1980 · Playmatic
Evil Fight
Known for Top center saucer, Top left saucer, ABCD drop targets and Red targets. Dark blue-grey stormy sky with radiating white streaks, rocky prehistoric landscape with stone platforms, cliffs and a paved stone floor, giant tree trunk and foliage along the left edge, pine trees and jungle vegetation mid-left, grey carved stone head idol on the right, black-and-green dragon perched on a high rock top right and wooden cabinet frame in orange-red around the glass.
- Year
- 1980
- Maker
- Playmatic
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- saucer
Top center saucer
- saucer
Top left saucer
- Target
ABCD drop targets
- Target
Red targets
- Lane
U-turn
On the playfield
Holes 2
- Top center saucer saucer
- Top left saucer saucer
Targets 3
- ABCD drop targets
- Red targets
- Dead-end lane target
Lanes 7
- U-turn
- Bonus lane
- Middle left side lane
- Star rollover rollover
- Right in lane
- Left in lane
- Out lanes
Flipper 1
- Upper left flipper extra flipper
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Young adult, very long flowing bright red/auburn hair, gold earrings and necklace, red bikini top, leopard-print briefs with patterned belt, red high-heeled shoe visible, arms raised holding a sword, rising out of a column of orange flames, confident smile
- creature Enormous cobra with green and black banded body, yellow-and-green spread hood marked with red eyes, rearing vertically on the left of the woman, mouth open showing fangs
- man Shirtless muscular dark-haired warrior, red-crested helmet, gold arm bands and wrist cuffs, green briefs with white leg frills and red boots, one knee on a rock, holding a blue and white kite shield, mouth open shouting
- creature Black and green dragon with spread leathery wings, perched on a rock outcrop at upper right
- other Hooded figure in a red robe with dark face, standing on a stone ledge at right, arms slightly out
- other Grey carved stone head idol with large eyes and grinning teeth on the right hillside
Setting
- Dark blue-grey stormy sky with radiating white streaks
- Rocky prehistoric landscape with stone platforms, cliffs and a paved stone floor
- Giant tree trunk and foliage along the left edge
- Pine trees and jungle vegetation mid-left
- Grey carved stone head idol on the right
- Black-and-green dragon perched on a high rock top right
- Wooden cabinet frame in orange-red around the glass
Text on it
- HIGH SCORE TO DATE
- 1 PLAYER
- 2 PLAYER
- 3 PLAYER
- 4 PLAYER
- MATCH FEATURE
- CREDIT
- BALL IN PLAY
- EXTRA BALL
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
- GAME OVER
- EVIL FIGHT
- playmatic
- MADE IN SPAIN
How it plays
-
Awards 1
- Prepare Special
Reference
Linked terms
- Top center saucer also called Prepare Extra Ball
- ABCD drop targets also called B also called C also called D
- Dead-end lane target also called Top right dead-end lane
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- blue
- red
- orange
- cream
Fingerprint: Tall central rocket exhaust flame with black riveted nozzle, POWER BOMB stacked inside, 10,000 POINTS in red starburst upper center, two massive female faces with windswept bright blue hair top right, green serpent rearing beneath, stacked bonus ladder 5 7 8 10 12 15 on side lanes, skull crossbones and card-suit shield details, bright orange yellow red dynamic space-themed style
The centre of the playfield is one enormous rocket exhaust flame shooting straight up from a black riveted nozzle, with the words POWER BOMB stacked inside it. Two enormous female faces with streaming bright blue hair, one wearing small horns, dominate the top right and look down the field. Red-outlined yellow starburst windows read 10,000 POINTS in the upper centre, with a matching POWER BOMB flame badge on the bottom apron. Every inlane and outlane carries a red arrow pointing upfield with black 'BONUS' lettering inside it, climbing 5, 7, 8, 10, 12 and 15 BONUS.
Setting
- Outer space with blue star-speckled sky and streaking comets
- Rocky mountain landscape on the left side
- Red and yellow radiating speed lines
Symbols
- Red and yellow card-suit shields with dragon and demon faces
- Green starburst medallions
- Red upward-pointing arrows
- Starburst badges
- Skull and crossbones
- Orange disc bumpers
- Small yellow crown at top right
Notable shapes
- The giant vertical flame nozzle in the centre
- A saucer-like white round window with the red starburst
- The four hooded card-suit shields arranged diagonally on the right
- A deep red and yellow striped border framing the whole playfield
Art motifs
- Radiating speed lines
- Soaring flame plume
- Stacked bonus ladder
- Comic-book inking
Themes
- Space
- Rockets
- Fire
- Dragons
- Pinball bonus ladder
Text on it
- BUMPER
- 5 BONUS
- 7 BONUS
- 8 BONUS
- 10 BONUS
- 12 BONUS
- 15 BONUS
- 10,000 POINTS
- PREPARE SPECIAL
- 30,000
- 40,000
- 50,000
- EXTRA BALL
- 30,000 WHEN LIT
- OFF BUMPER
- 6000 WHEN LIT
- 8,000 WHEN LIT
- SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- POWER BOMB
- REPLAY
- FOR SUGGESTED BONUS
- BONUS POINTS
- 20,000
- 250,000
- 200,000
- 1 BONUS
- 6 BONUS
- COCKTAILS
- SUGGESTED SCORE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Large painted face at top right, tan skin, wide eyes, red lips, wild swept-back bright cyan-blue hair filling the corner; drawn from the shoulders up. |
| Woman | Second large painted face beside the first, slightly behind and to the left, tan skin, orange-red hair with two small horn-like points at the hairline, staring forward. |
| Man | Bare-chested, muscular, tanned male at upper left wearing a dark helmet and a small loincloth, arms flung outward in a leap, mouth open. |
| Creature | Small yellow-orange dragon with spread wings flying at top centre-left against the blue sky. |
| Creature | Green serpentine dragon with a spined back rearing up the middle of the field beneath the 10,000 points window. |
| Skeleton | Printed skull-and-crossbones inside the off bumper diamond at lower left. |
| Vehicle | Small white and red rocket with a pointed nose on the upper right lane, angled upward. |
A vertically-mounted pinball playfield shot flat, dominated by a tall central rocket exhaust: a huge plume of orange, yellow and red flame rising from a black-and-white riveted nozzle at bottom centre, studded with round red, orange, yellow and green playfield lamps and printed with red-outlined words reading 12 BONUS, 15 BONUS and POWER BOMB. A white rounded rectangular window in the upper centre reads 10,000 POINTS in red block letters inside a red starburst. Sloping down both sides are white/cream-coloured outlanes and inlanes edged in red and yellow, each printed with black bonus values 30,000 / 40,000 / 50,000 and black arrows reading 5 BONUS, 7 BONUS, 8 BONUS, 10 BONUS and 15 BONUS. Top left is a bare-chested tanned man in a helmet with arms flung out beside a yellow BUMPER bumper; top centre-left a yellow dragon; top right two large female faces with windswept bright blue hair, one with small horns, staring down the field. Bottom left and right carry white slingshot aprons printed SPECIAL WHEN LIT in red and black, a green 8,000 WHEN LIT on the right lane, a red circle-off bumper and a skull in an OFF BUMPER diamond. The lower edge is a chrome-edged apron with a flaming badge and two cream instruction/scoring cards, with heavy scuffing, worn paint and scratches.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- orange
- red
- green
- yellow
Fingerprint: evil fight: EVIL FIGHT ornate red-gold letters with flames inside, red-haired woman rising from orange fire with sword, giant hooded cobra rearing beside her, shirtless crested-helmet warrior kneeling with blue shield, four stacked score windows with gold chevron frames
A giant hooded cobra rearing up beside a fire-born red-haired woman who holds a sword, both bursting out of flames. Shirtless crested-helmet warrior kneeling with a blue shield at her side. Ornate red-and-gold EVIL FIGHT title with flames glowing inside each letter. Four stacked gold-chevron-framed score windows down the left under a HIGH SCORE TO DATE banner. A small yellow plate in the top right corner reading playmatic / MADE IN SPAIN.
Setting
- Dark blue-grey stormy sky with radiating white streaks
- Rocky prehistoric landscape with stone platforms, cliffs and a paved stone floor
- Giant tree trunk and foliage along the left edge
- Pine trees and jungle vegetation mid-left
- Grey carved stone head idol on the right
- Black-and-green dragon perched on a high rock top right
- Wooden cabinet frame in orange-red around the glass
Symbols
- Red seven-segment led digits
- Gold zigzag chevron borders around score windows
- Diamond/square instruction plaques
- Flames inside the title letters
- Sword and shield
- Skulls
- Card-suit-free heraldic shield pattern on warrior's shield
- Gold jewellery and coin necklace
Lettering
- Large ornate slab-serif capitals with red fill, yellow flame highlight and black outline for the title; condensed white-outlined black capitals on banners; small yellow-on-black uppercase for manufacturer plate
Themes
- Fantasy
- Sword and sorcery
- Monsters
- Fighting
- Adventure
- Arena combat
Title on it
- Evil fight
Text on it
- HIGH SCORE TO DATE
- 1 PLAYER
- 2 PLAYER
- 3 PLAYER
- 4 PLAYER
- MATCH FEATURE
- CREDIT
- BALL IN PLAY
- EXTRA BALL
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
- GAME OVER
- EVIL FIGHT
- playmatic
- MADE IN SPAIN
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young adult, very long flowing bright red/auburn hair, gold earrings and necklace, red bikini top, leopard-print briefs with patterned belt, red high-heeled shoe visible, arms raised holding a sword, rising out of a column of orange flames, confident smile |
| Creature | Enormous cobra with green and black banded body, yellow-and-green spread hood marked with red eyes, rearing vertically on the left of the woman, mouth open showing fangs |
| Man | Shirtless muscular dark-haired warrior, red-crested helmet, gold arm bands and wrist cuffs, green briefs with white leg frills and red boots, one knee on a rock, holding a blue and white kite shield, mouth open shouting |
| Creature | Black and green dragon with spread leathery wings, perched on a rock outcrop at upper right |
| Other | Hooded figure in a red robe with dark face, standing on a stone ledge at right, arms slightly out |
| Other | Grey carved stone head idol with large eyes and grinning teeth on the right hillside |
| Creature | Two human skulls and one small skeleton lying on the stone floor lower left-centre |
A vivid airbrushed fantasy backglass inside a bright orange-red wooden cabinet surround. Left side: four stacked rectangular score windows with heavy gold zigzag/chevron frames, topped by a white banner reading HIGH SCORE TO DATE, each window labelled 1 PLAYER, 2 PLAYER, 3 PLAYER, 4 PLAYER with red seven-segment numerals showing 000. Below them sit small diamond-shaped instruction panels in red and yellow reading MATCH FEATURE and CREDIT, a two-digit red ball counter, blue and teal panels reading BALL IN PLAY and EXTRA BALL, and white-outlined black lettering IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE! at the bottom. Centre: a voluptuous red-haired woman in a red bikini top and leopard-print briefs, gold jewellery, arrowing upward out of a flaming orange fire, holding a sword. Around her a giant coiled cobra with a green/yellow hood rears up on the left, and a shirtless dark-haired warrior with a red crest helmet, green briefs, ankle frills and a blue shield kneels to her right. Right side: EVIL FIGHT in ornate red-and-gold shaded letters, a yellow playmatic MADE IN SPAIN plate top right, a black-and-green dragon high on a rock, a hooded red-robed figure on a ledge, a stone head idol, a GAME OVER diamond plaque lower right, skulls on the ground.