1978 · Stern Electronics
Lectronamo
Known for Top saucer, Upper left drop targets, Right drop targets and Lower left standup target. Swirling orange and yellow concentric vortex or sunburst, deep red and maroon cloudy sky, dark silhouetted foliage and treeline along the bottom edge and dark blue-black night sky in the left corners.
- Year
- 1978
- Maker
- Stern Electronics
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- saucer
Top saucer
- Drop target
Upper left drop targets
- Drop target
Right drop targets
- Target
Lower left standup target
On the playfield
- red
- yellow
- pale blue
- cream
- 2 flippers
- 3 pop bumpers
- 1 spinner
- 1 target bank
- 2 slingshots
Hole 1
- Top saucer saucer
Drop targets 2
- Upper left drop targets
- Right drop targets
Target 1
- Lower left standup target
Lanes 5
- Star rollover rollover
- Collect lane rollover rollover
- Left in lane
- Right in lane
- Out lanes
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Single large winged female figure, adult, in right-facing profile, flying horizontally; long flowing brown hair swept back; skin/body rendered in pale turquoise-green with darker green shading; large feathered wings in cream, tan and pale green spread up and back from her shoulders; one arm extended forward, the other trailing; one leg bent up behind her, the other extended; small pale loincloth/swimwear costume; bare feet; face in profile with a green mask-like paint pattern
Setting
- Swirling orange and yellow concentric vortex or sunburst
- Deep red and maroon cloudy sky
- Dark silhouetted foliage and treeline along the bottom edge
- Dark blue-black night sky in the left corners
Text on it
- Pectrumama
- IN THE SKY
- STERN
- 1ST
- 2ND
- 3RD
- 4TH
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Players
- 00
Made by
- Design
- Mike Kubin
Reference
Linked terms
- Upper left drop targets also called 5-bank
- Right drop targets also called 3-bank also called Right drop bank
- Star rollover also called Star button
- Collect lane rollover also called Upper left rollover
- Lower left standup target also called Left bonus-light target
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- red
- yellow
- pale blue
- cream
Fingerprint: Two enormous red lightning bolts with cream cores dominating center, three red-star pop bumpers on cream sunburst discs, concentric pink-and-red target rings with red stars at lower slings, nine round white drop targets diagonal bank, value ladder 10,000-1,000, eye-and-feather corner swirls, red pentagon COLLECT BONUS, pure geometric energy graphics, red-yellow-cream tricolor.
Two colossal red lightning bolts with cream-yellow cores dominating the whole centre of the playfield, terminating in a red pentagon at the bottom that reads 'COLLECT BONUS'. Three pop bumpers each wearing a red five-pointed star on a cream sunburst disc, the only strong red-star motif on the field. Matching star-in-concentric-ring targets filling both lower slingshot areas, so four red stars repeat down the playfield. A tall diagonal bank of nine round white drop targets beside a nine-step lit value ladder, plus a printed instruction card on the apron and a QR code panel.
Setting
- Abstract graphic field of sunbursts and concentric target rings on a pale blue speckled ground
- No depicted scenery, landscape or interior
- Faint grey wear patches and ball scuffing over the blue, especially down the lower left and around the sling areas
Symbols
- Five-pointed red stars (four large, repeated)
- Concentric ring target bullseyes
- Sunburst and ray fans
- Stylised eyes
- Lightning bolts
- Arrow gates
- Lit round drop targets
- Qr code
- Horizontal arrow banners
Notable shapes
- The twin lightning-bolt centre graphic running the length of the field
- The star-capped pop bumper caps as three repeated circles
- The long diagonal drop-target bank with its stepped value ladder
- The stepped red/yellow chevron insert ladder on the right
- Curved wire ball guides at upper left and upper right
- Triangular slings with bullseye-and-star art
- Eye motifs filling the two top corners
Art motifs
- Repeating red star as the central emblem
- Red-yellow-cream tricolour banding
- Diagonal value ladders stepping down the field
- Swirling eye-and-feather corner decoration
- Checkered and striped accent panels
Themes
- Electricity and power
- Lightning
- Abstract geometric
- Atomic age starbursts
- Score ladders
Text on it
- LIGHTS EXTRA BALL LANE
- SCORES LIT BONUS VALUE
- LIGHTS
- 10,000
- 8,000
- 7,000
- 6,000
- 5,000
- 4,000
- 3,000
- 2,000
- 1,000
- SHOOT AGAIN
- SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- BONUS
- 5X
- MULTIPLIER 5X WHEN 6000 BONUS VALUE
- EXTRA BALL
- EXTRA BALL LIT WHEN LIT
- BALL BONUS
- BONUS VALUE
- 3000 ADVANCES
- 3000
- 300
- 2000
- 9000
- 5000
- WHEN X
- COLLECT BONUS
- FLIPPER BUTTON
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- 1 PLAY - QUARTER
- INSTRUCTIONS
- DESIGNED BY
- Pop Bumpers Score 1,000.
- Ball Kicks Out Hole Scores 14 Value.
- Stationary Target at Top Of Slide Lane.
- Red Arrow Gates Score 1,000 and Multiply Bonus By 1 1/2 Value.
- Rollover Button in Turnaround Scores 100 and Uses Left Return Lane For 6,000.
- 3 Drop Targets Down Score 6,000 and Multiply Bonus By 1 1/2 Value.
- Extra Ball Scores: 3 Lit Advance Score 10,000.
- Special Scores 3 Lit 1st Time Down Lit 6,000 and Multiply Bonus By 1 1/2 Value.
- 5 Drop Targets Down One Extra Ball When Lit.
- 6 Drops Target Down Scores 6,000.
- Maximum 7 Extra Ball Per Ball In Play.
- Special Scores 2 Times 10,000.
- 7th Drop Target Lit: Ball In Play Only.
- Register Replacement Game Video at:
- YOUTUBE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Two oversized red lightning bolts with cream-yellow inner cores, zig-zagging the full length of the playfield and ending in a red pentagon at the lower centre marked 'collect bonus' |
| Other | Three pop bumpers in a loose upper triangle, each with a cream cap bearing a red five-pointed star over a blue-and-white sunburst skirt |
| Other | Two large concentric pink and red target rings with a red star at the centre of each, occupying the lower left and lower right sling areas |
| Creature | A stylised eye motif at each of the two top corners - almond white eye with black pupil, ringed by red, yellow and black radiating feather strokes |
Illuminated electro-mechanical playfield seen from above through worn glass, with white side rails and the red-and-white striped apron and coin door at the bottom. The art is a bold red, yellow and pale blue lightning-and-sunburst design, not a character scene: two enormous red lightning bolts with cream cores zig-zag down the centre, crossed by a broad cream central wedge. The upper half holds three pop bumpers in a loose triangle, each capped with a cream disc bearing a five-pointed red star over a blue-and-white sunburst skirt. Concentric pink-and-red target rings with red stars fill both lower slingshot areas. A diagonal bank of round white drop targets beside a ladder of lit inserts (10,000 down to 1,000) runs left of centre under a 'LIGHTS EXTRA BALL LANE' panel, with a second striped insert ladder on the right. Stylised eye-and-feather swirls fill both top corners. Two white rubber-tipped flippers sit above a cream apron carrying an instruction card, 'FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY', and a red-bordered QR code panel. No people or animals appear; the imagery is pure geometric energy graphics.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- orange
- green
- teal
Fingerprint: pectrumama: huge turquoise-green winged woman flying horizontally across right two-thirds against glowing orange circular vortex, cascading stack of overlapping five-pointed stars with red-lit score windows down left side, long sloping green cursive title with gold outline, small phrase "in the sky" beside figure's wing, deep red and maroon cloudy sky, dark foliage silhouettes
The most memorable element is a huge winged woman flying horizontally across the right two-thirds of the glass, her turquoise-green body, outstretched arm and long streaming brown hair set against a glowing orange circular vortex. A cascading stack of overlapping five-pointed stars, each with its own red-lit score window reading '00', runs down the left side, labelled 1ST through 4TH with a numbered 1-2-3-4 'Players' column. The title is a long sloping green cursive word with a gold outline, and the small phrase 'IN THE SKY' sits beside the figure's wing. Small green capitals reading 'STERN' appear just below the title.
Setting
- Swirling orange and yellow concentric vortex or sunburst
- Deep red and maroon cloudy sky
- Dark silhouetted foliage and treeline along the bottom edge
- Dark blue-black night sky in the left corners
Symbols
- Five-pointed stars (five overlapping, each framing a score window)
- Orange concentric circular rings
- Feathered wings
- Rows of red seven-segment digits
- Small numbered circles 1-4
Lettering
- Large slanted cursive/script logo in dark green with a gold outline; small white sans-serif capitals for the slogan; small green capitals for the company name; white ordinal labels with raised suffix letters; yellow serif 'players' label
Themes
- Fantasy
- Flying figure
- Vortex
- Mythological
- Nature
Title on it
- Pectrumama
Text on it
- Pectrumama
- IN THE SKY
- STERN
- 1ST
- 2ND
- 3RD
- 4TH
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Players
- 00
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Single large winged female figure, adult, in right-facing profile, flying horizontally; long flowing brown hair swept back; skin/body rendered in pale turquoise-green with darker green shading; large feathered wings in cream, tan and pale green spread up and back from her shoulders; one arm extended forward, the other trailing; one leg bent up behind her, the other extended; small pale loincloth/swimwear costume; bare feet; face in profile with a green mask-like paint pattern |
Illuminated backglass in a red wooden frame with a silver inner border. The art is an airbrushed fantasy illustration: a large turquoise-green and flesh-toned winged female figure with long flowing brown hair, drawn in profile flying to the right across the frame, her arm outstretched forward, one leg kicked back, wearing only a small loincloth-like costume, her face painted in a green mask-like style. Behind her is a swirling orange and yellow circular vortex or sunburst with concentric rings, set against a deep red and maroon cloudy sky with dark silhouetted tree/foliage shapes along the bottom edge. Across the top, a big slanted cursive logo in dark green with a yellow-gold outline reads 'Pectrumama'; beneath and left of it, small white capitals read 'IN THE SKY', and the maker's name 'STERN' appears in small green capitals. The left third of the glass is taken by a cascading column of five-pointed star shapes, each outlined in green, pink, teal and white, overlapping one another, each containing a dark rectangular mechanical score window showing red seven-segment digits reading '00'. Beside the stars, small white ordinal labels read '1ST', '2ND', '3RD' and '4TH'. Down the far left edge is a vertical row of four small yellow/orange circles numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4, and the word 'Players' in yellow serif letters below them. Two further small digit windows sit along the lower centre, one reading '00' and one '1'. Colours: deep red, orange, dark green, teal.