1980 · Gottlieb
Roller Disco
Known for ABCD top lanes, Yellow lanes, upper-left saucer and Extra Ball targets. Abstract psychedelic flame and swirl pattern, radiating starburst and sunburst wedges and dark black ground.
- Year
- 1980
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Lane
ABCD top lanes
- Lane
Yellow lanes
- saucer
upper-left saucer
- Target
Extra Ball targets
On the playfield
Hole 1
- upper-left saucer saucer
Bumper 1
- Center bumper
Targets 2
- Extra Ball targets
- Upper right standup target
Lanes 6
- ABCD top lanes
- Yellow lanes
- star rollover rollover
- Upper in lanes
- Upper out lanes
- Lower in lanes
Flipper 1
- Upper flippers
Post or gate 1
- Upper gates gates
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Rear figure, brunette pompadour with pink and red highlights, grey-silver sleeveless leotard, green bangles on wrist, gold chain necklace, large hoop earring, smiling in profile facing left, one arm extended back; long legs in green-and-pink horizontal striped tights ending in white quad roller skates with pink laces
- woman Front figure, bright lime-green short hair with dark roots, green halter top, orange shorts with wide white studded belt, pink-and-white striped socks, white quad roller skates with yellow laces and pink wheels, laughing with eyes shut, right arm raised straight above her head and left arm reaching back toward the other skater
Setting
- Abstract psychedelic flame and swirl pattern
- Radiating starburst and sunburst wedges
- Dark black ground
Text on it
- ROLLER DISCO
- Gottlieb's
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- NUMBER TO MATCH
- 000 000
- 0
- MFG BY
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- MFG U.S.A.
How it plays
-
Goals 2
- Base Bonus
- Upgraded drop bank
Made by
- Design
- Ed Krynski
- Art
- Gordon Morison
Reference
Linked terms
- Yellow lanes also called yellow rollover lanes
- upper-left saucer also called Bonus collect saucer
- Extra Ball targets also called center standups
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- yellow
- pink
- black
- red
Fingerprint: Roller Disco, enormous hand-style sunburst with pink and yellow rays fanning upward from grinning mask face with white 20000 disc, pair of stylised bare legs in yellow boots framing flippers, hot pink and mustard scheme, black-outlined leaf flourishes
The single most memorable element is the enormous hand-style sunburst in the middle of the playfield - a wide fan of alternating pink, yellow and cream rays spreading upward from a small grinning mask face, with a white 20000 disc at its pivot and BONUS VALUE curved underneath. Second is the hot pink and mustard colour scheme, which is unusual for this style of game, with pink ribbon banners and pink rubber-ringed lanes against a yellow ground. Third, a pair of mirrored stylised bare legs in yellow boots pointing inward from the lower centre, framing the flippers. Fourth, the elaborate dance-hall emblem at the centre top - a pink fan of peacock-like plumes rising behind a pedestal - flanked symmetrically by two big cream lettering panels.
Setting
- Abstract ornamental scrollwork of green flames and paisley
- Radiating sunburst and starburst medallions
- Mirror and polished metal lock-down rails
- Cream-yellow lettered instruction panels
Symbols
- Eight-pointed stars and starburst medallions
- Sunburst of radiating rays
- Green scroll and flame flourishes
- Arrowheads flanking the flipper-button diamond
- Circular pop-bumper caps with star motifs
- Number discs 20000, 3000, 5000
Notable shapes
- A large central sunburst fan spanning most of the playfield width
- A v-shaped pink and magenta chevron band running across the lower playfield
- A red diamond panel at the bottom centre
- Arched mirror rails along both side walls
- A shallow metal ball-guide trough crossing the upper field
- A rectangular metal coin-door housing at the lower left
Art motifs
- Radiating rays fanning from a central mask
- Mirror symmetry on the vertical axis
- Pink ribbon banners with curved lettering
- Airbrushed gradients on yellow and magenta fields
- Ornamental filigree and scroll borders
Themes
- Roller disco
- Dance hall
- Dance marathon
- 1970s fashion
- Scoring multipliers
- Bonus ladder
Title on it
- Roller disco
Text on it
- SHOOT AGAIN
- BONUS MULTIPLIERS WHEN LIT
- 500 WHEN LIT
- 20000
- BONUS VALUE
- EXTRA BALL
- 3000
- 5000
- TILT
- SASSIE CRAFTS MAN
- ROLLER DISCO
- INSTRUCTIONS
- 3 BALLS PER PLAYER
- FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SILLY CASSIE
- KEEP FOR BOTH SCORE OF YOUR POINTS
- REMOVE CARD FOR HIGH SCORE & FREE PLAY
- 2 TO START
- 1 PLAY
- © 1978
- 506660
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Small stylised grinning mask or clown face at the pivot of the central sunburst, red and cream with black outline and dark eye sockets |
| Woman | Pair of mirrored bare legs in yellow thigh-high boots at the lower centre, drawn in flat airbrushed outline style, feet turned outward; only the legs are visible |
| Other | Central top emblem - a pink fan of peacock-plume or petal shapes rising behind a stepped pedestal, flanked by scrolls |
| Other | Two large cream-yellow scroll-edged lettering panels at roughly ten and two o'clock, filled with dense small red print |
A wide, mirror-locked electro-mechanical playfield photographed from above, shot at an angle so the glass and lock bar cast pale reflections and the wooden side rails frame the left and right edges. The dominant ground colour is mustard yellow, over-printed with hot pink and magenta swoops, black outlines, red lettering and green flame or paisley scrollwork. The layout is strongly symmetrical about a central vertical axis. At the very top a pink curved banner reads SHOOT AGAIN above a cluster of five round pop-bumper caps and a central target; below them two large cream-yellow lettered side panels and two score windows marked 3000 and 5000 sit at roughly the ten and two o'clock positions. The centre is dominated by a huge radiating sunburst of pink and yellow rays fanning upward from a small mask-like face, with a white disc reading 20000 and the words BONUS VALUE beneath, and a curved magenta ribbon above reading BONUS MULTIPLIERS WHEN LIT with 500 WHEN LIT below it. Two pairs of stylised bare legs in yellow boots emerge symmetrically at the lower centre. Lower down, two red-lettered RUBBER bands, four yellow rubber-ringed lanes, green starburst 3000 medallions, an apron reading ROLLER DISCO and a red diamond FLIPPER BUTTONS panel. Condition: heavy play wear, dulled yellow, scuffed plastics, and the cabinet front and score unit visible at the bottom edge.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- orange
- red
- black
- yellow
Fingerprint: Two roller-skating young women spinning center, bright green-haired in halter top and orange shorts with studded belt, brunette in grey-silver leotard with green-pink striped tights, gold chain necklace, "ROLLER DISCO" title arching top in green-red striped serif capitals, white Gottlieb's logo, four blue score windows, colored player-number discs, orange-scarlet flame-swirl background
Two roller-skating women mid-spin at the centre, one with vivid green hair in a green halter top and orange shorts, the other a brunette in a grey-silver leotard whose green-and-pink striped legs stretch across the whole lower half. Behind them a blazing orange-and-magenta flame and swirl pattern with four blue 000 000 score windows in the corners. The title ROLLER DISCO arches across the top in green-and-red striped serif capitals, with a white cursive Gottlieb's logo tucked into the upper left.
Setting
- Abstract psychedelic flame and swirl pattern
- Radiating starburst and sunburst wedges
- Dark black ground
Symbols
- Four-corner digital score windows
- Player number discs 1-2-3-4
- Radiating starbursts
- Green-ringed vinyl record
- Roller-skate wheels
- Spiky leaf sprays
- Concentric colour circles
- Chain necklace
- Bangles
- Hoop earring
Lettering
- Arched tall condensed serif capitals with green-to-red gradient stripe fill, black outline and white keyline; logo in flowing white cursive script with grey drop shadow
Themes
- Roller skating
- Discotheque
- 1970s fashion
- Psychedelic pop art
Title on it
- Roller disco
Text on it
- ROLLER DISCO
- Gottlieb's
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- NUMBER TO MATCH
- 000 000
- 0
- MFG BY
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- MFG U.S.A.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Rear figure, brunette pompadour with pink and red highlights, grey-silver sleeveless leotard, green bangles on wrist, gold chain necklace, large hoop earring, smiling in profile facing left, one arm extended back; long legs in green-and-pink horizontal striped tights ending in white quad roller skates with pink laces |
| Woman | Front figure, bright lime-green short hair with dark roots, green halter top, orange shorts with wide white studded belt, pink-and-white striped socks, white quad roller skates with yellow laces and pink wheels, laughing with eyes shut, right arm raised straight above her head and left arm reaching back toward the other skater |
A full rectangular backglass in a vivid hand-drawn cartoon style, dominated by a hot orange, scarlet and magenta flame-and-swirl background over black. Across the top runs the arched title ROLLER DISCO in tall slender serif capitals filled with green-to-red stripes and outlined in black and white, with the cursive script logo Gottlieb's in white at the upper left. Two roller-skating young women dominate the centre: the rear figure is a brunette in a grey-silver leotard with green bangles, a gold chain necklace and hoop earrings, skating on green-and-pink striped legs with white quad skates; the front figure is a smiling green-haired woman in a green halter top, orange shorts with a studded belt, pink-and-white striped socks and white quad skates, one arm thrown up and the other reaching across her partner. Four blue digital-style score windows sit in the corners showing 000 000, numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 in white discs, plus a small amber NUMBER TO MATCH panel on the right with a blue 0. Radiating sunburst stars, concentric colour circles, a green-ringed record, spiky leaf sprays and small wheel hubs fill the background.