Vision analysis
On the playfield
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- silver
- red
- yellow
- turquoise
Fingerprint: Flippers, large turquoise disc bearing blonde woman's portrait ringed by numerals 1-10, green-suited astronaut printed to its right, five-reel score carousel at top arch, two triangular wire-guarded bumpers each with ringed pink planet, seated pin-up archers straddling red RALLY arrow
The most identifying feature is the large turquoise circular disc in the upper centre of the playfield bearing a printed portrait of a curly-haired blonde woman, with the numerals 1 through 10 set individually around the disc's rim and a green-suited male astronaut printed immediately to its right. Second is the five-reel score carousel across the top arch, printed 1 2 3 4 5 with the values 10 20 50 20 10 beneath, flanked by two circular maroon reels reading 10 POINTS. Third, the symmetrical pair of triangular wire-guarded bumpers in the lower mid-field, each printed with a lavender-pink ringed planet on a yellow saucer base. Fourth, the pair of seated pin-up archers in green tops straddling a red RALLY arrow on the yellow starburst at the field's waist. Fifth, the blue script wordmark and star-speckled silver apron at the bottom, flanked by a printed instruction card headed LANDING ON VENUS.
Setting
- Pale silver starfield printed with scattered small blue, orange and yellow five-pointed stars and tiny white circles
- Sky-blue and turquoise wash behind the upper half of the field
- Yellow starburst panels radiating across the middle of the field
- Chrome and aluminium arch rails at the top with visible rivets and ball-guiding wire
- Painted grey steel cabinet front below the playfield with a coin door and a red plunger knob on a spring
- Two tubular chrome legs, one at each front corner
Symbols
- Five-pointed stars scattered across the silver field and apron
- Red rocket with white porthole
- Green and red rocket mascots with single round eyes
- Ringed planet on a saucer printed on each triangular bumper
- Red arrow labelled rally
- Yellow multi-pointed starbursts
- Blue arrow banner on the apron
- Red circular thermometer-style scale printed at the apron right
- Row of small circles and diamonds on a checkered band
Notable shapes
- A large turquoise circle dominating the upper centre; two concentric-ringed maroon discs left and right of the top centre; two tall orange triangles in the top corners housing the rocket mascots; a red chevron and a yellow starburst meeting at mid-field; two clear triangles in the lower field; and a black oval slot cut into the apron centre-left
Art motifs
- Sunburst rays in yellow and orange
- Airbrushed pinstripe swirls on the plastics and metal trim
- Triangle and diamond target geometry
- Concentric rings around the two 10 points reels
- Checkered racing-flag banding at the lower left and right
- Star-field stipple
Themes
- Space flight
- Rockets and astronauts
- Atomic age
- Pin-up girl
- Rally driving
- Target scoring
- Bonus and lit multipliers
Title on it
- Flippers
Text on it
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 10
- 20
- 50
- 10 POINTS
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- GET SHOT
- AND LIGHT THE
- JET NUMBER
- 10 BONUS
- FREE
- WHEN LIT
- EACH
- LIGHT
- PLUS 10
- RALLY
- 10 WHEN LIT
- 50 WHEN LIT
- FLIPPER
- LANDING ON VENUS
- A 10c coin slot on the board allows you to light a rocket on the sun by pressing through it by hitting the correct target. The lit BONUS is the kicker reward earned by having one of the two BONUS targets lit. 10 BONUS lights and lights 7 scores 10 points and 10 more points for each lit light. At the end of the game when the bonus number reaches the end number
- FREE GAME
- FREE GAME #
- POINTS
- FOR
- AMUSEMENT
- ONLY
- NO PRIZES
- NO
- WAGERING
- Flippers
- BUTTONS
- ON
- SIDE
- OF
- CABINET
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY NO PRIZES NO WAGERING
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | A blonde woman's head and shoulders in three-quarter view, red lips, arched dark brows, short curly blonde hair, filling the large turquoise circular disc at the upper centre; the numerals 1 to 10 are printed individually around the disc's rim in white, red, green and yellow |
| Other | A male spaceman at the right of the central disc in a green suit with a white helmet and round faceplate, arms bent forward; a smaller second green-suited figure with a helmet printed just below and left of him |
| Other | A red rocket with a pointed nose, white porthole window and swept fins, angled nose-up at the left of the central disc, with three short yellow exhaust strokes beneath it |
| Other | A brunette woman seated on the left, green halter top and pale briefs, legs extended to the right, one arm raised holding a long rifle horizontally |
| Other | A red-haired woman seated on the right, green top and pale briefs, legs extended to the left, one arm raised holding a long rifle horizontally; the two women face one another across the red arrow |
| Other | A smiling man in a blue tuxedo jacket and bow tie at the lower right of the apron, drawn with heavy blue outlines, one arm raised as if presenting |
| Other | One green rocket-shaped creature with a round eye at the top left of the arch and one red/magenta rocket-shaped creature with a round eye at the top right, each inside an orange triangular panel |
Photograph of an electro-mechanical pinball machine photographed head-on and slightly from above, showing the full playfield, the lower instruction-card area, the front of the cabinet and both chrome legs. The playfield is a silver/grey starfield scattered with small blue, orange and yellow five-pointed stars, overlaid with large flat printed graphics in red, yellow, green and turquoise. At the top sits a chrome-edged arch carrying five vertical numbered reels reading 1 2 3 4 5 with 10 20 50 20 10 printed beneath, flanked by two maroon round reels marked 10 POINTS and a central green round bumper marked 10. Below is a large turquoise circular disc printed with a blonde woman's face ringed by the digits 1 to 10, with a red rocket at left and a green-suited astronaut at right. The middle of the field holds a yellow starburst reading EACH LIGHT and PLUS 10, two seated pin-up women in green tops, a red RALLY arrow, two triangular wire-guarded bumpers each printed with a ringed pink planet, two flipper bats and a scatter of numbered targets. The bottom apron carries a blue script title and a blue-and-white star motif.
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- pale blue
- yellow
- green
- red
Fingerprint: Landing on Venus in block banner, huge yellow cursive Venus with green saucer-helmeted alien on letter V, red-haired woman in winged gold helmet and green bikini, green spaceman on striped BONUS rocket, crescent of ten numbered rockets
A giant yellow cursive Venus, with a saucer-helmeted green alien perched on top of the letter V, filling the upper third of the glass. Second most memorable: a towering red-haired woman in a winged gold helmet and green bikini, arm arched over her head, standing toe-to-heel beside a crouching hooded spaceman riding a striped BONUS rocket. Third: a curved chain of ten numbered rockets in white, red and yellow arcing down the right side. Fourth: small green one-eyed aliens in flying saucers, one landed bottom right and one hovering over the title.
Setting
- Pale blue starfield
- Yellow cratered planet surface along the bottom
- Large yellow planet disc at centre-left
- Brown rocks and mountains on the horizon
Symbols
- Stars
- Yellow planet
- Cratered moon
- Flying saucers
- Cowboy hats
- Rockets
- Green arrow score panel
- Red triangular gem in centre of score panel
Lettering
- Chunky multi-coloured upright block capitals for landing on, enormous flowing yellow cursive with brown shading and black drop shadow for venus, plain white capitals with red outline for game over, black hand-lettered capitals on the bonus rocket
Themes
- Space
- Alien
- Retro-futurism
- Comedy rocket ships
- Planet surface
Title on it
- Landing on venus
Text on it
- LANDING ON
- Venus
- GAME OVER
- BONUS
- PRODUCT OF
- 5
- 2
- 4
- 0
- 8
- 9
- 7
- 1
- 3
- 10
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Adult cartoon woman, very long red hair, gold winged helmet with red crest, dark green brassiere and matching briefs, bare legs and feet, smiling, left arm arched above her head, right hand raised to her forehead, standing full length on the left side |
| Man | Cartoon spaceman in a white hooded helmet, green one-piece suit, brown gloves and boots, grinning, crouching and leaning forward on a red-white-black striped rocket labelled bonus, holding a thin metal rod |
| Alien | Small green one-eyed alien with antennae sitting in a grey saucer, hovering over the title letters at top centre |
| Alien | Small green one-eyed alien in a green saucer, standing on it at bottom right |
| Alien | Small green goblin-like alien with antennae standing on the yellow ground at bottom left, arms raised |
| Vehicle | Small cream crate-like spaceship with a brown cowgirl hat flying on a smoke trail at upper right |
| Vehicle | Grey saucer with a brown wide-brimmed cowboy hat floating at centre right |
| Vehicle | Red-white-black striped rocket with a white nose cone marked bonus |
| Other | Crescent of ten small white, red and yellow numbered rockets, 8 2 9 7 1 3 10 4 8 5, arcing from centre down to lower right |
Painted 1960s-style space-comedy backglass on a pale sky-blue field with white stars and a yellow cratered planet surface across the bottom quarter. Across the top a block banner reads LANDING ON in multi-coloured upright capitals, followed by the huge yellow-and-brown cursive word Venus with a black drop shadow and a small green one-eyed alien in a saucer straddling the V. Top right, GAME OVER in stacked white capitals with a red outline. Left of centre stands a full-height cartoon woman with long red hair, a gold winged helmet and dark green two-piece costume, one arm raised over her head and the other bent to her forehead. Centre is a green arrow-shaped score panel with cream reels showing 5 and 2 4 0. Below, a cartoon spaceman in a white hood, green suit and brown boots crouches on a red-white-black striped BONUS rocket. A crescent of white, red and yellow numbered rockets (8 2 9 7 1 3 10 4 8 5) sweeps from centre to lower right, with a small cowgirl-hatted saucer and a two-pad green alien flying saucer below.