1976–1979 · Sega Enterprises
Rodeo
Flat black background, yellow and orange sunburst disc behind the horse, running border of pale-blue horse-head shields down both sides and across the bottom and cream and white double-line outer frame.
- Years
- 1976–1979
- Maker
- Sega Enterprises
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
2 games under this title
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Standard 1976 · 2 players - Standard 1979 · 4 players
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- black
- yellow
- red
- blue
Fingerprint: Rodeo title yellow condensed block letters; rearing horse dissolving into swirling psychedelic mane red, pink, yellow, cyan; bursting from yellow-orange sunburst with red ball below; cowboy blue hat thrown backward legs splayed mid-air; border strip small pale-blue shields each holding tan horse head; black background, yellow, red, blue palette
The rearing horse at the centre is the memorable element: its head and neck dissolve upward into a swirling multicoloured mane of pink, red, yellow and cyan paint, and it bursts out of a yellow sunburst disc with a red pinball at the base. A cowboy in a blue hat is frozen mid-air being thrown backwards off the horse, one leg kicked up. The border is an unusual running strip of small pale-blue shields, each holding a rearing tan horse head, running right down both sides and across the bottom. The tall condensed yellow RODEO logo sits alone in the top right against plain black.
Setting
- Flat black background
- Yellow and orange sunburst disc behind the horse
- Running border of pale-blue horse-head shields down both sides and across the bottom
- Cream and white double-line outer frame
Symbols
- Red pinball
- Sunburst disc
- Paint-swirl mane
- Horse-head shields
- Green round indicator lamps
- Red flame-shaped frames around the score windows
Lettering
- Tall condensed sans-serif block capitals in bright yellow with a white outline for the title, with a smaller pale-yellow condensed sega above; small black capitals on a white panel for the instructions; white capitals for the score labels
Themes
- Wild west
- Rodeo
- Bucking horse
- Cowboy
- Pinball
Title on it
- Rodeo
Text on it
- SEGA
- RODEO
- CREDITS
- YOUR NUMBER
- SELECT NUMBER BY PRESSING YELLOW
- BUTTON BEFORE SHOOTING LAST BALL
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 1 or 2
- CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | A rearing horse at the centre, tan and white body with red flame markings, its neck and head dissolving into a swirling mane of pink, red, yellow, white and cyan ribbons of paint, rearing above a yellow sunburst disc with a red ball at the base |
| Man | A cowboy in a wide-brimmed blue hat, blue shirt, dark trousers, boots and a red neckerchief, thrown backwards to the left of the horse with one arm extended, one leg kicked up, in mid-air as if bucked off |
A square backglass with a black background and a cream double-line border, framed by a repeated border strip of small pale-blue shield panels each containing a rearing tan horse head in profile. The centre is a wild, psychedelic airbrushed composition: a rearing horse whose head and neck dissolve into swirling bands of red, pink, yellow, white and cyan flame-like paint, its body broken up into flowing ribbon shapes over a large yellow-orange sunburst medallion with a red ball at the bottom. A cowboy in a wide-brimmed blue hat, blue shirt, dark trousers and red neckerchief is thrown backwards to the left of the horse, one arm flung out, legs splayed in mid-air. In the upper right, tall condensed block lettering reads SEGA in small pale letters above the large yellow word RODEO, outlined in white. Lower right sits a white rectangular instruction panel with black text. Two dark rectangular score windows, each framed by a red flame shape, sit left and right at mid height. Bottom left has two green round indicator lamps, bottom right a small square lamp. Dominant colours: black, yellow, red, blue.