Also known as F2K
1980 · Stern Electronics
Flight 2000
Known for 1-2-3-4-5 drop targets and Lock chutes. Black starfield with scattered white star points, magenta and violet nebula swirls, cyan and blue nebula wash on the left, large yellow-orange cratered planet at lower right, small orange cratered moon bottom left-centre and yellow sunburst explosion with white core at left.
- Year
- 1980
- Maker
- Stern Electronics
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Target
1-2-3-4-5 drop targets
- Lock
Lock chutes
On the playfield
Lock 1
- Lock chutes
Targets 4
- Right drop targets
- 1-2-3-4-5 drop targets
- Center standup target
- B standups
Lanes 2
- LAST lanes
- Return lanes
On the backglass
Who and what
- vehicle Largest central gold and white rocket, needle nose pointing upper right, delta fins, two side pods with brown and gold panel detailing, orange and white exhaust plume
- vehicle Second smaller gold rocket at upper right, long pointed nose, ribbed gold fuselage, yellow flame plume
- vehicle Third gold rocket at right edge, partly cropped, with long yellow exhaust trail
- other Ringed orange planet with a broad flat ring at the bottom left corner
Setting
- Black starfield with scattered white star points
- Magenta and violet nebula swirls
- Cyan and blue nebula wash on the left
- Large yellow-orange cratered planet at lower right
- Small orange cratered moon bottom left-centre
- Yellow sunburst explosion with white core at left
Text on it
- FLIGHT 2000
- STERN
- HIGH SCORE
- TO DATE
- SHOOT AGAIN
- MATCH
- CREDITS
- 156-1-120
- COPYRIGHT STERN ELECTRONICS INC.
How it plays
-
Goals 2
- All Systems Go
- Lite Special
Made by
- Design
- Harry Williams
- Art
- Gerry Simkus
- Art
- Doug Watson
Reference
Linked terms
- Right drop targets also called Drop-target bank
- 1-2-3-4-5 drop targets also called 5-4-3-2-1
- Center standup target also called Spot Blast
- Lock chutes also called Lock mechanism also called top-left lock chutes also called Ball locks
- LAST lanes also called Top lanes
- Return lanes also called Fs in Blastoff
- All Systems Go also called Systems Go
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- black
- orange
- gold
- blue
Fingerprint: Flight 2000, painted astronaut in brown-orange spacesuit on launch gantry at upper left, huge italic FLIGHT 2000 logo in red-yellow with white drop shadow, swirling gold-maroon galaxy background, large green oval BONUS basin at center with five glowing blue lenses and value numbers 3000/5000/7000/9000, row of standing target posts under chrome arch, red-haired woman in blue outfit on right, multiplier ladder down center
A painted astronaut in a brown/orange spacesuit standing on a launch gantry at the upper left, beside a vertical lane of round white lights. A huge italic FLIGHT 2000 logo in red-and-yellow with white drop shadow across a swirling gold-and-maroon galaxy. A large green oval BONUS basin in the centre with five glowing blue lenses and value numbers 3000 5000 7000 9000. A row of standing target posts with red and gold cap faces under a chrome arch, and a painted red-haired woman in a blue outfit on the right. A multipler ladder of circular yellow discs reading 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X down the centre.
Setting
- Black outer space field speckled with white stars
- Swirling gold and maroon nebula behind the centre title
- Painted chrome and gantry launch structures top left
- Dark grey lunar-surface lower playfield with craters
Symbols
- Stars
- Five-pointed starbursts
- Circles with multipliers 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x
- Numbered value roundels
- Red lightning-bolt arrows
- Red-and-orange striped decorative wings
- Chevron stripe rails
Notable shapes
- Large green oval bonus basin in the centre with five blue lenses
- Chrome arch sweeping across the upper right
- Circular multipler disc ladder down the centre line
- Oval star cutout lane at upper left
- Crescent red-and-orange striped wings on the lower playfield
Art motifs
- Airbrushed nebula
- Chrome arch rails
- Concentric star ring
- Chevron stripes
- Spotting light glows
Themes
- Spaceflight
- Rockets
- Astronaut
- Launch gantry
- Lunar surface
Title on it
- Flight 2000
Text on it
- FLIGHT 2000
- BONUS
- SHOOT AGAIN
- BONUS MULTIPLIER
- SPOT
- LILY
- ADVANCE BONUS
- TARGETS
- ALL TARGETS LIT
- SPECIAL
- SINGLE
- DOUBLE
- TRIPLE
- LIT LANE
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- 1 PLAY - QUARTER
- 500,000
- 350,000
- 1 REPLAY
- EXTRA BALL LITES SHOOT AGAIN
- SPECIAL SCORES 1 REPLAY
- STERN ELECTRONICS, INC.
- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS U.S.A.
- 20,000
- 25,000
- 50,000
- 3000
- 5000
- 7000
- 9000
- 1000
- 600
- 400
- 10
- QUARTER
- CREDIT
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Painted astronaut in a brown/orange spacesuit with white helmet, arms raised, standing on a gantry platform at upper left |
| Vehicle | Painted launch rocket and gantry tower at upper left with ladder rungs and ladders |
| Woman | Painted red-haired woman in a blue outfit, arms raised, on the right side of the mid playfield |
| Other | Row of standing target posts with red and gold human-shaped face caps at upper right |
| Other | Four yellow gantry hands/bell-hands reaching inward at the upper right arch |
A rocket-and-astronaut themed playfield on a black star-speckled background, dominated by orange, yellow, gold and blue. A big red-and-yellow italic title reading FLIGHT 2000 with a white drop shadow sits across the middle over a swirling gold-and-maroon nebula. At upper left a painted launch gantry holds a vertical lane with a stack of white round lights, and a brown-suited astronaut stands on a gantry platform. Upper right, a chrome arch sweeps over a row of standing target posts with red and gold face caps, above two large round yellow-gold pop bumper caps lit from within. Below the title a large green oval basin marked BONUS holds five blue lamp lenses and a row of star cutouts labelled 3000 5000 7000 9000. The right side carries white-outlined drop targets on posts, silver ball guides and a painted red-haired woman in a blue outfit. Two pale grey flippers sit either side of a centre SHOOT AGAIN hole, with red-and-orange striped apron wings and two white starbursts on the lower playfield.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- black
- magenta
- gold
- blue
Fingerprint: Three gold and white needle-nosed rockets with huge yellow plumes streaking diagonally across magenta-blue nebula, yellow sunburst at left, title in jagged blue arrow at top, orange cratered moon and ringed planet, FLIGHT 2000 lettering, seven-segment orange displays glowing dark red numerals, Stern spacecraft sci-fi theme
Three gold and white dart-shaped rockets with needle noses and huge yellow flame plumes flying diagonally across a magenta and blue nebula, the biggest dominating the centre of the glass. A yellow sunburst explosion with a white core sits at the left. The title sits inside a jagged blue arrow or comet shape at the top. An orange cratered moon and a ringed planet fill the lower left corner. Orange seven-segment style score displays glow in dark red numerals at both top corners and across the bottom.
Setting
- Black starfield with scattered white star points
- Magenta and violet nebula swirls
- Cyan and blue nebula wash on the left
- Large yellow-orange cratered planet at lower right
- Small orange cratered moon bottom left-centre
- Yellow sunburst explosion with white core at left
Symbols
- Four-pointed star sparkles
- Explosion starburst
- Ringed planet
- Cratered moon
- Eight-pointed white star
- Rocket exhaust plumes
Lettering
- Tall condensed orange-and-yellow block capitals with red inline shadow inside a jagged blue banner; small white stencil capitals for label text; yellow outlined block capitals for the maker name
Themes
- Spaceflight
- Rockets
- Planets
- Nebula
- Score attack
Title on it
- Flight 2000
Text on it
- FLIGHT 2000
- STERN
- HIGH SCORE
- TO DATE
- SHOOT AGAIN
- MATCH
- CREDITS
- 156-1-120
- COPYRIGHT STERN ELECTRONICS INC.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Vehicle | Largest central gold and white rocket, needle nose pointing upper right, delta fins, two side pods with brown and gold panel detailing, orange and white exhaust plume |
| Vehicle | Second smaller gold rocket at upper right, long pointed nose, ribbed gold fuselage, yellow flame plume |
| Vehicle | Third gold rocket at right edge, partly cropped, with long yellow exhaust trail |
| Other | Ringed orange planet with a broad flat ring at the bottom left corner |
Square backglass artwork on a black starfield background washed with magenta, violet and cyan nebula swirls. A huge blue arrow-shaped banner across the top carries the title FLIGHT 2000 in tall orange-and-yellow block capitals with a red inner shadow. Three gold-and-white needle-nosed spacecraft, each with a rocket exhaust plume, streak diagonally from lower left to upper right across the centre and right side, the largest dominating the middle. At left a yellow starburst explosion ringed with a white core, and an orange cratered planet below it. Orange segmented score windows with dark red digital-style numerals are inset top-left, top-right and along the bottom. Small white stencil lettering names labels such as HIGH SCORE TO DATE, SHOOT AGAIN and MATCH.