1974 · Chicago Coin
Showtime / Dolphin
Known for Captive balls and Center captive ball. Bright blue sky with long horizontal white cloud streaks, dark silhouetted trees along the upper edge, palm trees in the middle distance, blue-green sea and distant headland, timber deck with orange-brown railings across the foreground, kidney-shaped green pool or lagoon with a fountain spray and a concrete pier or jetty on the right.
- Year
- 1974
- Maker
- Chicago Coin
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
Known for
- Captive ball
Captive balls
- Captive ball
Center captive ball
2 games under this title
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Dolphin 1974 · 2 players -
Showtime 1974 · 4 players
On the playfield
Captive balls 2
- Captive balls
- Center captive ball
Lanes 6
- Left and right top lanes
- Center top lane
- Upper side lanes
- Upper rollover buttons rollover buttons
- Center rollover buttons rollover buttons
- 10-point switches switches
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Blonde, white bikini, standing on the curved pool rail at upper centre, arms outstretched, facing down towards the dolphin
- creature One large silver-and-blue dolphin leaping almost vertically out of the pool, tail down, body arched, white belly
- animal A dolphin head and fin breaking the pool surface lower centre with a splash
- woman Brunette in a bikini reclining on a lilac/pink lounge cushion at left, legs stretched out, behind a timber rail with a white towel draped over it
- woman Blonde in a magenta top and pink-and-black striped skirt at lower left foreground, holding a drinking glass
- man Blue cap, plaid check shirt and blue shorts at lower left, standing beside the blonde woman, holding an object in front of him
Setting
- Bright blue sky with long horizontal white cloud streaks
- Dark silhouetted trees along the upper edge
- Palm trees in the middle distance
- Blue-green sea and distant headland
- Timber deck with orange-brown railings across the foreground
- Kidney-shaped green pool or lagoon with a fountain spray
- A concrete pier or jetty on the right
Text on it
- 1 PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- 1 2 4 3 0
- 0 0 0 0 0
- GAME OVER
- Chicago Coin's
- DOLPHIN
Made by
- Design
- Albin Peters
- Design
- Wendell McAdams
- Art
- Christian Marche
Reference
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Dolphin
- blue
- green
- pink
- yellow
Fingerprint: 'DOLPHIN' title white script over yellow, large silver dolphin leaping out of green pool, blonde in white bikini on pool rail with outstretched arms, brunette reclining on lilac lounger with white towel, blonde in magenta top with blue-capped man, crowd figures right behind rail, palm trees, sky-blue sky, seaside holiday 1960s-70s cartoon flat painted style, mechanical score windows top.
A huge silver dolphin leaping straight up out of a green kidney-shaped lagoon pool, with a bikini-clad blonde woman perched on the pool's rail above it, arms out. Second most memorable: the logo box at bottom right pairing white script over enormous yellow block letters on a hot-pink ground. Also striking is the whole left side crowded with sunbathing figures — a brunette on a lounger behind a timber rail, and in the foreground a blonde woman in a magenta top and striped pink skirt holding a drink beside a man in a blue cap and plaid shirt. The two black player panels with cream mechanical digit windows at the very top frame the scene.
Setting
- Bright blue sky with long horizontal white cloud streaks
- Dark silhouetted trees along the upper edge
- Palm trees in the middle distance
- Blue-green sea and distant headland
- Timber deck with orange-brown railings across the foreground
- Kidney-shaped green pool or lagoon with a fountain spray
- A concrete pier or jetty on the right
Symbols
- Five-window mechanical score displays for two players
- Circled numerals 1 and 2 in a small instruction panel on the left edge
- Magenta rectangular panel with a yellow roundel containing a dark mark
- White towel over the deck rail
- Drinking glass
- Splash and spray of water
- Palm trees
Lettering
- Two black header panels with bold yellow all-caps sans-serif text ('1 player', '2nd player'); 'game over' in white sans-serif caps on a green field; logo box with white flowing script above very large heavy yellow slab-serif capitals 'dolphin' with dark outline, on a hot-pink background
Themes
- Seaside
- Dolphin
- Swimming pool
- Sunbathing
- Swimwear
- Holiday resort
- Water
Title on it
- Dolphin
Text on it
- 1 PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- 1 2 4 3 0
- 0 0 0 0 0
- GAME OVER
- Chicago Coin's
- DOLPHIN
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Blonde, white bikini, standing on the curved pool rail at upper centre, arms outstretched, facing down towards the dolphin |
| Creature | One large silver-and-blue dolphin leaping almost vertically out of the pool, tail down, body arched, white belly |
| Animal | A dolphin head and fin breaking the pool surface lower centre with a splash |
| Woman | Brunette in a bikini reclining on a lilac/pink lounge cushion at left, legs stretched out, behind a timber rail with a white towel draped over it |
| Woman | Blonde in a magenta top and pink-and-black striped skirt at lower left foreground, holding a drinking glass |
| Man | Blue cap, plaid check shirt and blue shorts at lower left, standing beside the blonde woman, holding an object in front of him |
| Other | A crowd of many small background figures in colourful clothes standing in a row behind a rail on the right side |
A brightly coloured seaside pinball backglass framed by a dark blue border, drawn in a flat 1960s-70s airbrushed cartoon style. Sky-blue sky with long white cloud streaks and dark silhouetted trees along the top edge, with palm trees further back. Across the top sit two black label panels reading '1 PLAYER' and '2nd PLAYER' in yellow block letters, each above a cream strip of five rectangular mechanical score windows; the left strip shows 1 2 4 3 0, the right strip five zeroes. The centre is dominated by a large silver-and-blue dolphin leaping vertically out of a kidney-shaped green pool, throwing spray, with a blonde woman in a white bikini standing on the pool's curved orange-brown rail above it, arms outstretched towards the animal. On the left, a brunette woman in a bikini reclines on a lilac lounge cushion behind a timber deck rail with a white towel over it. Below her, a blonde woman in a magenta top and pink-striped skirt holds a glass, next to a man in a blue cap, plaid shirt and blue shorts. 'GAME OVER' is printed in white on green at lower centre. The right side shows a crowd of small figures in colourful clothes behind a rail, plus a magenta panel bearing a small yellow roundel. Bottom right is the logo box: white script over large yellow 'DOLPHIN' lettering on pink.
Backglass Showtime
- teal
- orange
- pink
- green
Fingerprint: SHOWTIME title orange-lattice panel top-left repeated bottom-right, blonde bikini-clad woman pink-top leaning pool-rim touching leaping dolphin, dolphin grey-blue body arcing vertically upward, swimmer blue-cap floating-back left-side, dark shark-fin pool-surface center, clubhouse building dark-roof palm-fronds upper-right bar-patrons, bottom-left blonde pink-top striped-skirt man green-vest drinking patrons, swimming-pool beach-club 1970s-leisure
A blonde bikini-clad woman leaning over the pool rim to touch a leaping dolphin that arcs straight up out of the water, the dolphin's grey-blue body twisting vertically above the pool. Four separate white score windows in dark bands labelled by player number, spread around a bright orange pool rim that dominates the centre. A second title logo is printed small in the top-left corner on an orange lattice panel as well as large at bottom right. Shark fins protruding from the pool water behind the dolphin, next to a tiny beach ball.
Setting
- Outdoor swimming pool at a cabana club
- Teal sky band with clouds along the top edge
- Palm fronds and leafy trees
- Open-air clubhouse bar with seated patrons
- Orange pool rim and green pool water
Symbols
- Orange lattice grid panel behind top-left logo
- Four white rectangular score windows on dark bands
- Vertical numbered player selector strip at far left
- Small red-and-yellow beach ball in the pool
- Red target disc on the clubhouse wall at right
Lettering
- Large condensed yellow block capitals with black outline and cream offset shadow for the main title, on a pink parallelogram panel; 'chicago coin's' above it in white cursive script with red outline
Themes
- Swimming pool
- Dolphin
- Beach club
- 1970s leisure
- Music hall
Title on it
- Showtime
Text on it
- Chicago Coin's
- SHOWTIME
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 3RD PLAYER
- 4TH PLAYER
- PLAYERS
- BALL IN PLAY
- 60 70 80 90
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young blonde woman in a pink bikini, waist-deep in the pool at centre, bending forward and reaching both hands toward the leaping dolphin |
| Woman | Swimmer at mid-left in a blue swim cap and dark goggles, on her back with one arm raised, cream swimsuit |
| Animal | Large grey-blue dolphin leaping vertically, snout up, tail in the pool, directly right of the bikini woman |
| Creature | Dark shark fin and a second smaller fin breaking the pool surface left and right of centre |
| Woman | Bottom-left blonde woman with shoulder-length hair in a pink top and pink-and-black striped skirt, holding a small glass |
| Man | Bottom-left man in a purple-and-white plaid shirt and cream trousers, drinking from a glass, dark hair |
| Man | Bottom-centre red-haired man in a green sweater vest over a pink shirt, seen from behind in profile, facing right |
| Other | Small seated crowd of patrons inside the clubhouse at upper right, plus a dark silhouetted figure in the window |
A painted, cartoon-style backglass in a swimming-pool scene, framed by a teal-blue sky band at the top. Centre stage: a blonde woman in a pink bikini stands waist-deep behind the pool's orange rim, bent forward with both arms reaching down toward a large leaping dolphin, which arcs vertically out of the pool with its snout up and tail in the water. To her left a swimmer in a blue cap and goggles floats on her back, one arm flung out. In the pool a dark shark fin and a second fin break the green water, and a small red-and-yellow beach ball floats near the right. Upper right is a clubhouse building with a dark roof, palm fronds, and a bar full of tiny seated patrons. Upper left has leafy trees and an orange lattice-framed sign box holding a partly cropped title. Four player score panels, white rectangles on dark bands, sit at upper left, upper right, mid-left and mid-right. Bottom left: a blonde woman in a pink top and striped skirt holding a drink beside a man in a purple plaid shirt drinking from a glass and a red-haired man in a green vest; a tan-orange wall panel between them and the right edge carries the pink logo panel.