1990 · Bally
Radical!
Known for Snake Lane, Top drop targets, Snake Run and RADICAL. Purple and orange sunset sky with streaked clouds, silhouetted palm trees on left and right, surfboards leaning at lower left and right, sandy beach or boardwalk ground and dark night-sky backdrop behind the logo.
- Year
- 1990
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Lane
Snake Lane
- Target
Top drop targets
- Hole
Snake Run
- Goal
RADICAL
- Mode
Skate or Die
- Award
Tail Sliders
On the playfield
- yellow
- red
- blue
- 2 flippers
- 3 pop bumpers
- 1 spinner
- 2 slingshots
Extra level 1
- Upper flippers upper playfield
Ramps 2
- Vertical ramp
- Funnel funnel
Hole 1
- Snake Run
Spinner 1
- Spinner shot
Targets 4
- Top drop targets
- Bottom drop targets
- Spot Letter standup target
- Increase and Advance targets standup target
Lane 1
- Snake Lane
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Young adult blonde woman on the left, shoulder-length tousled hair, bare shoulders in a torn white halter top, left arm bent with fist raised over her brow as if shielding her eyes from glare, mouth slightly open, standing in front of a greenish-yellow panel
- man Young adult man centre-right with a bleached blond mullet and tanned skin, wide toothy grin, black sleeveless shirt with red flame lettering, black studded wristbands, dark blue shorts, right arm thrust straight upward gripping a hanging chain, left hand pointing outward with index finger extended toward the viewer, chest and shoulder tattoos
- animal Large snarling tiger head with open mouth and bared fangs, wearing a red-and-yellow striped cowl or headphone band with a pale padded ear cup, pressed up against the man's hip
- other Small human figure in dark silhouette inside a green banked panel at mid-left, and a small framed inset picture at the far left showing a figure among machinery
Setting
- Purple and orange sunset sky with streaked clouds
- Silhouetted palm trees on left and right
- Surfboards leaning at lower left and right
- Sandy beach or boardwalk ground
- Dark night-sky backdrop behind the logo
Text on it
- RADICAL!
- Bally
- SKATE OR DIE TO LIGHT MEGA-MILLION
- SKATE OR DIE
- EXTRA BALL
- ONE MILLION
- MYSTERY SCORE
- COLLECT TAIL ARROW
- COLLECT VERTICALS
- SNAKE RUN BONUS
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Skate or Die
-
Goals 1
- RADICAL
-
Awards 2
- Tail Sliders
- Bottom Million
Made by
- Design
- Dan Langlois
- Design
- Peter Perry
- Art
- John Youssi
- Mechanics
- Don Sondej
- Mechanics
- Lou Isbitz
- Mechanics
- John Boydston
- Mechanics
- Jeff Jacobs
- Software
- Dan Lee
- Sound & Music
- Paul Heitsch
Reference
Linked terms
- Vertical ramp also called Vertical
- Top drop targets also called upper drop targets
- Bottom drop targets also called lower drop targets
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- yellow
- red
- blue
Fingerprint: Huge yellow sunburst-explosion medallion RADICAL ragged red comic lettering flanked screaming cartoon winged helmet head, layered clear plastics full-width snaking ramp upper right large circular saucer lower left scoop, yellow-red clown status report decals lower apron, carnival montage clowns strongmen skull right side
The single most memorable feature is the huge yellow sunburst/explosion medallion reading 'RADICAL!' in ragged red comic lettering, flanked by a screaming cartoon head in a winged helmet. Second, the layered clear plastics: a full-width clear ramp snaking from the upper right down the centre, plus a large circular clear saucer/well over the lower left scoop, all lit by coloured LED inserts. Third, the mirrored pair of yellow-and-red clown 'status report' decals on the lower apron either side of the Bally script logo. Fourth, a comic centipede/carnival montage of clowns, strongmen and a grinning skull stacked up the right side of the field.
Setting
- Comic-book carnival and freak-show montage
- Yellow sunburst and starburst shapes
- Blue sky panels behind the upper ramp
- Red and yellow radial stripes
- Dark brown and black crowd silhouettes
Symbols
- Yellow sunburst medallion
- Jagged explosion shapes
- Star shapes
- Lightning bolt
- Cartoon skull
- Playing-card suit shapes
- Arrows
- Spiral/hypnotic swirl
- Target circles and rings
- Number '2' and '10' in round medallions
- Qr code
Notable shapes
- Big circular clear saucer over the lower-left scoop
- Spiral clear ball guide at mid-left
- Wide snaking clear ramp dominating the upper right
- Round red bumper caps
- Round yellow sunburst medallion
- Curved clear plastics catching amber light
Art motifs
- Comic-book speech-bubble lettering
- Heavy black ink outlines
- Flat saturated cel-style colouring
- Halftone dot shading
- Radiating speed lines
Themes
- Cartoon
- Carnival
- Comic book
- Circus freak show
- Action-comedy
- Solid-state electronics
Title on it
- Radical!
Text on it
- HOLD BUTTON FOR STATUS REPORT
- Bally
- RADICAL!
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- SEE BACKGLASS DISPLAY FOR REPL
- 3 BALLS
- PER GAME
- 1 PLAY -
- 4 PLAYS
- 3X
- BONUS
- RADICAL ACTION
- BUST A MOVE
- FEATURING
- SPECIAL BALL
- CHING
- SPIN
- MEGA
- MEGA WARP
- GATOR
- SUPER JACKPOT
- HOLD
- 2
- 10
- R-A-D-I-C-A-L
- Copyright 1988 Bally Manufacturing Company RADICAL
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Screaming cartoon man's head in a winged helmet, mouth wide open with teeth showing, at centre of the field |
| Man | Comic strongman/bodybuilder in a dark singlet flexing among crowd figures on the right |
| Other | Several clowns in conical hats and ruffled collars painted in the mid-field collage |
| Monster | Grinning cartoon skull with dark eye sockets, right of centre |
| Creature | Long segmented centipede/caterpillar-like comic monster with legs running down the right edge |
| Woman | Cartoon showgirl/dancer figure in a red costume near the right ramp area |
| Animal | Cartoon alligator or gator mascot head referenced by the green 'gator' insert area |
Photograph of a solid-state playfield with clear plastics and a large rectangular clear ramp structure, shot slightly from above under a glass cover that throws strong amber and white reflections across the surface. The artwork is a loud yellow, orange and red comic-book circus-carnival design: a screaming head in a winged helmet at centre, clowns, a strongman figure and cartoon crowds scattered across the field, and a large yellow sunburst medallion reading RADICAL! near the middle-lower area. Curved red-and-yellow script logo 'Bally' with a jagged yellow explosion behind it sits on the apron. Two yellow rubber flipper bats with red rubber rings angle upward from a metal shooter-lane gate at centre. The lower apron carries cream-coloured instruction cards: 'HOLD BUTTON FOR STATUS REPORT' in yellow-outlined red capitals on both left and right, a white card headed 'RADICAL!' with a list of scoring features, and a white 'FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY' card with a QR code and the counts '3 BALLS PER GAME' and '1 PLAY - 4 PLAYS'. Colours are dominated by mustard yellow, red, blue and clear/wire.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- yellow
- orange
- black
- dark blue
Fingerprint: RADICAL exclamation-mark logo in flame lettering, torn-paper border framing artwork, tall vertical ramp of yellow snake-coil bonus segments, grinning mullet-haired man holding chain, aggressive snarling tiger-head mascot pressing against his hip, blonde woman shielding eyes, tropical purple sunset with palm silhouettes and surfboards, action-sports aesthetic
The single most memorable feature is the tall vertical column of looping yellow snake-coil ramp segments marching down the centre of the glass, each segment carrying a black bonus legend, ending in a small cage holding a skull. A grinning blond man in a black tank top with a blond mullet reaches up holding a chain, his finger pointing straight at the viewer, while a snarling tiger head in a red-and-yellow striped cowl presses up against his hip. Beside him a blonde woman in a torn top squints and shields her eyes. The ragged, torn-paper white border around the whole artwork frames a purple-sunset tropical palm-and-surfboard scene.
Setting
- Purple and orange sunset sky with streaked clouds
- Silhouetted palm trees on left and right
- Surfboards leaning at lower left and right
- Sandy beach or boardwalk ground
- Dark night-sky backdrop behind the logo
Symbols
- Coiled snake segments forming a vertical ramp
- Chains and metal ramps
- Surfboards
- Palm trees
- Skull in a small cage at the ramp foot
- Playing-card reel symbols in the score windows
- Lightning bolts
- Grungy torn-paper border
Lettering
- Dripping jagged flame-style block capitals in red-orange with thick yellow outline and black drop shadow for the main title; plain condensed black sans-serif capitals on the yellow ramp segments; yellow cursive script signature logo in the top right
Themes
- Skateboarding
- Surfing
- Tropical beach
- Action sports
- Bonus ladder ramp
- Pinball backglass
Title on it
- Radical!
Text on it
- RADICAL!
- Bally
- SKATE OR DIE TO LIGHT MEGA-MILLION
- SKATE OR DIE
- EXTRA BALL
- ONE MILLION
- MYSTERY SCORE
- COLLECT TAIL ARROW
- COLLECT VERTICALS
- SNAKE RUN BONUS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young adult blonde woman on the left, shoulder-length tousled hair, bare shoulders in a torn white halter top, left arm bent with fist raised over her brow as if shielding her eyes from glare, mouth slightly open, standing in front of a greenish-yellow panel |
| Man | Young adult man centre-right with a bleached blond mullet and tanned skin, wide toothy grin, black sleeveless shirt with red flame lettering, black studded wristbands, dark blue shorts, right arm thrust straight upward gripping a hanging chain, left hand pointing outward with index finger extended toward the viewer, chest and shoulder tattoos |
| Animal | Large snarling tiger head with open mouth and bared fangs, wearing a red-and-yellow striped cowl or headphone band with a pale padded ear cup, pressed up against the man's hip |
| Other | Small human figure in dark silhouette inside a green banked panel at mid-left, and a small framed inset picture at the far left showing a figure among machinery |
A roughly square, slightly trapezoidal painted backglass with a torn, ragged-edged paper border framing a tropical skate/surf scene. Across the top a jagged, dripping flame-lettered logo in red-orange with heavy yellow outline and black shadow reads 'RADICAL' with an exclamation mark; a yellow cursive 'Bally' signature logo sits in the upper right corner. Dominant colours are hot yellow-orange, black, deep night blue and red. Three figures: at left a young blonde woman in a torn halter top, shielding her eyes with one raised arm; at centre-right a grinning young man with a blond mullet, black sleeveless shirt, black wristbands and blue shorts, one arm thrown up holding a chain while his other hand grips a yellow coiled snake ramp; a snarling tiger head in a red-and-yellow striped hood or headphones presses up beside his hip. The centre-left is dominated by a tall vertical ramp of looping yellow snake-coil segments, each carrying a black legend. A purple sunset sky with silhouetted palm trees and surfboards fills the background. Two lit score windows with reels run along the bottom.