1980 · Hankin
Dennis Lillee's Howzat!
Known for 5-bank, 4-bank and Right saucer. Dark maroon and black painted backdrop, painted wooden cricket stumps and bails, yellow and red flame or explosion bursts and cream inner border frame around the whole glass.
- Year
- 1980
- Maker
- Hankin
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Drop target
5-bank
- Drop target
4-bank
- saucer
Right saucer
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Right saucer saucer
Bumpers 2
- Upper pop bumpers
- Beast Lair-style pop bumper
Drop targets 2
- 5-bank
- 4-bank
Target 1
- Standup target near the right saucer
Lanes 2
- Star rollovers rollovers
- Upper left side lane
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Central framed portrait: tanned adult man, thick black hair swept back, heavy black moustache, broad toothy grin, head and shoulders only, yellow frame
- man Far left, adult man in cream cricket whites, dark hair, leaping with right arm raised and knees bent
- man Centre-left, same man in cream whites diving horizontally to the right, one arm extended forward
- man Centre-right, same man in cream whites running or leaping with arms outstretched
- man Far right, same man in cream whites with both arms thrown straight up, knees bent
Setting
- Dark maroon and black painted backdrop
- Painted wooden cricket stumps and bails
- Yellow and red flame or explosion bursts
- Cream inner border frame around the whole glass
Text on it
- DENNIS LILLEE'S
- HI WIZAT!
- HIGH SCORE
- TILT
- GAME OVER
- MATCH
- 03
- 40
- CREDIT
- BALL IN PLAY
- BY HANKIN MFG
- HOWZAT-1978
- 88.88.88.88
How it plays
-
Goals 2
- 1-2-3-4
- Upper orbit
Reference
Linked terms
- 5-bank also called Center drop targets
- 4-bank also called Upper left drop targets
- Right saucer also called Right hole
- 1-2-3-4 also called Collecting 1-2-3
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- red
- yellow
- black
- blue
Fingerprint: Operation: Enormous red 3D lettering sprawling diagonally across playfield, man in pale coat aiming pistol with doubled ghost outline, seven comic-book figures with rifles and pinwheel disc, drop-target values 1500-4000 at top, black background with yellow-teal shadows
The overwhelming feature is a playfield almost entirely overrun by gigantic red 3D block lettering that sprawls diagonally across the lower playfield and up both side rails. A single man in a pale trench coat and brimmed hat aiming a pistol points leftwards from centre-left, his legs drawn twice as a doubled 'ghost' outline in the airbrushed art. Four red-glowing pop bumpers sit in a row at the very top beneath a bank of four drop targets labelled with 1500/2000/3000/4000 values. A cluster of about seven comic-book men in white shirts and tan coats crowd the middle around a red-blue-yellow pinwheel disc, one of them holding a long rifle diagonally.
Setting
- Black void
- Radiating black-and-white sunburst stripes
- Stylised flame bursts
- Red-blue-yellow pinwheel disc
Symbols
- Red five-pointed star in a white circle
- Red starburst roundel
- Pistol
- Rifle
- Helicopter rotor blades
- Flames
- Playfield cup/spinner emblems
- Round pop-bumper caps
- Card suits
- Qr code
Notable shapes
- Giant extruded red lettering wrapping the lower playfield
- Yellow triangular ramp with white rails
- Blue-red-yellow pinwheel disc
- Wireform ball guide looping down the left side
- White-bordered star targets at upper left and upper right
Art motifs
- Comic-book action panels
- 3d extruded lettering
- Sunburst rays
- Speed lines
Themes
- Military
- Adventure
- Comic strip
- Helicopter
- Rifle
Title on it
- Operation
Text on it
- OPERATION
- SAME PLAYER
- 500,000 WHEN LIT
- BONUS
- 1500
- 2000
- 3000
- 4000
- HELICOPTER BONUS
- 1000
- RAMP BONUS
- 500
- SPECIAL BONUS
- 3
- 2
- 1
- SHOOT AGAIN
- A. Hankin & Company
- New Castle, Australia
- Game: Dennis Liller's Howzat
- Artwork: Hankin Graphics
- Game Release Year: 1984
- Hankin
- PINBALL PLAYERS WANTED
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Pale cream trench coat, wide-brimmed hat, dark hair, aiming a pistol to the left; duplicated as a second lighter outline behind him |
| Man | White shirt with rolled sleeves, dark hair, leaning over the pinwheel disc at centre |
| Man | White shirt and dark tie, standing centre-right with one arm extended |
| Man | White shirt, dark hair, crouched at centre holding a long rifle diagonally across the playfield |
| Man | Tan shirt, dark hair, at lower centre with hand raised near the slingshot |
| Man | White shirt, dark hair, at lower left beside the left slingshot |
| Man | White shirt, at the far left lane holding a rod-like object |
| Man | Reclining white-shirted figure inside the yellow triangle ramp at right of centre |
| Man | Head-and-shoulders portrait of a smiling moustached man printed on a white card at the lower left apron |
A photographed wooden-cabinet pinball playfield with vivid 1980s airbrushed comic art on a black ground. Enormous blocky red letters with heavy yellow-and-teal 3D drop shadows sprawl across the lower half and up the sides, with the word 'OPERATION' readable across the middle and a large 'HAT' shape at lower right; two round grey-and-cream spinning-top or cup emblems sit left and right of centre. The centre is packed with comic-book male figures drawn in tan and cream: a man in a pale trench coat and hat aiming a pistol, several men in white shirts clustered around a blue, red and yellow pinwheel disc, and a man at lower centre gripping a long rifle diagonally across the field. Around them are white-outlined orange-yellow flame bursts, black-and-white radiating stripes, red star-in-circle emblems, and scattered round pop-bumper caps and red lane inserts. The top has a bank of four drop targets over score panels reading 1500, 2000, 3000 and 4000, four red-glowing pop bumpers, two white-bordered star targets on the left and right, and red '500,000 WHEN LIT' panels. Small white cards sit on the lower apron: a photographed portrait of a smiling moustached man beside a QR code, a printed credit card, and an orange rules card.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- yellow
- orange
- red
- black
Fingerprint: DENNIS LILLEE'S HI WIZAT!: Cricket ball bursting through yellow starburst replacing O, two wooden cricket bat shapes crossing behind, four identical figures of same dark-haired moustached man in cream cricket whites in action poses (leaping, diving, running, arms raised), wooden cricket stumps and bails, red yellow flame shapes, score windows.
The title HI WIZAT! is enormous and yellow-orange, with its O replaced by a bursting cricket ball flying through a starburst. A framed painted portrait of a grinning, moustached man sits dead centre, and the same man appears four times below in cream cricket whites: leaping, diving horizontally, running and leaping with both arms up. Real wooden cricket stumps and bails are painted behind the figures and physically mounted across the lower playfield area. A small yellow sticker at the bottom reads BY HANKIN MFG, and the player's own name is lettered across the very top.
Setting
- Dark maroon and black painted backdrop
- Painted wooden cricket stumps and bails
- Yellow and red flame or explosion bursts
- Cream inner border frame around the whole glass
Symbols
- Cricket ball with stitched seam
- Two crossed cricket bats or bails
- Yellow starburst behind the ball
- Wooden cricket stumps with bails
- Flame and explosion shapes
- Red heart-shaped lamp hoods above the score windows
Lettering
- Very heavy condensed sans-serif block capitals, yellow-to-orange vertical gradient with red inner shading, thick black outline and offset blue-and-black 3d drop shadow; small labels in plain narrow yellow capitals
Themes
- Cricket
- Sports
- Personalised player name
- Explosions
- Action montage
Title on it
- Hi wizat!
Text on it
- DENNIS LILLEE'S
- HI WIZAT!
- HIGH SCORE
- TILT
- GAME OVER
- MATCH
- 03
- 40
- CREDIT
- BALL IN PLAY
- BY HANKIN MFG
- HOWZAT-1978
- 88.88.88.88
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Central framed portrait: tanned adult man, thick black hair swept back, heavy black moustache, broad toothy grin, head and shoulders only, yellow frame |
| Man | Far left, adult man in cream cricket whites, dark hair, leaping with right arm raised and knees bent |
| Man | Centre-left, same man in cream whites diving horizontally to the right, one arm extended forward |
| Man | Centre-right, same man in cream whites running or leaping with arms outstretched |
| Man | Far right, same man in cream whites with both arms thrown straight up, knees bent |
A backglass under warm room lighting, framed by a pale cream inner border. Two stacked lines of chunky block capitals dominate the top: an orange-to-yellow gradient name line reading DENNIS LILLEE'S in red-outlined letters with heavy black drop shadow, and below it an enormous title reading HI WIZAT! in yellow-to-orange gradient with red inner shading and a 3D blue-and-black block shadow. The O of the title is replaced by a large orange-and-yellow cricket ball bursting through a yellow starburst, with two wooden cricket bat/bail shapes crossing behind it. Centre of the glass is a yellow-framed portrait box containing a painted headshot of a smiling, tanned, dark-haired man with a thick black moustache. Four identical cut-out figures of the same man in cream cricket whites are spread across the lower half: at far left leaping with one arm raised; centre-left diving horizontally to the right; centre-right running with arms out; at far right arms flung upward. Behind them are painted wooden cricket stumps and bails, red and yellow flame/explosion shapes, and a dark red-and-black background. Four rectangular score windows show 88.88.88.88 digit patterns; blue alphanumeric displays read 03 and 40 above the labels MATCH, CREDIT and BALL IN PLAY. A pale yellow sticker at bottom centre reads BY HANKIN MFG in bold black, and a small gold credit label beneath it carries a date, copyright line and a flowing signature.