1991 · Gottlieb
Hoops
Known for Hang Time target, Left saucer, Back center saucer and Captive ball. Sunset sky with large white-yellow sunburst and clouds, silhouetted city skyline of skyscrapers, row of red-brick terraced houses with lit windows and washing lines, wooden utility pole with crossarms and overhead wires, asphalt street court with painted lines and chain-link fence at left.
- Year
- 1991
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Target
Hang Time target
- saucer
Left saucer
- saucer
Back center saucer
- Captive ball
Captive ball
- Target
Slam Dunk targets
- Mode
Hang Time
- Goal
Super Slam
- Goal
Alley-Oop
On the playfield
Orbit 1
- Fast Break loop
Holes 3
- Left saucer saucer
- Back center saucer saucer
- Right saucer saucer
Captive ball 1
- Captive ball
Targets 2
- Hang Time target
- Slam Dunk targets
Lane 1
- DUNK lanes
Display 1
- Baskets
On the backglass
Who and what
- child Boy in a white vest and red shorts, leaping at the basket with right arm up and the ball near the rim
- child Boy in a white shirt and blue jeans, leaning forward under the hoop, watching the shot
- child Boy in a dark red shirt and shorts, airborne behind the jumper with arms raised
- child Boy in a white t-shirt and shorts, mid-stride at centre left of the group
- child Boy in a yellow shirt and light shorts, partly hidden behind the jumper
- child Boy in a red sleeveless top and red shorts, seen from behind at centre with arms up
Setting
- Sunset sky with large white-yellow sunburst and clouds
- Silhouetted city skyline of skyscrapers
- Row of red-brick terraced houses with lit windows and washing lines
- Wooden utility pole with crossarms and overhead wires
- Asphalt street court with painted lines
- Chain-link fence at left
Text on it
- Gottlieb
- HOOPS
- Points Scored
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th
- 1UP
- 2UP
- 3RD
- 4TH
- Ball in Play
- Match
- CREDITS
- Premier
- © 1986 Premier Technology / All Rights Reserved
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Hang Time
-
Goals 2
- Super Slam
- Alley-Oop
Made by
- Design
- Ray Tanzer
- Art
- David Moore
- Art
- Constantino Mitchell
- Art
- Jeanine Mitchell
Reference
Linked terms
- Left saucer also called Left lock saucer
- Back center saucer also called center saucer also called Tip-in saucer
- Right saucer also called Right lock saucer
- Captive ball also called Hang Time captive ball
- Fast Break also called Fast Break loop
- Slam Dunk targets also called SLAM DUNK
- Super Slam also called 2-ball Super Slam also called 3-ball Super Slam
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- orange
- yellow
- dark blue
Fingerprint: 'HOOPS' in white brush-stroke caps against glowing yellow-white sunburst sky, teenage players in colored shirts leaping at rim on brick-terrace street court, chain-link fence spectator and bulldog mascot, warm red-orange-yellow sunset palette, painted street scene.
A sunset-lit street court where teenage players in coloured shirts are frozen mid-jump beneath an enormous sunburst word HOOPS. The whole image is drenched in the same red-orange glow, from the brick terraces to the sky, giving it a hot, hazy, end-of-summer feel. Unusual detail: a full chain-link fence with a spectator on the far left and a bulldog mascot sitting in the bottom-right corner of the score panel. The score area reads POINTS SCORED with four digit windows, unlike a normal reel machine.
Setting
- Sunset sky with large white-yellow sunburst and clouds
- Silhouetted city skyline of skyscrapers
- Row of red-brick terraced houses with lit windows and washing lines
- Wooden utility pole with crossarms and overhead wires
- Asphalt street court with painted lines
- Chain-link fence at left
Symbols
- Basketball
- Backboard with hoop and net
- Chain-link fence
- City skyline silhouette
- Sunburst
- Bulldog mascot
- Seven-segment score digits
Lettering
- Large white hand-painted brush capitals for the title, red cursive script logo top-left, small red sans-serif labels in the score panel
Themes
- Street basketball
- Urban rooftop
- Sunset
- Street tournament
Title on it
- Hoops
Text on it
- Gottlieb
- HOOPS
- Points Scored
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th
- 1UP
- 2UP
- 3RD
- 4TH
- Ball in Play
- Match
- CREDITS
- Premier
- © 1986 Premier Technology / All Rights Reserved
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Child | Boy in a white vest and red shorts, leaping at the basket with right arm up and the ball near the rim |
| Child | Boy in a white shirt and blue jeans, leaning forward under the hoop, watching the shot |
| Child | Boy in a dark red shirt and shorts, airborne behind the jumper with arms raised |
| Child | Boy in a white t-shirt and shorts, mid-stride at centre left of the group |
| Child | Boy in a yellow shirt and light shorts, partly hidden behind the jumper |
| Child | Boy in a red sleeveless top and red shorts, seen from behind at centre with arms up |
| Child | Boy in a bright yellow-green shirt and grey trousers, side-on at centre right |
| Child | Boy in a green sleeveless shirt and red shorts, back to viewer, reaching upwards |
| Child | Boy in a white shirt and orange shorts with arms flung up, right of centre |
| Child | Boy in a red jersey at the far right edge, partly cropped |
| Man | Adult spectator in a yellow top standing behind the chain-link fence at far left |
| Animal | Small tan bulldog mascot with dark ears, sitting in the bottom-right corner of the score panel |
A street-ball scene at sunset, painted in warm reds, oranges and yellows. The word HOOPS sits across the top in large white brush-stroke capitals, set against a glowing yellow-white sunburst sky over a silhouetted city skyline of dark blue-grey skyscrapers. Below, a red-brick terrace of low houses with lit windows and washing lines spans the width, fronted by a wooden utility pole with crossarms and wires at the left. Around nine teenage boys play basketball on a scuffed asphalt court: one in a white vest and red shorts leaps at the rim with the ball, others in white, dark red, green and orange shirts cluster beneath, jostling and reaching. A chain-link fence at far left holds a lone onlooker in a yellow top. The bottom quarter is a black score panel with a white two-line credit display, red-and-white seven-segment-style scoring digits, and a small bulldog mascot at the lower right.