, stars and bubbles. Across the upper centre, the title BIG TOP is lettered in large yellow block capitals with red inline shading and a black drop shadow, a five-pointed yellow star sitting above the I. A grinning clown in a green cap with yellow trim and a ruffled collar leans in from the top right, grinning hugely, his hand raised beside a red pennant flag reading PINBALL in white. A full maned lion with a white muzzle, bared teeth and pale mane roars across the centre, one paw up. To the left, a large clown head with a red bulbous nose, white face paint, orange curly hair and a red-and-white striped conical hat grins beneath it. Nearby stand a spotted yellow giraffe head, a long-necked giraffe body with orange saddle patches behind the title, a small ringmaster figure in a red tailcoat, top hat and white breeches with arms raised, and a small animal balancing a frosted cake on a plate. Bottom left a red star carries the word HIT. A framed yellow marquee across the bottom reads BALL IN PLAY with a red arrow, followed by three small elephant silhouettes each holding a numbered tile 1, 2 and 3. Upper left a red-and-white striped tent roof sits above a white rectangular cut-out.