1985 · Zaccaria
Pool Champion
Known for BALL targets, Top hole, 8 BALL lane and Center targets. An interior pub or games-room scene at night: a deep blue sky with star flecks, three green mushroom-shaped pendant lamps hanging on cords, and a green-felt pool table with scattered balls at left. the lower right falls away into a dark black void where the ramps and plastics sit..
- Year
- 1985
- Maker
- Zaccaria
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Target
BALL targets
- Hole
Top hole
- Lane
8 BALL lane
- Target
Center targets
- Goal
Red Special
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Top hole
Targets 3
- BALL targets
- Center targets
- Fixed targets
Lane 1
- 8 BALL lane
Post or gate 1
- Upper Gate gate
On the backglass
Who and what
- other Central woman: blonde, shoulder-length wavy hair, white sleeveless top, smiling with red lips, head tilted left, holding a glossy black 8-ball forward in her right hand.
- other Central man: fair slicked-back hair, broad grin, red shirt with turned-back collar, pale blue waistcoat and bow tie, gold cufflink, holding a long wooden cue diagonally with his right hand, arm around the woman.
- other Background waiter at left: short fair hair, white jacket over a dark shirt and bow tie, standing upright behind the pool table, looking down.
- other Background player: fair-haired man in a pink shirt leaning far forward over the pool table, cue extended, tongue out in concentration, reaching toward the balls.
Setting
- An interior pub or games-room scene at night: a deep blue sky with star flecks, three green mushroom-shaped pendant lamps hanging on cords, and a green-felt pool table with scattered balls at left. the lower right falls away into a dark black void where the ramps and plastics sit.
Text on it
- POOL CHAMPION
- ZAGGARIA
- © 1985 COPYRIGHT
- ALL RIGHTS
- RESERVED
- HIGHEST SCORE TO DATE
- CREDIT
- GAME TIME BONUS
- 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
- 01461050
- 05000000
- 00000000
- 0000000
How it plays
-
Goals 3
- Red Special
- Orange Special
- SHOOT NOW
Reference
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- blue
- green
- orange
- yellow
Fingerprint: Huge painted cue-sports figure shaggy brown-haired young man bright red jacket leaning right half green baize, enormous fan numbered pool balls exploding outward deep blue field upper, three big orange-gold saucer targets, orange diamond numbered circles 1-10 dead centre, painted women party dresses left side
The most memorable element is the huge painted cue-sports figure: a shaggy brown-haired young man in a bright red jacket, face in three-quarter view, leaning across the right half of the green baize with one arm outstretched and a cue stick in the other hand. Second, the enormous fan of numbered pool balls exploding outward across a deep blue field in the upper playfield, studded with three big orange-gold saucer targets. Third, the orange diamond of numbered circles 1-10 dead centre of the lower playfield, flanked by BONUS and MULTIPLIER labels and the white 20/40/60/80 circles. Fourth, two painted women in party dresses on the left side of the blue ball, plus a man in a flat cap at the extreme left.
Setting
- Deep blue painted giant pool ball filling the upper playfield
- Green baize-felt lower playfield with orange and yellow inlays
- Wood-grain yellow-orange cabinet side rails and lower deck
- Chrome-nutted ball guide rail and posts at the top edge
Symbols
- Numbered pool balls 1-15
- Cue stick
- Pool balls in radial explosion
- Starburst shapes
- Orange concentric scoring rings
- Painted wooden ball cue
- Numbered target circles 1-10
- Red-outlined value circles 20/40/60/80
- 10.000 medallion
- Qr code sticker
Notable shapes
- Large orange circular saucer targets with concentric rings and star outlines
- Orange numbered diamond of circles 1-10
- Hooded orange ramp with a blue ball-guide 'eye' on the left
- Chrome curved ball-guide rail framing the top of the blue ball
- Oval metal service plate and square qr sticker on the lower deck
Art motifs
- Airbrushed 1970s sport-poster illustration
- Curved yellow banner with black outlined uppercase lettering
- Orange and yellow scoring tables
- Green felt surround
Themes
- Pool
- Billiards
- Cue sports
- Sports
- Pinball
Title on it
- Pool champion
Text on it
- SPORT-TARGET JACKPOT
- 25 BONUS MULTI
- POOL CHAMPION
- BALL TARGETS AND TOP HOLE
- 5 BALL GATE
- 2 BALL GATE
- SHOOT AGAIN SPECIAL
- BALL RETURN LANE
- CHANGING SCORING TARGETS
- SHOOT NOW
- BONUS
- MULTIPLIER
- 10.000
- SHOOT AGAIN
- 3 PALLINE PER PARTITA
- 1 PARTITA
- Vio D'Ottica 300 - Expo 311
- Tel. (0597) 90071
- Repair Person/Game Info
- 1996 Genuine Pool Champion
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| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Painted shaggy brown-haired young man in a bright red jacket with a wide collar, leaning diagonally in from the right over the green baize, reaching his left hand forward and holding a thin cue stick in the other; head and shoulders are the largest figure on the playfield |
| Woman | Painted blonde woman at left-centre wearing a sleeveless pink-and-purple evening dress, standing with arms out, hair curled |
| Woman | Painted brunette woman in a red top and dark hair beside the blonde, leaning in from the blue ball area |
| Man | Painted man at the extreme left edge wearing a light blue-and-white striped shirt and a flat cap, partially hidden behind the left rail |
| Other | Painted orange-haired man's head in profile at lower left, near the ball-return lane |
Full playfield of a pool/billiards-themed machine, shot at a slight angle with the chrome-edged cabinet, apron, coin door and lit ball-return visible at the bottom. The upper third is a saturated blue ball painted with a large starburst of numbered pool balls (2, 3, 5, 9, 13, 15 and others) radiating outward in pink, yellow, orange and green explosion shapes, with a fan of coloured balls across the top edge. Three large orange-gold circular saucer targets sit in a triangle in the upper middle, each ringed by scoring text, and a yellow arc banner above them reads SPORT-TARGET JACKPOT with 25 BONUS MULTI beneath. The lower two thirds is green baize with a bright orange/yellow numbered diamond of circles 1 through 10 flanked by white-outlined red-rimmed numbers 20, 40, 60 and 80, and BONUS / MULTIPLIER panels either side of a 10,000 medallion. A painted young man in a red jacket leans in from the right holding a cue and reaching across the centre; two painted women in evening dresses stand at the left, one blonde in pink-purple, one brunette in red. Yellow wood-toned side rails with an orange hooded 'shooter' ramp flank the playfield, and three white instruction cards fill the lower deck.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- orange
- deep blue
- gold
- cream
Fingerprint: POOL CHAMPION title in massive gold block letters swept diagonally, central couple towering over playfield with woman holding glowing 8-ball and man with cue; Zaggaria nameplate above; painted pool table scene within scene; vintage checkerboard score cartouches, night sky backdrop, worn surface with crazed varnish, flat art deco palette
The central couple are painted at a much larger scale than anything else and overlap the title lettering, the woman presenting a glossy 8-ball towards the viewer while the man grins down at a cue held diagonally across the board. The title words POOL CHAMPION are rendered as huge hollow, three-dimensional gold-outlined block letters that sweep upwards from lower left to lower right, overlapping the playfield's centre. A gold nameplate reading ZAGGARIA sits above the couple's heads, framed in matching scrollwork to the score cartouches. The pool table in the background has its own painted miniature scene of balls and hands, a deliberate picture within a picture against the blue night-sky backdrop with hanging green pendant lamps. Condition is distinctly used: the varnish is crazed and rubbed through over the whole surface, the top rails are chipped to bare wood, and the plastics on the right are yellowed and scuffed.
Setting
- An interior pub or games-room scene at night: a deep blue sky with star flecks, three green mushroom-shaped pendant lamps hanging on cords, and a green-felt pool table with scattered balls at left. the lower right falls away into a dark black void where the ramps and plastics sit.
Symbols
- A glossy black 8-ball with a white circle bearing a numeral, a long wooden cue stick, painted pool balls scattered on green felt, three hanging green pendant lamps, and a painted cue rack behind the leaning player. corner motifs are red teardrop shields with white player numerals.
Lettering
- Huge hollow outline title letters with gold and blue inline striping and a drop shadow; small condensed sans-serif capitals for legends and instruction text; all score values in red seven-segment led digits.
Themes
- Billiards
- Pool
- 8-ball
- Pub interior
- Romantic couple
- 1980s pinball
Title on it
- Pool champion
Text on it
- POOL CHAMPION
- ZAGGARIA
- © 1985 COPYRIGHT
- ALL RIGHTS
- RESERVED
- HIGHEST SCORE TO DATE
- CREDIT
- GAME TIME BONUS
- 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
- 01461050
- 05000000
- 00000000
- 0000000
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Central woman: blonde, shoulder-length wavy hair, white sleeveless top, smiling with red lips, head tilted left, holding a glossy black 8-ball forward in her right hand. |
| Other | Central man: fair slicked-back hair, broad grin, red shirt with turned-back collar, pale blue waistcoat and bow tie, gold cufflink, holding a long wooden cue diagonally with his right hand, arm around the woman. |
| Other | Background waiter at left: short fair hair, white jacket over a dark shirt and bow tie, standing upright behind the pool table, looking down. |
| Other | Background player: fair-haired man in a pink shirt leaning far forward over the pool table, cue extended, tongue out in concentration, reaching toward the balls. |
A full-width, slightly worn pinball playfield seen from above, bordered by dark wooden side rails with scuffed paint and chipped corners. The layout is symmetrical around four LED score readouts set into ornate gold-fretwork cartouches, with red teardrop shields carrying player numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 at the corners. Dominant colours are warm red and orange in the central title and the man's shirt, deep blue in the sky and the man's waistcoat, gold and cream in the scrollwork and lamp legends, and black in the outer field. Two long plastic ramps run down the right side, one translucent yellow-green and one yellow, plus a blue ramp rising at lower right. A row of coloured round lamps numbered 1 to 7 sits across the top and 9 to 15 across the bottom, skipping 8. The artwork shows four painted figures: a smiling blonde woman in a white top holding a black 8-ball, a fair-haired man in a red shirt, blue waistcoat and bow tie holding a cue, and in the background a waiter in a white jacket and a second man leaning over a green-felt pool table.