1969 · Chicago Coin
Pirate Gold
Known for Bonus Step Up buttons, Center u-turn and Special mode. Flat pale green sky in the upper third, stylised sea of alternating green, mid-blue and white curling wave bands with white-capped crests and light wood backbox frame with a pale green inner border and mirror reflections.
- Year
- 1969
- Maker
- Chicago Coin
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- rollover buttons
Bonus Step Up buttons
- u-turn
Center u-turn
- Mode
Special mode
On the playfield
Orbit 1
- Center u-turn u-turn
Bumpers 2
- Blue bumpers
- Red bumper
Lanes 3
- Bonus Step Up buttons rollover buttons
- Near out lanes
- Far out lanes
Control 1
- Center Bonus Step Up button button
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Bow of the lower boat, cream shirt with red sash, dark trousers, leaning forward over the rail
- man Blond, green-and-white striped shirt with gold sash, standing just behind the first man
- man Small figure in a red cap and red shirt crouching at the middle of the boat
- woman Long blond hair, gold-and-green bodice, seated at the tiller/wheel, facing right
- animal Small brown monkey-like creature with a long tail perched beside the woman
- other Small figure in blue and pink near the stern, holding a yellow object
Setting
- Flat pale green sky in the upper third
- Stylised sea of alternating green, mid-blue and white curling wave bands with white-capped crests
- Light wood backbox frame with a pale green inner border and mirror reflections
Text on it
- Chicago Coin
- PIRATE GOLD
- SCORE
- 1 7 0 6
- 1
- IT'S FUN TO COMPETE
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Special mode
Made by
- Design
- Al Schlappa
- Design
- Jerry Koci
- Design
- John Gore
- Art
- Christian Marche
Reference
Linked terms
- Bonus Step Up buttons also called Step Up also called rollover buttons
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- green
- blue
- red
- white
Fingerprint: Cartoon galleon with tiny crew including blonde woman at tiller and brown monkey sailing across flat green and blue wave bands, much larger white-sailed galleon looming upper left, red arched PIRATE GOLD capitals, four-window mechanical score panel right
A cartoon pirate galleon crewed by five or six tiny figures, including a blonde woman at the tiller and a brown monkey, sailing across flat bands of green and blue curling waves. Above them, a much larger white-sailed galleon with black pennants looms in the upper left corner. The title PIRATE GOLD is arched in red block letters in the centre, with a four-window mechanical SCORE panel in a red box to the right. The whole scene is flat, brightly saturated cartoon artwork with no shading, painted on a light wooden-framed backbox with visible reflections.
Setting
- Flat pale green sky in the upper third
- Stylised sea of alternating green, mid-blue and white curling wave bands with white-capped crests
- Light wood backbox frame with a pale green inner border and mirror reflections
Symbols
- Black pennants and small black flags with white marks
- Yellow wooden oars and a yellow key
- Coiled rope and rolled parchment on the deck
- Four mechanical score reels
- Pointing cartoon hand below the score window
Lettering
- Pirate gold in large arched red block capitals with white outline and dark drop shadow; chicago coin in flowing yellow script above; it's fun to compete in small black capitals stacked at mid-right; score in red capitals on a black panel
Themes
- Pirates
- Sailing ships
- Sea voyage
- Galleon
- Treasure hunt
Title on it
- Pirate gold
Text on it
- Chicago Coin
- PIRATE GOLD
- SCORE
- 1 7 0 6
- 1
- IT'S FUN TO COMPETE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Bow of the lower boat, cream shirt with red sash, dark trousers, leaning forward over the rail |
| Man | Blond, green-and-white striped shirt with gold sash, standing just behind the first man |
| Man | Small figure in a red cap and red shirt crouching at the middle of the boat |
| Woman | Long blond hair, gold-and-green bodice, seated at the tiller/wheel, facing right |
| Animal | Small brown monkey-like creature with a long tail perched beside the woman |
| Other | Small figure in blue and pink near the stern, holding a yellow object |
| Other | Partly hidden figure in a red-and-white striped shirt with blue trousers climbing or standing between the two ships |
A brightly coloured cartoon-style backglass with a flat green sky above a stylised sea of alternating green, blue and white curling wave bands. Two wooden sailing ships dominate: a large three-masted galleon in the upper left with billowing white sails, a red-and-brown planked hull, black pennants and small black flags, and a longer, lower boat running diagonally across the middle carrying a crew of about six small cartoon pirates. A man in a cream shirt with a red sash leans out at the bow, a blond man in a green-and-white striped shirt stands behind him, a small figure in a red cap and red shirt crouches at the rail, a blond woman in a gold-and-green bodice sits at the tiller, and a small brown monkey-like creature perches near her. Yellow oars, a coiled rope, a key and a rolled parchment lie on the deck. Centred high on the glass is the arched two-line title PIRATE GOLD in chunky red block capitals with a white outline and a dark shadow. At upper right a red-framed SCORE window holds four white mechanical reels reading 1 7 0 6, with a small red-and-yellow digit and a pointing hand below. Yellow script reading Chicago Coin sits above the title.