1972 · Williams
Fan-Tas-Tic
Known for Wheel, Top saucer, Side saucers and Bottom bumper. Flat buttery-yellow painted field, large navy-blue and black diagonal geometric blocks, maroon stage curtain upper left corner and no depicted environment or horizon.
- Year
- 1972
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Toy
Wheel
- Hole
Top saucer
- Hole
Side saucers
- Bumper
Bottom bumper
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Wheel
Holes 2
- Top saucer
- Side saucers
Bumpers 2
- Top bumpers
- Bottom bumper
Targets 2
- Center standup targets
- On Bumpers standups
Kickback 1
- Left out lane kickback
Lanes 2
- B lane
- Rollover buttons rollovers
Post or gate 1
- Right out lane gate gate
On the backglass
Who and what
- creature Central woman clown, orange face paint, red lips and blush, tall mint-green beehive curls, red bodice with yellow trim and big green-and-red harlequin legs, arms out, being kissed
- creature Central bald clown, orange face with red nose, white ruff collar and white front panel, magenta jacket and trousers, one leg kicked up, grey splayed shoe
- creature Left clown with pink ruff, brown coat and dark hair, standing behind a green pennant, holding a small wisp of white smoke
- creature Upper-right clown with bald pink head, magenta ruff, one hand raised in a shrug beside the 2 up flag
- creature Lower-left clown, dark-haired shadowed face, green ruff, holding a tall green-and-white striped tube or wand
- creature Lower-centre blonde clown in green ruff and red sleeve, arm raised, holding a small grey wand or dart
Setting
- Flat buttery-yellow painted field
- Large navy-blue and black diagonal geometric blocks
- Maroon stage curtain upper left corner
- No depicted environment or horizon
Text on it
- Play flipper-skill games
- for fun and recreation.
- Williams
- FANTASTIC
- it's more fun to compete.
- invite competition.
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 3 UP
- 4 UP
- 07270
- 11450
- 10340
- 00000
- BALL-PLAY
- 1 2 3 4
- 1-4 CARD PLAY
Made by
- Design
- Norm Clark
- Art
- Christian Marche
Reference
Linked terms
- Wheel also called Spin wheel
- Top saucer also called Top spin saucer
- Side saucers also called Spin saucers
- B lane also called Right B lane
- Top bumpers also called Pop bumpers
- Bottom bumper also called Between-flippers bumper
- Center standup targets also called Center bank
- Rollover buttons also called Rollover disks
- Right out lane gate also called Open Gate
- Left out lane kickback also called Ball return lane
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- yellow
- navy blue
- red
- magenta
Fingerprint: Carnival clown tableau: woman clown with mint-green beehive hair and red-green harlequin costume kissing bald orange-faced clown in white ruff, playing cards fanned around them, oversized art-deco "FANTASTIC" lettering in pink-red centered above pair, six further ruff-collared clowns in magenta-teal-red-green costumes handling giant playing cards and wands, each anchored to numbered navy "UP" flags, buttery-yellow ground.
A carnival clown tableau: a woman clown with towering mint-green beehive hair and a harlequin red-and-green costume locked in a kiss with a bald, orange-faced clown in a white ruff, with playing cards fanned all around them. The oversized art-deco FANTASTIC lettering in pink and red sits dead centre above the pair, with a tiny green script maker's signature perched on top. Six further ruff-collared clowns in magenta, teal, red and green costumes handle giant playing cards, wands and a striped tube, each anchored to a numbered navy UP flag. Everything floats on a flat buttery-yellow ground broken by big navy and black diagonal blocks rather than any real setting.
Setting
- Flat buttery-yellow painted field
- Large navy-blue and black diagonal geometric blocks
- Maroon stage curtain upper left corner
- No depicted environment or horizon
Symbols
- Playing cards
- Black flag bearing 1 up
- Black flag bearing 2 up
- Green 4 up pennant
- 3 up flag
- Candlestick ornament left of the title
- Small candelabra
- Red heart
- Green and red feather plume
- Scrolling ornamental motif at right
- Score reels in cream windows
Lettering
- Display art-deco block capitals in hot pink with red shading and cream outline, letters fanning out in height; supporting copy in plain rounded sans-serif; small italic script maker's signature in green above the title
Themes
- Carnival
- Clowns
- Harlequin
- Playing cards
- Flipper skill game
- Two player duel
Title on it
- Fantastic
Text on it
- Play flipper-skill games
- for fun and recreation.
- Williams
- FANTASTIC
- it's more fun to compete.
- invite competition.
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 3 UP
- 4 UP
- 07270
- 11450
- 10340
- 00000
- BALL-PLAY
- 1 2 3 4
- 1-4 CARD PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Creature | Central woman clown, orange face paint, red lips and blush, tall mint-green beehive curls, red bodice with yellow trim and big green-and-red harlequin legs, arms out, being kissed |
| Creature | Central bald clown, orange face with red nose, white ruff collar and white front panel, magenta jacket and trousers, one leg kicked up, grey splayed shoe |
| Creature | Left clown with pink ruff, brown coat and dark hair, standing behind a green pennant, holding a small wisp of white smoke |
| Creature | Upper-right clown with bald pink head, magenta ruff, one hand raised in a shrug beside the 2 up flag |
| Creature | Lower-left clown, dark-haired shadowed face, green ruff, holding a tall green-and-white striped tube or wand |
| Creature | Lower-centre blonde clown in green ruff and red sleeve, arm raised, holding a small grey wand or dart |
| Creature | Lower-right clown with green curly hair, white ruff and red heart-shaped body, blowing a long striped paper horn or trumpet |
| Creature | Small pale clown head and shoulder peeking above the central couple, only face and ruff visible |
Yellow-grounded painted backglass for a flipper-style skill game, framed by dark navy-blue geometric shapes. At the top centre a large pink-and-red art-deco display lettering title reading FANTASTIC, with a small green script maker's signature above it. The centre is dominated by a large pair of carnival-style clowns in costume: a woman clown with tall mint-green curly hair, orange face paint, red lips and a big red-and-green harlequin outfit, being kissed by a bald clown in a white ruff collar, orange face and magenta jacket, whose legs and splayed shoes point right. Around them six more ruff-collared clowns in coloured doublets are scattered, each holding a large playing card, a wand or a tube. Four cream score windows with black rolling digits read 07270, 11450, 10340 and 00000, and four navy banners read 1 UP, 2 UP, 3 UP, 4 UP. The top left carries a maroon stage curtain and the instruction Play flipper-skill games for fun and recreation; the top right continues it with it's more fun to compete. invite competition. At the bottom, a BALL-PLAY logo sits centre-left and a green panel reads 1 2 3 4 over 1-4 CARD PLAY, with a large red heart and crossed playing cards at the bottom right corner.