1995 · Williams
No Fear: Dangerous Sports
Known for Skull, Jump ramp, Skydive and No Limits. Stormy teal and grey cloud sky with forked yellow lightning bolts, snow-capped mountain peaks at the right horizon, a choppy sea with a small boat at the left horizon, a tall gold-brown leaning rock spire at the right edge, a huge orange-and-yellow fireball explosion across the centre, dark green and brown scrubby hillside at the top and smoke, spray and debris streaks radiating outwards.
- Year
- 1995
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Shot
Skull
- Ramp
Jump ramp
- Lane
Skydive
- Multiball
No Limits
- Multiball
Fear Fest
- Wizard mode
Meet Your Maker
- Mode
Payback Time
On the playfield
Ramp 1
- Jump ramp
Orbit 1
- Track loop
Shot 1
- Skull
Hole 1
- Left saucer saucer
Target 1
- Climber targets
Lane 1
- Skydive
Flipper 1
- Upper flipper extra flipper
Post or gate 1
- Center peg peg
On the backglass
Who and what
- other A motocross rider at the exact centre, yellow-and-black full-face helmet, yellow-white-blue leathers, mid-air astride an orange dirt bike with the front wheel raised over the explosion
- man Left edge, orange-and-white leathers and full-face helmet, riding a second orange number 1 bike, partly cropped
- man Left of centre foreground, white-and-orange leathers and full-face helmet with a dark visor, leaning into a turn on the orange number 1 machine
- man Immediately behind that rider, matching white-and-orange leathers and helmet, arm reaching forward
- man A third racer just right of them, white-and-orange suit and dark-visored helmet, crouched low over the tank
- other Top left, a small human figure tumbling head-first with arms and legs splayed, falling below the biplane
Setting
- Stormy teal and grey cloud sky with forked yellow lightning bolts
- Snow-capped mountain peaks at the right horizon
- A choppy sea with a small boat at the left horizon
- A tall gold-brown leaning rock spire at the right edge
- A huge orange-and-yellow fireball explosion across the centre
- Dark green and brown scrubby hillside at the top
- Smoke, spray and debris streaks radiating outwards
Text on it
- Williams
- NO FEAR
- SFV
- Valvoline
- 5
- Dangerous Sports
- DANGEROUS SPORTS
- 1
- © 1995 NO FEAR
- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
- CONCEPTED BY POWELL MACHINES
- © 1995 WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS GAMES, INC.
How it plays
-
Modes 9
- Dirt Challenge
- Asphalt Challenge
- Water Challenge
- Snow Challenge
- Air Challenge
- Payback Time
- Jump This
- Video Mode
- Last Chance
-
Multiballs 3
- No Limits
- Fear Fest
- Over the Edge
-
Goals 8
- Minor Challenges
- Major Challenge
- NO FEAR
- Steering Wheel
- Raceway
- Summit
- Flipper Skill Shot
- Jump Super
-
Wizard modes 1
- Meet Your Maker
Made by
- Design & Art
- Greg Freres
- Design
- Steve Ritchie
- Design & Software
- Matt Coriale
- Design
- Dwight Sullivan
- Mechanics
- Carl Biagi
- Sound & Music
- Dan Forden
- Music
- Vince Pontarelli
- Display animation
- Brian Morris
- Display animation
- Scott Slomiany
- Display animation
- Adam Rhine
Reference
Linked terms
- Jump ramp also called Jump also called skyloop
- Upper flipper also called upper right flipper
- Skydive also called Skydive lane
- Track also called Track loop also called Track Orbit
- Left saucer also called Tube
- Climber targets also called Climber
- Asphalt Challenge also called Asphalt
- Water Challenge also called Water
- Snow Challenge also called Snow
- Air Challenge also called Air
- Major Challenge also called Major
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- black
- orange
- red
- blue
Fingerprint: Colossal roaring gorilla head mouth wide open with visible teeth fangs in lower-center looming above flippers, large gorilla portrait filling lower-right apron corner, bright blue rectangular illuminated panel marked use your 2x code, purple banner across center reads gain gong when lit for 10000 bonus letters, art deco skyscrapers labeled scrapyard and skyline
A giant white grinning cartoon skull with a black flame-mohawk dominates the top of the playfield, encircled by an orange dot-matrix rubber ring. The centre of the playfield is a blue sunburst disc with a jagged orange flame rim and a magenta NO FEAR medallion surrounded by a ring of small brown value coins. The lower apron carries a pair of slanted red-rimmed cartoon eyes above the words NO FEAR in heavy white capitals, flanked by two more flaming grey skulls. Slanted inserts on both sides of the middle say AUTO-FIRE.
Setting
- Black playfield background with orange dot-matrix and flame graphics
- Blue sunburst disc with jagged orange flame rim at lower centre
- Painted city/sky blue panel behind the upper plastics
- Silver/aluminium cabinet interior framing the playfield
Symbols
- Playing-card suits (clubs/spade/heart/diamond shapes)
- Flames
- Skulls and crossbones
- Arrows
- Stars
- Round value medallions
- Menacing cartoon eyes on the apron
- Number 7 on a car door
Notable shapes
- The giant cartoon skull in the upper playfield
- The big black rubber ring bumper with orange dot lettering
- The jagged flame-rimmed blue sunburst disc
- The wide metal ramps sweeping up both sides of the playfield
- Two pop-bumper style coin/medallion inserts labelled air and hatch
Art motifs
- Sunburst ray disc
- Jagged flame border
- Chequered flag pattern
- Airbrushed chrome and speed lines
- Cartoon grinning skull faces
Themes
- No-fear/extreme-sports
- Motor racing
- Flames
- Cartoon skulls
- Air-ball skill shot
Title on it
- No fear
Text on it
- SPECIAL
- JUMP
- HURRY UP!
- HOLD
- LITE 'EM UP
- SHOOT AGAIN
- AUTO-FIRE
- NO TURNING
- NO FEAR
- HATCH
- PARTY INSIDE
- FIGHT EVIL ALIENS
- MEET EVIL ALIENS WITH YOUR FRIENDS
- AIR
- SNOW TUBING
- FIGHT EVIL
- HOLD BUTTON FOR STATUS REPORT
- WHENEVER THE FEAR MAY BE
- LOOSEN UP AND HIT THE EYEBALL
- 25
- CREDITS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Skeleton | One enormous white cartoon skull at top centre, huge grinning mouth of square teeth, hollow black eye sockets, black flame-shaped tuft on top, grinning directly at the player |
| Skeleton | Two grey-white flaming skull emblems printed on the lower left and lower right of the black apron, black flame hair, menacing toothy grin |
| Vehicle | A white muscle car with blue and red racing stripes and a black number 7 on the door, left of centre on an orange flame plastic |
| Vehicle | A small red open-wheel/race car in the centre above the auto-fire inserts |
| Vehicle | A second red race car with white detailing on the right above the auto-fire insert |
| Monster | An angry black-outlined cartoon skull face on each slingshot plastic, with orange flames licking upward behind it |
Full cabinet interior of an aluminium-bodied electro-mechanical pinball machine, photographed head-on in dim light with strong reflections on the cabinet rails and on a clear-plastic playfield cover. The playfield art is comic-book/airbrushed and screams head-on: a huge grinning white cartoon skull with hollow black eyes and a black flame-tuft of hair sits at the top centre, flanked by a huge black rubber bumper ring printed with orange dot-matrix lettering. Below, three colourfully painted toy cars (a white number 7 muscle car on the left, a red one, another red/white one on the right) are mounted on orange-and-red flame-printed plastics. The middle of the playfield is a big blue sunburst disc edged with a jagged orange flame ring, its centre holding a purple-magenta medallion reading NO FEAR, ringed by small round brown/grey value medallions (HATCH, PARTY INSIDE, FIGHT EVIL ALIENS, SNOW TUBING) and one white roundel reading AIR. Two slanted inserts read AUTO-FIRE, one on each side. Two angry black-outlined cartoon skulls with flames fill the slingshot plastics. The lower apron is black with two large grey-white flaming skulls flanking a red rectangle containing a pair of slanted menacing eyes, with NO FEAR in big white block capitals beneath. Two blue instruction cards with red NO FEAR logos sit left and right. Dominant colours: black, orange, red, blue.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- orange
- yellow
- teal
- black
Fingerprint: no fear, giant pair of human eyes peering out from behind mirrored swimming-goggle mask with SFV lettered across goggle brow dominating centre, huge NO FEAR title rendered as cracked molten orange-to-yellow gradient block letters spread across full width of lower glass, masked figure in orange suit swinging on rope at right edge next to leaning gold-brown rock spire, white stock car with red-blue stripes and blue Valvoline door lettering skidding nose-first into corner, crash-and-burn action scene
A giant pair of human eyes peering out from behind a mirrored swimming-goggle mask, with 'SFV' lettered across the goggle brow, dominating the centre of the artwork. The huge 'NO FEAR' title is rendered as cracked, molten orange-to-yellow gradient block letters spread across the full width of the lower glass. A masked figure in an orange suit swinging on a rope at the right edge, next to a leaning gold-brown rock spire. A white stock car with red-and-blue stripes and large blue 'Valvoline' door lettering skidding nose-first into the right corner, and a motocross rider mid-air over a giant orange explosion at the centre. The lower display panel is wrapped in orange flames with two halftone skull-and-crossbones medallions.
Setting
- Stormy teal and grey cloud sky with forked yellow lightning bolts
- Snow-capped mountain peaks at the right horizon
- A choppy sea with a small boat at the left horizon
- A tall gold-brown leaning rock spire at the right edge
- A huge orange-and-yellow fireball explosion across the centre
- Dark green and brown scrubby hillside at the top
- Smoke, spray and debris streaks radiating outwards
Symbols
- Orange circle company emblem with a white 'w' and a red wedge
- Mirror swimming goggles
- Halftone skull-and-crossbones medallions on the lower display panel
- Orange flame tongues
- Forked lightning bolts
- Spiral/hypnotic swirl in the explosion
- Race number 1 on the orange bikes
- Race number 5 on the white stock car
- Dot-matrix alphanumeric display
Lettering
- Main title in enormous cracked, molten orange-to-yellow gradient block capitals with a dark outline. company name at top left in flowing red-and-yellow script capitals with a white outline, preceded by a circular emblem. 'valvoline' in bold blue italic sans on the car door. 'sfv' in small dark letters on the goggle brow. 'dangerous sports' in loose red-brown brush script capitals below the display. fine white sans-serif print in the bottom-left copyright corner.
Themes
- Extreme sports
- Motocross
- Stock car racing
- Aviation
- Explosion
- Adrenaline
- Fire
- Lightning
Title on it
- No fear
Text on it
- Williams
- NO FEAR
- SFV
- Valvoline
- 5
- Dangerous Sports
- DANGEROUS SPORTS
- 1
- © 1995 NO FEAR
- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
- CONCEPTED BY POWELL MACHINES
- © 1995 WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS GAMES, INC.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | A motocross rider at the exact centre, yellow-and-black full-face helmet, yellow-white-blue leathers, mid-air astride an orange dirt bike with the front wheel raised over the explosion |
| Man | Left edge, orange-and-white leathers and full-face helmet, riding a second orange number 1 bike, partly cropped |
| Man | Left of centre foreground, white-and-orange leathers and full-face helmet with a dark visor, leaning into a turn on the orange number 1 machine |
| Man | Immediately behind that rider, matching white-and-orange leathers and helmet, arm reaching forward |
| Man | A third racer just right of them, white-and-orange suit and dark-visored helmet, crouched low over the tank |
| Other | Top left, a small human figure tumbling head-first with arms and legs splayed, falling below the biplane |
| Other | Right side, an orange-suited figure with a blank white face-mask and dark goggles, swinging on a rope with one arm outstretched |
| Other | Centre, an enormous pair of human eyes with dark brows staring forward out of a mirrored swimming-goggle mask |
| Other | A small rider in a yellow helmet glimpsed on the far left beyond the orange bikes |
| Vehicle | A white stock car with red-and-blue stripes, large blue 'valvoline' door lettering, number 5 on the door, nose crushed and skidding at the right edge |
| Vehicle | An orange motocross dirt bike mid-air, number 1, front wheel high, at the centre |
| Vehicle | An orange race bike with number 1, banked hard over, at the left foreground |
| Vehicle | A second orange number 1 bike at the left edge |
| Vehicle | A pale cream biplane with an orange nose, banking at the top left |
A backlit backglass in a black bezel, with a painted crash-and-burn action scene above a display panel. The top two-thirds is a stormy teal-and-grey sky full of forked yellow lightning. Upper centre-left a red-and-yellow script company name sits inside a white-outlined orange circle emblem. At top left a pale biplane banks through the clouds; below it a small tumbling human figure falls head-first. Centre, a motocross rider in a yellow-and-black helmet and yellow-white-blue leathers launches an orange dirt bike over a huge orange-and-yellow explosion, front wheel high. Left, three racers in matching white-and-orange leathers and full-face helmets lean into a turn on an orange number 1 machine, with a second orange bike at the left edge. Right, an orange-suited figure with a white face-mask swings on a rope beside a gold-brown rock spire, and beneath him a white stock car with red-and-blue stripes carries large blue 'Valvoline' door lettering and the number 5, its nose crushed and skidding. Centre-low, a giant pair of human eyes stares out from behind a mirrored swimming-goggle mask with 'SFV' on the brow. Across the lower third, the title 'NO FEAR' in huge cracked orange-to-yellow gradient letters. The lower panel shows a dot-matrix display flanked by two halftone skull-and-crossbones medallions over orange flames, with 'DANGEROUS SPORTS' scripted below.
Backglass
- blue
- orange
- red
- white
Fingerprint: no fear: enormous photorealistic male face filling center with helmet visor up staring under brow of blue lightning, motocross rider on rearing red-white dirt bike standing atop helmet, red open-wheel racer at left with helmeted occupants, white race car and female snowboarders right slope, huge flame-gradient title capitals over cracked brown rock
The most memorable element is the enormous photorealistic male face filling the centre of the glass, helmet visor up, staring out from under a brow of blue lightning. A motocross rider on a rearing red-and-white dirt bike stands directly on top of that helmet, so the face reads as a giant landscape. Three other vehicles and riders crowd the edges: a red open-wheel racer with two helmeted occupants, a white sponsor-striped race car at lower right, and two helmeted female snowboarders on the right slope. The bottom third is consumed by huge flame-gradient title capitals over cracked brown rock.
Setting
- Dark storm clouds with branching blue lightning across the upper third
- White snow or ice slope on the right side
- Brown cracked rock and earth across the lower half beneath the title
- Dark black night sky at the top left corner
Symbols
- Round yellow-and-red emblem with a script wordmark at the top left
- Stylised artist signature in the lower right corner
- Number 51 on the dirt bike plate
- Valvoline sponsor lettering on the white race car
- Branching lightning bolts
- Flame-gradient title lettering
Lettering
- Very large block capitals across the bottom, letters filled with a red-to-orange-to-yellow flame gradient with a dark outline and a slight glow, sitting on cracked rock; a small round emblem plus a cursive script wordmark at the top left
Themes
- Motocross
- Motorsport
- Extreme sports
- Snowboarding
- Action
- Face close-up
Title on it
- No fear
Text on it
- NO FEAR
- Valvoline
- 51
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Giant close-up head at centre, tanned skin, stubbled jaw, brown eyes, blue-and-white motocross helmet with dark visor band pushed up onto the forehead, staring directly at the viewer |
| Man | Motocross rider standing on the crown of the giant helmet, white-and-blue leathers, motocross boots, posed mid-balance next to the rear wheel of the bike |
| Vehicle | Red-and-white dirt bike rearing on its rear wheel above the giant helmet, knobbly tyres, number plate reading 51 |
| Man | Rider in a red jersey leaning forward at upper left, one arm out, on a dark board or bike against the lightning |
| Vehicle | Small light-blue helicopter or aircraft silhouette in the storm clouds at top left |
| Vehicle | Glossy red open-wheel race car at the left edge, low bodywork, black tyres |
| Man | Helmeted figure in the red car with a red helmet and dark visor |
| Man | Helmeted figure in the red car with a white helmet and orange-tinted goggles |
| Woman | Snowboarder at upper right in an orange helmet and orange top, black shorts, knees bent, board underfoot |
| Woman | Snowboarder at right in a white helmet and white/blue outfit, leaning into a carve on the slope |
| Creature | Huge brown rocky or stone-textured face/head looming at the top right edge, only partly in frame |
| Vehicle | White racing car with red and blue sponsor stripes and a valvoline wordmark, sweeping in from the lower right, green-tinted windscreen |
A painted backglass dominated by one huge close-up male face at the centre: a tanned, stubbled man in a blue-and-white motocross helmet with the dark visor band pushed up, brown eyes staring straight out. On the helmet crown a rider in white-and-blue leathers stands beside a red-and-white dirt bike rearing on its rear wheel, number plate 51. Upper left, a second rider in a red jersey leans into a turn with a small light-blue helicopter silhouette in the storm clouds behind him. At the left edge a glossy red open-wheel race car carries two helmeted figures, one red-helmeted, one in a white helmet with orange goggles. At the right two female snowboarders arc down a white slope, one in an orange top, one in white, while a white race car with red and blue sponsor stripes sweeps in from the lower right. A huge brown rocky face looms at the top right. Electric blue lightning fills the sky, brown rock the lower half.