2022 · Stern
Rush
Known for Time Machine, Drum Clock, Tom Sawyer and Working Man. Sunrise sky with orange and purple clouds and scattered white stars, purple starfield upper corners, blue daytime sky with clouds lower left, brown rocky ground, red lava-like folds lower right and large golden gear-toothed circular arch or wheel framing the centre.
- Year
- 2022
- Maker
- Stern
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- LCD screen
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Ramp
Time Machine
- Toy
Drum Clock
- Mode
Tom Sawyer
- Mode
Working Man
- Mode
La Villa Strangiato
- Multiball
Red Barchetta Multiball
- Multiball
Far Cry Multiball
- Multiball
Headlong Flight Multiball
4 games under this title
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Drum Clock
Ramps 2
- Time Machine
- Side ramp
Orbit 1
- Side loop loop
Holes 3
- Upper scoop scoop
- Lower scoop scoop
- Dead End
Targets 3
- LIGHT and LOCK standups
- RUSH targets
- Instruments
Flipper 1
- Upper flipper upper flipper
Post or gate 1
- Ramp diverter diverter
Lights 1
- Records inserts
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Nude muscular male with red skin tone and short dark hair, standing in profile facing left with arms slightly out, on red lava folds at right edge
- animal Black-and-white spotted dalmatian dog with tail raised, head lowered sniffing the rock at bottom left
- other Silhouetted human figure inside the round pentagram window at the tower dome
- creature Carved dragon or serpent head with open jaws and gold detailing mounted on the left side of the red tower
- other Small seated red-robed figure on the right shoulder of the tower dome
Setting
- Sunrise sky with orange and purple clouds and scattered white stars
- Purple starfield upper corners
- Blue daytime sky with clouds lower left
- Brown rocky ground
- Red lava-like folds lower right
- Large golden gear-toothed circular arch or wheel framing the centre
Text on it
- RUSH
- 1983 AD
- Stern
- pinball
- 7
- ©2002, Stern Pinball, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- MAY BE PLAYED BY ONE OR MORE PLAYERS AT THE SAME TIME
- DESIGNED BY
How it plays
-
Modes 6
- Tom Sawyer
- Working Man
- The Spirit of Radio
- The Big Money
- La Villa Strangiato
- Limelight
-
Multiballs 8
- Red Barchetta Multiball
- Subdivisions Multiball
- Fly By Night Multiball
- Time Machine Multiball
- Far Cry Multiball
- One Little Victory Laps
- Headlong Flight Multiball
- Freewill Multiball
-
Goals 5
- Album
- Weapon
- Combo Jackpot
- Mega Jackpot
- Bastille Day Hurry-Up
-
Wizard modes 3
- Cygnus X-1 Book 1
- Cygnus X-1 Book 2
- 2112
Made by
- Design
- John Borg
Reference
Linked terms
- Time Machine also called Time Machine ramp
- Dead End also called dead end shot also called VUK
- LIGHT and LOCK standups also called LITE and LOCK
- Instruments also called instrument lane
- Records also called rainbow records
- Tom Sawyer also called Cyan Moving Pictures
- Working Man also called Orange Rush
- The Spirit of Radio also called Blue Permanent Waves
- The Big Money also called Pink Power Windows
- La Villa Strangiato also called Purple Hemispheres also called La Villa
- Limelight also called Green Moving Pictures also called Fame
- Red Barchetta Multiball also called Red Barchetta
- Subdivisions Multiball also called Subdivisions
- Fly By Night Multiball also called Fly by Night
- Far Cry Multiball also called Far Cry
- One Little Victory Laps also called One Little Victory Multiball
- Headlong Flight Multiball also called Headlong Flight
- Weapon also called Album Weapon
- Mega Jackpot also called Ultra Jackpot
- Cygnus X-1 Book 1 also called The Voyage
- Cygnus X-1 Book 2 also called Hemispheres
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Premium
- red
- blue
- purple
- black
Fingerprint: Glowing blue owl-faced winged hand between flippers printed HOOT AGAIN, triptych three long-haired musician portraits stacked middle above circular star emblem, red purple upper playfield crammed clear ramps chrome rails three red-ringed bumpers, fan orange curved lettered inserts SUMMER WINTER SUPER DUMPER
The most memorable element is the glowing blue owl-faced winged hand between the flippers, printed with the words HOOT AGAIN. Second is the triptych of three long-haired musician portraits stacked across the middle of the playfield above a circular star emblem. Third, the red and purple upper playfield crammed with clear ramps, chrome rails and three red-ringed pop bumpers. Fourth, the fan of orange curved lettered inserts (SUMMER, WINTER, SUPER DUMPER) ringing the central star.
Setting
- Abstract dark cosmic backdrop with glowing radial streaks
- Cloudy sky with distant mountains on the lower left apron art
- Dark rocky terrain at the top of the playfield
Symbols
- Five-pointed star in a circle
- Playing-card suits faintly in the upper right artwork
- Feathered wings
- Sunburst lens flares
- Arrowed ramps
- Rocky mountain silhouettes
Notable shapes
- Round star emblem
- Giant circular disc upper left
- Curved clear ramps
- Winged bird-shaped lower target
- Arched bank of curved inserts
Art motifs
- Radiating light rays
- Glowing orbs
- Speed streaks
- Airbrushed gradient skies
Themes
- Rock band
- Music
- Concert
- Portraits
- Fantasy creatures
Title on it
- Rush
Text on it
- RUSH
- HOOT AGAIN
- SUPER VALUE BONUS
- NEW WAYS TO PLAY
- MULTISTRIKE
- SUPER DUMPER
- SUMMER
- WINTER
- TIME SEARCH
- TRACK FOR 3 POINTS
- RUSH!
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Painted portrait bust, shoulder-length blonde hair, cream open shirt, facing forward, positioned left of the central trio |
| Man | Painted portrait bust, long dark hair and full dark beard, centre of the trio, bare chest |
| Man | Painted portrait bust, long dark curly hair and dark sunglasses, right of the trio |
| Other | Thin outlined standing human figure enclosed inside a five-pointed star inside a round emblem below the portraits |
| Creature | Bright blue bird or owl-faced hand with wide spread feathered wings and glowing yellow eyes, mounted between the two flippers, reading hoot again |
A vertically shot, glass-covered pinball playfield shot dark so the inserts and LED strips glow. Down the centre of the lower half are three painted portrait busts of long-haired 1970s rock musicians shoulder to shoulder: a blonde man in a cream shirt on the left, a dark-haired bearded man in the centre, and a dark curly-haired man wearing sunglasses on the right. Directly below them sits a round emblem of a thin outlined star enclosing a standing figure. Two orange-white rubber flippers angle in from left and right, flanking a bright blue bird-like hand with wide feathered wings, glowing yellow eyes and orange lettering HOOT AGAIN across its chest. Orange inserts curve around the star reading SUMMER, WINTER and SUPER DUMPER, with a yellow MULTISTRIKE round target at the lower right of the star and a white SUPER VALUE BONUS rectangle to the right. The upper third is dense with clear plastic ramps, chrome wire guides and rails, a large circular disc-like feature upper left, three red-ringed pop bumpers upper right, and a red industrial-looking upper playfield structure. Colours are dominated by red, blue, purple, black and orange, with the artwork in a painted airbrushed comic style.
Playfield Pro
- red
- purple
- black
- gold
Fingerprint: Rush: band of three long-haired rock musicians shoulder to shoulder, bearded man in scarlet jacket and companion in round sunglasses, glowing orange five-pointed star beneath them ringed by six targets, sculpted blue head with orange eyes and swept wings between flippers, dense frieze of painted faces in pink/blue/orange rays at top.
The band of three long-haired rock musicians painted shoulder to shoulder in the middle of the lower playfield, with the bearded man in a scarlet jacket and his companion in round tinted sunglasses staring straight out at the player. A glowing orange five-pointed star inside a circle burns directly beneath them, ringed by six round white targets. A sculpted blue head with orange eyes and swept blue angel wings sits between the two flippers, glowing from below. The top backbox banner is a dense frieze of grinning painted faces bursting out of pink, blue and orange sunburst rays.
Setting
- Concert stage radiance
- Outer space cosmos with stars and planets
- Golden sunburst rays
Symbols
- Five-pointed star inside a circle
- Guitar-headstock shapes
- Six round target discs with coloured rings
- Playing-card-like arc banners
- Stars
- Planets
- Small circular spinner discs
- Triangle and diamond ramp arrows
Notable shapes
- Wide v-shaped steel wireform ramps, guitar-neck ramps with pointed star banners, circular brass mechanism, winged head protruding between the flippers, arc of arc-shaped arc banners reading around the musician portraits
Art motifs
- Sunburst rays
- Star emblems
- Electric guitar silhouettes
- Cosmic nebulae
- Concert poster airbrushing
Themes
- Rock music concert
- Guitar heroes
- Space
- Sunburst radiance
Title on it
- Rush
Text on it
- RUSH
- USA
- INSIDER CONNECTED
- USE YOUR QR CODE
- CAPTIVE CODE TO PLAY
- GUITAR HERO
- JACKPOT
- PERFECT
- BANK
- DEFEND LOCK
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Painted bust portrait, long wavy blonde hair, pale skin, bare shoulders, facing forward, positioned left of the three musicians |
| Man | Painted bust portrait, long dark brown hair, full beard, tanned skin, scarlet open jacket, deadpan stare, dead centre |
| Man | Painted bust portrait, long dark hair, round purple-tinted sunglasses, dark jacket, to the right of the pair |
| Creature | Sculpted three-dimensional blue head with orange glowing eyes and swept blue feathered wings, mounted low between the flippers |
| Other | Row of grinning painted faces across the top backbox banner, pink and blue ray background |
Angled photograph of a complete modern pinball playfield seen under glass with the wooden cabinet sides and coin door edge visible. The lower two-thirds is dominated by an airbrushed rock-concert scene: three painted bust portraits sit shoulder to shoulder in the middle - a blonde woman with long wavy hair on the left, a tanned man with long dark hair and a full beard in a scarlet jacket at centre, and a dark-haired man in round purple-tinted sunglasses on the right, all staring outwards. Below them a glowing orange star-in-circle emblem sits between six white round targets with coloured orange, yellow and purple surrounds. Two broad white flippers with red rubber point inward beneath a sculpted blue winged head with orange eyes. The left apron shows a cosmic scene with stars, a red planet and a pale white character; the right apron carries a blue plaque. The upper playfield is crowded with clear plastic ramps, polished steel wireforms fanning out in V shapes, a large gold/brass circular mechanism, spinning target discs in rows of three, red plastic posts and flippers, blue and yellow lamp inserts, and a top backbox banner crowded with more painted faces in pink, blue and orange rays. A rules card with a yellow RUSH badge sits bottom left, a red RUSH logo card bottom centre, and a white card with two QR codes bottom right.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass LE
- gold
- red
- purple
- blue
Fingerprint: Enormous gold RUSH letters dominating top half above brass dome dated "1983 AD", red wooden tower topped pentagram-figure stained round window, clock dials lining front, nude red-skinned muscular man standing on glowing red lava folds right, seven balanced grey boulders stacked with Dalmatian and red fire hydrant left, purple-orange sunrise sky clouds stars
The enormous gold block word 'RUSH' arching across the entire top half of the artwork, partly hidden behind a brass dome dated '1983 AD'. A red wooden tower with a pentagram-and-figure stained round window on top and a row of clock dials down its front. A nude red-skinned man standing on glowing red lava folds at the right. A stack of seven balanced grey boulders with a Dalmatian and a red fire hydrant at the left.
Setting
- Sunrise sky with orange and purple clouds and scattered white stars
- Purple starfield upper corners
- Blue daytime sky with clouds lower left
- Brown rocky ground
- Red lava-like folds lower right
- Large golden gear-toothed circular arch or wheel framing the centre
Symbols
- Five-pointed pentagram in a round window
- Row of four white glowing esoteric glyphs (anchor-like, trident, triple-arrow, circle-with-crosshair)
- Wireframe sphere with crosshair ticks
- Gear-toothed golden arch
- Playing-card-style concentric rings
- Three blue glowing glass tubes on the dome
- Clock and gauge dials on the tower front
- Airship with gondola
- Solar panel array
- Small planets and a globe
- Red fire hydrant
- Stack of balanced boulders
Lettering
- Extremely large chunky slab-serif capitals in gold and tan gradient with dark brown inner shading and thick black outline, letters overlapping and partly occluded by the tower dome; year plate in plain black numerals on white
Themes
- Time travel
- Occult symbolism
- Adventure
- Surrealism
- Rock and lava landscape
Title on it
- Rush
Text on it
- RUSH
- 1983 AD
- Stern
- pinball
- 7
- ©2002, Stern Pinball, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- MAY BE PLAYED BY ONE OR MORE PLAYERS AT THE SAME TIME
- DESIGNED BY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Nude muscular male with red skin tone and short dark hair, standing in profile facing left with arms slightly out, on red lava folds at right edge |
| Animal | Black-and-white spotted dalmatian dog with tail raised, head lowered sniffing the rock at bottom left |
| Other | Silhouetted human figure inside the round pentagram window at the tower dome |
| Creature | Carved dragon or serpent head with open jaws and gold detailing mounted on the left side of the red tower |
| Other | Small seated red-robed figure on the right shoulder of the tower dome |
Full-colour backglass with a huge blocky gold-and-tan lettered word 'RUSH' across the whole upper half, its letters shaded in dark brown with a heavy black outline, set against a purple-to-orange sunrise sky of clouds and stars. The centre focus is a red cylindrical wooden-looking tower or lighthouse with gold fittings and clock/gauge dials on its front, topped by a brass dome bearing a round red window with a pentagram and a small silhouetted human figure inside. A white plate across the dome reads '1983 AD' in black numerals, flanked by three glowing blue glass tubes. The tower stands on brown rock, framed by a large golden gear-toothed wheel or arch behind it. Left side: a stack of seven balanced grey boulders, a red fire hydrant, and a black-and-white Dalmatian sniffing the ground. Right side: a nude red-skinned muscular man with dark hair standing on flowing red lava-like folds. Sky details include a blue airship with a gondola at upper left, a solar panel array at upper right, small planets, a blue-purple Earth-like globe, a wireframe sphere-and-crosshair symbol, and four glowing white occult/esoteric glyphs. Bottom left carries a black-and-red 'Stern pinball' logo.
Backglass Premium
- red
- indigo
- tan
- black
Fingerprint: rush: Man in scarlet jumpsuit climbing red-carpeted stairs toward bronze doorway with red pentagram and golden figure, colossal crumbling hooded stone statue on left with falling fragments, massive teal-blue owl swooping right clutching kitten, Romanesque temple courtyard under indigo night sky
A man in a scarlet-red jumpsuit, seen from behind, climbing a red-carpeted staircase towards a bronze doorway whose red pentagram encloses a golden figure with raised arms. Second most memorable: an enormous crumbling grey stone statue of a hooded figure on the left, and a huge teal-blue owl swooping in from the right clutching a kitten.
Setting
- Stone temple courtyard with arches and balustrades
- Indigo night sky with diagonal light beams and stars
- Red-carpeted central staircase
- Tiled steps
Symbols
- Pentagram
- Occult glyphs
- Ringed planet
- Pocket watch
- Top hat
- Roman numerals
- Pips on the step floor
Lettering
- Huge red serif capitals with thick black outline and drop shadow, slight 3d bevel
Themes
- Time machine
- Occult
- Temple
- Stone architecture
- Owl
- Golden figure
Title on it
- Rush
Text on it
- RUSH
- 1981 AD
- Stern pinball
- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Adult male in a bright red jumpsuit, dark hair, seen from behind, climbing the stairs, carrying a framed picture |
| Other | Enormous crumbling grey stone statue of a hooded robed figure on the left, breaking apart into floating fragments |
| Creature | Three small black-robed hooded mourners standing on the lower left steps |
| Animal | Large teal-blue owl with yellow eyes and spread wings, swooping down at right, talons clutching a small brown tabby kitten |
| Animal | Three brown rabbits bounding across the tiled steps at lower right |
| Other | Small rabbit, black top hat and round pocket watch lying on the right steps |
| Other | Golden human figure with arms raised inside the red pentagram in the round doorway |
| Other | Ringed planet and small spheres in the night sky |
A wide landscape backglass painted as a Romanesque stone temple courtyard under a deep indigo night sky streaked with diagonal violet light beams and scattered stars. A colossal red title RUSH, in heavy black-shadowed serif capitals with curling roman-style serifs, dominates the top centre, sitting above a bronze machine head that displays the date 1981 AD on a cream reel-style window; three stubby glass cylinders and a coil sit on top of that machine. Below it a wide red-carpeted staircase with silver handrails climbs to a round bronze doorway containing a black and red pentagram with a golden human figure with arms raised inside it, flanked by four small occult glyphs. On the left a huge grey crumbling stone statue of a hooded figure shatters into floating fragments above three small black-robed hooded mourners. On the right a big teal-blue owl with yellow eyes swoops down clutching a small brown tabby kitten. A man in a bright red jumpsuit, seen from behind, climbs the stairs carrying a framed picture. Three brown rabbits bound across the tiled steps at lower right, alongside a top hat, a small rabbit and a pocket watch.
Backglass Pro
- orange
- teal
- purple
- brown
Fingerprint: RUSH in arched orange block capitals, enormous teal owl bursting stone archway with wings spanning full width, yellow eyes and hooked beak, red neon pentagram glowing floor puddle, vintage television showing red pentagram, brass band and singer in porthole window, young man walking suitcases, blue airship and planets, occult collage aesthetic
The most memorable element is a giant teal owl bursting out of a stone archway with its wings spanning nearly the full width of the artwork and talons reaching forward. Directly above it, an arched orange RUSH title in heavy black-outlined block capitals sits inside a rainbow-lit arch. A red neon pentagram glowing in a dark floor puddle sits at the owl's feet. A vintage television at upper left displays a red pentagram with a stick figure, echoing that symbol. A porthole window at right shows a brass band and a singer, while a casually dressed young man walks past stacked suitcases.
Setting
- Purple-pink sunset sky with scattered white stars
- Orange and brown ringed planets
- Floating blue airship
- Stone arched gateway with rainbow-lit arch
- Stone archways with glowing orange-pink sky beyond
- Grey-brown tiled floor
- Red neon floor sign
- Cream suitcases
Symbols
- Red pentagram in a glowing puddle
- Red pentagram on a tv screen
- Rainbow arch
- Playing-card-like suitcase stacks
- Planets
- Airmail-style airship
- Arched stone gateways
- Graffiti-like red marks on the tiled floor
Lettering
- Very large arched orange sans-serif/brush block capitals with a heavy black outline and dark drop shadow, the r and h enlarged
Themes
- Occult
- Pentagram
- Retro television
- Band
- Suitcases
- Air travel
- Surreal collage
Title on it
- Rush
Text on it
- RUSH
- Stern pinball
- © 2021 SR0YYZ All Rights Reserved. RUSH™
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | One enormous teal-blue owl, wings fully spread covering roughly two thirds of the width, layered feather detail, round white-rimmed yellow eyes, hooked beak, talons extended forward clutching a small brass/gold object, positioned dead centre flying out of an arch |
| Other | Stick-figure-like human silhouette drawn in orange with arms raised, contained inside a red pentagram on the screen of a rounded cream vintage television at upper left |
| Other | Group of musicians in white caps and shirts in the right porthole window, at least three with brass instruments (trumpet/trombone) plus a long-haired woman in a dark top singing at the right edge of that window |
| Man | Young man in a black t-shirt, dark jeans and trainers, dark short hair, walking to the right in profile at lower right beside stacked cream suitcases |
| Vehicle | Blue and brass fantastical airship with balloon envelope and propellers, upper right of the sky |
A painted, comic-book-style backglass dominated by a huge teal-blue owl with wings spread wide, talons forward, yellow eyes, flying out of a stone arched doorway in the centre. Above the owl, enormous chunky capital letters spell RUSH in bright orange with a thick black outline and dark drop shadow, arched across a rainbow-lit archway. Four other figures appear in framed windows around it: at upper left a rounded vintage television set showing a red pentagram with a stick-figure inside; at upper right a brown retro cabinet or jukebox with a small screen; at centre right a large rounded porthole window showing a crowded scene of musicians in white hats playing brass instruments and a long-haired woman singing; below that a young man in a black T-shirt and dark jeans walking right past a stack of cream suitcases. Ground level shows a red neon pentagram glowing in a dark puddle on tiled floor, with a small brass bell or mask beneath the owl. Background sky is a purple-to-pink sunset scattered with stars, orange planets and a floating blue airship. Colours: orange, teal blue, purple, brown.