1983 · Bally
Grand Slam
Known for Homer swinging targets, Star rollovers, Steal targets and Grand Slam. Deep blue night sky with small white stars, huge orange sunburst with white halo, green grass outfield at the bottom, curved blue and red outfield wall and crossed baseball bats radiating around the edges.
- Year
- 1983
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Target
Homer swinging targets
- rollovers
Star rollovers
- Target
Steal targets
- Goal
Grand Slam
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Top saucer saucer
Targets 3
- Homer swinging targets
- Triple standup targets
- Steal targets
Lanes 3
- Star rollovers rollovers
- Single lane
- Double lane
Flipper 1
- Upper flipper extra flipper
Display 1
- Runs to Beat
On the backglass
Who and what
- man One adult male baseball batter, bare head, tanned skin, short dark hair at the sides, clean-shaven, intense open-mouthed grimace of effort, head turned left and eyes on the ball. wears an all-white baseball uniform with red piping along the short sleeves and shoulders, a red belt, white trousers, red socks and red cleated shoes. both hands grip a light-coloured wooden bat raised high over his right shoulder, elbows bent, body twisted and leaning back mid-swing, feet planted wide on the green grass.
Setting
- Deep blue night sky with small white stars
- Huge orange sunburst with white halo
- Green grass outfield at the bottom
- Curved blue and red outfield wall
- Crossed baseball bats radiating around the edges
Text on it
- Bally MIDWAY
- GRAND SLAM
- 1 MILLION
- MANY
- TO EARN
- GAME
- OVER
How it plays
-
Goals 3
- Grand Slam
- Home Run
- Runs
Made by
- Design
- Greg Kmiec
- Art
- Doug Watson
- Software
- Rehman Merchant
Reference
Linked terms
- Homer swinging targets also called HOMER also called HOMER flyaway targets also called Homer
- Star rollovers also called base lamps
- Single lane also called SINGLE also called SINGLE gate also called Left Single
- Double lane also called DOUBLE also called Upper-left Double
- Triple standup targets also called Triple also called TRIPLE
- Steal targets also called Steal also called STEAL also called STEAL features
- Grand Slam also called Grand Slam Homer also called Grand Slam Homers
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- orange
- red
- white
Fingerprint: GRAND SLAM: swinging baseball batter mid-stance with orange-yellow starburst and white halo ring exploding behind him; thick orange slab-serif title with heavy shadow over red-white-blue striped seam; crossed baseball bats radiating across starry background
The most memorable element is the huge orange-and-yellow sunburst exploding behind the swinging batter, its white halo ring cutting right across the figure's waist. Second, the enormous arched title in thick orange slab-serif lettering with white inner faces and a hard black shadow, set against a red-and-white striped seam. Third, the ring of crossed baseball bats radiating outwards across the deep blue starfield. Fourth, the four separate orange seven-segment score windows glowing in the glass. Fifth, the batter's bare head, red-socked white uniform and light wooden bat held high mid-swing.
Setting
- Deep blue night sky with small white stars
- Huge orange sunburst with white halo
- Green grass outfield at the bottom
- Curved blue and red outfield wall
- Crossed baseball bats radiating around the edges
Symbols
- Crossed baseball bats radiating around the border
- White stars on the blue sky
- Sunburst with white halo
- Red-and-white striped ball seam
- Curved outfield wall and grass
- Seven-segment score displays
- Flame-like rays
Lettering
- Very large arched title in heavy orange-and-yellow slab-serif capitals with white face highlights and a thick black drop shadow; small white script-and-caps credit above; small white sans-serif two-line instruction text at lower left; small white caps 'game over' beside the player window
Themes
- Baseball
- Sport
- Batting
- Sunburst
- Stadium
Title on it
- Grand slam
Text on it
- Bally MIDWAY
- GRAND SLAM
- 1 MILLION
- MANY
- TO EARN
- GAME
- OVER
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | One adult male baseball batter, bare head, tanned skin, short dark hair at the sides, clean-shaven, intense open-mouthed grimace of effort, head turned left and eyes on the ball. wears an all-white baseball uniform with red piping along the short sleeves and shoulders, a red belt, white trousers, red socks and red cleated shoes. both hands grip a light-coloured wooden bat raised high over his right shoulder, elbows bent, body twisted and leaning back mid-swing, feet planted wide on the green grass. |
Illuminated backglass headed by a small white script-and-caps credit line at top centre, above a huge arched title in fat orange-and-yellow slab-serif letters with a white face highlight and a heavy black drop shadow, laid over a red-white-and-blue striped swoosh like a struck baseball seam. A single male batter dominates the centre: bare head, tanned skin, white baseball uniform with red piping at sleeve and shoulder, red socks and red cleated shoes, both hands gripping a light wooden bat raised high over his right shoulder, mid-swing, body twisted to the left. Behind him a huge orange-and-yellow sunburst with a white halo and flame-like rays explodes to the right. Deep blue night sky fills the background, scattered with small white stars and crossed pairs of brown and green baseball bats radiating from the edges. A curved blue-and-red arc of outfield wall and green grass sweeps across the lower third. Four rectangular score windows are inset: two upper windows flanking the batter, a small player-number window at right centre, and a wide bottom-centre window; all show glowing orange seven-segment digits. Small white two-line instruction text sits at lower left.