1978 · Williams
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Known for Swinging Target, Center Post, CON Lanes and Upper-left Drop Targets. Deep blue and teal swirling sky, distant grey city skyline on the horizon, red-orange lattice geodesic sphere behind the central figure, orange concentric target rings at top left, solid red map-shaped landmass near the top, tall orange bridge or gantry structure down the right edge and orange ribbed mechanical plating along the bottom edge.
- Year
- 1978
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Target
Swinging Target
- post
Center Post
- Lane
CON Lanes
- Drop target
Upper-left Drop Targets
- Lane
Horseshoe
- Goal
White
On the playfield
Holes 2
- Top Saucer saucer
- Left Saucer saucer
Drop target 1
- Upper-left Drop Targets
Targets 3
- Swinging Target
- Recessed Pads
- A and C Standups
Lanes 2
- CON Lanes
- Horseshoe
Flipper 1
- Double Flippers extra flipper
Post or gate 1
- Center Post post
Lights 1
- Stars inserts
On the backglass
Who and what
- robot Full-length chrome silver humanoid robot at centre, smooth domed head with white glowing eyes, segmented tubular arms and legs with visible joint balls, standing upright facing forward
- man Dark-haired man with a thick moustache in a bright red shirt at upper left, mouth open shouting, head and shoulders only
- man Younger man in a red cap and red top at mid left, in profile, pointing an index finger towards the central robot
- man Older heavy-faced man with spectacles at bottom left, wearing a dark hat, head and shoulders only
Setting
- Deep blue and teal swirling sky
- Distant grey city skyline on the horizon
- Red-orange lattice geodesic sphere behind the central figure
- Orange concentric target rings at top left
- Solid red map-shaped landmass near the top
- Tall orange bridge or gantry structure down the right edge
- Orange ribbed mechanical plating along the bottom edge
Text on it
- Williams
- MANIAC
- 1ST UP
- 2ND UP
- 3RD UP
- 4TH UP
- 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
- 20
- FREE
- pinside.com
How it plays
-
Goals 6
- White
- Yellow
- Green
- Contact
- Advance Color
- Score Yellow
Made by
- Design
- Steve Kordek
- Art
- Christian Marche
- Software
- Ron Crouse
- Sound
- Randy Pfeiffer
Reference
Linked terms
- CON Lanes also called Top lanes
- Upper-left Drop Targets also called Four-bank
- Recessed Pads also called Right-side standups
- White also called White bonus
- Yellow also called Yellow bonus
- Green also called Green bonus
- Advance Color also called Advance White also called Advance Yellow also called Advance Green
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- orange
- blue
- black
Fingerprint: Chrome silver robot domed head glowing white eyes before red-orange lattice geodesic sphere, 'MANIAC' huge arched red letters white navy drop shadow, three painted human faces stacked left (shouting mustached man, red-cap youth pointing, bespectacled older man), multicolor sky
The central chrome silver robot with a domed head and glowing white eyes, standing in front of a red-orange lattice geodesic sphere, is the most memorable element. Close behind it in memory is the huge fat arched 'MANIAC' logo in red letters with white and navy drop shadow. Three tightly cropped human faces stacked down the left edge - a shouting moustached man, a pointing youth in a red cap, and a bespectacled older man - give the left third a face-heavy composition. A curved orange bridge structure frames the right edge, and '1 TO 4 CAN PLAY' with four numbered circles sits at the bottom right.
Setting
- Deep blue and teal swirling sky
- Distant grey city skyline on the horizon
- Red-orange lattice geodesic sphere behind the central figure
- Orange concentric target rings at top left
- Solid red map-shaped landmass near the top
- Tall orange bridge or gantry structure down the right edge
- Orange ribbed mechanical plating along the bottom edge
Symbols
- Orange concentric target rings
- Red map-shaped landmass
- Red lattice geodesic sphere
- Orange bridge or gantry structure
- Orange ribbed plating
- Numbered player circles 1 2 3 4
Lettering
- Fat rounded slanted sans-serif capitals in bright red with white and dark navy drop shadow, arched across the top; small red cursive maker script above; white condensed sans-serif for the player-up labels
Themes
- Robot
- Futuristic city
- Science fiction
- Competitive multi-player
- Orange mechanical
Title on it
- Maniac
Text on it
- Williams
- MANIAC
- 1ST UP
- 2ND UP
- 3RD UP
- 4TH UP
- 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
- 20
- FREE
- pinside.com
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Robot | Full-length chrome silver humanoid robot at centre, smooth domed head with white glowing eyes, segmented tubular arms and legs with visible joint balls, standing upright facing forward |
| Man | Dark-haired man with a thick moustache in a bright red shirt at upper left, mouth open shouting, head and shoulders only |
| Man | Younger man in a red cap and red top at mid left, in profile, pointing an index finger towards the central robot |
| Man | Older heavy-faced man with spectacles at bottom left, wearing a dark hat, head and shoulders only |
A tall, dark backglass with four rectangular alphanumeric score panels stacked down the right half, each showing seven-segment orange digits on black with a small '1ST UP'/'2ND UP'/'3RD UP'/'4TH UP' label in white at its left. The title is a large arched word 'MANIAC' in fat, rounded, slanted red letters with a white and dark blue drop shadow, with a small red 'Williams' script logo above it at top centre. A chrome silver humanoid robot with a domed head, white glowing eyes and jointed tubular limbs stands dead centre, in front of a red-orange lattice sphere. Left of it, three painted human faces crowd the edge: a dark-haired man with a moustache in a red shirt shouting, a younger man in a red cap and red top pointing a finger towards the robot, and a heavy-faced older man with spectacles at the bottom left. The background is a swirling blue-to-teal sky with a distant grey city skyline, orange concentric target rings top-left, a red map-shaped landmass, and an orange bridge structure down the right edge. Dominant colours: red, orange, blue, black.