1975 · Bally
Hi-Deal
Known for 10-J-Q-K-A, Right Double Bonus orbit and Center saucer. Black void with drifting scattered playing-card faces and smoky casino or gambling parlour mood.
- Year
- 1975
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- Target
10-J-Q-K-A
- Orbit
Right Double Bonus orbit
- saucer
Center saucer
On the playfield
On the backglass
Who and what
- monster Central grinning male cartoon devil/gambler in a red cap and ruffled white collar, wide white eyes, black pupils, cigar or pipe in mouth, arms raised wide with open palms
- other Left edge: disembodied cartoon hand and forearm reaching in from the frame, fingers splayed
- other Right edge: matching disembodied cartoon hand and forearm reaching in from the frame, fingers splayed
- man Lower left: small cartoon man in green shirt and red trousers, arms thrown up cheering
- man Lower left: second small cartoon man in a blue jacket and orange hat, leaning over a table
- other Bottom centre: small figure standing on top of the oval casino table beside a roulette wheel
Setting
- Black void with drifting scattered playing-card faces
- Smoky casino or gambling parlour mood
Text on it
- HI DEAL
- Bally
- GAME OVER
- YOUR DEAL
- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Double Bonus
Made by
- Design
- Jim Patla
- Art
- Dick White
The cast
- Hang Glider
Reference
Linked terms
- 10-J-Q-K-A also called Five card standups also called five card drop targets
- Right Double Bonus orbit also called right orbit
- Center saucer also called Center card-value saucer
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- red
- yellow
- blue
- cream
Fingerprint: Grinning jester-clown with red cap and yellow collar under triangle of three pop bumpers, giant overlapping fan of playing cards splaying from central special disc, red starburst arc wrapping entire upper playfield printed with rows of white playing cards, ten drop targets in two columns with double bonus burst
The most memorable element is a grinning jester or clown head, red cap and yellow collar, with outspread brown-gloved hands and small grey wings, sitting just under a triangle of three pop bumpers and directly above a fan of giant playing cards. Second, the entire upper arc is wrapped in a broad red band covered with a continuous line of small white playing cards of every suit, with a leaping woman in a dark costume printed inside the arc. Third, a red jagged starburst of ten round drop targets in two neat columns of five, numbered 1000-5000 left and 10,000-6000 right, framed by a white DOUBLE BONUS flash. Fourth, a huge red script word logo filling a white apron panel at the foot of the playfield, with a smaller version of the same script in the right apron insert.
Setting
- Pale blue-grey sky-like field across the mid-playfield
- Wood-grain light brown cabinet surround and apron set
- Small dark city skyline silhouette behind the lower target bank
- Black void beyond the glass at the outer edges
Symbols
- Rows of white playing cards, all four suits
- Fan of seven oversized face-up cards
- Yellow five-pointed starbursts
- Red jagged explosion starbursts
- Spade, heart, diamond and club pips
- Small playing-card suit icons beside the bonus numbers
- White horseshoe on the right cabinet wall
Notable shapes
- Large red horseshoe-shaped arc wrapping the whole upper playfield
- Circular card-pip target cutouts in the lower-left and lower-right apron inserts
- Tall rectangular super horseshoe cutout on the right cabinet side
- Triangular red card-lane inserts left and right of the lower target bank
Art motifs
- Bursting starburst call-out badges
- Diagonal rails and ramps crossing the playfield
- Comic-book flat colour with heavy black outlines
- Vintage airbrushed sky gradient
Themes
- Playing-card suit motif
- Joker and jester
- Poker and casino imagery
- Score-multiplier target grid
- Carnival starburst call-outs
Title on it
- Bally
Text on it
- 100
- 10
- BONUS
- DOUBLE BONUS
- COLLECT BONUS
- 1000
- 2000
- 3000
- 4000
- 5000
- 10,000
- 9000
- 8000
- 7000
- 6000
- Bally
- OWNED AND OPERATED BY:
- MIKE HOVRATUCK
- 412.996.6666
- SKILL SHOT
- REPAIR
- INSTRUCTIONS
- SUPER HORSESHOE
- 2 PLAYS
- QUARTER
- TARGETS ADVANCE BONUS WHEN LIT
- EXTRA BALL WHEN LIT
- POST COLLECT
- SPECIAL
- WHEN LIT
- BUTTONS ADVANCE BONUS WHEN LIT
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Creature | Grinning jester/clown head with red pointed cap, wide open mouth, round eyes, yellow collar, and two brown-gloved hands outstretched, small grey wings behind, positioned under the pop bumpers |
| Woman | Small leaping female figure in a dark bodysuit inside the left red arc, arms raised, printed in flat comic style |
| Woman | Small leaping female figure in a dark bodysuit inside the right red arc, mirrored |
| Vehicle | Two small red-and-yellow rocket or jet shapes printed in the mid-playfield, one left and one right of centre |
| Other | Small yellow arrow and a small yellow star printed as decorative icons near the card fan |
Full-length view of a solid-state-era playfield photographed with its glass down, set in a light wood-grain cabinet with cream-coloured side rails. The upper two-thirds is dominated by a big red arc of artwork running up both sides, printed with rows of white playing cards of mixed suits and an arrow of a woman in a leaping flying pose. A yellow starburst panel at the top centre holds three round pop bumpers in a triangle - two upper, marked 100 on their caps, and a lower one marked 10 - with a small jester head figure below them. Five call-out starbursts in red, yellow and blue are scattered around the arcs. The mid-playfield is pale blue-grey with a fan of seven oversized playing cards, a grinning red-and-yellow jester face, a wing motif and a yellow arrow reading BONUS. Below sits a red starburst bank of ten circular drop targets in two columns of five, numbered 1000 to 5000 on the left and 10,000 down to 6000 on the right, with a white DOUBLE BONUS burst beneath. Two angled lanes with red rails flank a central POST COLLECT area. Two flippers with red rubber and white caps sit above a large red-on-white script apron logo.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- black
- red
- yellow
- cream
Fingerprint: HI DEAL in red gradient block letters with heart substituting for I, grinning red-capped devil with wide arms holding fan of five giant playing cards, two disembodied hands reaching from side edges, small gamblers brawling at oval casino table bottom, joker kicker card, smoky nightclub black background
A huge grinning red-capped devil with arms flung wide, holding up a fan of five giant playing cards, one of which is a printed joker kicker. The title HI DEAL is set in enormous red gradient block letters with a heart substituting for the dot of the I, spanning the full width. Two disembodied hands reach in from the side edges behind the card fan, a device repeated nowhere else. The whole scene is lit like a smoky nightclub: black background, blood-red lettering, and small gamblers brawling around an oval casino table along the bottom border.
Setting
- Black void with drifting scattered playing-card faces
- Smoky casino or gambling parlour mood
Symbols
- Five oversized playing cards fanned in an arc
- Black club suit
- Red heart suit
- Crowned king card
- Printed joker kicker card
- Roulette wheel
- Oval casino table
- Score reel windows
- Cigar
- Trumpet/horn
Lettering
- Very tall condensed sans-serif block capitals with a red-to-pink-to-cream vertical gradient and heavy dark drop shadow; a red heart replaces the dot of the i. small companion lettering in a yellow cursive script word with a looping tail, and tiny red sans-serif capitals for the game-over label.
Themes
- Gambling
- Casino
- Playing cards
- Demon
- Joker
- Card party
- Roulette
Title on it
- Hi deal
Text on it
- HI DEAL
- Bally
- GAME OVER
- YOUR DEAL
- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Monster | Central grinning male cartoon devil/gambler in a red cap and ruffled white collar, wide white eyes, black pupils, cigar or pipe in mouth, arms raised wide with open palms |
| Other | Left edge: disembodied cartoon hand and forearm reaching in from the frame, fingers splayed |
| Other | Right edge: matching disembodied cartoon hand and forearm reaching in from the frame, fingers splayed |
| Man | Lower left: small cartoon man in green shirt and red trousers, arms thrown up cheering |
| Man | Lower left: second small cartoon man in a blue jacket and orange hat, leaning over a table |
| Other | Bottom centre: small figure standing on top of the oval casino table beside a roulette wheel |
| Woman | Lower right: small woman in a red dress with arms raised, holding a small glass |
| Other | Lower right: another small red-clad figure beside a bright yellow elongated object |
| Creature | Right side: small orange jack-in-the-box style figure with a grinning head, near a yellow trumpet or horn shape |
A backglass-style piece of painted card art in a black wooden frame, dominated by deep black and blood red. At centre a grinning, wide-eyed male cartoon demon or card-player figure in a red cap and ruffled collar, arms thrown up and outwards in triumph, with a lit pipe or cigar clenched in his grin. Across the middle runs the huge title HI DEAL in tall block capitals, red with a pink-to-white vertical gradient and dark drop shadow; the second letter is a red heart shape. Above the title, five oversized playing cards are fanned in an arc, each showing different suits and a small illustrated face: clubs, a crowned king, a jack or queen figure, a joker with printed words, and a red heart. Two disembodied cartoon hands reach in from the left and right edges behind the card fan, fingers splayed. Upper right, GAME OVER glows in small red capitals over a row of rectangular score windows showing zeros. Lower left a yellow cursive maker's script word sits above the title's H. Along the bottom edge, four small cartoon gamblers crowd around a large oval casino table with a roulette wheel and a small figure standing on it; to the right a woman in a red dress raises a glass beside a yellow object. The background is black with scattered drifting card faces and small red accents, giving a smoky gambling-club feel. Playfield glass and score reels are visible below the frame.