1980 · Game Plan
Pinball Lizard
Known for ABCDE letters, PINBALL letters, 50,000 lane and Left orbit star rollovers. Indigo night sky, pale blue spired castle on a black cliff, pink and cream striped river receding to a horizon, purple-black spiky swamp foliage and lily pads on a lower bank.
- Year
- 1980
- Maker
- Game Plan
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Lane
ABCDE letters
- Drop target
PINBALL letters
- Lane
50,000 lane
- rollovers
Left orbit star rollovers
- saucer
Upper left saucer
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Upper left saucer saucer
Drop target 1
- PINBALL letters
Target 1
- Red side standup targets
Lanes 3
- ABCDE letters
- 50,000 lane
- Left orbit star rollovers rollovers
On the backglass
Who and what
- creature One huge emerald-green dragon, red-lined open jaws with white teeth and two curved white tusks, orange slit eye, spines down the neck, long serpentine neck looping over itself, clawed forelegs reaching into the egg nest, curled tail
- woman One adult woman, tan skin, long black hair streaming right, green scaled bikini, black feathered wing on her back, leaping leftwards with right arm outstretched and fingers splayed, left leg extended back, bare feet
- skeleton One white human skeleton lying on its side in the purple foliage at bottom centre, one arm raised
- creature Small red-eyed snake or dragon head peeking from the foliage at lower left of centre
- creature Small green-and-yellow lizard or crocodile crawling on the lower bank right of centre
- animal Green dragonfly with four veined wings at the top of the egg nest
Setting
- Indigo night sky
- Pale blue spired castle on a black cliff
- Pink and cream striped river receding to a horizon
- Purple-black spiky swamp foliage
- Lily pads on a lower bank
Text on it
- pinball
- GamePlan
- AN AES COMPANY
- MATCH
- CREDITS
- PLAYERS
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Made by
- Design
- Ed Cebula
- Art
- Jim Sullivan
Reference
Linked terms
- ABCDE letters also called ABCDE
- PINBALL letters also called PINBALL banks
- 50,000 lane also called Left 50,000 lane also called whistle lane
- Left orbit star rollovers also called star lane
- Upper left saucer also called Bonus X saucer also called top saucer
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- green
- purple
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: Super wizard title, two roaring green dinosaurs facing small wizard among palms, stone trail round score discs down middle, two white bumper caps black starburst emblems, row red inserts marked 1968 above, chunky yellow letter tiles wizard ball words, curved chrome ball guide top-left, green snake red-white striped body between flippers, dark purple-black background, green-red-yellow-gold palette.
Two roaring green dinosaurs facing a small wizard among palm fronds, with a stone trail of round score discs running down the middle of the field. The two white pop-bumper caps carry identical black starburst emblems, and a row of red inserts marked 1968 sits above them. Chunky yellow letter tiles spell out the wizard and ball words, and a curved chrome ball guide sweeps across the top-left corner. A green snake with a red-and-white striped body slithers up between the two flippers at the bottom.
Setting
- Jungle
- River and waterfall
- Stone path
- Night sky with stars
Symbols
- Black star-and-spoke sunburst emblems on bumper caps
- Playing-card suit pips
- Multiplier discs 2x/3x/4x/5x
- Round score discs
- Yellow arrow signs
- Red diamond target
- Qr code
Notable shapes
- Curved chrome ball guide sweeping the top-left corner
- Two white starburst pop-bumper caps
- Ring of round score discs down the centre
- Triangular red slings
- Red diamond drop target on the right
Art motifs
- Stone path with inset score medallions
- Palm fronds and hanging vines
- Stars and a crescent moon
- Orange lane guides
Themes
- Wizard
- Dinosaur
- Jungle
- Adventure
- Magic
- Prehistoric
Title on it
- Super wizard
Text on it
- SUPER WIZARD
- WIZARD
- BALL
- SPECIAL
- 1000 ADVANCE BONUS
- 1000 WHEN LIT
- TILT WHEN LIT
- SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- SHOOT AGAIN!
- EXTRA BALL
- 1000
- 500
- 4500
- 20,000
- 10,000
- 9000
- 8000
- 7000
- 6000
- 5000
- 4000
- 3000
- 2000
- 2X
- 3X
- 4X
- 5X
- 1968
- INSTRUCTIONS
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 580,000 POINTS SCORE
- 670,000 POINTS SCORE
- 5 Balls Per Game
- Game Plan, Inc.
- ADDISON ILLINOIS 60101
- Repair Request/Game Info
- 1-800 Gameplan Pinball Wizard
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | Large green dinosaur with open red mouth, white fangs and yellow eye, upper centre-right, roaring left |
| Animal | Second green dinosaur lower centre, snarling with white fangs, head turned left |
| Creature | Green snake with red-and-white banded body curling up from the bottom centre between the flippers |
| Other | Tiny robed wizard figure with a pointed hat standing amid palm trees near the centre, small relative to the dinosaurs |
Tall vertical electro-mechanical playfield crowded with green dinosaur and wizard artwork on a dark purple-black speckled background. A big red-and-yellow wizard title runs down the upper left apron beside a curved metal ball guide. At the top a bank of four red inserts numbered 1968 sit above two large white pop-bumper caps printed with a black star-and-spoke sunburst design. Two rectangular bumpers in the upper mid-field read SPECIAL and 1000 ADVANCE BONUS, with chunky yellow letter tiles spelling WIZARD and BALL beneath them. Two snarling green dinosaurs with red mouths and white fangs occupy the centre-right and lower-centre, surrounded by palm trees, tangled vines and a stone path carrying round score discs (1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10,000, 20,000) and small white multiplier circles marked 2X, 3X, 4X and 5X. Two red-and-gold flipper bats flank a black middle with a green snake whose tail curls toward the drain. Lower deck has two cream instruction cards, a red hexagonal licence plate and a QR code. Dominant colours: green, purple, red, yellow-gold.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- green
- purple
- blue
- black
Fingerprint: Enormous emerald-green dragon with ultra-long looped neck lunging down at speckled egg nest, tan-skinned woman in green-scaled bikini and black feathered wing leaping mid-air, pale blue castle with spires behind, pink-striped river, white skeleton sprawled in purple foliage, indigo fantasy swamp-castle scene
The single most memorable element is the enormous emerald-green dragon with its ultra-long snake-like neck curled into a loop behind itself, lunging down at a nest of speckled eggs. Just as striking is the near-nude woman in a green scaled bikini and black feathered wing, frozen mid-leap facing the dragon, her hair and wing streaming to the right. A pale blue spindly castle and a pink-and-cream striped river sit behind them under an indigo sky. Small details worth remembering: a white skeleton sprawled in the purple bracken at bottom centre, a tiny red-eyed snake head in the lower foliage, and a pink watermark word in the top left.
Setting
- Indigo night sky
- Pale blue spired castle on a black cliff
- Pink and cream striped river receding to a horizon
- Purple-black spiky swamp foliage
- Lily pads on a lower bank
Symbols
- Nest of speckled eggs
- White skeleton
- Coloured circular medallions and coin-like discs scattered around the sky
- Red rectangular score windows in groups of four
- Glowing oval coloured lamps in green, magenta and blue
- Lily pads
- Spiky purple-black foliage fronds
- Castle onion domes and spires
Lettering
- Large curving green title lettering with white highlights and dark outlines, arched across the top centre; white sans-serif labels in small coloured lozenges; coloured outlined numerals marking player positions at the four corners
Themes
- Dragon
- Fantasy
- Castle
- Swamp
- Bikini
- Eggs
- Skeleton
- Adventure
Text on it
- pinball
- GamePlan
- AN AES COMPANY
- MATCH
- CREDITS
- PLAYERS
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Creature | One huge emerald-green dragon, red-lined open jaws with white teeth and two curved white tusks, orange slit eye, spines down the neck, long serpentine neck looping over itself, clawed forelegs reaching into the egg nest, curled tail |
| Woman | One adult woman, tan skin, long black hair streaming right, green scaled bikini, black feathered wing on her back, leaping leftwards with right arm outstretched and fingers splayed, left leg extended back, bare feet |
| Skeleton | One white human skeleton lying on its side in the purple foliage at bottom centre, one arm raised |
| Creature | Small red-eyed snake or dragon head peeking from the foliage at lower left of centre |
| Creature | Small green-and-yellow lizard or crocodile crawling on the lower bank right of centre |
| Animal | Green dragonfly with four veined wings at the top of the egg nest |
| Creature | Pale ribbon-like snake or serpent body curling in the pink river at mid left |
A full-colour backglass with a fantasy swamp-and-castle scene, dominated by a huge emerald-green dragon with a long serpentine neck, a red-and-white open mouth, tusks, and a curled tail arcing up and over to the right. Its clawed forelegs reach down into a nest of mottled orange-and-brown speckled eggs at lower left. On the right, a tan-skinned woman with long black hair, wearing only a green scaled bikini and a black feathered wing, lunges leftwards in mid-air, one arm outstretched towards the dragon and one leg extended, on a mound of purple-black spiky foliage. Behind the dragon at left stands a pale blue-white stylised castle of thin spires and onion domes on a black cliff, with a wide pink-and-cream striped river receding to a horizon of brown rock under an indigo night sky. A large curving green title dominates the top centre, ringed by coloured medallions, red rectangular windows, a white skeleton in the foliage, a small lizard on a lower bank, and glowing oval lamps.