Also known as $6M
1977 · Bally
Six Million Dollar Man
Known for Top saucer, Left side zero targets, Right side drop targets and Center post. Deep navy night sky with small yellow stars, crescent moon, multiple swept-wing grey and white jet aircraft flying at angles, teal-green panels in the lower corners and vertical bands of five-pointed white stars on blue.
- Year
- 1977
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 6
Known for
- saucer
Top saucer
- Target
Left side zero targets
- Drop target
Right side drop targets
- post
Center post
- Goal
5-0-0-0-0
On the playfield
- blue
- red
- yellow
- white
- 2 flippers
- 3 pop bumpers
- 1 spinner
- 1 target bank
- 2 slingshots
Hole 1
- Top saucer saucer
Drop target 1
- Right side drop targets
Targets 2
- Left side zero targets
- Center target
Lane 1
- Star rollovers rollovers
Post or gate 1
- Center post post
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Centre figure, full height, adult blond white man with short swept blond hair and a square jaw, wearing a bright red one-piece flight/space suit with a black name patch on the right chest, red/blue/white striped shoulder harness, and a wide gold belt. he stands legs apart facing the viewer with a stern expression and holds a dark green bionic head-helmet with a black visor and attached tubing against his left hip. his whole figure is outlined by a jagged yellow starburst glow.
- man Secondary figure just behind and to the right of the central man's left shoulder, adult man with short dark hair and a tan/light brown jacket over a dark green shirt. he is three-quarter turned and holds a large open black folder or dossier in both hands against his chest; the folder carries several short lines of tiny white lettering. a yellow starburst speech bubble with black text sits at his shoulder.
- vehicle Several swept-wing delta jet aircraft, painted grey, white and pale blue with dark canopies, flying at various angles across the navy sky behind and beside the two figures; one large jet appears at upper centre-left, another upper right, others at mid-left and lower-left.
Setting
- Deep navy night sky with small yellow stars
- Crescent moon
- Multiple swept-wing grey and white jet aircraft flying at angles
- Teal-green panels in the lower corners
- Vertical bands of five-pointed white stars on blue
Text on it
- SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN
- 1-6 CAN PLAY
- GAME OVER
- MATCH
- UP
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- CREDIT
- TO START
- PLAYER 1
- PLAYER 2
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Lit spinners
-
Goals 1
- 5-0-0-0-0
Made by
- Design
- Greg Kmiec
- Art
- Dave Christensen
Reference
Linked terms
- Top saucer also called center saucer
- Left side zero targets also called Lower 0 standups
- Right side drop targets also called Drop-target bank
- 5-0-0-0-0 also called 50,000 also called Bionic Power Bonus
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- blue
- red
- yellow
- white
Fingerprint: Six Million Dollar Man space theme with huge red-and-yellow lightning-bolt V graphic in lower half, scattered numerals 1-2-3-4-5-8 and black 20 medallion with multiplier badges, enormous red cursive wordmark on apron, three white pop bumpers with blue starburst rings, mid-field drop-target bank under BIONIC POWER SCORE
A huge red-and-yellow lightning-bolt V graphic fills the lower half of the field, carrying scattered black numerals 1 2 3 4 5 8 and a black 20 medallion, with 1X and 5X award multiplier badges beside it. The lower apron is dominated by an enormous red cursive wordmark on a red field, flanked by two cream instruction cards, the right one headed SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN with a printed QR code. Three identical white pop bumpers with blue starburst rings and gold caps sit in a row at the top under a red arc of round lamps. The mid-field drop-target bank is a row of five red targets under the text BIONIC POWER SCORE. Two fan-shaped CENTRAL inserts each carry a small black-and-yellow circle with a cartoonish Japanese oshi sign and a burst of red rays.
Setting
- Deep blue starfield with scattered five-pointed stars
- Green marbled planet-surface band across the middle
- Black outer surround and dark blue apron
Symbols
- Five-pointed stars
- Red lightning bolt
- Yellow arrow
- Red drop targets
- Lettering b and s in circles
- Red-and-white starburst splashes
- Qr code
- 2x and 5x multiplier badges
Notable shapes
- Central circular dark hole ringed by a yellow-and-red flame burst with collect bonus below
- Two long white rubber-tipped slingshot paddles angled inward
- A ring of small round white lamps forming a red arc at the top
- Two fan-shaped central inserts with red radiating rays
Art motifs
- Airbrushed starfield
- Symmetric v and arrow geometry
- Concentric starburst rings
- Chrome rails and posts
Themes
- Space
- Aircraft
- Scoring
- Bonus multiplier
Text on it
- JEEP TEST DRIVER ON BOARD
- 2X
- BIONIC POWER SCORE
- 5
- ILLUMINATION
- SPECIAL
- SPINNERS
- EJECTOR BALL
- AUXILIARY TARGETS
- SHOOT AGAIN
- 5X
- AWARD MULTIPLIER
- COLLECT BONUS
- 20
- CENTRAL
- Bally
- INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
- TO SCORE 1000'S 1ST BONUS AWARD ONLY
- TILT
- SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN
- TO SCORE 20,000,000 POINTS
- TO SCORE 500,000 POINTS
- PER GAME
- 1978 Bally 6 Million Dollar Man
- SCAN ME
- Report Game Problems?
- COMPLETING BONUS WHEN SCORE AWARDED 10,000 POINTS, 5 BONUS AWARDED
- 2ND TIME PLAYED LETS SCORE BONUS SCORE AROUND TWICE
- BONUS POWER SCORE SPECIAL, AWAITS BALL, OR AN ADDITIONAL 20,000 POINTS
- OVERVALUE LEFT TOP SPECIAL, WHICH TOGGLES VALUE POINTS 20,000
- BALL WITH BIONIC SHOOT AGAIN WHEN LIT BONUS VALUE 10,000 OR 20,000 POINTS
- NUMERIC UP AND DOWN AND BONUS ADJUSTABLE WHEN LIT BONUS VALUE OR 20,000 POINTS
- EXTRA MAN 3, EXTRA BALL 3, BONUS 5, BONUS POINTS
- SHOOT AGAIN 1 EXTRA MAN 3 FOR BALL IN PLAY
- SAME PLAYER 2 SHOTS WHEN LIT BONUS VALUE
- TO PENALTY BALL WHEN BALL SAVE BALL IN PLAY
Full-length electronic pinball playfield photographed in a wooden cabinet with chrome legs, glass reflecting room lights. A deep blue starfield with a green horizon band runs the length of the field, framed by red and yellow plastic ramps and rails. At the very top, under a red arc of round white lights, a small spaceship sits above three white bumpers with blue-and-white starburst rings and gold centre caps; small green-and-yellow plastic targets flank them. Mid-field, a large red and yellow lightning bolt carries a row of five red drop targets above the white-outlined text BIONIC POWER SCORE, flanked by five red drop-target faces. Below sit a green ILLUMINATION arrow, a SPECIAL award circle, SPECIAL and SPINNERS lane labels, and the words COLLECT BONUS. The lower half is dominated by a huge red V and yellow arrow graphic containing the black numerals 1 2 3 4 5 and 8 around a black 20 medallion, with 1X and 5X AWARD MULTIPLIER badges, and CENTRAL panels each with an Osamu-style oshi sign in a black-and-yellow circle. Two red slingshots with white starbursts flank a central dark round hole ringed by yellow flames and COLLECT BONUS. The lower apron carries two cream instruction cards, one headed SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN with a QR code, and a large red Bally script logo in the middle. No human or monster figures appear; the art is all space hardware, rockets, jets, numerals and starbursts.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- red
- yellow
- white
Fingerprint: SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN in full height, towering blond figure in bright red flight suit standing inside jagged yellow starburst glow holding dark green bionic helmet at hip, dark-haired man in tan jacket behind left shoulder clutching open black dossier, yellow starburst speech bubbles floating overhead, navy night sky with white stars and swept-wing jet aircraft silhouettes
The single most memorable feature is the towering blond figure in a bright red jumpsuit who dominates the entire centre of the glass from top to bottom, standing inside a jagged yellow starburst glow and holding a dark green bionic helmet with a black visor at his hip. Second is the pair of yellow comic-style starburst speech bubbles with black lettering floating around his head and shoulder. Third, a second dark-haired man in a tan jacket is tucked just behind his left shoulder, clutching an open black dossier against his chest. Fourth, the whole piece is ringed by six inset score-reel windows and vertical bands of stars.
Setting
- Deep navy night sky with small yellow stars
- Crescent moon
- Multiple swept-wing grey and white jet aircraft flying at angles
- Teal-green panels in the lower corners
- Vertical bands of five-pointed white stars on blue
Symbols
- Five-pointed stars
- Crescent moon
- Yellow starburst speech bubbles
- Bionic helmet with visor
- Red white and blue striped shoulder harness
- Gold belt buckle
- Stylised atom or spacecraft emblems on the starburst
- Up arrows beside score windows
- Double upward arrow match indicator
Lettering
- Large flat block capitals in red with cream and yellow outlining and a thin dark drop shadow, spanning nearly the full width across the upper third; smaller white-outlined red capitals for the bottom banners; score windows use seven-segment style numerals; speech bubbles use casual black mixed-case lettering.
Themes
- Science fiction
- Cyborg
- Bionic implants
- Aviation
- Military dossier
- Space
- Jet aircraft
- Comic speech bubbles
Title on it
- Six million dollar man
Text on it
- SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN
- 1-6 CAN PLAY
- GAME OVER
- MATCH
- UP
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- CREDIT
- TO START
- PLAYER 1
- PLAYER 2
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Centre figure, full height, adult blond white man with short swept blond hair and a square jaw, wearing a bright red one-piece flight/space suit with a black name patch on the right chest, red/blue/white striped shoulder harness, and a wide gold belt. he stands legs apart facing the viewer with a stern expression and holds a dark green bionic head-helmet with a black visor and attached tubing against his left hip. his whole figure is outlined by a jagged yellow starburst glow. |
| Man | Secondary figure just behind and to the right of the central man's left shoulder, adult man with short dark hair and a tan/light brown jacket over a dark green shirt. he is three-quarter turned and holds a large open black folder or dossier in both hands against his chest; the folder carries several short lines of tiny white lettering. a yellow starburst speech bubble with black text sits at his shoulder. |
| Vehicle | Several swept-wing delta jet aircraft, painted grey, white and pale blue with dark canopies, flying at various angles across the navy sky behind and beside the two figures; one large jet appears at upper centre-left, another upper right, others at mid-left and lower-left. |
A painted backglass with a white outer frame and a red border packed with mechanical score reels. The most memorable element is a full-height blond man in a bright red flight suit standing dead centre, legs apart, outlined in a jagged yellow starburst glow; he wears a black name patch, a red/blue/white striped shoulder harness and a wide gold belt, and cradles a dark green bionic head-helmet with a black visor at his hip. Behind his left shoulder stands a second, shorter dark-haired man in a tan jacket over a green shirt, holding an open black dossier in both hands; two yellow starburst speech bubbles sit above and beside the pair. The background is a deep navy night sky with small yellow stars and a crescent moon, filled with swept-wing jet aircraft in grey and white. Vertical side bands carry five-pointed stars on blue at top and teal below. Six rectangular score windows are inset around the artwork, three per side, with a red-lettered panel at bottom centre.