2016 · Stern
Ghostbusters
Known for Storage Facility, Left captive balls, Slimer and Scoleri Brothers. Night city skyline with lit windows, purple-magenta sky, black backdrop and glowing orange energy ribbon.
- Year
- 2016
- Maker
- Stern
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Lock
Storage Facility
- Captive ball
Left captive balls
- Toy
Slimer
- Target
Scoleri Brothers
- Goal
Scenes
- Multiball
Storage Facility Multiball
- mini-wizard
We Came, We Saw
- Wizard mode
We're Ready to Believe You
3 games under this title
On the playfield
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Dark-haired woman centre, tan overalls with red chest patch, holding a black handheld microphone close to her mouth, eyes wide, mouth slightly open
- man Black man left of centre in tan overalls, mouth wide open shouting, head tilted back, dark hair
- man Grey-faced man in dark-rimmed glasses upper left of centre, tan uniform, hand raised holding a small device
- man Pale man with swept-back blond/grey hair right of centre in tan overalls with red chest patch, smug squinting expression, arms around a black boxy machine
- other Bespectacled figure in a blue jacket at right, dark hair, mouth open
- woman Red-haired woman far right in a low-cut scarlet gown, gold necklace, arms folded, severe expression
Setting
- Night city skyline with lit windows
- Purple-magenta sky
- Black backdrop
- Glowing orange energy ribbon
Text on it
- GHOST
- BUSTERS
- GHOST BUSTERS
How it plays
-
Modes 14
- Spooked Librarian
- Back Off, Man!
- We Got One
- He Slimed Me
- The Ballroom
- Okay, Who Brought the Dog?
- Spook Central
- Gozer the Gozerian
- Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man
- PKE Frenzy
- Loopin' Supers
- Negative Reinforcement on ESP Ability
- Don't Cross The Streams
- Terror Dog Hurry-Up
-
Multiballs 3
- Storage Facility Multiball
- Mass Hysteria
- Midnight Madness Multiball
-
Goals 2
- Scenes
- Gear Combo
-
Wizard modes 3
- We Came, We Saw mini-wizard
- We're Ready to Believe You
- Are You a God?
Made by
- Design
- John Trudeau
- Art
- Jeremy Packer
- Art
- Steven Martin
- Art
- Dave Link
- Mechanics
- Elliot Eismin
- Mechanics
- Mike Redoble
- Software
- Dwight Sullivan
- Software
- Corey Stup
- Software
- Mike Kyzivat
- Software
- Tanio Klyce
- Software
- Lonnie D. Ropp
- Sound
- Jerry Thompson
- Music
- Ray Parker Jr.
- Music
- Shawn Myers
- Music
- Ian Sturgeon
- Display animation
- Chuck Ernst
- Display animation
- Mark Galvez
- Display animation
- Zac Stark
- Display animation
- Tom Kyzivat
Reference
Linked terms
- Left captive balls also called Gear target
- Right captive ball also called Book Stacks
- Scoleri Brothers also called Scoleri
- Spooked Librarian also called Librarian
- Storage Facility Multiball also called Storage
- We Came, We Saw also called We Kicked It's
- Negative Reinforcement on ESP Ability also called ESP Ability
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Premium
- black
- purple
- teal
- yellow
Fingerprint: Huge grinning white cartoon ghost looming upper right rounded bald head black oval eyes, symmetrical pair winged teal gargoyle figures lower flanking vertical column round 100-80-60-40-20 targets, comic-style pink-teal city skyline molten yellow flame middle, WHO YOU GONNA CALL slogan bottom edge
The single most memorable element is the huge grinning white cartoon ghost looming over the upper right of the playfield, its rounded bald head and black oval eyes towering above the miniature city buildings. Second is the symmetrical pair of winged teal gargoyle figures facing each other across the lower playfield, flanking the vertical column of round 100-80-60-40-20 value targets. Third, the comic-style pink-and-teal city skyline with molten yellow flame curling up the middle and the curved WHO YOU GONNA CALL? slogan printed along the bottom edge.
Setting
- Comic-book city skyline
- Monster carnival at night
- Burning rubble and flame
- Miniature amusement park structures
Symbols
- Playing-card suits
- Black circular bullseye targets
- Yellow arrow decals
- Hot dog and burger food icons
- Spectacle or mask graphics
- Stars
- Flames
- Brick wall texture
- Red-and-white striped barber pole tower
Notable shapes
- A deep rectangular tunnel cutout on the left side with a lit interior
- A large oval saucer-like opening in the lower left playfield
- A curved ball guide wire tracing a big arc across the centre
- An arched tunnel opening under the ghost figure at the upper right
Art motifs
- Bold black outlines
- Flat comic colour blocks
- Halftone-style shading
- Molten orange flame
- Neon pink and teal city lights
Themes
- Ghosts
- Monsters
- Comic book
- City skyline
- Haunted amusement park
- Supernatural
Text on it
- USA
- 14 Street
- VILLAIN
- Hotel
- Open
- SHOOT AGAIN
- WHO YOU GONNA CALL?
- SHOOT BOTH FLIPPERS
- 100
- 80
- 60
- 40
- 20
- 3X
- 10s
- $1.00
- x1
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Creature | Large white cartoon ghost with a rounded bald head, big black oval eyes and a wide grinning mouth, arms raised, looming over the buildings at the upper right |
| Creature | Teal-and-gold winged gargoyle or demon with spread bat wings, clawed hands and a fanged face, lower left quadrant |
| Creature | Matching teal-and-gold winged gargoyle with spread bat wings, lower right quadrant, mirroring the left one |
| Woman | Small painted pin-up style woman with dark hair in a blue outfit, on the lower left apron side panel, seated |
| Man | Painted comic man with dark hair and glasses in a brown shirt, on the lower right apron side panel |
| Vehicle | Pale green vintage car with round headlights, angled, on the right mid playfield |
| Other | Small pink monster face with a round head inside a round green lens or porthole in the upper mid field |
A modern electro-mechanical pinball playfield shot at a slight angle, brightly lit and glowing with green and pink LED light. The artwork is a comic-book monster-carnival scene on a black background: a pink-purple and teal city skyline of tall blocky buildings runs across both lower corners, while molten yellow-orange flame and smoke shapes curl up the middle. Down the centre is a vertical column of five round white value targets reading 100, 80, 60, 40 and 20, with a yellow SHOOT AGAIN circle below them and curved yellow lettering reading WHO YOU GONNA CALL? at the very bottom. Two identical winged, teal-and-gold demon or gargoyle figures with spread bat-like wings face each other in the lower left and lower right quadrants. Up top is a raised upper playfield with ramps, a red-white striped tower, a black street sign reading 14 Street, a leaning yellow Hotel sign, and a large white cartoon ghost with a rounded head and black eyes looming at the upper right. Card-suit, arrow and target icons are scattered across the mid-field, and a pale green car with headlights sits on the right side.
Playfield Pro
- magenta
- purple
- yellow
- green
Fingerprint: Ghostbusters, bone-white bone city logo on red neon broadway arch over green skyscraper skyline, white cartoon ghost in blue dungarees perched upper right, pin-up woman in torn red dress at lower left and orange-shirted man at lower right, rainbow arc of round white inserts reading 100, 70, 60, 50, 20, 10, twin clear ramps with chrome rails
The bone-white BONE CITY logo sitting on top of a red neon BROADWAY arch over a green skyscraper skyline, with a white cartoon ghost in blue dungarees perched at the upper right. Second, the enormous cartoon bustle: pin-up woman in a torn red dress at lower left, orange-shirted man at lower right, and a whole comic-strip mid-playfield in saturated magenta, green and yellow. Third, a rainbow arc of round white inserts reading 100, 70, 60, 50, 20, 10 running down the centre, with a yellow SHOOT AGAIN oval beneath. Fourth, twin clear-plastic ramps with chrome wire rails hugging both side walls.
Setting
- Night-time city skyline of green-and-yellow skyscrapers
- Smoky magenta and purple night sky
- Wooden floor with radiating sunburst in the lower half
- Black cabinet with chrome trim
Symbols
- Round white scoring inserts with numerals
- Yellow oval shoot again marker
- No-entry red circle-and-bar signs
- Playing-card suit pips on the apron card
- Star and burst shapes
- Black and yellow hazard-stripe borders
- White ghost silhouette
Notable shapes
- Tall chrome-railed wire ramp sweeping up the right flank
- Clear ramp arcing down the left flank
- Large bone-shaped bone city logo at the top
- Circular white scoring inserts in a vertical arc down the centre
- Angled standing-target rows forming a v in the mid-playfield
Art motifs
- Sunburst rays
- Speech and caption balloons
- Halftone comic shading
- Smoke and mist swirls
- Black keyline outlines on flat colour
Themes
- Comic-book
- City skyline at night
- Ghost-hunting
- Pin-up
- Arcade cartoon
Title on it
- Ghostbusters
Text on it
- USA
- BROADWAY
- BONE CITY
- GHOSTBUSTERS
- SHOOT AGAIN
- ALFRED BUTTON
- 100
- 70
- 60
- 50
- 20
- 10
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Creature | Small white cartoon ghost at upper right, round eyes, blue dungarees, red heart on the chest |
| Woman | Red-haired woman at lower left in a torn red dress, seated on the wooden floor with legs extended, comic style |
| Man | Man at lower right in an orange shirt, dark trousers, kneeling and reaching forward with both arms |
| Man | Bespectacled brown-haired man's head printed at bottom centre below the ghostbusters title |
| Creature | Green ghostly comic figures and monsters scattered through the crowded mid-playfield artwork |
| Other | Several comic-strip human figures in costume standing among the mid-playfield target and panel art |
Full cabinet view of a brightly coloured comic-style pinball playfield. At the top a red neon-style word BROADWAY arches over a green-and-yellow city skyline of skyscrapers, overlaid on a smoky magenta and purple night sky; over it sits a bone-white blocky logo reading BONE CITY. Upper right is a small white cartoon ghost with round eyes, blue dungarees and a red heart on its chest. The middle of the playfield is packed with comic panels, target banks, chrome posts and clear plastic ramps, plus a row of round white scoring inserts marked 100, 70, 60, 50, 20 and 10 in red and black print, and a yellow oval reading SHOOT AGAIN. Two large chrome-railed wire ramps loop down the left and right flanks. Lower left a red-haired woman in a torn red dress sits on the wooden floor; lower right a man in an orange shirt kneels reaching forward. The bottom apron carries a yellow instruction card, a central title GHOSTBUSTERS in yellow letters with black outline above a bespectacled man's head, and a blank yellow card to the right.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass LE
- purple
- green
- orange
- black
Fingerprint: GHOST BUSTERS title in white capitals with red crossed-ghost emblem as second O, translucent green slime monster at bottom right with gaping mouth and white teeth, five humans in tan overalls reacting with exaggerated terror, charcoal demon head with yellow grin at top right, glowing orange spiral energy ribbon spiraling diagonally, purple-black night sky, painted horror-comedy style
The huge translucent green slime creature with a gaping white-toothed mouth at bottom right, which overlaps the title and appears to be made of stacked ripples of goo. Second most memorable is the glowing orange snake-like energy ribbon that spirals across the whole panel from lower left to upper right. The title O being a red slashed no-ghost symbol is also distinctive. The frantic group of tan-uniformed figures all reacting with exaggerated open-mouthed terror, plus the charcoal demon head with yellow grin at top right.
Setting
- Night city skyline with lit windows
- Purple-magenta sky
- Black backdrop
- Glowing orange energy ribbon
Symbols
- Red crossed-out ghost emblem inside the title o
- Glowing orange spiral energy ribbon
- Traffic light
- City window grid
- Skyscrapers
Lettering
- Large white block serif capitals with thick black outline and grey drop shadow, centred in two stacked lines
Themes
- Ghosts
- Haunted city
- Exorcism
- Comedy horror
- Monster chase
Title on it
- Ghost busters
Text on it
- GHOST
- BUSTERS
- GHOST BUSTERS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Dark-haired woman centre, tan overalls with red chest patch, holding a black handheld microphone close to her mouth, eyes wide, mouth slightly open |
| Man | Black man left of centre in tan overalls, mouth wide open shouting, head tilted back, dark hair |
| Man | Grey-faced man in dark-rimmed glasses upper left of centre, tan uniform, hand raised holding a small device |
| Man | Pale man with swept-back blond/grey hair right of centre in tan overalls with red chest patch, smug squinting expression, arms around a black boxy machine |
| Other | Bespectacled figure in a blue jacket at right, dark hair, mouth open |
| Woman | Red-haired woman far right in a low-cut scarlet gown, gold necklace, arms folded, severe expression |
| Monster | Charcoal-grey demon head top right with pointed features and a wide grin of yellow teeth |
| Monster | Giant translucent green slime creature bottom right, rippled goo texture, gaping mouth with white teeth and tongue, small dark eyes |
| Creature | Pale grey screaming face top left inside a saucer/helmet shape, eyes shut, mouth wide open |
| Vehicle | White sedan at bottom left with a driver figure in a cap visible through the windscreen |
Painted horror-comedy backglass crowded with figures. Centre-bottom: the title GHOST BUSTERS in large white block serif capitals with heavy black outline, the second O replaced by the classic red crossed-out ghost emblem, sitting on a purple-black night sky. Five human figures in tan work overalls with red name patches fill the upper half: a dark-haired woman in the centre holding a handheld microphone and staring wide-eyed; to her left a Black man in the same overalls shouting with mouth open; above him a grey-faced man in glasses holding a piece of equipment; right of the woman a pale man with a smug squint clutching a black boxy machine; further right a bespectacled person in a blue jacket. Top right a huge charcoal-grey demon head with a wide yellow-toothed grin, beside a red-haired woman in a low-cut scarlet gown. Bottom right a giant translucent green slime monster with a gaping mouth, white teeth and a tongue. Top left a pale screaming face inside a flying saucer-like shape. Background is a pink-and-black city skyline of lit rectangular windows with a glowing orange spiral snake of energy wrapping diagonally across the panel, plus a white car at bottom left beside a traffic light. Dominant colours: purple-magenta, acid green, hot orange, black.
Backglass Premium
- purple
- black
- cream
- green
Fingerprint: Instantaneously recognizable feature—title lockup where letter O is red circle-and-slash "no" sign with little white cartoon ghost inside it between cream slab-serif words "GHOST" and "BUSTERS", enormous slime-green drooling monster head in bottom-right corner mouth wide open with yellowed teeth and pink tongue, row of four tan-jumpsuited men brandishing grey-black wand guns, pale screaming head with grey stubble at top-left corner
The single most memorable element is the title lockup where the letter O is a red circle-and-slash 'no' sign with a little white cartoon ghost inside it, sitting between the cream slab-serif words GHOST and BUSTERS. Second is the enormous slime-green, drooling monster head occupying the entire bottom-right corner, mouth wide open with yellowed teeth and a lolling pink tongue, with a smaller green goblin-like creature perched on its brow. Third is the row of four tan-jumpsuited men brandishing grey-and-black wand guns, one of them Black with an afro and open mouth, one bespectacled and grinning. Fourth, a pale screaming head with grey stubble at the top-left corner is tipped back mid-shout with orange flames erupting behind it.
Setting
- Dark purple-black night sky
- Orange-yellow flames and lightning bolts
- Silhouetted city buildings
- Pink swirling smoke plumes
- Brown-ochre murky ground
Symbols
- Red circle-and-slash no-ghost sign used as the letter o
- Black-and-yellow striped hazard tape in the lower left
- Orange lightning bolt at upper right
- Pink smoke plumes
- Stylised red-outlined building windows
- Small red-outlined numeral at lower left
Lettering
- Two lines of heavy cream-white slab-serif capitals with thick black outline and slight cream gradient, centred low; the o of the top line is replaced by the red no-ghost roundel. tiny condensed white sans-serif copyright line along the very bottom edge.
Themes
- Haunted-house comedy
- Spectral
- Monster-hunt
- Film-poster art
- Ensemble cast montage
Title on it
- Ghost busters
Text on it
- GHOST
- BUSTERS
- TM & © 2016 COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC.
- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Black man at centre-left, short afro, tan zip-front jumpsuit with a red chest name patch, gripping a grey-and-black wand-shaped gun in both hands, mouth wide open in a yell, looking up and to the left |
| Man | Centre, middle-aged white man with receding hairline and black-framed glasses, tan jumpsuit with red patch reading no-ghost circle logo, wide open-mouthed excited grin, facing right |
| Man | Right of centre, white man with dark curly hair, dark shirt, mouth agape in a scream, grey strap crossing his chest, looking toward the green monster |
| Man | Upper left, white man with round glasses and short orange-brown hair, tan jumpsuit, holding a black wand-shaped device upright in his right hand, mouth open |
| Man | Very top left, huge pale grey-skinned head of a man with dark stubbled hair, head thrown back, mouth stretched wide open in a scream, orange flames behind him |
| Woman | Far right, pale white woman with enormous frizzy curly dark-brown hair, red-orange scoop-neck top, smiling broadly at the viewer, cropped at the hip by the right edge |
| Creature | Lower right, colossal slime-green monster head coated in dripping pale-green goo, mouth gaping with rows of yellowed teeth and a large pink tongue, dark eye sockets, one green clawed hand rising at its left |
| Creature | Small bright-green goblin-like creature with pointed ears and yellow eyes perched on the big monster's brow, upper right of the head |
| Creature | Behind the four men at top centre, a grey-purple fanged creature with a wide toothy grin and bulging eyes emerging from the darkness |
| Vehicle | Lower left, a pale white/cream vintage 1970s american sedan (hearse-like) seen from the front three-quarter angle with chrome bumper and grille, red detail on the roof, parked on the brown ground |
A hand-painted horror-comedy movie-poster style backglass, landscape format, packed edge to edge with figures against a dark purple-black night sky. Across the lower centre sits the two-line title GHOST over BUSTERS in heavy cream-white slab serif capitals with black outline, and the O of GHOST replaced by a red prohibition circle containing a white cartoon ghost. Four men in tan jumpsuits dominate the middle: a Black man at centre-left gripping a grey-and-black wand-shaped gun with both hands, a bespectacled man with a receding hairline grinning at centre, a curly-haired man at right in a dark shirt shouting, and a bespectacled man at upper left holding a black wand aloft. A pale woman with enormous curly dark hair and a red-orange top stands at the far right. Behind them looms a grey fanged creature and a huge screaming pale head at top left. The lower right is filled by a giant slime-green monster head, jaws open, yellowed teeth and pink tongue. A pale white vintage car is parked at lower left.
Backglass Pro
- purple
- orange
- blue
- black
Fingerprint: GHOST BUSTERS in white block letters with black outline and red drop shadow, four khaki-jumpsuited men charging forward, huge translucent pale-blue ghost head with screaming mouth looming upper left, enormous snarling purple-brown demon with swept yellow horns and red eyes, green-faced demon with fanged grin, flaming orange-teal energy ribbon spiraling from left, pale blue 1950s car with red beacon lower left, American comic airbrushed style.
The huge horned purple demon head on the right, with glowing red eyes, swept-back yellow horns and a cavernous fang-filled mouth, is the single most memorable element. Second is the four-man ghost-hunting team in matching khaki jumpsuits charging straight at the viewer from the centre, one of them holding up a black handheld device. Third is the enormous translucent pale-blue ghost with a screaming open mouth looming at the upper left. Fourth is the flaming orange-and-teal energy ribbon that loops in a big curve from the left edge down under the title. Fifth, the two-line white block title with a red drop shadow, the second line ending in a small TM mark.
Setting
- Grey stone arch and wall on the left
- Hot-pink glowing rectangular doorway or portal on the right
- Flame-filled orange and teal energy ribbon looping across the middle
- Dark cavernous gloom behind the figures
Symbols
- Small white cartoon ghost inside the letter o of the title
- Flaming energy ribbon
- Red vehicle beacon
- Trademark tm mark
Lettering
- Two-line heavy white sans-serif block capitals with thick black outline and red drop shadow, a ghost mascot substituted for the letter o
Themes
- Ghost hunting
- Monsters
- Demons
- Supernatural
- Team of heroes
- Fire and smoke
Title on it
- Ghost busters
Text on it
- GHOST BUSTERS
- TM
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Front centre, short dark brown hair, khaki jumpsuit with red chest lettering, grey glove, shouting with mouth wide open, arms thrust forward |
| Man | Upper left of the group, greying curly hair, khaki jumpsuit, looking down and to the right with a worried grimace |
| Man | Upper right of the group, dark hair, khaki jumpsuit, holding a black handheld meter or wand up in front of his face, eyes wide |
| Man | Far left of the group, short black hair, khaki jumpsuit, mouth open in a yell, leaning forward |
| Monster | Huge translucent pale-blue ghost head at upper left, gaping screaming mouth, hollow black oval eyes, arms and hand extending in |
| Monster | Green-skinned demon at upper right with pointed ears, wide fanged grin, holding a smoking object in a raised hand |
| Creature | Purple-skinned female demon on the far right in a torn pale bodice, arms outstretched inside a hot-pink glowing doorway |
| Creature | Enormous purple-brown demon head filling the right third, swept yellow horns, glowing red eyes, huge fang-filled jaws; a second fanged maw at the far right edge |
| Vehicle | Pale blue 1950s-style car with a red roof beacon at the bottom left corner, partly cropped |
Painted backglass in a bold American-comic / airbrushed monster-movie style, dominated by a squad of four men in khaki ghost-hunting jumpsuits bursting forward out of the centre of the frame, mouths open and arms flung out as if charging the viewer. Behind them, upper left, is a huge translucent pale-blue ghost face with a gaping screaming mouth and hollow black eyes, wrapped around a grey stone arch; a fleshy purple arm and clawed hand reach in from the top edge. Upper right, a green-faced demon with pointed ears and a fanged grin clenches a hand holding a smoking device, and further right a purple-skinned female demon in a torn pale bodice stands arms outstretched inside a hot-pink glowing doorway. The right third is dominated by a huge snarling purple-brown demon head with swept yellow horns, blazing red eyes and a fang-filled maw, plus a second fanged mouth at the far right edge. A flaming orange-and-teal energy ribbon spirals from the left across the middle, looping down towards the lower left. A pale blue 1950s-style car with a red beacon drives in at the bottom left corner. Lettering: a two-line block title, GHOST over BUSTERS, in white with heavy black outline and red drop shadow, with a small red ghost inside the letter O.