1982 · Gottlieb
Rocky
Known for Top round bank, Left round bank, Right round bank and Central Rocky target. Indoor boxing arena, packed darkened crowd, elevated boxing ring with ropes and spotlit ring floor.
- Year
- 1982
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Drop target
Top round bank
- Drop target
Left round bank
- Drop target
Right round bank
- Target
Central Rocky target
- extra flipper
Lower flipper pairs
- cabinet button
Instant Win button
- Goal
Boxing rounds
- Goal
Knock Out Punch
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Top hole saucer
Spinner 1
- Center spinner lane
Drop targets 3
- Top round bank
- Left round bank
- Right round bank
Targets 2
- Central Rocky target
- Lower left standup target
Lanes 2
- On The Ropes
- Lower side lanes
Flippers 2
- Upper flipper extra flipper
- Lower flipper pairs extra flipper
Control 1
- Instant Win button cabinet button
Display 1
- Rounds won display
Backbox 1
- Current Round backglass toy
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Shirtless muscular tanned adult man, short dark curly hair, open-mouthed grimace or grin, both arms raised vertically with clenched fists in large red boxing gloves, white wrist tape, dominates centre of glass
- other Two small indistinct pale figures inside the lit boxing ring behind the man's shoulders
Setting
- Indoor boxing arena
- Packed darkened crowd
- Elevated boxing ring with ropes
- Spotlit ring floor
Text on it
- ROCKY
- Gottlieb
- 29000
- 0000000
How it plays
-
Goals 3
- Boxing rounds
- Knock Out Punch
- Round 10
-
Awards 1
- Instant Win
Made by
- Design
- John Trudeau
- Art
- David Moore
Reference
Linked terms
- Top round bank also called Top bank also called Rounds 1
- Left round bank also called Left bank also called Rounds 3
- Right round bank also called Right bank
- Central Rocky target also called Rocky target
- Lower flipper pairs also called Left jab also called right hook
- Instant Win button also called green cabinet button
- Top hole also called top saucer
- Center spinner lane also called Lights Out Punch
- On The Ropes also called On the Ropes lane
- Boxing rounds also called Rounds
- Knock Out Punch also called Out Punch
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- black
- orange
- red
- gold
Fingerprint: rocky title in enormous chunky orange-red slab letters filling bottom third of panel; shirtless tanned boxer with both muscular arms raised triumphantly, clenched red boxing gloves held skyward dominating centre; gilded boxing ring with ropes appearing directly behind his shoulders like a halo; packed tiered arena crowds fading into darkness; four cyan seven-segment score window displays
A single shirtless boxer with both arms raised in triumph, red gloves held high, filling the whole centre of the glass. A golden boxing ring on an elevated platform appears to sit directly behind his shoulders, crowning his head like a halo. The enormous chunky orange-and-red ROCKY slab letters fill the entire bottom third. Four cyan seven-segment number windows are burned into the artwork itself, one showing 29000.
Setting
- Indoor boxing arena
- Packed darkened crowd
- Elevated boxing ring with ropes
- Spotlit ring floor
Symbols
- Boxing gloves
- Boxing ring and ropes
- Crowd
- Spotlight
- Seven-segment score numerals
Lettering
- Very large squared-off block capitals, red-to-orange vertical gradient, dark outline, cream/white top highlight
Themes
- Boxing
- Sport
- Champion
- Victory
Title on it
- Rocky
Text on it
- ROCKY
- Gottlieb
- 29000
- 0000000
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Shirtless muscular tanned adult man, short dark curly hair, open-mouthed grimace or grin, both arms raised vertically with clenched fists in large red boxing gloves, white wrist tape, dominates centre of glass |
| Other | Two small indistinct pale figures inside the lit boxing ring behind the man's shoulders |
Illuminated backglass with a photographic montage. A bare-chested, tanned white man with short dark curly hair and a wide open-mouthed grin dominates the centre, both arms thrust straight up in a victorious salute, fists clenched inside bulky red boxing gloves. Behind him is a packed indoor arena: a golden-yellow boxing ring with ropes sits directly behind his shoulders, tiered crowds fade into darkness on both sides, and a spotlight floods down onto him. Two small pale figures in the ring. Four cyan seven-segment score windows flank the figure - upper left reads 29000, upper right 0000000, lower left 0000000, lower right 0000000 - with a lone cyan 0 above the left pair. Across the lower third the title ROCKY appears in enormous block capitals, chunky squared slab letters with a red-to-orange gradient fill, a dark outline and a white-to-yellow highlight along the top edges. The background is almost black beyond the lit crowd. The artwork is a grainy, high-contrast photographic composite typical of 1980s electro-mechanical sport games, framed by a wooden cabinet edge visible at top and sides with glare and reflection on the glass.