1974 · Bally
Sky Kings
Known for Top saucer, Captive-ball lanes, Center spinner and Mushroom target. High-altitude sky filled with sunlit cumulus clouds, distant tan mountain ridges, dark green conifer forest along the lower edge and small blue mountain lake between the trees.
- Year
- 1974
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- saucer
Top saucer
- Captive ball
Captive-ball lanes
- Spinner
Center spinner
- Target
Mushroom target
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Top saucer saucer
Captive ball 1
- Captive-ball lanes
Spinner 1
- Center spinner
Target 1
- Mushroom target
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Central skydiver, adult male, grinning broadly, white flying helmet with goggles pushed up, bright red jumpsuit with belt and buckles, brown lace-up boots, green gloves, both arms thrown wide, belly-down freefall pose
- animal Large brown eagle with wings fully spread, yellow beak, layered feather detail, perched across the central skydiver's back
- man Second parachutist at centre-left, hanging head-down, brown fur-trimmed suit, bright yellow shorts with large red polka dots, black boots, small white card marked 21 pinned to his back
- man Right side, dark blue trousers and shirt, hanging from a red-and-white striped round parachute
- man Lower left, green helmet and dark goggles, drifting beside an american-flag-striped parachute canopy
- other Tiny silhouetted parachutist beneath a green-and-white striped parasol under the score cloud at top right
Setting
- High-altitude sky filled with sunlit cumulus clouds
- Distant tan mountain ridges
- Dark green conifer forest along the lower edge
- Small blue mountain lake between the trees
Text on it
- Bally
- SKYINGS
- 00000
- 21
- BALLS TO PLAY
Made by
- Design
- Jim Patla
- Art
- Dick White
Reference
Linked terms
- Top saucer also called Center saucer
- Captive-ball lanes also called Captive balls
- Mushroom target also called Mushroom bumpers
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- sky blue
- white
- green
- red
Fingerprint: SKYINGS formed from white cloud puffs, grinning red-jumpsuit skydiver falling belly-down with green gloves, large brown eagle with spread wings on his back, second parachutist hanging head-down in brown fur and yellow polka-dots, red biplane banking across top, sky-blue field with cumulus clouds
The title SKYINGS is spelled out in letters literally built from stacked white cloud puffs against the sky. A grinning skydiver in a red jumpsuit and white flying helmet falls belly-down through the centre with both green-gloved hands thrown up, an eagle with fully spread brown wings perched across his shoulders. Five black zeros are lettered inside a cloud band at top right, directly above a tiny striped parachute. A second parachutist hangs head-down at left wearing brown fur and bright yellow shorts with red polka dots. A red biplane banks across the very top of the glass.
Setting
- High-altitude sky filled with sunlit cumulus clouds
- Distant tan mountain ridges
- Dark green conifer forest along the lower edge
- Small blue mountain lake between the trees
Symbols
- Red-and-white striped round parachute
- American-flag-striped parachute canopy
- Green-and-white striped parasol
- Red biplane
- Eagle
- Cloud-formed lettering
- Black zeros as score windows
- Yellow triangle play arrow
- Conifer trees
- Mountain lake
Lettering
- Main title in huge white cloud-puff block capitals with blue drop shadow, letters built from stacked cloud lobes; upper-left logo in flowing red script with white and dark-blue outline; small bottom-left instruction text in white capitals followed by a solid yellow triangle
Themes
- Skydiving
- Parachuting
- Aviation
- Aerial sport
- Adventure
- Eagle
Title on it
- Skyings
Text on it
- Bally
- SKYINGS
- 00000
- 21
- BALLS TO PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Central skydiver, adult male, grinning broadly, white flying helmet with goggles pushed up, bright red jumpsuit with belt and buckles, brown lace-up boots, green gloves, both arms thrown wide, belly-down freefall pose |
| Animal | Large brown eagle with wings fully spread, yellow beak, layered feather detail, perched across the central skydiver's back |
| Man | Second parachutist at centre-left, hanging head-down, brown fur-trimmed suit, bright yellow shorts with large red polka dots, black boots, small white card marked 21 pinned to his back |
| Man | Right side, dark blue trousers and shirt, hanging from a red-and-white striped round parachute |
| Man | Lower left, green helmet and dark goggles, drifting beside an american-flag-striped parachute canopy |
| Other | Tiny silhouetted parachutist beneath a green-and-white striped parasol under the score cloud at top right |
| Vehicle | Red biplane with spinning propeller banking in at the top left corner |
Painted airbrushed backglass on a sky-blue sky filled with cream and orange-rimmed cumulus clouds. Across the upper third the main title reads SKYINGS in enormous block capitals formed from white cloud puffs with blue shadowing. At upper left a red script logo with a white and dark-blue outline is printed, and a red biplane with a spinning propeller sits above it at the very top. Top right, five black zeros are lettered inside a long cloud band like score windows, with a small green-and-white striped parasol and a dangling parachutist below them. Centre frame: a grinning male skydiver in a bright red jumpsuit, white helmet with goggles, brown boots, and a yellow belt, falling belly-down with both green-gloved hands splayed wide; a large brown eagle with spread wings rides on his back. To the left a second, head-down figure in a brown fur-trimmed suit and yellow polka-dot shorts dangles boots-first, a small white card marked 21 on his back. Right side a man in dark trousers and a red-and-white striped parachute descends. Lower left a green-helmeted parachutist with an American-flag-striped chute drifts past pine trees; a row of dark green conifers, tan mountain peaks and a small blue lake line the bottom. Bottom-left small print reads BALLS TO PLAY followed by a yellow triangle.