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1984 · Playmatic

Megaaton

Dark black-teal background, gold hieroglyph-style border panels and solid gold lower band.

Year
1984
Maker
Playmatic
Type
Solid state
Display
Alphanumeric
Players
4

Vision analysis

On the playfield

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

Megaaton playfield

Playfield

  • yellow
  • red
  • green
  • black

Fingerprint: Bare-chested pharaoh standing dead center in blue-and-gold striped nemes headdress and red loincloth, three dark-skinned attendants in bright kilts down right side, hot-pink flamingo with blue-and-black wing and grey tabby cat, two big chrome ball-guide rails sweeping up to pale bone-green tombstone at top, saturated yellow red and green hand-painted style

Distinctive

The single most memorable element is the bare-chested pharaoh standing dead centre of the playfield in a blue-and-gold striped nemes headdress and red loincloth, flanked by three dark-skinned attendants in bright kilts down the right side. Second is the exotic bestiary: a hot-pink flamingo with a blue-and-black wing, a grey tabby cat and a palm-lined jungle-temple setting in saturated yellow, red and green. Third, the lower playfield's trio of yellow bulbous bumpers lettered x3 BONUS MULTIPLIER, x5 and x10 in chunky black, above a red three-lamp cluster. Fourth, the two big chrome ball-guide rails sweeping up to a pale bone-green tombstone plaque stamped 1.000 at top centre. Fifth, the Spanish-language instruction and scoring cards mounted on the bare aluminium apron.

Setting

  • Jungle temple ruin with palm trees
  • Painted black void behind the ramps
  • Pink and magenta patterned wall panels
  • Orange and brown stonework

Symbols

  • Eye motif
  • Feathered headdress
  • Palm trees
  • Flamingo
  • Scarab beetle
  • Cobra
  • Totem faces
  • Starbursts
  • Numbers 1 2 3 4 5 in circles
  • Coffin and tombstone shapes
  • Sun disc
  • Playing-card suits

Notable shapes

  • Bone-shaped tombstone plaque at top centre
  • Two sweeping chrome ball-guide rails forming a heart-like arch
  • Long s-curved central ramp
  • Yellow starburst value panels
  • Tall narrow insert lane of alternating green and yellow bulbs down the centre-left
  • Concentric-ring target discs
  • Three angled red drop targets on the right

Art motifs

  • Fluted columns
  • Hieroglyph-like marks
  • Zigzag and chevron borders
  • Concentric circle targets
  • Feathered wings
  • Geometric fretwork

Themes

  • Egyptian tomb
  • Jungle adventure
  • Archaeology
  • Treasure hunt
  • Aztec-egyptian hybrid

Text on it

  • 1.000
  • PTS ALGO LIT
  • SPECIAL
  • WHEN LIT
  • EXTRA BALL
  • COLLECT SPECIAL/ACES
  • BUMPER
  • HOLD
  • TARJETA SCORE
  • X X 10
  • SUPER VALI
  • TAPAS ROUL PINK
  • 10.000 PUNTOS
  • 15.000 WHEN LIT
  • 50.000 WHEN LIT
  • 3 SUPER FLIPPER WHEN LIT
  • ALETA SUPER WHEN LIT
  • FLIPPER
  • ESPECIAL
  • SHOOT AGAIN
  • x3
  • BONUS MULTIPLIER
  • x5
  • x10
  • COLLECT BONUS X 1000
  • BALLS TO PLAY
  • INSTRUCCIONES
  • PARTIDAS
  • LA FALTA SOLO PERMANECE LA BOLA EN JUEGO.
  • 3 BOLAS POR PARTIDA
  • 20.000
  • 50.000
  • 6.000
Pop bumpers
Three yellow pop bumper caps lettered x3, x5 and x10 in the lower centre, plus a red three-lamp pop bumper cluster immediately above them
Drop targets
A bank of three rectangular red drop targets set at an angle on the lower right of the mid playfield
Ramps
One wide pink-and-orange ramp descending the centre-right into the mid playfield, plus a short ramp in the upper right under the chrome rail
Slingshots
Two triangular slings below the flippers formed by pink and mint lane guides
Upper playfield
Yes, raised upper level with two large chrome ball-guide rails, a bone-shaped tombstone plaque stamped 1.000 at top centre, and yellow starburst value panels
Apron and lower playfield
Bare brushed aluminium apron at the bottom carrying two spanish instruction cards, headed instrucciones and partidas, with a painted demon mask between them and the numbered 1 to 5 ball-track circles up the left side
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Bare-chested egyptian pharaoh standing at centre of the playfield, medium brown skin, blue-and-gold striped nemes headdress, gold collar and armlets, red loincloth, gold belt, left hand on hip, calm neutral expression
Man Slim dark-skinned egyptian attendant in a green kilt with gold collar and armbands, standing on the right side of the upper playfield, arms at sides
Man Slim dark-skinned egyptian attendant in a pink kilt with gold collar, standing below the green-kilted figure on the right side
Man Slim dark-skinned egyptian attendant in a blue kilt with gold collar, standing lowest of the three on the right side
Animal Grey tabby cat with dark stripes and yellow eyes, upper left of the playfield, shown in profile
Animal Bright pink flamingo with a blue-and-black wing and yellow beak, upper left quadrant, neck curved
Animal Yellow scarab or beetle icon on the left side, plus a cobra motif near the centre-right
Woman Woman in left profile at the lower left of the playfield, tan skin, black bobbed hair, gold collar necklace, bare shoulder, painted egyptian style
Other Gargoyle or demon mask face with wide eyes and fanged mouth painted on the apron below the flippers, framed by orange and magenta feathers
Full description

Tall, brightly coloured playfield with a jungle-temple-Egyptian adventure theme, hand-painted in a flat airbrushed comic style with heavy black outlines. Two large chrome ball-guide rails arc up the left and right upper playfield, framing a bone-shaped pale green tombstone plaque at top centre stamped 1.000. A broad pink-and-orange ramp snakes down the centre-right, with rows of round red, orange and green inserts set into patterned panels. Down the middle-left runs a long striped lane of alternating green and yellow bulbs. The most striking figure is a bare-chested Egyptian pharaoh standing centre, wearing a blue-and-gold striped nemes headdress, gold collar and armlets and a red loincloth, one hand on a hip. Along the right side stand three more slim dark-skinned Egyptian attendants in green, pink and blue kilts with gold collars. Exotic wildlife is scattered throughout: a pink flamingo with a blue-and-black wing, a grey tabby cat, a parrot, palm trees, a cobra, and a yellow scarab-like insect. The lower deck is dominated by three yellow pop-bumper caps marked x3, x5 and x10 in black, a red 3-ball bumper cluster, and a white flipper pair with pink and mint lane guides. Two Spanish instruction cards sit on the metal apron below the wood.

On the backglass

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

Megaaton backglass

Backglass

  • gold
  • teal
  • red
  • black

Fingerprint: MEG ATON: colossal flat-fronted teal pharaoh mask with glowing red eyes, gold-and-teal striped headdress with cobra ornament, enormous Egyptian-crowned profile heads at bottom flanking glowing orange orb, small nude bodybuilder with flame for head against red starburst.

Distinctive

The single most memorable element is a colossal flat-fronted teal pharaoh mask with glowing red eyes, wearing a gold-and-teal striped headdress whose side lappets flare like wings, with a cobra headpiece rising above it. A second striking feature is the pair of enormous Egyptian-crowned profile heads staring at each other across the bottom - one in a green crown with a red cobra, one in a red crown with a gold band and hoop earring. A tiny nude bodybuilder with a flame for a head kneels between them, arms thrust forward against a red starburst. The word is split by the pharaoh: MEG in one box, ATON in the other.

Setting

  • Dark black-teal background
  • Gold hieroglyph-style border panels
  • Solid gold lower band

Symbols

  • Cobra and uraeus headpiece
  • Striped nemes headdress
  • Flame head
  • Hieroglyphic-style gold border strips
  • Seven-segment score digits

Lettering

  • Blocky geometric gold capitals with black outline, split across two separate gold-framed rectangular title boxes at the top left and top right

Themes

  • Ancient egypt
  • Pharaoh
  • Pyramid archaeology
  • Fire
  • Monster boss

Title on it

  • Meg aton

Text on it

  • MEG
  • ATON
  • HIGH SCORE TO DATE
  • GAME OVER
  • CREDIT
  • EXTRA BALL
  • MATCH FEATURE
  • 4000
  • 2400
  • 3 0
  • playmechs
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Large frontal pharaoh mask head, flat teal face, red-ringed eyes, long straight nose, sealed lips; huge symmetrical nemes headdress of alternating gold and teal stripes flaring out to both sides, topped by a cobra and uraeus ornament
Man Left profile head, tan skin, strong black eyeliner, red lips, tall green pharaoh crown with a red cobra head at the brow
Man Right profile head, tan skin, green eye shadow, red lips, teal hoop earring, tall red crown with a wide gold studded band across it
Man Small central nude muscular male figure with a flaming head, kneeling on one knee with both arms thrust forward, set against a red flame starburst on a bright yellow panel
Full description

A square backglass dominated by an ancient Egyptian theme rendered in flat, airbrushed 1980s arcade art. Two gold-framed title boxes sit at the top corners, the left reading MEG and the right reading ATON in blocky gold capitals on a black ground, together making one word split by the central figure. Between and below them rises a huge symmetrical pharaoh headdress: striped gold-and-teal nemes flares out to both sides like wings, topped by a cobra-and-uraeus headpiece, framing a flat-fronted teal mask face with red-outlined eyes, a long straight nose and a sealed mouth. Two large profile heads face each other across the centre at the bottom: on the left a figure in a green crown with a red cobra, on the right a matching figure in a red crown with a gold studded band and a teal hoop earring, both with heavy eyeliner and red lips. Between the two profiles, on a bright yellow rectangle backed by a red flame burst, a small nude muscular male figure with a flaming head kneels and thrusts both arms forward. Palette: gold, teal, red, black. Below the glass sits a black display panel with red seven-segment digits.