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1975 · Recel

Criterium 75

Known for Captive balls, Center post, Upper side lanes and Bicyclist. Indoor velodrome / sports arena with domed roof, tiered spectator crowd and track floor in orange and yellow bands.

Year
1975
Maker
Recel
Players
4

Known for

  • Captive ball

    Captive balls

  • post

    Center post

  • Lane

    Upper side lanes

  • Toy

    Bicyclist

2 games under this title

On the playfield

  • red
  • blue
  • cream
  • yellow
Criterium 75 playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Toy 1

  • Bicyclist

Captive balls 2

  • Captive balls
  • Center captive ball

Lanes 2

  • Upper side lanes
  • Out lanes

Post or gate 1

  • Center post post

Control 1

  • Top rollover buttons buttons

On the backglass

  • purple
  • orange
  • black
  • cream
Criterium 75 backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • woman Tall, long blonde hair, red peaked cap, black shiny low-cut jumpsuit, orange trousers, gold disc belt buckle, right arm raised high, left hand lifted, smiling, standing at centre right
  • woman Red hair, green hooded top, matching green skirt, black thigh-high boots, seated on the track laughing, facing right
  • man Cyclist in yellow and black jersey and dark helmet, crouched low racing at left
  • man Second cyclist in red and white leathers and white helmet riding away in centre background
  • man Older wrestler in a red singlet with a white circular emblem, green-trimmed trunks, bent forward at lower left
  • man Photographer in a dark cap holding a camera to his eye at right

Setting

  • Indoor velodrome / sports arena with domed roof
  • Tiered spectator crowd
  • Track floor in orange and yellow bands

Text on it

  • EURO
  • rotel
  • underwritten by Sanyo Europe Ltd
  • FLIP
  • 50
  • CRITERIUM 75
  • PLAYERS
  • BALL IN PLAY

Reference

Linked terms
  • Captive balls also called Captive ball holes
  • Bicyclist also called Cyclist
Playfield vision analysis

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

Criterium 75 playfield

Playfield Standard

  • red
  • blue
  • cream
  • yellow

Fingerprint: Criterium '75: mechanical score reels set into rounded blue arch at top, flanked by two large cream circular drum-style targets, central yellow-and-red diamond with BONUS spelled vertically, ringed by red lamps, row of five tiny painted figures in red, blue, yellow standing lower field, heavily crazed cream lacquer on apron.

Distinctive

A horizontal bank of mechanical score reels set into a rounded blue arch at the top, flanked by two large cream circular targets like plates or drums. The central yellow-and-red diamond with 'BONUS' spelled vertically down its length, ringed by red lamps. A row of five tiny painted human figures in red, blue and yellow standing in a line on the lower red field. Cream and yellow shield-shaped targets, one with a horseshoe and one with a red flower bouquet. The apron is badly crazed with spiderweb cracks in the cream lacquer.

Setting

  • Flat printed playfield art with no scenery or horizon
  • Blue rounded arch at the top holding the reel bank
  • Large red field across the middle and lower playfield
  • Cream painted lower apron and cabinet rails
  • Wooden cabinet side rails visible left and right

Symbols

  • Horseshoe
  • Red flower bouquet
  • Globe
  • Five-pointed stars
  • Red round scoring lamps
  • Grey reel wheels
  • Arrow

Notable shapes

  • Rounded blue top arch framing the reel bank
  • Central yellow-and-red diamond containing vertical bonus lettering
  • Two yellow shield-shaped targets left and right of centre
  • Two large cream circular drum targets high left and high right
  • Long red-and-cream teardrop slingshots
  • White ball-guide rails flanking the outer lanes

Art motifs

  • Cream and red scalloped borders
  • Yellow diamond with vertical lettering
  • Blue triangular jackpot panels
  • Reel banks and bonus value windows
  • Red round dots as lamps or scoring indicators

Themes

  • Electro-mechanical score reels
  • Bonus and special scoring
  • Carnival and circus plating
  • Abstract geometric decoration

Title on it

  • Criterium '75

Text on it

  • PLAYER 1
  • PLAYER 2
  • SPECIAL
  • WHEN SCORES FLASH
  • LITTLE ORBIT
  • 20 POINTS
  • BONUS
  • 1000 POINTS
  • WHEN LIT
  • VALUE
  • EXTRA BALL
  • FLIPPER BUTTON
  • CRITERIUM '75
  • ONE TWO THREE PLAYER PLAYER
  • INSTRUCTIONS
  • POSITION 4
  • 5 POINTS
  • PER BALL
  • WHEN PLAYER REPLAY
  • 5F
  • 1 PLAY
  • START
  • BROOK
  • REPLAY REPLAY
Pop bumpers
A horizontal row of four pop bumper caps with round metal rings, centre of the field below the reel window
Slingshots
Two elongated red-and-cream teardrop slingshots either side of the centre drain
Upper playfield
Rounded blue arch carrying a horizontal bank of score reels with player flags, two large cream circular targets either side, and a small reel window reading replay replay
Apron and lower playfield
Cream apron with blue 'flipper button' legends, a red 'extra ball' panel on the left, a globe logo, a cream instruction card with blue border headed criterium '75, and a cream panel reading special bonus position 4
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Small blue standing figure in a brimmed hat on the upper right blue arch
Other Small green-uniformed standing figure at the very top centre under the player flags
Other Five small painted people standing in a row on the lower red field, in red, blue and yellow clothing, front-facing, arms at their sides
Other Two small orange and yellow winged or flame-like motifs on the upper left and right shoulders
Full description

An electro-mechanical playfield photographed from above in its wooden cabinet. Bright red covers the lower two-thirds, a blue arc spans the top, with cream and yellow accents. Set into the rounded blue arch is a horizontal bank of white numbered score reels with red and yellow 'PLAYER 1' and 'PLAYER 2' flags above; below sits a red-framed window reading 'REPLAY REPLAY' with round scoring reels beneath. Two large cream circular drum targets with red rims sit high left and right. Blue triangular 'BROOK' jackpot panels and cream 'SPECIAL / WHEN SCORES FLASH' panels run down both outer edges. Mid-field a large yellow, red and white diamond carries 'BONUS' in stacked red capitals, flanked by red round lamps and grey reel wheels. Two yellow shield targets sit either side of centre, one with a horseshoe, one with a red flower bouquet. A row of five small painted figures in red, blue and yellow stands on the lower red field. The cream apron carries blue 'FLIPPER BUTTON' legends, a red 'EXTRA BALL' panel and a blue-bordered instruction card. Heavy crazing and spiderweb cracks crackle the cream lacquer.

Backglass vision analysis

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

Criterium 75 backglass

Backglass Standard

  • purple
  • orange
  • black
  • cream

Fingerprint: Huge yellow-orange block title CRITERIUM 75 with numerals split by diagonal slash on magenta banner, tall blonde woman in red peaked cap and black shiny jumpsuit with orange trousers standing centre-right arm raised, red-haired woman in green hooded top and black thigh-high boots seated laughing beside her, purple domed roof with clock above, dense tiered crowd in background

Distinctive

The huge yellow-and-orange block title CRITERIUM 75, the numerals split by a diagonal slash, sits across a magenta banner in the upper right. A tall blonde woman in a red cap and shiny black jumpsuit with orange trousers stands centre-right, one arm flung up in announcement. A second red-haired woman in a green hooded top and black thigh-high boots sits laughing beside her. The whole scene is a stadium: a purple domed roof with a wall clock, a row of international flags, and tiered crowds in violet behind the four player score windows.

Setting

  • Indoor velodrome / sports arena with domed roof
  • Tiered spectator crowd
  • Track floor in orange and yellow bands

Symbols

  • International flags in a horizontal banner
  • Dome roof with wall clock
  • Green/orange/blue/tan player number discs
  • Coloured ball-carrying disc on the woman's belt
  • White stadium spotlights
  • Four illuminated score windows with mechanical digit wheels

Lettering

  • Criterium 75 in tall condensed sans-serif capitals, yellow faces with orange shading and black outline, set on a magenta banner; euro and flip in white outlined capitals on a beige pill; players and ball in play in white block capitals with black outline

Themes

  • Sports
  • Stadium
  • Arena
  • Athletics
  • Cycling
  • Comic art
  • Pinball backglass

Title on it

  • Criterium 75

Text on it

  • EURO
  • rotel
  • underwritten by Sanyo Europe Ltd
  • FLIP
  • 50
  • CRITERIUM 75
  • PLAYERS
  • BALL IN PLAY
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Tall, long blonde hair, red peaked cap, black shiny low-cut jumpsuit, orange trousers, gold disc belt buckle, right arm raised high, left hand lifted, smiling, standing at centre right
Woman Red hair, green hooded top, matching green skirt, black thigh-high boots, seated on the track laughing, facing right
Man Cyclist in yellow and black jersey and dark helmet, crouched low racing at left
Man Second cyclist in red and white leathers and white helmet riding away in centre background
Man Older wrestler in a red singlet with a white circular emblem, green-trimmed trunks, bent forward at lower left
Man Photographer in a dark cap holding a camera to his eye at right
Man Man in blue overalls with a white armband and cap, pointing, at lower right
Other Several dark-haired moustached male spectators in tan and dark clothing behind the blue-overalled man
Full description

Cartoon-comic backglass of a televised indoor sports arena. Upper third: purple and blue domed roof with a clock, two dark louvred vents, a magenta panel reading 50, and a banner of national flags. Top left, a beige pill label reads EURO FLIP, overlapped by an orange sticker. Four white backlit score windows stack down the left in black rounded frames, showing 465.590 for player 1 and 00.0000 for players 2-4; coloured discs 1 green, 2 orange, 3 blue, 4 tan label each. A dense multi-tier mauve crowd fills the background. At right a tall blonde in a red peaked cap, black shiny jumpsuit, orange trousers and gold belt disc stands with one arm raised; beside her a red-haired woman in a green hooded top and black thigh-high boots sits laughing. Cyclists, a wrestler, a photographer and men in blue overalls fill the lower right under white BALL IN PLAY text, all framed by pale cracked stone.

Criterium 75 backglass

Backglass Standard

  • red
  • blue
  • yellow
  • brown

Fingerprint: Enormous red slab-serif GOLD RUSH title with little gold nugget sparkles filling each letter, mine mouth built of chunky brown timber beams with enormous translucent glowing yellow-gold panel spilling light, lantern-carrying cowboy in purple hat beside mine entrance, three gold coin discs with red arrows, crowd of grinning cowboys

Distinctive

The enormous red slab-serif GOLD RUSH title, each letter filled with little gold nugget sparkles, dwarfing everything else. A mine mouth built of chunky brown timber beams with an enormous translucent glowing yellow-gold panel spilling light, with a lantern-carrying cowboy in a purple hat standing beside it. Three gold coin discs reading 10, 100 and 10 sitting above a red MYSTERY BONUS signboard, each with a fat red arrow pointing upward. A crowd of grinning red-hatted cowboys and cowgirls in the lower right, plus a covered-wagon train winding over green hills. An inset four-window score panel reading 0 9 7 6 set into a timber frame over a lime-green background.

Setting

  • Dark blue star-speckled night sky
  • Purple and maroon rocky canyon walls and mesas
  • Blue snow-capped mountains
  • Green rolling hills and grass
  • Dirt road
  • Western mining country

Symbols

  • Three gold coin discs marked 10, 100, 10
  • Three fat red upward-pointing arrows
  • Gold nuggets and sparkle stars filling the title letters
  • Timber-framed mine entrance
  • Kerosene lantern
  • Long-handled pick and shovel
  • Bull skull motif
  • Stars in the night sky
  • Wooden score-window frame

Lettering

  • Gold rush in very large heavy red slab-serif capitals with black shading and gold nugget sparkles inset in each letter; a small red cursive script signature above; ball in play in plain white block capitals; mystery bonus in chunky yellow letters on a red signboard; play skill games for fun and recreation in red capitals on a white plaque with a gold border; game over in plain orange capitals

Themes

  • Gold rush
  • Wild west
  • Cowboys
  • Cowgirls
  • Mining
  • Prospecting
  • Covered wagon
  • Old west saloons

Title on it

  • Gold rush

Text on it

  • GOLD RUSH
  • Bally
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • MYSTERY BONUS
  • 10
  • 100
  • GAME OVER
  • PLAY SKILL GAMES FOR FUN AND RECREATION
  • 0976
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Cowboy on a tan buckskin horse, silhouetted on a rocky ridge at upper left, wearing a dark hat and red shirt, one arm raised
Man Grinning cowboy at left of the mine entrance, purple wide-brim hat, white and red vertical striped shirt, red neckerchief, holding a lit kerosene lantern in his right hand
Man Cowboy in a magenta/purple hat and cream shirt, centre-left of the lower crowd, shown in profile facing right
Woman Black-haired woman in a red blouse, centre, next to the magenta-hatted cowboy
Man Cowboy in a red hat, white shirt and red scarf, centre-right, facing left
Man Small distant cowboy in a purple hat and red vest, standing in the background grass between the two groups
Woman Cowgirl in a red hat, blue shirt and blue jeans, right side, leaning on a long-handled pick or shovel
Woman Cowgirl in a red hat and bright pink top with a white neckerchief, upper right of the crowd, arm on hip
Woman Cowgirl in a red hat and blue top with a red neckerchief, far right, facing left
Man Broad-grinning cowboy in a red hat, blue shirt, green studded vest and pink neckerchief, bottom right corner, partly cropped by the frame
Vehicle Covered-wagon train, roughly four wagons with white canvas tops and a team of oxen, crossing the green hills in the middle distance
Full description

Hand-painted Western backglass in a light wooden frame, above an orange cabinet front. The title GOLD RUSH fills the upper right in very large red slab-serif capitals, each letter studded with gold nugget sparkles, with a small red script name above. Upper left, white block text BALL IN PLAY sits over a dark blue star-speckled sky beside a lone cowboy on a tan horse silhouetted on a ridge. Centre-right, a four-window score panel in a timber frame reads 0 9 7 6 on lime green. Left of centre, a mine entrance of thick brown beams and rocky arch glows with a huge translucent yellow-gold sheet; a grinning cowboy in a purple hat and striped shirt holds a lantern at its edge. Below, a red signboard reads MYSTERY BONUS in yellow, with gold coin discs marked 10, 100, 10 and red arrows. The lower half crowds with cowboys and cowgirls in red, blue and cream dress, a covered-wagon train over green hills, blue mountains and maroon rock. A white plaque reads PLAY SKILL GAMES FOR FUN AND RECREATION; orange text reads GAME OVER.