1974 · Williams
Skylab / Spacelab
Known for Captive balls, Skylab letters, Change buttons and Rocket Special. Orbital space station structures, deep purple starless sky and red-orange planet limb.
- Year
- 1974
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- Captive ball
Captive balls
- Target
Skylab letters
- rollovers
Change buttons
- Award
Rocket Special
2 games under this title
-
Skylab 1974 -
Spacelab 1974
On the playfield
Captive ball 1
- Captive balls
Target 1
- Skylab letters
Lanes 2
- Change buttons rollovers
- Return lanes
On the backglass
Who and what
- other Large astronaut upper right in a bulky white pressure suit with helmet and dark visor, harness straps and hoses across the chest, right gloved hand raised holding a small tool, legs bent as if floating
- other Smaller astronaut lower centre in a white suit and helmet, arms raised outward, floating diagonally, partly overlapped by the title plaque
Setting
- Orbital space station structures
- Deep purple starless sky
- Red-orange planet limb
Text on it
- Skylab
- 0 8 0 7 0
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Skylab set
-
Awards 2
- Rocket Special
- Double Bonus
Made by
- Design
- Steve Kordek
- Art
- Christian Marche
The cast
- Spacelab
Reference
Linked terms
- Captive balls also called Captive-ball bank
- Skylab letters also called SKYLAB
- Change buttons also called Change rollover buttons
- Return lanes also called In lanes
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Skylab
- blue
- teal
- purple
- red
Fingerprint: skylab - giant white-suited astronaut floating weightlessly in upper right one arm raised dominating composition against huge pale-blue circular space structure, title on bordered white plaque at lower right in bright red block letters with small red cursive word above, rivet-framed mechanical score window showing five reel digits at upper left like spaceship porthole panel, two contrasting orbital modules lattice truss station and windowed module crisscross
A giant white-suited astronaut floating weightlessly in the upper right, one arm raised, dominating the composition against a huge pale-blue circular space structure. The title sits on a bordered white plaque at lower right in bright red block letters with a small red cursive word above it. A rivet-framed mechanical score window showing five reel digits sits at upper left like a spaceship porthole panel. Two contrasting orbital modules, a lattice truss station and a windowed module, crisscross a red-orange planet limb behind the figures.
Setting
- Orbital space station structures
- Deep purple starless sky
- Red-orange planet limb
Symbols
- Space station truss segments
- Cylindrical modules with panel windows
- Large circular disc with black central port
- Rivet-studded border studs
- Mechanical reel score digits
Lettering
- Large bold red block sans-serif title with black outline on a white plaque, with a small red cursive script word above it
Themes
- Spaceflight
- Orbital station
- Astronauts
- Planetary orbit
- Space programme
Title on it
- Skylab
Text on it
- Skylab
- 0 8 0 7 0
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Large astronaut upper right in a bulky white pressure suit with helmet and dark visor, harness straps and hoses across the chest, right gloved hand raised holding a small tool, legs bent as if floating |
| Other | Smaller astronaut lower centre in a white suit and helmet, arms raised outward, floating diagonally, partly overlapped by the title plaque |
A painted, airbrushed space-station backglass dominated by cool blues, teals and a deep purple night sky. Upper left sits a white rectangular score window framed by a silver rivet-studded border, showing five mechanical reel digits reading 0 8 0 7 0. The background is a dense collage of orbital hardware: a large pale-blue disc with a black circular port and segmented panel lines, a lattice truss station, a gantry arm, a multi-windowed module at lower left, and a broad red-orange and brown curved surface sweeping across the lower right. Two white-suited astronauts float: a large one upper right with a gloved hand raised holding a small device, and a smaller one lower centre reaching upward. Lower right is a white rectangular title plaque with a heavy black border carrying large red lettering with a small cursive word above it. Airbrushed, slightly grainy, 1970s science-fiction illustration style.
Backglass Spacelab
- purple
- blue
- orange
- white
Fingerprint: Astronaut in white-pale-blue pressure suit with gold "U.S.A." visor helmet tethered by orange lines to dark grey circular space station. Second cropped astronaut at bottom left. "Spacelab" in enormous orange bubble letters with yellow interior. Lattice trusses, satellite module with antenna, red-white capsule section. Purple sky.
A suited astronaut with U.S.A. printed across his gold visor helmet floats free of a giant dark circular space structure, tethered by orange lines. A second astronaut is cropped at the very bottom of the artwork, so the composition runs off the lower edge. The title Spacelab is set in enormous orange bubble letters with a yellow interior highlight on a plain white panel. A five-reel score window sits in a star-decorated white frame in the top left corner.
Setting
- Purple outer space with a bright white sunburst
- Large grey-blue space station trusses and lattice
- Diagonal magenta, orange and blue painted panel bands
- Dark grey circular station structure
Symbols
- Five mechanical score reels
- Alternating red and blue stars on white border
- Handrails
- Antenna dish
- U.s.a. helmet marking
Lettering
- Small red cursive brand script above huge orange bubble letters with yellow highlight and black outline
Themes
- Space station
- Astronaut
- Orbit
- Space lab
Title on it
- Spacelab
Text on it
- Williams
- Spacelab
- BALLS TO PLAY
- U.S.A.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Adult male astronaut centre-right in a white and pale blue pressure suit with orange harness straps, gold visor helmet with u.s.a. across the brow, arms outstretched gripping handrails, legs trailing, tethered by orange lines |
| Man | Second suited astronaut at bottom left, cropped by the frame, helmet and shoulders visible, head angled downward |
| Vehicle | Satellite/station module with a dish antenna and truss arms at left centre |
| Vehicle | Red and white capsule section at lower left, angled |
A painted space-station scene in bold comic-book airbrush style. A male astronaut in a bulky white and pale-blue pressure suit with a gold-tinted visor helmet marked U.S.A. floats centre-right, arms spread, gripping a handrail, tethered by orange lines to a huge dark grey circular structure behind him. A second, smaller suited astronaut is cropped at the bottom left, head down. Behind and left is a sprawling lattice of grey and blue trusses, a satellite-like station module with a dish, and a red-and-white capsule section, all set against a purple sky with a bright white sunburst top centre. Angular magenta, orange and blue painted panels cross diagonally behind the figures. Top left is a rectangular score window with a white surround of alternating red and blue stars, holding five mechanical reels. Bottom right, a white panel with a heavy black border carries the title: small red cursive Williams above huge orange-and-yellow bubble letters outlined in black reading Spacelab. Below the second astronaut, white text reads BALLS TO PLAY.