Made by
- Design
- Wayne Neyens
- Art
- Roy Parker
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- green
- red
- yellow
- pink
Fingerprint: gottlieb's 2 player preview: blonde showgirl in purple turban and pink harem shorts posed center flanked by red score panels, behind her two smaller showgirls and three more on green platform, red horned devil with pitchfork from right edge, dark red curtain with yellow down arrow left side, green scalloped platform elements
The single most memorable element is the towering blonde showgirl in the exact centre, posed front-on with a hand on her stomach, in a purple feather turban and pink harem shorts, flanked symmetrically by two red score panels. Behind and to the right of her, a bright red horned devil with a pitchfork grins out from the right edge. The wording GOTTLIEB'S 2 PLAYER PREVIEW in huge cream letters with pink shadow on a green scalloped ground fills the lower right, balanced by a red stage curtain and yellow arrow on the left. The whole thing is framed as a carnival or funfair tent scene with a scalloped valance.
Setting
- Carnival tent interior
- Green tent roof with red scalloped valance
- Yellow stage floor
- Dark red stage curtain at left
- Green scalloped platform at right
Symbols
- Yellow downward arrow
- Red scalloped tent valance
- Red curtain tie-back
- Green scalloped platform edge
- Card-style number windows
- Feather fans and headdresses
Lettering
- Hand-painted italic script for 1st player and 2nd player in white on red; large cream block letters with pink drop shadow for preview; black and red sans-serif caps for the instruction panels
Themes
- Carnival funfair
- Showgirl burlesque
- Two player versus game
- Score panels
- Devil character
- Stage curtain
Title on it
- Gottlieb's 2 player preview
Text on it
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1 or 2 PLAYERS
- CAN PLAY
- AT THE SAME TIME
- GOTTLIEB'S 2 PLAYER
- PREVIEW
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
- A GAME OF SKILL
- GAME OVER
- A Gottlieb
- SKILL GAME
- CHICAGO, ILL.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Central blonde showgirl, purple feathered turban, purple bikini top, pink-and-white striped harem shorts, bracelets on both wrists, hand on hip and hand on stomach, smiling, full figure, legs together |
| Woman | Small showgirl left, pink and purple two-piece costume, feathered cap, arms at sides, standing on yellow floor |
| Woman | Second small showgirl left, identical pink and purple costume and feathered cap, standing beside the first |
| Woman | Showgirl at right on green platform, pink costume, arms raised |
| Woman | Showgirl at right on green platform, pink costume, dark hair, arms raised |
| Woman | Showgirl at right on green platform, pink costume, standing at the edge |
| Creature | Red horned devil with pointed ears and a pitchfork, grinning, leaning in from the right edge above the platform |
| Other | Small dark-haired figure in a red hat peeking out just right of the central woman's shoulder |
A hand-painted, mid-century pinball backglass in a carnival-booth scene. A tall blonde woman in a purple feathered turban, purple bikini top and pink-and-white harem shorts stands dead centre, legs together, one hand at her hip and the other flat on her stomach, smiling. Behind her, a deep green tent roof with red scalloped valance runs across the top. Two red score panels flank her head: the left reads 1ST PLAYER with card windows showing 0, 2, 8; the right reads 2ND PLAYER with windows showing b, b, b. On the left, two smaller showgirls in matching pink-and-purple costumes and feathered caps stand on a yellow floor. On the right, three more showgirls in pink costumes stand on a green platform, and a red horned devil figure with a pitchfork leans in from the right edge. Left edge has a dark red curtain with BALL IN PLAY and a yellow down arrow; bottom left a white box reads 1 or 2 PLAYERS / CAN PLAY / AT THE SAME TIME. Bottom right, over a green scalloped shape, GOTTLIEB'S 2 PLAYER PREVIEW in large cream and pink letters, with IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!, A GAME OF SKILL and a red GAME OVER bar. A small yellow manufacturer plate sits bottom centre. Dominant colours: green, red, yellow, pink.