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Eight Ball Deluxe backglass

Also known as EBD

1981–1984 · Bally & LTD do Brasil & Taito & Bell Games

Eight Ball Deluxe

Known for Right drop targets, 8 ball target, Deluxe standups and Inline drop targets. Western saloon scene on the left, western saloon bar interior with domino wallpaper on the right, central radiating sunburst in crimson and orange and green pool-table felt behind the billiard ball.

Years
1981–1984
Maker
Bally & LTD do Brasil & Taito & Bell Games
Type
Solid state
Display
Alphanumeric
Players
4

Known for

  • Target

    Right drop targets

  • Target

    8 ball target

  • Target

    Deluxe standups

  • Target

    Inline drop targets

  • Target

    Bank Shot

  • Lane

    Left lane

7 games under this title

On the playfield

  • teal
  • crimson red
  • gold
  • black
Eight Ball Deluxe playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers

Full vision analysis

Targets 5

  • Right drop targets
  • 8 ball target
  • Deluxe standups
  • Inline drop targets
  • Bank Shot

Lanes 2

  • Left lane
  • ABCD lanes

Flipper 1

  • Upper flipper extra flipper

Backbox 1

  • Backglass Deluxe backglass

On the backglass

Who and what

  • man Centre: young white man, brown hair, dark moustache, white cowboy hat with curled brim, blue-and-white plaid shirt with rolled sleeves, leaning forward and pointing a wooden pool cue directly outward; intense squinting expression
  • woman Left panel: white woman in a pale cowboy hat, white shirt, light blue jeans and bright red boots, one arm raised dancing, other arm down at her side
  • woman Right panel, further back: figures in a dim bar, one in a red dress
  • man Right panel: several standing male figures in hats and shirts, grouped at a bar counter
  • other Right panel, seated figure in a hat partly visible in the shadowed booth

Setting

  • Western saloon scene on the left
  • Western saloon bar interior with domino wallpaper on the right
  • Central radiating sunburst in crimson and orange
  • Green pool-table felt behind the billiard ball

Text on it

  • Eight Ball
  • Deluxe
  • DELUXE
  • 8
  • pinside.com

How it plays

  1. Modes 1

    • Deluxe
  2. Goals 1

    • Super Bonus

Made by

Design
George Christian
Art
Michele "Mike" Martinelli
Art
Stefano Baronti
Art
Margaret Hudson

Reference

Linked terms
  • Right drop targets also called 1-7 balls also called Rack
  • 8 ball target also called 8 ball lane also called 8-ball
  • Deluxe standups also called DELUXE targets
  • Inline drop targets also called Bonus X targets
  • Bank Shot also called Backhand
  • Left lane also called Left orbit
Playfield vision analysis

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

Eight Ball Deluxe playfield

Playfield LE

  • teal
  • crimson red
  • gold
  • black

Fingerprint: Photorealistic cluster of fifteen numbered glossy billiard balls scattered across centre green baize, painted male figure in wide hat holding drink on left slingshot, matching pin-up woman in striped outfit with scarf on right, curved ramp with blue edge and SHOOT AGAIN STRIKER VALUE banner, multipliers 3X 4X 5X above flippers, 1960s-70s airbrushed pool-hall aesthetic

Distinctive

A photorealistic cluster of fifteen numbered billiard balls spread across a green baize table, filling the whole centre of the playfield. Two painted bar-hold figures tucked into the slingshots: a man in a wide-brimmed hat on the left and a pin-up woman in stripes on the right, each holding a drink. A curved ramp on the right with a blue edge and a yellow SHOOT AGAIN STRIKER VALUE banner. A cluster of gold-ringed 3X / 4X / 5X multiplier medallions stacked above the flippers. Small repeated white instruction lettering in an arc across the middle of the field.

Setting

  • Pool hall / billiards room
  • Green baize table surface
  • Dark wood cabinet rails
  • Bar interior with bottles on the right ramp

Symbols

  • Numbered billiard balls 1-15
  • Striped pool balls
  • The number 8 ball
  • Bottles
  • A drinking glass
  • Multiplier medallions 2x 3x 4x 5x
  • Star insert lamps

Notable shapes

  • Large central cluster of fifteen full-size billiard ball illustrations
  • Three raised circular gold bumper caps in the upper third
  • Curved ramp on the right with a blue rubber edge
  • Three gold-rimmed multiplier medallions (3x, 4x, 5x) stacked between the flippers
  • A lit amber shoot agan hole below the flippers with a horseshoe-shaped surround
  • Two triangular slingshots with printed portrait art
  • An oval habitrail / ball guide curling around the right lower playfield

Art motifs

  • Billiard balls
  • Baize table
  • Drinks and bottles
  • Multiplier circles
  • Gold rope scrollwork
  • Red pinstriping on the cabinet rails

Themes

  • Billiards
  • Pool
  • Bar
  • Pinball
  • Billiard balls

Text on it

  • OUTHOLE BACKS UP
  • SHOOT AGAIN
  • STRIKER VALUE
  • BONUS
  • SPECIAL
  • 12,000
  • 3X
  • 4X
  • 5X
  • SHOOT
  • AGAIN
  • 2X
  • 500 WHEN HIGH
  • 1,000
  • SHOOTER
  • INSTRUCTIONS
  • FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
  • 1 TO 4
  • CAN PLAY
  • LIMITED EDITION
  • PINBALL DIVISION
Pop bumpers
Three pop bumpers in a horizontal row across the upper third, with ornate gold-and-cream concentric ring caps on white bases
Ramps
A single curved wire-form ramp on the right hand side with a blue rubber edge and a yellow text banner, plus a raised clear plastic ramp structure across the upper right feeding a habitrail back down
Slingshots
Two roughly triangular slingshots, one either side of the lower playfield, each with a cream plastic body and a red rubber face, mounted on wooden-look bases
Upper playfield
Open, with the three bumpers, a raised clear ramp and a habitrail on the right, and a cluster of small blue post caps and star-shaped inserts at the top left
Apron and lower playfield
Cream-coloured metal apron across the bottom with red, white and blue pinstriped cabinet rails; visible text includes instructions, for amusement only, 1 to 4 can play and limited edition, with a manufacturer wordmark and a place-and-postcode line at the right end and amusement only at the left
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Painted on the left slingshot insert: adult male, fair skin, brown wide-brimmed hat, dark glasses, red shirt or jacket, holding a glass of drink, facing right
Woman Painted on the right slingshot insert: adult female, fair skin, red scarf and striped top, shoulder-length hair, holding a tall glass, drawn in pin-up style, facing left
Other Fifteen glossy billiard balls rendered photorealistically, numbered 1 to 15, scattered in a loose cluster across the middle of the field, striped balls for the 9 through 15
Other A rack of bottle shapes behind the right-hand ramp, suggesting a bar shelf along the upper right
Full description

A wide, dark teal-and-crimson playfield seen through glass, photographed from above at a slight angle. The centre is dominated by a large photorealistic rack of fifteen glossy billiard balls, numbered 1 to 15 in scattered rows on a faded green baize table, with a red ball and a black 8-ball near the middle. Three large pop bumper caps with ornate concentric gold-and-cream rings sit across the upper third, flanked by clear plastic ramp and wire guides. A blue-bordered ramp on the right carries a yellow banner reading SHOOT AGAIN STRIKER VALUE. The left inlane holds a painted male figure in a red shirt, brown wide-brimmed hat and glasses, holding a drink; the right inlane holds a matching pin-up style woman in a striped outfit with a red scarf, also holding a glass. Two white flipper bats with red rubber sit low, either side of a lit amber SHOOT AGAIN hole. Multipliers 3X, 4X and 5X appear in small gold-rimmed circles above the flippers, with BONUS, SPECIAL and 12,000 inserts. The lower apron is cream with INSTRUCTIONS, FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY and 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY. Art style is 1960s-70s airbrushed realism with saturated pool-hall reds, teals and golds.

Backglass vision analysis

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

Eight Ball Deluxe backglass

Backglass Standard

  • gold
  • red
  • black
  • green

Fingerprint: Eight Ball Deluxe title in cream-red shaded lettering arching across top, giant glossy black 8-ball being pointed at with pool cue by mustachioed cowboy in white hat blue plaid shirt, two small framed saloon scenes flanking central burst one with dancing cowgirl one with bar crowd, thick twisted gold rope border with ornate filigree corner panels

Distinctive

The single most memorable element is the giant glossy black 8-ball, nearly the size of the lower third of the glass, being pointed at with a pool cue by a mustachioed cowboy. The centre cowboy figure in a white hat and blue plaid shirt stares straight out at the player. A flamboyant curved logotype reading 'Eight Ball Deluxe' in cream-and-red shaded lettering arcs across the entire top. On either side of the cowboy, two small framed saloon scenes flank the central burst, one with a dancing cowgirl, one with a bar crowd. A thick twisted gold rope border with ornate filigree corner panels frames everything.

Setting

  • Western saloon scene on the left
  • Western saloon bar interior with domino wallpaper on the right
  • Central radiating sunburst in crimson and orange
  • Green pool-table felt behind the billiard ball

Symbols

  • Oversized black 8-ball with white 8 disc
  • Pool cue
  • Gold rope-and-cable border
  • Art-deco hanging lamp
  • Domino tile wall pattern
  • Pool table felt
  • Pointing hand

Lettering

  • Large arched display logotype, cream and red letters with blue-purple drop shading and gold inline highlights, outlined in black; 'deluxe' in serif capitals on a red banner bottom-left

Themes

  • Billiards
  • Pool
  • Western
  • Cowboy
  • Saloon
  • Eight ball
  • Deluxe

Title on it

  • Eight ball deluxe

Text on it

  • Eight Ball
  • Deluxe
  • DELUXE
  • 8
  • pinside.com
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Centre: young white man, brown hair, dark moustache, white cowboy hat with curled brim, blue-and-white plaid shirt with rolled sleeves, leaning forward and pointing a wooden pool cue directly outward; intense squinting expression
Woman Left panel: white woman in a pale cowboy hat, white shirt, light blue jeans and bright red boots, one arm raised dancing, other arm down at her side
Woman Right panel, further back: figures in a dim bar, one in a red dress
Man Right panel: several standing male figures in hats and shirts, grouped at a bar counter
Other Right panel, seated figure in a hat partly visible in the shadowed booth
Full description

A full rectangular backglass inside a thick gold rope-and-cable border, painted in bright airbrushed 1950s-style illustration. Across the top, a large arched logotype reads 'Eight Ball' with 'Deluxe' in a smaller curve beneath the right half; letters are cream and red with heavy blue-purple shading and gold highlights. The centre panel has a crimson-to-orange radiating burst background with a green-shaded art-deco hanging lamp at upper right. Dominating the centre is a young white man in a white cowboy hat, blue plaid shirt and a dark moustache, leaning forward and pointing a pool cue down toward the viewer. Below him sits an enormous glossy black billiard ball with a blue sheen and a white circle reading '8'. Left panel: a woman in a light cowboy hat, white shirt, pale blue jeans and red boots, dancing with one arm raised. Right panel: a bar interior with a domino-tile pattern on the wall, an additional four-digit window reading '00 00', and several standing figures including a woman in a red dress. Six rectangular mechanical score windows are set in gold frames — two upper, two lower — and a red cartouche bottom-left reads 'DELUXE'. A small 'pinside.com' watermark sits bottom-right.

Eight Ball Deluxe backglass

Backglass 1984 edition

  • red
  • brown
  • cream
  • teal

Fingerprint: eight ball deluxe, rope-twisted curling script lettering in cream tan brown, glossy black billiard ball with white circle numeral 8 at bottom center, young man in brown fedora lining up cue, women in swimsuits on lit platform, green wall lamp, brass-framed score windows orange zeros, rope border

Distinctive

A giant glossy black 8-ball with a white spot and a black numeral 8 sits at the bottom centre, directly beneath a young man in a brown fedora who leans out of the artwork holding a pool cue. The title lettering itself is styled as thick twisted rope, so the words Eight Ball Deluxe read as carved, curling cord in cream and tan. A green-shaded wall lamp over a small stage of two women in swimsuits forms a lit vignette on the right, and the whole piece is ringed by a heavy rope border. Four brass-framed score windows each show glowing orange 00s.

Setting

  • Pool hall interior
  • Red-lit bar and banquette seating
  • Raised stage with green-shaded wall lamp
  • Dark barroom crowd

Symbols

  • Number 8 billiard ball
  • Pool cue
  • Twisted-rope border and rope-style lettering
  • Wall lamp with green shade
  • Fanned playing-card suits motif worked into the border corners
  • Chipped white highlights on the black ball

Lettering

  • Extremely ornate logotype built from curling, twisted rope-like strokes in cream and tan with dark brown shading and outline; secondary deluxe in cream serif capitals on a red plaque; small game over in orange outlined capitals

Themes

  • Billiards
  • Pool hall
  • Eight ball
  • Barnstorming carnival poster style
  • Nightclub
  • Bar

Title on it

  • Eight ball deluxe

Text on it

  • Eight Ball
  • Deluxe
  • DELUXE
  • GAME OVER
  • 8
  • 00
  • 24
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Young light-skinned man, brown fedora with dark hatband, thin moustache, wide eyes, cream-and-grey striped short-sleeve shirt with rolled sleeves, leather wrist cuff, leaning far forward arm extended lining up a cue; determined stare
Woman Light-skinned woman in a white cloche hat, white blouse and dark skirt, standing at left beside a banquette, one hand raised in a beckoning gesture
Woman Light-skinned woman in a dark two-piece swimsuit standing on a raised platform at right
Woman Light-skinned woman in a dark two-piece swimsuit standing beside the first, both under a green-shaded wall lamp
Other Small shadowy background crowd figures in a dark barroom behind the platform
Other Oversized glossy black billiard ball with a white circle and black numeral 8, centre bottom
Full description

A framed, backlit backglass in a cream/gold cabinet, the artwork enclosed by a thick twisted-rope border in brown and tan. The top third is dominated by an ornate logotype reading Eight Ball Deluxe in curling, rope-twisted script letters shaded cream, tan and brown. In the centre panel, against a crimson and teal pool-hall interior, a young man in a brown fedora leans far forward, lining up a cue; he has a light moustache, wide eyes, a grey-and-cream striped short-sleeve shirt and a leather wrist strap, and a pool cue runs diagonally from his hand. Below his arm sits an oversized glossy black billiard ball marked with a white circle containing a black 8. At left, a woman in a white cloche-style hat, white blouse and dark skirt stands with one hand raised on a banquette seat. At right, two women in swimsuits stand on a raised platform under a green-shaded wall lamp, with a dark crowd behind. Four brass-framed score windows ring the art, each lit with orange zero digits, and a red panel bottom-left reads DELUXE in cream serif capitals.

Eight Ball Deluxe backglass

Backglass LE

  • black
  • yellow
  • red
  • gold

Fingerprint: Huge glossy black 8-ball with white circle and black numeral dominating lower right, cowboy in wide-brim hat leaning over pool table with cue in red oval panel, "Limited Edition" in white swashed cursive, ornate "Eight Ball Deluxe" logo in yellow-orange serif-script gradient, red and cream pinstripe border, gold-brown wooden frame, billiards theme.

Distinctive

A huge glossy black 8-ball with a white circle and black numeral 8 dominating the lower right corner, tilted in front of a cowboy leaning over a pool table with a cue. The second most memorable element is the Limited Edition line in huge white swashed cursive. A squinting cowboy in a battered wide-brimmed hat peers out from a red oval panel on the right, lit by a hanging oil lamp. The ornate yellow-to-orange Eight Ball Deluxe logo with a star in the B and the yellow maker script above it fill the whole left half.

Setting

  • Flat black backdrop
  • Red oval inset panel on the right
  • Pool table and hanging oil lamp in the painted vignette
  • Wooden frame with gold pinstripe border

Symbols

  • 8-ball
  • Blue star inside the capital b of the logo
  • Keyhole motif above the deluxe cartouche
  • Filigree scrollwork and flourishes
  • Pool cue
  • Hanging oil lamp
  • Gold pinstripe border

Lettering

  • Ornate western serif-and-script title in yellow-orange gradient with white and red outline; plain yellow cursive maker script; large white flourished calligraphy for limited edition; gold roman block capitals on a red cartouche for deluxe

Themes

  • Billiards
  • Pool
  • Western
  • Cowboy
  • Limited edition

Title on it

  • Eight ball deluxe

Text on it

  • Bally
  • Eight Ball Deluxe
  • Limited Edition
  • DELUXE
  • 8
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Painted cowboy in the right-hand red oval panel: adult male, tanned skin, dark stubble, squinting grimacing expression, wide-brimmed battered brown hat with a pale crown patch, tan waistcoat over a grey rolled-sleeve shirt, leaning forward and gripping a wooden pool cue at the lower right; a hanging brass oil lamp is behind his head.
Other Giant glossy black 8-ball in the foreground at lower right, with a white circle containing a black numeral 8, plus a white specular highlight and a small red ball partly visible behind it.
Full description

A photographed backglass in a gold-brown wooden frame, with arcade reflections and coloured light streaks. The background is flat black, framed by a rounded-corner double border of gold, red and cream pinstriping. Across the upper left and centre is a large ornate serif-and-script logo in a yellow-to-orange gradient reading Eight Ball Deluxe, outlined in white then red, with a small blue star motif inside the capital B. Above and to the right of it, in plain yellow cursive, is the word Bally. Below it, Limited Edition in large white swashed cursive, then a red and gold cartouche with DELUXE in gold block capitals under a keyhole motif. The right third is a red oval panel showing a painted man in a wide-brimmed worn brown cowboy hat, rolled grey-sleeved shirt and tan vest, leaning forward and gripping a pool cue, with a hanging oil lamp behind his head. A glossy black 8-ball with a black 8 in a white circle sits in the foreground at the lower right. A pale green filigree scroll fills the lower left corner.

Eight Ball Deluxe backglass

Backglass Pin Ball Pool

  • orange
  • red
  • blue
  • tan

Fingerprint: Pin Ball Pool, dark-haired woman in turquoise swimsuit with white feather boa inside red oval, giant glossy blue pool ball with number 4, pool-table rails border with corner number discs, 1970s airbrushed style

Distinctive

The most memorable element is the enormous glossy blue pool ball bearing a black number 4 that fills the bottom centre, with a white feather boa and cue sweeping diagonally above it. Second, the woman's portrait: a dark-haired woman in a turquoise swimsuit and thick white feather boa, framed inside a bright red oval medallion. Third, the border made of four lashed pool-table rails framing the whole glass like a table, with corner number discs 5, 15, 14 and 1. Fourth, the two small arched vignette panels showing a bar scene and two seated women in swimsuits.

Setting

  • Ornate rope-and-rail border on an orange ground
  • Dark navy blue upper field behind the title
  • Bright red oval medallion behind the central portrait
  • Green baize pool-table surface across the lower area
  • Dim bar interior with bottle shelves in the left inset
  • Green felt bench and hanging lamp in the right inset

Symbols

  • Giant blue pool ball numbered 4
  • White cue ball
  • Pool cue
  • Bottle shelves
  • Green baize felt
  • Hanging conical lamp
  • Cord bindings around the border rails
  • Corner number discs

Lettering

  • Very large arched script, red-to-gold gradient fill with heavy white inline and thick black outer outline, drop-shadowed, occupying the whole top third.

Themes

  • Billiards
  • Pool
  • Swimsuit
  • Bar scene
  • Pinball

Title on it

  • Pin ball pool

Text on it

  • Pin Ball Pool
  • 5
  • 15
  • 14
  • 1
  • 4
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Central bust portrait: adult woman with short black bouffant hair, blue eye shadow, coral lipstick, head tilted, wearing a chunky white feather boa over a turquoise one-shoulder swimsuit, both forearms extended forward holding a wooden cue, expression confident and slightly smiling.
Woman Left inset panel: adult blonde woman in a red top and blue jeans, standing at the bar, one arm raised, seen in profile.
Man Left inset panel: adult man in a yellow shirt and blue jeans, bent forward holding a pool cue, facing away from viewer.
Woman Right inset panel: seated woman with short dark hair in a coral or orange bikini, legs crossed, leaning forward.
Woman Right inset panel: seated woman with long dark hair in a pink or red bikini, one hand raised, beside the first woman.
Full description

A rectangular backglass painted in a glossy, airbrushed 1970s style, framed by an ornate border of four thick, rope-like tan-gold pool-table rails lashed together with orange cord bindings at the corners, on a warm orange ground. Across the top, in huge curling red-and-gold script outlined in white and black with a yellow gradient fill, is the title, arched slightly. The centre holds a large red oval medallion containing a bust portrait of a dark-haired woman with a short black bouffant, blue eyeshadow, coral lips and a chunky white feather boa; she wears a tight turquoise swimsuit and leans forward over a cue, lining up a shot. Below her, a giant glossy blue pool ball marked with a black 4 sits on a green baize surface, partly overlapping a white cue ball. Two smaller arched inset panels flank the medallion: the left shows a dim bar with bottles on shelves, a blonde woman in a red top and a man in a yellow shirt and blue jeans playing pool; the right shows two women in swimsuits seated on a green bench beneath a small hanging lamp. Four white rectangular score windows with faint cross-shaped insert markings sit around the centre, and the four corners of the border carry small numbered circles: 5, 15, 14 and 1. A two-line cursive artist signature in pale blue sits low on the green baize at the left of the big 4 ball.