1970 · Chicago Coin
Cowboy / Big Flipper
Known for Jumbo Flippers, Ball Saver center post, Center saucer and ABC top lanes. Flat sky-blue field, giant red beach ball, fan of white and pale blue playing cards along the bottom, rope rigging, hanging ropes and a rope ladder and white painted outer border.
- Year
- 1970
- Maker
- Chicago Coin
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
Known for
- extra flippers
Jumbo Flippers
- post
Ball Saver center post
- Hole
Center saucer
- Lane
ABC top lanes
- Target
Side standups
2 games under this title
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Big Flipper 1970 · 2 players -
Cowboy 1970 · 4 players
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Center saucer
Bumpers 2
- Mini-bumpers
- Upper pop bumpers
Target 1
- Side standups
Lanes 3
- ABC top lanes
- Far out lanes
- Near out lanes
Flipper 1
- Jumbo Flippers extra flippers
Post or gate 1
- Ball Saver center post post
Controls 2
- Ball Saver Down rollover buttons buttons
- Post rollover button button
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Tanned adult woman, red polka-dot two-piece swimsuit, matching flowered sunhat, dark hair, broad open-mouthed grin, both arms stretched up gripping a rope, one leg kicked high behind her, body angled head-down as if swinging
- man Tanned adult man with short dark hair, white singlet top, green swim trunks, red neckerchief, wide laughing open-mouth expression, one arm flung upward toward the woman, positioned lower left on the red ball
Setting
- Flat sky-blue field
- Giant red beach ball
- Fan of white and pale blue playing cards along the bottom
- Rope rigging, hanging ropes and a rope ladder
- White painted outer border
Text on it
- Chicago Coin's
- BIG FLIPPER
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 1 OF 2 CAN PLAY
- IT'S FUN TO COMPETE
Made by
- Design
- Jerry Koci
- Art
- Christian Marche
Reference
Linked terms
- Ball Saver center post also called Ball Saver also called center post
- Center saucer also called Center Bonus saucer
- ABC top lanes also called ABC top rollover lanes
- Side standups also called Advance Bonus standup targets
- Mini-bumpers also called lower mini pop bumpers
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Big Flipper
- sky blue
- red
- white
- orange-tan
Fingerprint: Big Flipper, grinning woman in red polka-dot swimsuit and flowered sunhat swinging upside-down from rigging above giant red beach ball, laughing man in green swim trunks reaching beside her, pair of black swallowtail pennant score panels shaped like nautical signal flags, fan of playing cards along bottom, rope ladder and rigging
The most memorable feature is a grinning woman in a red polka-dot swimsuit and flowered sunhat swinging upside-down from rigging above a giant red beach ball, with a laughing man in green swim trunks reaching up beside her. Second is the pair of black swallowtail pennant score panels on the left, 1ST PLAYER and 2ND PLAYER, shaped like nautical signal flags with gold-outlined rope borders. Third, the small yellow slanted tag reading IT'S FUN TO COMPETE tucked beside the fan of playing cards. Fourth, the rope ladder and rigging at the right with the green 1 OF 2 CAN PLAY sign.
Setting
- Flat sky-blue field
- Giant red beach ball
- Fan of white and pale blue playing cards along the bottom
- Rope rigging, hanging ropes and a rope ladder
- White painted outer border
Symbols
- Playing-card fans
- Red beach ball
- Ropes and pulleys
- Rope ladder
- Beach balls in a pile
- Sunhat with flowers
Lettering
- Tall condensed yellow-green block capitals with dark outline and drop shadow for the title, red cursive script above it, and cream capitals on black swallowtail pennants for the player panels
Themes
- Beach
- Swimming
- Summer holiday
- Nautical rigging
- Playing cards
Title on it
- Big flipper
Text on it
- Chicago Coin's
- BIG FLIPPER
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 1 OF 2 CAN PLAY
- IT'S FUN TO COMPETE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Tanned adult woman, red polka-dot two-piece swimsuit, matching flowered sunhat, dark hair, broad open-mouthed grin, both arms stretched up gripping a rope, one leg kicked high behind her, body angled head-down as if swinging |
| Man | Tanned adult man with short dark hair, white singlet top, green swim trunks, red neckerchief, wide laughing open-mouth expression, one arm flung upward toward the woman, positioned lower left on the red ball |
A beach-themed pinball backglass in flat 1950s-60s cartoon style. Sky-blue background with a huge red beach ball filling the lower centre, ringed by a fan of white and blue playing cards along the bottom edge. Two grinning figures hang from ropes and rigging: a tanned woman in a red polka-dot swimsuit and matching flowered sunhat, arms stretched upward gripping a rope, one leg kicked high; and below her a laughing dark-haired man in a white singlet, green swim trunks and a red neckerchief, one arm flung up. Left side carries two black, gold-outlined, pennant-shaped score panels reading 1ST PLAYER and 2ND PLAYER, with white score windows below showing 8 8 4 and 0 0 0 0. Upper centre-right holds the title: red script Chicago Coin's above tall block capitals BIG FLIPPER in pale yellow-green with dark outline and shadow. Right side has rope-and-ladder rigging, a small green sign reading 1 OF 2 CAN PLAY, a yellow slanted tag reading IT'S FUN TO COMPETE, and a heap of red-and-white beach balls. Condition: photographed through glass with a white painted border, surface scratches and a bright reflection across the top.
Backglass Cowboy
- lime-green
- peach-salmon
- red
- pale-blue
Fingerprint: goooby, male centaur archer with bare chest and red neckerchief rearing over pale blue clouds, lower body pale blue horse with red saddle blanket and purple quiver dominating center, deliberately scrambled red bulbous title with white speckled highlights and heavy purple drop shadow, four player score panels arranged 2x2 around title, red-haired cowboy bottom left in enormous pale-blue sombrero pointing, lanky white-hatted lasso-swinger right, lime-green peach yellow sunburst
The centrepiece is a bare-chested male centaur archer, human torso merging into a pale blue horse body with a red saddle blanket and purple quiver, rearing through a burst of pale blue clouds. The title lettering is enormously inflated and rounded, red with white speckled dots inside each letter and a thick purple drop shadow over a purple pointed shield. Two cowboys bracket the scene asymmetrically - a red-haired figure in an oversized pale-blue sombrero pointing from the bottom-left corner, and a white-hatted lasso-swinger on the right. Four separate player score panels (1st through 4th PLAYER) are split around the title in a 2x2 arrangement, unusual for a single-title game. The whole scene is flat comic-book colour on a lime-yellow and peach sunburst.
Setting
- Radiating sunburst of alternating lime-green and pale-yellow wedges
- Peach-salmon sky
- Wide blue horizontal band across mid-height
- Pale blue-white billowing clouds along the bottom
- Green grass tufts
- Worn cream-white painted wooden border
Symbols
- Bow and arrow
- Quiver of arrows
- Lasso rope
- Horseshoe-shaped cloud swirls
- Cowboy hat
- Saddle and saddle blanket
- Four numbered player lamps
- Sunburst rays
Lettering
- Title in huge inflated rounded display type, red with white speckled highlights and thick purple drop shadow over a purple pointed shield; player labels in compact yellow-outlined capitals on black panels; manufacturer line in small green-black cursive script above the title
Themes
- Wild west
- Cowboys
- Centaur
- Archery
- Lasso
- Showdown
- Skill game
Title on it
- Goooby
Text on it
- Chicago Coin
- GOOOBY
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 3RD PLAYER
- 4TH PLAYER
- A GAME OF SKILL
- IT'S FUN TO COMPETE!
- PLAYERS
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Creature | Male centaur archer, bare-chested human torso with black hair and a red neckerchief, one arm raised holding a blue bow, the other clutching a purple quiver of arrows; lower body is a pale blue horse with dark hooves rearing, carrying a red saddle blanket and a yellow saddle; stands centre over pale blue clouds |
| Man | Red-haired cowboy bottom left in an enormous pale-blue wide-brimmed sombrero, red poncho over blue shirt, one hand raised with index finger pointing upward and mouth open; only head, shoulders and hand are visible above the border |
| Man | Lanky cowboy on the right in a white wide-brimmed hat, pale open shirt, blue jeans and boots, leaning back with one arm swinging a lasso rope; shown in profile facing left |
Flat, brightly coloured cartoon backglass in a comic-strip style, framed by a worn cream-white wooden border with chipped paint and scuffed lower edge. The background is a radiating sunburst of alternating lime-green and pale yellow wedges over a peach-salmon sky, with a wide blue horizontal band across the middle and small tufts of green grass along the bottom. Centred at the top is a large bulbous red title with white speckled highlights and a heavy purple drop shadow, sitting over a purple pointed shield shape; above it a cursive script line in green-black ink. Four black score panels with cream number windows are arranged around the title: 1st PLAYER upper left, 2nd PLAYER upper right, 3rd PLAYER middle left, 4TH PLAYER middle right. A male centaur archer dominates the centre - bare-chested with a red neckerchief, black hair, blue-white lower body, red saddle blanket, purple quiver and bow - rearing over pale blue-white clouds. A red-haired cowboy in a huge pale-blue wide-brimmed hat and red poncho points from the bottom left, and a lanky cowboy in a white hat, pale shirt and blue jeans swings a lasso on the right.