1976 · Bally
Freedom
Known for Center feature wheel, Top saucer, Side spinners and Lite Spinners. Deep blue field with scattered gold five-pointed stars, large red-and-white concentric ring, pale grey circular medallion, green rolling hill at bottom right and speckled off-white frame border.
- Year
- 1976
- Maker
- Bally
- Players
- 4
Known for
- wheel
Center feature wheel
- saucer
Top saucer
- Spinner
Side spinners
- wheel selection
Lite Spinners
2 games under this title
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Standard 1976 · Solid state · Alphanumeric -
EM 1976 · Electro-mechanical · Score reels
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Center feature wheel wheel
Holes 2
- Top saucer saucer
- Middle right saucer saucer
Spinner 1
- Side spinners
Target 1
- Red standup target
Lanes 2
- Star rollover rollover
- Out lanes
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Left figure, 18th-century fifer: teal-green coat with cream lapels and cuffs, white/cream breeches, black tricorn hat, grey powdered hair tied back; cheeks puffed, blowing a long wooden fife held in both hands, body facing right
- man Centre figure, drummer: blue coat, tan/buff waistcoat, white breeches, black tricorn hat, dark boots; carries a large bass drum on a strap, drum shell painted red with cream rims and yellow rope lacing; drumstick raised
- woman Right figure, 18th-century fifer: blue coat with bright yellow waistcoat and cuffs, black tricorne hat, long dark hair, pale legs and stockings; blowing a fife held across her chest, facing left
- other Small black dome or helmet-shaped motif mounted on the brass arch above each of the four score windows
Setting
- Deep blue field with scattered gold five-pointed stars
- Large red-and-white concentric ring
- Pale grey circular medallion
- Green rolling hill at bottom right
- Speckled off-white frame border
Text on it
- Bally
- 1UP
- 2UP
- 3RD
- 4TH
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1-4 CAN PLAY
- 1070
- 7690
- 5680
- 2550
- 04
How it plays
-
Goals 1
Other
- Lite Spinners
Made by
- Art
- Christian Marche
Reference
Linked terms
- Center feature wheel also called Wheel of awards also called center wheel
- Top saucer also called Upper saucers
- Side spinners also called Spinners
- Lite Spinners also called Light Spinners
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- blue
- red
- white
- gold
Fingerprint: Three colonial fife-and-drum band members marching across giant red-and-white bullseye target, man at left in teal-green coat with fife, drummer in centre with blue coat and red drum, woman at right in blue coat playing fife, four arched black score windows with red LED digits crowned by black domes, deep blue background with gold five-pointed stars
Three 18th-century fife-and-drum band members painted in flat comic-book colour, marching across a giant red-and-white bullseye ring with a deep blue, gold-starred background. The four separate arched black score windows with red LED digits, each crowned by a small black dome and numbered in gold, are the most unusual structural feature. A woman in a blue coat and black tricorne hat playing a fife anchors the right side. The whole scene sits behind a clear panel in a chunky white frame with a speckled, aged surface.
Setting
- Deep blue field with scattered gold five-pointed stars
- Large red-and-white concentric ring
- Pale grey circular medallion
- Green rolling hill at bottom right
- Speckled off-white frame border
Symbols
- Gold five-pointed stars
- Concentric red-and-white ring
- Brass-trimmed arched score windows
- Red seven-segment numerals
- White frame border
Lettering
- Red cursive script maker logo in an oval at top centre; gold sans-serif block capitals for 1up/2up/3rd/4th; white sans-serif capitals for ball in play and 1-4 can play
Themes
- Colonial america
- Revolutionary war
- Marching band
- Fife and drum
- Patriotic
- Bullseye
- United states
Text on it
- Bally
- 1UP
- 2UP
- 3RD
- 4TH
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1-4 CAN PLAY
- 1070
- 7690
- 5680
- 2550
- 04
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Left figure, 18th-century fifer: teal-green coat with cream lapels and cuffs, white/cream breeches, black tricorn hat, grey powdered hair tied back; cheeks puffed, blowing a long wooden fife held in both hands, body facing right |
| Man | Centre figure, drummer: blue coat, tan/buff waistcoat, white breeches, black tricorn hat, dark boots; carries a large bass drum on a strap, drum shell painted red with cream rims and yellow rope lacing; drumstick raised |
| Woman | Right figure, 18th-century fifer: blue coat with bright yellow waistcoat and cuffs, black tricorne hat, long dark hair, pale legs and stockings; blowing a fife held across her chest, facing left |
| Other | Small black dome or helmet-shaped motif mounted on the brass arch above each of the four score windows |
A rectangular backglass with a white wooden-looking frame border, printed on what appears to be a poster-style insert with the artwork inset behind a clear surface. The background is a bold patriotic field: deep blue areas scattered with large gold five-pointed stars, and a big red-and-white concentric ring (like a target or roundel) occupying the centre, over a pale grey-white circular medallion. Three painted colonial-era figures in 18th-century dress march across the centre: at left a man in a teal-green coat and cream breeches playing a long wooden fife to his lips; in the middle a drummer in a blue coat, tan waistcoat and tricorn-style hat carrying a large rope-tensioned drum painted red with yellow lacing; at right a woman in a blue coat, yellow waistcoat and dark tricorne hat, also playing a fife, with long dark hair. Four arched, brass-trimmed score windows with black backgrounds and red seven-segment numerals sit in a ring around them, each topped by a black dome/helmet motif. A red cursive script maker logo is printed at top centre above the reel windows.
Backglass EM
- red
- blue
- white
- gold
Fingerprint: FIREBALL title red-white-blue American flag stripe pattern filled letters flanked golden spread-winged eagles black pedestals, marching fife-and-drum band three 18th-century figures blue coats crossing bullseye blue-white target rings gold stars, woman in blue coat yellow sash holding drumsticks, grey-haired man red-rimmed drum at hip, four black-framed white score windows symmetrically placed, patriotic airbrushed illustration
A marching fife-and-drum band of three 18th-century figures in blue coats crossing a bullseye of blue-and-white target rings ringed with gold stars. The word FIREBALL is filled with an American flag stripe pattern and flanked by two golden spread-winged eagles perched on black pedestals. The only woman carries drumsticks and a yellow sash, and a red-rimmed marching drum hangs at the grey-haired man's hip. Four black-framed white score windows in two rows of two sit symmetrically either side of the band.
Setting
- Concentric blue and white target rings
- Ring of gold five-pointed stars
- Dark red border frame
- Ochre grass along the bottom edge
- Plain white sky field
Symbols
- American flag stripe pattern inside the title lettering
- Gold five-pointed stars scattered in a ring
- Concentric bullseye rings
- Double-headed eagles on pedestals
- Marching rope-tension drum
- Long musket
- Drumsticks
- Player ovals numbered 1 to 4
- Small blue bird on the grass at bottom left
Lettering
- Tall condensed block capitals filled with red-white-and-blue flag stripes and dark outline for the title; small white sans-serif and condensed capitals on black for the 1 up / 2 up / 3 up / 4 up and score legends; white sans-serif capitals for the bottom instruction text
Themes
- American revolutionary war
- Fife and drum band
- Marching drummers
- Eagles
- Patriotic red white and blue
- Fire
- Target rings
- Stars
Title on it
- Fireball
Text on it
- FIREBALL
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 3 UP
- 4 UP
- 1 to 4
- CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Left soldier, pale skin, black tricorn-style hat with dark feather, blue coat with white lapels and cuffs, tan breeches, white stockings and black shoes; grimacing, both hands gripping a long brown musket shouldered diagonally across his chest |
| Man | Centre older man, grey swept-back hair, teal-blue coat with red-brown lapels, white ruffled cravat, brown knee breeches, tall light-blue/white boots with dark gaiters; stern heavy-jowled face looking left, a rope-tensioned marching drum with red rims and tan slats hanging at his left hip |
| Woman | Right young woman, light skin, blue peaked cap with black brim, blue coat with yellow sash and white cross-belt, blue breeches, white stockings, black shoes; smiling, holding two wooden drumsticks out in front of her |
| Animal | Two small golden spread-winged eagles with dark brown wing tips, each standing on a black dome pedestal with white vertical banding, flanking the title at upper left and upper right |
Square backglass with a thick dark red outer border framing a white field dominated by concentric target rings: a broad royal-blue ring, a thin white ring and a second blue ring, with a circle of gold five-pointed stars near the rim. Across the top, the word FIREBALL is lettered in tall block capitals filled with a red-white-and-blue American flag stripe pattern and outlined dark, with two spread-winged golden eagles on black banded pedestals flanking it, each carrying a 1 UP / 2 UP legend. Four white mechanical score windows with black frames and printed digits run two above and two below the figures. Three painted figures in 18th-century military dress march across the centre: at left a stern soldier in a dark feathered hat, blue coat and tan breeches shouldering a long musket; in the middle a grey-haired older man in a teal coat, white cravat and brown breeches with a red-rimmed rope-tension drum at his side; at right a young woman in a blue coat, blue cap, yellow sash and cross-belt, holding two drumsticks. Ochre grass and a small blue bird sit along the bottom edge. Bottom left reads 1 TO 4 / CAN PLAY above four black ovals; BALL IN PLAY is printed at bottom centre. Style is flat, hand-painted airbrushed illustration with hard black outlines and saturated primaries.