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1982 · Taito

Gork

Black starfield sky with scattered white and blue starbursts, pink and lilac cloud bank along the bottom edge, ringed planet at the upper left and rainbow arc sweeping behind the score windows.

Year
1982
Maker
Taito
Type
Solid state
Display
Alphanumeric
Players
4

Vision analysis

On the backglass

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

Gork backglass

Backglass

  • black
  • green
  • red
  • pink

Fingerprint: GORK — giant green bat-winged serpent-dragon with striped cream-orange belly coiling nearly complete circle, crowned woman in gold bikini riding its neck, four gold-framed red score windows stacked vertically with gold shields (1, 2, 3, 4) and crossed swords, second dragon head at bottom left, enormous curved crimson title, black starfield background

Distinctive

A giant green bat-winged serpent-dragon with a striped cream-and-orange snake belly that loops in a near-complete circle around the whole glass, with a crowned woman in a gold bikini riding its neck. Four gold-framed red score windows are stacked in a vertical column, each numbered with a gold shield (1, 2, 3, 4) and flanked by crossed swords. The enormous curved crimson word GORK fills the upper right quadrant against a black starfield. A second smaller dragon head with jaws agape lurks at bottom left, and two tiny gold-bordered squares labelled credito and bola extra sit inside the snake coil at the base.

Setting

  • Black starfield sky with scattered white and blue starbursts
  • Pink and lilac cloud bank along the bottom edge
  • Ringed planet at the upper left
  • Rainbow arc sweeping behind the score windows

Symbols

  • Four gold shields numbered 1 to 4
  • Crossed swords flanking each shield
  • Ringed planet
  • Gold-framed red score windows
  • Two gold-bordered square windows
  • Starbursts
  • Bat wings
  • Boxed badge logo at lower right
  • Stylised signature scrawl at lower left

Lettering

  • Huge curved crimson red sans-serif capitals with a dark outline for the title; small yellow and white block capitals for the factory logos at the upper left; small black serif lettering under the two bottom windows

Themes

  • Fantasy
  • Dragon
  • Knight
  • Medieval
  • Space
  • Monster
  • Serpent

Title on it

  • Gork

Text on it

  • GORK
  • NOVO RECORDE
  • IL
  • JOGO
  • crédito
  • bola extra
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Young adult, light skin, long brown hair, small gold crown with spikes, gold two-piece costume with a scalloped bra and matching briefs, bare arms and legs, seated astride the dragon's neck, right arm raised holding a long thin spear or arrow vertically, left hand on her hip, smiling and looking left
Creature Large serpent-dragon, green scaly head and neck, red eyes, open red mouth with white fangs, cream-and-orange ribbed underbelly forming a long snake tail, two bat-like wings with pink, yellow and orange membranes, clawed forehand raised at centre
Creature Second smaller dragon head at lower left, jaws wide open showing teeth and a pink tongue, dark green scales, emerging from the coiled tail
Full description

A tall rectangular painted backglass with a black star-flecked sky fading to pink and lilac clouds at the bottom. Dominating it is a huge serpent-dragon: a green, scaly, bat-winged creature with a long ribbed cream-and-orange snake belly coiling in a big loop, red eyes, open red mouth with fangs, and a head rearing at centre-right. A young woman with long brown hair, a small gold crown, and a gold two-piece costume rides bareback on its neck, holding a long spear or arrow upright in her right hand. At the lower left a second, smaller dragon head with jaws wide open rises from the coils. Down the left-centre are four empty red rectangular score windows in gold frames, stacked vertically, each preceded by a small gold shield or banner numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 with crossed sword motifs. Below them sit two small square windows with gold borders: one labelled in Portuguese as credito, one as bola extra, both encircled by a snake coil. Across the upper right, enormous curved red lettering with a dark outline spells GORK. Upper left holds a small circular planet with a ring, scattered stars, and worn painted logos including NOVO RECORDE. A boxed badge logo sits at the lower right. Art style is airbrushed fantasy illustration.