1982 · Zaccaria
Soccer Kings
Known for Upper playfield, Attack Zone, Goalie post and Goals. Abstract jagged starburst sunburst, dark navy blue field and yellow cog-like shapes in all four corners.
- Year
- 1982
- Maker
- Zaccaria
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- lower playfield
Upper playfield
- Hole
Attack Zone
- Toy
Goalie post
- Goal
Goals
- Goal
Extra Kicks
- Award
Red Special
- Mode
Super Score
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Goalie post
Extra level 1
- Upper playfield lower playfield
Holes 2
- Attack Zone
- Center saucer saucer
Targets 4
- Top drop targets
- ABC standup targets
- Red Special target
- Orange Special target
Lane 1
- Center rollovers rollovers
Display 1
- Super Score When Lit insert
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Young white male footballer, shaggy curly blond hair, thick dark brows, open-mouthed grin; blue short-sleeved shirt with white shoulder stripes and a small diamond crest badge, orange shorts with pink and white side panels, orange socks with blue turnovers, dark blue boots; posed mid-kick with left leg extended and right knee raised
- other Black and white stitched football at lower left, drawn on a rainbow-coloured arc of yellow, orange, pink and white curved stripes
Setting
- Abstract jagged starburst sunburst
- Dark navy blue field
- Yellow cog-like shapes in all four corners
Text on it
- SOCCER
- KICKS
- GAME TIME BONUS
- UP
- DOWN
- CREDIT
- MATCH
- BALLS TO PLAY
- HIGH SCORE TO BE DISPLAYED
- ZACCARIA
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Super Score
-
Goals 2
- Goals
- Extra Kicks
-
Awards 4
- Red Special
- Orange Special
- Miss
- Superbonus
Made by
- Art
- Lorenzo Rimondini
Reference
Linked terms
- Attack Zone also called top hole also called Top hole
- Top drop targets also called side drop banks
- ABC standup targets also called ABC
- Center rollovers also called Six center rollovers
- Extra Kicks also called Kicks also called Kick
- Super Score also called 10x Super Score
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- teal
- red-orange
- yellow
- white
Fingerprint: Football team photo playfield with huge red-and-orange starburst sunburst lower field, eleven cartoon footballers in gold shirts arranged as formal team portrait, two oversized player cutouts facing off lower playfield, magenta EXTRA KICKS lane panel, white and black footballs
The most memorable element is the enormous red-and-orange radiating sunburst in the centre of the playfield, with a football sitting in its cream circle like a rising sun. Second is the painted squad photo of eleven footballers in gold shirts arranged as a formal team portrait, each holding a white numbered disc from 1 to 11. Third, two oversized player cutouts face off on the lower playfield, one mid-kick on the left and a grappling pair on the right. Fourth, the magenta EXTRA KICKS lane-change panel lit pink above the sunburst.
Setting
- Flat teal-blue field covered in fine white diagonal speed-line hatching
- No horizon or sky, a graphic sports-poster backdrop
- Green painted grass strip under the team photo
Symbols
- Football inside the central sunburst disc
- Crescent moons around the sunburst
- Large white and black footballs near both lower cutouts
- Crossed wooden bats with stumps at the bottom centre
- Starburst impact mark by the left kicker
- Three white oval multiplier plaques
- Lettered a b c rollovers down both side lanes
Notable shapes
- Huge central sunburst
- Two teardrop/leaf-shaped cutout gates painted blue and yellow, one per side of the lower playfield
- Large cream circle for the shoot-again hole
- Arched wire ramp openings
- Trapezoidal yellow ball guides flanking the bonus multiplier ovals
Art motifs
- Radiating sunburst / star burst
- Speed-line hatching
- Painted photographic team lineup
- Spotlight rays from the sunburst
- Yellow diagonal banner strips
Themes
- Association football
- Soccer
- Sports match
- Team portrait
- Bonus multiplier
- Sports poster art
Text on it
- EXTRA KICKS
- SUPER MATCH SCORE
- BONUS MULTIPLIER
- SHOOT AGAIN
- x10
- x20
- x50
- ADVANCE BONUS
- GO GO
- SPECIAL
- KICK OFF
- SPEEDWAY
- A
- B
- C
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Standing back row of the team photo, six players in amber/gold short-sleeved shirts with dark trim and white shorts, short 1970s hairstyles, each holding a white numbered disc reading 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 |
| Man | Kneeling front row of the team photo, five players in the same amber/gold shirts and white shorts, leaning forward, each holding a white numbered disc reading 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Man | Large left lower cutout footballer, fair-skinned, pink/magenta shirt, yellow shorts, pink socks, blond swept hair, drawn mid-kick with one leg extended, an orange and white football beside his foot, a yellow starburst impact mark behind the ball |
| Man | Large right lower cutout footballer in an orange striped shirt and pink shorts, pink socks, brown hair, running with arms out, contesting the ball |
| Man | Second right lower cutout footballer behind him in a yellow shirt, only head and shoulders clearly visible, being held or grappled |
| Other | A brown and white football on the painted grass near the right cutout pair |
A football-themed electro-mechanical style playfield, shot from the player side with the glass down and strong window reflections. The whole surface is a teal-blue field covered in fine white speed-line hatching, dominated by a huge red-and-orange starburst sunburst in the middle bearing a football-and-crescent emblem and the words SUPER MATCH SCORE. Below it is a painted team photo: eleven footballers in amber/gold shirts, one standing back row of six and one kneeling front row of five, each holding a white numbered disc (1-5 on the crouching row, 6-11 on the standing row). Below the team are three white ovals reading x10, x20, x50 over the words BONUS MULTIPLIER, and SHOOT AGAIN curved over a plain beige circle. Two crossed wooden cricket-style bats with the stumps form the lower gate. On both lower flanks stand large cutout painted footballers (a pink-shirted runner kicking on the left, an orange-shirted and a yellow-shirted player grappling for the ball on the right) inside blue-and-yellow teardrop cutouts, each beside a football. The upper third carries two lit pop-bumper caps, wire ramps and rails, a red plastic ball-return trough, a magenta lane-change insert panel reading EXTRA KICKS, and several yellow diagonal lettering strips. Colours: teal blue, red-orange, yellow, white.
Playfield
- blue
- red
- yellow
- white
Fingerprint: Tack Zone, giant red-pink starburst explosion with grinning eyes and mouths in spikes at center, eleven numbered cartoon footballers in gold kit arranged in two neat rows, oversized football boots in pink white black kicking inward at bottom center, blue dome bumpers
The centre of the playfield is a giant red-and-pink starburst explosion whose spikes contain grinning eyes and mouths, with a rocket flame shooting upward out of it under a curved TACK ZONE logo. Eleven numbered cartoon footballers in identical gold kit are arranged in two neat rows like a team sheet, each number set in a small dark circle (1-5 along the bottom row, 6-11 above). A pair of oversized football boots in pink, white and black kick inward at the bottom centre, directly above the two white flippers. Two blue translucent dome bumpers sit high on the playfield under clear plastic ramps, and mirrored left/right football kickers flank the apron.
Setting
- Deep blue-grey printed wood texture
- Central explosion starburst of red and pink rays
- No scenic environment, purely graphic sports-collage background
Symbols
- Black-and-white footballs (at least three)
- Radiating starburst/explosion
- Rocket exhaust plume
- Rowers/grid of numbered player roundels
- Stars
- Arrows/target dots on the starburst
- A b c vertical letter markers on both side lanes
Notable shapes
- Huge central multi-pointed starburst dominating the middle of the playfield, two mirrored oversized football boots pointing inward at the bottom centre, two blue hemispherical dome bumpers, a central rectangular red insert box, and clear plastic ramps flanking the upper playfield
Art motifs
- Cartoon sports figures
- Comic-book explosion burst
- Number grid
- Diagonal chevron stripe bands on the lower playfield
- Checkerboard textured blue background
Themes
- Association football
- Soccer
- Sports
- Team sheet
- Explosion
- Space/rocket
Title on it
- Tack zone
Text on it
- TACK ZONE
- ZONE
- EXTRA KICKS
- SUPER VALUE
- TEAM
- EXTRA TIME
- SPECIAL
- ADVANCE BONUS
- SUPER SCORE
- BONUS MULTIPLIER
- MULTI BALL
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- FREE PLAY
- 6,500,000 POINTS
- 10,000,000 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY
- MATCHING LAST NUMBER
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- A
- B
- C
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Eleven identical cartoon footballers in gold/yellow shirts and shorts with red trim, short dark hair, printed in two rows of five and six, each with a number in a small dark roundel on the torso (1-5 lower row, 6-11 upper row) |
| Man | Large painted footballer at mid-left, pink sleeveless top and yellow shorts, dark hair, lunging with one leg raised as if kicking, a black-and-white football beside his foot |
| Man | Large painted footballer at mid-right, yellow shirt and shorts, blond hair, arm raised, running kick with a black-and-white ball at his feet |
| Creature | Multiple grinning eyes and toothy mouths embedded in the red and pink spikes of the central explosion starburst |
Full-length photographic view of an electro-mechanical soccer/football-themed pinball playfield, seen under glass with the chrome front edge of the cabinet and coin door below. Dominant colour is a deep blue-grey printed texture covering most of the wood, with a huge radiating explosion starburst of red, pink and orange spikes at dead centre. Eleven cartoon footballers in gold/yellow shirts and shorts are printed in two rows of numbered roundels (1-5 on the lower row, 6-11 above), and two larger painted players in pink and yellow kit kick a black-and-white ball at mid-left and mid-right. Two large human-foot/boot graphics in pink, white and black point inward at the bottom centre, flanking a pair of white flippers. Curved yellow lettering reads TACK ZONE above a rocket-exhaust plume at top centre, flanked by two large blue domed bumpers. Cream instruction cards line the lower apron, with a score card on the right and a white ball-in-play indicator on the left front panel.
Playfield
- teal blue
- red
- gold
- cream
Fingerprint: Soccer Kings, goalmouth filled with eleven seated footballers in gold shirts numbered 1-11 in two rows, huge red-cream starburst explosion on teal blue field at exact centre, curved ATTACK ZONE ribbon arching across upper third over dark circular striker, two large flanking footballers on red-blue shield panels, yellow-red starburst banner with football at top guarded by diving goalkeeper figures
The goalmouth filled with eleven seated footballers in gold shirts, numbered 1 to 11 in two rows, is the single most memorable feature. A huge red-and-cream starburst explosion on a teal blue field dominates the exact centre of the playfield. The curved ATTACK ZONE ribbon of red block letters arches across the upper third over a dark circular striker, and the two large flanking footballers in coloured strip stand on red and blue shield panels like team crests. At the top, a yellow-red starburst banner with a football at its centre is guarded by two diving goalkeeper figures.
Setting
- Stadium crowd rendered as dense dark blue and black hatching
- Starburst explosion on teal blue field
- Wood-toned orange lower apron area
Symbols
- Black and white football at the top centre
- Black and white footballs beside the lower shield panels
- Red and yellow starbursts
- Circular numbered discs 1 to 11
- White circles marked x10, x20, x50
- Teardrop-shaped green inserts
- Arrows and lane guides
Notable shapes
- Large red-and-cream starburst at centre
- Curved attack zone ribbon across the upper third
- Two large teardrop-shaped shield panels in red and blue flanking the goalmouth
- Red plastic ramp in the middle
- Wireform ball guides and chrome lockdown bar along the upper right
Art motifs
- Explosion starburst
- Curved banner ribbon
- Shield-shaped team crests
- Crowd hatching
Themes
- Football
- Soccer
- Goalmouth
- Team crests
- Starburst explosion
- Sports
Title on it
- Soccer kings
Text on it
- ATTACK ZONE
- EXTRA KICKS
- SHOOT AGAIN
- EXTRA BALL WHEN BALL IN CENTRE LANE
- SUPER BONUS WHEN BALL IN CENTRE LANE WHEN LIT
- SPECIAL WHEN BALL IN CENTRE LANE WHEN LIT
- SUPER KICKOFF
- PLAYER 1
- PLAYER 2
- AVANCE BONUS
- REDEFENS
- SPEED
- MAN
- x10
- x20
- x50
- BONUS MULTIPLIER
- TOP GOAL SCORE 5 GOALS
- SOCCER KINGS
- TOP GOAL
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- 5 P 1 GAME
- 10 P 2 GAMES
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Eleven seated male footballers in gold or yellow shirts with red trim, arranged in a packed goalmouth in two rows; back row numbered 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and front row numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, all facing outward with knees raised |
| Man | Large standing footballer on the lower left on a red shield panel, short dark hair, yellow shirt with red trim and blue shorts, one arm raised |
| Man | Large standing footballer on the lower right on a blue shield panel, blond or orange hair, red and yellow striped shirt with yellow shorts, one arm raised |
| Other | Two goalkeeper figures at the top corners, in coloured kits, shown diving horizontally with arms outstretched as if making a save |
| Other | Small partial player figures in yellow near the left and right mid-field edges beside the bumper area |
Full-length football/soccer themed playfield photographed under glass with chrome lockdown bar and the front of the cabinet and coin door visible at the bottom. At the very top a yellow and red starburst banner centred on a black and white football, flanked by two diving goalkeeper figures in coloured kits. Below, a red rectangular score panel and a large curved white ribbon of block letters reading ATTACK ZONE in red with a dark outline, arcing over a dark circular striker area. Two round pop bumpers sit left and right of centre with red-and-yellow instruction cards; a red plastic ramp and a small clear box sit in the middle. The centre of the playfield is dominated by a large red, orange and cream starburst explosion on teal blue. A goalmouth packed with eleven seated footballers in gold shirts numbered 1 to 11 sits across the lower middle, flanked by two much larger standing players in coloured strip on red and blue shield panels. Three white circles marked x10, x20 and x50 sit below them above BONUS MULTIPLIER. Lower left and right carry SPEED, MAN, AVANCE BONUS and REDEFENS lane labels with green teardrop-shaped inserts. Two cream and red flippers at the bottom, an orange apron and two white rules cards.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- orange
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: Grinning curly-haired footballer in blue and orange mid-kick, boot resting on rainbow-coloured arc. Scuffed black-and-white football at lower left. Explosive red-and-yellow jagged starburst background. "SOCCER" and "KICKS" polka-dotted blocks, fat rounded yellow-outlined letters. Bold flat airbrushed style, navy background. Four red-framed digit displays at corners, yellow numeral badges.
A grinning curly-haired footballer in blue and orange mid-kick, his raised boot resting on a rainbow-coloured arc, with a scuffed black-and-white football at lower left. The whole backdrop is an explosive red-and-yellow jagged starburst. The title is split into two separate polka-dotted blocks reading SOCCER on the left and KICKS on the right, each in fat rounded letters with a yellow outline and drop shadow. A small chrome-and-gold ZACCARIA logo sticker is stuck on the upper left, overlapping the artwork.
Setting
- Abstract jagged starburst sunburst
- Dark navy blue field
- Yellow cog-like shapes in all four corners
Symbols
- Black and white football
- Jagged radiating starburst strokes
- Polka-dot infill in lettering
- Yellow cog or gear corner shapes
- Arrow graphic for the up and down bonus indicator
- Rainbow arc under the ball
- Diamond-shaped club crest badge
Lettering
- Very fat rounded display capitals with heavy black outline, thick yellow outer border and white drop shadow; fill broken up by pink, blue and orange polka dots
Themes
- Football
- Soccer
- Sport
- Player
- Arcade
Title on it
- Soccer kicks
Text on it
- SOCCER
- KICKS
- GAME TIME BONUS
- UP
- DOWN
- CREDIT
- MATCH
- BALLS TO PLAY
- HIGH SCORE TO BE DISPLAYED
- ZACCARIA
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Young white male footballer, shaggy curly blond hair, thick dark brows, open-mouthed grin; blue short-sleeved shirt with white shoulder stripes and a small diamond crest badge, orange shorts with pink and white side panels, orange socks with blue turnovers, dark blue boots; posed mid-kick with left leg extended and right knee raised |
| Other | Black and white stitched football at lower left, drawn on a rainbow-coloured arc of yellow, orange, pink and white curved stripes |
A square football-themed backglass painted in a bold, flat airbrushed style. A single male footballer dominates the centre: a young white man with shaggy curly blond hair, heavy dark eyebrows and an open-mouthed grin, wearing a bright blue short-sleeved shirt with white shoulder stripes and a small diamond-shaped crest badge on the chest, orange shorts with pink-and-white side panels, orange socks with blue turnovers, and dark blue boots. He is captured mid-kick, left leg extended forward, right knee raised, over a heavily scuffed black and white football at lower left, with a rainbow arc of colour swishing beneath the ball. The background is a radiating sunburst of jagged brush strokes in red, orange, yellow and magenta over dark navy. Two chunky display titles, SOCCER (left) and KICKS (right), sit in rounded yellow-outlined letters filled with pink, blue and orange polka dots. Four red-framed segmented digit displays sit in the corners, each beside a big yellow numeral. Right of centre is a stacked instruction block: pink GAME TIME BONUS over a magenta UP/DOWN arrow, flanked by yellow CREDIT and MATCH BALLS TO PLAY boxes, above a dark green HIGH SCORE panel.
Backglass
- red-orange
- blue
- yellow
- magenta
Fingerprint: soccer kings: single footballer suspended mid-kick centre one leg raised over oversized black-white football wearing sky-blue shirt and vivid pink shorts against spiky orange sunburst, title split SOCCER left KINGS right leaving player isolated in middle gap, dark-green flat human silhouette right beneath GAME TIME BONUS
The single footballer suspended mid-kick in the centre, one leg raised over an oversized black-and-white football, wearing a sky-blue shirt and vivid pink shorts against a spiky orange sunburst. The title is split into two widely spaced words, SOCCER on the left flank and KINGS on the right, leaving the player isolated in the middle gap. A dark-green flat human silhouette with arms spread stands on the right side beneath the GAME TIME BONUS arrow segments. Four identical magenta-framed score windows in a symmetrical corner arrangement frame the artwork. The blue-to-orange horizontal split on every title letter is unusually bold.
Symbols
- Black-and-white panel football
- Downward-pointing arrow/thermometer bonus segments
- Yellow rectangular lamp inserts
- White starburst glare
Lettering
- Very large bold block capitals, each letter split horizontally red over blue, heavy yellow keyline and dark drop shadow
Themes
- Association football
- Sunburst
- Sports
Title on it
- Soccer kings
Text on it
- SOCCER
- KINGS
- GAME TIME BONUS
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Adult male footballer, tanned skin, short dark wavy hair, grinning and looking down-left, in a sky-blue short-sleeved shirt with a small circular crest, bright pink-red shorts, blue socks with white cuffs and dark red boots; captured mid-kick with the right leg raised and left arm out for balance. |
| Other | Solid dark-green flat silhouette of a human figure with arms outstretched horizontally, printed on the right side below the bonus arrows. |
A printed backglass with a hot orange-and-red sunburst of hard radiating spikes bursting from the centre against a deep blue background. Across the middle-left and middle-right, two large title words read SOCCER (left) and KINGS (right), each letter split horizontally into red over blue with a thick yellow outline and a dark drop shadow. A single male footballer dominates the centre: dark-haired, tan-skinned, wearing a sky-blue short-sleeved shirt with a small round crest on the chest, bright pink-red shorts, blue socks with white tops and red boots, mid-kick over a large black-and-white panel football. Four rectangular score windows with magenta-pink beaded surrounds sit in the four corners, two across the top and two lower down. On the right-hand side is a magenta banner reading GAME TIME BONUS above three yellow and magenta arrow/thermometer-shaped segments pointing down, a plain black bar, then a solid dark-green human figure silhouette with outstretched arms. Along the bottom edge is a row of yellow rectangular lamp inserts, with a small pink strip of numbered boxes between them. A bright white glare spot flares at the upper centre.