Vision analysis
On the playfield
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- cream
- sky blue
- orange
- red
Fingerprint: Wild West rodeo scene with brown bucking bronco and fallen red-shirted cowboy mid-leap, grinning white-toothed reptile head beside orange ODD lettering, arc of five starburst-ringed bumpers at top, feathered fan decals at lower corners
The most memorable element is the Wild West bucking-horse scene in the middle of a cream, blue, orange and red field: a brown bronco rearing with a red-shirted rider, a second cowboy thrown to the ground, and a grinning reptile head with orange ODD lettering beside them. Second, the arc of five starburst-ringed scoring bumpers across the top, two marked 10 with red rings and two more marked 10 on yellow and blue exploding discs, with a 100 disc between them. Third, the plain cream lower deck carrying a blue-and-red M logo plate and a dense rules card, contrasting with the busy illustrated field above. Fourth, the two blue-red-white chrome ball troughs with red feathery fan decals at the lower corners. Fifth, the white control panel with orange-ringed black buttons reading PRESS TO SHOOT BALL and TURN TO AIM BALL either side of a green-blue-orange chevron logo.
Setting
- Open sky with fluffy white clouds
- Green grassy hillside
- Western desert and rodeo arena
- Orange-yellow starburst explosion
Symbols
- Yellow spoked wagon wheels
- Orange-yellow sunburst explosion
- Red-white-blue striped bumper rings
- Playing-card-style rank numerals
- Green teal starburst on cabinet front
- Blue-red-orange chevron logo on control panel
- White clouds
Notable shapes
- Large yellow sun or explosion spiking upward from bottom centre
- Two big painted horse-head kickers at the top left and top right bumpers
- Curved crescent moon shape cut into the green centre field
- Grey metal ball guide rail running diagonally across the lower left and lower right
- White rectangular apron insert with a blue-red-orange chevron on the control panel
Art motifs
- Starburst scoring rings
- Feathered headdress fans
- Sunburst explosion
- Swooping curved race tracks
- Spiky impact discs
Themes
- Wild west
- Rodeo
- Cowboys
- Circus
- Bullion coin theme
- American western carnival
Text on it
- PRESS
- TO SHOOT BALL
- TURN
- TO AIM BALL
- FLIPPER BUTTON
- SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- DOUBLE BONUS
- ODDS
- ALWAYS
- ALWAYS LAST BALL
- 3 BALLS
- SHOOT AGAIN
- 10
- 100
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- MIDWAY MFG. CO.
- AMUSEMENT
- 25
- SERVICE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | Brown bucking bronco in mid-leap, front legs raised, black mane and tail, mid-playfield centre |
| Man | Cowboy rider in a red shirt and pale hat falling head-down beneath the bucking horse |
| Man | Second cowboy on a rearing brown horse at mid-left, dark hat and blue clothing |
| Animal | Large grinning reptile or alligator head with white teeth, centre-right beside the odd lettering |
| Man | Small standing cowboy figure in blue at the far right edge near the 6 lane |
| Other | Stylised brown feathered headdress fans in red, orange, blue and black at both lower corners of the field |
A photographed electro-mechanical playfield seen from above, with control panel and coin door below. Wild West rodeo theme in cream, sky blue, orange and red. Across the top, five starburst-ringed scoring bumpers in an arc: two with red rings reading 10 at upper left and right, two more reading 10 on a yellow sunburst disc and a blue spiky disc, and a 100 disc top centre. Below them two chrome ball-return troughs with blue-white-red rails. The green centre hillside shows a brown bucking bronco mid-leap over a fallen cowboy in a red shirt, a rearing horse and rider at left, a grinning white-toothed reptile head beside orange ODD lettering, and an orange-yellow sunburst explosion below. Curving yellow and blue tracks run down each side carrying a 5, a 6 and a 4, with starburst labels reading SPECIAL WHEN LIT and orange DOUBLE BONUS text. Red feathery fans flank two slingshots. The plain cream apron carries an instruction card and blue-red M logo plate at left, a dense rules card at right; the cabinet front has a dark grey coin door.
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- turquoise
- yellow
- red
- white
Fingerprint: RODEO in yellow-orange western block letters, silver horseshoe emblem with red circles marked 1–2, large yellow oval with red-white zigzag starburst border containing two mechanical score reels (1ST/2ND PLAYER UP), cowboy on bucking bronco at left, cowboy on rearing brown horse at right, blue BALL IN PLAY banner at bottom, western electro-mechanical aesthetic
The most memorable element is the big yellow oval with its spiky red-and-white starburst border, holding two stacked mechanical score reel displays reading 1ST PLAYER UP (1 0 2) and 2ND PLAYER UP (0 0 0). A distinctive silver horseshoe logo at the top centre carries red circles marked 1 and 2 for one- or two-player selection. The title RODEO sits in chunky yellow-orange western lettering beside a cowboy riding a rearing brown horse on the right and a cowboy on a bucking bronco on the left. A blue BALL in PLAY banner with five red hexagon windows closes the bottom.
Setting
- Turquoise sky with pale radiating sunburst rays
- Western rodeo theme
- Partial orange and white curved arc below the glass
Symbols
- Silver horseshoe emblem
- Red circles marked 1 and 2
- Sunburst rays
- Red and white zigzag starburst border
- Five red hexagonal ball in play windows
- Mechanical score reels
Lettering
- Western display type: red script for midway's, chunky yellow-orange block letters with red outline for rodeo, condensed white and yellow sans-serif capitals on the instruction and player banners
Themes
- Western
- Rodeo
- Cowboy
- Horses
- Two player
Title on it
- Rodeo
Text on it
- Midway's
- 2 PLAYER
- 1
- OR
- 2
- PLAYERS
- RODEO
- 1ST PLAYER UP
- 2ND PLAYER UP
- BALL in PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Cowboy on the left side riding a bucking bronco |
| Man | Cowboy on the right side riding a rearing brown horse |
| Animal | Bucking bronco under the left cowboy |
| Animal | Rearing brown horse under the right cowboy |
Western-themed electro-mechanical backglass on a turquoise sky ground with pale sunburst rays radiating behind the top logo. Red script reads Midway's at top left, followed by 2 PLAYER in yellow-and-white block capitals. A silver horseshoe emblem at top centre holds two red circles marked 1 and 2, OR between them, with PLAYERS curved beneath. The main title RODEO spans the upper right in large yellow-orange western block letters with red outline and drop shadow. The centre is dominated by a large yellow oval edged with a red-and-white zigzag sunburst border, holding two mechanical score reel windows: an upper one labelled 1ST PLAYER UP in a red banner showing 1 0 2, and a lower one labelled 2ND PLAYER UP showing 0 0 0. On the left a cowboy rides a bucking bronco; on the right a cowboy rides a rearing brown horse. A blue banner at the bottom reads BALL in PLAY beside five red hexagonal windows. A large orange-and-white curved arc is partly visible below the glass.