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2025 · Stern

King Kong: Myth of Terror Island

Known for Gong, Kong Cave, Pit and Lost Temple drop bank. Burning island of orange and yellow flame, purple-magenta smoky sky, colonial stone tower on the right, raked green-gold coin shower in the air and rows of teal-lit onlookers in the smoky mid-ground.

Year
2025
Maker
Stern
Type
Solid state
Display
LCD screen
Players
4

Known for

  • Target

    Gong

  • scoop

    Kong Cave

  • magnet hole

    Pit

  • drop bank

    Lost Temple drop bank

  • Ramp

    Side ramp

  • Goal

    Island Scenes

  • Mode

    Pterodactyl Attack

  • Multiball

    Giant Spider Pit Multiball

4 games under this title

On the playfield

  • purple
  • red
  • orange
  • teal
King Kong: Myth of Terror Island playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Toy 1

  • Log Bridge

Ramps 2

  • Side ramp
  • Cliffs

Orbit 1

  • U-turn loop

Hole 1

  • Kong Cave scoop

Magnet 1

  • Pit magnet hole

Spinner 1

  • Center spinner

Drop target 1

  • Lost Temple drop bank drop bank

Targets 5

  • Gong
  • Punchback target
  • Orange X targets
  • Moving drop
  • Powerup target

Lanes 2

  • River
  • Island Lock

Flipper 1

  • Mini-flipper extra flipper

On the backglass

  • orange
  • purple
  • black
  • yellow
King Kong: Myth of Terror Island backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • monster Giant black gorilla with silver-blue highlights, screaming with wide white eyes, bared yellow fangs and dark red mouth, both huge brown fists thrust forward, iron chain looped round the right wrist
  • woman Glamorous blonde with sculpted curls and red lipstick, white satin off-shoulder gown, green gem brooch, gold bangles, mouth open in alarm, left hand raised with splayed fingers
  • man Dark-haired man in a navy tuxedo jacket, white shirt and bow tie, reaching his right hand out towards the woman, mouth open shouting
  • man Trench-coated man in a wide-brimmed hat seen from behind, operating a box camera on a tripod at the lower left
  • other Crowd of several dozen teal/blue-toned human onlookers, men and women in shirts, dresses and hats, standing in rows behind the main figures and around the flames
  • other Colonial stone tower with an arched window rising on the right side behind the chain

Setting

  • Burning island of orange and yellow flame
  • Purple-magenta smoky sky
  • Colonial stone tower on the right
  • Raked green-gold coin shower in the air
  • Rows of teal-lit onlookers in the smoky mid-ground

Text on it

  • KING KONG
  • TERROR ISLAND
  • MYTH OF
  • MYTH OF TERROR ISLAND™
  • TM & © 2025 STERN PINBALL INC.
  • WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD - DO NOT OPEN. REFER SERVICING TO SERVICE PERSONNEL
  • Stern
  • pinball
  • 830-6426-26

How it plays

  1. Modes 13

    • Save Ann
    • Cross the Chasm
    • Pterodactyl Attack
    • Stegosaurus Encounter
    • Escape the Swamp
    • Biplane Attack
    • Crash the Gate
    • T-Rex Battle
    • T-Rex Boss Battle
    • NYC Events
    • Stage Fright
    • Window Shopping
    • Manhattan Rampage
  2. Multiballs 4

    • Giant Spider Pit Multiball
    • King Kong Multiball
    • Spider Queen
    • Lost Temple Multiball
  3. Goals 8

    • Island Scenes
    • Victory Challenge
    • Climb
    • Spell KING KONG
    • Barrel roll
    • Chandelle maneuver
    • Island Mystery
    • Deadeye
  4. Wizard modes 1

    • 8th Wonder

The cast

  • Ann Darrow
  • Jack Driscoll
  • Carl Denham
  • Terror Island

Reference

Linked terms
  • Gong also called Gong bash target
  • Kong Cave also called Kong Cave scoop
  • Pit also called Giant Spider Pit
  • Lost Temple drop bank also called Lost Temple drops
  • Side ramp also called Biplane side ramp also called Biplane ramp
  • Cliffs also called Cliffs ramp
  • U-turn also called upper loop
  • River also called River plunge lane
  • Punchback target also called Punchback
  • Island Scenes also called Scene
  • Pterodactyl Attack also called Pterodactyl
  • Giant Spider Pit Multiball also called Pit Multiball also called Giant Spider
  • 8th Wonder also called Wonder
  • Manhattan Rampage also called Rampage
  • Spell KING KONG also called KING KONG
  • Terror Island also called Myth of Terror Island
Playfield vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

King Kong: Myth of Terror Island playfield

Playfield LE

  • purple
  • red
  • orange
  • teal

Fingerprint: Giant white grinning skull with black flame-mohawk at top encircled by orange dot-matrix rubber ring, blue sunburst disc with jagged orange flame rim and magenta no fear medallion at center, lower apron carries slanted red-rimmed cartoon eyes above no fear words, flaming grey skulls flanking, slanted auto-fire inserts on both sides

Distinctive

A colossal roaring gorilla head, mouth wide open with visible teeth and fangs, painted into the lower-centre of the playfield and looming directly above the flippers. Below it a large gorilla portrait fills the whole lower-right apron corner, next to a bright blue rectangular illuminated panel marked USE YOUR 2X CODE. A purple banner across the centre of the field reads GAIN GONG WHEN LIT FOR 10,000 BONUS LETTERS. Two tall painted skyscrapers labelled SCRAPYARD and SKYLINE lean inward on either side of a red glowing post. The lower apron carries a gold-outlined KING KONG logo on a red starburst with MYTH OF FEARFUL ISLAND beneath.

Setting

  • Painted ruined city street of art deco skyscrapers and brick buildings
  • Dark stone basements and scaffolding
  • Blue-green water with floating debris at the lower left
  • Night sky with scattered stars at the top
  • Red brick wall behind the centre gorilla

Symbols

  • Round lettered pop-bumper caps in an arc
  • Yellow lightning-bolt targets
  • Diamonds and card-suit pips
  • Curved chrome ball guide rails
  • Yellow lightning bolt graphic
  • Black chain motif on the right apron

Notable shapes

  • A heart/keyhole-shaped oval medallion reading go ape again
  • Circular ring of nine pop-bumper caps
  • Triangular sling cutouts
  • Two painted leaning skyscrapers
  • Large oval cutout framing the centre gorilla

Art motifs

  • Comic-book ink outlines
  • Airbrushed purple haze
  • Speed lines
  • Brickwork
  • Spotlights
  • Star bursts

Themes

  • Giant gorilla
  • City destruction
  • 1933 monster film
  • Comic book
  • Skyscrapers
  • Treasure

Title on it

  • King kong myth of fearful island

Text on it

  • USA
  • GAIN GONG WHEN LIT FOR 10,000 BONUS LETTERS
  • COMPLETE GATE TO LIGHT 8TH WONDER
  • GO APE AGAIN
  • SCRAPYARD
  • SKYLINE
  • KING KONG
  • MYTH OF FEARFUL ISLAND
  • GAME OVER WHEN 3X
  • CAPTAIN KEITH KNE ELWIN
  • GAME CASHIER
  • USE YOUR 2X CODE
  • INSERT
  • INSTRUCTIONS
  • PLEASE READ BEFORE PLAYING
  • THE STORY
  • HOW TO PLAY
  • Your story of THE WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT
  • Great Balls of Fire!
Pop bumpers
A curved fan of round pop bumpers across the centre of the playfield, above the gorilla face
Drop targets
Yellow lightning-bolt drop targets in the mid-upper playfield
Ramps
A large elevated wireform ramp loops from the mid-playfield up to the top left and back, plus a second looping habitrail over the top right
Slingshots
Two triangular slings flanking the lower flippers
Upper playfield
Dark upper third with rails, a wireform loop, and a lit rectangular mechanism box
Apron and lower playfield
Dark red and navy blue apron with a gold king kong logo over a red starburst, myth of fearful island beneath, a white instruction card on the left headed the story / how to play, a yellow copyright block at the bottom, captain keith kne elwin label, game over when 3x in a yellow triangle, go ape again on a small oval insert between the flippers, and a large blue-lit rectangular 2x-code door at the right
Who and what
Kind Description
Animal Huge central gorilla head, grey-black fur, tan-orange muzzle, yellow eyes, mouth wide open showing white fangs and red tongue, roaring
Animal Large gorilla portrait filling the lower-right apron, black fur, purple-grey face, bared teeth, head tilted
Animal Two smaller ape heads flanking the centre, black fur, orange muzzles, one grinning
Man Screaming man in the apron below the gorilla, head tilted back, arms raised, open mouth
Man Painted man in a hat at the left of the centre playfield, arms raised
Monster Shadowed creature face in the upper-right dark area
Full description

Tall portrait pinball playfield photographed through glass, dominated by a huge grinning gorilla face with a wide open red mouth and yellow-orange eyes roaring out of the lower-centre artwork, framed by Art Deco skyscrapers painted in orange, teal and purple with lit windows. The centre of the field carries a curved fan of round pop-bumper caps showing black and red letters, and a purple banner reading GAIN GONG WHEN LIT FOR 10,000 BONUS LETTERS. Two more ape heads with black fur and orange-tan muzzles sit either side of the gorilla, one above a screaming man's face in the apron. Brickwork, water, crates, girders, a looping wireform ramp and yellow lightning-bolt targets fill the rest. The lower apron card is deep red and blue with a big chrome-outlined KING KONG logo over MYTH OF FEARFUL ISLAND, a blue-lit rectangular coin/2x code door, and an enormous roaring ape head to the right. Glass reflections of ceiling lights streak across the upper right.

King Kong: Myth of Terror Island playfield

Playfield Premium

  • purple
  • grey
  • blue
  • orange

Fingerprint: Single pin-up woman center-playfield flanked by vertical ladder of ten round reels, enormous red-orange swirling sunburst petals filling lower half, two massive pop bumper caps marked 100, mirror-polished steel habitrack arch above, gold chevron bonus arrows on flanks

Distinctive

The huge roaring gorilla head painted across the lower right apron in blue-grey with a snarling red-eyed face is the single most memorable element. Second is the circular ape-face emblem at the very top with SK letters under it. Third, the long diagonal orange-and-yellow KING KONG banner across the upper right, threaded with chrome wireform ball guides. Fourth, the symmetrical pair of grey riveted tower posts flanking a central row of white pop-bumper caps covered in yellow star shapes.

Setting

  • City skyline painted on the backboard panel
  • Dark industrial jungle of scaffolding and towers
  • Lower apron filled with dense collage illustration

Symbols

  • Yellow stars
  • Yellow arrow light inserts
  • Circular emblem with sk monogram
  • Playing-card-style rectangle plaques

Notable shapes

  • Large circular emblem at top, long diagonal banner across the upper right, pair of grey towers, central star-studded bumper row

Art motifs

  • Diagonal title banner
  • Wireform ball guides
  • Collage of painted faces
  • Star-studded plastics

Themes

  • Ape
  • Adventure
  • City skyline
  • Industrial
  • Jungle

Title on it

  • King kong

Text on it

  • KING KONG
  • SK
  • USE TWEED
Pop bumpers
A central row of round white caps with yellow stars, plus bumper clusters at the upper left
Ramps
One raised ramp running up the right side plus two chrome wireform ball guides crossing the upper field
Slingshots
Standard triangular slingshots flanking the lower flippers
Upper playfield
Grey cityscape panel with a large orange and yellow diagonal king kong banner and elevated wireform tracks
Apron and lower playfield
Lower apron carries the giant gorilla head collage, two white rules cards of dense small print, a black trapezoidal card tray on the left and a square illuminated use tweed plate on the right
Who and what
Kind Description
Animal Huge roaring gorilla head painted on the lower right apron in blue-grey with a red eye and bared teeth
Animal Snarling ape face inside the circular cream-and-black emblem at the top of the playfield, green and grey tones
Other Grey riveted tower or scaffold posts, two of them, flanking the centre of the field
Other Row of round white pop-bumper caps studded with yellow star shapes across the mid playfield
Full description

Full-length playfield photographed straight down under strong purple and blue ambient lighting, glass reflecting the backbox above. At the very top sits a circular cream-and-black emblem carrying a snarling ape face in green and grey tones, with block letters SK beneath it on the left. Behind the upper playfield is a grey-blue painted cityscape panel. A bright orange and yellow KING KONG banner is painted diagonally across the upper right, crossed by two chrome wireform ball guides and a raised ramp up the right lane. The middle is crowded: two grey riveted tower posts stand left and right of centre, a row of round white pop-bumper caps studded with yellow stars runs across the middle, and yellow arrow light inserts scatter around them. The lower half is dense illustration in blues, greys and reds, dominated by a huge roaring gorilla head in blue-grey on the lower right apron. Two black flippers sit at bottom centre above two white rules cards of tiny print, with a square illuminated USE TWEED plate on the right and a black card tray on the left.

Backglass vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

King Kong: Myth of Terror Island backglass

Backglass LE

  • orange
  • purple
  • black
  • yellow

Fingerprint: KING KONG TERROR ISLAND with colossal black gorilla roaring yellow eyes bared fangs chain around wrist, head overlapping giant yellow three-dimensional title lettering, blonde woman white satin gown green gem brooch, tuxedoed man navy reaching arm, burning island orange yellow flame, green-gold coins rain through air, trench-coated cameraman box camera left, comic-book airbrushed style

Distinctive

The single most memorable element is the huge roaring black gorilla with an iron chain round his wrist, his head breaking through the giant yellow KING KONG title lettering at the top. Second, the blonde woman in a white satin gown and the tuxedoed man below him, fleeing in front of a wall of orange flame. Third, the pair of giant outstretched brown fists thrust towards the viewer, with the chain snaking off to the corners. Fourth, the colonial stone tower on the right and the trench-coated cameraman with a box camera on the left.

Setting

  • Burning island of orange and yellow flame
  • Purple-magenta smoky sky
  • Colonial stone tower on the right
  • Raked green-gold coin shower in the air
  • Rows of teal-lit onlookers in the smoky mid-ground

Symbols

  • Iron chain
  • Raised fists
  • Falling gold coins
  • Wooden barrels
  • Box movie camera on tripod
  • Stepped art-deco border corners
  • Green double keyline border

Lettering

  • Large extruded yellow block capitals with orange 3d shading and thick black outline, slightly arched; subtitle on a curved black band in yellow capitals with a white myth of tab

Themes

  • Giant ape
  • Island
  • Fire
  • Explosion
  • Adventure comic
  • B-movie monster

Title on it

  • King kong - terror island

Text on it

  • KING KONG
  • TERROR ISLAND
  • MYTH OF
  • MYTH OF TERROR ISLAND™
  • TM & © 2025 STERN PINBALL INC.
  • WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD - DO NOT OPEN. REFER SERVICING TO SERVICE PERSONNEL
  • Stern
  • pinball
  • 830-6426-26
Who and what
Kind Description
Monster Giant black gorilla with silver-blue highlights, screaming with wide white eyes, bared yellow fangs and dark red mouth, both huge brown fists thrust forward, iron chain looped round the right wrist
Woman Glamorous blonde with sculpted curls and red lipstick, white satin off-shoulder gown, green gem brooch, gold bangles, mouth open in alarm, left hand raised with splayed fingers
Man Dark-haired man in a navy tuxedo jacket, white shirt and bow tie, reaching his right hand out towards the woman, mouth open shouting
Man Trench-coated man in a wide-brimmed hat seen from behind, operating a box camera on a tripod at the lower left
Other Crowd of several dozen teal/blue-toned human onlookers, men and women in shirts, dresses and hats, standing in rows behind the main figures and around the flames
Other Colonial stone tower with an arched window rising on the right side behind the chain
Full description

A full-colour backglass trans-light in a comic-book/airbrushed style, framed by a thin black border with stepped, art-deco green line corners and a bright green outer keyline. Across the top, huge blocky three-dimensional yellow letters with orange shading and black outline read KING KONG, and the ape's head overlaps the lettering; beneath it a curved black band on yellow carries TERROR ISLAND with a small MYTH OF tab. A colossal black-and-silver-furred gorilla dominates the centre, roaring with wide yellow eyes and bared fangs, chest and shoulders filling the middle third, both enormous brown fists thrust forward towards the viewer, an iron chain wrapped round his right wrist and looping out to both upper corners. Behind him a burning island erupts in orange and yellow flame, with green-gold coins and small barrels raining through the air and a purple-magenta smoky sky. Along the bottom, a blonde woman in a white satin off-shoulder gown with a green gem brooch and gold bangles recoils with one hand raised, beside a dark-haired man in a navy tuxedo with white shirt and bow tie reaching outwards. Left, a trench-coated figure in a wide-brimmed hat films the scene with a box camera on a tripod. Rows of teal-toned onlookers fill the smoky mid-ground.

King Kong: Myth of Terror Island backglass

Backglass Premium

  • purple
  • red
  • yellow
  • grey

Fingerprint: king kong, colossal brown gorilla with pale stone collar raising fist over head where biplane explodes in orange flame, thick twisted magenta vine crossing middle diagonally, khaki four-engine bomber dominates lower-left foreground oversized, yellow title letters with red shading and red O as barrel cannon, saturated comic airbrush

Distinctive

A gigantic screaming gorilla with an open fanged mouth and a pale stone collar, mid-roar, arm raised over its own head. A biplane is caught exploding right above the gorilla's raised fist. A thick twisted magenta vine crosses the middle of the glass diagonally. A khaki four-engine bomber dominates the lower-left foreground, hugely oversized relative to the city behind it. The title letters are yellow with red shading and a black keyline, and the 'O' of the second word is drawn as a barrel cannon.

Setting

  • Night-time city skyline of blue-grey skyscrapers with warm yellow lit windows
  • Blood-red and magenta smoke clouds
  • Bright yellow-orange blaze of fire in the upper right sky
  • Riveted grey metal structure or hangar behind the foreground aircraft

Symbols

  • Exploding aircraft
  • Flames
  • Searchlight beams
  • Lit skyscraper windows
  • Aircraft roundel
  • Vine
  • Bayonet blade
  • Cannon barrels

Lettering

  • Very large condensed sans-serif block capitals in bright yellow with orange-red interior shading, thick black keyline and drop shadow; subtitle in smaller red capitals on a black bar with a yellow outline

Themes

  • Giant gorilla
  • Kaiju monster
  • Aviation battle
  • City under attack
  • Expedition island
  • 1930s aircraft

Title on it

  • King kong

Text on it

  • KING KONG
  • MYTH OF TERROR ISLAND
  • MYTH OF TERROR ISLAND™
  • TM & © 2025 STERN PINBALL, INC.
  • Stern pinball
  • 810-S457-27
Who and what
Kind Description
Monster One enormous brown-furred gorilla, bare muscular chest, open mouth with visible fangs screaming, pale grey-blue collar or chest plate around the neck, right fist raised above its head, left hand gripping a long spear or rifle, tail/legs hidden behind a city rooftop
Vehicle Red-and-yellow vintage biplane with a blurred propeller disc, tilted and engulfed in orange-yellow flame at upper centre-left
Vehicle Large khaki/tan four-engine bomber aircraft crossing the lower left foreground, propeller blur, british-style roundel on the wing
Vehicle A grey biplane or seaplant flying at upper right with a trailing line or cable
Vehicle A grey helicopter hovering left of the gorilla's head near the exploding biplane
Other A thick twisted magenta-pink vine or tentacle running diagonally across the centre of the glass
Other Cannon barrels poking out from behind the title lettering at lower centre-right
Full description

Landscape backglass-style painted illustration dominated by a colossal roaring brown gorilla, bare-chested and wearing a chunky pale grey-blue stone or metal collar, filling the centre and right of the frame. It swings from a thick twisted pink-purple vine at centre-left while raising its right fist over its head, where a small red-and-yellow biplane with a spinning propeller is exploding in orange flame; its left hand grips a long spear or rifle with a bayonet-like blade at the far right edge. Behind it a night-time city of blue-grey skyscrapers with warm yellow lit windows recedes under a blood-red and magenta smoke-filled sky with a bright yellow-orange blaze at upper right. A large khaki/tan four-engine bomber flies across the lower left foreground in front of a riveted grey metal structure. Lower centre carries the main title in huge yellow block letters with heavy black outline and red shading, above a black-and-red banner subtitle. A red-and-white logo sits in the bottom right corner and small copyright print in the bottom left. Style is highly saturated comic-book airbrushing with bold black ink outlines.

King Kong: Myth of Terror Island backglass

Backglass Pro

  • blue
  • orange
  • purple
  • green

Fingerprint: King Kong, roaring silver-furred gorilla head bursting through center framed by green snake arcing from top right, open-jawed crocodile behind left shoulder, tiny running woman in red-orange dress in right foliage as striking contrast, title in glowing yellow-orange block letters on jagged dark rock ledge, full white monster silhouette logo at bottom right corner, airbrushed painted fantasy style

Distinctive

A roaring silver-furred gorilla head bursting through the centre of the artwork, framed by a green snake arcing in from the top right and an open-jawed crocodile behind his left shoulder. The only bright-red figure in the art is a tiny running woman in a red-orange dress tucked into the right-hand foliage, a striking contrast to the blue-green jungle framing. The title KING KONG is painted as glowing yellow-orange block letters sitting on a jagged dark rock ledge rather than in a clean banner. A full white monster silhouette logo is cut into the artwork at the bottom right corner.

Setting

  • Burning orange and yellow sunset sky
  • Tropical jungle foliage and hanging vines framing all edges
  • Distant stepped temple ruin silhouette
  • Leaning palm tree at upper left
  • Dark purple rocky ground at the base

Symbols

  • Green palm leaves and vines
  • Blue tropical foliage
  • Orange flame-like sky bands
  • White monster head silhouette logo at bottom right
  • Red oval pinball logo

Lettering

  • Chunky yellow-orange block capitals with red outline and dark drop shadow for the title; smaller plain red capitals for the subtitle

Themes

  • Giant monster
  • Island adventure
  • Jungle
  • Sunset
  • Beast versus beast

Title on it

  • King kong

Text on it

  • KING KONG
  • MYTH OF TERROR ISLAND
  • MYTH OF TERROR ISLAND™
  • TM & © 2017 STERN PINBALL, INC.
  • pinball
  • MA-PB-219
Who and what
Kind Description
Monster Giant silver-furred gorilla head and shoulders at centre, roaring with wide-open pink mouth and rows of bared teeth, dark eyes, left fist thrust forward toward the viewer, right arm drawn back, wearing a dark vest with a pale grey chest plate and small central emblem
Animal Green crocodile with jaws open showing teeth and pink mouth, bursting from behind the gorilla's left shoulder
Animal Large green scaled snake with a red and white banded body, curving in from the upper right corner
Creature Green pterodactyl-like winged reptile flying in the sky left of the gorilla's head
Monster Second much smaller ape figure perched in the blue foliage on the right side
Woman Tiny running woman in a bright red-orange dress, below and left of the small ape, in a running pose with one arm raised
Full description

A full-colour backglass dominated by a huge snarling silver-furred gorilla head and shoulders bursting out of the centre, roaring with wide-open pink mouth and bared teeth, left fist thrust towards the viewer and right arm cocked back. The gorilla wears a dark harness or vest with a pale grey chest plate and a small emblem at the centre of the chest. Behind him the sky burns in horizontal bands of orange, yellow and pink, with a distant jungle temple ruin silhouetted at upper right and a leaning palm tree at upper left. A green crocodile's head with jaws open bursts from behind the gorilla's left shoulder, while a large green scaled snake with a red-and-white banded body arcs in from the upper right corner. Blue and teal tropical leaves, vines and hanging tendrils frame the whole edge, with a second much smaller ape figure perched in the right foliage and a tiny running woman figure in a bright red-orange dress below it. The title KING KONG sits across the lower centre in chunky yellow-orange block letters with a red outline and dark drop shadow; beneath it MYTH OF TERROR ISLAND appears in smaller red capitals on a dark torn-rock band. White small print sits at bottom left, a red oval pinball logo and a part code at bottom right. Style is heavily airbrushed painted fantasy illustration with saturated colour and painted flames.