1971–1973 · Gottlieb & Maresa
Roller Coaster
Known for Rotating pointer, Roller coaster saucers, Wire rails and 1-2-3-4. Flat yellow-gold sky, tall orange lattice roller-coaster hill rising centre, blue, purple and green looping coaster track, red-and-white striped circus tent lower left, small fairground wheel and swing ride lower left and dark tree-lined horizon strip at the right edge.
- Years
- 1971–1973
- Maker
- Gottlieb & Maresa
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
Known for
- wheel
Rotating pointer
- Hole
Roller coaster saucers
- wire rail
Wire rails
- Goal
1-2-3-4
2 games under this title
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Standard 1971 · 2 players - Standard 1973 · 1 players
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Rotating pointer wheel
Ramp 1
- Wire rails wire rail
Hole 1
- Roller coaster saucers
Bumper 1
- Top bumpers
Target 1
- Numbered targets
Lanes 3
- Numbered rollovers rollovers
- Center lane
- Side lanes
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Front of the coaster car, brown-haired man in a white shirt and red tie, mouth wide open, arms flung out
- man Right of the car, brown-haired man in a navy jacket leaning back, mouth open in a scream
- woman Centre of the car, blonde woman in a pink top, head tilted back laughing, one hand raised
- man Behind her, dark-haired man in a blue cap, grinning broadly
- man Left of the car, red-haired man in a green jacket, both arms up
- man Tall figure at the top of the pile, dark-haired man with mouth open, arms around the riders below
Setting
- Flat yellow-gold sky
- Tall orange lattice roller-coaster hill rising centre
- Blue, purple and green looping coaster track
- Red-and-white striped circus tent lower left
- Small fairground wheel and swing ride lower left
- Dark tree-lined horizon strip at the right edge
Text on it
- Gottlieb's
- 2 PLAYER
- ROLLER COASTER
- GAME SKILL
- 1,4 1 3
- 1ST PLAYER
- MORE FUN
- WHEN YOU PLAY
- 0,0 0 0
- 2ND PLAYER
- 1st & 2nd PLAYERS CAN PLAY
- MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
- Gottlieb
- ILLINOIS
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- 1-2-3-4
Made by
- Design
- Ed Krynski
- Art
- Gordon Morison
Reference
Linked terms
- Rotating pointer also called Pointer also called Pointer wheel
- Numbered targets also called Numbered
- Center lane also called Middle pointer-value lane
- Roller coaster saucers also called kick-out holes also called Rail-feeding kick-out holes
- Wire rails also called Roller Coaster wire rails also called habitrail
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- yellow
- red
- blue
- green
Fingerprint: Packed crowd of screaming cartoon riders bursting from red-yellow roller-coaster car with overlapping heads under tall orange lattice hill, arched red "ROLLER COASTER" logotype with white drop shadow acting as title, two scalloped score panels with clown figures perched on colored balls, yellow carnival background with looping track
A huge crowd of about a dozen screaming cartoon riders bursting out of a red and yellow roller-coaster car, packed so tight their heads and arms overlap in a pyramid under a tall orange lattice coaster hill. The title is a dramatically arched red 'ROLLER COASTER' logotype with heavy white drop shadow, arcing up and to the right like the coaster track itself. Two matching scalloped score panels sit opposite each other - burgundy 'GAME SKILL' over '1ST PLAYER' on the left, red '0,0 0 0' over '2ND PLAYER' on the right - each with a grinning clown perched on a spotted ball. A yellow carnival background with looping green, blue and purple track, a striped tent, a fairground wheel and a tree-lined horizon fills every gap.
Setting
- Flat yellow-gold sky
- Tall orange lattice roller-coaster hill rising centre
- Blue, purple and green looping coaster track
- Red-and-white striped circus tent lower left
- Small fairground wheel and swing ride lower left
- Dark tree-lined horizon strip at the right edge
Symbols
- Clown on a ball (two)
- Circular bonus badge with '1st & 2nd'
- Striped circus tent
- Fairground wheel
- Roller-coaster lattice track
- Mechanical reel score windows
- Scalloped cloud-shaped score panels
Lettering
- Large arched red logotype with white faces, blue drop shadow and heavy white outer shadow; supporting text in white block capitals; maker's name in small red script
Themes
- Roller coaster
- Amusement park
- Carnival
- Thrill ride
- Crowd of riders
- Two player versus scoring
Title on it
- Roller coaster
Text on it
- Gottlieb's
- 2 PLAYER
- ROLLER COASTER
- GAME SKILL
- 1,4 1 3
- 1ST PLAYER
- MORE FUN
- WHEN YOU PLAY
- 0,0 0 0
- 2ND PLAYER
- 1st & 2nd PLAYERS CAN PLAY
- MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
- Gottlieb
- ILLINOIS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Front of the coaster car, brown-haired man in a white shirt and red tie, mouth wide open, arms flung out |
| Man | Right of the car, brown-haired man in a navy jacket leaning back, mouth open in a scream |
| Woman | Centre of the car, blonde woman in a pink top, head tilted back laughing, one hand raised |
| Man | Behind her, dark-haired man in a blue cap, grinning broadly |
| Man | Left of the car, red-haired man in a green jacket, both arms up |
| Man | Tall figure at the top of the pile, dark-haired man with mouth open, arms around the riders below |
| Woman | Top of the pile, woman with long dark hair, mouth open in a scream |
| Man | Left edge of the pile, man in a striped cap, head tilted sideways |
| Man | Centre pile, man in a yellow shirt, arm raised straight up |
| Man | Centre pile, man in a red jacket, head turned to the right |
| Man | Right of the pile, man in a white cap, mouth open |
| Man | Lower right of the car, older grey-haired man in a brown jacket, mouth open |
| Man | Lower left of the car, man in a brown cap and orange coat, head tilted |
| Other | Clown in a red-and-white hat and blue ruffled collar with white face paint, seated on a pink ball above the 2nd player score panel |
| Other | Second clown in a matching costume seated on a purple ball beside the 1st player game skill panel |
Illuminated square backglass in a thick dark green wooden frame, with a plain mirrored metal ball visible behind the glass at top centre. The art is flat, brightly coloured cartoon line work on a plain yellow-gold background. Upper left carries the title: a small red script 'Gottlieb's' above big white block capitals '2 PLAYER' and a huge arcing red logotype 'ROLLER COASTER' with white letter faces, blue shading and a thick white drop shadow. Upper right is a red cloud-shaped score panel with a cream mechanical reel window reading '0,0 0 0' over '2ND PLAYER', and above it a round pink ball carrying a grinning clown. Mid-left is a matching burgundy scalloped panel reading 'GAME SKILL' with a cream reel window reading '1,4 1 3' over '1ST PLAYER', with another clown seated on a purple ball beside it. The centre is packed with a crowd of cartoon riders crammed into a red, yellow and blue roller-coaster car, arms and heads thrown up, mouths open in screams; behind them a tall orange lattice coaster hill, blue and purple coaster track, a looping green-and-blue track, a striped red-and-white tent, a small wheel and a fairground skyline of trees. Bottom centre is a red car nose carrying a round badge reading '1st & 2nd PLAYERS CAN PLAY'. A white strip along the bottom reads 'MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.' and a small white oval maker's plate sits over it.