1972–1973 · Williams
Fun-Fest / Swinger
Known for Swinging Target, Center saucer, Center post and Left kickback. Flat deep pink-red field, huge central yellow sunburst disc, black scalloped and wavy bands behind the title and reel windows and yellow floor area at the bottom with painted oval light pools.
- Years
- 1972–1973
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
Known for
- Toy
Swinging Target
- Hole
Center saucer
- Toy
Center post
- Kickback
Left kickback
2 games under this title
On the playfield
Toys 2
- Swinging Target
- Center post
Hole 1
- Center saucer
Targets 3
- Outside top targets
- Lower standup targets
- Bumper standup targets
Kickback 1
- Left kickback
Lanes 2
- Up-post rollovers rollover
- Down Post rollovers rollover
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Far left, pink and white leotard with a large pink feather boa, wide-brimmed teal hat with a pink band, dark hair, arm raised, dancing; her partner's dark-haired head and pink sleeve are partly cropped by the left edge
- man Bottom left corner, only head and shoulders visible - bright blue swept hair, white collar, smiling, cropped by the frame edge
- woman Left of centre, tall blonde beehive hair, white leotard with green long sleeves and green leggings, pink trim, bare feet in a high kick, one arm flung back
- other Centre, a small fairy or angel figure with orange wings and a yellow body, hovering above the central pink sign
- man Centre right, elderly with a full white beard and bald head, blue jacket, pink shirt, yellow checked trousers, blue boots, both arms thrown up, grinning and mid-leap
- woman Right, blonde hair under a teal headscarf, pink bikini top and short pink skirt with a teal belt and shield emblem, teal boots, standing upright
Setting
- Flat deep pink-red field
- Huge central yellow sunburst disc
- Black scalloped and wavy bands behind the title and reel windows
- Yellow floor area at the bottom with painted oval light pools
Text on it
- Williams
- SHOOTER
- 1UP
- 2UP
- WING
- A
- REEL
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1
- 2
- CAN PLAY
- GAME OVER
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Target Award
Made by
- Design
- Norm Clark
- Art
- Christian Marche
Reference
Linked terms
- Swinging Target also called Center swinging target
- Center saucer also called Top saucer also called Center cycling saucer
- Center post also called Up Post
- Up-post rollovers also called Up Post buttons
- Down Post rollovers also called Down Post buttons
- Left kickback also called Left kick save
- Outside top targets also called Upper side standup targets
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Fun-Fest
- pink
- red
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: Brushed Again carnival in hot-pink-and-orange palette with five white pop-bumper caps hand-lettered 100 POINTS in pink-and-white starburst, loud yellow eighth-notes and stars on slingshot plastics, visibly worn paint with broad smear through right-center ball track, novelty apron card with stylized flames
The most memorable element is the cluster of five white pop-bumper caps, each hand-lettered 100 POINTS in blue, arranged in a pink-and-white starburst at the top of the field. Second, the whole playfield is printed in an unusually loud hot-pink-and-orange circus palette with big yellow eighth-notes and stars on the slingshot plastics. Third, the front of the cabinet carries a novelty 'Brushed Again!' card with stylised flames, next to a black maker's plate. Fourth, the field is visibly worn, with paint scuffed away in a broad smear through the right-centre ball track.
Setting
- Abstract geometric circus tent and starburst panels
- Carnival target gallery with concentric sunbursts
- Patterned lane guides with musical notes and stars
Symbols
- Playing-card suit shapes on the yellow central post caps
- Musical eighth notes and beamed note pairs
- Five-pointed stars
- Concentric sunbursts
- Directional red target arrows
- Flames
- Striped circus cone
- Circular target lamp discs
Notable shapes
- A large central yellow sunburst disc, a green downward-pointing triangle at the bottom centre, a big pink starburst behind the five bumpers, and two yellow-rubbered gate flaps at the top forming the outhole
Art motifs
- Rays
- Chevrons
- Zigzag side inserts
- Concentric circles
- Scalloped arcs
Themes
- Circus
- Carnival
- Target gallery
- Music hall
Title on it
- Brushed again!
Text on it
- 100 POINTS
- 1000 POINTS
- LITES BOTH GATE OPENS GATE LANE
- LITES CENTER TARGET
- UP POST
- SCORES TARGET BONUS
- 1000
- 3000
- 5000
- OPENS GATE
- TARGET BONUS
- SAME PLAYER SHOOTS AGAIN
- DOWN POST
- OUTHOLE SCORES TARGET BONUS
- TRIPLE BONUS
- WHEN LIT
- BALL RETURN LANE
- GATE OPEN
- 3000 WHEN LIT
- FLIPPER BUTTON
- FUN FEST
- Williams
- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60618
- ELECTRONICS INC
- AMUSEMENT
- Brushed Again!
- 9000
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Two small cartoon clowns/mascots in yellow hats and red-and-yellow costumes, one at upper left beside the left lane and one at mid right beside the right lane, both drawn in flat comic style |
| Other | A clown face printed at the top centre inside the red-and-yellow striped cone motif, small and partially hidden by bumpers |
| Other | Stylised flames on the 'brushed again!' apron card at lower right |
Full-length view of a solid-state electro-mechanical pinball playfield and cabinet front, shot from above and slightly in front. The playfield is printed in a hot pink, red, orange, yellow, green and black geometric circus/carnival palette, with heavy wear: scuffed, faded and patched paint through the central ball track, a large rubbed bare patch right of centre, and cloud-like reflections of the photographer and room across the glass. The upper third is dominated by five white pop-bumper caps set in a pink starburst, each printed 100 POINTS in blue, arranged around a red-and-yellow striped cone motif, with two yellow rubber-ringed posts at the very top arch and score values 9000 and 1000 printed either side. The side lanes run down the left and right edges carrying large yellow music-note and star motifs on green and blue panels. Mid-field a yellow sunburst disc reads SCORES TARGET BONUS, with an arrow of red target lamps labelled 1000, 3000, 5000, 1000. Below that a second sunburst reads SAME PLAYER SHOOTS AGAIN with DOWN POST either side, and a green triangle reads OUTHOLE SCORES TARGET BONUS / TRIPLE BONUS WHEN LIT. The lower playfield is empty, and the front of the cabinet carries a black maker's plate reading Williams, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60618, ELECTRONICS INC, AMUSEMENT, alongside a 'Brushed Again!' card showing flames and blue lettering.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Swinger
- red
- yellow
- black
- pink
Fingerprint: SHOOTER cartoon disco dancers tumbling across huge yellow sunburst disc; old white-bearded man in yellow check trousers leaping both arms in air; teal and blue angular lamp housings flanking title; white mechanical reel windows upper middle; blue and red oval spotlights on yellow floor; bright comic palette, energetic composition
A giant yellow sunburst disc behind a fan of tall pink arched title letters, with a scatter of cartoon disco dancers tumbling and kicking across it - one white-bearded man in yellow check trousers leaping with both arms in the air. Two enormous teal-and-blue angular lamp housings flank the title at the top corners. A small pink sign with stacked white lettering sits at the exact centre of the dancers, directly under a pair of white mechanical reel windows. Flat painted oval spotlights in blue and red on the yellow floor, labelled BALL IN PLAY.
Setting
- Flat deep pink-red field
- Huge central yellow sunburst disc
- Black scalloped and wavy bands behind the title and reel windows
- Yellow floor area at the bottom with painted oval light pools
Symbols
- Winged fairy figure
- Stacked sign lettering
- Angular speaker and lamp panels with egg-shaped lamps
- Oval painted floor spotlights
- Feather boas
- Platform and heeled shoes
Lettering
- Small red cursive script wordmark in a white circle; main title in very tall condensed pink letters with white drop shadow and heavy black outline, arched upward in a fan; small white sans-serif capitals on pink signs and along the bottom edge
Themes
- Disco
- Dancers
- Shooting gallery
- Cartoon
- Sunburst
Title on it
- Shooter
Text on it
- Williams
- SHOOTER
- 1UP
- 2UP
- WING
- A
- REEL
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1
- 2
- CAN PLAY
- GAME OVER
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Far left, pink and white leotard with a large pink feather boa, wide-brimmed teal hat with a pink band, dark hair, arm raised, dancing; her partner's dark-haired head and pink sleeve are partly cropped by the left edge |
| Man | Bottom left corner, only head and shoulders visible - bright blue swept hair, white collar, smiling, cropped by the frame edge |
| Woman | Left of centre, tall blonde beehive hair, white leotard with green long sleeves and green leggings, pink trim, bare feet in a high kick, one arm flung back |
| Other | Centre, a small fairy or angel figure with orange wings and a yellow body, hovering above the central pink sign |
| Man | Centre right, elderly with a full white beard and bald head, blue jacket, pink shirt, yellow checked trousers, blue boots, both arms thrown up, grinning and mid-leap |
| Woman | Right, blonde hair under a teal headscarf, pink bikini top and short pink skirt with a teal belt and shield emblem, teal boots, standing upright |
| Woman | Far right foreground, teal and blue bobbed hair, long pink dress or coat with a big teal bow, one arm extended across the bottom right, large pink shape behind her |
Bright cartoon-comic backglass. Deep pink-red field with a huge yellow sunburst disc filling the centre. At the top a small red script wordmark in a white circle sits above a large arched title in tall pink letters with white drop shadow and black outline, rising in a fan. Two oversized angular teal-and-blue speaker panels flank the title, each with a round egg-shaped lamp below. Two white mechanical reel windows with black digit drums cross the upper middle, showing 10900 and 00000. The lower two thirds holds six cartoon disco dancers: women in pink and white leotards with feather boas, a blonde in a white leotard with green sleeves doing a high kick, an old white-bearded man in a blue jacket, pink shirt, yellow check trousers and blue boots leaping with both arms up, and two women on the right in pink two-pieces and headscarves. A small pink sign with stacked white lettering sits among them. Flat blue and red oval spotlights are painted on the yellow floor, with BALL IN PLAY between them and numbered 1, 2, CAN PLAY, GAME OVER at the lower right.
Backglass Fun-Fest
- magenta
- pink
- red
- cream
Fingerprint: FUN-FEST in enormous pink bubble-script outlined in dark red on cream-and-gold oval, giant magenta blue pink and green musical notes with thick black outlines, row of brightly colored cartoon musicians in flat comic style, red-on-cream TILT at bottom right corner, hot pink magenta cream and red palette
The enormous pink bubble-script logo across the lower right, with each letter outlined in dark red and set on a cream-and-gold oval, is the single most memorable element. Around it float giant magenta, blue, pink and green musical notes with thick black outlines. A row of brightly coloured cartoon musicians in flat comic style fills the middle band, and the red-on-cream 'TILT' in the bottom right corner is a small identifying detail. Strong reflections of trees and indoor lights wash across the upper left quadrant of the glass.
Setting
- Concentric carnival-fair arcs in red, orange, magenta and black radiating from the centre
- Floating oversized musical notes as background graphics
- Cream and gold arch-shaped score panels
- Large cream and gold oval behind the bottom logo
Symbols
- Oversized musical notes in blue, pink, purple, green and magenta
- Musical note-shaped score panels
- Guitar
- Green circular player-number discs 1, 2, 3, 4
- White circular medallion with a letter w
- Gold 'game over' arrow
Lettering
- Very large pink bubble letters with dark red outline and lighter pink interior highlight for the logo; white cursive script for the company name; gold outlined sans-serif capitals for 'game over' and 'ball in play'; plain red block capitals for 'tilt'; white sans-serif numerals inside green discs.
Themes
- Music
- Band
- Carnival
- Song festival
- Musical notes
Title on it
- Fun-fest
Text on it
- FUN-FEST
- Williams
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- GAME OVER
- BALL IN PLAY
- TILT
- 1 to 4 CAN PLAY
- 30
- 40
- 50
- 60
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young blonde woman at the left, blue overalls over a top and blue shorts, playing an electric guitar, drawn in flat comic colour with black outlines |
| Man | Additional cartoon performers in the middle and right of the band, singing and playing instruments, flat comic-book rendering |
| Woman | Female singer figures in the centre-right of the band in bright coloured dresses, black-outlined cartoon style |
| Other | Stylised human figures and instrument shapes forming the band across the middle band |
A painted, carnival-fair music backglass in hot pink, magenta, cream and red. The layout is symmetrical: a top band of score windows and instrument notes, a middle band of cartoon musicians, and a bottom third dominated by a huge bubble-script logo in pink outlined in dark red on a cream/yellow oval, with a round white 'W' medallion and a cursive company name in white to its left. Across the top runs a wide dark-red and orange arc broken by two cream score panels; '1 UP' sits in a pink-and-green oval on the left, '2 UP' in a matching pink oval on the right. Small green score numbers (30, 40, 50, 60) and small red text are scattered on the coloured arcs. Large stylised musical notes float across the background: blue, pink, purple and green quavers and crotchets with black outlines, and a big magenta note shape at upper right. The middle band shows several cartoon performers: a blonde young woman in blue overalls and shorts playing a guitar at the left, other singing and instrument-playing figures toward the centre and right, drawn in flat comic-book colour with heavy black outlines. Along the bottom are cream arch-shaped panels containing rows of rectangular score windows, the words 'GAME OVER' and 'BALL IN PLAY' in gold outlined capitals, small numbered ball indicators, four green circles numbered 1 to 4, a green box reading '1 to 4 CAN PLAY', and 'TILT' in red block capitals at the lower right. The glass shows strong room reflections and a tree/foliage reflection across the upper left.
Backglass Fun-Fest
- red
- black
- white
- pink
Fingerprint: FUN-FEST: Black bat-wing backdrop with red radiating sunburst rays, giant floating musical notes, five slapstick performers in mid-action, blue-hatted violinist, beehive-haired dancer in green and pink, white-bearded man in wide stance, red-jacketed figure, reclining woman at left, white circle with four sketch figures inside.
A carnival juggling-and-music motif: a black bat-wing backdrop with red sunburst rays and giant floating musical notes, plus five slapstick cartoon performers in mid-action poses, one playing a violin with a blue wide-brimmed hat. A white circle in the centre holds four white-outline sketch figures of a clown, a singer, a musician and a man in a white suit. The title FUN-FEST is in pink italic block capitals with black shadow, sitting beside a red cursive script wordmark. Four score-reel windows with dark brown number reels are set in white curved slots, two per side.
Setting
- Radiating red sunburst rays
- Four large black bat-wing shapes
- White central disc
- Wooden floor and patterned rug behind the glass
Symbols
- Oversized musical notes in cream, green, blue, pink and white
- Green oval player labels
- White curved reel windows
- Number reels
- Red sunburst rays
Lettering
- Pink italicised slab block capitals with black drop shadow for the title; green numerals with white outline inside green ovals for player numbers; red cursive script for the maker wordmark; small black condensed capitals for reel instructions
Themes
- Carnival
- Juggling
- Music
- Variety show
- Comedy
- Four players
- Score reels
Title on it
- Fun-fest
Text on it
- FUN-FEST
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 3 UP
- 4 UP
- SWING REEL
- Williams
- ALL REELS TURN
- 1 2 3 1
- 1 4 6 2 4
- WIN
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Blue suit, white shirt, wide blue hat, dark hair, playing a violin with bow, left side |
| Woman | Tall brown beehive hair, green long-sleeve top, pink shorts, green tights, blue high heels, centre-left, dancing |
| Man | Old with white beard and balding hair, blue jacket, white shirt, red trousers, wide-legged stance with arms outstretched, centre |
| Woman | Red jacket, green cap, pink shorts, blonde curly hair, arms out, right side |
| Woman | Reclining at bottom left, green cap, white top with dark trim, blue-black hair, pink lipstick |
| Other | Four sketchy white-outline figures inside the central white circle: a lanky man in a white suit, a woman in a red dress, a clown with pointed ears and a ruff, a musician with a guitar |
| Monster | Four large black bat-wing silhouettes framing the scene from the edges |
A landscape backglass with a bright red-and-black background of radiating sunburst rays and four large black bat-wing shapes spreading inwards from the edges. Oversized musical notes in cream, green, blue, pink and white float across the top. A white circle in the upper centre holds four sketchy white-outline performers: a lanky man in a white suit, a woman in a red dress, a grinning clown, and a musician with a guitar. Four horizontal reel windows sit in white curved slots, two per side, showing dark brown number reels. Five cartoon figures fill the lower half: a blue-suited man in a wide blue hat playing a violin, a woman with tall brown beehive hair in a green top and pink shorts, an old white-bearded man in a blue jacket and red trousers with a wide stance, a slim figure in a red jacket and green cap, and a reclining woman in a green cap at bottom left. Pink italic block letters read FUN-FEST at the bottom beside a red cursive wordmark.