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Harlem Globetrotters On Tour backglass

Also known as HARLEM

1978–1980 · Bally & Geiger

Harlem Globetrotters On Tour

Known for Top Basket, Free Throw inline drops, Trotter Fast Break and Slam Dunk target. Open blue sky with scattered white clouds, painted globe map of the americas at centre, small twin-engine propeller aeroplane, blimp and distant ships and red-white-blue striped pole and border.

Years
1978–1980
Maker
Bally & Geiger
Type
Solid state
Display
Alphanumeric
Players
4

Known for

  • Hole

    Top Basket

  • Target

    Free Throw inline drops

  • Spinner

    Trotter Fast Break

  • Target

    Slam Dunk target

  • gate

    Free Ball Gate

  • Goal

    GLOBE

2 games under this title

On the playfield

  • red
  • yellow
  • blue
  • white
Harlem Globetrotters On Tour playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 3 flippers
  • 1 spinner
  • 1 target bank
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Holes 2

  • Top Basket
  • Free Throw saucer

Spinners 2

  • Trotter Fast Break
  • Center spinners

Targets 4

  • Free Throw inline drops
  • Slam Dunk target
  • Left player standups
  • Right solo standup

Flipper 1

  • Two left flippers extra flipper

Post or gate 1

  • Free Ball Gate gate

On the backglass

  • blue
  • red
  • white
  • orange
Harlem Globetrotters On Tour backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • man Far left, standing full-length on the striped pole, grinning, jersey 30, red-white-blue strip kit, holding a basketball overhead
  • man Lower left, leaning forward dribbling, afro, broad toothy grin, red-white-blue kit
  • man Left of centre, arm raised, moustache, jersey 32, one knee lifted, holding a basketball
  • man Centre, tallest figure, head tilted, both hands up, striped socks, big grin
  • man Right of centre, shorter, red-white-blue kit, laughing, one arm out, basketball at his side
  • man Right, bent low over a basketball, dark afro, mouth wide open

Setting

  • Open blue sky with scattered white clouds
  • Painted globe map of the americas at centre
  • Small twin-engine propeller aeroplane
  • Blimp and distant ships
  • Red-white-blue striped pole and border

Text on it

  • HARLEM
  • GLOBETROTTERS
  • ON TOUR
  • Bally
  • 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • UNITED
  • globeinside.com

How it plays

  1. Goals 1

    • GLOBE
  2. Awards 1

    • Open Gate

Made by

Design
Greg Kmiec
Art
Michele "Mike" Martinelli
Art
Greg Freres

The cast

  • Space Rider

Reference

Linked terms
  • Top Basket also called Top Basket saucer also called Top Basket GLOBE saucer
  • Free Throw inline drops also called Free Throw drops also called inline drops
  • Trotter Fast Break also called Trotter Fast Break spinner
  • Slam Dunk target also called Slam Dunk
  • Left player standups also called Player targets
  • Two left flippers also called split flippers
Playfield vision analysis

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

Harlem Globetrotters On Tour playfield

Playfield Standard

  • red
  • yellow
  • blue
  • white

Fingerprint: Hall of fame trotters title, huge gold-outlined five-pointed star center lower, red-white starburst dozens small stars yellow edges cascading down, white circular numbered inserts 1-10 wide inverted-V arrowhead, tall red-white striped drop-target bank right lane, white eagle spread wings red-white-blue banner, small running hero dark blue-white costume, portrait medallion lower left, sailing ship right, airbrushed illustration style.

Distinctive

The centrepiece is a huge gold-outlined five-pointed star carrying the title lettering, set against a red-and-white starburst of dozens of small red stars with yellow edges that cascades down the lower playfield. Immediately below it, white circular insert discs numbered 1 through 10 form a wide inverted-V or arrowhead. A tall bank of five red-and-white striped drop targets runs down the entire right lane. A mirrored, semi-transparent reflection of a neighbouring machine's lettering lies across the middle of the playfield glass, obscuring part of the star. Cream apron panels at the bottom carry very large flowing red script wordmarks.

Setting

  • Starfield of red and yellow stars
  • Tan herringbone wood-plank ramps and lane guides
  • Tan and amber wood-grain lane flooring
  • Dark blue side rails with cream and red pinstriping
  • Cream apron panels at the bottom

Symbols

  • Red five-pointed stars with yellow outlines
  • Large gold five-pointed star
  • White eagle with spread wings
  • Red white and blue striped banner
  • Concentric red and yellow target rings on bumper caps
  • Playing-card-style suit motifs
  • Numerals 1 to 10 in white discs
  • Multiplier badges 2x 3x 4x 5x

Notable shapes

  • Large central gold star cutout area, a v-shaped cluster of ten numbered white insert discs, a tall narrow lane on the right for the drop-target bank, a wire ball guide curving down the right edge, and two oval ball-return openings with metal trim on the cream aprons

Art motifs

  • Starburst cascade
  • Herringbone wood texture
  • Herringbone chevron ramps
  • Chrome and steel hardware
  • Airbrushed metallic highlights
  • Concentric ring targets

Themes

  • Sports hall of fame
  • Heroes
  • Star motif
  • Athletic tribute

Title on it

  • Hall of fame trotters

Text on it

  • HEROIC
  • HALL OF FAME
  • TROTTERS
  • ON TIME
  • A ROLLOVER AND
  • EXPRESS LANE
  • SPECIAL
  • LOCK
  • 2X
  • 3X
  • 4X
  • 5X
  • 1000
  • 500
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 2
  • 3
  • 1
  • KIDFORCE
  • PINBALL
  • INSTRUCTIONS
  • BALL A
  • PLAYER 1
  • PLAYER 2
  • SHOOT AGAIN
  • TILT
  • FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
  • MANUFACTURING CORP., CHICAGO, ILL., U.S.A.
  • Bally
Pop bumpers
Three round bumpers across the upper playfield with red and yellow concentric target-ring caps, plus two smaller post clusters
Spinners
One spinner-type gate visible in the upper right area
Drop targets
One bank of five red-and-white striped drop targets running vertically down the right lane
Ramps
Several: a wide tan herringbone ramp running up the left, a wire-form ramp arcing over the right side, and a central elevated ramp behind the star
Slingshots
Two triangular slingshots with red rubber borders, one either side of the lower playfield
Upper playfield
Raised upper deck with three pop bumpers, clear rectangular plastic inserts, a raised platform and multiple steel posts with red and white rubber rings
Apron and lower playfield
Cream-coloured lower apron with large red script wordmarks and a separate cream panel carrying the words kidforce pinball in bold yellow and orange outlined capitals over a blue-purple banner; a printed instructions card with small black text sits on the left apron beside the ball-return opening
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Small illustrated running hero in a dark blue and white costume on the left side of the mid playfield, arms out, one leg lifted as if sprinting
Other White eagle with spread wings clutching a red, white and blue striped banner, printed on the left apron area
Other Round gold-framed portrait medallion of a man's face in the lower left playfield
Vehicle Small painted sailing ship with tan sails and a dark hull on the right side of the mid playfield
Other Standing figure/statue of a robed hero holding a shield, painted in gold and brown tones at lower right
Full description

A long, vertically-framed playfield photographed under glass with strong reflections, seen at a slight angle so the top narrows away. The lower half is a red field scattered with a dense ring of red five-pointed stars with yellow outlines, over which sit white numbered rollover discs 1 to 10 in an inverted-V arrangement. Three red wedge flippers with white rubber tips and two red-bordered triangular sling shots sit at the bottom, flanked by cream-coloured apron panels carrying large red script lettering. The centre of the playfield is dominated by a large gold-edged five-pointed star on a red banner, its interior filled with red block lettering. Behind and above it are wide herringbone wood-plank ramps in tan and amber, steel posts with alternating red and white rubber rings, round pop-bumper caps with red-and-yellow concentric target rings, clear rectangular plastic inserts lit from within, a wire-form ramp and ball guide on the right, and a vertical drop-target bank of five red-and-white striped targets down the right edge. A white eagle-and-flag motif and a standee-like figure of a running hero appear on the left, with a portrait medallion in a gold circle lower left and a small ship illustration on the right. Art style is glossy 1970s airbrushed illustration, and the mirrored reflection of another machine's backglass lettering bleeds across the middle of the glass.

Harlem Globetrotters On Tour playfield

Playfield Space Rider

  • red
  • black
  • gold
  • blue

Fingerprint: Five astronauts in white suits standing shoulder-width across center, towering blue-white striped rocket barrels sweeping inward like crossed cannons, three cream-colored pop bumper caps styled as sunbursts, curly gold-black script logo on orange apron, mirror-polished upper arch

Distinctive

A row of five identical white-and-blue-suited astronauts standing shoulder to shoulder across the middle of the playfield, backs to the viewer, beneath glowing round inserts spelling a word. Two enormous blue-and-white banded rocket barrels sweep down the left and right lower playfields like crossed cannons. A huge curly script 'Bally' in yellow with black outline is painted across the orange lower apron. The upper playfield is ringed by a golden arc with three cream pop-bumper caps decorated as red-and-yellow sunbursts.

Setting

  • Outer space starfield
  • Black sky with scattered white and red stars
  • Golden orbital arc across the top

Symbols

  • Playing-card suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades)
  • Five-pointed stars
  • Sunburst rosettes
  • Stylised planet with rings
  • Arrow and diamond decals
  • Skull-and-crossbones stickers
  • Stylised rocket shapes

Notable shapes

  • Giant v-shaped centre ramp
  • Two huge diagonal striped rocket tubes
  • Golden orbital arch framing the top
  • Sunburst pop-bumper caps
  • Circular target banks with concentric rings

Art motifs

  • Starbursts
  • Concentric target rings
  • Striped barrel shapes
  • Gold trim and scrollwork
  • Comic-book ink outlines
  • Halftone dotted shading

Themes

  • Space
  • Astronauts
  • Space race
  • Rockets
  • Planets
  • Sci-fi

Title on it

  • Bally

Text on it

  • Bally
  • SPACE
  • SHOOT AGAIN
  • WHEN BALL IS LOST
  • LITE
  • 2X
  • 3X
  • 4X
  • some
  • player
  • scores
  • bonus
  • at
  • extra
  • ball
  • 25,000
  • 1000
  • 300
  • 500
  • 3000
  • 500 POINTS BONUS
  • MILLION
  • SPECIAL WHEN LIT
  • WARNING
  • CONSOLIDATING
  • SAME PLAYER SHOOTS AGAIN
  • LITE 1000 POINTS BONUS VALUE WHEN LIT
  • LITE 1000 BONUS WHEN LIT
  • collect
  • SINGLE
  • SINGLE PLAYER
  • INSTRUCTIONS
  • CREDIT
  • FOR
  • ADDITIONAL
  • BALL
  • 1 PLAYER ONLY
  • SELECT
  • OFF
  • BALLY SOLID STATE PLAYER 1968 - 1982
  • Ball Returning Post
  • 1968 - 1982 Bally/Silver
  • MADE IN U.S.A.
  • GRAND PRIZE
Ramps
One large white v-shaped ramp/wireform down the centre, plus a wire ramp arcing across the top
Slingshots
Two small triangular slings below the mid astronaut group
Upper playfield
High raised section behind a golden arch, three sunburst pop bumpers, round targets and a spinner
Apron and lower playfield
Orange-yellow apron with a huge yellow script 'bally' logo, two white instruction cards with black bullet-point rules, and metal lockdown bar and coin door visible
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Helmeted astronaut in blue and white suit with gold shoulder trim, standing at top left beside the golden arc, facing right
Man Helmeted astronaut in blue and white suit at top right, arm raised, facing left
Man Group of five identical astronauts in white suits with blue legs, gold boots and bubble visors, standing side by side across the middle, backs to viewer
Man Large astronaut in an orange spacesuit at lower centre, white helmet, holding a rocket launcher, emerging from a blue nebula
Creature Small alien-like figure in a red helmet and dark suit between the middle astronaut group, arms spread
Vehicle Two enormous banded blue-and-white striped rocket/barrel tubes angled inwards from the lower left and lower right
Other Round pop-bumper caps styled as cream suns with red and yellow rays and a white star
Full description

A space-race themed pinball playfield in red, black, gold and blue. The top has two standing helmeted astronauts in blue-and-white suits with gold trim at the left and right shoulders, flanking a black starfield arc. Three round pop-bumper caps sit in the upper playfield, each a cream disc with a red-and-yellow sunburst ring and a white star. A large white V-shaped ramp/board runs down the centre with rows of round yellow and green inserts. Mid-playfield five more astronauts in white/blue suits with visors are grouped shoulder to shoulder across a yellow winged emblem bearing the round white 'BALLY' logo badge. Below, two massive striped blue-and-white barrel-like rocket tubes sweep diagonally in from each side, framing a large astronaut figure in an orange suit holding a rocket. Score values 25,000, 1000, 300, 500, 3000 are printed around the outlanes. The lower deck is orange-yellow with a huge script 'Bally' logo on the apron, two white instruction cards filled with black bullet-point rules, and 'collect bonus' text. Colourful starburst and arrow decals fill the side lanes.

Harlem Globetrotters On Tour playfield

Playfield Standard

  • red
  • cream
  • blue
  • gold

Fingerprint: Huge bullseye of concentric red-cream-blue rings at exact centre, crossed by pale reversed lettering looking like reflection; horizontal row of red-white striped pop-bumper caps across upper playfield under cream parasol; identical caricature spectator faces down entire left edge; lower half carpeted in red-gold five-pointed stars on deep blue; red-white-blue bunting and starred flag across upper right

Distinctive

A huge bullseye of concentric red, cream and blue rings sits in the exact centre of the playfield, crossed by a pale reversed strip of lettering that looks like a reflection rather than printed art. A horizontal row of large red-and-white striped pop-bumper caps runs across the upper playfield under a cream parasol. A line of identical caricature spectator faces is printed shoulder-to-shoulder down the entire left edge. The lower half is carpeted in a dense field of red and gold five-pointed stars on deep blue. Red-white-blue bunting and a white-starred blue flag motif hang across the upper right.

Setting

  • Outdoor festival or stadium crowd scene
  • Red and cream arched upper structure
  • Patriotic bunting and star-spangled flag motif
  • Deep blue starfield across the lower playfield

Symbols

  • Concentric-ring bullseye
  • American flag stars and stripes
  • Red-white-blue triangular bunting
  • Five-pointed red and gold stars
  • Circular orange-red emblems on cream plaques
  • Spiral or scroll decorative motifs

Notable shapes

  • Oversized concentric-ring bullseye emblem in the centre
  • Broad red outer arc sweeping across the mid playfield
  • Semicircular cream parasol graphic at the top
  • Long angled slingshot plastics forming a v

Art motifs

  • Striped red and white bumper rings
  • Arched carnival marquee bands
  • Radial sunburst segments

Themes

  • Sport
  • Festival
  • Patriotic bunting
  • Bullseye target
  • Stadium crowd

Text on it

  • MEDALS
Slingshots
Two long white slingshot plastics with red rubber edges, angled symmetrically inwards in the lower-middle playfield
Upper playfield
Arched top section with three striped pop bumpers, cream plaques and the parasol graphic
Apron and lower playfield
White printed instruction/apron cards with dark text across the lower playfield and apron, below the star-covered blue field
Who and what
Kind Description
Other A row of roughly six identical caricature spectator heads with exaggerated round faces, printed shoulder-to-shoulder down the left edge of the playfield, each in a small portrait bubble
Other A cream-coloured parasol or umbrella canopy at the top centre, printed as a large fan of cream segments with a dark hub
Full description

A full-length electro-mechanical style playfield photographed from above inside its cabinet, framed by a varnished light-brown wooden side rail on the left and a wide black cabinet body with a chrome-trimmed edge on the right. The upper third is a busy red-and-cream festival or stadium scene: an arched band of red artwork across the top, a row of about six caricature-style spectator heads and shoulders printed shoulder-to-shoulder down the left side, red/white/blue triangular bunting and an American-flag motif with white stars on a blue field across the upper right, and a large cream-coloured parasol or umbrella canopy near the top centre. Three round pop-bumper caps with concentric red, white and blue rings sit in a row across the upper playfield, flanked by small rectangular cream plaques with orange-red circular emblems. The middle of the playfield is dominated by a very large concentric-ring emblem: a broad red outer arc, a cream and red bullseye disc, and an inner ring of alternating blue and white segments, with a faint mirrored/reversed line of pale lettering lying across it as a reflection. The lower playfield is deep blue and covered in a dense scatter of red and gold five-pointed stars, with two long white slingshot plastics edged in red angled inwards, and a lower apron carrying white printed cards and inserts. Dominant colours are red, cream/white, deep blue and gold.

Backglass vision analysis

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

Harlem Globetrotters On Tour backglass

Backglass Standard

  • blue
  • red
  • white
  • orange

Fingerprint: Nine grinning wide-eyed basketball players in HARLEM strip kit floating weightlessly through bright blue sky, each holding ball, green Earth showing Americas at centre with plane blimp clouds, HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS title in cream letters outlined red, four red-and-gold score windows numbered 1-4, airbrushed hand-painted style

Distinctive

Nine grinning, wide-eyed cartoon basketball players in matching HARLEM strip kit seem to float weightlessly through a bright blue sky, each with a ball. A painted green Earth showing the Americas sits low in the centre with a small plane, a blimp and clouds circling it. The title HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS arches across the top in cream letters outlined in red, with a cursive signature logo at upper left. Four blacked-out score windows numbered 1 to 4 are set in red and gold frames, two across the top and two across the bottom.

Setting

  • Open blue sky with scattered white clouds
  • Painted globe map of the americas at centre
  • Small twin-engine propeller aeroplane
  • Blimp and distant ships
  • Red-white-blue striped pole and border

Symbols

  • Orange basketballs with black seams
  • Painted earth globe
  • Grid of white five-pointed stars
  • Two inset corner globes
  • Circular b monogram at upper right
  • Red-white-blue striped pole
  • Small propeller aeroplane
  • Blimp
  • Sailing ships

Lettering

  • Large cream block capitals with heavy red outline and drop shadow, arched for the top word, plus a white cursive script signature at upper left

Themes

  • Basketball
  • Harlem
  • Globetrotters
  • Tour
  • Travel
  • Globe
  • Airplane
  • Sports team

Title on it

  • Harlem globetrotters

Text on it

  • HARLEM
  • GLOBETROTTERS
  • ON TOUR
  • Bally
  • 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • UNITED
  • globeinside.com
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Far left, standing full-length on the striped pole, grinning, jersey 30, red-white-blue strip kit, holding a basketball overhead
Man Lower left, leaning forward dribbling, afro, broad toothy grin, red-white-blue kit
Man Left of centre, arm raised, moustache, jersey 32, one knee lifted, holding a basketball
Man Centre, tallest figure, head tilted, both hands up, striped socks, big grin
Man Right of centre, shorter, red-white-blue kit, laughing, one arm out, basketball at his side
Man Right, bent low over a basketball, dark afro, mouth wide open
Man Far right, jumping, both arms up, red-white-blue kit
Man Lower right corner, standing, afro, jersey 8, arms at sides
Vehicle Small white twin-engine propeller aeroplane left of centre
Vehicle Grey blimp behind the central player, and two small ships on the water below the globe
Full description

A painted backglass with a broad blue sky background framed by a red-and-white striped border. Across the top a large arched title in block capitals reads HARLEM, with GLOBETROTTERS in straight bold capitals beneath it, and the words ON TOUR on a curve below. Nine black-painted male basketball players with exaggerated grinning faces are scattered across the sky, all in red-white-and-blue HARLEM strip uniforms, each holding or dribbling an orange basketball; jersey numbers visible include 30, 32, 24, 33, 4 and 8. A large green-and-tan globe showing North and South America and Africa sits at the centre-bottom, ringed by small clouds, a twin-engine aeroplane, a blimp and several tiny ships. Four black score windows with red and gold frames are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Corners carry basketballs, two small inset globes, a circular B monogram, a grid of white stars and a red-white-blue striped pole. The art is glossy hand-painted illustration with airbrushed shading and heavy white outlines.

Harlem Globetrotters On Tour backglass

Backglass Space Rider

  • blue
  • orange
  • black
  • yellow

Fingerprint: "SPACE RIDER GEIGER": seated woman in gold and orange pressure suit with bubble helmet, black armoured insect-like figure looming behind with shaggy red-orange fur mane, orange-lit face in blue helmet

Distinctive

The most memorable element is the towering black armoured figure with a skull-like glossy face and shaggy red-orange fur rising behind a seated woman in a gold spacesuit and clear bubble helmet. Second, the huge glowing orange-and-yellow sunburst disc that fills the centre and pushes the title lettering apart. Third, the cluster of six separate silver-framed red seven-segment score windows scattered at odd heights rather than in one neat row, including one split into two small panes reading 01 and 70. Fourth, the small white maker credit GEIGER / AUTOMATENBAU G.m.b.H. printed on the bare black left panel.

Setting

  • Flat black backdrop divided by thin silver angular frame lines
  • Large glowing orange-to-yellow radial sunburst disc at centre
  • Swept blue and silver rocket and wing forms across the lower half
  • Dark star-speckled blue field at upper left

Symbols

  • Red upward arrow in a white arrow badge
  • Red and gold lightning bolt over an orange disc
  • Seven-segment numerals
  • Silver pinstripe geometric frame
  • Radial sunburst

Lettering

  • Heavy italicised block capitals, red fading to yellow, thick black outline and drop shadow

Themes

  • Outer space
  • Science fiction
  • Spacesuit
  • Spaceship
  • Alien
  • Action

Title on it

  • Space rider

Text on it

  • SPACE RIDER
  • GEIGER
  • AUTOMATENBAU G.m.b.H.
  • MATCH
  • GAME OVER
  • 62840
  • 862840
  • 01
  • 70
  • 0820000
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Young adult, seated three-quarter profile facing right, dark hair swept back, clear domed bubble helmet over the head, gold and orange pressure suit with a round chest fitting, bare pale thigh and knee raised, mouth open, one arm forward
Creature Large black armoured insect-like or skeletal figure looming directly behind the woman, glossy dark skull-like face, big shaggy red-orange fur collar or mane spreading across the shoulders, segmented black limbs
Creature Second shaggy red-orange furred head at the upper left of the group, partially hidden behind the black figure's arm, only the mane and part of the face showing
Other Orange-lit human face seen through a large blue circular helmet or porthette at the lower left, only forehead, eye area and nose visible
Vehicle Blue and white swept rocket or spacecraft nose with a pointed fin and a dark cockpit opening running diagonally across the lower centre
Full description

A backglass with a black background overlaid by thin silver geometric frame lines forming angular panels around a huge central orange-to-yellow sunburst disc. Across the top, a large two-word logo in heavy block capitals, red on top fading to yellow at the base, with a black outline and a wedge-shaped gap between the words. Six silver-framed seven-segment display windows are scattered around the centre: two up high, one mid-right, and two along the bottom, showing red numerals. The central artwork is an airbrushed sci-fi montage of a seated woman in a gold and orange pressure suit with a clear domed helmet, her dark hair swept back and her face turned in profile to the right, mouth open. Behind and above her looms a black armoured, insect-like or skeletal figure with a glossy dark face and a big shaggy red-orange mane, plus a second red-orange furry head at the upper left of the group. At the lower left a large blue circular helmet or porthette contains an orange-lit face. Blue and silver swept-back rocket and wing shapes run diagonally across the lower half. A red-and-white arrow badge reading MATCH sits at mid-right.