2002 · Stern
Playboy
Known for Left Playmate ramp, Centerfold ramp, Centerfold and Playmates. Dark interior, wall of overlapping calendar pages, calendar grids with month headings and date numerals and blurred dark bar or shelving in the upper right.
- Year
- 2002
- Maker
- Stern
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Ramp
Left Playmate ramp
- Ramp
Centerfold ramp
- Toy
Centerfold
- Goal
Playmates
- Goal
Rabbit Heads
- Multiball
Pajama Party Multiball
- Multiball
Centerfold Multiball
- Wizard mode
Mansion Mania
On the playfield
Toys 2
- Centerfold
- Triple Jackpot toy
Ramps 2
- Left Playmate ramp
- Centerfold ramp
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Upper left, blonde with wind-blown shoulder-length hair, black and gold lace bodysuit with criss-cross straps across the chest, standing facing the viewer, serious expression
- woman Upper centre-left, brown/blonde hair, black top with orange-gold mesh long sleeves, leaning forward, looking out at the viewer
- woman Lower left, platinum blonde with very full crimped curls, bare shoulder, head and shoulders only, looking directly at the viewer
- woman Upper right, tall blonde with long styled hair, black lace and mesh paneled bustier, looking downward at her raised hand
- woman Centre right, brunette with loose wavy hair, bare back and shoulder to the viewer, head turned over her shoulder, lips parted
- woman Lower right, dark brunette with curled hair, small dangling earring, head tilted, looking up at the viewer
Setting
- Dark interior
- Wall of overlapping calendar pages
- Calendar grids with month headings and date numerals
- Blurred dark bar or shelving in the upper right
Text on it
- PLAYBOY
- FEBRUARY
- MARCH
- JULY
- DECEMBER
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- Mo
- We
- 2
- 9
- 16
- 23
- 24
- 1
- 8
- 15
- 22
- 29
- 10
- 17
- 18
- 25
- 26
How it plays
-
The plunge 1
- Magazine skill shot
-
Modes 5
- Peek-a-Boo
- Splash
- Photo Shoot
- Tease
- Grotto
-
Multiballs 2
- Pajama Party Multiball
- Centerfold Multiball
-
Goals 3
- Playmates
- Rabbit Heads
- Collect Playmates
-
Awards 1
- Triple Jackpot
-
Wizard modes 1
- Mansion Mania
Made by
- Design & Software
- Dwight Sullivan
- Design & Mechanics
- George Gomez
- Art
- Kevin O'Connor
- Mechanics
- Wesley Chang
- Software
- Lonnie D. Ropp
- Software
- Orin Day
- Sound & Music
- Kyle Johnson
- Display animation
- Mark Galvez
Reference
Linked terms
- Left Playmate ramp also called Left ramp
- Centerfold ramp also called Center ramp
- Pajama Party Multiball also called Pajama Party
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- blue
- magenta
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: Playboy electro-mechanical, unmistakable calendar-like grid twelve blonde photographic portraits labeled miss january through december, two life-size pin-up women in lingerie flanking grid, black arched sign with white rabbit head and lettering, teardrop arrow targets on right lane
The centre of the playfield is a calendar-like 3x4 grid of twelve blonde photographic portraits labelled MISS JANUARY through MISS DECEMBER, which is unmistakable from a distance. A black arched sign at the upper right holds a white rabbit head in a bow tie and reads SHOOT RAMP TO COLLECT SLASHY LETTERS, with a second small leaping rabbit cutout above the lettering. Two life-size painted pin-up women in lingerie lie either side of the month grid, one in a green bikini on the left and one in a white bodystocking on the right. The lower apron carries PLAYBOY in big gold serif letters between two white specification cards.
Setting
- Bright blue field scattered with small white five-pointed stars
- Dark grey and black lower apron area
- Tan and gold wooden cabinet side rails visible at left and right edges
Symbols
- Bow-tied rabbit head
- White stars
- Martini glasses
- Playing cards
- Billiard balls
- Cocktail glasses
- Cherries
- Pink neon triangles
- Gold chains
- Feather fans
Notable shapes
- 3x4 grid of month portrait windows
- Arched black sign housing the rabbit head
- Yellow teardrop arrow targets
- Hoop/horseshoe habitrail in the upper playfield
- Neon-pink teardrop and triangle outlines on the lower deck
Art motifs
- Neon pink and gold trim outlining every lane
- Yellow teardrop arrow targets
- Marble-like gold scrollwork
- Star-spangled blue backdrop
Themes
- Playboy bunny
- Playmate calendar
- Pin-up
- Mansion
- Billiards hall
- Magazines
Title on it
- Playboy
Text on it
- PLAYBOY
- SHOOT RAMP TO COLLECT SLASHY LETTERS
- MISS JANUARY
- MISS FEBRUARY
- MISS MARCH
- MISS APRIL
- MISS MAY
- MISS JUNE
- MISS JULY
- MISS AUGUST
- MISS SEPTEMBER
- MISS OCTOBER
- MISS NOVEMBER
- MISS DECEMBER
- OBJECTIVE
- Collect Playmates to start Mansion Mania
- 25 Yards to start Bunny Party!
- SKILL SHOT
- To open the MAGAZINE for a Skill Shot plunge the ball lightly.
- EXTRA BALL
- SPECIAL
- Collecting Playmates will light Extra ball and SPECIAL
- CENTERFOLD CENTER RAMP four times to open the CENTERFOLD
- BOGEY
- NUDE JACKPOT
- VULVA JACKPOT
- Athenian Pool Party
- BUNNY
- MANSION MANIA
- SHOOT AGAIN
- KAREEM McDOUGAL
- V.I.P.
- OPEN CURTAIN
- STOP POST
- PEEK A BOO
- GO FOR BUNNIES
- BANANA SPLIT PARTY
- MULTI BALL
- SPELL BONUS
- HINT
- SPOIL
- HIT THE LOCKS
- TEASE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Painted pin-up on the left of the month grid, blonde, reclining on her side in a green-and-white bikini, one arm raised |
| Woman | Painted pin-up on the right of the month grid, brunette, in a white bodystocking and black bow tie, leaning forward over a chrome post |
| Woman | Large photographic-style portrait labelled miss october, brunette with long dark hair, at the top right of the month grid |
| Woman | Twelve separate photographic-style blonde portraits, one per month, in a 3x4 grid |
| Animal | White rabbit head with black eye and bow tie on the black arched upper-right sign |
| Animal | Small white leaping rabbit above the shoot ramp lettering |
| Other | Neon-outlined rabbit head with radiating white stars, one on each side of the apron |
A full-length pinball playfield shot from above, dominated by a bright blue star-flecked background and a large central grid of twelve framed photographic-style portraits of smiling blonde women, each on a grey nameplate reading MISS JANUARY, MISS FEBRUARY, MISS MARCH, MISS APRIL, MISS MAY, MISS JUNE, MISS JULY, MISS AUGUST, MISS SEPTEMBER, MISS OCTOBER, MISS NOVEMBER and MISS DECEMBER. Painted pin-up figures in lingerie flank the grid: on the left a reclining blonde in a green-and-white bikini, on the right a woman in a white bodystocking and bow tie leaning over a steel post. Yellow, magenta and green teardrop arrows labelled EXTRA BALL, MULTI BALL, SPELL BONUS, HINT and SPOIL point down the right lane. A black arched panel at upper right carries a white bow-tied rabbit head and the text SHOOT RAMP TO COLLECT SLASHY LETTERS, with a smaller leaping rabbit above it. The dark grey apron below shows PLAYBOY in large gold serif capitals between two white instruction cards, flanked by neon-outlined rabbit-head-and-stars emblems.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- black
- gold
- cream
Fingerprint: Playboy title in gold slab-serif capitals; cream-outlined neon rabbit-head emblem with bow tie glowing central; six pin-up models in black lingerie arranged either side overlapping; deliberately blurred calendar-page backdrop between figures; photographic collage with airbrushing, neon glow; black field, gold, cream, skin tones
The centrepiece is a huge glowing rabbit-head emblem outlined in cream-white neon tubing, with two long upright ears, a round eye and a bow tie at its neck, glowing against the black background like a neon sign. Six photographic glamour models in black lingerie crowd around it, three to the left and three to the right, in two offset ranks that overlap each other. The single word PLAYBOY in enormous flat gold slab-serif capitals dominates the entire top third of the piece. The background is not scenery but a deliberately out-of-focus wall of calendar pages, with month names and date numerals faintly legible between the figures.
Setting
- Dark interior
- Wall of overlapping calendar pages
- Calendar grids with month headings and date numerals
- Blurred dark bar or shelving in the upper right
Symbols
- Glowing rabbit-head emblem with long ears, round eye and bow tie
- Calendar grids
- Day and month lettering
Lettering
- Playboy in very large flat gold slab-serif capitals, flat fill, no outline, spanning the full width across the top; background calendar text in thin white serif caps and roman numerals
Themes
- Glamour pin-up
- Calendar pages
- Neon signage
- Collage
Title on it
- Playboy
Text on it
- PLAYBOY
- FEBRUARY
- MARCH
- JULY
- DECEMBER
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- Mo
- We
- 2
- 9
- 16
- 23
- 24
- 1
- 8
- 15
- 22
- 29
- 10
- 17
- 18
- 25
- 26
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Upper left, blonde with wind-blown shoulder-length hair, black and gold lace bodysuit with criss-cross straps across the chest, standing facing the viewer, serious expression |
| Woman | Upper centre-left, brown/blonde hair, black top with orange-gold mesh long sleeves, leaning forward, looking out at the viewer |
| Woman | Lower left, platinum blonde with very full crimped curls, bare shoulder, head and shoulders only, looking directly at the viewer |
| Woman | Upper right, tall blonde with long styled hair, black lace and mesh paneled bustier, looking downward at her raised hand |
| Woman | Centre right, brunette with loose wavy hair, bare back and shoulder to the viewer, head turned over her shoulder, lips parted |
| Woman | Lower right, dark brunette with curled hair, small dangling earring, head tilted, looking up at the viewer |
A dark, horizontally-framed backglass dominated by six photographic pin-up women in black lingerie arranged in two ranks of three, with a glowing cream-outlined rabbit-head emblem carrying a bow tie centred between them. Across the top, the word PLAYBOY spans nearly the full width in enormous flat gold slab-serif capitals on a black field. Behind the figures the background is a dim, blurred wall of overlapping calendar pages: month headings such as FEBRUARY, MARCH and JULY in white serif caps, day initials Th, Fr, Sa, Su and rows of white date numerals, all deliberately out of focus so the women read as sharp cut-out cutouts. Upper left a blonde woman in a black-and-gold lace bodysuit with criss-cross straps stands facing forward, hair blown wide. Upper centre-left a woman in a black top with orange mesh sleeves leans in over her shoulder. Lower left a platinum-blonde woman with voluminous curls and a bare shoulder looks straight ahead. Upper right a tall blonde in a black lace and mesh bustier looks down at her hand. Centre right a brunette with loose hair turns her bare back and looks over her shoulder. Lower right a dark-haired woman with curled hair and a dangling earring faces the viewer. Dominant colours are black, gold, warm skin tones and cream. Photographic collage airbrush style with a strong glow behind the central emblem.