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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

  • yellow
  • pink
  • black
  • red
Roller Disco playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 2 target banks
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

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

  • orange
  • red
  • black
  • yellow
Roller Disco backglass

Full vision analysis

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

  1. 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.

Roller Disco playfield

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

Distinctive

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
Pop bumpers
Cluster of approximately five round pop-bumper caps across the top-centre
Drop targets
Two banks of square targets on the upper left and upper right flanks
Slingshots
Two triangular slingshots with pink rubber, positioned above the flippers
Upper playfield
Yes - raised upper section behind the pop-bumper cluster, mirror-backed, with the shoot again banner along the top arch
Apron and lower playfield
Flat wooden apron with a large white roller disco instruction card at lower left and a yellow plastic apron plate carrying a red diamond that reads flipper buttons on silly cassie; black arrowheads point inward on either side; a white keep-for-high-score card at lower right
Who and what
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
Full description

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.

Roller Disco backglass

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

Distinctive

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.
Who and what
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
Full description

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.