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Maverick backglass

Also known as MAV

1994 · Data East

Maverick

Known for Boat toy, Captive ball, VUK and Laser Kick. Burning oil derrick with smoke plume under a yellow-orange sky, orange desert mesa and canyon landscape, blue-tinted night scene with silhouetted galloping horses, mounted riflemen and a wagon, bare gnarled dead tree and painted playing cards as a decorative border.

Year
1994
Maker
Data East
Type
Solid state
Display
Dot matrix
Players
4

Known for

  • Toy

    Boat toy

  • Captive ball

    Captive ball

  • Hole

    VUK

  • Kickback

    Laser Kick

  • Mode

    Poker Championship

  • Video mode

    Blackjack

On the playfield

  • blue
  • green
  • gold
  • brown
Maverick playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 3 pop bumpers
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Toy 1

  • Boat toy

Hole 1

  • VUK

Captive ball 1

  • Captive ball

Drop targets 4

  • Three of a Kind
  • Four of a Kind
  • Straight
  • Royal Flush

Target 1

  • Pair of Deuces

Kickback 1

  • Laser Kick

Lane 1

  • Spot Card

On the backglass

  • blue
  • red
  • yellow
  • black
Maverick backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • man Central hero, clean-shaven with piercing pale blue eyes, wide black cowboy hat, dark green-black suit jacket, white shirt, pink ruffled cravat; broad toothy grin; right arm extended straight forward holding a polished silver revolver with visible cylinder, aimed at the viewer.
  • man Left of centre, older man with dark moustache, black bowler hat, black suit and white collar; head turned right, mouth open in a shocked grimace, eyes wide.
  • man Lower left corner, elderly man with bushy white hair and a full white beard and moustache, deeply lined face, scowling, in shadow against purple and blue tones.
  • woman Right side, blonde woman with swept-back waved hair, pink-lipped smile, black beaded choker necklace and low-cut pale blue dress; holds a fan of five playing cards up near her shoulder.
  • other Background silhouettes: several mounted horsemen in wide-brimmed hats carrying rifles, a running horse, and a covered wagon in the lower right blue night scene.
  • other Small dark rider on horseback at far left, above the white-bearded man, crossing in front of the card border.

Setting

  • Burning oil derrick with smoke plume under a yellow-orange sky
  • Orange desert mesa and canyon landscape
  • Blue-tinted night scene with silhouetted galloping horses, mounted riflemen and a wagon
  • Bare gnarled dead tree
  • Painted playing cards as a decorative border

Text on it

  • MAVERICK
  • THE MOVIE

How it plays

  1. Modes 7

    • Coop's Cash
    • Bank Heist
    • Angel's Revenge
    • Stagecoach
    • Drop Poker
    • Poker Championship

    Video modes

    • Blackjack
  2. Goals 9

    • Full House
    • Winning Streak
    • Discards
    • Close Call
    • Raise
    • Fold
    • Championship Pot
    • Stagecoach Mystery
    • Ramp Value
  3. Awards 3

    • Mega Pops
    • Super Pops
    • Infinite Discards

Made by

Design & Mechanics
Tim Seckel
Art
Morgan Weistling
Mechanics
Norm Wurz
Software
Lonnie D. Ropp
Software
Lyman F. Sheats Jr.
Sound & Music
Brian Schmidt
Display animation
Jack Liddon
Display animation
Kurt Andersen
Display animation
Scott Melchionda
Display animation
Marc Raneses

The cast

  • Maverick

Reference

Linked terms
  • Boat toy also called Lauren Belle riverboat
  • VUK also called Up-kicker also called Raise, Fold, and Pot VUK
  • Laser Kick also called Super Laser Kick
  • Poker Championship also called Poker Tournament
Playfield vision analysis

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

Maverick playfield

Playfield

  • blue
  • green
  • gold
  • brown

Fingerprint: Poker-themed three Western card-players holding suits over green felt table, oversized chip stacks and playing cards, screaming bearded man's head between flippers in circular cutout, chrome card-capture wires, orange instruction plaques on table, "I NEVER CHEAT AND I HARDLY EVER BLUFF" apron card, late-1990s solid-state with backbox visible

Distinctive

The single most memorable feature is the painted overhead card table, complete with a ring of oversized playing cards and tall multicoloured chip stacks, with three Western characters holding up their four cards as if in a poker hand. A huge open-mouthed, wide-eyed bearded man's head looms just above the flippers at the bottom centre, as if yelling up the playfield. Three orange instruction plates on the card table read 'SHOOT CARDS / NEAR FLASHING CHIP / TO BEAT LIT HAND & WIN CHIPS FOR FEATURES', flanked by two white wireform card-capture guides. A yellow wooden-plank quotation card at the apron reads 'I NEVER CHEAT AND I HARDLY EVER BLUFF' with a Warner Bros. copyright line.

Setting

  • Painted desert of blue sky, tan rock faces and dusty hills across the upper playfield
  • Overhead view of a green felt card table in the mid playfield
  • Grey metal apron with printed cards and stickers across the bottom of the playfield
  • Dark backbox speaker grille and dot-matrix score display below the playfield

Symbols

  • Playing cards with hearts, spades, clubs and diamonds
  • Stacks of poker chips in red, blue, white, black and yellow
  • Gold sheriff star badge
  • Wanted-poster portrait medallion
  • Lit flashing chip icon
  • Lock icons
  • Arrow markings
  • Numbered drop-target faces 1, 2, 3

Notable shapes

  • A large circular cutout in the lower playfield around the screaming man's head, a wide open green card-table rectangle in the mid playfield, twin white wire card-capture loops angled inwards, a big looping steel wire ramp over the upper left, and a tall curved return lane hugging the right rail

Art motifs

  • Gold filigree scrollwork panels
  • Wooden wanted-poster placards
  • Desert canyon landscape
  • Poker-room felt
  • Movie-poster caricature portraits

Themes

  • Western
  • Poker
  • Playing cards
  • Casino
  • Cowboy
  • Sheriff
  • Wanted poster

Text on it

  • WELCOME TO
  • MY TOWN
  • FRANK
  • A WINNER
  • SHOOT CARDS
  • NEAR FLASHING CHIP
  • TO BEAT LIT HAND & WIN CHIPS FOR FEATURES
  • FLIPPER BUTTONS CHANGE INITIALS FOR HIGH SCORE AND LIT TOP FLIPPER
  • START BUTTON ENTERS INITIALS FOR HIGH SCORE
  • HOLD FLIPPERS FOR INSTANT INFO
  • "I NEVER CHEAT AND I HARDLY EVER BLUFF"
  • ©1994 Warner Bros.
  • SKILL SHOT
  • BALL 1
  • BALL 2
  • BALL 3
  • BALL 4
  • BALL 5
  • Maverick, The Movie
  • Skill Shot: Shoot a coin in the center of the two bumpers. Shoot the flashing chip for 10 Feature Awards.
  • Skill Trials: Shoot River or (Space, Space) to activate the 2 Feature Modes. Shoot Player 1 Button to add 1 Extra Ball.
  • Cavalier Movies: Shoot the flashing chip to activate the 2nd Feature Mode.
  • Jackpot: Shoot flashing chip in MultiBall Area then complete the 2 locks to light the Jackpot.
  • Playing Poker: Shoot cards on the lock icons to earn chips. Hold flippers to activate the final lock icons.
  • Chip Features: Win 3 chips to start a Chip Feature.
  • 2/3 Play: Blackjack at Eye of the Tiger, 5 Kick Black Cards for 1 feature or 3 more Balls and the Chip Feature at the casino or nearby the Final Hold Bonus Feature at the end of each game.
Pop bumpers
Three round bumpers with character faces and lit rings in the upper playfield, below the ramp
Drop targets
A bank of three numbered drop targets (1, 2, 3) on the right side of the upper playfield
Ramps
A raised steel wire ramp with looping curves and two banked turns descending from the upper left across the top of the playfield, plus flat wireform card guides on the lower left and lower right
Slingshots
Two standard triangular slingshots, one either side of the lower playfield, with red printed kicker art
Upper playfield
Yes, a raised upper section with a wire ramp, three bumpers, a drop-target bank and a curved return lane running down the right edge
Apron and lower playfield
Grey metal apron with a printed rules card at lower left, a yellow warner bros. quotation card at bottom centre, a black credits panel at lower right and a yellow skill shot sticker at the far right; below it the black backbox grille, two red rectangular speaker lamps and a dot-matrix score display showing two red digit boxes, with playing cards taped to the cabinet front
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Young woman at the left of the card table, shoulder-length blonde hair, pale skin, dark low-cut bodice, leaning forward and holding a fan of cards, looking right at the other players
Man Older man in the centre of the card table, grey hair, wire-rimmed glasses, tan shirt, holding up four playing cards (two red, two dark)
Man Moustached sheriff at the right of the card table, dark uniform jacket, gold star badge on the chest, one hand resting on the table
Man Large painted screaming man's head at the bottom centre of the playfield between the flippers, dark hair and beard, eyes wide, mouth open, emerging from a circular cutout
Vehicle Covered stagecoach or wagon with spoked wheels and white canvas top, painted on the upper left, partly hidden under the wire ramp
Man Small cowboy figure in a dark hat near the upper centre-left, standing on painted rock
Full description

A Western film theme on a late-1990s solid-state playfield, photographed with the backbox speaker panel and dot-matrix display visible below. The centre of the playfield is a painted green felt card table seen from above, ringed with oversized playing cards and stacks of silver, red, blue and white poker chips. Three figures lean over the table holding four cards: at left a young woman with shoulder-length blonde hair and a dark low-cut bodice; in the centre an older grey-haired man in a tan shirt and glasses; at right a moustached sheriff in a dark uniform with a gold star badge. Below the table, between the two flippers, is a large screaming bearded man's head. Blue sky, brown rock and dusty desert hills fill the upper playfield, where a wire ramp and a covered stagecoach/wagon coil across the left side, and a small portrait plaque top right reads 'WELCOME TO MY TOWN'. Gold filigree instruction panels flank the lower playfield. A printed rules card sits on the lower left, a yellow quotation card reading 'I NEVER CHEAT AND I HARDLY EVER BLUFF' with '©1994 Warner Bros.' sits centre, and a black credits panel with designer and programmer names sits lower right, beside a yellow 'SKILL SHOT' sticker.

Backglass vision analysis

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

Maverick backglass

Backglass

  • blue
  • red
  • yellow
  • black

Fingerprint: maverick title in huge red serif letters with yellow outline, clean-shaven man in black wide-brimmed hat grinning and thrusting silver revolver straight forward, older mustached man in black bowler hat with shocked expression on left, blonde woman with swept-back hair smiling and fanning playing cards on right, oversized playing cards including ace of spades and queen of spades framing composition, burning oil derrick and night horsemen vignettes

Distinctive

A grinning man in a black hat pointing a revolver directly at the viewer, flanked by a terrified bowler-hatted man and a smiling blonde woman fanning a hand of cards. Fanned playing cards of mixed suits run along the entire bottom edge and up both sides, framing the three faces. Two contrasting painted Western vignettes sit behind them: a burning oil derrick in orange-yellow smoke on the left and blue-tinted night horsemen with a wagon and a bare dead tree on the right. The huge red title with a yellow outline and a cream scroll banner beneath it occupies the whole lower third.

Setting

  • Burning oil derrick with smoke plume under a yellow-orange sky
  • Orange desert mesa and canyon landscape
  • Blue-tinted night scene with silhouetted galloping horses, mounted riflemen and a wagon
  • Bare gnarled dead tree
  • Painted playing cards as a decorative border

Symbols

  • Playing cards in four suits: spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs
  • Ace of spades
  • Ace of diamonds
  • Ace of clubs
  • Two of spades
  • Seven of hearts
  • Five of clubs
  • Ten of spades
  • Queen of spades
  • Revolver with visible cylinder
  • Wooden oil derrick tower
  • Horses in silhouette
  • Covered wagon
  • Leafless gnarled tree

Lettering

  • Very large slab-serif capitals in bright red with a thick golden-yellow outline and thin dark keyline; a slight upward arch; beneath it a cream-and-gold curled scroll ribbon carrying smaller red serif capitals reading the movie.

Themes

  • Western
  • Cowboys
  • Horses
  • Outlaws
  • Gambling
  • Playing cards
  • Film adaptation

Title on it

  • Maverick

Text on it

  • MAVERICK
  • THE MOVIE
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Central hero, clean-shaven with piercing pale blue eyes, wide black cowboy hat, dark green-black suit jacket, white shirt, pink ruffled cravat; broad toothy grin; right arm extended straight forward holding a polished silver revolver with visible cylinder, aimed at the viewer.
Man Left of centre, older man with dark moustache, black bowler hat, black suit and white collar; head turned right, mouth open in a shocked grimace, eyes wide.
Man Lower left corner, elderly man with bushy white hair and a full white beard and moustache, deeply lined face, scowling, in shadow against purple and blue tones.
Woman Right side, blonde woman with swept-back waved hair, pink-lipped smile, black beaded choker necklace and low-cut pale blue dress; holds a fan of five playing cards up near her shoulder.
Other Background silhouettes: several mounted horsemen in wide-brimmed hats carrying rifles, a running horse, and a covered wagon in the lower right blue night scene.
Other Small dark rider on horseback at far left, above the white-bearded man, crossing in front of the card border.
Full description

A wide painted backglass dominated by three large photographic-painted figures. Centre: a clean-shaven, blue-eyed man in a black wide-brimmed hat, dark suit jacket, white shirt and pink ruffled cravat, grinning at the viewer while thrusting a silver revolver straight out of the frame. Left: an older mustached man in a black bowler hat and dark suit, mouth open in alarm. Lower left: a white-bearded old man with bushy white hair and a grimace. Right: a blonde woman with swept-back hair, black beaded choker and plunging blue dress, smiling while fanning five playing cards. Oversized playing cards frame the whole picture - an ace of spades, ace of diamonds, ace of clubs, a two of spades, a seven of hearts, a five of clubs, a ten of spades, a queen of spades - fanned across the bottom and edges. Backgrounds are painted vignettes: a burning oil derrick against a yellow smoke-filled sky top left, orange desert mesas, and a cold blue night scene of galloping horsemen, riders with hats and rifles, a wagon and a bare gnarled tree at bottom right. A large red serif title with yellow outline sits across the lower centre over a pale yellow ribbon banner.

Maverick backglass

Backglass

  • red
  • yellow
  • black
  • blue

Fingerprint: Grinning cowboy in enormous black hat aiming chrome revolver straight at viewer, MAVERICK lettering in giant red-yellow with cream scroll banner reading THE MOVIE, fanned playing cards spilling across all four corners and edges, blonde woman in magenta gown with black choker fanning hand of cards, Western movie poster style

Distinctive

The single most memorable element is a grinning cowboy in an enormous black hat aiming a chrome revolver straight out at the viewer. Second, the whole image is styled as a fake movie poster: giant red-and-yellow MAVERICK lettering with a small cream scroll banner beneath reading THE MOVIE. Third, fanned playing cards spill across all four corners and edges, overlapping the figures. Fourth, a blonde woman in a magenta gown with a black choker fans a hand of cards and glances sideways.

Setting

  • Red and orange sunset sky
  • Distant mesa and butte silhouettes
  • White paddle-wheel steamboat on a river
  • Blue-toned night sky lower right with galloping horseback riders
  • Bandit-like figures on a moonlit hillside

Symbols

  • Playing cards fanned along all edges (aces, tens, sevens, twos, queen of spades)
  • Revolver
  • Cowboy hats
  • Paddle-wheel steamboat
  • Galloping horses
  • Feather headpiece
  • Gold scroll banner

Lettering

  • Very large condensed red slab-serif capitals with thick yellow-gold outline and cream drop shadow, arched slightly; beneath it small dark-red serif capitals on a cream ribbon scroll reading the movie

Themes

  • Western
  • Cowboys
  • Playing cards
  • Movie poster
  • Gunfight
  • Romance
  • Steamboat

Title on it

  • Maverick

Text on it

  • MAVERICK
  • THE MOVIE
  • pinside.com
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Central, young white man, wide grin, blue eyes, enormous black cowboy hat, black jacket, white shirt, both arms extended aiming a chrome revolver directly at the viewer
Man Left of centre, black man, black wide-brim hat, black suit with white shirt and bow tie, thick black moustache, looking up and to the right
Man Bottom left, elderly white man, long swept-back white hair, full white beard, weathered face
Woman Right, blonde white woman, magenta-purple gown, black lace choker, smiling and glancing sideways, fanning out a hand of playing cards
Man Top right, native american man with two upright feathers in his hair and a beaded necklace, face lit warm red
Vehicle White paddle-wheel river steamboat with smoke and stacks, upper left background
Vehicle Silhouetted riders on galloping horses, lower right, blue tint
Full description

A painted, cinematic Western poster-style backglass. A grinning young white man in a huge black cowboy hat, black suit and white shirt dominates the centre, thrusting a chrome revolver towards the viewer with both hands. Behind him on the left stands a Black man in a black wide-brimmed hat, black suit and bow tie with a thick moustache; below him a craggy older white man with swept-back white hair and a full white beard. On the right a blonde white woman in a magenta-purple gown and black lace choker smiles while fanning out playing cards. Behind her at the top right a Native American man with two upright feathers in his hair and a beaded necklace. Fanned playing cards cascade around the border - aces, tens, sevens, twos and a queen of spades - over a red sunset sky with mesas and a white paddle-wheel river steamboat. The centre-lower title reads MAVERICK in huge red block capitals with a yellow keyline and cream drop shadow, above a cream scroll banner reading THE MOVIE. Bottom-right shows riders on galloping horses against a blue night sky, and a pinside.com watermark sits in the corner.