1976 · Bally
Hang Glider
Known for Top rollover buttons, Lower right targets and Center saucer. Hazy coastal or waterside horizon and flat olive-gold painted ground band.
- Year
- 1976
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 4
Known for
- rollovers
Top rollover buttons
- Target
Lower right targets
- saucer
Center saucer
On the playfield
On the backglass
Who and what
- vehicle Small painted green mechanical or vehicle form with a red-capped cylindrical fitting, positioned on the lower right band above the ball in play lettering
Setting
- Hazy coastal or waterside horizon
- Flat olive-gold painted ground band
Text on it
- Another
- BGR
- Restoration
- 1 TO 4
- CAN PLAY
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- BALL IN PLAY
- GAME OVER
How it plays
-
Awards 1
- Double Bonus
Made by
- Design
- Jim Patla
- Art
- Dick White
Reference
Linked terms
- Top rollover buttons also called Top mini-rollovers
- Red standup targets also called Stand-up targets
- Lower right targets also called Five-target bank also called Five targets
- Return lanes also called In lanes
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- teal
- cream
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: hang glider: Huge cream-teal triangular ramp well centre, yellow ten-lamp DOUBLE BONUS ladder climbing its throat, two triangular portrait windows flanking, dark-haired woman profile left, fair-haired profile right, three oversized white pop-bumper caps 100/10/10 blue starbursts upper-left, dense text and blue QR code bottom
The dominant feature is a huge cream-and-teal triangular ramp well in the middle of the playfield with a yellow ten-lamp 'double bonus' ladder climbing its throat. Two small triangular portrait windows flank it, one holding a dark-haired woman's profile and the other an older fair-haired profile, both facing inwards. Three oversized white pop-bumper caps stamped '100', '10' and '10' inside blue starbursts crowd the upper-left quadrant. The playfield is also unusually text-heavy for its size, with white instruction cards, a blue QR code panel and '3 BALLS PER GAME' lettering across the bottom.
Setting
- Abstract pastel turquoise sky and cloud wash filling the outer playfield
- Red, green and yellow geometric triangle collage across the upper playfield
- Cream and tan open triangular ramp well occupying the centre
- Wooden cabinet rails and chrome side trim visible around the playfield
- White instruction cards and a blue printed apron across the lower edge
Symbols
- Stacked diamond kites in red, green, yellow and black
- Strings and tails of kites
- Checkered racing flags
- Blue-and-white starburst rosettes on the pop bumper caps
- White icicle or wind-gust spikes
- Triangular geometric mountain shapes
- Red-and-white chequered pattern on the ramp edges
- Blue qr code panel
- Circular insert lamps with printed numerals
Notable shapes
- Large open triangular ramp well dominating the centre
- Two triangular portrait windows set into the sides of the well
- Arched ramp entrance with red-and-white chequered edges
- Oval yellow value ladder inset in the middle of the well
- Curved chrome ball guides arcing down both upper sides
- Wide chrome cabinet rails enclosing the playfield
Art motifs
- Pastel airbrushed cloud background
- Bold geometric triangle collage
- Hand-painted profile portraits
- Numbered insert-lamp value ladders
- Flowing cream and teal ramp artwork
Themes
- Kites
- Wind
- Outdoor sport
- Air display
- Sportsmen
Title on it
- Hang glider
Text on it
- Bally
- MANUFACTURING CORP. CHICAGO, ILL. 60618
- HANG GLIDER
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- INSTRUCTIONS
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
- 2 TO 6 CAN PLAY
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 64,000
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 125,000
- 1974 Bally Hang Glider
- SAME PLAYER SHOOTS AGAIN
- COLLECT BONUS
- DOUBLE BONUS WHEN LIT
- HOLE 1 SCORES BONUS ADVANCE WHEN LIT
- EACH LIT KITE
- SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- 500 ADVANCE
- ADVANCE BONUS
- 1000
- 2000
- 3000
- 4000
- 5000
- 6000
- 7000
- 8000
- 9000
- 10,000
- 100
- 10
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Painted head-and-shoulders portrait inside the left triangular window; long dark brown/black hair, pale skin, shown in profile facing right towards the centre of the playfield, wearing green at the shoulder |
| Man | Painted head-and-shoulders portrait inside the right triangular window; fair or white hair, pale skin, older-looking face in profile facing left towards the centre, wearing green at the shoulder |
| Other | Small green-clad cartoon figure painted near the upper-left pop bumper, partly hidden under the clear plastic ramp |
| Other | Two tiny angular cartoon figures printed on the yellow lower-left and lower-right apron triangles, drawn as simple line figures with arms raised |
A complete pinball playfield seen under glass in a chrome-railed cabinet, its wooden playfield edges and silver trim visible, with the front of the cabinet and coin door below. The surface is a glossy printed laminate dominated by a big cream and pale-teal open triangular ramp/well in the centre, ringed by yellow and red plastic lane guides. A yellow oval 'double bonus' progress ladder runs up the middle carrying two columns of round cream insert lamps printed with the numbers 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000 and 10,000. Above it a fan of white icicle spikes sits under a red arc holding five round inserts, flanked by two triangular windows each containing a painted portrait: on the left a dark-haired woman in profile, on the right an older fair-haired figure in profile. Three large white pop-bumper caps in the upper half read '100', '10' and '10' inside blue starburst rosettes. The upper playfield is a jumble of red, green, yellow and black triangular scenery with cream plastic ramps and wire guides. Lettering is small: lane labels read 'ADVANCE BONUS', '500 ADVANCE', 'SPECIAL', '1000 WHEN LIT', 'DOUBLE BONUS WHEN LIT' and 'SAME PLAYER SHOOTS AGAIN'. The lower apron carries a large script 'Bally' logo with a small 'MANUFACTURING CORP. CHICAGO, ILL. 60618' line, plus two white instruction cards and a blue QR code panel.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- olive
- tan
- grey
- orange
Fingerprint: Coastal scene rendered in olive-gold and tan tones with hazy yellow-olive lower band, four circled numerals 1-2-3-4 with first in orange-red, 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY text, small mechanical green form with red-capped cylinder above BALL IN PLAY legend at right, restoration sticker in white circle at left reading Another BGR Restoration, glossy paint finish with reflected highlights
The most memorable element is the row of four circled player numerals, '1 2 3 4', printed in the lower left beneath '1 TO 4 CAN PLAY', with the first numeral picked out in orange-red. Close behind that, the round white 'Another BGR Restoration' logo stuck on the lower left corner reads as a collector-restoration sticker rather than original art. A third identifying quirk is the small green mechanical form with a red-capped cylinder painted just above the 'BALL IN PLAY' legend on the lower right. The whole lower band is a flat, hazy yellow-olive wash that the eye reads as sand or distant water rather than a lit interior.
Setting
- Hazy coastal or waterside horizon
- Flat olive-gold painted ground band
Symbols
- Four circled player numerals
- Circular restoration sticker
Lettering
- Plain sans-serif capitals in dark navy or black with thin light outline for the instruction text; bold white capitals with a dark outline for the lit-window legends
Themes
- Coastal scene
- Airsport
- Gliding
Text on it
- Another
- BGR
- Restoration
- 1 TO 4
- CAN PLAY
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- BALL IN PLAY
- GAME OVER
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Vehicle | Small painted green mechanical or vehicle form with a red-capped cylindrical fitting, positioned on the lower right band above the ball in play lettering |
A painted pinball backglass with a hazy, atmospheric coastal scene in olive-gold, tan and grey-blue tones. The lower third shows a wide, glossy yellow-olive painted band bordered by a pale wooden or gilt frame. On that band, at far left, sits a circular white restoration logo printed in black, with the small word 'Another' arched above the large initials and the word 'Restoration' below. Immediately to its right, dark outlined lettering reads '1 TO 4' on a first line and 'CAN PLAY' on a second, and beneath it four filled circles hold the numerals 1, 2, 3 and 4 in sequence, the first numeral drawn in a warm orange-red tone. Toward the right of the band, the phrase 'BALL IN PLAY' appears in bold white capital letters with a dark outline. Behind and above that text is a small painted green mechanical or vehicle form with a red-capped cylindrical fitting, sitting on a rounded shape painted in bands of orange-red, cream and pale blue. At the far right, partly cut by the edge of the frame, the words 'GAME OVER' appear in white capitals over a red-orange field. The paint surface is glossy and shows several pale reflected highlights and streaks across the band.