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Genesis backglass

Also known as GEN

1986 · Gottlieb

Genesis

Known for Vary-target, 1-2-3 drops, Body Parts and Genesis Multiball. Greyscale industrial cityscape of pipes, girders, machinery and panel walls, collage-style composite background in muted grey, black and dusty pink and solid black cabinet surround framing the artwork on all sides.

Year
1986
Maker
Gottlieb
Type
Solid state
Display
Alphanumeric
Players
4

Known for

  • Target

    Vary-target

  • Drop target

    1-2-3 drops

  • Goal

    Body Parts

  • Multiball

    Genesis Multiball

  • Mode

    Lifeforce

On the playfield

  • blue
  • grey
  • magenta
  • green
Genesis playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers

Full vision analysis

Drop target 1

  • 1-2-3 drops

Targets 2

  • Vary-target
  • Lower standup targets

Lane 1

  • Top ABC lanes

Lights 2

  • Spot Letter insert
  • Extra Ball lights insert

On the backglass

  • black
  • magenta
  • mint green
  • cream
Genesis backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • man Elderly man with enormous bushy swept-back white hair, wide toothy grin, dark open-collared shirt with a narrow tie, holding a tall drinking glass in one hand and a folded paper or note in the other, standing at the left
  • woman Seated woman with long dark curly hair, heavy dark eye makeup and pale skin, black sleeveless dress, black mesh patterned sleeves, long bright red fingernails resting on her bare thigh, one hand at her side
  • man Young man with short spiked dark hair, open black leather jacket leaving his chest bare, grinning at the viewer, raising one arm with the index finger pointing upward

Setting

  • Greyscale industrial cityscape of pipes, girders, machinery and panel walls
  • Collage-style composite background in muted grey, black and dusty pink
  • Solid black cabinet surround framing the artwork on all sides

Text on it

  • GENESIS
  • PLAYER TWO
  • PLAYER THREE
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • MATCH
  • CREDITS
  • 135830
  • 251150
  • 300500
  • 95090

How it plays

  1. Modes 1

    • Lifeforce
  2. Multiballs 1

    • Genesis Multiball
  3. Goals 2

    • Body Parts
    • Robot Cycle
  4. Awards 5

    • ARMS
    • LEGS
    • BRAIN
    • BODY
    • Multi-Multiplier multiplier

Made by

Design
John Trudeau
Art
Don Marshall
Art
Ken Hale
Art
Larry Day
Software
John Buras

Reference

Linked terms
  • Vary-target also called Vari-target
  • 1-2-3 drops also called 1-2-3 bank
  • Top ABC lanes also called BODY top lanes
  • Extra Ball lights also called Next Part Awards
Playfield vision analysis

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

Genesis playfield

Playfield

  • blue
  • grey
  • magenta
  • green

Fingerprint: Huge dark trapezoidal cut-out void dominating center with gold rim, four boxed words A·R·M·S B·R·A·I·N B·O·D·Y L·I·M·B·S on lit top banner, two translucent magenta-red wireform ramps sweeping from corners, cluster of blue pop-bumper domes, yellow sculpted creature head on upper right, crimson organic mass on left, pale green apron with black-outlined logo, biomechanical city aesthetic, blue-grey cool-toned machinery

Distinctive

The single most memorable feature is the huge dark trapezoid cut-out in the centre of the playfield, framed by a gold rim and screws, which reads as a blank void or window into the machine. Close behind that, the four-word lit top banner A·R·M·S / B·R·A·I·N / B·O·D·Y / L·I·M·B·S is highly identifying, as is the pale green apron carrying a heavy black-outlined word logo with a purple-rimmed ball or cell graphic beside it. Two huge translucent pink-red wireform ramps sweeping from the top corners past a bank of blue pop bumpers give the upper playfield its distinctive silhouette. A glossy yellow sculpted head or creature form sits on the upper right of the playfield under the ramp.

Setting

  • Blue-grey industrial biomechanical cityscape of pipes, girders and machinery
  • Dark voids and shadowed recesses behind the ramps
  • Pale sage-green apron panel across the bottom

Symbols

  • Four-letter boxed word panels along the top banner
  • Chrome pipework and gear motifs
  • Round medallion badges between the flippers
  • Gold/yellow oval lamp bezels
  • Downward arrow signage
  • Colourless score numerals

Notable shapes

  • Large central trapezoid cut-out/void with gold trim and screws
  • Two big translucent red wireform ramps
  • Five blue pop bumper domes
  • Two green circular medallion badges between the flippers
  • Boxy four-panel top banner
  • Purple-rimmed sphere on the apron

Art motifs

  • Symmetrical blue-grey mechanical panels
  • Translucent coloured plastic ramps and guides
  • Bold black-outlined display lettering

Themes

  • Biomechanical
  • Robotics
  • Cyborg
  • Anatomy
  • Industrial machinery
  • Mutation

Title on it

  • Genesis

Text on it

  • A·R·M·S
  • B·R·A·I·N
  • B·O·D·Y
  • L·I·M·B·S
  • Premier
  • GENESIS
  • HOW TO PLAY
  • TRAUMA
  • LIMB
  • SPECIAL
  • GENE
  • 10,000
  • EXTRA BALL
  • QUARTERS ONLY PLAY
Pop bumpers
Cluster of five blue domed pop bumper caps in the upper playfield
Spinners
A spinner-like lane visible on the left mid-playfield rail
Drop targets
Small banks of yellow-ringed drop targets flanking the central cut-out on both sides
Ramps
Two large translucent magenta-red wireform ramps arcing from the top left and top right corners down into mid-playfield, plus lower guides and a habitrail-style lane on the right
Slingshots
Triangular slingshots either side of the lower playfield with yellow/cream plastic and printed wrap
Upper playfield
Occupied by the five blue pop bumpers, the twin red ramps, a yellow sculpted head, a small grey/white figure and black two-line signpost labels
Apron and lower playfield
Pale sage-green apron with diagonal darker stripes, a cream instruction card headed how to play on the left, a purple-rimmed sphere in the centre and a large black-outlined logo on the right; white flippers with purple rubber below
Who and what
Kind Description
Creature Glossy yellow sculpted head or skull-like form on the upper right of the playfield, partially under the red ramp, with dark eye and mouth detailing
Other Crimson fleshy/organic mass of tangled shapes on the left mid-playfield beneath the black signpost
Other Large purple-rimmed sphere or cell graphic printed on the apron between the instruction card and the logo
Full description

Full-length overhead view of a lit pinball playfield and part of a purple cabinet, glass down. The art is a cool blue-grey biomechanical city of pipes, greebles, girders and chrome machinery, with one large dark trapezoidal cut-out panel dominating mid-playfield, ringed by a gold-trimmed border with visible screw heads. At the very top a lit banner carries four boxed words on a black ground: A·R·M·S, B·R·A·I·N, B·O·D·Y, L·I·M·B·S, flanked by blue and green lamps. Two large translucent magenta-red wireform ramps arc down from the top corners past a cluster of five blue pop-bumper domes. A glossy yellow sculpted creature head sits mid-upper right. Mid-playfield left is a black signpost with reddish lettering over a crimson organic/fleshy mass; a blue 'A·R·M·S' sign sits right of centre. The lower apron is pale sage green with a big black-outlined logo, a purple-rimmed sphere graphic, and a cream instruction card headed HOW TO PLAY. Flippers are white with purple edges; two green round badges sit between them. The coin door below has two red-lit displays and a yellow QUARTERS ONLY PLAY plate.

Backglass vision analysis

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

Genesis backglass

Backglass

  • black
  • magenta
  • mint green
  • cream

Fingerprint: genesis, grinning wild white-haired elderly man in dark shirt and tie clutching glass standing shoulder to shoulder with seated red-nailed woman in black dress and mesh sleeves, grinning bare-chested youth in open leather jacket pointing index finger straight up beside them, title GENESIS rendered in enormous pale mint block capitals with red inner outline and white shadow dotted between each letter across monochrome industrial-city backdrop, magenta lower panel with blue alphanumeric score readout

Distinctive

The most memorable element is the grinning, wild white-haired elderly man in a dark shirt and tie clutching a glass, standing shoulder to shoulder with a seated red-nailed woman in a black dress and mesh sleeves. A grinning bare-chested youth in an open leather jacket points his index finger straight up beside them. The title GENESIS is rendered in enormous pale mint block capitals with a red inner outline and white shadow, dotted between each letter, across a monochrome industrial-city backdrop. A magenta lower panel carries a blue alphanumeric score readout flanked by diagonal PLAYER labels and two gold circular plaques.

Setting

  • Greyscale industrial cityscape of pipes, girders, machinery and panel walls
  • Collage-style composite background in muted grey, black and dusty pink
  • Solid black cabinet surround framing the artwork on all sides

Symbols

  • Dots separating the letters of the title
  • Diagonal parallelogram instruction labels
  • Two circular cream-and-gold plaques with horizontal line graphics
  • Seven-segment blue digit displays

Lettering

  • Very large condensed sans-serif capitals in pale mint green with red inner keyline and white drop shadow, dotted letter spacing; smaller white condensed capitals on the lower panel

Themes

  • Composite character collage
  • Industrial science-fiction backdrop
  • Punk and new-wave styling
  • Electronic alphanumeric scoring

Title on it

  • Genesis

Text on it

  • GENESIS
  • PLAYER TWO
  • PLAYER THREE
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • MATCH
  • CREDITS
  • 135830
  • 251150
  • 300500
  • 95090
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Elderly man with enormous bushy swept-back white hair, wide toothy grin, dark open-collared shirt with a narrow tie, holding a tall drinking glass in one hand and a folded paper or note in the other, standing at the left
Woman Seated woman with long dark curly hair, heavy dark eye makeup and pale skin, black sleeveless dress, black mesh patterned sleeves, long bright red fingernails resting on her bare thigh, one hand at her side
Man Young man with short spiked dark hair, open black leather jacket leaving his chest bare, grinning at the viewer, raising one arm with the index finger pointing upward
Full description

A wide backglass split into two horizontal zones by a thin bar. The upper two-thirds is a painted sci-fi collage: the word GENESIS spans the top in huge pale mint-green capital letters with a red inner outline and white drop shadow, spaced with small dots between the letters. Below the title, three figures pose against a greyscale industrial cityscape of pipes, girders and panels. On the left, a wild-haired elderly man with bushy white hair and a broad grin wears a dark open shirt and tie, holding a drinking glass and a folded paper. Centre, a seated woman with long dark curly hair, heavy eye makeup, a black sleeveless dress and black mesh/see-through patterned sleeves, rests long red-nailed fingers on her bare thigh. On the right, a young man with spiked dark hair wears an open black leather jacket over a bare chest, grinning and pointing one index finger upward. Black side panels frame the collage. The lower third is a magenta-and-black backbox panel: a blue seven-segment alphanumeric score display in the centre showing two rows of digits, flanked by stacked diagonal pink labels and two cream/gold circular plaques at the far left and right, with an artist signature at bottom right.