1972–1973 · Gottlieb
Jungle / Wild Life / Jungle King
Known for Center top lane, Bumper chamber and Star rollovers. Tropical jungle, open red-orange sky, dense palm fronds and vines and foliage border.
- Years
- 1972–1973
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
Known for
- Lane
Center top lane
- Bumper
Bumper chamber
- rollovers
Star rollovers
4 games under this title
On the playfield
Bumper 1
- Bumper chamber
Kickback 1
- Left kickback
Lanes 3
- Center top lane
- Star rollovers rollovers
- Side lanes
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Bare-chested muscular white man, short grey-blond hair, mouth wide open in a shout, wearing a leopard-print loincloth with a gold belt, leaning back in mid-air
- creature Large purple gorilla with darker purple arms, red open mouth, yellow chest patch, huge hands and feet, grinning
- woman Blonde woman in a green pith helmet with yellow band, white frilled blouse, blue shorts, one arm raised, mouth open in alarm
- animal Blue elephant with pink tusks and curled trunk behind the woman
- animal Yellow and brown lion cub head at upper left, wide eyes
- animal Green frog with big bulging eyes at bottom centre
Setting
- Tropical jungle
- Open red-orange sky
- Dense palm fronds and vines
- Foliage border
Text on it
- JUNGLE
- BALL IN PLAY
- PLAYERS
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Can play at the same time!
- IT'S MORE FUN to compete!
- 07530
- 00,090
How it plays
-
Awards 2
- Double bonus
- Wow
Made by
- Design
- Ed Krynski
- Art
- Gordon Morison
Reference
Linked terms
- Star rollovers also called Side arc also called orbits also called Rollover arcs
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Jungle
- red
- green
- yellow
- purple
Fingerprint: jungle title in green-yellow block lettering, shirtless adventurer carried by grinning purple gorilla, blonde woman grabbed by blue elephant with pink tusks, cartoon jungle creatures, IT'S MORE FUN to compete slogan, four separate reel windows, vibrant cartoon style on red-orange sky
The centre figure is a bare-chested, open-mouthed adventurer in a leopard-skin loincloth who is being carried off by a huge grinning purple gorilla. Framing them is an enormous red-orange sky with 'JUNGLE' in tall green-and-yellow striped block letters, flanked by four individual reel windows rather than a single display. A blonde woman in a pith helmet and white blouse is being grabbed from behind by a blue elephant with pink tusks. The bottom edge carries the slogan 'IT'S MORE FUN to compete!' beside 'PLAYERS 1 2 3 4' and a row of cartoon birds.
Setting
- Tropical jungle
- Open red-orange sky
- Dense palm fronds and vines
- Foliage border
Symbols
- Card-suit-less playing card back at upper right
- Scrolling reel score windows
- Numbered blue oval player medallions 1-4
- Leopard-print pattern
- Pith helmet
Lettering
- Tall condensed sans-serif block capitals, green and yellow horizontal stripes with a red outline and white highlight for the title; plain black sans-serif capitals on white reel windows; black sans-serif capitals and lower case for the bottom slogans
Themes
- Jungle
- Adventure
- Cartoon animals
- Tarzan-style
Title on it
- Jungle
Text on it
- JUNGLE
- BALL IN PLAY
- PLAYERS
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Can play at the same time!
- IT'S MORE FUN to compete!
- 07530
- 00,090
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Bare-chested muscular white man, short grey-blond hair, mouth wide open in a shout, wearing a leopard-print loincloth with a gold belt, leaning back in mid-air |
| Creature | Large purple gorilla with darker purple arms, red open mouth, yellow chest patch, huge hands and feet, grinning |
| Woman | Blonde woman in a green pith helmet with yellow band, white frilled blouse, blue shorts, one arm raised, mouth open in alarm |
| Animal | Blue elephant with pink tusks and curled trunk behind the woman |
| Animal | Yellow and brown lion cub head at upper left, wide eyes |
| Animal | Green frog with big bulging eyes at bottom centre |
| Animal | Several small monkeys and a crocodile among the lower left leaves |
| Animal | Colourful parrots and other birds perched along the top and bottom borders |
A brightly coloured cartoon-illustrated backglass in a jungle-adventure cartoon style, with a hot red-orange sky behind dense green palm fronds and vines. Four separate white mechanical score reels with black numerals are set into the panel, each paired with a blue-and-white numbered oval medallion (1 top left, 2 top right, 3 mid left, 4 mid right). The main title 'JUNGLE' sits top centre in tall block capitals striped green and yellow with a red outline. Three cartoon figures dominate the centre: a bare-chested muscular white man in a leopard-print loincloth, mouth open, head thrown back; to his left a large purple gorilla with a red mouth and yellow chest; to his right a blonde woman in a white frilled blouse, green pith helmet and blue shorts, looking alarmed, and behind her a blue elephant with pink tusks and a curled trunk. Monkeys, parrots, a lion cub, a crocodile and a frog crowd the borders among the foliage. Lettering includes 'BALL IN PLAY' on a leaf-shaped plaque at left, 'PLAYERS 1 2 3 4' along the bottom, and the slogans 'Can play at the same time!' and 'IT'S MORE FUN to compete!'.
Backglass Wild Life
- red
- orange
- green
- yellow
Fingerprint: wild life: shirtless man in leopard loincloth mid-leap screaming center stage, yellow-green block title with red outline flanking two mechanical score windows, huge purple-blue ape looming left, blonde woman with heron at right, lion and elephant heads with pink flowers at bottom, jungle greens and orange field, flat comic-book style
The single most memorable feature is the screaming shirtless man in the leopard-print loincloth, frozen mid-leap with legs splayed wide and mouth agape, dominating the centre of a blazing red-orange field. Framing him at top centre is a two-line title in chunky yellow-green block capitals with red outline, WILD over LIFE, flanked by two mechanical score windows with blue numbered player discs (1 and 2) above them. A large purple-blue ape with a pale muzzle and bulging eyes looms down the left edge, while the bottom is packed with a lion head, a small blue elephant head and pink hibiscus flowers. A blonde woman in a blue two-piece with a long-legged blue heron occupies the right side.
Setting
- Flat red-orange sky field
- Tropical jungle foliage of ferns, palm fronds and monstera leaves
- Pale cream rocky ground across the lower third
Symbols
- Two mechanical score reels in white rectangular windows
- Blue circular player-number discs numbered 1 and 2
- Pink hibiscus flowers
- Palm fronds
- Leopard-print pattern
- Three-colour underlined stripe at lower left
Lettering
- Chunky condensed sans-serif block capitals, yellow-green fill with heavy red outline and dark drop shadow, arranged in two stacked centred lines
Themes
- Jungle
- Safari
- Tropical island
- Adventure
- Wild animals
Title on it
- Wild life
Text on it
- WILD
- LIFE
- PLAYERS
- 1
- 2
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Centre: shirtless, tanned, heavily muscled adult man with short black hair, mouth wide open in a scream, one arm flung upward, legs splayed as if leaping or falling, wearing only a leopard-print loincloth |
| Woman | Right of centre: adult blonde woman with long hair, wearing a blue two-piece, turned in profile looking left towards the man |
| Animal | Left edge: large purple-blue ape or gorilla with a pale lavender muzzle, round white eyes and dark nostril, one arm reaching down across the foliage |
| Animal | Lower left: pink-purple elephant or hippo head with a rounded snout, beside a coiled green snake |
| Animal | Bottom centre-left: lion head with a full golden-yellow mane, roaring, facing forward |
| Animal | Bottom centre: small blue-grey elephant head with a trunk, facing forward |
| Animal | Right: tall long-legged blue heron or crane with a long orange beak, standing beside the woman |
| Animal | Right: a purple bird with a curved beak perched among the fronds |
| Animal | Bottom: small yellow-orange duckling or chick bird |
| Animal | Bottom: a small brown monkey |
| Animal | Top: an orange and green parrot or toucan head at upper left of centre, and a small blue-clad figure among the leaves at top centre-right |
A wide illustrated backglass panel painted in a loud, flat comic-book cartoon style. The background is a hot red-orange field crowded with jungle ferns, palm fronds and monstera leaves in bright green, over a pale cream rocky ground across the lower third. At top centre the title sits in two stacked lines of chunky yellow-green block capitals with a heavy red outline: WILD over LIFE. Flanking the title at top left and top right are two rectangular mechanical score windows, each a white panel holding a row of small black digit drums; above the left window a blue disc carries a white 1 and above the right window a matching blue disc carries a white 2. Down the left edge stands a large purple-blue ape-like beast with a pale muzzle and wide staring eyes; a pink-purple elephant or hippo head and a coiling green snake sit lower left. Centre stage a shirtless, tanned, muscular man with black hair leaps or falls with legs splayed, one arm flung up, mouth wide open in a scream, wearing only a leopard-print loincloth. To the right a blonde woman in a blue two-piece stands beside a tall blue heron-like bird and a purple bird. Along the bottom edge a lion head with a golden mane, a small blue elephant head, a yellow duckling-like bird, a small monkey and pink hibiscus blossoms form a frieze. Bottom left corner carries the player-count text above a thin copyright strip.
Backglass Jungle King
- red
- yellow
- blue
- green
Fingerprint: JUNGLE KING title in chunky white-light-blue block capitals stacked two lines, enormous snarling yellow-orange lion head with black mane red mouth white teeth filling upper half, muscular bare-chested man in yellow spotted loincloth on right arm raised shouting, purple-faced gorilla grey-blue elephant with pink ears crowd left-centre foliage, blue sawtooth band bottom edge yellow numbers 1-10 with BALL IN PLAY
The single most memorable feature is an enormous snarling lion head, yellow fur with a black mane and a wide red mouth of white teeth, filling the upper half of the glass. Second is the roaring bare-chested man in a yellow spotted loincloth on the right, one arm thrown up. Third, a purple-faced gorilla and a grey-blue elephant with pink ears crowd the left-centre foliage between two small parrots perched on a white four-digit score window. Fourth, the whole bottom edge is a blue sawtooth band of yellow numbers 1 to 10 with BALL IN PLAY at the end.
Setting
- Dense jungle foliage
- Solid red sky/backdrop
- Purple rock face
Symbols
- Four-window score display
- Blue sawtooth number band 1-10
- Jagged black foliage silhouettes
- Parrot feathers
Lettering
- Chunky white and pale-blue block capitals with heavy black outline and drop shadow, plus small white cursive script above
Themes
- Jungle
- Big cat
- Adventure
- Explorer
- Animal tableau
Title on it
- Jungle king
Text on it
- JUNGLE
- KING
- 3 9 4 5 0
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- BALL IN PLAY
- PLAYER 1 2 3 4
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | Huge grinning lion head, yellow-orange fur, black spiky mane, pink nose, open red mouth with white teeth, occupying the whole upper half |
| Man | Muscular bare-chested adult white man with short blue-black hair, yellow animal-skin loincloth with dark spots, legs wide apart, right arm raised, mouth open shouting, on the right side |
| Animal | Grey-blue elephant with pink inner ears and a curling trunk, centre-left |
| Animal | Pink ape or monkey face with long muzzle and dark eyes, centre |
| Animal | Purple gorilla face with heavy brow peering from foliage, left |
| Animal | Small blue parrot with yellow head and orange beak, perched on the score strip, top centre |
| Animal | Small yellow-and-blue parrot perched beside it, top centre-right |
| Animal | Small blue bird with orange beak below the elephant, centre |
A tall rectangular painted backglass dominated by a huge grinning yellow-orange lion head with a black mane, red mouth and white teeth, occupying the upper half against a flat bright red background. Across the top runs a white four-window score strip with black-outlined digits reading 3 9 4 5 0, and to its right the title JUNGLE KING in big chunky white-and-light-blue block capitals with a heavy black drop shadow, stacked on two lines, with a small white cursive word tucked just above it. Left of the title sit two small brightly coloured parrots, a blue-and-yellow one and a yellow-and-blue one, perched on the score strip amid green jungle leaves and purple rock. The centre of the glass is a mass of foliage: a grey-blue elephant with pink ears and a curling trunk, a pink ape/monkey face with a long muzzle, a blue bird with an orange beak, and a purple gorilla face peering from the left. On the right a muscular bare-chested white man in a yellow spotted loincloth stands in a wide stance, one arm raised, mouth open in a shout, blue-black hair. Along the bottom edge runs a blue row of eleven pointed triangular shapes each carrying a yellow number, 1 through 10, with a red-and-white label at bottom left, and BALL IN PLAY in stacked yellow letters at bottom right. Condition: a white paper sticker is stuck over the left-centre area, and there is glare/scratching.
Backglass Jungle Life
- pink
- purple
- green
- yellow
Fingerprint: jungle life - gigantic tan rhinoceros head with heavy horn and half-closed eye filling center of artwork, blue-haired man in leopard-print briefs striking comic open-mouthed pose right of rhino, score reels physically cut into painted glass at upper left above purple ape with pale blue face, vivid green snake hanging its head straight down middle of frame, title JUNGLE LIFE lettered in white on solid black bar lower left
A gigantic tan rhinoceros head with a heavy horn and half-closed eye fills the centre of the artwork, with a blue-haired man in leopard-print briefs striking a comic open-mouthed pose to its right. The score reels are physically cut into the painted glass at the upper left, above a purple ape with a pale blue face. A vivid green snake hangs its head straight down the middle of the frame. The title JUNGLE LIFE is lettered in white on a solid black bar across the lower left corner.
Setting
- Flat pink-magenta sky wash
- Dense jungle foliage and palm fronds at the edges
- Row of stylised flowers along the bottom edge
Symbols
- Mechanical score reels
- Ball-in-play counter window
- Stylised pink, blue and orange flowers
- Palm fronds
- Leopard-print pattern
- Tiger stripes
Lettering
- Large white serif capitals on a solid black bar for the title; smaller white capitals on a black rectangle for the balls in play label
Themes
- Jungle
- Wild animals
- Adventure
- Comic
- Animal
Title on it
- Jungle life
Text on it
- 7 4,170
- BALLS IN PLAY
- YOUR HIGH SCORE
- JUNGLE LIFE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Muscular tanned adult male with short blue hair, exaggerated wide-eyed open-mouthed expression, wearing only leopard-print briefs, standing on the right with one hand raised near his face and the other arm reaching left across a tan bar |
| Animal | Enormous tan rhinoceros head seen from the side in the centre, huge pointed horn, small half-closed eye, mouth slightly open showing teeth |
| Animal | Large purple ape with a pale blue face and chest, long arms draped forward, filling the left-centre of the image |
| Animal | Shaggy-maned lion head in orange and tan at the bottom centre-right, mouth open |
| Animal | Yellow-green lion or cheetah face with wide eyes at the left, just below the score reels |
| Creature | Bright green snake hanging head-down through the centre, mouth open showing a forked tongue |
| Animal | Small blue bird with a yellow beak perched at the top left corner |
| Animal | Yellow-faced green parrot-like bird perched above the score reel panel |
Brightly coloured cartoon backglass packed with wild animals and one human figure. Upper left is a cream score window with black mechanical reels reading 7 4,170, set in a white panel; directly below it a yellow-green lion or cheetah face peers out beside a black label reading BALLS IN PLAY, and beneath that a small cream instruction strip ending in YOUR HIGH SCORE. Across the whole left half a huge purple ape with a pale blue face and long arms leans in, a small blue bird perches at top left, a yellow-faced green parrot-like bird sits above the reels, and a bright green snake drops its head down through the centre. Dominating the middle is an enormous tan rhinoceros head with a big horn and heavy-lidded eye. On the right a muscular, tanned, blue-haired man in leopard-print briefs stands with mouth open and one hand raised, his other arm reaching across a tan rail. Along the bottom a lion head with a shaggy mane, striped tiger markings and a row of pink, blue and orange stylised flowers sit under the title. The words JUNGLE LIFE appear in large white serif capitals on a black bar at the lower left.