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Bride of Pinbot backglass

Also known as BOP

1991–2014 · Williams & Dutch Pinball

Bride of Pinbot

Known for Shuttle ramp, Face, Big Wheel and Heartbeat ramp. Black outer space starfield with scattered white stars and nebula wisps, cratered orange moon upper left corner, blue earth-like globe and small ringed planets mid-right, large red-orange banded planet low right, orange desert plain horizon at the bottom and metal scaffold tower lit with floodlights.

Years
1991–2014
Maker
Williams & Dutch Pinball
Type
Solid state
Players
4

Known for

  • Ramp

    Shuttle ramp

  • Toy

    Face

  • Toy

    Big Wheel

  • Ramp

    Heartbeat ramp

  • Multiball

    Optical Link

  • Mode

    Metamorphosis

  • Goal

    Billion Shot

4 games under this title

On the playfield

  • black
  • cream
  • orange
  • red
Bride of Pinbot playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 2 pop bumpers
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Toys 4

  • Space shuttle
  • Face
  • Big Wheel
  • Small Wheel

Ramps 2

  • Shuttle ramp
  • Heartbeat ramp

Hole 1

  • Skill shot holes

Bumper 1

  • Jets

Target 1

  • Green standup targets

Lane 1

  • Left side lane

Other 1

  • PinBot Board upper area

On the backglass

  • black
  • silver
  • orange
  • red
Bride of Pinbot backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • robot Female-presenting chrome robot bride, left half, white face with blue eyes, heavy blue eye shadow, red lips, jewelled gold-and-red crown headpiece, red heart jewel in a chest grille, segmented silver limbs with visible pistons and hoses, one arm raised
  • robot Second chrome armoured machine figure lying diagonally across the centre on the curved ramp, exposed pistons, ribbed tubing, jointed arm reaching right
  • vehicle Green open-top jeep with spare wheel on an orange dirt track, lower centre-right
  • vehicle Two low dark tracked vehicles with red canisters on their decks, lower centre
  • vehicle Small red rocket with fins, upper right

Setting

  • Black outer space starfield with scattered white stars and nebula wisps
  • Cratered orange moon upper left corner
  • Blue earth-like globe and small ringed planets mid-right
  • Large red-orange banded planet low right
  • Orange desert plain horizon at the bottom
  • Metal scaffold tower lit with floodlights

Text on it

  • THE MACHINE
  • BRIDE OF PIN BOT
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • MILLION
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • Williams
  • THE GREATEST PINBALL MACHINE
  • DESIGNERS & BUILDERS IN THE UNIVERSE
  • 50th Anniversary
  • 1945-1995

How it plays

  1. Modes 2

    • Voice
    • Metamorphosis
  2. Multiballs 1

    • Optical Link
  3. Goals 8

    • Partial Optical Link
    • Human Influx
    • Billion Shot
    • Unlimited Million
    • Power Charge
    • Loop Combos
    • Backdoor Billion
    • Jets Level

Made by

Design & Art
Python Anghelo
Design
John Trudeau
Art
John Youssi
Mechanics
Joe Joos Jr.
Mechanics
Jack Skalon
Mechanics
Zofia Bil
Software
Brian Eddy
Sound
Jon Hey
Sound
Rich Karstens
Music
Dan Forden

Reference

Linked terms
  • Shuttle ramp also called Left ramp also called Bride ramp
  • Space shuttle also called Shuttle
  • Face also called Bride
  • Heartbeat ramp also called Heart ramp also called Center ramp
  • Jets also called Pop bumpers
  • Voice also called Bride's Voice
  • Partial Optical Link also called Partial Link
  • Optical Link also called Eye 2
  • Metamorphosis also called Face 4
  • Billion Shot also called Light 1 Billion also called Lite Billion Shot
Playfield vision analysis

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

Bride of Pinbot playfield

Playfield The Machine: Bride of Pinbot

  • black
  • cream
  • orange
  • red

Fingerprint: PINBOT, giant cream-gold circular rotor dial at centre with DANGER HIGH VOLTAGE banner, bulb-lined deco arch framing woman's portrait above, diamond-plastics chain down right edge, lightning-heart-target sequence, slender rocket tower, rope-coiled habitrail, wide-V flipper layout, black field, women's face dominating upper arch, space-age sci-fi aesthetic

Distinctive

A giant cream-and-gold circular dial in the middle of the field, built from a ring of wedge-shaped panels around a domed centre lens, captioned by a red DANGER HIGH VOLTAGE banner. Above it, a bulb-lined deco arch holds a single enormous wide-eyed woman's face staring out. Down the right edge a vertical run of diamond plastics repeats a lightning bolt, a heart and a target in sequence. A slender rocket/lighthouse tower runs up the lower centre line to a heart insert. A rope-coiled habitrail snakes down the right side to the ball shooter.

Setting

  • Black starfield speckled with white and yellow dots
  • Cream and gold deco machine architecture framing the central dial
  • A symmetrical pale stone-column motif running up the lower centre line
  • A dark upper cabinet area above the arch with score insert panels

Symbols

  • Yellow lightning bolt
  • Red heart
  • White target/bullseye
  • Playing-card suits
  • Spiral swirl
  • Red starburst
  • Radiating wedge panels
  • Arrows
  • Red circular w emblem with concentric rings
  • Zigzag lightning bolt motifs
  • Three scoring numerals 100k / 200k / 300k

Notable shapes

  • A giant central radial dial ringed by wedge panels
  • A bulb-studded art-deco arch at the top
  • A vertical run of diamond and arrow-shaped plastics down the right edge
  • A tall narrow rocket/lighthouse structure rising up the lower centre
  • A v-shaped pair of purple-tipped flipper bats
  • A rope-textured habitrail coil along the right rail

Art motifs

  • Art-deco arches and columns
  • Starfields
  • Coiled rope/serpent habitrail
  • Glowing bulb outlines
  • Geometric diamond plastics
  • Radial gauge/dial

Themes

  • Space
  • Alien robot
  • Electricity
  • Deco architecture
  • Arcade machine theme

Title on it

  • Pinbot

Text on it

  • 100K
  • 200K
  • 300K
  • LOCK 1
  • LOCK 2
  • LOCK 3
  • DANGER HIGH VOLTAGE
  • FALL OUT
  • SHOOT AGAIN
  • LANE CHANGE
  • Williams
  • HOLD FLIPPER BUTTON FOR STATUS REPORT
  • THE MACHINE BUILDING & OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
  • HEAD OBJECTIVES
  • FIRST FACE
  • SECOND FACE
  • THIRD FACE
  • TO HUMAN
  • FOURTH FACE
  • BODY FUNCTIONS
  • FAR LEFT SHOT
  • FAR LEFT LOOP
  • RIGHT LOOP
  • C.C. LOOP
  • POP LANE CHANGE
  • PINBOT
  • FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
  • 1 Play → 50¢
  • 2 Plays → 75¢
  • 3 Plays → $1.00
  • 4 Balls Per Play
  • SEE BACKGLASS DISPLAY FOR REPLAY SCORE.
  • IN U.S.A.
  • DESIGNED AND CREATED BY
Pop bumpers
Two round pop bumpers with red inserts in the upper playfield, side by side left and right of centre
Ramps
A raised chrome wireform loop running up and around the right side of the field, plus a wire rail that returns down the left side toward the left inlane
Slingshots
Two triangular slingshots above the flippers, cream with red and gold diagonal striping
Upper playfield
Occupied by the bulb-lit deco arch with the woman's face, the two pop bumpers, the lock 1/2/3 scoring inserts and a cluster of small printed instruction labels
Apron and lower playfield
No apron visible; the lower field ends in a black band carrying two white instruction cards, a red-and-yellow circular emblem with a w in the centre, a cursive logo bottom left, yellow lane change arrows on both lower corners, and hold flipper button for status report in yellow at the lower right
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman One enormous painted face only, at the top centre inside the bulb-lined deco arch - pale skin, dark centre-parted hair pulled back, heavily outlined wide staring eyes, dark arched brows, open mouth with dark red lips, looking straight out at the player
Creature At upper left of the arch area, a pink-magenta serpent or tentacle shape curling around a dark oval opening
Vehicle At the top right, a small painted orange-tan spaceship or capsule seen from the side, with a row of tiny printed lettering beneath it
Creature At upper left of the arch, a painted pale claw/hand reaching inward from a dark starfield panel
Full description

A black playfield shot from above, laid out as a tall symmetrical space/alien-invasion scene. At the very top sits a bulb-studded art-deco arch in orange and cream framing a painted close-up of a woman's face - pale skin, dark centre-parted hair, huge staring eyes and open mouth. Directly below are two round pop bumpers with red inserts, and a top scoring insert lane reading 100K, 200K, 300K with LOCK 1 / LOCK 2 / LOCK 3 panels. Down the right-hand side runs a descending chain of diamond and arrow-shaped plastics carrying a yellow lightning bolt, a red heart and a white target symbol, alongside a raised chrome wireform loop and a rope-coiled habitrail. The centre of the field is dominated by a huge cream-and-gold circular dial - a ring of wedge-shaped panels radiating from a domed lens - with a red banner beneath reading DANGER HIGH VOLTAGE, and a rocket/lighthouse tower rising from the lower centre to a heart insert at the top. Two purple-and-white flipper bats form a wide V with slingshots above them. Bottom corners carry a cursive logo and LANE CHANGE arrow graphics; white instruction cards flank a red-and-yellow circular W emblem.

Backglass vision analysis

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

Bride of Pinbot backglass

Backglass Standard

  • black
  • silver
  • orange
  • red

Fingerprint: THE MACHINE BRIDE OF PIN BOT, chrome female robot bride with jeweled crown and red lips, chrome ramp with numbered track 1-9, black starfield, space vehicles and planets, yellow plaque with anniversary emblem, glossy sci-fi rendering

Distinctive

The single most memorable element is a colossal chrome female robot bride with a jewelled crown and red lips, reclining alongside a second jointed chrome machine on a curved chrome ramp that sweeps diagonally across the glass. A red-and-yellow numbered track (1 to 9) runs along that ramp like a giant combination lock. A yellow plaque with a gold anniversary emblem anchors the lower right, next to a black grand piano on the desert floor. The left edge opens onto a champagne bucket and fluted glass with a bright sparkler.

Setting

  • Black outer space starfield with scattered white stars and nebula wisps
  • Cratered orange moon upper left corner
  • Blue earth-like globe and small ringed planets mid-right
  • Large red-orange banded planet low right
  • Orange desert plain horizon at the bottom
  • Metal scaffold tower lit with floodlights

Symbols

  • Numerals 1-9 on the ramp track
  • Red heart jewel
  • Star field
  • Planets and ringed planet
  • Champagne bucket and fluted glass
  • Grand piano
  • Gold 50th anniversary emblem
  • Circular w logo in the yellow plaque

Lettering

  • Cream and gold extruded slab-serif block capitals with black outline and white star-sparkle glints; subtitle in smaller cream capitals; plaque text in gold script over black capitals

Themes

  • Robot
  • Space
  • Planets
  • Science fiction
  • Moon landing
  • Chrome machinery
  • Anniversary

Title on it

  • The machine

Text on it

  • THE MACHINE
  • BRIDE OF PIN BOT
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • MILLION
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • Williams
  • THE GREATEST PINBALL MACHINE
  • DESIGNERS & BUILDERS IN THE UNIVERSE
  • 50th Anniversary
  • 1945-1995
Who and what
Kind Description
Robot Female-presenting chrome robot bride, left half, white face with blue eyes, heavy blue eye shadow, red lips, jewelled gold-and-red crown headpiece, red heart jewel in a chest grille, segmented silver limbs with visible pistons and hoses, one arm raised
Robot Second chrome armoured machine figure lying diagonally across the centre on the curved ramp, exposed pistons, ribbed tubing, jointed arm reaching right
Vehicle Green open-top jeep with spare wheel on an orange dirt track, lower centre-right
Vehicle Two low dark tracked vehicles with red canisters on their decks, lower centre
Vehicle Small red rocket with fins, upper right
Full description

A painted backglass on a black starfield background. A huge chrome female robot, the Bride, dominates the left half: silver segmented body with exposed pistons and tubing, smooth white face, heavy blue eye shadow and blue eyes, bright red lips, a jewelled crown-like headpiece with a red gem, and a heart-shaped red jewel set into a grille on her chest. She is joined by a second chrome machine figure, armoured and jointed, that lies diagonally across the centre on a curved chrome ramp. A sweeping chrome track arcs from the lower centre up to the top right, carrying red numerals 1, 2, 3, 4 and yellow numerals 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 with small black captions beneath. Space scenery includes a cratered orange moon top left, a blue Earth-like globe and ringed planets mid-right, a small red rocket upper right, and a big red-orange planet low right. Ground level shows an orange desert plain with a lit scaffold tower, a green open-top jeep, two low tracked vehicles with red canisters, a champagne bucket with a fluted glass and sparkler at the far left, and a black grand piano at the lower right. Top centre title in cream and gold block capitals with a black outline and white star glints; a yellow plaque sits lower right.

Bride of Pinbot backglass

Backglass The Machine: Bride of Pinbot

  • black
  • silver
  • yellow
  • red

Fingerprint: THE MACHINE BRIDE OF PIN-BOT, giant female robot with yellow eye-shadow, open spiked crown, segmented arms becoming curved ball-ramp with numbered values, desert mining machinery, starfield background, 30th anniversary medallion

Distinctive

A giant chrome female robot with a white face mask, yellow eye-shadow and an open spiked crown, her outstretched arm turning into a huge curved ball-ramp lined with yellow and red numbered ball values (4 MILLION through 10). Second is the title lock-up of a huge chrome-outlined word with a yellow-to-white gradient above the smaller line BRIDE OF PIN-BOT. Third, a yellow sponsor panel at lower right carrying a flowing script logo over a black-capped slogan. Fourth, the fire-plume and wine glass at the far left edge beside the robot.

Setting

  • Black starfield speckled with small nebula patches
  • Rusty red desert ground
  • Large cratered orange planet low on the right
  • Dark blue ringed planet and small mauve planet in the mid sky
  • Grey and orange steel lattice scaffold tower behind the right side
  • Yellow-orange fire plume at the left edge

Symbols

  • Large circle of small star points surrounding the title
  • White four-point sparkle glints on the chrome
  • Red heart shape
  • Ringed planet
  • Row of ball-value numbers 1 to 10 in red and yellow
  • Black and yellow hazard stripes on machinery
  • Circular anniversary medallion

Lettering

  • Main title in heavy extruded block capitals, chrome-white faces with a yellow-to-orange gradient top edge and a black outline, sitting over the smaller subtitle in clean white and gold sans-serif capitals. lower right panel uses a large flowing white script logotype over stacked black sans-serif capitals.

Themes

  • Science fiction
  • Female android
  • Space
  • Desert mining
  • Bride of pin-bot
  • Machines

Title on it

  • The machine / bride of pin-bot

Text on it

  • THE MACHINE
  • BRIDE OF PIN-BOT
  • Williams
  • THE GREATEST PINBALL MACHINE
  • DESIGNERS & BUILDERS IN THE UNIVERSE
  • 30th
  • Anniversary
  • 1971-2001
  • COPYRIGHT 2000 WILLIAMS ELECTRONIC MFG.
  • 4
  • MILLION
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • JACKPOT
Who and what
Kind Description
Robot One huge female-shaped chrome robot filling the left half; white mask face with yellow eye-shadow, blue eyes, red lips; open spiked crown; segmented silver arms; heart-shaped red panel in the chest grille; yellow hip panels; the right arm lengthens into the curved ball-ramp
Robot A smaller background robot left of centre, silver with a rounded helmet, standing behind a large toothed gear and the scaffold, arm raised
Vehicle Small tracked bulldozer with a red cab, centre bottom, pushing into the ramp structure
Vehicle Grey hammer/drill machine with a long horizontal barrel and a spiral screw section, mid-right behind the ramp
Vehicle Black and yellow hazard-striped hopper wagon at the far right on a sloped conveyor
Vehicle Grey rocket launcher or drill truck at the bottom left, angled upward
Other A tall clear wine glass on a thin stemmed stand at the left edge, in front of the fire
Other Small orange capsule and pod shapes suspended on the scaffold at the right
Full description

A wide, brightly painted sci-fi backglass on a black starfield. Dominating the left half is a single enormous female robot: a polished chrome and silver humanoid torso with segmented arms, a heart-shaped red panel set into the chest grille, and a smooth white face mask with heavy yellow eye-shadow, blue eyes and red lips, topped by an open crown of spikes. Her right arm extends forward into a huge curved chrome ball-ramp that sweeps from the lower centre up to the upper right, its top edge carrying a diagonal row of yellow and red ball numbers. Behind the robot stand a ringed planet, a large cratered orange moon, small distant planets, a glowing yellow-orange plume of fire at the left edge, a wine glass on a stand, and a chrome track and lattice scaffold. The ground is rusty red desert with construction vehicles: a small tracked bulldozer and a hammer drill at centre, a hopper car and conveyor at right, a rocket launcher bottom-left. A second, smaller robot stands in the background left of centre with a pointed drill. Title lettering sits top centre-right, and a yellow sponsor panel with a big script logo fills the lower right corner.

Bride of Pinbot backglass

Backglass Bride of Pinbot 2.0

  • black
  • silver
  • orange
  • gold

Fingerprint: Chrome female robot with blue eyes, red lips, gold spiked crown, red faceted heart on chest. Segmented silver arm curves into toothed ramp. THE MACHINE, BRIDE OF PIN-BOT. Black starfield, airbrushed sci-fi, white and blue stars, planets, domed flying saucer city below.

Distinctive

The dominant feature is an enormous chrome female robot with a painted feminine face - blue eyes, red lips, gold crown - whose segmented silver arm becomes a huge curved toothed ramp sweeping diagonally across the glass. A large faceted red heart is set into the centre of her chest plate. The title THE MACHINE is rendered in bevelled chrome block letters lit with white starburst sparkles. The curved ramp carries a ladder of small letter tiles and coloured numbered scoring discs (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) running from the lower left up to the upper right.

Setting

  • Deep black starfield with purple nebula wisps
  • Orange-red alien desert plain
  • Distant domed futuristic skyline with lit windows
  • Scaffold observation tower

Symbols

  • Red heart emblem
  • Gold crown and circlet
  • Spiked headdress
  • Faceted red gemstone
  • Comet starburst
  • Planets and earth-like globe
  • Toothed ramp with letter tiles
  • Numbered scoring discs
  • Scaffold tower
  • Small stemmed wine-glass-shaped emblem at lower left

Lettering

  • Large bevelled chrome-and-gold block capitals with white starburst sparkles for the title; smaller white sans-serif capitals for the subtitle; cursive script for the anniversary badge

Themes

  • Science fiction
  • Female robot
  • Alien planet
  • Chrome machinery
  • Outer space

Title on it

  • The machine

Text on it

  • THE MACHINE
  • BRIDE OF PIN-BOT
  • Williams
  • THE GREATEST PINBALL MACHINE DESIGNERS & BUILDERS IN THE UNIVERSE
  • 30th Anniversary
  • #1430
  • MILLION
  • BILLION
  • JACKPOT
  • SUPER
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
Who and what
Kind Description
Robot One giant chrome female robot filling the left half: stylised feminine face, blue eyes, red lips, gold circlet with spikes, red forehead gem, silver segmented armoured body with a large faceted red heart on the chest plate, chrome arm extended
Other A domed flying-saucer style city with lit windows at lower centre-left
Man Tiny suited figure standing on the orange plain near lower left
Man Second tiny suited figure beside the first on the orange plain
Full description

A glossy, airbrushed sci-fi backglass on a deep black starfield speckled with white and blue stars. Upper right carries the main title in huge bevelled chrome-and-gold block capitals, THE MACHINE, with the subtitle BRIDE OF PIN-BOT beneath in white, a red-and-blue globe replacing one letter. A giant chrome female robot dominates the left half: a stylised feminine face with bright blue eyes, red lips, a gold circlet and spiked crown, and a red gem on the forehead. Her segmented silver torso bears a large faceted red heart emblem on the chest plate, and her chrome arm sweeps down and right into a giant curved toothed ramp that arcs across the middle of the glass, studded with small letter tiles and coloured numbered discs. Behind her are a starburst comet, planets and a distant Earth-like globe; the lower band is an orange-red alien desert with a small domed flying-saucer skyline, a scaffold tower and two tiny suited figures. Bottom right holds a yellow rectangular plaque with a circular W mark and a company name, above a separate curved chrome ramp element and a 30th Anniversary badge.

Bride of Pinbot backglass

Backglass The Machine: Bride of Pinbot 2.0

  • black
  • silver
  • purple
  • orange

Fingerprint: the machine bride of pinbot, chrome female robot bride with red lips and blue eyeshadow reclines while holding giant diagonal ramp covered with bright yellow MILLION value panels spanning entire backglass, silver white-outlined title lettering with red star inside O of PINBOT upper right, champagne wine glass paired with tracked construction vehicles beneath ringed planet, 30th Anniversary emblem bottom right, futuristic space aesthetic

Distinctive

A full-size chrome female robot bride with red lips and blue eyeshadow, reclining and holding a giant diagonal ramp covered in bright yellow MILLION value panels that slices across the entire backglass. Second most memorable: the silver white-outlined title lettering with a red star inside the O of PINBOT at upper right. Third: the surreal bottom strip pairing a champagne wine glass with tracked construction vehicles under a ringed planet. Fourth: the 30th Anniversary emblem in the bottom right corner.

Setting

  • Black starfield with dense white star clusters
  • Purple and blue nebula clouds behind the title
  • Orange cratered planet upper left corner
  • Small dark planets scattered upper left and centre
  • Blue earth-like globe centre right
  • Large orange ringed planet lower right
  • Red-brown rocky desert ground across the bottom third
  • Wire-mesh scaffolding behind the yellow crane at bottom right

Symbols

  • Red heart
  • Red star finial
  • Yellow diamond jackpot panel
  • Ringed planet
  • Cratered planet
  • Sparkle stars
  • Wine glass
  • 30th anniversary emblem
  • Diamond logo mark

Lettering

  • Large blocky italicised capitals with heavy white outline and a silver-to-gold gradient fill for the top word; smaller serif capitals in silver for the subtitle, with a red star inside the o of pinbot

Themes

  • Female robot
  • Space
  • Planets and nebulae
  • Chrome machinery
  • Construction site
  • Anniversary badge
  • Score ramp values

Title on it

  • The machine bride of pinbot

Text on it

  • THE MACHINE
  • BRIDE OF PINBOT
  • Williams
  • THE GREATEST PINBALL MACHINE DESIGNERS & BUILDERS IN THE UNIVERSE
  • JACKPOT
  • MILLION
  • 30th Anniversary
Who and what
Kind Description
Robot One chrome female robot bride, half reclining on her right elbow, head tilted toward the viewer, smooth white-silver faceplate, large blue eyes with heavy blue eyeshadow and long lashes, arched yellow eyebrows, glossy red lips, chrome hoop-and-rod headdress with a red star finial and coloured gem studs, red heart glowing behind a perforated grille on her chest, exposed ribbed black hose at the waist, large turbine intake at the hip, polished mirror-like plating
Robot Detached chrome robot hands and forearms lying on the desert floor at bottom left, one hand splayed with articulated fingers
Vehicle Two small tracked vehicles on the desert floor near bottom centre, one dark grey with a red stripe and blue cab light, one yellow-green with a rounded cab
Other A yellow-orange lattice-boom crane with hook block at the right of the bottom strip beside a chrome robot arm and claw
Other A tall empty wine glass with a stem at the far bottom left, beside a flaming torch and a small skull
Full description

Wide landscape backglass, black starfield background. Left half dominated by a large chrome female robot bride reclining on her right elbow, torso angled toward the viewer; she has a smooth white-silver faceplate, heavy blue eyeshadow, bright red lips, arched yellow brows and a crown-like headdress of chrome hoops, rods and a red star finial with coloured gem studs. A red heart glows in a grille on her chest. Her body is polished chrome with a large turbine intake at the hip, a ribbed black hose, and a segmented hydraulic arm holding a long diagonal scoring ramp running from lower-left to upper-right across the whole glass. The ramp is studded with bright yellow rectangular value panels numbered 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 with MILLION labels, and a yellow diamond JACKPOT panel near the base. Behind: an orange cratered planet top-left, purple and blue nebula clouds, scattered small planets including a blue Earth-like world and a ringed planet. Bottom third shows a red-brown rocky desert floor with a wine glass on the left, chrome robot hands, tracked vehicles and a yellow-orange crane rig against wire-mesh scaffolding, with a huge ringed planet at right. A yellow logo panel sits at lower right with a 30th Anniversary mark below it.

Bride of Pinbot backglass

Backglass Standard

  • black
  • silver
  • orange
  • red

Fingerprint: The Machine/Bride of Pin-Bot title chrome-and-red capitals; colossal chrome female robot with red heart in gold filigree chest plate; spiked gold-black headdress; huge curved chrome ramp carrying eight numbered panels descending; champagne coupe glass with candle at far left; small tracked machinery below; black starfield with planets; chrome, black, orange, red

Distinctive

A giant chrome female robot with a red heart embedded in her chest plate, standing against a starfield. A huge curved chrome ramp arcs from lower left to upper right across her body, carrying eight colour-coded numbered panels from 1 to 8 that descend the arc. The title 'THE MACHINE' is rendered in huge chrome-and-red gradient block capitals. A single lit candle in a champagne coupe glass sits at the far left edge, an incongruously romantic touch.

Setting

  • Black outer-space starfield
  • Coloured planets
  • Orange rocky desert floor
  • Industrial sci-fi machinery

Symbols

  • Large red heart in chest plate
  • Planets and stars
  • Numbered ramp panels 1-8
  • Candle flame
  • Champagne coupe glass
  • Red circular pinball logo
  • Wheel hub
  • Cog and piston details
  • Tracked treads

Lettering

  • Large chrome gradient block capitals with red lower halves for the title, smaller metallic all-capitals subtitle beneath, cursive script brand name in red on a cream plaque

Themes

  • Science fiction
  • Female robot
  • Space
  • Space opera
  • Pinball-themed parody
  • Arcade machinery

Title on it

  • The machine

Text on it

  • THE MACHINE
  • BRIDE OF PIN·BOT
  • Williams
  • PINBALL MACHINE
  • pinide.com
Who and what
Kind Description
Robot Giant chrome female humanoid robot, pale white-silver face with orange eyeshadow and red lips, gold-and-black spiked crest headdress, dangling chain earring, chrome shoulders and arms, bare chrome midriff, gold filigree chest plate with large red heart, huge circular wheel hip joint, left arm reaching down to the ground, right arm bent across her chest
Vehicle Several small orange tracked hopper machines with ladders, scoops and conveyor arms clustered under and behind the robot's outstretched arm
Vehicle A large multi-legged spider-like mechanical walker at lower right with articulated chrome legs
Other A rocket/spire silhouette on the right horizon with a small planet containing a ringed moon beside it
Full description

Rectangular backglass with a black starfield background scattered with orange, purple and blue planets. A colossal chrome female robot dominates the left and centre: a pale silver-white face with heavy orange eye shadow, bright red lips and a tall crested headpiece of gold and black spikes; her torso is a bare-looking chrome shell with a large red heart set into a gold filigree chest plate, and her left arm stretches down to a large wheel-like hip joint. A huge curved chrome ramp sweeps from the lower left up to the upper right, its outer face carrying a descending row of white, yellow, orange and red numbered panels 1 through 8, each with a tiny label beneath. Below and behind the robot stand several small tracked machines with ladders and hopper arms, worked in orange and brown. Upper left: a champagne coupe glass beside a candle flame. Lower right: a cream rectangular plate with a red pinball logo and script brand name. Title lettering across the top right reads THE MACHINE in large chrome block capitals over BRIDE OF PIN-BOT in smaller metallic caps. Four dominant colours: black, chrome silver-white, orange, and red.