1993 · Alvin G. & Co
Pistol Poker
Known for Gun saucer, Joker, Backbox gun and Poker hands. Red-brown brick pattern border, yellow-gold brick band beneath the card panel, wood-grain cabinet trim at the bottom and plain pale sky behind the cowboy.
- Year
- 1993
- Maker
- Alvin G. & Co
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- saucer
Gun saucer
- Hole
Joker
- Toy
Backbox gun
- Goal
Poker hands
- Multiball
Megamode
- Wizard mode
Pistol Mania
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Backbox gun
Orbit 1
- Upper loop loop
Shot 1
- Complete Hand shot
Holes 2
- Gun saucer saucer
- Joker
Target 1
- Card targets
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Cowboy, adult, weathered reddish-brown face, wide white eyes, toothy grimace, wide-brimmed white hat with red hatband, red neckerchief, fanning five playing cards at chest level, grinning straight at the viewer
- woman Blonde cowgirl, long wavy hair, red-and-white gingham bikini top, blue trousers, standing at lower left holding a small pistol in her right hand
- other Large chrome revolver entering from the left edge, aimed right, with a yellow-and-white muzzle flash burst
Setting
- Red-brown brick pattern border
- Yellow-gold brick band beneath the card panel
- Wood-grain cabinet trim at the bottom
- Plain pale sky behind the cowboy
Text on it
- PISTOL
- POKER
- Always on a
- A
- K
- Q
- J
- 10
- pinside.com
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Mystery
-
Multiballs 1
- Megamode
-
Goals 1
- Poker hands
-
Wizard modes 1
- Pistol Mania
Made by
- Design
- Wally Welch
- Design
- Michael Gottlieb
- Art
- Dan Hughes
- Software
- Rehman Merchant
- Sound & Music
- Matt Scott
- Sound & Music
- Kyle Johnson
- Display animation
- Vecennia Jordan
Reference
Linked terms
- Gun saucer also called Gun and chip saucer
- Joker also called Upper Joker lock hole
- Card targets also called Collect Card shots
- Poker hands also called Hand
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- yellow
- brown
- white
Fingerprint: PISTOL POKER in chunky yellow western letters, grinning cowboy fanning playing cards while revolver fires across his hat, giant grid of card faces A-K-Q-J-10 on right, blonde cowgirl in red-white gingham bikini holding pistol
A grinning cowboy in a white hat who is simultaneously being shot at and shooting: a chrome revolver enters from the left and fires a muzzle flash straight across his hat brim while he fans five playing cards toward the viewer. The entire right half is a giant grid of oversized playing cards reading A K Q J 10 in four stacked rows. The title PISTOL POKER is rendered in chunky yellow western block lettering with the gun barrel and flash built into the artwork between the two words. A blonde cowgirl in a red-and-white checked bikini top stands at lower left holding a second pistol.
Setting
- Red-brown brick pattern border
- Yellow-gold brick band beneath the card panel
- Wood-grain cabinet trim at the bottom
- Plain pale sky behind the cowboy
Symbols
- Playing cards
- Card suits: hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades
- Yellow right-pointing arrows
- Revolver
- Muzzle flash
- Brick pattern
- Star burst
Lettering
- Large yellow western slab-serif block capitals with black drop shading and red outline, plus a white cursive script tag above
Themes
- Western
- Cowboy
- Gambling
- Poker
- Playing cards
- Guns
- Gunfight
- Saloon
Title on it
- Pistol poker
Text on it
- PISTOL
- POKER
- Always on a
- A
- K
- Q
- J
- 10
- pinside.com
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Cowboy, adult, weathered reddish-brown face, wide white eyes, toothy grimace, wide-brimmed white hat with red hatband, red neckerchief, fanning five playing cards at chest level, grinning straight at the viewer |
| Woman | Blonde cowgirl, long wavy hair, red-and-white gingham bikini top, blue trousers, standing at lower left holding a small pistol in her right hand |
| Other | Large chrome revolver entering from the left edge, aimed right, with a yellow-and-white muzzle flash burst |
A wide rectangular electro-mechanical style backglass in a red-brown brick-pattern border. Across the top the title reads PISTOL POKER in large yellow block serif letters with black shading and a red outline, with a white handwritten script tag above the word POKER reading Always on a. A grinning cowboy in a wide-brimmed white hat with a red band fills the centre: he has a weathered reddish-brown face, wide white eyes, a toothy grimace, a red neckerchief, and he fans out five playing cards at chest height. From the left a chrome revolver points right across his hat, firing a bright yellow-and-white muzzle flash. At the lower left a blonde woman with long wavy hair wears a red-and-white gingham bikini top and blue trousers, holding a small pistol. The right half is a card-shaped score panel of four rows of five white cards reading A K Q J 10 with red and black suits, with yellow arrows pointing right toward them and a narrow yellow instruction strip above. The lower edge of the photo shows wood-grain cabinet trim, a dark rectangular display window, and a pinside.com watermark.