1977–1978 · Allied Leisure
Roy Clark Super Picker
Outdoor country-western scene: a broad blue sky with flat white cloud bands in the upper left, a pale green hill and dark pine treeline in the upper right, and a tan hard-packed dirt ground across the bottom with a green snake-like painted form and a wooden barrel at lower right.
- Years
- 1977–1978
- Maker
- Allied Leisure
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
2 games under this title
-
Standard 1977 · 2 players -
Hoe Down 1978 · 4 players
Made by
- Design
- Bob Betor
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- yellow
- red
- blue
- black
Fingerprint: super picker, pair of guitarists mid-strum in huge yellow spotlight oval, one pale blue acoustic guitar, bearded in green with dark green bass, woman right blue gingham shirt red neckerchief blue cowboy hat, reclining woman left red ruffled dress holding rifle vertically, red truck-style signboard scalloped bottom
The most memorable feature is the pair of guitarists posed mid-strum in the centre of a huge yellow spotlight oval, one in pale blue with a black acoustic guitar and one bearded in green with a dark green bass. A second strong cue is the woman at right in a blue gingham shirt, red neckerchief and blue cowboy hat, cupping both hands around her mouth as if calling out, with a wooden barrel and a green bottle at her feet. A third is the reclining woman at left in a red ruffled dress who holds a long rifle vertically, muzzle upward, like a stage prop. Fourth, the red signboard banner with a scalloped bottom edge and grey wheel-arch shapes beneath it resembles the front of a vintage pick-up truck. Fifth, four separate black score windows in two stacked pairs, numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 in white block numerals.
Setting
- Outdoor country-western scene: a broad blue sky with flat white cloud bands in the upper left, a pale green hill and dark pine treeline in the upper right, and a tan hard-packed dirt ground across the bottom with a green snake-like painted form and a wooden barrel at lower right
Symbols
- Four black rectangular score window bezels
- White player numerals 1, 2, 3, 4
- Red seven-segment led digit readouts
- Long rifle as a prop
- Acoustic and electric guitars
- Wooden barrel
- Green bottle with a paper label
- Green painted snake or ribbon on the ground
- Grey wheel-arch shapes under the red banner
- Small black dli logo block in the lower left corner
Lettering
- Title in tall condensed yellow slab-serif capitals with orange outline and drop shadow on red; the name above it in white brush-script with a black outline; instruction text in yellow-orange block capitals ('game over', 'ball in play') and a yellow arced script 'players' over the numerals; corner small print in tiny black mixed-case sans serif
Themes
- Country and western
- Musician
- Guitar
- Cowboy
- Pick-up truck
- Cabaret singer
- 1970s airbrush
Title on it
- Super picker
Text on it
- Roy Clark
- SUPER PICKER
- LINE 'EM UP
- GAME OVER
- BALL IN PLAY
- PLAYERS
- 1 2 3 4
- allied leisure industries, inc.
- hialeah, florida u.s.a.
- dli
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Five painted human figures plus two vignettes. left: a woman with long wavy blonde hair in a low-cut red dress with white ruffled trim, reclining on one elbow, holding a long rifle vertically. centre: a young man with shaggy auburn hair, open pale blue shirt over a bare chest, light blue jeans, black belt, holding a black acoustic guitar across his lap. centre right: a bearded man with dark hair, olive green shirt, dark green trousers, brown boots, playing a dark green bass guitar. right: a woman in a blue-and-white gingham shirt, red neckerchief, blue cowboy hat, white trousers, hands cupped at her mouth. top-left vignette: a dark-haired man lying under a green cover in a white bed. top-right vignette: a man in a brown cowboy hat beside a dark-haired woman, both leaning on a rail. small left-margin vignette: a tiny cherub-capped blonde figure in white with a second small figure in yellow. |
Illuminated backglass with a country-and-western pick-up-truck theme. A red rectangular banner across the upper centre carries a white cursive name over large yellow slab-serif capitals, mounted on a red truck-cab-style signboard with a scalloped lower edge showing grey wheel arches. Below, a large yellow oval of light floods the centre of the playfield-side art. Five figures are painted: a reclining woman in a red ruffled dress holding a long rifle upright at left, a shaggy-haired man in a pale blue shirt and jeans playing a black acoustic guitar at centre, a bearded man in a green shirt and brown boots strumming a dark green bass guitar beside him, and a woman in a blue gingham shirt, red neckerchief and blue cowboy hat cupping her hands to her mouth at right. Small vignettes sit in the top corners: a dark-haired man lying in a bed at left, and a cowboy-hatted man with a woman at right. Four black rectangular score windows with red LED digits span the lower half, two on each side, each numbered in white.
Backglass Hoe Down
- red
- yellow
- blue
- white
Fingerprint: Lanky dancing man in pale blue suit and red tie kicking one leg up while playing black guitar, green-shirted man with mouth wide open at microphone, gold slab-serif HOE DOWN title on jagged red banner, two tiny bar-room vignettes in top corners, woman in strapless red dress holding tall silver pole on left side
The dominant feature is a lanky dancing man in a pale blue suit and red tie kicking one leg up while playing a black guitar, flanked by a singing green-shirted man with his mouth wide open at a microphone. Behind and above him, the gold slab-serif HOE DOWN title sits on a jagged red banner, with two tiny bar-room vignettes tucked into the top corners. Lower right is an unusual pairing of a full-size wooden barrel and a small XX-stamped keg with a yellow boot, and the left side has a woman in a strapless red dress holding a tall silver pole.
Setting
- Flat bright yellow-green painted backdrop
- Small bar-room counter vignettes in the upper corners
- Wooden barrel and xx keg in the lower right corner
- Blue-and-white beach-ball-like disc at the left edge
Symbols
- Electric guitar
- Microphone
- Brass horn
- Beer mug
- Wooden barrel
- Xx-marked keg
- Yellow cowboy boot
- Beach-ball-like disc
- Red neon texas sign
Lettering
- Very large gold slab-serif capitals with red drop shadow on a red banner for the title; small white sans-serif capitals for long 'em up; red neon script capitals for texas; red hand-lettered capitals for ball in play; yellow capitals on a curved scroll for players
Themes
- Country and western
- Honky tonk
- Live band
- Cowboy
- Beer
- Bar room
- Music
Title on it
- Hoe down
Text on it
- HOE DOWN
- LONG 'EM UP
- TEXAS
- BALL IN PLAY
- PLAYERS
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- XX
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Centre, dancing, pale blue/teal suit, white shirt, bright red tie, black electric guitar, right knee kicked up, black shoes, grinning |
| Man | Behind centre, green shirt and green trousers, red neckerchief, short dark hair, mouth wide open singing into a handheld microphone |
| Woman | Left of centre, long brown hair, strapless red dress with white ruffled trim, both hands gripping a tall silver pole, smiling |
| Woman | Right side, light/blonde hair, pink and white top, seated or leaning, one hand raised near her face |
| Man | Upper-left inset vignette, blue hat and blue shirt, strumming a guitar beside a foamy mug on a bar top |
| Other | Upper-right inset vignette, small bar-room figures beside a yellow pennant and dark counter |
| Woman | Far left edge, partly cut off, blue-and-white striped garment |
A painted backglass in a bright comic-cartoon style, dominated by a five-figure honky-tonk band scene on a flat yellow-green ground. Across the top a red banner with a pointed, notched lower edge carries the title HOE DOWN in huge gold slab-serif capitals with a heavy red shadow. Two small inset vignettes sit in the top corners: at upper left a cowboy in a blue hat and shirt strumming a guitar beside a foamy mug on a bar counter, at upper right a similar bar-room scene with figures and a small yellow pennant. The main panel shows, left to right: a brunette woman in a strapless red dress with a white ruffled trim gripping a tall silver pole; a dancing man in a pale blue/teal suit, white shirt and bright red tie, black guitar strapped across his chest, one knee kicked up, grinning; behind him a man in a green shirt and green trousers with a red neckerchief, mouth open, singing into a microphone; and at the right a seated light-haired woman in pink and white with one hand raised. At the far left edge a striped blue-and-white figure and a large blue-and-white beach-ball-like disc appear. Lower left a curved yellow scroll reads PLAYERS above the digits 1 2 3 4; lower centre red text reads BALL IN PLAY. Four rectangular score windows in black bezels, numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 in white, carry dull magenta-red number displays. Lower right shows a wooden barrel and a small keg stamped XX beside a yellow boot. At the upper right of the main panel white text reads LONG 'EM UP over a red neon-style TEXAS sign.