1960 · Gottlieb
Captain Kidd
Known for Wheel, Ruby button, Far out lanes and Tall slingshots. Tropical beach with yellow sand and a strip of pale surf, bright blue sky with small clouds, deep blue-green sea with white wave crests, a distant square-rigged sailing ship on the horizon, a small rowing boat and a single gull, palm fronds intruding from top-left and bottom-right corners and gold border frame around the whole glass.
- Year
- 1960
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Known for
- structure
Wheel
- rollover button
Ruby button
- Lane
Far out lanes
- Slingshot
Tall slingshots
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Wheel structure
Bumpers 2
- Wheel pop bumper pop bumper
- Blue pop bumpers pop bumpers
Lanes 6
- Wall switches switches
- Ruby button rollover button
- Lower rollover button rollover button
- Far out lanes
- Flipper hinge out lanes
- Center out lanes
Slingshot 1
- Tall slingshots
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Kneeling blonde pirate pin-up, centre-right, the single human figure. adult, fair-skinned, wide open-mouthed grin with head tilted left. wears an oversized black pirate hat bearing a white skull-and-crossbones and a spray of red, white and blue feathers; off-the-shoulder white blouse with ruffled short sleeves; a red fringed skirt cut high at the thigh; a wide black belt with a rectangular gold buckle; chunky yellow platform shoes with black stiletto heels. left hand rests on her hip, right arm reaches down toward the open treasure chest, one knee on the sand.
- animal A scarlet-and-green parrot with a pale beak, perched on a wooden post on the right side, wings slightly raised, paired with the speech bubble.
- other A large open brown pirate's treasure chest at lower left, brass studs and a metal hasp, heaped with gold coins and treasure; its raised lid is lettered 'ball in play'.
- vehicle A small square-rigged sailing ship on the far horizon, and a tiny rowing boat to the right of the woman's hat.
Setting
- Tropical beach with yellow sand and a strip of pale surf
- Bright blue sky with small clouds
- Deep blue-green sea with white wave crests
- A distant square-rigged sailing ship on the horizon
- A small rowing boat and a single gull
- Palm fronds intruding from top-left and bottom-right corners
- Gold border frame around the whole glass
Text on it
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- PLAYERS
- 1
- 2
- Gottlieb's
- 2-PLAYER
- CAPTAIN
- KIDD
- BALL in PLAY
- A HOY MATEY! HAVIN' ANY FUN?
- It's More Fun to Compete A GAME of SKILL
- 12 CAN PLAY at the same time
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Numbers 1 through 5
Made by
- Design
- Wayne Neyens
- Art
- Roy Parker
Reference
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- red
- yellow
- white
Fingerprint: Kneeling blonde pirate girl feathered skull-and-crossbones hat grinning down open treasure chest BALL PLAY indicator, title CAPTAIN KIDD rendered enormous puffy red bubble letters yellow inline white drop shadow, tropical beach scene red-green parrot talks comic speech bubble boast 12 CAN PLAY same time, palm fronds distant sailing ship fill sky
A kneeling blonde pirate girl in a feathered skull-and-crossbones hat, grinning down at an open treasure chest that is also the 'BALL in PLAY' indicator. The title 'CAPTAIN KIDD' is rendered in enormous puffy red bubble letters with yellow inline and white drop shadow. A tropical beach scene with a red-and-green parrot that talks in a comic speech bubble, plus the boast '12 CAN PLAY at the same time'. Palm fronds and a distant sailing ship fill the sky, and a studded wooden treasure-chest-framed window reads 'BALL in PLAY'.
Setting
- Tropical beach with yellow sand and a strip of pale surf
- Bright blue sky with small clouds
- Deep blue-green sea with white wave crests
- A distant square-rigged sailing ship on the horizon
- A small rowing boat and a single gull
- Palm fronds intruding from top-left and bottom-right corners
- Gold border frame around the whole glass
Symbols
- Skull and crossbones on the pirate hat
- Gold coins and treasure chest
- Pearls and jewels
- Numerals in roller windows
- Palm fronds
- Parrot
- Sailing ship
- Painted wooden sign scrolls
Lettering
- Big fat red bubble capitals with yellow inline and white drop shadow for the title; small condensed blue sans-serif capitals for 'players', '2-player' and the score-card headers; hand-lettered red script and black brush lettering on the parchment scrolls; yellow block capitals on the treasure chest lid.
Themes
- Pirates
- Treasure
- Tropical beach
- Pin-up
- Two-player versus
- Adventure
- Island
- Parrot
Title on it
- Captain kidd
Text on it
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- PLAYERS
- 1
- 2
- Gottlieb's
- 2-PLAYER
- CAPTAIN
- KIDD
- BALL in PLAY
- A HOY MATEY! HAVIN' ANY FUN?
- It's More Fun to Compete A GAME of SKILL
- 12 CAN PLAY at the same time
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Kneeling blonde pirate pin-up, centre-right, the single human figure. adult, fair-skinned, wide open-mouthed grin with head tilted left. wears an oversized black pirate hat bearing a white skull-and-crossbones and a spray of red, white and blue feathers; off-the-shoulder white blouse with ruffled short sleeves; a red fringed skirt cut high at the thigh; a wide black belt with a rectangular gold buckle; chunky yellow platform shoes with black stiletto heels. left hand rests on her hip, right arm reaches down toward the open treasure chest, one knee on the sand. |
| Animal | A scarlet-and-green parrot with a pale beak, perched on a wooden post on the right side, wings slightly raised, paired with the speech bubble. |
| Other | A large open brown pirate's treasure chest at lower left, brass studs and a metal hasp, heaped with gold coins and treasure; its raised lid is lettered 'ball in play'. |
| Vehicle | A small square-rigged sailing ship on the far horizon, and a tiny rowing boat to the right of the woman's hat. |
A painted seaside backglass framed by a light wooden/gold border. Two cream roller-score panels with rounded red-and-yellow frames sit across the top, labelled '1st PLAYER' (windows reading 7 8 4) and '2nd PLAYER' (windows reading 0 7 0), with a small blank window before the comma in each. Between them, centred at the top, is a blue 'PLAYERS' block with big stacked numerals 1 and 2, and a tiny square instruction box below it. Left of centre is a large title logo: 'Gottlieb's 2-PLAYER' in small blue capitals above 'CAPTAIN KIDD' in enormous fat red bubble letters with a yellow inline and a white drop shadow. A kneeling blonde pin-up pirate woman dominates the centre-right on a yellow-and-tan beach, wearing a huge black pirate hat with a white skull-and-crossbones and red/white/blue feathers, an off-shoulder white ruffled blouse, a red fringed miniskirt, a wide black belt with a gold buckle, and yellow platform shoes with black heels; she grins down at an open brown treasure chest spilling gold coins and pearls, lid lettered 'BALL in PLAY' in yellow. Background is bright blue sky, deep blue-green sea with white surf, a tiny distant ship, a bird, and a small boat. Right side: a red-and-green parrot perched on a post, speech bubble 'A HOY MATEY! HAVIN' ANY FUN?', and two parchment scrolls reading 'It's More Fun to Compete A GAME of SKILL' and '12 CAN PLAY at the same time'. Palm fronds top-left and bottom-right. Style: bold 1970s airbrushed commercial illustration.