Gold Ball

A photographed pinball playfield seen from above, with the lower apron and the bottom edge of the backbox in frame. Dominant colours are gold, deep red, navy blue and black. Across the upper-middle runs the title GOLDBALL in huge gold-orange extruded block capitals with black outlines and white highlights, arched slightly; immediately below it a row of eight broad gold arrows pointing down, then a row of eight white starburst medallions each enclosing a letter, spelling G O L D B A L L. Above the logo the upper playfield is an orange radial sunburst carrying a bank of red pop bumpers, white round letter inserts, and small red-and-gold labels reading 5000 ADV. BONUS. Chrome wireform rails arc over the top. Rows of glossy blue spheres line both outer side lanes. Two dark blue-grey muscular male figures painted in the top-left and top-right corner panels reach inwards with arms raised. Lower playfield has red triangular target banks, yellow ADV. BONUS arrows, and numbered green inserts. Two white flippers sit above a blue apron banded with red pinstripes; the apron carries a large PINBALL wordmark.

A painted backglass in a hot orange, magenta, gold and black palette, framed by a stepped gold geometric border inside a red cabinet edge. Across the top a small pink-and-white script logo sits above an enormous row of chunky italicised block letters in a gold-to-orange gradient with a white drop shadow, spanning nearly the full width. Two small stacked white captions beneath the title read '1 MILLION' over '2 MILLION' over 'WHEN FLASHING'. The centre of the glass is dominated by a large chrome-rimmed circular portal containing a heavily muscled yellow-skinned bodybuilder figure, chest out, arms raised holding a bar or plate above his head, rendered in airbrushed gold and orange tones. To the left sits a large glossy sphere painted in horizontal bands of blue, magenta, red, orange and yellow, with small humanoid figures standing on the lane area beside it. To the right are lane guides, a yellow saucer or hat-shaped plastic, a 'GAME OVER' window and small human figures. Four dark rectangular windows along the lower half glow with red seven-segment numerals ('00' and '00'), with two longer reel-style windows at the top also lit in red. Art style is glossy airbrushed fantasy illustration with heavy black shadowing.

A painted backglass inside a black cabinet surround with a red-painted outer edge. The top third is taken by a huge slanted title reading 'GOLD BALL' in thick italic block capitals, golden yellow with orange shading, a dark red outline and a black drop shadow, sitting on a deep red-and-blue sky. Below the title a large maroon-red skull-like alien head with hollow dark eye sockets and a domed forehead looms dead centre, its chin resting on a grey metal walkway or ramp. To the left a purple-skinned figure stands beside a spiky orange-yellow explosion burst and a large glossy black orb reflecting white; to the right two small standing human figures in red and white stand on the grey ramp beside small green monitor panels. The lower centre holds a huge glowing gold-orange sphere or porthole ringed in cream, with a small white skeleton standing upright inside it. Angular grey spaceship hulls and pylons flank it, with a small yellow cylinder and a golden disc at lower right. Four dark rectangular display windows are set into the art at upper left, upper right and both lower corners. Dominant colours: golden yellow, deep red, dark blue, grey. Cartoon-comic airbrushed sci-fi style.