1980 · Mondialmatic
Hell
Black night sky speckled with small yellow stars, orange and yellow flames along the bottom edge, yellow starburst panel behind the left-hand figure group and gold hieroglyphic-style border markings in the top-left and top corners.
- Year
- 1980
- Maker
- Mondialmatic
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 1
2 games under this title
-
Standard 1980 - Hell's Queen 1980
Made by
- Art
- Michele "Mike" Martinelli
Vision analysis
On the playfield
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Standard
- bright red
- orange
- yellow
- black
- green
Fingerprint: Enormous painted horned demon painted flat on lower playfield with halo of numbered red circles 1-20 running down left flank right flank and belly plus two white skulls on chest and abdomen, curved ADVANCE gutter over two large red pop-bumper caps and red wire ramp-cage forms distinctive mouth at top center ringed by yellow crater with red dotted stipple, four yellow H-E-L-L target discs at very top, fire-and-inferno theme black-red background
The dominant feature is an enormous painted horned demon painted flat on the lower playfield rather than a plastic toy, with a halo of numbered red circles (1 through 20, including 10 and 20) running down its left flank, right flank and belly, plus two white skulls printed on its chest and abdomen. A curved 'ADVANCE' gutter over two large red pop-bumper caps and a red wire ramp/cage forms a distinctive 'mouth' at the top centre, ringed by a yellow crater with red dotted stipple. Four yellow H-E-L-L target discs in a row at the very top are echoed by two more H-E-L-L disc sets in the mid-playfield, one over a left ramp entrance and one over a right lane. Two white circle inserts printed 'WE LIT' side by side on the left, a small circular 'PICK UP BONUS' at far left, and a 'SHOOT AGAIN' disc with a red 'MR LIL' circle in the lower centre. Condition is heavily played: worn plastics, chipped paint, and the red wireforms show heavy use.
Setting
- Inferno / hell scene: walls of stylised flames on both side rails, a black sky speckled with white stars, painted castle-like dark spires, and a red-and-white dotted stipple crater field in the upper centre
Symbols
- Four yellow discs spelling h-e-l-l
- Red number circles 1-20
- Two white skulls
- Red star
- Yellow starburst
- White star specks
- Red arrow chevrons below the flippers
Notable shapes
- Large yellow crater circle with red dotted ring
- Giant painted demon body acting as a giant target
- V-shaped chevron apron graphic
- Curved metal ball guide arc spanning the lower playfield
- Star-shaped red insert on the right
- Paired we lit white circle inserts on the left
Art motifs
- Tongues of flame
- Yellow crater with dotted red halo
- Star field
- Punched red dot shading
- Black keyline cartoon outlines
- Chevron arrows
Themes
- Hell
- Fire
- Inferno
- Demon
- Devil
- Occult
- Stars
- Night sky
- Medieval castle
Text on it
- H E L L, ADVANCE, PICK UP BONUS, SCORES BONUS, 50.000 - 500.000 BONUS 1 - 15 LIT 1 - 25 LIT, SPECIAL, WE LIT, WE LIT, SCORES BONUS, 50.000 - 500.000 BONUS 1 - 15 LIT 1 - 25 LIT, H E L L, MR LIL, SHOOT AGAIN, FLIPPER BUTTONS 2 TO START CREDITS, NEXT COPY, NO SPECIAL CONSTITUTION, REGLAMENTO, PAGAZZI R-14-L, CANNAVOLI SCORING ITALIA BANCO SINISTRA, BANCO DESTRO, U.K. MANUFACTURING CO. NOTTINGHAM ENGLAND, © 1981 WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS INC.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | One huge flat-painted horned devil, green skin with yellow-green highlight, wide white eyes with tiny pupils, pointed ears, two short horns, long pointed nose, open mouth with red tongue, arms raised toward the viewer, long yellow fingers on hands and feet, yellow-and-green body, white trunks/shorts, tail implied behind; occupies the entire lower-middle playfield |
| Other | Two white skulls printed on the demon's torso - an upper grinning skull with hollow black eye sockets and a lower frowning skull, side by side |
| Other | Blue-grey face with staring white eyes and open mouth visible on the right side amid the flames, roughly level with the special insert |
| Other | A yellow/gold face wearing a crown visible in a left-side playfield window panel, drawn in profile |
Full playfield of a fire-themed machine, viewed flat with a stainless outer rail and an unlifted glass. The background is a black-and-red inferno: tall orange and yellow flames lick up both side rails against a star-speckled black sky. Across the top, four yellow discs spelling H-E-L-L sit on red posts, backed by painted flame tongues. The centre-top is a large yellow crater ringed with red-and-white dotted stipple, carrying two big red mushroom-capped bumpers and a red wireform cage. Lower playfield is dominated by a huge painted green-skinned horned demon, yellow-and-green bodied, with wide white eyes and a red tongue, its torso covered in red circles numbered 1-20 and two white skulls, one grinning and one frowning. Green 'SCORES BONUS' lettering appears twice, a green-outlined 'SPECIAL' sits right of centre, and 'ADVANCE' is printed above the pop bumpers.
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- black
- red-orange
- yellow
- white
Fingerprint: 'HELL' pale blue block capitals upper right, glowing red-orange devil pointed ears sneering beside tearful woman melting white blouse, both rising from flames, cut-out score window 0269200 under 'MATCH', black scorched ground yellow stars, hellish inferno scene
The single most memorable element is a glowing red-orange devil with pointed ears and a sneering grin standing shoulder to shoulder with a tearful, heavily made-up woman in a melting white blouse, both rising out of flames. Around them the whole backglass is scorched black with yellow star speckles and small gold pseudo-hieroglyphic markings in the corners. A real cut-out score window showing 0269200 sits right in the middle of the artwork under the word MATCH. The oversized pale blue block word HELL fills the upper right corner.
Setting
- Black night sky speckled with small yellow stars
- Orange and yellow flames along the bottom edge
- Yellow starburst panel behind the left-hand figure group
- Gold hieroglyphic-style border markings in the top-left and top corners
Symbols
- Large block word hell
- Silver four-pointed stars
- Small yellow star speckles
- Flames
- Gold hieroglyphic-style glyphs
- Cut-out alphanumeric score display
Lettering
- Large chunky pale blue slab-serif capitals with heavy dark blue and black outline for the title; small plain white sans-serif capitals for ball in play and match; red seven-segment digits in the score window
Themes
- Hell
- Inferno
- Flames
- Devil
- Damnation
- Occult
Title on it
- Hell
Text on it
- HELL
- BALL IN PLAY
- MATCH
- 0
- 0269200
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Monster | Large bare-chested devil, glossy glowing red-orange skin, pointed ears, black slicked hair, dark arched eyebrows, sneering open-mouthed grin showing teeth, muscular arms hanging at his sides, standing left of centre |
| Woman | Large woman in three-quarter view on the right, ochre-toned skin, long voluminous dark curly hair, heavy black eye shadow, red lipstick, white low-cut blouse torn open and dripping or melting down her chest, both hands raised with fingers splayed, mournful expression |
| Woman | Smaller figure at left in a wide-brimmed straw hat, red and blue shawl over a blue wrap, pale skin, standing in profile within the yellow starburst |
| Other | Small pale figure in a blue draped wrap at far left, arms flailing upwards, long hair |
| Creature | Bare-breasted figure with a flaming chest and a snake-like head, standing right of the hat-wearing figure |
| Creature | Small horned figure low in the yellow starburst panel, below the other left-hand figures |
A tall, portrait-format painted backglass dominated by a hellish inferno scene. The upper right carries a huge block-capital word HELL in chunky slab-serif letters, pale blue-white fill with a heavy dark blue and black outline. Just left of centre at the top is a black rectangular score window cut into the art, printed with BALL IN PLAY in small white capitals at its left, MATCH in white capitals at its right, two small red 0 digits above, and a row of red seven-segment-style digits reading 0269200 below. The main figures are a large bare-chested muscular devil rendered in glowing red-orange, standing left of centre with pointed ears, black slicked-back hair, a sneering open-mouthed grin and arms at his sides. Beside him dominates a large woman in three-quarter view: warm ochre skin, masses of long dark curly hair, heavy black eye makeup and red lipstick, a white low-cut blouse torn open across the chest, dripping and melting, with her hands raised and fingers splayed. Bottom and edges are filled with orange and yellow flames. At the left, a smaller inset group of figures stands against a yellow starburst: a pale flailing figure in a blue wrap, a woman in a wide straw hat with a red and blue shawl, a bare-breasted figure with a flaming chest and a snake head, and a small horned figure below. Black night sky with yellow stars, silver star shapes and gold hieroglyphic-style markings fill the corners.