Also known as ROGO
1974 · Bally
Ro Go
Known for Horseshoe. Flat teal-green field with white radiating sunburst rays fanning out from behind the central figures, a giant stylised eagle in pale blue-white with individually outlined layered feathers filling nearly the whole background and the eagle's head and yellow eye at top centre between the two title words.
- Year
- 1974
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 4
Known for
- loop
Horseshoe
On the playfield
Orbit 1
- Horseshoe loop
Holes 2
- Left saucer saucer
- Right saucer saucer
Bumpers 3
- Mushroom bumper
- Red bumper
- Blue bumper
Lane 1
- Center top lane
Control 1
- Horseshoe button button
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Muscular bare-chested warrior with a full red beard, wearing a red helmet with two white/gold horns and a gold neck ring, a short decorated loincloth and strapped sandals; a large crimson cape billows behind him to the left; he holds a broad short sword pointed downward in his right hand and looks straight ahead with a grinning open-mouthed expression
- woman Blonde woman with long wavy hair, a winged gold helmet, a short fur-trimmed tan tunic with a studded belt and bare thighs, and laced knee-high boots; she leans against the warrior with her left arm raised overhead as if signalling, and carries a round red shield with a gold rim bearing a large yellow sun/starburst emblem
- animal One enormous stylised eagle, pale blue-white with spread wings, spread tail feathers at lower left and a large yellow eye
Setting
- Flat teal-green field with white radiating sunburst rays fanning out from behind the central figures
- A giant stylised eagle in pale blue-white with individually outlined layered feathers filling nearly the whole background
- The eagle's head and yellow eye at top centre between the two title words
Text on it
- Bally
- Ro
- Go
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 3 UP
- 4 UP
- 1-4 CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
Made by
- Design
- Greg Kmiec
- Art
- Dave Christensen
Reference
Linked terms
- Horseshoe also called Center horseshoe
- Center top lane also called Center-lane skill shot
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- teal green
- pale blue
- red
- gold
Fingerprint: RO and GO flanking enormous pale eagle spread-wing backdrop, red-bearded horned Viking with crimson cape and sword arm-in-arm with blonde Valkyrie holding yellow-sun shield, four ornate gold-red score-reel cartouches with UP ribbons, teal sunburst ray background, bottom scrolls read 1-4 CAN PLAY and BALL IN PLAY
The huge spread-winged pale eagle filling the entire background, with the two words 'Ro' and 'Go' set to either side of its head, is the single most memorable feature. Overlapping it stands a horned-helmeted red-bearded Viking with a crimson cape and sword, arm-in-arm with a blonde Valkyrie woman holding a round red shield emblazoned with a yellow sun. Four ornate gold-and-red score-reel cartouches with '1 UP' through '4 UP' ribbons are painted directly onto the art around the figures. The teal-green sunburst ray background and the bottom scrolls '1-4 CAN PLAY' and 'BALL IN PLAY' complete the layout.
Setting
- Flat teal-green field with white radiating sunburst rays fanning out from behind the central figures
- A giant stylised eagle in pale blue-white with individually outlined layered feathers filling nearly the whole background
- The eagle's head and yellow eye at top centre between the two title words
Symbols
- Sunburst rays
- Yellow sun/starburst emblem on the shield
- Gold sunburst medallion behind each bottom scroll banner
- Sword
- Round shield
- Horned helmet
- Winged helmet
Lettering
- Large red slab-serif block capitals with thick gold inline and dark shadow, split around the eagle's head; corner banners in gold serif capitals on red ribbons; small '1 up' to '4 up' labels in gold on red ribbon tabs; a cursive script maker signature in the top left corner
Themes
- Viking
- Norse mythology
- Eagle
- Warrior
- Sunburst
- Heroic fantasy
Title on it
- Ro go
Text on it
- Bally
- Ro
- Go
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 3 UP
- 4 UP
- 1-4 CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Muscular bare-chested warrior with a full red beard, wearing a red helmet with two white/gold horns and a gold neck ring, a short decorated loincloth and strapped sandals; a large crimson cape billows behind him to the left; he holds a broad short sword pointed downward in his right hand and looks straight ahead with a grinning open-mouthed expression |
| Woman | Blonde woman with long wavy hair, a winged gold helmet, a short fur-trimmed tan tunic with a studded belt and bare thighs, and laced knee-high boots; she leans against the warrior with her left arm raised overhead as if signalling, and carries a round red shield with a gold rim bearing a large yellow sun/starburst emblem |
| Animal | One enormous stylised eagle, pale blue-white with spread wings, spread tail feathers at lower left and a large yellow eye |
A painted pinball backglass dominated by a colossal pale blue-white eagle with wings spread edge to edge against a teal-green background of radiating white sunburst rays. The bird's yellow eye and hooked beak sit at top centre, its head overlapping the space between two huge red block letters with gold drop-shadow outlines reading 'Ro' on the left and 'Go' on the right. Four white mechanical score reels are inset across the glass: two upper windows flanking the eagle's head, two lower windows at left and right of centre, each in a gold-and-red ornate cartouche with a small ribbon reading '1 UP', '2 UP', '3 UP' and '4 UP'. Standing dead centre in front of the eagle is a pair of figures: a bare-chested, red-bearded Viking warrior in a horned helmet and flowing crimson cape, gripping a broad sword, and beside him a blonde woman in a winged helmet, fur-trimmed short tunic and laced boots, raising a round red-and-gold shield decorated with a yellow sun/starburst. The woman's arm is thrown up as if calling out. At the bottom corners two red scroll banners with gold sunburst backing read '1-4 CAN PLAY' on the left and 'BALL IN PLAY' on the right.