2023 · Chicago Gaming
Pulp Fiction
Known for Right saucer, Top saucer, Roll Scene target and Bullseye Magnet. Night-time pub or bar interior with a bottle-lined counter, hanging dome pendant lamps, floating musical notes, yellow spotlight pool on the floor, red-and-black diagonal hazard stripes framing both sides and starburst bursts in the corners.
- Year
- 2023
- Maker
- Chicago Gaming
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- saucer
Right saucer
- saucer
Top saucer
- Target
Roll Scene target
- Magnet
Bullseye Magnet
- kicker
Briefcase kicker
- Hole
Pawn Shop
- Mode
Roll Scene
- Multiball
The Shot
3 games under this title
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Gun
Holes 4
- Right saucer saucer
- Top saucer saucer
- Briefcase kicker kicker
- Pawn Shop
Magnet 1
- Bullseye Magnet
Targets 5
- Roll Scene target
- Briefcase targets
- Center drop bank
- Big Kahuna standups
- Royale with Cheese target
Lane 1
- 1-2-3-4 lanes
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Central barefoot brunette, open white shirt, tight black trousers, dark bobbed hair, dancing pose with one arm arched over her head and the other at her hip, standing in a yellow spotlight
- man Left foreground, large figure in a black suit, white shirt and black tie, dark curly hair, full beard, dark sunglasses, holding a pistol upright in his right hand, briefcase at his feet
- man Right foreground, large figure in a black suit, white shirt and black tie, dark swept-back hair, holding a pistol low across his chest
- man Background left, older man in an orange jacket over a blue shirt holding a drink
- woman Background left, woman in a blue jacket and pink trousers holding a bottle
- woman Background centre-left, blonde woman in a black top and orange skirt seated on a bar stool, dancing
Setting
- Night-time pub or bar interior with a bottle-lined counter
- Hanging dome pendant lamps
- Floating musical notes
- Yellow spotlight pool on the floor
- Red-and-black diagonal hazard stripes framing both sides
- Starburst bursts in the corners
Text on it
- PULP FICTION
- REPLAY
- ATTRACT
- 1UP
- 2UP
- 3UP
- 4UP
- ICE CREAM
- Time!
- 17 Years
- This Contest!
- CREDITS
- BALL IN PLAY
- ABCDEFGHIJ
- 4 BALLS PER GAME
- MATCH
- TILT
- GAME OVER
- Play Mechanix
How it plays
-
Modes 7
- Roll Scene
- Twist Contest
- BMF Wallet
- Gold Watch
- Clean the Car
- Royale with Cheese Hurry-Up
- Drive Fast
-
Multiballs 5
- The Shot
- Briefcase Boogie
- Pawn Shop Panic
- Cast Chaos
- Pulp Fiction Frenzy
-
Goals 3
- Payoff
- Super Payoff
- PULP FICTION
-
Awards 2
- MPH Bonus
- Super Spinners
-
Wizard modes 1
- Divine Intervention
Reference
Linked terms
- Right saucer also called Scene saucer
- Top saucer also called Start Character saucer
- Roll Scene target also called right-target also called Roll Scene shot
- Briefcase targets also called briefcase bank
- Briefcase kicker also called left kicker also called Briefcase
- Center drop bank also called Pawn Shop drops
- Pawn Shop also called pawn-shop hole
- Big Kahuna standups also called Big Kahuna
- Royale with Cheese target also called Royale also called Cheese
- Gun also called Gun Bonus
- Roll Scene also called Scene also called Scenes
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield LE
- blue
- red
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: FELLINI JACK-RABBIT, huge curved logo chunky-shaded block-letters centre, two enormous shouting male-faces anchor bottom-corners (black-man black-cap left, fair-haired brown-suit right), big yellow-ringed numbers 3 and 4 paired with faces, red PAWN-SHOP awning mid-field under spinning white star-burst-ramp, PUPPET-BOOTH sign left, BAD-MOTHER-FLIPPER stone-like apron lettering, PULP-FICTION cabinet glow, character-crowded diamond-frames painted-panels blue-sky white-starbursts
The most memorable element is the huge curved 'FELLINI' logo stamped across the centre of the playfield in chunky shaded block letters, with 'JACK RABBIT' in a small box beside it. Two enormous shouting male faces anchor the bottom corners - a black man in a black cap on the left and a fair-haired man in a brown suit on the right - each paired with a big yellow-ringed number (3 and 4). A red 'PAWN SHOP' awning sign sits in the middle of the field under a spinning white star-burst ramp, and a 'PUPPET BOOTH' sign hangs at left. The lower apron plaque reads 'BAD MOTHER FLIPPER' in stone-like lettering, and the front of the cabinet below glows with the words 'PULP FICTION'.
Setting
- Deep blue night sky with white comic starbursts
- Painted city street with shopfronts, an awning and street lamps
- Yellow and black chevron/hazard arrow field in the lower v
- Checkerboard and card-suit motifs on plastics
Symbols
- Playing-card suits (hearts and spades) on plastics
- Yellow starburst flash shapes
- Red-and-white concentric target/spiral disc on the right
- Gold coins and dollar signs
- Red film strip and dotted-film texture on plastics
- Yellow chevron hazard arrows
- Arrows pointing at the value diamonds
- Number 3 and number 4 in yellow-ringed circles at the lower corners
Notable shapes
- V-shaped fan of cream arrow insets holding the point-value diamonds
- Concentric red-and-white target disc on the right lane
- Curved yellow and black hazard chevrons framing the lower apron
- White comic starburst shapes scattered over the blue field
Art motifs
- Comic-book ink outlines
- Painted head-and-shoulders character portraits
- Hand-lettered name plaques
- Starburst action shapes
- Neon-lit street signage
Themes
- Pulp-fiction film characters
- Crime caper
- Pawn shop
- Los angeles street
- Retro 1970s homage in a 1990s package
Title on it
- Fellini
Text on it
- The KAHUNA BONUS
- ALL LEVELS
- CALIFORNIA
- PUPPET BOOTH
- PAWN SHOP
- JACK RABBIT
- FELLINI
- SPECIAL BAG GUY
- TRAVELING THUG
- MARVIN
- WILLIAM
- BUDDY
- MOTHER
- LOVE
- ROCK
- PAUL
- JACK
- BUTCH
- CONNIE
- BE A MAN
- GHOST
- BEACH AGENT
- SPANK
- 3X BONUS
- JACKPOT
- DUDE INTERVENTION
- ROLL SCENE
- BANANA 2617
- 8024
- RESIDUAL
- TOTAL BALL SAVE ENABLED
- MOVIE
- BAD MOTHER FLIPPER
- A MIXED REVISION
- 461st 1000
- HOW TO PLAY
- CONNECT PULP FICTION PINBALL ONLINE
- Stern
- PULP FICTION
- 5X
- 4X
- 3X
- 2X
- 1X
- 2K
- 3K
- 4K
- 10K
- 20K
- 30K
- 40K
- 50X
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Lower left, huge painted portrait of a black man wearing a black cap and pale grey shirt, mouth wide open shouting, white teeth, black moustache |
| Man | Lower right, huge painted portrait of a fair-skinned man with short blond hair in a brown suit and white shirt, chin lifted, frowning upward |
| Man | Upper left corner, painted head of a dark-haired man in a black suit and red tie, angry expression |
| Man | Upper right corner, painted head of a dark-haired man in a black suit, smirking sideways |
| Man | Mid-right, painted bald head of a man in a white shirt with a red bow tie |
| Man | Centre cluster of five painted busts: two men in black suits, one man in a pink shirt and tie, a blond man in a black jacket, and a blonde woman in a low-cut top |
| Woman | Centre of the group cluster, blonde with bare shoulders, painted head-and-shoulders |
| Creature | Left mid-field, a large painted pair of red lips and a grinning mouth beside the puppet booth |
| Vehicle | Painted red convertible and a yellow taxi near the top centre under the bonus banner |
A wide, wedge-shaped pinball playfield crowded with cartoon-art film characters, shot head-and-shoulders in diamond frames and painted panels, over a deep blue sky with white starbursts. Lettering is dense and comic-poster style: 'PUPPET BOOTH' on a red hanging sign left of centre, a red 'PAWN SHOP' awning sign mid-field, and a large curved block-letter 'FELLINI' logo across the centre with 'JACK RABBIT' in a small white box on the left flank. The lower half fans out into a V of cream-coloured arrow insets carrying point values (2K, 3K, 4K, 10K, 20K, 30K, 40K, 50X) inside yellow-edged black diamonds, flanked by many small black name plaques with yellow capitals: MARVIN, WILLIAM, BUDDY, MOTHER, LOVE, ROCK, PAUL, JACK, BUTCH, TRAVELING THUG, CONNIE, SPECIAL BAG GUY. Two large male portraits anchor the lower left and lower right: a black man in a black cap and pale shirt shouting with a wide open mouth, and a fair-haired man in a brown suit staring grimly upward, each beside a large numeral 3 and 4 in a yellow-outlined circle. The apron carries a grey stone-style 'BAD MOTHER FLIPPER' plaque reading 'A MIXED REVISION' with '461st 1000' beneath, flanked by yellow 'HOW TO PLAY' and 'CONNECT PULP FICTION PINBALL ONLINE' instruction cards. Dominant colours are blue, red, yellow and black; the plastics, ramps and metal posts glow purple and cyan under lighting.
Playfield SE
- red
- yellow
- black
- blue
Fingerprint: Two gigantic airbrushed portrait heads suited men fedora lower left shouting lower right, black shield-shaped lamp matrix full numbered round windows, tall red angled PAWN SHOP sign three pop bumpers white scalloped caps, EZEKIEL 28:17 stencilled yellow-red sunburst cabinet front, cluster three standing figures woman magenta below two men
Two gigantic airbrushed portrait heads of suited men, one in a fedora on the lower left and one shouting on the lower right, flanking a black shield-shaped lamp matrix full of numbered round windows. Second, a tall red angled sign reading PAWN SHOP under three pop bumpers with white scalloped fan caps. Third, the EZEKIEL 28:17 verse reference stencilled across the yellow-and-red sunburst on the cabinet front, the single most distinctive marking on the machine. Fourth, a cluster of three standing figures in the middle of the field - a woman in magenta below a row of two men in dark suits flanking a woman in a pale outfit with a red sash.
Setting
- Pulp-crime-novel city street collage
- Blue oval sky panel down the centre of the field
- Yellow-and-red sunburst radiating from the bottom
- Building facades and shopfronts flanking both side lanes
Symbols
- Playing-card suits (hearts and spades) on small white card panels
- Clipboard-shaped drop targets
- Paper currency notes
- Starburst explosion graphics
- A skull or crossbones motif
- A white burst reading pulp fiction
- A green curved arrow marked run
- Numbered round windows 10, 20, 30, 40, 60, 2x
- A circular clock- or dial-like white graphic on the right
- An arrow-shaped plaque
- A microphone shape
Notable shapes
- Large black shield/crest-shaped lamp matrix in the lower centre
- Curved red arc guides forming a wide v either side of the shield
- Blue oval panel running up the middle of the field
- Yellow-and-black diagonal sunburst wedges at both lower corners
- Triangular clipboards as lane guides
Art motifs
- Airbrushed pulp-magazine cover painting
- Yellow-and-black sunburst rays
- Chrome and glass reflections
- Hand-lettered comic display type
- Speech-bubble style word flags
Themes
- Pulp crime
- Noir
- Detective
- Pawn shop
- Heist
- Biblical prophecy
Title on it
- Pulp fiction
Text on it
- PULP FICTION
- KAMIN'S BONUS
- PAWN SHOP
- CLUB DASH
- RUN
- MILLION
- SECRET
- SPECIAL
- ROLL SCENE
- SPECIAL PAWN
- HOW TO PLAY
- INSTRUCTIONS:
- Game Design
- Additional Design
- Chicago Gaming Company
- CENTER
- REBIRTH
- TAXI
- CAB
- BURN
- EZEKIEL 28:17
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Large painted portrait head, lower left: dark-skinned man with a heavy black moustache, wide-brimmed grey fedora, grey pinstripe suit, white shirt and dark tie, mouth open shouting, wearing round white sunglasses pushed on the hat brim. |
| Man | Large painted portrait head, lower right: light-skinned man with short dark hair, open-collared white shirt and dark jacket, mouth wide open yelling, framed by a yellow starburst behind him. |
| Man | Centre-left standing figure: man in a dark suit and tie, arms out pointing both hands to the left, painted full length above the shield. |
| Woman | Centre standing figure: woman with dark hair in a pale/cream outfit with a red sash or scarf, arms slightly out, painted full length between the two men. |
| Man | Centre-right standing figure: man in a black suit and tie, pale face, standing upright facing forward beside the woman. |
| Woman | Below the group, left of the shield: woman with shoulder-length dark hair in a magenta/pink jacket, painted from the waist up, facing the viewer. |
| Man | Backbox top-left corner: man in a dark suit and tie, head and shoulders, facing right, next to a silvery skeletal/armoured figure. |
| Man | Backbox top-right corner: man in a dark suit, head and shoulders, facing left, above the red club dash panel. |
| Creature | Upper left of the backbox: a chrome/silver skeletal or robotic figure with elongated limbs, partially obscured by the glass reflection. |
| Woman | Right side of the field, mid-height: a painted face with bright pink/magenta hair or lighting beside a white circular dial-like graphic. |
| Man | Small painted figure in white on the right apron card inside the pulp fiction rule box: man in a dark suit and tie holding an open hand. |
| Man | Small painted figure at the right edge of the how to play panel: man in a brown suit and hat. |
Full-length playfield seen through glass, shot slightly from above with the chrome side rails and the cabinet front below. Painted in airbrushed pulp-novel style: a blazing red, yellow and black palette with a blue oval sky panel down the middle. The whole lower half is dominated by two enormous painted portrait heads of men in suits and ties shouting from behind curved red arc guides. Between them sits a black shield-shaped lamp matrix fanning out with round windows reading 10, 20, 30, 40, 60 and 2X, and a burst graphic reading PULP FICTION. Above the shield stand three painted figures in a row (a man in a dark suit pointing both hands left, a woman in a light outfit with a red sash, a man in a black suit), with a woman in a magenta jacket below them on the left. Upper playfield: three pop bumpers with white scallop-fan caps, a red starburst explosion, a large angled red PAWN SHOP sign, wireform ramps down both upper corners, and a big chrome dome shape on the left edge. A green curved word RUN and a MILLION lamp row sit across the middle. The backbox top corners show two men in dark suits, and the cabinet front carries EZEKIEL 28:17 in red on a yellow sunburst.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass LE
- red
- black
- yellow
- blue
Fingerprint: PULP FICTION in enormous yellow-to-orange block capitals with dotted marquee-bulb texture, red keyline and black drop shadow, barefoot brunette in open white shirt and black trousers dancing in yellow spotlight center-stage with one arm arched over head, two large black-suited dark-haired gunmen in sunglasses flanking foreground, pub-bar interior behind with bottle-lined counter and hanging dome lamps
The dominant image is a barefoot brunette in an open white shirt dancing centre-stage in a yellow spotlight, flanked by two black-suited gunmen in sunglasses holding pistols in the near foreground. The title PULP FICTION spans the top in bulb-studded yellow-orange block letters with a red keyline and black shadow. A grinning blue ghost-face lurks in the top right corner behind a starburst, and four yellow UP circles label the player positions around the edges. The whole thing is framed by red-and-black diagonal hazard stripes at both sides.
Setting
- Night-time pub or bar interior with a bottle-lined counter
- Hanging dome pendant lamps
- Floating musical notes
- Yellow spotlight pool on the floor
- Red-and-black diagonal hazard stripes framing both sides
- Starburst bursts in the corners
Symbols
- Four spade playing-card suits in a row above the ball in play readout
- Three playing-card suits to the right of replay
- Musical notes
- Yellow starbursts
- Dome pendant lamps
- Bottles on a bar shelf
- Ice cream cone graphic with ice cream lettering
- Black briefcase
- Handguns
- Coffee cup
Lettering
- Huge extruded block capitals in yellow-orange with a red keyline, black drop shadow and a dotted marquee-bulb fill; supporting text in yellow circular badges with black condensed lettering
Themes
- Film-pulp spoof
- Gunmen in suits
- Bar scene
- Dancing woman
- Comic-book homage
- Marquee lettering
Title on it
- Pulp fiction
Text on it
- PULP FICTION
- REPLAY
- ATTRACT
- 1UP
- 2UP
- 3UP
- 4UP
- ICE CREAM
- Time!
- 17 Years
- This Contest!
- CREDITS
- BALL IN PLAY
- ABCDEFGHIJ
- 4 BALLS PER GAME
- MATCH
- TILT
- GAME OVER
- Play Mechanix
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Central barefoot brunette, open white shirt, tight black trousers, dark bobbed hair, dancing pose with one arm arched over her head and the other at her hip, standing in a yellow spotlight |
| Man | Left foreground, large figure in a black suit, white shirt and black tie, dark curly hair, full beard, dark sunglasses, holding a pistol upright in his right hand, briefcase at his feet |
| Man | Right foreground, large figure in a black suit, white shirt and black tie, dark swept-back hair, holding a pistol low across his chest |
| Man | Background left, older man in an orange jacket over a blue shirt holding a drink |
| Woman | Background left, woman in a blue jacket and pink trousers holding a bottle |
| Woman | Background centre-left, blonde woman in a black top and orange skirt seated on a bar stool, dancing |
| Man | Background centre, man in a striped blue shirt and grey jacket holding a drink |
| Woman | Background centre-right, woman in a short green dress with both arms raised |
| Man | Background right, man in a red plaid jacket holding a glass |
| Man | Background right, older grey-haired man in a dark suit and tie with folded arms |
| Man | Background right, waiter in a white shirt and black vest beside a small cup |
| Man | Background left, thin man in a red suit and hat leaning against a stone pillar |
| Monster | Upper right corner, grinning blue ghost-like face with large eyes and dark hair, emerging behind a yellow starburst |
A wide, brightly coloured backglass built as a comic-book homage to 1970s action cinema. Across the top, enormous block capitals read PULP FICTION in yellow-to-orange letters with a red keyline, a dotted marquee-bulb texture inside the strokes and a heavy black drop shadow. A blue ghost-face with big eyes peeks in from the upper right behind a yellow starburst. Centre stage: a barefoot brunette woman in an open white shirt and black trousers dancing in a lit spot, one arm arched over her head. She is flanked by two large black-suited, dark-haired gunmen in sunglasses in the left and right foreground, one holding a pistol upright beside a briefcase of cash. Behind them, a pub/bar interior with a bottle-lined counter, hanging dome lamps and floating musical notes, populated by roughly ten background figures including a dancing blonde in an orange skirt, a couple in blue and pink, a woman in a short green dress, a man in a red plaid jacket and a waiter. Two red-outlined seven-segment readouts sit high left and right reading REPLAY and ATTRACT. Four yellow circle markers labelled 1UP, 2UP, 3UP and 4UP ring the edges. Along the bottom sit a cream Time 17 Years badge, a black briefcase, a yellow This Contest starburst, dark red MATCH and TILT panels, and a grey credits-window graphic with red 00 digits, CREDITS and BALL IN PLAY, an ABCDEFGHIJ letter strip and GAME OVER in red.
Backglass SE
- yellow
- navy blue
- red
- black
Fingerprint: PULP FICTION in chunky yellow arched capitals with red inline and white gleam, barefoot woman with bob haircut in white open shirt and black flares standing on spotlight pool, two black-suited gunmen flanking her shouting and grimacing, crowded neon bar backdrop with tiny dancers, four yellow player circles with dot-matrix windows
The single most memorable element is the colossal arched PULP FICTION logo in yellow block letters with red inline and a white gleam, which nearly spans the whole backglass width above a centrefold woman in a white shirt and black bell-bottoms posing barefoot on a spotlight pool. Two oversized black-suited gunmen flank her symmetrically, shouting and grimacing, while a crowded neon bar full of tiny dancing patrons recedes behind them. The whole thing is presented as a cinema-style marquee: four yellow 1UP/2UP/3UP/4UP circle badges with black dot-matrix score windows showing REPLAY, MATCHING and 250 000 00. A blue grinning cartoon cat with green eyes pokes into the top-right corner, a jarring cartoon note against the otherwise hard-boiled painted art.
Setting
- Dark navy radial sunburst behind the title
- Neon-lit bar with bottle shelves and a jukebox
- Pale mint-green circular spotlight pool on the floor
- Grey mechanical credit panel across the lower apron
- Red and blue chevron starburst border strips in the corners
Symbols
- Musical note glyphs scattered on the background
- Yellow four-pointed starburst shapes flanking the credit panel
- Pink neon squiggle lines
- Red and blue diagonal chevron corner strips
- Yellow circular up badges
- Bar bottles on back shelves
- Bottle held by the blonde woman
- Two handguns
- Juke box
- Ice cream cone graphic beside the ice cream sign
- Gold record emblem beside the play mechanics logo
- Suitcase held by the left gunman
Lettering
- Giant arched yellow sans-serif block capitals with red inline shading, white highlight gleam and heavy black drop shadow for the title; condensed white dot-matrix segment lettering in the black score windows; bold red uppercase slab lettering on the lower apron
Themes
- Cinema marquee layout
- Noir crime
- Bar scene
- Live music performance
- Cartoon cameo
- Neon lights
- Musical notes
Title on it
- Pulp fiction
Text on it
- PULP FICTION
- 1UP
- 2UP
- 3UP
- 4UP
- REPLAY
- MATCHING
- 250 000 00
- MATCH
- TILT
- GAME OVER
- TIME!
- By T-Minus
- TwisT Contest
- ICE CREAM
- CREDITS
- BALL IN PLAY
- ALPHABET
- ABCDEFGHIJ
- Play Mechanics
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Centrefold, barefoot, dark bob haircut with straight bangs, white open shirt worn loose, high-waisted black flared trousers, one arm raised above her head, other hand on hip, smirking |
| Man | Far left, large, thick black afro and full black beard and moustache, black suit, white shirt, black tie, mouth open shouting, holding a long-barrelled pistol upright |
| Man | Far right, large, long straight black hair, black suit, white shirt, black tie, stern grimace, holding a revolver across his body |
| Man | Background left-centre, bald, orange shirt, standing beside a blonde woman |
| Woman | Background left-centre, blonde, denim jacket over black top, pink trousers, holding a green bottle |
| Woman | Background bar, long blonde hair, black crop top and short orange skirt, dancing with arms raised |
| Man | Background bar, brown suit jacket over white shirt, seated on a bar stool |
| Man | Background bar, grey shirt and blue jeans, dancing with arms out |
| Woman | Background bar, green dress, dancing |
| Man | Background right, pink shirt, smiling |
| Man | Background right, dark tuxedo, holding a drink glass |
| Woman | Far background left, pink outfit, dancing near a stone-textured column |
| Creature | Top right corner, blue cartoon cat face with large green eyes and a wide toothy grin |
A very wide, letterboxed backglass built like a cinema marquee. Across the top, an enormous arched title PULP FICTION in chunky yellow block capitals with red inline shading, white highlights and a heavy black drop shadow, spanning almost the full width. Behind it is a dark navy-blue radial burst background with scattered musical-note icons and pink neon squiggles; a grinning blue cartoon cat face with big green eyes leans in at the top right corner. Four yellow circle badges with black numerals and UP read 1UP, 2UP, 3UP and 4UP, one in each corner region, each paired with a black rectangular display window showing dot-matrix letters and digits (REPLAY upper left, MATCHING upper right, 250 000 00 lower right, all-blank digits lower left). Down the centre a barefoot woman with a dark bob haircut, white open shirt and black flared trousers poses with one arm raised, one hand on her hip, standing on a pale mint-green spotlight pool. Flanking her are two large painted men in black suits and ties, each holding a handgun, one bearded and shouting at left, one long-haired and grim at right. Between them, mid-depth, is a busy neon-lit bar scene with bottles on shelves, a jukebox and many small dancing patrons. The lower apron carries a grey mechanical-looking credit panel with ABCDEFGHIJ lettering between two red 00 readouts, flanked by red MATCH, TILT and GAME OVER lettering.