1989 · Data East
Robocop
Known for Green targets, Yellow targets, Red captive ball and RoboCop Multiball. Burning city skyline, turquoise sky, orange flames on horizon, standing water with reflections and black swooping curve graphic.
- Year
- 1989
- Maker
- Data East
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Target
Green targets
- Target
Yellow targets
- Captive ball
Red captive ball
- Multiball
RoboCop Multiball
On the playfield
On the backglass
Who and what
- robot Central, tall, human-proportioned, pale blue-grey metal armour, smooth domed helmet with visor slit showing eyes and nose, chest plate with square vent grille, right arm thrust forward holding a large grey pistol, left arm extended holding a smaller pistol, white drip effect at the legs
- man Fair-skinned, short blond hair, stubble, torn grey-blue jumpsuit open at chest, holding a dark handgun, standing behind the central figure's right shoulder
- robot Small white and teal two-legged walking machine at upper left with domed head, cylindrical torso, two dangling pincer arms, standing in shallow water
- man Dark silhouette at far left, sleeveless top, holding a weapon, reflected in water
- man Smaller dark silhouette figure at left-centre, holding a rifle
- man Dark silhouetted soldier in helmet at centre-right firing a rifle, standing in water
Setting
- Burning city skyline
- Turquoise sky
- Orange flames on horizon
- Standing water with reflections
- Black swooping curve graphic
Text on it
- ROBO COP
- T.M.
- DATA BLAST
- DIGITAL STEREO
- EN
- THE FUTURE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
- IN DIGITAL STEREO
- DE
- D BY
- UK
- INKOW
How it plays
-
Modes 2
- ED-209
- Million Shot
-
Multiballs 1
- RoboCop Multiball
-
Goals 1
- Criminals
-
Awards 2
- Everything Is Lit
- Jumpmaster
Made by
- Design
- Joe Kaminkow
- Design
- Ed Cebula
- Art
- Kevin O'Connor
- Software
- Rob Quinn
- Sound & Music
- Scott Stevenson
- Sound & Music
- Mark Cross
- Display animation
- Hudson Graphics
The cast
- Emil
- Boddicker
- Dick Jones
Reference
Linked terms
- Red captive ball also called Red target
- White crosshairs also called Crosshairs
- Flashing posts also called Lane guides
- RoboCop Multiball also called Multiball
- Criminals also called Arrests also called Suspects
- ED-209 also called ED209
- Boddicker also called Boddinger
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- grey
- blue
- black
- white
Fingerprint: robo cop: Photorealistic armoured police cyborg painted life-size across lower centre, straddling flippers, bonus-coloured chest and leg panels serving as insert-field decoration; whole upper third is night-time industrial skyline photograph—gantry cranes, lit guard tower and DELTA CITY billboard—looking almost photorealistic; two blue pop bumpers with circular LED starburst crowns glow at upper centre
A photorealistic armoured police cyborg painted life-size across the lower centre of the playfield, straddling the flippers, with his bonus-coloured chest and leg panels doubling as insert-field decoration. The whole upper third is a night-time industrial skyline photograph — gantry cranes, a lit guard tower and a billboard reading 'DELTA CITY' — which looks almost photographic rather than illustrated. Two blue pop bumpers with circular LED starburst crowns glow at upper centre. A dark-blue plastic ramp arcs down the right-hand side beside a long ball habitrail. The apron art includes a small full-colour card of the same cyborg firing a weapon in a city street.
Setting
- Night-time industrial city skyline with steel gantries and a guard tower
- Photographic urban backboard art at the top of the playfield
Symbols
- Blue police badge/star medallion
- Triangular warning signs with '3x' and '5x'
- Police station light bar
- Cage-railed catwalk
- Round green and amber signal lamps at the top
Notable shapes
- Green-outlined triangular insert grid on the mid-left playfield
- Large black arch or tunnel cutout on the right edge
- Blue diamond-shaped lane guides near the slingshots
- Angled upper-deck ramps at the top corners
Art motifs
- Steel trusswork and scaffolding
- Spotlight beams
- Neon signage
- Traffic and hazard chevrons
- Grease-pencil style grid of illuminated inserts
Themes
- Cyberpunk
- Police
- Robot
- City
- Crime-fighting
Title on it
- Robo cop
Text on it
- DELTA CITY
- THE RIGHT FLIPPER
- CHANGES TOP LANES
- HOLD RIGHT FLIPPER FOR INSTANT INFO
- RIGHT FLIPPER CHANGES TOP LANES
- START BUTTON ENTERS INITIALS
- EXTRA BALL
- 3X
- 2X
- 5X
- HOLD LOCK
- SUPER VALUE BONUS
- BLACK
- BROWN
- GREEN
- YELLOW
- SMASH TONY
- ROBO COP
- UNIVERSAL
- PINBALL
- CAPITAL OF THE WORLD
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Large full-colour armoured police cyborg, helmeted with a dark visor, blue and gunmetal armour plate, holding a weapon raised in the left hand, printed life-size across the lower centre of the playfield between and above the flippers; chest reads black / brown / green on one side and black / brown / yellow on the other with super value bonus |
| Other | Small duplicate of the same armoured cyborg printed on the lower-right apron card panel, firing a weapon in a city street |
A full-length modern solid-state playfield shot from above under glass, lit with blue and white LEDs. The layout is dominated at lower centre by a large full-colour painted figure of an armoured police cyborg in blue and gunmetal armour with a domed helmet and visor, chest panels listing bonus colours. Two yellow flippers sit either side of a brown-tipped centre post, flanked by blue-tinted triangular slingshots with round white targets. Above the figure a grid of green-lit inserts sits inside a green-outlined triangular panel at left, two blue-ringed pop bumpers with radiating LED crowns sit upper-centre, and a long grey habitrail/track runs down the right side beside a raised dark-blue enclosed ramp. The upper third is a photographic-style industrial city night scene: steel gantries, a guard tower, a billboard and neon signage. The apron at the bottom carries a metallic silver logo, flanked by two card-art panels and instruction legends. Colours are steel grey, electric blue, white and black, with red and green insert accents.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- cyan
- orange
- black
- grey
Fingerprint: Giant cyborg in pale blue-grey metal armor with smooth domed helmet and visor slit, right arm thrust forward gripping grey pistol, fair-haired man in torn jumpsuit, small white-teal two-legged walking robot, dark-silhouetted armed soldiers, black muscle car with raised blade fin, burning orange-yellow city skyline, "ROBO COP" chrome-cyan logo, dystopian-cyberpunk
A giant armoured figure with a completely smooth domed helmet and visor slit, arm cannon pointed straight out at the viewer, dominating the centre in pale blue-grey metal. Above him a huge chrome-outlined cyan block logo spanning the full width of the header. A blonde man in a ripped jumpsuit standing just behind the robot's outstretched gun arm. Orange-and-blue segmented alphanumeric score readouts in a black recessed panel at lower right. An orange-and-blue slogan plate below the speakers reading THE FUTURE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Setting
- Burning city skyline
- Turquoise sky
- Orange flames on horizon
- Standing water with reflections
- Black swooping curve graphic
Symbols
- Pistols
- Rifle
- Walking robot
- Burning skyline
- Muscle car
- Blue x-patterned score segments
- Black swooping curve graphic
Lettering
- Very large angular chrome-outline block letters with cyan drop shadow on the title; small white condensed caps on the bottom slogan plate; mixed orange and blue uppercase on the led score rows
Themes
- Cybernetic policeman
- Robot law enforcement
- Dystopian city
- Armed police
- Future crime
Title on it
- Robo cop
Text on it
- ROBO COP
- T.M.
- DATA BLAST
- DIGITAL STEREO
- EN
- THE FUTURE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
- IN DIGITAL STEREO
- DE
- D BY
- UK
- INKOW
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Robot | Central, tall, human-proportioned, pale blue-grey metal armour, smooth domed helmet with visor slit showing eyes and nose, chest plate with square vent grille, right arm thrust forward holding a large grey pistol, left arm extended holding a smaller pistol, white drip effect at the legs |
| Man | Fair-skinned, short blond hair, stubble, torn grey-blue jumpsuit open at chest, holding a dark handgun, standing behind the central figure's right shoulder |
| Robot | Small white and teal two-legged walking machine at upper left with domed head, cylindrical torso, two dangling pincer arms, standing in shallow water |
| Man | Dark silhouette at far left, sleeveless top, holding a weapon, reflected in water |
| Man | Smaller dark silhouette figure at left-centre, holding a rifle |
| Man | Dark silhouetted soldier in helmet at centre-right firing a rifle, standing in water |
| Man | Second dark silhouetted soldier with rifle beside him, plus a smaller kneeling/crouched figure nearby |
| Vehicle | Black low muscle car at right with a raised blade-like fin on the roof, standing in the water |
A backglass in a black-framed, slightly grimy cabinet, lit by blue edge lighting. The top banner carries a huge blocky chrome-and-cyan logo reading ROBO COP with a small T.M. at its right, flanked left by a red/magenta lit panel reading DATA BLAST and right by a blue panel reading DIGITAL STEREO. The centre is dominated by a tall figure in pale blue-grey armour with a smooth domed helmet, visor slit showing only eyes and nose, chest plate with a small square vent grille, and both arms extended: the right hand thrusts a chunky grey pistol toward the viewer, the left hand grips a smaller pistol aimed sideways. Behind his left shoulder stands a fair-skinned blond man with stubble in a torn grey-blue jumpsuit, holding a dark object. To the left a small white-and-teal two-legged walking robot with a domed head and pincer arms hovers over the ground. The background shows a yellow-orange burning city skyline under a turquoise sky, a black swooping curve, orange flames along the horizon, and reflected figures in standing water. Right of centre, two dark silhouetted soldiers in helmets fire rifles, and further right a black muscle car with a raised blade-like fin sits on the water. Lower right is a recessed score panel with two rows of blue X-patterned alphanumeric segments showing orange characters. At bottom centre a small orange-framed plate reads THE FUTURE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. IN DIGITAL STEREO, flanked by two dark oval speaker apertures.