1969 · Chicago Coin
Moon Shot / Astronaut
Known for Curved rocket lanes, Upper bumpers, Swing gates and Upper gate targets. Deep magenta-purple brick wall, pale blue silhouettes of industrial buildings and gantries, green cratered moon-like ground and blue ribbon banner across the centre.
- Year
- 1969
- Maker
- Chicago Coin
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
Known for
- Lane
Curved rocket lanes
- Bumper
Upper bumpers
- gate
Swing gates
- Target
Upper gate targets
- post
Center post
2 games under this title
On the playfield
Bumpers 3
- Upper bumpers
- Pop bumper nest
- Center red pop bumper
Targets 2
- Upper gate targets
- Lower gate targets
Lanes 4
- Curved rocket lanes
- White rollover buttons rollover button
- Center rollover button rollover button
- Out lanes
Posts and gates 2
- Swing gates gate
- Center post post
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Upper right, flying horizontally, white bubble helmet with blonde hair, blue-and-white spacesuit, white boots extended behind, holding a small black box with yellow 1 and 2 buttons
- woman Lower right, large, striding forward, white bubble helmet, blonde hair visible inside, blue-white-yellow suit, one arm raised holding a small yellow object, other arm outstretched
- woman Middle lower right, smaller, standing behind the large figure, white helmet, blue-white-yellow suit with yellow sash, on the green cratered ground
- woman Bottom centre-left, seen from behind, white helmet, yellow-trimmed blue suit, beside a yellow chair-like frame, one hand raised open-palmed
- vehicle Small blue-and-white rocket with yellow flame exhaust, centre of image, angled nose-up to the right
- vehicle Large pale blue and dark blue rocket/spacecraft with a yellow porthole, mounted on a blue pedestal with a white arch, left of centre
Setting
- Deep magenta-purple brick wall
- Pale blue silhouettes of industrial buildings and gantries
- Green cratered moon-like ground
- Blue ribbon banner across the centre
Text on it
- Chicago Coin's
- ASTRONAUT
- CAN PLAY
- 1st Player
- 2nd Player
- IT'S FUN TO COMPETE
- 0670
- 0780
How it plays
-
Goals 3
- Line-up feature
- Moon Value
- Venus Value
Made by
- Design
- Al Schlappa
- Design
- Jerry Koci
- Design
- John Gore
- Art
- Christian Marche
Reference
Linked terms
- Curved rocket lanes also called Moon lane also called Venus lane also called Rocket
- Upper bumpers also called Top bumpers also called Passive bumpers
- Swing gates also called Out lane gate
- Upper gate targets also called Upper standup targets
- Lower gate targets also called Lower standup targets
- White rollover buttons also called Rollover buttons
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Astronaut
- purple
- blue
- green
- orange
Fingerprint: Chicago Coin's ASTRONAUT title on blue ribbon banner with green O, woman astronaut flying horizontally holding black box with yellow buttons, helmeted women on green cratered surface, light-blue rocket on pedestal, magenta brick wall background
The single most memorable element is the wide blue ribbon banner sweeping across the middle, carrying enormous orange block letters spelling the title with the rounded O picked out in green. Behind and to the right of it a woman astronaut flies horizontally through the air holding a small black box with yellow 1 and 2 buttons, and the words CAN PLAY sit in white capitals beside her. A second striking feature is the pale blue rocket on a blue pedestal at left with a yellow porthole and a white arch curving down to the ground. The lower right is filled with two helmeted women astronauts in blue, white and yellow suits on a green cratered surface, and a white-helmeted figure seen from the back at bottom centre.
Setting
- Deep magenta-purple brick wall
- Pale blue silhouettes of industrial buildings and gantries
- Green cratered moon-like ground
- Blue ribbon banner across the centre
Symbols
- Yellow oval lamps along the top edge
- Black-and-yellow button box marked 1 and 2
- Yellow porthole on the rocket
- White arch curving from pedestal to ground
- Craters on the green surface
- Rocket exhaust flame
Lettering
- Main title in huge orange 3d block capitals with yellow and black outlines and white drop shadow on a blue banner; secondary text in cream cursive script; instruction text in white sans-serif capitals on a blue plaque
Themes
- Space
- Astronauts
- Women in space
- Rocket
- Cratered surface
- Moon landing
Title on it
- Astronaut
Text on it
- Chicago Coin's
- ASTRONAUT
- CAN PLAY
- 1st Player
- 2nd Player
- IT'S FUN TO COMPETE
- 0670
- 0780
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Upper right, flying horizontally, white bubble helmet with blonde hair, blue-and-white spacesuit, white boots extended behind, holding a small black box with yellow 1 and 2 buttons |
| Woman | Lower right, large, striding forward, white bubble helmet, blonde hair visible inside, blue-white-yellow suit, one arm raised holding a small yellow object, other arm outstretched |
| Woman | Middle lower right, smaller, standing behind the large figure, white helmet, blue-white-yellow suit with yellow sash, on the green cratered ground |
| Woman | Bottom centre-left, seen from behind, white helmet, yellow-trimmed blue suit, beside a yellow chair-like frame, one hand raised open-palmed |
| Vehicle | Small blue-and-white rocket with yellow flame exhaust, centre of image, angled nose-up to the right |
| Vehicle | Large pale blue and dark blue rocket/spacecraft with a yellow porthole, mounted on a blue pedestal with a white arch, left of centre |
Landscape-format backglass in flat, brightly coloured cartoon style, set inside a speckled cream-grey cabinet. The background is a deep magenta-purple brick wall with faint pale-blue silhouettes of industrial buildings and gantries across the middle distance, and a green cratered moon-like ground plane across the lower third. Dominating the centre is a wide blue ribbon banner carrying the main title in huge chunky orange block capitals with yellow and black outlines and a white drop shadow, the rounded O picked out in green. Above it sits cream cursive script. Upper right a woman astronaut in a white bubble helmet and blue-and-white spacesuit flies diagonally, legs trailing, holding a small black-and-yellow two-button box. Lower right two more helmeted women astronauts in blue, white and yellow suits stand and stride on the green ground. Lower centre-left a further astronaut in a white helmet and yellow-trimmed suit is seen from behind. Left of centre is a large light-blue and dark-blue rocket with a yellow porthole, mounted on a blue pedestal with a white arch. Left side has two black rectangular score windows labelled 1st and 2nd Player, each with four white mechanical reel digits. A small blue-and-white rocket with yellow flame exhaust flies near centre. Two yellow oval lamps sit along the top edge.
Backglass Moon Shot
- red-orange
- purple
- lime green
- white
Fingerprint: Three identical women in purple-and-lime-green space suits with pale blue bubble helmets positioned differently—one large sitting on cratered lunar surface, one flying diagonal upper left, one floating lower right, "Moon Shot" in huge 3D magenta block letters with lime outline staggered rising diagonal, four numbered score windows 1st-4th Player, lunar lander with yellow ladder, descending spike-nosed capsule.
Three identical brunette women in purple-and-lime-green space suits with pale blue bubble helmets, one sitting large on the cratered lunar surface, one flying in from the upper left and one floating at lower right. The staggered magenta-and-lime title MOON SHOT in heavy 3D block letters under a white cursive signature. Four numbered score windows (1ST to 4TH PLAYER) laid out around the flying figures. A grey angular lunar lander top right with a white spike-nosed capsule descending on a curved trajectory line. Bottom-right black panel reading PLAYERS over four round 1-2-3-4 buttons.
Setting
- Flat red-orange sky/space field
- Grey-green cratered lunar surface across the lower third
- White swept rocket-trail shapes behind the title
- Black rectangular score panels
- White oval instruction panel on the right
Symbols
- Craters
- Rocket capsule
- Lunar lander with ladder
- White trajectory curve
- Open supply crate
- Numbered oval windows
- Round push buttons
Lettering
- Cursive white script signature above a large magenta-and-lime 3d block-letter title with black drop shadow; player labels in bold white and purple sans-serif capitals on black panels
Themes
- Moon landing
- Spaceflight
- Astronauts
- Lunar surface
- Multi-player
Title on it
- Moon shot
Text on it
- Chicago Coin's
- MOON SHOT
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 0 4 7 4
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 3RD PLAYER
- 4TH PLAYER
- a game of skill.
- fun to compete!
- PLAYERS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Large central figure, brunette shoulder-length hair, pale blue bubble helmet, purple bodysuit with lime-green panels and belt, pale blue gloves and boots, sitting legs out on the cratered moon ground, one arm reaching right gripping a long curved line, smiling with red lips |
| Woman | Upper left, same purple and lime-green space suit and pale blue helmet, flying diagonally with left arm extended and one green-gloved hand splayed |
| Woman | Lower right, same suit and helmet, floating on her back with both booted legs kicked up, one arm reaching left toward the central figure |
| Vehicle | Grey angular lunar lander top right with faceted panels, dark window band and a yellow ladder on its side |
| Other | White oval capsule with three long grey spikes descending head-first on a thin curved trajectory line at upper centre |
| Other | Two tiny suited figures standing at bottom left beside an open pale crate |
| Other | Small white rectangular marker post near the lower right woman |
Painted, cartoon-styled backglass on a strong red-orange field. Across the top, white cursive script reads Chicago Coin's above a huge three-dimensional title MOON SHOT in magenta-purple block capitals with a lime-green outline and black drop shadow, the letters staggered in a rising diagonal. Four white oval windows each numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 label four mechanical score reels set in black rectangular panels: 1ST PLAYER shows 0 4 7 4, 2ND PLAYER shows 0 0 0 0, 3RD PLAYER shows 0 0 0 0 and 4TH PLAYER shows 0 0 0 0. Three women in matching purple-and-lime-green space suits with pale blue bubble helmets are drawn: one large centre figure sitting on a cratered grey-green Moon surface, one upper left flying diagonally with arms outstretched, and one lower right floating on her back beside a small marker post. The background is filled with white rocket trails, a grey angular lunar lander with a yellow ladder top right, and a white oval capsule with three spikes descending on a curved line. Bottom left shows a small open crate and two tiny suited figures beside a crater. Bottom right has a black panel labelled PLAYERS over four round buttons numbered 1 2 3 4. Black instruction text on a white oval is partly masked by the lander.