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1977 · Sega Enterprises

Mikoshi

Black ground, neoclassical temple facade with pediment and columns, rainbow arcs and pink filigree scrollwork.

Year
1977
Maker
Sega Enterprises
Type
Solid state
Display
Alphanumeric
Players
2

Vision analysis

On the backglass

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

Mikoshi backglass

Backglass

  • magenta
  • black
  • gold
  • blue

Fingerprint: NIKOS gold title set in hot magenta sunburst with white starburst flare, two broad rainbow bands sweeping diagonally across black ground, pale blue shrouded floating figure beside gold radiating rosette, neo-classical and carnival ornament, filigree scrollwork, violet-blue score window field.

Distinctive

The single most memorable element is a huge gold title word set into a sizzling magenta sunburst, with a white starburst flaring above it. Two enormous rainbow bands cut diagonally right across a black background. Two long stacked rows of black reel windows with white outlines sit at the lower right, quite unlike the surrounding baroque ornament. A pale blue shrouded figure floating beside a gold radiating sunburst in the upper right gives an eerie note to an otherwise decorative scene.

Setting

  • Black ground
  • Neoclassical temple facade with pediment and columns
  • Rainbow arcs
  • Pink filigree scrollwork

Symbols

  • Rainbow arcs
  • Starburst
  • Sunburst rosettes
  • Feather plumes
  • Columns and pediment
  • Green spiral scrolls
  • Floral filigree

Lettering

  • Large slanted gold capitals with dark outline, slightly arched, on a magenta sunburst; small white condensed capitals between the two score reels

Themes

  • Greek revival architecture
  • Carnival ornament
  • Rainbow arcs
  • Sunbursts
  • Filigree scrollwork

Title on it

  • Nikos

Text on it

  • NIKOS
  • JUMP
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Pale blue shrouded or robed floating figure in the upper right, faint white face, arms down at its sides
Other White four-pointed starburst flare directly above the main title
Other Gold radiating sunburst rosette in the upper right
Other Large pink feather or plume forms along the upper left and upper centre
Creature Small yellow and magenta creature-like figures clustered near the centre, details unresolved at this resolution
Full description

Rectangular painted backglass with a black ground, dominated by a hot magenta-and-pink sunburst behind a large gold title in the lower left of centre. The title reads NIKOS in tall, slightly right-slanted gold capitals with a darker outline, with a white starburst spray above it. Two broad rainbow arcs (blue, yellow, pink) sweep diagonally across the panel from lower left to upper right. The upper half is filled with neo-classical and carnival imagery: a white pedimented temple facade with columns, pink feather plumes, filigree scrollwork, gold radiating rosettes, a pale blue shrouded floating figure, small yellow and pink figures, and green spirals. Two stacked rows of black reel windows with white outlines sit at the lower right on a violet-blue field, with the white word JUMP between them and pale numerals at the far right. A broad yellow-green band runs beneath, and along the bottom is ornate pink filigree plus a small white rectangular credit box carrying three lines of tiny print.