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BMX backglass

Also known as BMX

1982 · Bally

BMX

Known for Upper playfield, Top drop bank, Wheel Sprocket and Flex Save. Indoor skate-park or arena, brown horizontal timber wall panelling, red floodlit glow, blue vertical neon tubes, yellow light haze and dark rafters and structural beams.

Year
1982
Maker
Bally
Type
Solid state
Display
Alphanumeric
Players
4

Known for

  • upper playfield

    Upper playfield

  • Drop target

    Top drop bank

  • Toy

    Wheel Sprocket

  • extra flipper

    Flex Save

  • buttons

    Flex Save buttons

On the playfield

  • yellow
  • red
  • black
  • turquoise
BMX playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 3 target banks
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Toy 1

  • Wheel Sprocket

Extra levels 2

  • Upper playfield upper playfield
  • Lower playfield lower playfield

Holes 2

  • Top saucer saucer
  • Center saucer saucer

Drop target 1

  • Top drop bank

Targets 3

  • Top Extra Ball target
  • Colored target banks
  • Lower left standups

Lane 1

  • Star rollovers rollovers

Flipper 1

  • Flex Save extra flipper

Control 1

  • Flex Save buttons buttons

On the backglass

  • red
  • gold-yellow
  • dark blue
  • brown
BMX backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • man Adult male motocross rider dominating the upper centre, red and white helmet with yellow brow and purple-tinted goggles, face visible through the helmet opening, red/white/pale-blue jersey with stars and sleeve lettering, gripping handlebars with gloved hands
  • child Left boy, blond, blue t-shirt, jeans, smiling, riding a red bmx bike
  • child Centre boy, shaggy blond curly hair, yellow t-shirt with 'radical' script, riding a red bmx bike with a red number plate reading '1'
  • child Right boy, blond, white t-shirt with red 'florida 12', blue bmx bike
  • other Left flat gold-yellow silhouette of a rider hunched over a bicycle, monochrome, no facial detail
  • other Right flat gold-yellow silhouette of a rider on a bicycle, monochrome, no facial detail

Setting

  • Indoor skate-park or arena
  • Brown horizontal timber wall panelling
  • Red floodlit glow
  • Blue vertical neon tubes
  • Yellow light haze
  • Dark rafters and structural beams

Text on it

  • Bally
  • BMX
  • Radical
  • FLORIDA 12
  • 1
  • 01
  • CREDIT
  • MATCH
  • GAME OVER

How it plays

  1. Goals 2

    • Sprocket Value
    • Color Bonus
  2. Awards 1

    • Wheel Sprocket Special

Made by

Design
Ward Pemberton
Art
Greg Freres
Art
Kevin O'Connor
Art
Margaret Hudson
Art
Pat McMahon

Reference

Linked terms
  • Top drop bank also called 6-bank also called Upper 6-bank
  • Wheel Sprocket also called Sprocket
  • Flex Save buttons also called Outlane buttons
Playfield vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

BMX playfield

Playfield

  • yellow
  • red
  • black
  • turquoise

Fingerprint: B.M.X. Racing, huge yellow-red spoked target wheel with black-white cartoon cyclist doing wheelie across center, dark circular SPROCKET BONUS disc with glowing turquoise eight-lamp hub, two cartoon BMX riders in helmets and leathers leaping through lower playfield

Distinctive

Huge yellow-and-red spoked target wheel in the upper playfield with a black-and-white cartoon cyclist doing a wheelie across its centre, ringed with white arrows. A dark circular 'SPROCKET BONUS' disc in mid-playfield with a glowing turquoise eight-lamp hub at its centre. Two cartoon BMX riders in full-face helmets and racing leathers leaping through the lower playfield above the flippers, one beside a '2X' and one beside a '3X' medallion. A grinning skull in a red cap on the left hand side art, plus a red-helmeted rider in a blue jacket further up the left edge.

Setting

  • Flat dark brown-to-black airbrushed backdrop behind the upper target wheel
  • Painted pale blue/cream sky gradient on the lower-left side lane
  • Tan and olive ground wash behind the lower rider figures
  • Black apron area below the playfield proper, carrying cream card inserts

Symbols

  • Bicycle sprocket gear
  • Chain ring and chain
  • Eight-pointed starbursts
  • Curved direction arrows
  • Concentric target rings
  • Oval multiplier medallions
  • Skull mascot
  • Spray paint can
  • Bicycle wheel spokes

Notable shapes

  • Large circular sprocket-disc target wheel in the upper playfield with turquoise eight-lamp hub
  • Pointed-arch central apron cutout reading 'collect side show'
  • Two teardrop/oval yellow lane-return guides flanking the lower playfield
  • Triangular sling plastics
  • Wide flat upper-playfield metal plate with a curved cutout at top centre-left
  • Concentric ring targets on the right of the upper playfield

Art motifs

  • Comic-book airbrushed cartoon figures with heavy black outlines
  • Radiating yellow and red chevron ray pattern fanning out from the lower centre
  • Repeating radiating spoke motif on the target wheel
  • Tan and cream swoosh lanes sweeping from lower centre to the upper corners
  • Star and sparkle highlights around the wheel

Themes

  • Bmx bicycle racing
  • 1970s bicycle motif
  • Sprocket and chain wheel imagery
  • Cartoon riders
  • Arcade multiplier scoring

Title on it

  • B.m.x. racing

Text on it

  • B.M.X.
  • RACING
  • SHOOT AGAIN
  • SPECIAL
  • MULTI BALL
  • LOCK 1
  • LOADED
  • SPROCKET BONUS
  • PLAYFIELD SCORES
  • 2X
  • 3X
  • COLLECT SIDE SHOW
  • BMX
  • INSTRUCTIONS
  • BALLS IN PLAY GAME
  • 5 BALLS PER GAME
  • 1 PLAYER
  • 2 PLAYER
  • 3 PLAYER
Pop bumpers
Three rectangular pop-bumper caps in a row in the upper-mid playfield behind the target wheel, plus a cluster of round bumpers near the top centre
Drop targets
Three small rectangular blue/white drop-target faces in a row in the upper-mid playfield
Slingshots
Two triangular slingshot plastics at mid-lower left and right, each with printed black-on-yellow artwork of a rider, angled inward towards the flippers
Upper playfield
Raised metal ramp/plate structure at top centre-left with three turquoise-glowing round lamps beneath it, a wire-frame fan of clear plastic guides at left of centre, and a black-and-yellow striped ramp edge at right
Apron and lower playfield
Black lower apron with a raised central 'collect side show' cutout forming a pointed arch; two cream card inserts, left labelled 'bmx' with four numbered instruction lines, right labelled 'instructions' with a longer bullet list; 'balls in play game' and '5 balls per game' printed on the black apron face; qr code decal at lower left; black cabinet front panel below with three amber-lit start buttons reading '1 play quarter', '2 play quarter', '3 play quarter', and a large cursive 'bmx' wordmark painted on the cabinet side panel
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Cartoon bmx cyclist in black-and-white line art, arms and legs splayed in a mid-air wheelie pose, riding across the yellow-and-red target wheel at top centre
Man Cartoon rider at left middle, red full-face helmet, blue jacket, dark trousers, standing on the left side lane holding a handlebar
Man Cartoon rider at right middle, brown/tan helmet, pale blue and yellow shirt, arms raised, on the right side lane
Other Grinning skull mascot with dark eye sockets and a red cap/bandana on the left side art, roughly at the level of the slingshots
Man Cartoon rider with green and red helmet and racing leathers leaping left of centre in the lower playfield, above the left flipper, beside the '2x' medallion
Man Cartoon rider with red helmet and white/grey leathers leaping right of centre in the lower playfield, above the right flipper, beside the '3x' medallion
Other Cartoon figure holding an aerosol spray can at the right edge of the upper-mid playfield, partially hidden by lamp hardware
Full description

A BMX-themed electro-mechanical playfield seen under glass with strong reflections and coloured lamp glare. Top-right banner carries the title 'B.M.X.' in chunky yellow-and-red block letters with black outline on a dark brown/black field, above small white instruction lines. The upper third is dominated by a big yellow-and-red target wheel bearing a black-and-white cartoon rider doing a wheelie, ringed by white arrows and starbursts. Mid-playfield is a large dark grey/olive circular disc labelled 'SPROCKET BONUS' twice, studded with round sockets and ringed by a turquoise glowing eight-lamp circle at its centre. Lower playfield has two flanking yellow-plated inlane/outlane guides, two oval '2X' and '3X' multiplier medallions marked 'PLAYFIELD SCORES', and two cartoon BMX riders in helmets and racing leathers frozen mid-jump above the flippers. Side art includes a grinning skull mascot in red, a red-helmeted rider at left, and a spray-can/spray-paint character at right. Lower apron carries cream instruction cards ('BMX', 'INSTRUCTIONS', 'BALLS IN PLAY GAME', '5 BALLS PER GAME') and 'COLLECT SIDE SHOW'. Dominant colours: yellow, red, black, turquoise. Condition: heavy glass glare, dust, minor scuffs.

Backglass vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

BMX backglass

Backglass

  • red
  • gold-yellow
  • dark blue
  • brown

Fingerprint: Giant helmeted motocross rider in red-white-blue upper half, BMX in heavy red brush lettering top right, trio of blond teenage boys on BMX bikes with front red bike and number plate 1, two gold-yellow silhouette cyclists on brown timber wall, red seven-segment 01 with CREDIT label, blue GAME OVER panel, dark indoor skate-park arena with brown walls and red glow, stars on jersey.

Distinctive

A giant helmeted motocross rider in red, white and blue fills the upper half, with 'BMX' slashed across the top right in heavy red brush lettering. The centre of the lower half is a trio of grinning blond teenage boys charging forward on BMX bikes, the front one riding a red bike with a number plate reading '1'. Flanking them are two flat gold-yellow silhouette cyclists on a brown timber-panelled wall. Red seven-segment digits reading '01' over the word 'CREDIT' and a blue 'GAME OVER' panel are lit at the right edge.

Setting

  • Indoor skate-park or arena
  • Brown horizontal timber wall panelling
  • Red floodlit glow
  • Blue vertical neon tubes
  • Yellow light haze
  • Dark rafters and structural beams

Symbols

  • Stars on the rider's jersey
  • Red bmx number plate with white '1'
  • Bicycles
  • Handlebars
  • Blue vertical neon tubes
  • Red seven-segment credit digits
  • Yellow upward arrow above 'match'

Lettering

  • Heavy red brush-stroke capitals with white drop shadow and underline swoosh for the title; small white cursive script beside it; casual athletic block and script printing on the t-shirts; small white sans-serif capitals on the machine windows

Themes

  • Bmx
  • Motocross
  • Skate-park
  • Youth sports
  • Bicycle racing

Title on it

  • Bmx

Text on it

  • Bally
  • BMX
  • Radical
  • FLORIDA 12
  • 1
  • 01
  • CREDIT
  • MATCH
  • GAME OVER
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Adult male motocross rider dominating the upper centre, red and white helmet with yellow brow and purple-tinted goggles, face visible through the helmet opening, red/white/pale-blue jersey with stars and sleeve lettering, gripping handlebars with gloved hands
Child Left boy, blond, blue t-shirt, jeans, smiling, riding a red bmx bike
Child Centre boy, shaggy blond curly hair, yellow t-shirt with 'radical' script, riding a red bmx bike with a red number plate reading '1'
Child Right boy, blond, white t-shirt with red 'florida 12', blue bmx bike
Other Left flat gold-yellow silhouette of a rider hunched over a bicycle, monochrome, no facial detail
Other Right flat gold-yellow silhouette of a rider on a bicycle, monochrome, no facial detail
Full description

Illuminated backglass with a large painted motocross scene. Dominating the upper centre is an adult male rider in a red, white and pale blue motocross suit and a red-and-yellow helmet with purple-tinted goggles, his face visible through the helmet opening, gripping handlebars. The top right carries a red brush-stroke BMX logo with a white drop shadow and an underline swoosh, with a small white cursive 'Bally' script to its left. Below, three blond teenage boys in T-shirts and jeans ride BMX bikes toward the viewer: the left boy in a blue shirt on a red bike, the centre boy in a yellow shirt with 'Radical' in orange script on a red bike bearing a red number plate reading '1', and the right boy in a white shirt printed 'FLORIDA 12' on a blue bike. Two flat gold-yellow silhouette riders on bicycles flank them left and right. The background is a dark indoor skate-park or arena with brown timber wall panelling, a red glow, blue vertical neon tubes and yellow floodlight haze. Physical hardware interrupts the art: four dark rectangular display windows, a red seven-segment '01' with 'CREDIT' beneath it, a 'MATCH' label with an arrow, and a blue 'GAME OVER' window. Condition: mild reflection and dust on the glass.

BMX backglass

Backglass

  • orange
  • yellow
  • dark blue
  • red

Fingerprint: Giant grinning helmeted cyclist filling upper half, red-and-white suit, dark visor, yellow-rimmed goggles. "ANNIX" lettering curving down sleeve. White light burst glowing from chest. Three BMX riders charging forward on yellow, red, blue bikes. Huge red "BMX" logo with pale blue outline at top right. Warm orange-to-yellow sunset gradient centre, dark blue-black steel tube graphics framing.

Distinctive

A giant grinning cyclist in a helmet and dark visor, so oversized he fills the whole upper half of the glass, with a white light burst glowing from his chest and the word ANNIX curving down his sleeve. In front of him, three BMX riders of different ages charge forward on yellow, red and blue bikes. A huge slanted red BMX logo in pale blue outline dominates the top right corner.

Setting

  • Orange-to-yellow sunset gradient sky
  • Orange line-art ghost cyclists at both edges
  • Dark steel tube frame graphics along the top and sides

Symbols

  • Bicycles
  • Bmx handlebars
  • Score windows with red 00 digits
  • Credit display
  • Curved handlebar tubes

Lettering

  • Huge slanted red block capitals with a pale blue outline for the title, white cursive script word at top left, sans-serif lettering on the riders' shirts

Themes

  • Bmx
  • Cycling
  • Motorsport
  • Sunset
  • Sports

Title on it

  • Bmx

Text on it

  • BMX
  • Bally
  • TURBO
  • POLICE
  • 12
  • ANNIX
  • CREDIT
  • 00
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Giant helmeted cyclist filling the upper half of the glass; red white and blue racing suit, red-and-white helmet, dark blue visor, yellow-rimmed goggles, wide toothy grin, white glow bursting from his chest, annix lettering curving down the sleeve
Man Curly dark-haired rider in the centre wearing a yellow t-shirt, gripping the bars of a red bmx bike and leaning forward
Child Fair-haired boy at the left in a royal blue t-shirt, riding a yellow bike
Child Slim dark-haired youth at the right in a white shirt with a red chest band and the number 12, on a blue bike
Other Two faint orange line-drawn ghost cyclists at the left edge and two at the right edge
Full description

A backglass with a warm orange-to-yellow sunset gradient centre panel framed by dark blue-black steel tube graphics along the top and sides. A colossal helmeted cyclist looms behind everything: a man in a red, white and blue racing suit, a red-and-white helmet with dark blue visor and yellow-outlined goggles, a wide grin showing teeth, and a bright white glow bursting from his chest. In front of him three young male BMX riders race towards the viewer: a boy in a royal blue T-shirt on a yellow bike at the left, a curly-haired man in a yellow T-shirt on a red BMX bike in the centre, and a slim youth in a white shirt with a red chest band and the number 12 on a blue bike at the right. Faint orange line-art ghost riders and bicycles fill the left and right edges. Four black rectangular score windows with red digit 00 sit in two rows at the left and right edges, with a small CREDIT window to the right. The title is a huge angled red block-letter BMX with pale blue outline across the top right, beside a white script word at top left.