1973 · Chicago Coin
Riviera
Known for Ball Saver, Ball Return and Upper flippers. Ornate baroque scrollwork and filigree on flat pink ground, green glowing lagoon or pool and carnival or revue marquee feel.
- Year
- 1973
- Maker
- Chicago Coin
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 4
Known for
- post
Ball Saver
- Kickback
Ball Return
- extra flipper
Upper flippers
On the playfield
Bumpers 3
- Red pop bumper
- Yellow pop bumper
- Blue pop bumper
Target 1
- Center standup targets
Kickback 1
- Ball Return
Lanes 2
- Up Ball Saver
- Down Ball Saver rollover buttons
Flipper 1
- Upper flippers extra flipper
Post or gate 1
- Ball Saver post
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Left side, three-quarter view, brunette shoulder-length hair, sleeveless royal-blue dress, pale skin, standing
- woman Right side, front-facing pale-skinned woman with black hair in a towering beehive updo, heavy blue eye shadow, bright red lipstick, bare shoulders, white fur or feathered collar
Setting
- Ornate baroque scrollwork and filigree on flat pink ground
- Green glowing lagoon or pool
- Carnival or revue marquee feel
Text on it
- RIVIERA
- 1 PLAYER
- 2 PLAYER
- 3 PLAYER
- 4 PLAYER
- Cafe
- Revue
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Letters A B C
Made by
- Design
- Wendell McAdams
- Design
- Jerry Koci
- Art
- Christian Marche
Reference
Linked terms
- Ball Saver also called Center Ball Saver post
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- hot pink
- gold
- black
- green
Fingerprint: Hot-pink field crammed with gold rococo scrollwork and elaborate baroque ornaments, two white digit-roller score windows per player, slanted pink "RIVIERA" banner across middle, glamour pin-up: brunette in blue dress on left, pale black-haired woman with towering beehive updo and blue eyeshadow on right, bright green glowing lagoon with champagne coupe glass between them.
A hot-pink field crammed with gold rococo scrollwork and two white digit-roller score windows per player, with a slanted pink 'RIVIERA' banner across the middle. Two glamour-pinup style women with sharply contrasting hair: a brunette in a blue dress on the left and a pale black-haired woman with a towering beehive updo, blue eyeshadow, red lipstick and a white feathered collar on the right. A bright green glowing lagoon with a champagne coupe glass sits between them, throwing a lens-flare like highlight. The top of the panel is visibly cropped, so the upper part of the title art is missing.
Setting
- Ornate baroque scrollwork and filigree on flat pink ground
- Green glowing lagoon or pool
- Carnival or revue marquee feel
Symbols
- White digit-roller score windows
- Rococo shells and scrollwork
- Champagne coupe glass
- Red parasol or fan
- Green water lily foliage
Lettering
- Large pink sans-serif block capitals on a pale slanted banner, with white player labels in small caps and cursive script for the subtitle words
Themes
- Revue
- Glamour pinup
- Baroque ornament
- Nightclub
- Cabaret
Title on it
- Riviera
Text on it
- RIVIERA
- 1 PLAYER
- 2 PLAYER
- 3 PLAYER
- 4 PLAYER
- Cafe
- Revue
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left side, three-quarter view, brunette shoulder-length hair, sleeveless royal-blue dress, pale skin, standing |
| Woman | Right side, front-facing pale-skinned woman with black hair in a towering beehive updo, heavy blue eye shadow, bright red lipstick, bare shoulders, white fur or feathered collar |
A portrait-orientation backglass-style panel dominated by a vivid hot-pink background overlaid with elaborate baroque gold and yellow scrollwork, rococo shells and curved filigree. Across the upper half are two white rectangular mechanical score windows with digit rollers, labelled '1 PLAYER' and '2 PLAYER' above them, and lower down two more labelled '3 PLAYER' and '4 PLAYER'. Slanted across the centre is a pale pink banner carrying the large block letters 'RIVIERA' in pink with a lighter outline, with cursive script words 'Cafe' and 'Revue' nearby. Two illustrated women flank the banner: on the left a woman in a sleeveless royal-blue dress, on the right a woman with a black beehive updo, heavy blue eye shadow, bright red lipstick, bare shoulders and a white fur or feathered collar. Between and behind them sits a green glowing pool or lagoon with a champagne coupe glass and lily-pad-like foliage, plus a red parasol or fan shape. A dark vertical strip on the left is the cabinet side rail; the top of the artwork is cut off.