1991 · Bally
Gilligan's Island
Known for Top saucer, Lagoon saucer, Jungle Run and Run to Kona. Tropical island beach camp, thatched bamboo hut, palm trees and jungle foliage, erupting volcano, blue sea with motor launch and parasailer and helicopter in sky.
- Year
- 1991
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- saucer
Top saucer
- saucer
Lagoon saucer
- Mode
Jungle Run
- Mode
Run to Kona
- Multiball
Lagoon Multiball
On the playfield
Holes 3
- Top saucer saucer
- Lagoon saucer saucer
- Right VUK saucer
Targets 5
- Pineapple targets
- Coconut targets
- Lagoon targets
- Shrunken head target
- Banana target
Kickback 1
- Left kickback
Lanes 3
- Turtle lane
- Rope lane
- Secret lane
Post or gate 1
- Jungle diverter diverter
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Foreground left, brown side-parted hair, cream bush hat, rust-red open-neck shirt, white trousers, grey backpack, grinning at viewer, holds a smoking round glass flask and a tan sack lettered lava saltzer
- man Centre, older and stocky, navy peaked cap with badge, blue buttoned shirt with rolled sleeves, mouth open smiling, right arm thrown upward and outward pointing to the right
- man Background left, blue suit jacket and trousers, white shirt, straw pith helmet, holding a long-handled butterfly net, arm extended toward the hut
- woman Background left, long pink coat over a dress, wide straw hat, standing beside the pith-helmeted man
- monster Far left, dark-skinned figure in a tall feathered headdress and mask, bare chest, holding a spear
- animal Small brown monkey hanging from a palm trunk at the far upper left
Setting
- Tropical island beach camp
- Thatched bamboo hut
- Palm trees and jungle foliage
- Erupting volcano
- Blue sea with motor launch and parasailer
- Helicopter in sky
Text on it
- GILLIGAN'S
- ISLAND
- TM
- Bally
- SOS
- HELP
- LAVA SALTZER
- 675,490
- BALL IN PLAY
- FREE PLAY
How it plays
-
Modes 2
- Jungle Run
- Run to Kona
-
Multiballs 1
- Lagoon Multiball
-
Awards 1
- Bonus Ball
Made by
- Design
- Ward Pemberton
- Design
- Dan Langlois
- Art
- John Youssi
- Mechanics
- Greg Tastad
- Software
- Mike Boon
- Software
- Dan Lee
- Sound & Music
- Jon Hey
- Display animation
- John Newcomer
Reference
Linked terms
- Top saucer also called Skill-shot saucer
- Lagoon saucer also called Lagoon also called Lagoon award
- Left kickback also called Advance Kickback
- Jungle Run also called Jungle Run 500K also called Jungle Run 1M
- Run to Kona also called KONA also called Island Treasure
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- orange
- blue
- green
- yellow
Fingerprint: Gulligan's Island: giant skull carved into orange rock cliff upper left with cigarette in mouth, large blue-ocean island with yellow treasure-map scroll and X marks, grinning blue-shirted sailor with mug and red-shirted map-pointing man flanking island, eight bright lime-green sail shapes fanning across lower center above gold treasure chest.
The most memorable element is a giant grinning human skull carved into the orange rock cliff at the top left, complete with a cigarette in its mouth. Second is the large blue-ocean centre island carrying a yellow treasure-map scroll with X marks, flanked by a grinning blue-shirted sailor holding a mug and a red-shirted man in a folded paper hat pointing at a map. Third, eight vivid lime-green leaf or sail shapes fan out across the lower-middle playfield above a gold treasure chest under the red title lettering. Fourth, a tan volcano at top right erupts behind a clear plastic ramp and a fan of three red bumper caps. Fifth, the apron pairs a yellow rules card with a white one/two/three Play price card and a QR code.
Setting
- Carved brown-orange rock cliff with grinning skull at top left
- Blue open ocean filling the centre
- Tan volcano with orange lava eruption at top right
- Green jungle foliage along the upper left
- Grey metal apron and chrome side rails
Symbols
- Hand-drawn treasure map with dotted route and large x mark
- Buried treasure chest
- Gold coins
- Palm trees
- Rope and anchor motifs
- Red ball-return arrow decals
- Black-and-yellow hazard chevrons
- Gold ingots and gems in the legend icons
- Skull imagery
- Black spiral target lanes at upper centre
- Volcano lava burst
Notable shapes
- Huge grinning skull cut into the upper-left rock cliff
- Fanned row of eight bright lime-green leaf or sail shapes across the lower centre
- Large yellow island scroll silhouette on blue ocean
- Volcano cone with a jagged orange lava burst at top right
- Clear plastic ramp tunnel across the upper playfield
- Treasure chest in the lower centre below the red title lettering
- Pair of tiny ship cutouts in clear side troughs
Art motifs
- Cartoon treasure-map adventure
- Pirate gold and doubloons
- Ocean island with palm fronds
- Smoking volcano
- Men in a treasure-hunting scene
Themes
- Pirates
- Treasure hunt
- Deserted island
- Volcano
- Sailing ships
- Treasure map
- Jungle
Title on it
- Gulligan's island
Text on it
- KONA
- 4 PLAYER
- GULLIGAN
- CLIPPER
- GULLIGAN'S ISLAND
- BONUS BALL
- LOWER LANE CHANGER
- MONEY MANUFACTURING COPYRIGHT
- GULLIGANS ISLAND
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 1 Play
- 2 Plays
- 3 Plays
- 3 Balls Per
- SEE BACKGLASS DISPLAY FOR
- LOWER LANE CHANGED HOLD BUTTON FLIPPER BUTTON FOR STATUS REPORT
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Giant grinning human skull carved into the rock cliff at top left, dark sockets, teeth bared, a cigarette held in its mouth |
| Man | Cartoon sailor on the mid-left of the island, blue shirt, dark peaked cap, wide toothy grin, holding a small mug or tankard |
| Man | Cartoon man on the mid-right of the island, red shirt, folded white paper hat, pointing down at a hand-drawn treasure map, squinting worried expression |
| Vehicle | Two small orange-hulled sailing ships with white sails, one in a clear plastic trough either side of the lower playfield |
| Vehicle | Small sailing-ship model with rope-lashed mast in the upper left quadrant |
| Other | Tan conical volcano peak labelled kona with a tiny figure standing at the crater |
| Other | Orange erupting volcano cone to the right of the island with a lava and smoke plume |
Full playfield of a pirate-treasure electro-mechanical game, shot straight on through the glass with a grey metal apron and side rails. Top left: a brown-orange rock cliff face with a huge grinning skull carved into it, dark eye sockets and a cigarette in its mouth; red ball-return lights and green jungle leaves, a rope-lashed mast and a small sailing-ship model in the upper-left quadrant. Top right: a tan-olive volcano with a bright orange lava burst behind it, a clear plastic ramp arcing across the top, and a fan of three red pop-bumper caps on chrome posts. The centre is a large blue ocean area with a big yellow island scroll carrying red-and-white title lettering, a grey conical volcano peak labelled KONA with a tiny figure at its crater, an orange erupting cone, an outlined treasure map with X marks, an arrow sign reading 4 PLAYER, and rows of small labelled icons like a legend. Flanking the island are two cartoon men: left, a grinning sailor in a blue shirt and dark cap holding a mug; right, a man in a red shirt with a folded white paper hat pointing at a hand-drawn map. Below, eight large bright-green leaf or sail shapes fan upward, two orange-hulled sailing-ship cutouts sit in clear plastics either side, and a red GULLIGAN'S ISLAND logo crowns a gold treasure chest above a small BONUS BALL oval. The apron carries a yellow instruction card on the left, a green-and-yellow script logo in the centre and a white price card with a QR code on the right, with black-and-yellow hazard chevrons and LOWER LANE CHANGER arrow legends at both lower corners.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- gold
- blue
- green
Fingerprint: GILLIGAN'S ISLAND with huge red-gold slab-serif title, tropical beach camp scene, smoking bamboo retort, blonde in blue bikini carrying eggs, erupting volcano.
The most memorable element is the central pair of grinning explorers in bush hats pointing joyfully, with a smoking bamboo gold-refining retort and a bamboo-framed seven-segment score window showing 675,490 below them. Second is the huge red-and-gold slab-serif GILLIGAN'S ISLAND title with white outline filling the top third. Third, a blonde in a blue bikini at lower right carrying a wicker basket of white eggs and a pineapple, with a small blue-and-white bird and a carved dark tiki head at the extreme corner. Fourth, the erupting volcano in the upper right background with a boat, a helicopter and a parasailer over the sea.
Setting
- Tropical island beach camp
- Thatched bamboo hut
- Palm trees and jungle foliage
- Erupting volcano
- Blue sea with motor launch and parasailer
- Helicopter in sky
Symbols
- Exploding volcano with lava plume
- Gold nugget and ore
- Dynamite box
- Butterfly net
- Pith helmet
- Banana-leaf fence
- Palm trees
- Parrot
- Tiki head
- Skull lantern on hut wall
- Red kite sign
- Helicopter
- Parasailer
- Bamboo display frame with chicken-wire mesh
Lettering
- Very large two-line slab-serif capitals, deep red with gold inner highlight, thick white outline and black drop shadow; small orange segmented dot-matrix display lettering; a red cursive script maker's signature in the upper right corner
Themes
- Desert island castaway
- Gold prospecting
- Tropical volcano island
- Archaeology expedition
- Comedy adventure
Title on it
- Gilligan's island
Text on it
- GILLIGAN'S
- ISLAND
- TM
- Bally
- SOS
- HELP
- LAVA SALTZER
- 675,490
- BALL IN PLAY
- FREE PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Foreground left, brown side-parted hair, cream bush hat, rust-red open-neck shirt, white trousers, grey backpack, grinning at viewer, holds a smoking round glass flask and a tan sack lettered lava saltzer |
| Man | Centre, older and stocky, navy peaked cap with badge, blue buttoned shirt with rolled sleeves, mouth open smiling, right arm thrown upward and outward pointing to the right |
| Man | Background left, blue suit jacket and trousers, white shirt, straw pith helmet, holding a long-handled butterfly net, arm extended toward the hut |
| Woman | Background left, long pink coat over a dress, wide straw hat, standing beside the pith-helmeted man |
| Monster | Far left, dark-skinned figure in a tall feathered headdress and mask, bare chest, holding a spear |
| Animal | Small brown monkey hanging from a palm trunk at the far upper left |
| Man | Mid right, blond, white rolled-sleeve shirt and tan trousers, looking down at a clipboard he holds in both hands |
| Woman | Mid right, dark shoulder-length hair, orange spotted bikini top and blue denim shorts, leaning on a bamboo railing, smiling left |
| Woman | Far right, blonde, blue bikini, carrying a wicker basket of white eggs and a pineapple against her chest |
| Animal | Small blue-and-white bird perched near the lower right basket |
| Other | Dark carved tiki or idol head at the extreme lower right corner |
| Other | Bamboo and copper assay retort still bubbling with gold-coloured vapour, plus frying pan, sledge-hammer, gold pan and a red dynamite box, centre of the beach camp |
| Vehicle | White motor launch on the sea at upper right and a small helicopter further right |
Painted tropical-island adventure backglass. Across the top, a huge two-line title in chunky slab-serif capitals reads GILLIGAN'S over ISLAND in deep red with a gold inner fill, heavy white outline and dark drop shadow, with a tiny TM beside it. The foreground is a beach-camp scene: at lower left a brown-haired man in a cream bush hat, rust-red shirt and white trousers grins while holding a smoking glass flask and a tan pouch lettered LAVA SALTZER; beside him a stocky older man in a navy peaked cap and blue shirt throws one arm up pointing. Centre-right a bamboo-and-tin assay retort still smokes gold ore, flanked by a frying pan, a sledge-hammer and a red dynamite box, all standing on a golden bamboo-framed display window. Behind sit a blond man in a white shirt holding a clipboard, a brunette in an orange spotted bikini top and denim shorts leaning on bamboo railings, and at far right a blonde in a blue bikini carrying a basket of eggs and a pineapple. Left background: a thatched hut with a skull lantern, a woman in a pink coat and straw hat, a man in a blue suit and pith helmet with a butterfly net, a masked tribal figure in a feathered headdress, a hanging monkey and a red kite reading SOS. Right background: a smoking erupting volcano, a motor launch, a helicopter and a parasailing figure over blue sea. Dominant colours red, gold, blue and green; airbrushed comic realism.