Also known as MIL
1987 · Williams
Millionaire
Known for Wheel of Riches, Left Lock, Right Lock and Spin saucers. Deep blue field with scattered gemstones, purple and pink sunset sky, palm fronds and water with reflections.
- Year
- 1987
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Toy
Wheel of Riches
- Lock
Left Lock
- Lock
Right Lock
- Hole
Spin saucers
- Target
Gold Bar targets
- Goal
Emerald
- Goal
Ruby
- Goal
Diamond
On the playfield
- blue
- green
- yellow
- silver
- 2 flippers
- 3 pop bumpers
- 2 slingshots
Toy 1
- Wheel of Riches
Hole 1
- Spin saucers
Locks 2
- Left Lock
- Right Lock
Targets 5
- Gold Bar targets
- Money targets
- Bank targets
- Gold and Silver target
- Cash Held
Post or gate 1
- Out lane gates gate
Lights 1
- Millionaire letters
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Adult, dark bouffant hair, pink/lilac floor-length halter evening gown with beaded neckline and back, drop earrings, pearl necklace, seen from behind in left profile, arms down
- man Adult with dark hair and moustache, black tuxedo jacket, white pleated dress shirt, black bow tie, one hand in pocket, other hand holding a short glass of pale drink, gazing left, painted half in warm light and half in blue shadow
- vehicle Long black stretch limousine in side view facing right, chrome trim, whitewall tyres
- vehicle White and blue twin-engine jet airliner banking, seen from front-left below
- vehicle White motor yacht with radar arch planing across blue water
Setting
- Deep blue field with scattered gemstones
- Purple and pink sunset sky
- Palm fronds
- Water with reflections
Text on it
- MILLIONAIRE
- Williams
- Timothy X. Klopp
- "MILLIONAIRE" COPYRIGHT WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS GAMES, INC. 1986
- 31-1257-055
How it plays
-
Goals 5
- Re-lock
- Emerald
- Ruby
- Diamond
- Hotshot
-
Awards 1
- Instant Multiball
Made by
- Design
- Jerry Armstrong
- Art
- Tim Elliott
- Software
- Bill Pfutzenreuter
- Sound & Music
- Chris Granner
Reference
Linked terms
- Wheel of Riches also called physical prize wheel
- Left Lock also called left plastic ramp
- Right Lock also called right orbit also called right horseshoe
- Spin saucers also called eject holes
- Gold Bar targets also called inline drop targets
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- blue
- green
- yellow
- silver
Fingerprint: Millionaire: Huge chrome-ringed sunburst of banknote-and-gold-bar motif, white diamonds and red pennants, yellow cash-register boxes, black suit gentleman standing on curved ramp beside M-O-O-N tiles, 1930s convertible car, deep blue field with seven-segment windows
The centrepiece is a giant radiating banknote-and-gold-bar sunburst: a chrome-ringed circular dish with a starburst hub, encircled by white gem-like diamonds, red 'SUPER VALUE' pennants and two yellow 'SCORE AGAIN' cash registers, with flat black-and-silver ribboned banknote strips fanning out to both aprons. A second strong memory is the black-and-white drawing of a 1930s-style convertible car sitting mid-field under the three yellow bumper caps. Also memorable is the cartoon gent in a black suit and brimmed hat standing on a black curved ramp at upper left beside the individually lettered 'M O O N' tiles. Overhead red seven-segment score windows glow against the deep blue field.
Setting
- Deep blue upper field with scattered banknote strips and coins
- Green and black radiating banknote sunburst across the lower two thirds
- Cream instruction cards at the bottom left and bottom right
- Bare aluminium cabinet and coin door visible below the playfield
Symbols
- Banknote ribbons and stacked dollar bills
- Gold bullion bars
- Playing-card suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades) printed on the green banknote strips
- Silver coin stacks
- Winged-wheel emblems on the three bumper caps
- White gem/diamond shapes
- Red triangular pennants
- Seven-segment score digits
- Two red coin slots
Notable shapes
- Large central chrome-ringed circular dish surrounded by white diamond cutouts
- Green and silver ribboned banknote starburst radiating to both lower corners
- Bank-vault door style graphics behind the centre
- Two angled white-and-red inlane boards below the centre
Art motifs
- Radiating sunburst of banknotes
- Chrome-ringed central dish with starburst hub
- Comic-book ink outlines with flat colour
- Concentric geometric rings
Themes
- Money and wealth
- Banknotes and gold bullion
- Bank vault
- Poker and gambling
- Comic book cartoon
Title on it
- Millionaire
Text on it
- MILLIONAIRE
- Williams
- PAYOFF REPORT
- REDLY & HIGH SCORE
- THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- CASH SELL
- IN WILLIAMS
- WE TRUST
- ONE DOLLAR
- Making M-O-N-E-Y, opens Lip Gate
- Making B-A-N-K-S, opens Right SILVER & GOLD Gate
- Making G-O-L-D, opens Left SILVER Gate
- Making M-O-N-E-Y, lights SUPER BALL
- FLIPPER Return Lane, when lit advance WINNER BALL
- JECT HOLD- High Value when lit, lights SUPER VALUE when lit
- Making MONEY-BALL lights bottom lanes, collect letters to spell C-A-S-H and advance Bonus
- Locking Cash-BALL scores double LETTER values
- Cool Cash Advance Hold then MULTI-BALL awards Francis, Ruby and William Penn Letters, awards a spin on the Wheel of Fortune.
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 800,000 SCORES = CREDIT
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- 1 PLAY - 4 PLAYS - 1 DOLLAR
- SUPER VALUE
- SCORE AGAIN
- MOON
- W
- 25c
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Small cartoon gentleman in a black suit, white shirt and dark brimmed hat, standing on a black curved ramp at upper left, arms down, beside the m o o n letter tiles |
| Creature | Yellow and black human-shaped figure head-down in a diving or falling pose at the right of the convertible, printed in comic style |
| Vehicle | Black-and-white line drawing of a late-1930s open-top convertible car in side profile, parked mid-field below the three bumper caps |
| Other | Orange-suited small diving/aquaman figure painted on the angled right ramp, holding a round object |
| Other | Small orange monkey-like character printed on the far lower right of the upper field |
A photographed electro-mechanical playfield seen through a scratched, reflective glass cover, set in a bare aluminium coin-op cabinet with the apron removed so the coin door and two red 25c/25c coin mechanisms show below. The field is dominated by a huge circular green banknote-and-gold-bar motif: a chrome-ringed dish at centre with a spoke-patterned hub, ringed by white diamond shapes, red triangular pennants reading 'SUPER VALUE', and two yellow cash-register boxes captioned 'SCORE AGAIN'. Flat black-and-silver ribboned banknote bands spread outward from the centre. On the blue upper field three yellow pop-bumper caps carry a black winged-wheel logo, backed by red seven-segment score windows, orange post rubbers, a wire ramp, a black-and-white convertible drawn in profile, a corkscrew of silver coins, and a yellow-and-black diving figure at right. On the left a cartoon man in a black suit and hat stands on a black curved ramp with the letters M O O N and 'E', 'Y' spelling out beneath him. Two cream instruction cards and a green one-dollar bill graphic fill the lower third.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- orange
- yellow
- pink
Fingerprint: MILLIONAIRE in orange-yellow gradient block letters, formally dressed couple at left before long black stretch limousine, woman pink beaded halter gown, man tuxedo holding drink, three framed vignettes showing manor house jet airliner motor yacht, faceted gemstone shapes scattered deep blue background, art deco frame, wealth-and-luxury theme
A formally dressed couple - a woman in a pink beaded halter gown and a mustachioed man in a tuxedo holding a drink - posed in front of a long black stretch limousine, suggesting a millionaire's lifestyle. Huge orange-to-yellow gradient block title lettering spanning the entire top of the glass over a pink scroll banner. Three small framed landscape vignettes stacked in the lower right (manor house with pond, banking jet airliner, speeding motor yacht at sunset). Dozens of large faceted gemstones scattered over a deep blue background.
Setting
- Deep blue field with scattered gemstones
- Purple and pink sunset sky
- Palm fronds
- Water with reflections
Symbols
- Faceted gemstones/diamonds
- Palm fronds
- Rising sun disc
- Clouds
- Manor house with pond
- Circular w emblem
Lettering
- Very large geometric sans-serif block capitals, orange-to-yellow vertical gradient with heavy black drop shadow, laid over a pale pink scroll cartouche; small yellow sans-serif copyright line bottom right; cursive script logo top centre
Themes
- Wealth and luxury
- Jet set
- Gambling high life
- Estate and travel
Title on it
- Millionaire
Text on it
- MILLIONAIRE
- Williams
- Timothy X. Klopp
- "MILLIONAIRE" COPYRIGHT WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS GAMES, INC. 1986
- 31-1257-055
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Adult, dark bouffant hair, pink/lilac floor-length halter evening gown with beaded neckline and back, drop earrings, pearl necklace, seen from behind in left profile, arms down |
| Man | Adult with dark hair and moustache, black tuxedo jacket, white pleated dress shirt, black bow tie, one hand in pocket, other hand holding a short glass of pale drink, gazing left, painted half in warm light and half in blue shadow |
| Vehicle | Long black stretch limousine in side view facing right, chrome trim, whitewall tyres |
| Vehicle | White and blue twin-engine jet airliner banking, seen from front-left below |
| Vehicle | White motor yacht with radar arch planing across blue water |
A wide backglass with a yellow-outlined art deco frame. Across the top, huge block letters spelling MILLIONAIRE in orange-to-yellow gradient with heavy black shadow, set over a pale pink scroll banner carrying a white circular W emblem and the script word Williams. The background is deep blue, scattered with faceted gemstone/diamond shapes. Centre-left stands a couple: a woman in a floor-length pink/lilac halter evening gown with a beaded neckline, drop earrings and pearls, dark bouffant hair, seen from behind in profile; beside her a mustachioed man in a black tuxedo, white dress shirt and black bow tie, holding a glass of pale drink, one hand in his pocket, gazing left. Behind them a long black stretch limousine, palm fronds and a purple-pink sunset sky. Lower right has three framed vignettes: a Tudor manor house with pond, a jet airliner banking over blue water, and a white motor yacht speeding past an orange sunset with a low sun disc. Bottom right carries yellow copyright small print and an artist signature. Glass reflections of other machines are visible across the surface.