Explorer

A photographed pinball playfield seen through glass, with heavy reflections and glare. The top third is dominated by a large arched banner of alternating red-and-white vertical stripes, like circus tenting or bunting, carrying a wide arched title in large capitals. Blue field areas fill much of the mid-playfield. Red, white and blue triangular pennants occupy the upper left and upper right corners. Two round pop bumper caps sit side by side below the arch, one with an orange dome and one with a yellow dome, each ringed by a printed skirt. Beneath them is a bank of drop targets carrying oversized red block capitals on yellow and orange panels. White plastic slingshots and lane guides frame the mid-playfield, and a bright yellow five-pointed star with a dark centre sits on the left. Small round yellow and orange medallion inserts, red triangular banners and star motifs are scattered throughout. The lower playfield is paler, with broad cream and white areas around a large dark blue centre.

Full-length playfield under glass with reflections, dominated by a red, white and blue circus-striped background on a royal blue base. An arched banner at the top reads EXPLORER in chunky yellow letters with red outline and black drop shadow. Either side stand painted showgirls in blue star-spangled bodices and Union Jack style drapery, arms raised, flanking two circular ribbon medallions. Two orange domed pop bumper caps with white stars sit below, ringed by curved BABY BONUS bands. Mid-field a yellow panel reads MEGATON with BONUS 25000 15000 10000, flanked by yellow B and C tiles. Lower centre a red-white-and-blue radial burst holds 300000 WHEN LIT and round A, B and C targets among grey stars; below it a yellow oval reads ALL LIT WOW. On the right a yellow pie-segmented disc reads CONCENTRATION, with SPECIAL running vertically. Two pale-yellow flippers and two chrome apron plates sit at the bottom, FLIPPER BUTTON labels on yellow striped panels and a NORDMATIC plate below.

Full-length photographic view of a coin-operated pinball playfield shot through the glass, with the wooden cabinet rails and locking bar visible at the edges. A red, white and blue striped star-spangled banner fills the upper arch, carrying a large arched title 'EXPLORER' in chunky yellow-and-red block letters outlined in black. Two large round yellow-orange pop-bumpper caps sit high-centre, ringed with red plastic, and the upper left has a cluster of small white cylindrical lane guides plus a painted clown head. A small figure in a red-and-white striped hat and blue overalls stands at upper right beside a folded red-white-blue flag and a painted sliver of red rock. The centre is a bold geometric target: a large blue keyhole/arch shape inside red-and-white radiating stripes, a red oval insert reading 30000 WHEN LIT 8 B C over three yellow circles lettered A, B and C, ringed by small black star inserts and yellow arrow pointers. Curving round the right is a yellow kicker lane with the word KOW down the side and the value 40 on it, plus a PEEL-SPHERE style legend. Four white rubber flipper-area rubber lanes and yellow-outlined return channels sit at the sides. The lower third is a gold/yellow striped apron with two white flippers, a semicircular gold shield reading ALL LIT / WOW, two black-and-white FLIPPER BUTTON callouts with arrows, and two metal coin-door plates bearing NORDAMATIC globe logos.

Illuminated backglass with a window at the top showing six mechanical score reels reading 7 4 1,900. The main title EXPLORER sits centre-right in huge block capitals, yellow-to-orange gradient letters with a red drop shadow over a dark navy starfield, with a yellow star tucked beneath the L. Above left, yellow stacked text reads BALL IN PLAY on a dark blue panel scattered with white five-pointed stars. A grey biplane with a blurred spinning propeller and orange trim flies nose-down rightwards across the top. Top right carries an oval badge with a globe and a banner reading NORDAMATIC. On the left stands a grinning caricature of a dark-skinned man in a red turban, orange-gold tunic and red sash, one arm thrust up holding a long spear. Beside him a man in a white-and-silver ribbed spacesuit with an orange visor, a coiled yellow hose trailing to a purple canister at his hip. Lower centre-right, three small blue-grey figures run along a red, white and blue flag-like swirl. Colourful wood-grain rails frame the piece; the top rail shows crazed, worn paint and cracking.