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1979 · Williams & Taito & Sonic

Flash

Storm clouds, lightning, earth globe, gold cityscape window and spiky grass foreground.

Year
1979
Maker
Williams & Taito & Sonic
Type
Solid state
Display
Alphanumeric
Players
4

3 games under this title

Made by

Design
Steve Ritchie
Art
Constantino Mitchell
Art
Jeanine Mitchell
Mechanics
John Jung
Software & Sound
Randy Pfeiffer

Vision analysis

On the playfield

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

Flash playfield

Playfield Standard

  • brown
  • grey
  • orange
  • blue

Fingerprint: Erupting volcano with red-orange lava topping playfield, three cream bumpers with sculpted face crests, circular medallion reading 10 BILLIONth SUPER VALUE with numbered windows, flanked by 2X 3X multipliers, two mirrored ovals featuring blonde women in contrasting hats, star-shaped spinner lane on right, blue-and-white striped target bank, ghost rock and smoke artwork, hand-painted airbrushed brown-and-blue style

Distinctive

The single most memorable feature is the huge erupting volcano at the top of the playfield, its red lava flow cutting down the centre beneath three cream bumpers topped with sculpted faces. Second, the circular medallion reading 10 BILLIONth / SUPER VALUE with a ring of ten numbered windows around a purple jewel, flanked by 2X and 3X multipliers. Third, two mirrored slanted oval insets showing blonde women in hats, one in a red cap and one in a wide-brimmed straw hat, facing each other across the medallion. Fourth, the white banner at upper left with a 1000 box and tournament wording. Fifth, the red script logo at the lower right above a SCORE CARD reading 3 BALLS PER GAME.

Setting

  • Erupting volcano with red lava and grey ash clouds
  • Star-patterned night sky at the top arch
  • Grey rocky crater fields on the flanks
  • Dark brown and black ground with metal ball guides

Symbols

  • Purple faceted jewel at the centre of the medallion
  • Ring of ten numbered round windows
  • Star-shaped spinner inserts on the right lane
  • Blue-and-white striped drop targets
  • Red-and-white striped lane guide
  • Star-patterned night sky
  • 1000 score box
  • Circular w emblem tile at bottom centre

Notable shapes

  • Large central circular medallion with radial numbered windows
  • Two mirrored slanted teardrop or oval insets with portraits
  • Three cream domed bumpers topped with sculpted faces
  • Triangular volcano cone dominating the upper field
  • Stainless steel ball-guide rails framing both sides

Art motifs

  • Hand-painted airbrushed rock and smoke
  • Sculpted cream bumpers with relief faces
  • Red-orange lava gradients
  • Chrome wireform ramps and ball guides

Themes

  • Volcano
  • Lava eruption
  • Value and scoring
  • Numbered bonus wheel
  • Bonus advance lanes
  • Super flash scores

Title on it

  • 10 billionth

Text on it

  • 10 BILLIONth
  • SUPER VALUE
  • 2X
  • 3X
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • SHOOT AGAIN
  • BONUS ADV
  • 1000
  • TOURNAMENT
  • FLIPPER BUTTON
  • FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
  • INSTRUCTIONS
  • SCORE CARD
  • 3 BALLS PER GAME
  • 2 PLAYS — QUARTER
  • SUPER FLASH SCORES
  • W
Pop bumpers
Three large cream-coloured round bumpers arranged in a triangle at the top, plus a row of smaller blue posts under the top arch
Spinners
Star-shaped inserts down the upper right lane
Drop targets
A bank of narrow blue-and-white striped targets directly below the three cream bumpers
Ramps
A rising chrome wireform ramp arcs across the upper left and a second metal guide curves across the upper right
Slingshots
Two angled inlane slings above the flippers
Upper playfield
Yes — the volcano, three cream bumpers, target bank, top arch with star sky and the two lanes at each side
Apron and lower playfield
White lower deck with an instructions card on the left, a score card on the right reading 3 balls per game and 2 plays — quarter, for amusement only above the centre drain, a w emblem tile in a metal frame, and two red flippers with a glowing orange lamp between them
Who and what
Kind Description
Creature Orange and yellow bird or dragon-like figure with spread wings, upper left of the volcano
Other Hat-wearing figure in dark robes with a pale face, upper right lane
Creature Dark sculpted face or crest moulded on top of each of the three cream round bumpers
Woman Blonde woman in a red cap inside a slanted white oval inset at mid-left, head and shoulders only
Woman Blonde woman in a wide-brimmed pale straw hat inside the matching slanted white oval inset at mid-right
Monster Stylised beast head and claw motifs worked into the brown rock and lava artwork at upper left
Full description

A tall electro-mechanical playfield shot straight on, framed by a wooden cabinet and stainless ball-guide rails. The upper third is dominated by a dark brown erupting volcano with red-orange lava spilling down its flanks, ringed by grey rock, ash clouds and smoke. Three large cream-coloured round bumpers, each topped with a dark sculpted face or crest, form a triangle below the top arch, backed by a bank of narrow blue-and-white striped targets set against a star-patterned night sky. Upper left an orange and yellow bird or dragon-like figure with spread wings perches beside a rising wireform ramp; upper right a lane of star-shaped spinner inserts and a red-and-white striped guide runs down beside a hat-wearing figure in dark robes. The middle of the field carries a big circular jeweled medallion reading 10 BILLIONth / SUPER VALUE, ringed by ten numbered round windows, flanked by teal 2X and 3X circles and by two slanted white oval insets each holding a painted portrait of a blonde woman in a hat. Below sit two red flippers, a glowing orange lamp, FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY, two white FLIPPER BUTTON arrows, an INSTRUCTIONS card, a SCORE CARD and a red script maker's logo at lower right.

On the backglass

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

Flash backglass

Backglass Standard

  • blue
  • yellow
  • orange
  • green

Fingerprint: Bare-chested hero with spiky blond hair, green trousers, gripping yellow lightning bolt in raised arm, blonde woman against shoulder; pale blue-green Earth globe at left; gold window with pyramid cityscape and white dove at right; yellow spike-leafed grass at bottom; jagged title in orange, crimson, magenta with yellow lightning slash; slate-blue storm clouds, yellow-white lightning at corners; comic-book airbrushed style

Distinctive

A bare-chested hero with electrocuted-looking spiky blond hair and green trousers, one arm raised, physically holding a yellow lightning bolt in his fist, with a blonde woman pressed against his shoulder. Flanked by a pale blue-green Earth globe on the left and a gold angular window onto a pyramid city with a white dove on the right. The title is a jagged flame-shaped word rendered in orange, crimson and magenta, with a yellow lightning streak slashing through it. Yellow spike-leafed grass spikes up across the bottom foreground, and the whole glass is buried in slate-blue storm cloud with lightning at every corner.

Setting

  • Storm clouds
  • Lightning
  • Earth globe
  • Gold cityscape window
  • Spiky grass foreground

Symbols

  • Lightning bolts
  • Earth globe
  • Feathered dove
  • Pyramids
  • Yellow spikes
  • Grey clouds

Lettering

  • Jagged flame-like brush lettering in orange, crimson and magenta with a yellow lightning streak; separate small yellow cursive script at top centre

Themes

  • Superhero
  • Storm
  • Lightning
  • Electricity
  • Apocalypse

Text on it

  • 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Bare-chested, pale skin, lean muscular, spiky dark-blond hair standing on end, raised brow, bright green trousers with red belt, right arm raised gripping a yellow lightning bolt, left hand reaching down into the grass
Woman Voluptuous, tan skin, wild shoulder-length yellow hair blown upward, green top, orange-red flared trousers, leaning in behind the man's shoulder, looking outward
Animal White feathered dove seen from behind with wings spread, inside the gold window at right
Vehicle Gold-toned city skyline of pyramids, towers and a bridge, inside the angular right-hand window
Full description

A painted backglass in a comic-book airbrushed style, dominated by swirling slate-blue and grey storm clouds lit by yellow-white lightning bolts at all four corners. A jagged, spiky flame-textured title in hot orange, crimson and magenta sits across the upper centre, with a bright yellow lightning streak cutting diagonally beneath it. Centre stage: two figures. On the right a bare-chested young man with pale skin, a lean muscular torso, spiky dark blond hair standing on end, wearing bright green trousers with a red belt, his right arm raised straight up gripping a yellow lightning bolt and his left hand reaching down towards the foreground. On the left a voluptuous blonde woman with tan skin, wild shoulder-length yellow hair blown upward, wearing a green top and orange-red flared trousers, leaning in behind his shoulder. At left a pale blue-green Earth-like globe with visible continents floats in the clouds. At right a large angular window reveals a gold-toned cityscape of pyramids and towers, a white feathered dove, glowing yellow circle lights and the numeral 4. Yellow spiky grass blades rise across the bottom foreground. Three red-outlined score windows read 0000 in orange seven-segment digits, with unlit black windows flanking them; red numerals 1, 2, 3 and 4 are scattered in the cloud field. Yellow script lettering sits at top centre.

Flash backglass

Backglass Storm

  • blue
  • red
  • yellow
  • black

Fingerprint: Blonde woman in sleeveless red dress leaning against bare-chested dark-haired man with arm raised, large orange-gold fan-wing shape right, stacked black-and-orange lettering panel left, gold mechanical shapes and pipes filling lower third, red cursive logo upper right, airbrushed comic style, midnight-blue mottled ground with sparkling confetti.

Distinctive

The most memorable element is the pair of central figures: a blonde woman in a bright red dress pressed against a bare-chested, dark-haired man with one arm arched over his head. A huge red cursive logo with a thick dark outline sweeps across the upper right, and the left third is walled with stacked black-and-orange block lettering. The lower band of the glass is a jumble of gold and yellow machinery, and a large orange ribbed fan- or wing-shape flares out to the right of the couple. The whole ground is a speckled midnight blue that makes the reds and golds read very brightly.

Setting

  • Deep blue speckled field
  • Gold mechanical foreground band

Symbols

  • Small oval badge low right

Lettering

  • Large red cursive script with heavy dark outline, plus blocky black-and-orange capital lettering stacked in rows

Themes

  • Action
  • Machinery
  • Speckled blue ground
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Blonde, sleeveless red-orange dress, bare shoulders, leaning into the man's chest
Man Dark-haired, bare chest, open white shirt, one arm raised and bent above his head
Full description

A vertically oriented printed backglass panel with a white outer border and a deep midnight-blue mottled background scattered with green, yellow and white flecks like confetti or sparks. The upper right is dominated by a large flowing red script logo lettered in a heavy cursive hand with a dark outline; beneath and to the left of it sits a blocky black-and-orange lettering panel arranged as a vertical stack of short rows, running down the whole left third of the glass. In the centre stand two painted figures close together: a blonde woman in a sleeveless red-orange dress, bare shoulders, leaning her head and body against a dark-haired man who is bare-chested beneath an open white shirt, his arm raised and bent above his head. To their right is a large orange-and-gold fan- or wing-shaped element with radiating segments. The lower third is filled with gold and yellow mechanical shapes, pipes and rounded forms, and a small pale oval badge sits low on the right. The painting style is airbrushed comic illustration with saturated primaries and heavy black outlines; the image is low resolution and the small lettering cannot be resolved.