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1979 · Allied Leisure

Disco '79

Flat geometric abstract field of triangles and diagonal stripes on black.

Year
1979
Maker
Allied Leisure
Type
Solid state
Display
Alphanumeric
Players
4

Made by

Design
Bob Betor
Art
R. Michael Torrey

Vision analysis

On the backglass

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

Disco '79 backglass

Backglass

  • red
  • turquoise
  • black
  • white

Fingerprint: Two matching silver-white dancing figures in flared poses on red-turquoise geometric field, twin white sunburst pop-bumper caps dominating upper half with black radial striping, gold cursive DISCO banners angled along both lower corners, chrome ball sitting in white circular dish between figures ringed by fan of red and teal triangles, flat hard-edged geometric triangles and diagonals throughout

Distinctive

Two matching silver-white dancing figures in flared poses on a red-and-turquoise geometric field, flanked by gold cursive "DISCO" banners angled along both lower corners. A chrome ball sits in a white circular dish between them at the bottom centre, ringed by a fan of red and teal triangles. The whole playfield is built from flat hard-edged triangles and diagonals rather than any scenic backdrop, with twin white sunburst pop-bumper caps dominating the upper half.

Setting

  • Flat geometric abstract field of triangles and diagonal stripes on black

Symbols

  • Starburst sparkles
  • Lightning bolts
  • Triangles and diamonds
  • Sunburst rosettes on bumper caps
  • Chrome ball

Lettering

  • Gold/yellow cursive script on angled red banners with dark outline and drop shadow, letters following the banner slant

Themes

  • Disco
  • Dance
  • 1970s
  • Geometric abstraction

Title on it

  • Disco

Text on it

  • DISCO
  • 798
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Slim silver-white female figure on the left of centre, drawn in flat monochrome white with dark outline, legs set wide apart in a dance stance, one arm raised outward, short flared costume, featureless face
Woman Matching silver-white female figure right of centre, flat monochrome white with dark outline, standing with one arm lifted overhead and the other down, short flared costume, featureless face, surrounded by small white starburst sparkles
Full description

A photographed pinball machine seen at a slight angle, with the decorated playfield filling the upper two-thirds and the score panel below. The playfield is a dense geometric design of flat red and turquoise/teal triangles, diamonds and diagonal stripes on a black ground. Two large white pop-bumper caps with black radial sunburst striping sit side by side in the upper middle. Lower down, two identical silver-white human figures stand left and right of centre: a slim figure on the left in a wide-legged, arms-raised dancing pose, and a matching figure on the right with one arm lifted, both rendered in flat monochrome white with dark outline shading, surrounded by small white starburst sparkle shapes. Angled red banners with gold cursive lettering run along both lower sides, flanked by yellow lightning-bolt shapes. The lower section is a red-and-black score panel with four rectangular windows of numbered reels, white player numerals 1, 2, 3 and 4, two cream instruction cards filled with fine print, and a chrome ball seated in a round white-rimmed recess at centre. The artwork is flat, screen-printed, hard-edged graphic illustration with heavy black outlines and no shading gradients.