Also known as OC
1976 · Bally
Old Chicago
Known for Center bonus collect scoop, Top right saucer and Right drop bank. Deep navy night sky with faint stars, stylised red and pink art deco city skyline at street level, cream and gold searchlight beams radiating in x shapes behind the figures, black silhouette strip of gun-toting 1920s mobsters along the bottom and green-tinted art deco tower centred in the lower band.
- Year
- 1976
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 4
Known for
- scoop
Center bonus collect scoop
- saucer
Top right saucer
- Target
Right drop bank
On the playfield
- cream
- pink
- red
- teal
- 2 flippers
- 5 pop bumpers
- 1 spinner
- 2 slingshots
Holes 2
- Center bonus collect scoop scoop
- Top right saucer saucer
Bumper 1
- Lower bumpers
Targets 2
- Right drop bank
- Left standup target
Lanes 2
- Star rollover rollover
- Lit out lanes
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Central stern dark-haired man with slicked-back hair and heavy brow, grey pinstripe suit jacket, white shirt, purple and grey striped tie, small cream paper marked 20 on his left lapel, facing forward
- woman Left of centre, red-haired with a large elaborate swept-up coiffure, orange off-shoulder gown, pearl drop earrings, holding a cream rose at her waist, looking directly at the viewer with a serious expression
- woman Right of centre, red curly hair, teal plunging v-neck gown, long white pearl necklace, tall green top hat with an orange playing card in the band, eyes half closed, faintly smiling
- man Small silhouetted figure in the lower centre green tower band, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, in dark green and black
- other Black silhouette crowd of roughly a dozen 1920s men in fedoras and brimmed hats holding sub-machine guns, running along the entire bottom band
- vehicle Cream and grey barrage balloon with a gondola at the upper left, angled upward
Setting
- Deep navy night sky with faint stars
- Stylised red and pink art deco city skyline at street level
- Cream and gold searchlight beams radiating in x shapes behind the figures
- Black silhouette strip of gun-toting 1920s mobsters along the bottom
- Green-tinted art deco tower centred in the lower band
Text on it
- CHICAGO
- Old
- 1-4 CANDY
- BALL IN PLAY
- GAME OVER
- TILT
- 80
- 90
- CLUB ALABAM
- ELKS
- CLUB
- RONALD
- DINER
- PARK
- GRAND
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 0
- 5
- 7
- 20
How it plays
-
Awards 1
- Double Bonus
Made by
- Design
- Greg Kmiec
- Art
- Dave Christensen
Reference
Linked terms
- Center bonus collect scoop also called center saucer also called Bonus Collect
- Top right saucer also called upper-right saucer
- Right drop bank also called Right drop targets
- Left standup target also called lower-left standup
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- cream
- pink
- red
- teal
Fingerprint: Red arched cartouche built from gold-ringed roundels spelling CHICAGO 1876, two maroon open-top racing cars with spoked wheels facing nose-to-nose below, five starburst bumpers numbered 100 100 10 10 10, pin-up women in top arch corners amid playing cards and card-suit fans
The most memorable element is the central red arched CHICAGO 1876 cartouche built from gold-ringed roundels like a row of carnival lights, with two maroon 1890s racing cars drawn nose to nose directly beneath it. A second strong cue is the row of five white starburst bumpers marked 100, 100, 10, 10 and 10. Third, the whole lower apron carries one huge yellow cursive manufacturer logo on a pink shield panel next to a dense black-and-white instruction card, and the bottom right apron holds a printed Old Chicago replay card with a QR code. Fourth, two swimsuit pin-up women mirrored in the top arch corners, and sepia 1920s cartoon dancers and gamblers lining both side lanes.
Setting
- Cream and pale gold playfield ground with radiating sunburst rays from lower centre
- Hot pink painted side borders and lower apron
- Teal-green panels behind the top arch
- Clear plastic ramp and wire-form ramp over the upper playfield
- Printed replay card with qr code at bottom right apron
Symbols
- Gold-ringed roundel lamps forming the title arch
- Playing cards and an ace of diamonds
- Aces and card-suit fans
- Rosette prize medallion at top centre
- Circus starbursts with radiating spikes
- Round glass cannonball bumpers
- Arrows and drop target markers on both side lanes
- Spoked racing car wheels
- Qr code on the replay card
Notable shapes
- The arched chicago 1876 roundel cartouche
- The large round shoot again when lit hole with a green ring at lower centre
- The pink shield panel on the apron
- A semicircular fan of coloured rays rising from the lower centre
- Green oval audience participation plaque on the left side lane
- Rounded red ball-return trough spanning the bottom
Art motifs
- Radiating sunburst rays
- Gold pinstriped scroll borders
- Starburst sun discs
- Carnival light bulbs
- Sepia 1920s fashion illustration panels
- Airbrushed gradient skies and clouds
Themes
- 1896 world's fair chicago
- Circus and carnival midway
- Turn-of-the-century gambling
- Antique automobiles
- Variety-show performers
Title on it
- Chicago 1876
Text on it
- CHICAGO
- 1876
- OLD CHICAGO
- COLLECT BONUS
- 1000 each time same
- ALL TARGETS DOWN SCORE SPECIAL
- SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- SHOOT AGAIN WHEN LIT
- COLLECT SCORES BONUS
- DOUBLE WHEN LIT
- 100
- 10
- 1000
- AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
- INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
- AMUSEMENT ONLY
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- Bally
- MANUFACTURING CORP. CHICAGO, ILL. 60651
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- 1976 Bally Old Chicago
- REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF
- INSERT COIN AND WAIT FOR MACHINE TO RESET BEFORE INSERTING COIN FOR NEXT PLAYER
- KNOCKING ALL TARGETS DOWN LITES LEFT BOTTOM OUTLANE TO SCORE SPECIAL AND LITES RIGHT OUTLANE TO SCORE 1 EXTRA BALL
- TOP BUMPERS SCORE 300 AND ADVANCE BONUS WHEN LIT
- OUTLANE SCORES DOUBLE BONUS ON 3RD AND 5TH BALLS
- 1ST PLAYER BALL IN PLAY
- 1115-158
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Pin-up woman in a dark two-piece swimsuit with dark hair, seated in the top left arch corner with legs angled towards the centre, painted against teal-green with playing cards and a card-suit fan beside her |
| Woman | Matching pin-up woman in a dark two-piece swimsuit seated in the top right arch corner, mirrored against the left figure, also framed by painted playing cards |
| Man | Sepia line-art man in a dark suit and hat in the upper left side lane, drawn in a flat 1920s cartoon style against the pink border, holding playing cards |
| Woman | Sepia line-art woman in a long tan-orange dress with a short bobbed hairstyle in the mid left side lane, facing the suited man, drawn in flat 1920s cartoon style |
| Man | Sepia line-art man in a dark suit on the mid right side lane, mirrored to the left lane figures, leaning over a card table |
| Woman | Sepia line-art woman in a long tan-orange dress on the right side lane, mirrored to the left lane woman |
| Man | Sepia line-art dancing man in a dark suit and a woman in an orange dress on the lower left pink apron corner, both in a 1920s dance pose, next to a printed lowercase b artist signature |
| Woman | Matching sepia line-art dancing woman on the lower right pink apron corner, paired with the suited man beside her, also next to a b signature |
| Vehicle | Two maroon 1890s open-top racing cars with brass details and large spoked wheels, drawn nose to nose beneath the central title cartouche |
A single-level 1970s electro-mechanical playfield with a pale cream and gold ground, hot pink borders and teal-green accents. Across the middle runs a red arched cartouche of gold-outlined roundels spelling CHICAGO with 1876 beneath it; below it two maroon open-top 1890s racing cars with big spoked wheels face each other nose to nose. Five round starburst bumpers punctuate the field, two reading 100 up top left and right and one 10 dead centre, with a 10 burst at each lower side. The upper third is crowded with a clear plastic ramp, a wire-form ramp arcing over the top arch, three green-glowing lane guides and a rosette medallion at top centre. Two pin-up women in swimsuits sit in the top left and top right arch corners facing inwards, each framed by painted playing cards and a card-suit fan. Down both side lanes, sepia line-art cartoon figures in 1920s dress dance and play cards against the pink border. Lower playfield has two cream flippers, a red ball-return trough, a round shoot-again hole with a green ring, and a pink apron carrying large yellow cursive logo lettering and a black instruction card.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- dark blue
- red
- gold
- cream
Fingerprint: Illuminated backglass on midnight-blue sky over stylised red-pink city skyline. Huge gold Art Deco "CHICAGO" across top. Centre dark-haired man in grey pinstripe suit with stern expression. Red-haired woman left in orange off-shoulder dress with elaborate coiffure. Red-haired woman right in teal plunging gown with tall green top hat bearing orange playing card. Cream barrage balloon and searchlight beams crossing in X shapes above. Black silhouette band: 1920s mobsters with tommy guns, green Art Deco tower.
A gangster in a grey pinstripe suit flanked by two flapper-era women, one in a plunging teal gown wearing a tall green top hat with a playing card in the band, beneath a huge gold Art Deco CHICAGO. The bottom border is a black silhouette of 1920s mobsters in fedoras brandishing tommy guns, which is far more memorable than the figures themselves. Cream searchlight beams and a barrage balloon cross the dark blue sky behind them.
Setting
- Deep navy night sky with faint stars
- Stylised red and pink art deco city skyline at street level
- Cream and gold searchlight beams radiating in x shapes behind the figures
- Black silhouette strip of gun-toting 1920s mobsters along the bottom
- Green-tinted art deco tower centred in the lower band
Symbols
- Gold art deco searchlight beams
- Barrage balloon
- Formation of biplanes
- Art deco tower
- Playing card in hat band
- Neon rooftop signs
- Row of round gold incandescent bulbs around the border
- Cream rose
Lettering
- Mixed: red cursive script beside the title, enormous gold art deco capitals with fine vertical line shading and heavy black drop shadow for chicago, cream and gold condensed serif capitals on banner plates for the lower labels
Themes
- Chicago
- 1920s gangsters
- Flappers
- Art deco
- City skyline at night
- Speakeasy
Title on it
- Chicago
Text on it
- CHICAGO
- Old
- 1-4 CANDY
- BALL IN PLAY
- GAME OVER
- TILT
- 80
- 90
- CLUB ALABAM
- ELKS
- CLUB
- RONALD
- DINER
- PARK
- GRAND
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 0
- 5
- 7
- 20
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Central stern dark-haired man with slicked-back hair and heavy brow, grey pinstripe suit jacket, white shirt, purple and grey striped tie, small cream paper marked 20 on his left lapel, facing forward |
| Woman | Left of centre, red-haired with a large elaborate swept-up coiffure, orange off-shoulder gown, pearl drop earrings, holding a cream rose at her waist, looking directly at the viewer with a serious expression |
| Woman | Right of centre, red curly hair, teal plunging v-neck gown, long white pearl necklace, tall green top hat with an orange playing card in the band, eyes half closed, faintly smiling |
| Man | Small silhouetted figure in the lower centre green tower band, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, in dark green and black |
| Other | Black silhouette crowd of roughly a dozen 1920s men in fedoras and brimmed hats holding sub-machine guns, running along the entire bottom band |
| Vehicle | Cream and grey barrage balloon with a gondola at the upper left, angled upward |
| Vehicle | Tan open-top 1930s motorcar with spare wheel and running boards parked at lower left in front of the skyline |
Illuminated backglass in a wooden frame, dominated by a deep midnight-blue night sky over a stylised red-and-pink city skyline. Across the top, red cursive script sits beside a huge gold Art Deco word CHICAGO, its letters built from parallel vertical gold line-shading on a heavy black drop shadow. Four cream number-roll windows span the glass (players 1 and 2 high, 3 and 4 low), each with a bold black numeral tab, and cream discs marked 80 and 90 sit in the top-right corner. Three central figures dominate: a stern dark-haired man in a grey pinstripe suit with a striped tie and a small paper marked 20 on his lapel; to his left a red-haired woman with an elaborate upswept coiffure, orange off-shoulder dress, pearl drop earrings and a cream rose at her waist, staring straight ahead; to his right a languid red-haired woman in a teal plunging gown, long white pearl necklace and a tall green top hat with an orange card in its band, eyes half-closed and smiling. Behind them a cream barrage balloon, a formation of small black biplanes, and huge gold searchlight beams crossing in X shapes. Along the bottom, a black silhouette band shows 1920s mobsters in hats holding tommy guns flanking a green Art Deco tower, with a round cream medallion at centre. A green border dotted with round gold bulbs frames everything. Bottom lettering reads 1-4 CANDY, TILT, BALL IN PLAY and GAME OVER.