Also known as HRC
2001 · Stern
High Roller Casino
Known for Roulette wheel, Slot Machine, Roll and Win board and Slot Machine Multiball. Deep purple and magenta starfield with scattered white sparkle dots, eight-pointed gold star near the top centre, green felt card table across the bottom third and dark vignette corners.
- Year
- 2001
- Maker
- Stern
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Toy
Roulette wheel
- Toy
Slot Machine
- backbox game
Roll and Win board
- Multiball
Slot Machine Multiball
- Wizard mode
Casino Frenzy
On the playfield
Toys 2
- Roulette wheel
- Slot Machine
Targets 5
- Craps target
- Post targets
- Poker targets
- Win Chips targets
- Roll and Win target
Lane 1
- Hi-Lo lanes
Post or gate 1
- Center post post
Backbox 1
- Roll and Win board backbox game
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Far left, full length, brunette, silver two-piece bikini, enormous lavender and pink feathered headdress, left arm raised straight up with open hand, right arm extended towards the title sign, smiling
- woman Centre-left, red-haired showgirl in a sparkling orange halter top, tall beehive hairdo, smiling broadly, leaning in towards the man
- man Centre, tan cowboy hat with studded band, dark hair, moustache, tan shirt with a bolo tie, grinning, holding up a small fan of playing cards in his right hand
- woman Centre-right, platinum-blonde showgirl in a glittering orange halter top, tall beehive hairdo, smiling, one hand resting on the table near the dice
Setting
- Deep purple and magenta starfield with scattered white sparkle dots
- Eight-pointed gold star near the top centre
- Green felt card table across the bottom third
- Dark vignette corners
Text on it
- STERN
- CHICAGO, ILL.
- HIGH
- ROLLER
- Casino
- MULTI BALL
- SUPER SURPRISE
- SUPER LOOPS 2
- SUPER SPINNER 3
- SUPER POPS 1
- 10 REPLAY
- 25 REPLAY
- SLOT
- LOOT
- START
- ROLL-N-WIN
- pinside.com
How it plays
-
Modes 9
- Super Surprise
- Super Pops
- Super Loops
- Super Spinner
Video modes
- Craps
- Blackjack
- Roulette
- Poker
- Hi-Lo
-
Multiballs 1
- Slot Machine Multiball
-
Goals 2
- Casino games
Other
- Cheat Game
-
Wizard modes 1
- Casino Frenzy
Made by
- Design & Software
- Keith P. Johnson
- Design & Mechanics
- Jon Norris
- Art
- John Youssi
- Art
- Kevin O'Connor
- Mechanics
- Joe Balcer
- Mechanics
- John Borg
- Mechanics
- Wesley Chang
- Software
- Lonnie D. Ropp
- Software
- Dwight Sullivan
- Sound & Music
- Kyle Johnson
- Display animation
- Mark Galvez
Reference
Linked terms
- Slot Machine also called Slots
- Roll and Win target also called upper-right target
- Roll and Win board also called Roll'n'Win
- Blackjack also called 21
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- bright blue
- gold
- tan
- cream
- yellow
Fingerprint: Casino gambling theme: Oversized KIDFORCE PINBALL logo with blue ball substituting O, 3x3 grid of small red card-target windows, pink-cream numbered bumpers surrounding, cartoon gamblers and skeleton figure on aprons, wood-grain cabinetry, red LED matrix display, holding flipper instruction triangles, playing cards and dice icons, vintage electro-mechanical layout, browns, reds, cream tones
The single most identifying feature is the casino-gambling lower playfield: a printed spread of playing-card suits and dice-and-chip icons framed by cartoon gamblers, with a central 3x3 grid of small red card-target windows above a ring of pink-and-cream numbered bumpers. Second, the front cabinet carries an oversized KIDFORCE PINBALL logo decal in orange-to-yellow gradient capitals with a blue ball substituting for the O in PINBALL. Third, two large yellow polka-dot triangles flank the flippers, one reading Hold flippers to answer questions on display and the other Hold flippers for Instant info. Fourth, a banked red LED matrix display sits in a wood-grain tower on the upper left beneath a red KICKER backbox sign. Fifth, the whole playfield is unusually crowded with vintage wood-grain cabinetry, red plastic pop-bumper caps and a top-hatted skeleton/cowboy figure on the right apron.
Setting
- Vintage wooden pinball cabinet with chrome side rails and glass cover
- Backbox with red led matrix score display
- Upper playfield with wood-grain pagoda/tower structure and a small slot-machine motif
- Black void surrounding the machine (dark room, flash-lit photograph)
Symbols
- Playing-card suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades) printed in rows
- Red casino chip stacks
- Two red dice
- Golden dollar-sign medallion at the centre of the apron
- Red five-pointed stars with cream outlines flanking the lower playfield
- Yellow upward arrow in a black-outlined box on the right inlane
- Spinning target/wheel art on the left side of the upper playfield
Notable shapes
- Top-hatted skeleton or masked cowboy figure in a red-and-white outfit on the right apron
- A second cartoon figure on the left apron
- Ring of eight pink-and-cream numbered bumper caps (2, 10, 60, 1, 2, 3, 4) in the centre
- Yellow digital-style readout window showing a segmented number mid-left
Art motifs
- Neon-tube-like blue and pink painted swirl rails along both lower sides
- Polka-dot halftone fields
- Sawtooth and marquee light bulbs around the backbox opening
- Brick and stone-textured painted panels behind the upper playfield toys
Themes
- Casino
- Gambling
- Playing cards
- Poker
- Roulette
- Craps
- Bingo
- Las vegas
Title on it
- Kicker roller casino
Text on it
- KICKER
- KIDFORCE
- PINBALL
- Casino
- CRAPS
- POKER
- BINGO
- HI
- LO
- ROULETTE
- CHEAT GAME
- Hold flippers to answer questions on display
- Hold flippers for Instant info
- RULES
- WIN AGAIN
- CASINO
- PRESS
- CARDS
- BLACK SLACK
- 21
- 60
- 10
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Kind: cartoon gambler |
| Other | Detail: left apron, a grinning man in a white shirt with a red bow tie, dark hair, holding playing cards, painted in flat comic colours |
Full-cabinet photograph of an electro-mechanical gambling/casino-themed pinball machine, glass lifted, shot from above and slightly in front. The playfield is a jumble of wood-grain and gold-flecked cabinet, tan and cream ramps, four red pop-bumper caps on chrome posts, a green teal-domed bumpers cluster, and a bank of playing-card art inserts. Lower playfield is a bright blue field with yellow polka-dot instruction aprons flanking a stack of casino-game targets: CRAPS, BINGO, POKER, HI-LO, ROULETTE and CHEAT GAME. Cartoon gamblers in hats and a skeleton-like masked figure flank the lower playfield. The apron carries a stacked KICKER / ROLLER logo over red script Casino, and a large KIDFORCE PINBALL decal sits on the front of the cabinet.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- purple
- orange
- pink
- gold
Fingerprint: High Roller: gold lightbulb-studded arrow sign banner, trio of grinning casino figures with towering beehive hairdos flanking cowboy-hatted dealer holding cards, three enormous translucent red dice, gold-rimmed roulette wheel with silver ball, orange and red chips spilling.
The single most memorable element is the huge three-line title banner: a gold, lightbulb-studded arrow sign with teal-and-pink block letters reading HIGH ROLLER over a red cursive Casino. Second, the trio of grinning casino figures at centre - two showgirls in glittering orange tops flanking a cowboy-hatted dealer holding up a hand of cards, both women towering in beehive hairdos. Third, the crowded gambling paraphernalia on the green felt: three enormous translucent red dice, a gold-rimmed roulette wheel at lower right with the ball sitting in a pocket, a fan of playing cards, and heaps of orange and red chips spilling across the bottom. Fourth, the black-and-gold ROLL-N-WIN prize wheel at upper right studded with orange bulbs around its rim. Fifth, the full-length showgirl at far left in a silver bikini and towering lavender feather headdress, arm raised, standing beside a chrome slot machine.
Setting
- Deep purple and magenta starfield with scattered white sparkle dots
- Eight-pointed gold star near the top centre
- Green felt card table across the bottom third
- Dark vignette corners
Symbols
- Three large translucent red dice with white pips
- Gold roulette wheel with silver ball
- Silver slot machine showing 4-4-7 reels and orange jackpot lettering
- Fan of playing cards including aces and a face card
- Orange and red casino chips scattered and stacked
- Eight-pointed gold star
- Orange light bulbs around the prize wheel and title banner
- Question mark and card-suit symbols on the prize wheel
Lettering
- Three-line title: teal block capitals with pink inline shading for high, larger pink block capitals with teal drop shading for roller, and a red-orange cursive script casino with white outline; prize wheel uses small black and red sans-serif capitals; red cursive roll-n-win beneath the wheel
Themes
- Casino
- Gambling
- Roulette
- Dice
- Playing cards
- Slot machine
- Poker
- Showgirls
- Prize wheel
Title on it
- High roller casino
Text on it
- STERN
- CHICAGO, ILL.
- HIGH
- ROLLER
- Casino
- MULTI BALL
- SUPER SURPRISE
- SUPER LOOPS 2
- SUPER SPINNER 3
- SUPER POPS 1
- 10 REPLAY
- 25 REPLAY
- SLOT
- LOOT
- START
- ROLL-N-WIN
- pinside.com
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Far left, full length, brunette, silver two-piece bikini, enormous lavender and pink feathered headdress, left arm raised straight up with open hand, right arm extended towards the title sign, smiling |
| Woman | Centre-left, red-haired showgirl in a sparkling orange halter top, tall beehive hairdo, smiling broadly, leaning in towards the man |
| Man | Centre, tan cowboy hat with studded band, dark hair, moustache, tan shirt with a bolo tie, grinning, holding up a small fan of playing cards in his right hand |
| Woman | Centre-right, platinum-blonde showgirl in a glittering orange halter top, tall beehive hairdo, smiling, one hand resting on the table near the dice |
A wide painted casino backglass on a deep purple-to-magenta starfield background with a green baize table along the bottom edge. Across the upper left hangs a gold-bulb-studded arrow/banner sign carrying the title in three stacked lines: HIGH in tall teal block capitals with pink inner faces, ROLLER in even larger pink block capitals with teal shading, and Casino in red-orange cursive script with a white outline. Three figures lean over the table in the centre: a showgirl in a sparkling orange bikini top with towering platinum-blonde beehive hair raising one arm; a red-haired showgirl in a glittering orange halter top; and between them a smiling dark-haired man in a tan cowboy hat with a studded band, tan shirt, bolo tie and moustache, holding up a hand of cards. A fourth woman, a brunette in a silver two-piece and a huge lavender feather headdress, stands full-length at the left beside a silver slot machine whose reels show 4, 4, 7. Scattered orange casino chips, a stack of red chips, three large translucent red dice with white pips, a fan of aces and a face card, and a roulette wheel with a silver ball fill the lower half. A large gold prize wheel occupies the upper right quadrant.