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Firepower backglass

Also known as FP

1980 · Williams & Taito

Firepower

Known for 1-6 targets, FIRE lanes, POWER targets and Eject holes. Outer space / starfield with an orange sunburst, an eclipsed sun, two planets and abstract painterly flame or cloud swirls in teal, blue, yellow and orange at the lower corners.

Year
1980
Maker
Williams & Taito
Type
Solid state
Display
Alphanumeric
Players
4

Known for

  • Target

    1-6 targets

  • Lane

    FIRE lanes

  • Target

    POWER targets

  • Hole

    Eject holes

  • Kickback

    Shield

  • Multiball

    Firepower Multiball

2 games under this title

On the playfield

  • grey
  • red
  • blue
  • yellow
Firepower playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 4 pop bumpers
  • 1 spinner
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Hole 1

  • Eject holes

Bumper 1

  • Jet bumpers

Targets 3

  • 1-6 targets
  • POWER targets
  • Bullseye target

Kickback 1

  • Shield

Lanes 2

  • FIRE lanes
  • Outlane Special lamps

On the backglass

  • black
  • orange
  • magenta
  • blue
Firepower backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • vehicle Single angular rocket or spacecraft, nose pointing up, built from hard-edged triangular facets in blue, magenta, yellow and white with black outlines, a small green window panel and red gem-like inserts, a magenta grid panel on its right flank, and a solid yellow exhaust beam running vertically from its tail to the bottom edge of the glass
  • other Large planet/sphere upper centre, densely stippled with tiny red, yellow, blue, white and green specks, lit from the left
  • other Smaller grey cratered moon behind and to the right of the large planet
  • other Eclipsed sun: solid black disc with a ragged bright yellow-white corona ring, upper left of the planet
  • other Abstract flame or cloud swirls in teal, green, blue, cream and orange filling the lower right corner, and yellow-orange jagged rock or flame shapes at the left and right edges

Setting

  • Outer space / starfield with an orange sunburst, an eclipsed sun, two planets and abstract painterly flame or cloud swirls in teal, blue, yellow and orange at the lower corners

Text on it

  • Williams
  • MULTI-BALL
  • FIREP
  • REPOWER
  • HIGHEST SCORE
  • 1st
  • TILT
  • 70800
  • 00
  • 00000
  • 40

How it plays

  1. Multiballs 1

    • Firepower Multiball
  2. Awards 1

    • Lane Change

Made by

Design
Steve Ritchie
Art
Constantino Mitchell
Art
Jeanine Mitchell
Mechanics
John Jung
Software & Sound
Eugene Jarvis

Reference

Linked terms
  • 1-6 targets also called Center 1-6
  • FIRE lanes also called FIRE
  • POWER targets also called POWER
  • Eject holes also called Lock lanes also called saucers
  • Jet bumpers also called Bumpers
  • Bullseye target also called Top standup target
Playfield vision analysis

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

Firepower playfield

Playfield Standard

  • grey
  • red
  • blue
  • yellow

Fingerprint: Firepower: Vertical bank of ten numbered drop targets descending from 20 to 1 through silvery crowd-scene backdrop, flanked by four pop bumpers in diamond arrangement, chrome wireform ramps, red V-shaped rocket graphic, two comic-book male heads, yellow SHIP arrow pointing into blue return lane, four circular bumper medallions, densely detailed sci-fi moon-landing theme, red, yellow, green, black heavy outlines

Distinctive

The most identifying feature is the central V-shaped red rocket/arrow graphic with a vertical run of ten white numbered drop targets counting 20 down to 1. Below it, the whole lower playfield is filled with a dense glittery grey/silver background of tiny figures, giving a crowd-scene look. Two painted comic-book male heads flank the centre lane, one at the SHIELD DROP ramp entrance in an orange helmet. A bright yellow wedge arrow labelled SHIP points down into the blue-lit right return lane. The four FIREPOWER pop bumper caps in a diamond plus twin chrome wire ramps define the upper third.

Setting

  • Outer space/starfield with a huge grey cratered moon surface across the lower half
  • Dense crowd of tiny grey-suited figures printed over the moon surface
  • Starry black sky at the top edge

Symbols

  • Four circular white pop-bumper caps each with a black w inside a ring and firepower curved around the rim
  • Large circular firepower emblem medallion on the lower deck: red w on yellow disc with red ring and radiating lines
  • Williams script logo with circular w, gold on black, at lower left
  • Ten white oval drop targets numbered 20 down to 1 in a vertical line
  • Red v / rocket nose graphic pointing down the centre of the playfield
  • Yellow wedge arrow marked ship pointing into the right return lane
  • Blue arrow and chevron shapes
  • Star field, crescent/comet swirls, red five-pointed star lower left
  • Small numeric inserts and rectangles as targets across the upper field

Notable shapes

  • Central red v / rocket-nose graphic dominating the mid-lower playfield
  • Ten-target vertical numbered drop-target lane forming the spine of the layout
  • Diamond arrangement of four pop bumpers
  • Curved chrome wire ramp sweeping around the left edge
  • Yellow wedge arrow into the right lane
  • Sawtooth/zigzag pattern on the far-right lower-deck card

Art motifs

  • Exploding starburst behind the upper bumpers
  • Chromed wireform ramps and lane guides
  • Heavy red/yellow/green translucent plastics on posts
  • Concentric ring shockwaves around the central v graphic
  • Diagonal speed stripes at lower left and right corners

Themes

  • Space
  • Military/hero
  • Comic book
  • Sci-fi
  • Moon landing

Title on it

  • Firepower

Text on it

  • FIREPOWER
  • Williams
  • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60618
  • INSTRUCTIONS
  • For Amusement Only
  • One To Four Players
  • 410,000 SCORES 1 CREDIT
  • 610,000 SCORES 1 CREDIT
  • 3 BALLS PER GAME
  • 1 PLAY - 1 QUARTER
  • 4 PLAYS - 1 DOLLAR
  • MAXIMUM CREDITS - 20
  • LATE CHARGE
  • RIGHT FLIPPER
  • Advances FIRE Lane
  • SHIELD DROP
  • SPIN OUT
  • SHIP
  • 20
  • 10
  • 9
  • 8
  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
Spinners
One small spinner visible in the upper-left quadrant near the '1000' score marking
Drop targets
A single vertical bank of ten white oval drop targets numbered 20, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 running down the centre of the playfield; plus a small group of rectangular standup targets in the upper field
Ramps
Two chrome wireform ramps: a long left-side wire ramp running from the lower left up around the top left, and a right-side wire ramp/lane curving down the right edge to the blue-lit return lane; plus a raised metal lane guide frame across the lower-middle in front of the flippers.
Slingshots
Two standard triangular slingshots below and outside the flippers, with rubber bands and white printed star flashes
Upper playfield
Raised upper deck at the top with four white pop bumpers in a diamond, chrome wire ramps on both sides, dense standup target rows, coloured plastic posts, a starburst burst graphic behind the bumpers, and illuminated plastics; the very top has a row of score digits/lights behind the backbox.
Apron and lower playfield
Wooden flat lower deck rather than a printed apron. left: gold williams logo on a black triangular panel, and a white instructions card with red border listing rules and scoring. centre: a large round firepower emblem (red w on yellow) set into the wood. right: a white rules card reading firepower, 410,000 scores 1 credit, 610,000 scores 1 credit, 3 balls per game, 1 play - 1 quarter, 4 plays - 1 dollar, maximum credits - 20. far right: late charge and right flipper advances fire lane panel with a yellow sawtooth graphic.
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Shouting open-mouthed adult man, orange/yellow helmet or hard hat, blue collar, printed in bold outline comic style on the left ramp entrance panel
Other Shouting open-mouthed adult man, yellow/orange helmet with red crest, profile facing left, comic outline style on the right of the centre lane
Other Dozens of small identical grey/white human silhouettes densely covering the lower-centre moon surface, too small for individual detail
Full description

Full-length electro-mechanical pinball playfield photographed from above behind slightly dirty, scratched glass in a wooden cabinet. Upper third: four white pop-bumper caps in a diamond, each printed FIREPOWER around a circular W emblem, flanked by chrome wire ramps and posts with red, amber and green plastic sleeves. Mid-playfield: a large red V-shaped or rocket-nose graphic with a falling drop of white numbered targets 20, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 running down the centre, and a blue glowing lane on the right with a yellow arrow and SHIP reading. Lower half: two yellow flippers, chrome rails, two slingshots, and printed comic heads of a shouting man in an orange/yellow helmet at SHIELD DROP and SPIN OUT. Card-sized instruction and rules cards sit on the wooden lower deck, plus a large circular FIREPOWER W logo medallion.

Backglass vision analysis

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

Firepower backglass

Backglass Standard

  • black
  • orange
  • magenta
  • blue

Fingerprint: Speckled confetti-textured planet looms behind blue-and-magenta arrowhead rocket with yellow exhaust beam dropping centre. Black eclipsed sun with bright corona at upper left, framed by enormous orange sunburst. Title "FIREPOWER" in gradient slab capitals. Deep black star-field. Four magenta instruction circles at bottom edge.

Distinctive

The most memorable feature is a great speckled, confetti-textured planet looming behind a blue-and-magenta arrowhead rocket whose yellow exhaust beam runs straight down the centre of the glass to the bottom rail. A black eclipsed sun with a bright corona burns to the upper left of the planet, framed by a huge orange sunburst that doubles as the background for the title. Four magenta instruction circles and a TILT legend sit in a strip along the bottom edge. The whole glass is heavily reflective, with strong room glare and a dark, scuffed wooden surround visible at the edges.

Setting

  • Outer space / starfield with an orange sunburst, an eclipsed sun, two planets and abstract painterly flame or cloud swirls in teal, blue, yellow and orange at the lower corners

Symbols

  • White star dots
  • Orange sunburst rays
  • Four magenta instruction circles each containing a small icon
  • Playing-card-like coloured insert panels on the rocket
  • Magenta circuit-like border lines running along the top and side edges

Lettering

  • Large pink-to-yellow gradient slab capitals with heavy black outline and a slight downward slant across the sunburst, with a yellow script manufacturer wordmark above black block text

Themes

  • Space
  • Rocket
  • Planets
  • Eclipse
  • Sunburst
  • Explosion

Title on it

  • Firep

Text on it

  • Williams
  • MULTI-BALL
  • FIREP
  • REPOWER
  • HIGHEST SCORE
  • 1st
  • TILT
  • 70800
  • 00
  • 00000
  • 40
Who and what
Kind Description
Vehicle Single angular rocket or spacecraft, nose pointing up, built from hard-edged triangular facets in blue, magenta, yellow and white with black outlines, a small green window panel and red gem-like inserts, a magenta grid panel on its right flank, and a solid yellow exhaust beam running vertically from its tail to the bottom edge of the glass
Other Large planet/sphere upper centre, densely stippled with tiny red, yellow, blue, white and green specks, lit from the left
Other Smaller grey cratered moon behind and to the right of the large planet
Other Eclipsed sun: solid black disc with a ragged bright yellow-white corona ring, upper left of the planet
Other Abstract flame or cloud swirls in teal, green, blue, cream and orange filling the lower right corner, and yellow-orange jagged rock or flame shapes at the left and right edges
Full description

A mirrored, glossy backglass with a space-explosion theme, framed by a dark worn wooden rail. The background is a black starfield speckled with white stars and a few blue nebula patches, over which a huge orange-and-yellow sunburst of straight rays fans upward from the centre. The word FIREPOWER is lettered across the sunburst in large pink-to-yellow gradient slab capitals with black outline. Two bodies hang in the sky: a black eclipsed disc (dark centre ringed by a bright yellow-white corona) at upper left of centre, and a huge mottled planet covered in tiny multicoloured confetti-like specks, with a smaller grey cratered sphere behind it at upper right. Dominating the foreground is a sharp-angled, arrowhead-shaped rocket/spacecraft in blue, magenta, yellow and white, nose pointing up, with a yellow tail beam dropping straight down to the bottom edge and small green and red inset panels. Score windows sit left and right in magenta-outlined panels, with a magenta border strip along the bottom carrying four small magenta instruction circles and TILT.

Firepower backglass

Backglass Standard

  • black
  • yellow
  • red
  • blue

Fingerprint: 'FIREPOWER' in enormous red block letters with yellow outline spanning width, silver delta-wing starfighter nose-on firing yellow exhaust beam downward, twin red engine flames, twin cratered moons behind sun ringed yellow with black disc, rainbow comet streaks, space combat style.

Distinctive

The single most memorable element is a colossal chrome-white jet fighter seen nose-on in the centre, filling the middle of the glass and firing a solid yellow beam straight downward, with twin red engine flames flanking its nose. Behind it sit two cratered pale moons eclipsing a black-disc yellow-ring sun, so the ship appears to be flying out of a planetary system. The word FIREPOWER is stretched across almost the full width in enormous red block letters outlined in yellow with heavy dark shadowing, dwarfing everything else. A second striking cue is the rainbow comet-streak background: orange and maroon slash marks on the lower left, cyan and blue streaks on the lower right. Finally, four red-framed black score windows labelled 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th run down both edges.

Setting

  • Black starfield
  • Two cratered pale blue-grey moons
  • Yellow ring around a black sun disc
  • Diagonal rainbow comet streaks
  • Orange and white flame bursts in the lower corners

Symbols

  • Triangular red gable with yellow speed lines above the title
  • Yellow-ringed black sun
  • Two cratered moons
  • Red-outlined black score windows
  • Dark red ball-in-play strip with white numerals 1 2 3 4
  • Diagonal rainbow comet streaks
  • Jagged flame bursts

Lettering

  • Firepower in enormous condensed red block capitals with yellow inline outline and heavy black drop shadow, spanning the full width; multi-ball above it in smaller yellow outlined capitals with a red-and-yellow outline roof gable; player labels 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th in white condensed caps with red outline, highest score in small white caps.

Themes

  • Space combat
  • Starfighter
  • Multi-ball
  • Planets
  • Exhaust beam
  • Flames

Title on it

  • Firepower

Text on it

  • Williams
  • MULTI-BALL
  • FIREPOWER
  • HIGHEST SCORE
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 1 2 3 4
Who and what
Kind Description
Vehicle Single silver-grey delta-wing starfighter viewed head-on, swept wings, twin underwing nacelles with red glowing flames, pale blue canopy with a dark helmeted pilot visible, four small red and white roundel details on the fuselage, firing a solid yellow exhaust beam downward
Other Helmeted pilot silhouette seated behind the fighter's canopy glass, dark grey helmet with lighter face area
Other Large yellow annulus sun behind the moons at upper centre-left, its centre a flat black disc
Other Two cratered spherical moons, pale blue-grey with white and grey mottling, the larger one centre-left and a smaller one to its right
Full description

A rectangular space-combat backglass dominated by a huge red-and-yellow FIREPOWER title across the top, with a smaller yellow MULTI-BALL logo above it inside a red triangular gable shape filled with yellow speed lines. A silver-grey delta-wing starfighter is painted head-on in the centre, twin engine nacelles glowing red, cockpit canopy pale blue with a helmeted pilot shape, and a solid yellow exhaust beam shooting straight down off the bottom edge. Behind it hang two pale blue-grey cratered moons and a large sun rendered as a yellow ring around a black disc. The background is a black starfield streaked with diagonal rainbow comet bands: orange and maroon stripes lower-left, cyan and blue bands lower-right. Left and right lower thirds are filled with jagged yellow, orange and white flame bursts. Six red-outlined black rectangular windows ring the artwork: four labelled 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and two small empty boxes near the bottom centre-left. A dark red ball-in-play strip along the very bottom carries the white numerals 1 2 3 4. 'HIGHEST SCORE' is printed in small white block capitals at top right.