1989–2013 · Williams
Earthshaker
Known for Fault, Scenic Drive, Shelter and Zone 9. Seaside fairground / amusement pier at night with string lights, pink-and-magenta striped big-top circus tents, rocketing red-and-white rocket at upper left with white smoke plume, enormous tan rollercoaster track looping through the entire scene, distant city skyline and dark blue night sky and teal sea with a small sailing ship.
- Years
- 1989–2013
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Ramp
Fault
- Ramp
Scenic Drive
- scoop
Shelter
- Captive ball
Zone 9
- backglass toy
Earthquake Institute
- Goal
Zones
- Multiball
Earthshaker Multiball
2 games under this title
On the playfield
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Centre, grinning with visible teeth, black pompadour hair, black sunglasses, yellow-and-black striped shirt, one hand gripping the flying saucer rim, the other arm around the woman's shoulders
- woman Behind his left shoulder, long blonde hair, pink star-shaped sunglasses, red bikini top/swimsuit, pearl necklace, tongue out, hand raised near her face
- man Right side, dark-haired, mouth open in terror, white shirt with sleeves and a red necktie, clinging to a wrecked coaster car amid flying planks
- woman Right side, red swimsuit with a bikini bottom, one leg raised, leaning forward
- man Right, black top hat, moustache, red-and-white circus attire
- woman Right, red swimsuit, one leg raised, hand to her face
Setting
- Seaside fairground / amusement pier at night with string lights
- Pink-and-magenta striped big-top circus tents
- Rocketing red-and-white rocket at upper left with white smoke plume
- Enormous tan rollercoaster track looping through the entire scene
- Distant city skyline and dark blue night sky
- Teal sea with a small sailing ship
Text on it
- Earthshaker
- QUAKE
- JACKPOT VALUE
- 500 THOUSAND SPECIAL
- 1 MILLION
- 1.25 MILLION
- 1.5 MILLION
- 1.5 MILLION EXTRA BALL
- 2 MILLION
- 2.5 MILLION
How it plays
-
Multiballs 3
- Earthshaker Multiball
- Quick Multiball
- Aftershock Multiball
-
Goals 5
- Zones
- Million Shot
- Match-up
- End of Road
- Billboard 100K
Made by
- Design
- Pat Lawlor
- Art
- Tim Elliott
- Mechanics
- John Krutsch
- Software
- Mark Penacho
- Sound & Music
- Chris Granner
- Music
- Jon Hey
Reference
Linked terms
- Fault also called Fault ramp also called side ramp
- Scenic Drive also called center ramp
- Zone 9 also called captive ball
- Zone 5 also called eject hole
- Aftershock Multiball also called Aftershock
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Standard
- red
- teal-blue
- yellow
- grey
Fingerprint: Earthshaker: giant capital a in red-white stripes, yellow-black chunky logo across its crossbar, smiling yellow sun with orange rays above rocket between green palms, yellow limp miles banner and green holy map plate, multiplier windows, tropical space motif, colorful upper playfield cluster
A giant red-and-white capital letter A occupying the whole centre of the lower playfield, with the chunky yellow-and-black EARTHSHAKER! logo slung across its crossbar. Immediately above it, a grinning yellow sun with orange rays sits on a tiny rocket between two green palm trees, a tropical space motif nobody would expect on a machine. A yellow LIMP MILES banner on the left and a green HOLY MAP plate on the right, flanked by white inserts showing 2X, 3X and 4X.
Setting
- Pale grey-white cloud backdrop with radiating speed lines
- Tropical palm trees and beach imagery
- Outer space with a planet/spacecraft motif
- Red-and-white striped rocket and hull graphics
Symbols
- Capital letter a
- Sun with rays
- Palm trees
- Rocket
- Multiplier badges 2x 3x 4x 5x
- Curved arrows
- Red posts
- Orange starburst with number 20
- Round white inserts marked 5
Notable shapes
- The huge central capital letter a cutout graphic
- The circular red-and-yellow emblem on the apron
- The curved red ramp cover on the right
- A blue arrow-shaped arrow panel on the left
Art motifs
- Radiating comic speed lines
- Red-and-white candy stripe
- Starburst badge
- Cartoon sun with human face
Themes
- Tropical holiday
- Outer space
- Rocket
- Cartoon comedy
- Letter-themed
Title on it
- Earthshaker!
Text on it
- EARTHSHAKER!
- LIMP MILES
- BONUS X
- 2X
- 3X
- 4X
- 5X
- 20
- LOCK
- HOLY MAP
- KEEP
- A
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 1 PLAY
- 50c
- 4 PLAYS
- $1.50
- 6 PLAYS
- $2.00
- HOLD FLIPPER BUTTON FOR STATUS REPORT
- EARTHSHAKER IS A TRADEMARK OF
- TILT
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | A smiling yellow sun face with orange triangular rays, grinning, above a small pink-and-white rocket |
| Vehicle | A small cartoon rocket with pink fins and a white body, nose pointing right |
| Other | A painted space-suited figure or spacecraft motif on the upper right of the central area, partly obscured by a red ramp and plastics |
| Animal | A small monkey or animal head figure perched near the upper left ramp area |
| Other | A black crow or vulture figure near the upper centre-right |
A photographed pinball playfield seen at a slight diagonal under glass, apparently a wide-body layout with a large central letterform. Dominant colours are crimson red, teal-blue, golden yellow and metallic grey-silver. The centre of the lower half is dominated by a huge capital letter A built from red-and-white striped panels, and across it sits a chunky cartoon logo in yellow letters with a thick black outline reading EARTHSHAKER! A smiling yellow sun with orange rays and a grinning face sits above a small rocket, flanked by green palm trees against a pale grey-white cloud background, giving a tropical holiday-in-space feel. On the left is a blue arrow panel with white round inserts reading 2X, 3X and 4X, next to a yellow banner reading LIMP MILES, and a small orange sunburst marked 20. On the right a red curved ramp area carries a green plate reading HOLY MAP, with a yellow arrow insert below it and red posts with round white 5 inserts. Below the A is a row of multiplier windows 2X 3X 4X 5X in white, orange, brown and red boxes, and a small plaque reading BONUS X. The apron at the bottom has a cursive logo at left, yellow text at right reading HOLD FLIPPER BUTTON FOR STATUS REPORT, and two cream instruction cards, one headed EARTHSHAKER and the other FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY with prices 1 PLAY 50c, 4 PLAYS $1.50, 6 PLAYS $2.00.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- orange
- yellow
- teal
- pink
Fingerprint: earthshaker title, grinning man in black pompadour and black sunglasses arm slung around blonde woman in red swimsuit with pink star-shaped sunglasses both riding giant pink flying saucer nose cone, enormous looping tan rollercoaster track spiralling across background with timber trestles and passengers, terrified dark-haired man in white shirt and red tie clinging to wrecked coaster car at right, woman in red swimsuit beside ringmaster
A grinning man in black sunglasses with a huge black pompadour, arm slung around a blonde woman in a red swimsuit and star-shaped pink sunglasses, both riding a giant pink flying saucer nose cone. The entire background is one enormous looping rollercoaster track that circles behind and above them. A terrified man in a white shirt and red tie clings to a wrecked coaster car at the right, next to a woman in a red swimsuit and a top-hatted mustached ringmaster. The lower third is dominated by the row of jackpot value cards and two rows of orange dot-matrix letter reels.
Setting
- Seaside fairground / amusement pier at night with string lights
- Pink-and-magenta striped big-top circus tents
- Rocketing red-and-white rocket at upper left with white smoke plume
- Enormous tan rollercoaster track looping through the entire scene
- Distant city skyline and dark blue night sky
- Teal sea with a small sailing ship
Symbols
- Two large red letter w emblems on dotted black squares
- Gold circular w emblems
- Star shapes
- Palm trees
- String of round fairground lights
- Pink big-top tents
- Dynamite bundle
- Flying saucer
Lettering
- Main title in enormous chunky orange-gold block capitals with a dark outline and cream banner backing, slanted and slightly arched; score panel uses orange dot-matrix segmented capitals; maker wordmark in flowing gold script; jackpot card labels in small white capitals on yellow and red boxes
Themes
- Amusement park
- Circus
- Rollercoaster
- Science fiction
- Satire
- Earthquake
Title on it
- Earthshaker
Text on it
- Earthshaker
- QUAKE
- JACKPOT VALUE
- 500 THOUSAND SPECIAL
- 1 MILLION
- 1.25 MILLION
- 1.5 MILLION
- 1.5 MILLION EXTRA BALL
- 2 MILLION
- 2.5 MILLION
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Centre, grinning with visible teeth, black pompadour hair, black sunglasses, yellow-and-black striped shirt, one hand gripping the flying saucer rim, the other arm around the woman's shoulders |
| Woman | Behind his left shoulder, long blonde hair, pink star-shaped sunglasses, red bikini top/swimsuit, pearl necklace, tongue out, hand raised near her face |
| Man | Right side, dark-haired, mouth open in terror, white shirt with sleeves and a red necktie, clinging to a wrecked coaster car amid flying planks |
| Woman | Right side, red swimsuit with a bikini bottom, one leg raised, leaning forward |
| Man | Right, black top hat, moustache, red-and-white circus attire |
| Woman | Right, red swimsuit, one leg raised, hand to her face |
| Creature | Blue feathered parrot/macaw in flight near the coaster track at centre-right |
| Other | A small brown-orange dog running on the coaster structure |
| Vehicle | Pink and red flying saucer nose cone filling the lower left |
| Vehicle | Brown rollercoaster train full of pale passengers looping across the background |
| Other | Stack of red dynamite sticks with a lit blue fuse at lower centre-left |
Cartoon/comic backglass. The lower third is a black score panel: two rows of orange dot-matrix letter reels, flanked by square black faces each showing a large red letter W, with a gold script wordmark above each. Below them run seven yellow and red jackpot value cards. The upper two thirds is one continuous fairground scene in flat inks with heavy black outlines: a grinning man in black sunglasses, black pompadour and yellow-and-black striped shirt dominates centre, arm slung around a blonde woman in a red swimsuit with pink star-shaped sunglasses and a pearl necklace. A pink flying saucer nose cone and blue dynamite with a lit fuse fill the lower left. A huge looping tan rollercoaster track with timber trestles and a boat of white-faced passengers spirals across the whole background past pink big-top tents, a rocket shooting into the upper left, and green fairground lights. At right a terrified dark-haired man in a white shirt and red tie clings to a wrecked coaster car beside a woman in a red swimsuit. Dominant colours: orange, yellow, teal blue, pink.
Backglass Standard
- orange
- pink
- turquoise
- black
Fingerprint: earthshaker, enormous laughing man in yellow jacket sunglasses arms splayed center, blonde woman in pink sunglasses behind him, white curved roadway across turquoise hillside to purple-pink city skyline, orange arched title filling top third, blue-mohawked man at right margin, bold comic-book airbrush
The single most memorable element is the enormous laughing man in dark sunglasses and a yellow jacket, arms flung wide with fingers splayed, dominating the lower centre of the glass. Behind his shoulder sits a blonde woman in pink sunglasses and a pearl necklace. Framing both of them is a white curved roadway arcing across a turquoise hillside toward a purple-and-pink city skyline, with the arched orange EARTHSHAKER logo filling the entire top third. A startled blue-mohawked man in a white shirt appears at the right margin.
Setting
- Turquoise-green hillside
- Purple and pink city skyline
- White curved roadway or ramp
- Small buildings and trees on distant slopes
- Pale blue sky at top right
Symbols
- Circled w emblem beside the script wordmark
- White curved roadway
- Blocky city buildings
- Curved pink and magenta bands
- Red and white striped form
Lettering
- Huge arched block capitals in orange with yellow inline highlights, thick red keyline and heavy black drop shadow; a separate smaller black cursive script wordmark at top left
Themes
- City skyline
- Coastal hillside
- Out-of-control ride
- Comic book art
- Celebration
Title on it
- Earthshaker
Text on it
- Williams
- EARTHSHAKER
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Large foreground figure at lower centre: slicked-back black hair with blue highlights, dark aviator sunglasses, wide open laughing mouth, bright yellow jacket with raised yellow collar, both arms thrown outward with fingers spread wide; skin rendered in pale tones with heavy black comic inking. |
| Woman | Just behind the central man at left: long swept blonde hair, pink-lensed sunglasses, red lips, white pearl necklace, one arm raised with fingers extended in a wave; orange and red clothing. |
| Man | Right edge of the glass: short spiky bright blue hair, white open shirt, startled open-mouthed expression, one arm out as if recoiling. |
| Other | Several tiny drawn figures in the mid-ground on the green slope and along the white roadway, rendered as small coloured silhouettes amid trees and buildings. |
A wide illustrated backglass panel in bold comic-book airbrush style. Across the top a huge arched title logo reads EARTHSHAKER in chunky orange letters with yellow highlights, thick red outline and a heavy black-and-white drop shadow; a black script wordmark with a circled W sits at the top left. The background is a turquoise-green hillside sweeping up to a purple-and-pink blocky city skyline at upper left, with a white curved roadway or ramp running through the middle distance and small buildings, trees and tiny figures scattered on the slopes. Dominating the lower centre is a large grinning man with slicked black hair highlighted in blue, dark sunglasses and a wide open laughing mouth, wearing a bright yellow jacket with a yellow collar, both arms flung out with fingers splayed as if riding or falling. Just behind his left shoulder is a blonde woman with swept yellow hair, pink-lensed sunglasses, red lips and a pearl necklace, one arm raised in a loose wave. At the right edge a second man with blue spiky hair and a white open shirt looks startled, mouth open. Lower left holds a red-and-white striped form crossed by curved pink and magenta bands. No score windows or instructions are visible; the art runs edge to edge.