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
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
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.
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.
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
| 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 |
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.
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
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
| 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 |
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.
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
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
| 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 |
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.