2023 · Jersey Jack Pinball
Elton John
Known for Backstage, Crocodile VUK, Rocket VUK and Piano side ramp. Purple glittery ground scattered with gold star outlines, yellow and pink star shapes and confetti, fan of gold sunburst rays radiating from behind the central head and a framed rectangular playfield window styled as a photo collage or record sleeve, edged with a border of small silver gem studs.
- Year
- 2023
- Maker
- Jersey Jack Pinball
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- LCD screen
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Shot
Backstage
- Hole
Crocodile VUK
- Hole
Rocket VUK
- Ramp
Piano side ramp
- Target
Rocka-Box
- Goal
Songs
- Multiball
Crocodile Rock Multiball
- Multiball
Rocket Man Multiball
3 games under this title
On the playfield
Ramp 1
- Piano side ramp
Shot 1
- Backstage
Holes 2
- Crocodile VUK
- Rocket VUK
Bumper 1
- Jets
Targets 3
- Rocka-Box
- Tiny Dancer
- Green left standup standup
Control 1
- Action Button button
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Central oversized head, short fair hair, mouth open in a shout, wearing enormous square white rhinestone-framed sunglasses with orange-tinted lenses, set inside a gold star outline
- man Left of the top banner, head tilted, mouth open singing, green-framed tinted glasses, dark sequined bomber jacket with gold brocade, one arm raised with a finger pointing up
- woman Right of the top banner, short dark hair, head thrown back laughing with mouth open, round gold-rimmed tinted sunglasses, pink and silver sequinned top
- man Lower centre of the window panel, chest-up, shaggy blond hair, aviator sunglasses, navy sequined bomber jacket over a black shirt, head tilted back
- other A pair of round red-brown tinted sunglasses floating at centre-right, plus a red-and-white striped rocket or missile shape at lower right
- vehicle Grey scuffed american football boot with a red, white and blue striped leg covering
Setting
- Purple glittery ground scattered with gold star outlines, yellow and pink star shapes and confetti
- Fan of gold sunburst rays radiating from behind the central head
- A framed rectangular playfield window styled as a photo collage or record sleeve, edged with a border of small silver gem studs
Text on it
- JERSEY JACK PINBALL
- ELTON JOHN
- SHOOT DROP BANK TO COLLECT ALBUMS: 3/31
- SHOOT STARS TO SPELL ELTON JOHN
- HIT TINY DANCER TO LIGHT LOCK
- E L T O N J O H N
- DOUBLE BONUS
- 2,131,959
- PLAYER 1
- FREE GAMES AT BOTTOM LANE
- SHOOT SHOOTER SIDE STAND-UPS
- HANGING CHAMPAGNE
- FREE TICKETS AT BOTTOM LANE
How it plays
-
Modes 11
- Victory Laps
- Double Song
- Encore modes
- Tiny Targets
- Super Bennie and the Jets
- Backstage Frenzy
- Super Spinners
- Piano-Matic
- Rockabox Party
- Rockabox Shuffle
- Rockabox Puzzle
-
Multiballs 5
- Crocodile Rock Multiball
- Rocket Man Multiball
- Signature Stage Multiball
- 1970 Signature Stage
- 1975 Signature Stage
-
Goals 9
- Songs
- Wardrobe items
- Albums
- Fuel
- Spot Star
- ELTON JOHN
- Milestones
- SUPERSTAR letters
- Super Skill Shot
-
Wizard modes 3
- Champ Multiball
- Super Stardom
- Final Tour
Reference
Linked terms
- Backstage also called Backstage shot
- Crocodile VUK also called Crocodile also called Croc
- Rocket VUK also called Rocket also called Rocket kicker
- Piano side ramp also called Piano also called side ramp
- Rocka-Box also called Rockabox
- Tiny Dancer also called Tiny Dancer target
- Green left standup also called Light hurry-up target
- Fuel also called Rocket Fuel
- Spot Star also called Take Spot Star
- Crocodile Rock Multiball also called Crocodile Rock
- Rocket Man Multiball also called Rocket Man
- Signature Stage Multiball also called Signature Stage
- Encore modes also called Encores
- Super Bennie and the Jets also called Bennie
- Super Stardom also called Stardom
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield CE
- purple
- magenta
- gold
- silver
Fingerprint: Elton John, photographic cutout of bespectacled man in sunglasses and sparkly sequinned jacket sandwiched between two huge white feathered angel wings with purple star between them, purple starfield with chrome wire ramps, block letter arch, glittering pink-orange script logo
A photographic cutout of a bespectacled man in sunglasses and a sparkly sequinned jacket, sandwiched between two huge outspread white angel wings with a purple star between them.
Setting
- Deep purple starfield
- Chrome wire ramps and ball guides
- Dark star-speckled surround
Symbols
- Stars of varying size
- Purple star
- Playing-card-like suit shapes
- Neon arrows
- Round medallions
- Letter monograms on posts
Notable shapes
- Curved arch of block letters across upper playfield
- Bowtie-shaped plastics in lower field
- Two large winged cutout panel
Art motifs
- Starbursts
- Curved script lettering
- Sequins and glitter
- Wings
Themes
- Music and celebrity
- Concert and stage
- Glam rock
Title on it
- Elton john
Text on it
- Elton John
- ELTON JOHN
- CAPTAIN
- FANTASTIC
- START THE FUN
- CHOOSE A SONG
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Photographic cutout of a smiling middle-aged man with dark sunglasses, short hair and a glittery sequinned jacket, one arm raised, positioned lower centre between wings |
| Other | Large pair of outspread white feathered angel wings flanking the man |
| Other | Small circular caricature head icons in roundels on the plastics near the lower field |
Full-length view of an electro-mechanical pinball playfield behind glass, the cabinet sides and gold-painted apron and lockdown bar framing it. The field is a deep purple and magenta starfield with chrome wire ramps and ball guides snaking down both sides, a curved metal arch of large block letters across the upper third, and a big glittering pink-and-orange cursive script logo at mid-field. Lower centre is a photographic cutout of a smiling bespectacled man in dark sunglasses and a glittery sequinned jacket, framed by two large outspread white feathered wings, with a purple star between them and a round dark badge above. Small labels flank him, a red-bordered white instruction card sits lower left, and a cream card with a script signature and monogram sits lower right. Two pale flippers and the outlanes are visible below.
Playfield PE
- purple
- magenta
- orange
- teal
Fingerprint: Large orange script Shoot Again logo formed from round bulbs with skull-and-crossbones beside, five large white star-shaped inserts in row at mid-field with curved yellow bonus arcs, square-jawed hero in white suit and aviator sunglasses between green heads reading CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
The whole layout is built around a giant bulb-studded orange Shoot Again script logo in the middle of the playfield. A white-suited square-jawed hero in aviator sunglasses is flanked by two green-skinned grinning heads under the words CAPTAIN FANTASTIC, sitting directly between the two flippers. A row of five big white star inserts spans the mid-field with curved yellow scoring arcs above them. At the top, a glowing curved blue-white banner display sits beside a painted green grinning head with a protruding red tongue.
Setting
- Starburst rays radiating from the centre of the playfield
- Purple and magenta nebula-like field
- Left and right side art with stars and comic panel shapes
- Blue geometric apron at the bottom
Symbols
- Five white star inserts
- Skull and crossbones
- Stars and sparkle bursts
- Drop-target bank of square targets
- Arrow shapes
- Rounded rectangle target lanes
Notable shapes
- Large curved translucent ramp/wire guide arcing over the upper right of the playfield
- Stepped pyramid drop-target bank
- Five-star insert row
- Round red badge between the flippers
- Elongated teardrop target lanes on the left and right lower field
Art motifs
- Sunburst rays
- Halftone comic colouring
- Outlined cartoon figures
- Bulb-embedded lettering
Themes
- Arcade
- Shooting gallery
- Comic book
- Showbusiness
Title on it
- Shoot again
Text on it
- SHOOT AGAIN
- CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
- FINAL TOUR
- RESTART
- MULTIBALL
- DON'T SHOOT ME
- JERSEY JACK
- PINBALL
- R
- S
- 1,000 per Player
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Square-jawed hero painted large at bottom centre, dark hair, aviator sunglasses, white suit jacket over open white shirt, both hands resting on hips, head and torso rising from between the flippers |
| Man | Green-skinned grinning head with large white star-shaped sunglasses at lower left of centre, above the word captain |
| Man | Green-skinned grinning head with sunglasses and dark cap at lower right of centre, above the word fantastic |
| Creature | Bright green grinning head with wide eyes and a red tongue hanging out, mounted on the upper right playfield wall beside the top arch |
| Man | Grinning magician or showman in a grey-and-white striped top hat and domino mask at the bottom right apron, one arm raised |
| Creature | Small skull and crossbones painted just right of the central shoot again logo |
| Other | Small cartoon figure in a green uniform holding a red wand at the lower left apron next to the handwritten note card |
Full overhead view of a modern pinball playfield in purple, magenta, teal and orange, packed with chrome wire guides and rails. Dominating the centre is a large orange script logo reading Shoot Again, formed from rows of round orange bulbs, with a small skull-and-crossbones to its right. Below it, five large white star-shaped inserts in a row sit above small rectangular name plates, one of which reads FINAL TOUR, with curved yellow bonus-value text arcs running above the stars. Lower down, a painted pin-up scene shows a square-jawed man in a white suit, white shirt and aviator sunglasses between two green-skinned sunglass-wearing faces, with CAPTAIN on the left and FANTASTIC on the right in yellow letters, and a small red circular SHOOT AGAIN badge below between two white flippers. The upper playfield holds a glowing curved blue-white banner display, three pop bumper caps, a metal pyramid of square drop targets, and a painted green grinning head with a red tongue at top right. The apron below carries a handwritten-style note card reading DON'T SHOOT ME and a red script PINBALL signature, plus a grinning magician figure in striped top hat and domino mask at the right.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass CE
- purple
- gold
- magenta
- black
Fingerprint: Enormous deadpan head man in bulging white-rhinestone sunglasses orange lenses bursting out top banner behind ELTON JOHN title, full piano keyboard as letter bank keys individually lettered E L T O N star J O H N black pink centre playfield window, scuffed Union Jack American football boot and floating jewelled green box filled gold records oddest props, gold purple magenta packed gold star outlines glitter confetti
The single most memorable element is an enormous deadpan head of a man in bulging white-rhinestone sunglasses with orange lenses, bursting out of the top banner behind the ELTON JOHN title. A full piano keyboard used as the letter bank, its keys individually lettered E L T O N star J O H N in black and pink, sits dead centre of the playfield window. A scuffed Union Jack American football boot and a floating jewelled green box filled with gold records are the oddest props. The whole board is gold, purple and magenta, packed with gold star outlines and glitter confetti.
Setting
- Purple glittery ground scattered with gold star outlines, yellow and pink star shapes and confetti
- Fan of gold sunburst rays radiating from behind the central head
- A framed rectangular playfield window styled as a photo collage or record sleeve, edged with a border of small silver gem studs
Symbols
- Gold star outlines of varying size
- Piano keyboard with lettered keys
- Vinyl record on a turntable
- Open jewelled green presentation box holding gold discs
- American football boot
- Round tinted sunglasses
- Rocket
- Silver gem-stud border
- Glitter confetti
Lettering
- Very large bevelled gold block serif capitals with a purple outline and dark drop shadow, arched across the top banner; smaller instruction text in mixed-case white and pink sans-serif on black panels; key letters in black and pink on the white keys
Themes
- Pop music celebrity
- Piano keyboard letter bank
- Record albums
- Gold records and awards
- Stage glamour
- Gold star motif
Title on it
- Elton john
Text on it
- JERSEY JACK PINBALL
- ELTON JOHN
- SHOOT DROP BANK TO COLLECT ALBUMS: 3/31
- SHOOT STARS TO SPELL ELTON JOHN
- HIT TINY DANCER TO LIGHT LOCK
- E L T O N J O H N
- DOUBLE BONUS
- 2,131,959
- PLAYER 1
- FREE GAMES AT BOTTOM LANE
- SHOOT SHOOTER SIDE STAND-UPS
- HANGING CHAMPAGNE
- FREE TICKETS AT BOTTOM LANE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Central oversized head, short fair hair, mouth open in a shout, wearing enormous square white rhinestone-framed sunglasses with orange-tinted lenses, set inside a gold star outline |
| Man | Left of the top banner, head tilted, mouth open singing, green-framed tinted glasses, dark sequined bomber jacket with gold brocade, one arm raised with a finger pointing up |
| Woman | Right of the top banner, short dark hair, head thrown back laughing with mouth open, round gold-rimmed tinted sunglasses, pink and silver sequinned top |
| Man | Lower centre of the window panel, chest-up, shaggy blond hair, aviator sunglasses, navy sequined bomber jacket over a black shirt, head tilted back |
| Other | A pair of round red-brown tinted sunglasses floating at centre-right, plus a red-and-white striped rocket or missile shape at lower right |
| Vehicle | Grey scuffed american football boot with a red, white and blue striped leg covering |
A wide, gaudy pop-rock backglass dominated by a huge photograph of a man's face: he wears giant square white-rhinestone sunglasses with orange-tinted lenses, staring dead ahead, framed inside a gold star outline. The name ELTON JOHN arcs across his chest in fat bevelled gold slab-serif capitals with a dark drop shadow. Below sits a rectangular playfield window panel edged with a border of small silver gem-like studs, styled as a photo collage. At its centre is a piano keyboard with white keys lettered E L T O N star J O H N in black and pink, labelled SHOOT STARS TO SPELL ELTON JOHN. Flanking it: an orange-and-black vinyl record on a turntable at left (SHOOT DROP BANK TO COLLECT ALBUMS: 3/31), and a jewelled open green box holding gold discs under a fan of green rays at right (HIT TINY DANCER TO LIGHT LOCK). Lower left is a battered Union Jack American football boot; lower centre is the same man in dark glasses and a navy sequined bomber jacket; lower right shows round red-tinted sunglasses and a red-and-white striped rocket. Gold, purple and magenta dominate, with a fan of gold sunburst rays, gold star outlines and glitter confetti on the purple ground.
Backglass PE
- purple
- magenta
- blue
- gold
Fingerprint: elton john, pop-art reclining portrait in green suit and oversized purple sunglasses sprawled on piano keyboard banner at playfield top, black-and-white piano keyboard upper playfield, giant brown boots on right of lower playfield with red-white rocket strapped to leg, red drop-target ladder labelled MULTIBALL READY on left, seven-step target bank
A pop-art reclining portrait in a green suit and oversized purple sunglasses stretched along a piano keyboard, printed across the entire top of the playfield above the real playing surface. The upper playfield is themed as a black-and-white piano keyboard, with three trapezoid instruction panels reading 'SHOOT DROP BANK TO COLLECT ALBUMS', 'SHOOT STARS TO SPELL ELTON JOHN' and 'HIT THIN DANCER TO LIGHT LOCK'. Other memorable props: a giant pair of battered brown boots on the right of the lower playfield, a red-and-white rocket strapped to the right leg, a seven-step red drop-target ladder labelled MULTIBALL READY, and a tall magenta DOUBLE SONG sign on the left lit by rows of round bulbs. Three gold seven-segment score windows sit centre-low with a large 2,131,950 above them and a big gold star medallion below.
Setting
- Dark violet night forest with tall black tree trunks and glowing stars
- Giant black-and-white piano keyboard across the upper playfield
- Purple metal lower apron with chrome wireform rails
- Orange-and-yellow radiating burst background outside the playfield on the left and right edges
- Yellow star scatter on the outer surround
Symbols
- Five-pointed yellow stars
- Gramophone record and tonearm
- Piano keys
- Red drink glass
- Leather boots
- Rocket
- Vinyl disc
- Illuminated arrow on the double song sign
- Seven-segment gold score numerals
- Red-and-white striped drop targets
- Star-ramped lanes with concentric arc guide lines
Lettering
- Huge geometric sans-serif capitals with a horizontal pink-orange-gold gradient and thick black drop shadow for the name; smaller white condensed sans-serif capitals on purple trapezoid instruction panels with orange rule lines; gold dimensional numerals on the score windows; white and orange block capitals on the left sign and right target ladder
Themes
- Piano and keyboard
- Music performance
- Album collection
- Concert marquee lights
- Pop-art celebrity portrait
Title on it
- Elton john
Text on it
- ELTON JOHN
- SHOOT DROP BANK TO COLLECT ALBUMS: 3/5!
- SHOOT STARS TO SPELL ELTON JOHN
- HIT THIN DANCER TO LIGHT LOCK
- DOUBLE SONG
- 35,000
- 150,000
- 400,000
- FREE GAME AT 9,000,000
- 2,131,950
- PLAYER 1
- BALLS TO GO
- PLAYER 2
- 1,015,810
- PLAYER 3
- 1,010,570
- GRAND CHAMPION
- 32,719,470
- MULTIBALL READY
- ALL SHOTS COLLECT FUEL
- JERSEY JACK PIEBALL
- ©2023 MLBG GLOBAL LIMITED
- © 2023 Jersey Jack Pinball All rights reserved
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Printed pop-art portrait at the top: middle-aged man with short blond hair, huge round purple-tinted sunglasses, sparkling green sequined suit jacket and green trousers, white shirt, reclining sideways along the piano keyboard, one arm behind his head, holding a red drink glass |
| Animal | Two small orange-and-cream striped sock monkey toys with pointed hats standing on the piano keys at upper right, one on a green star ramp |
| Other | Printed portrait in the lower playfield of a man in a black leather jacket with a red pinstripe and round tinted glasses, standing on a plinth among purple foliage |
| Vehicle | Red-and-white striped rocket with a pointed nose mounted on the right leg, alongside a green-and-red striped fuel gauge column |
| Other | A pair of oversized worn brown leather boots standing centre-right of the lower playfield, next to a small hand mirror |
| Other | Yellow five-pointed star cutout targets spelling a name across the upper playfield, and a large gold star medallion on the apron |
A wide pinball playfield shot straight on, dominated at the top by a printed pop-art banner showing a lounging middle-aged man in a shimmering green suit with matching trousers, white shirt and huge round purple-tinted sunglasses, sprawled sideways along a black-and-white piano keyboard that runs behind him; he holds a red drink glass in one hand and rests the other arm behind his head. Above him the name ELTON JOHN arcs across the top in huge block capitals filled with a pink-to-purple-to-gold sunset gradient and a black drop shadow, with a small red five-pointed star in the middle of the lettering. Two orange-red striped sock monkey figures stand on the keyboard to the right. Below the banner the actual playfield is set in a dark purple and violet nightclub-forest scene with tall black tree trunks, stars and a glowing gold star finial. Features include a gramophone record drop-target bank at upper left, a full-width piano keyboard across the upper middle, a green star-ramped 'hit thin dancer' area at upper right, a portrait standup of a man in a black leather jacket and round tinted glasses at centre-left, a giant pair of brown boots at centre-right, a red-and-white rocket on the right leg, a seven-bank red 'multiball ready' drop-target ladder, and two lower flippers. A raised purple metal apron with chrome rails and a gold star medallion fills the bottom edge.