1985 · Williams
Sorcerer
Known for S spinner, R spinner, SORCERER targets and ABCD lanes. Black night sky with scattered white and pale-blue stars, blue radiating sunburst rays behind the title, dense green holly leaves and red berries framing all four edges and orange-and-yellow serpent bodies with darker orange banding forming the border.
- Year
- 1985
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Spinner
S spinner
- Spinner
R spinner
- Target
SORCERER targets
- Lane
ABCD lanes
On the playfield
- orange
- gold
- cream
- black
- dark grey
- 2 flippers
- 3 pop bumpers
- 2 ramps
- 2 target banks
- 2 slingshots
Lock 1
- Lock saucer
Spinners 2
- S spinner
- R spinner
Bumper 1
- Pops
Drop target 1
- Upper-right drop targets
Target 1
- SORCERER targets
Lane 1
- ABCD lanes
Post or gate 1
- Center post post
On the backglass
Who and what
- other Tall male wizard at the left, long flowing blue beard, red conical hat with white polka dots and gold horn-like ornaments, red robe trimmed in gold with a row of yellow stars down the front, one arm raised with clawed fingers, holding a gold-trimmed curved horn or trumpet in the other hand
- man Male head in right-facing profile behind the wizard, tan skin, short dark hair, bare shoulder, mouth open in a grimace
- man Second male head in right-facing profile wearing a gold pointed helmet or crown, tan skin, visible teeth
- creature Large bone-white skeletal dragon or demon head on the right, two long curved horns, bony brow ridges, red eye socket, wide-open crimson mouth with rows of teeth and a curling pink tongue, green streaks behind the jaw
- creature Clawed skeletal forelimbs and a clawed wing reaching leftward across the blue background, bone-coloured with long sharp talons
- creature Long orange-and-yellow serpent with red fangs and a red head, its body coiling around the entire border and one head lunging from the left edge
Setting
- Black night sky with scattered white and pale-blue stars
- Blue radiating sunburst rays behind the title
- Dense green holly leaves and red berries framing all four edges
- Orange-and-yellow serpent bodies with darker orange banding forming the border
Text on it
- FIRE
- BREAKER
- Williams
- GAME OVER
- HIGHEST SCORE
- SHOOT AGAIN AGAIN
- BALL IN PLAY
- MATCH
- TILT
- WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS INC. COPYRIGHT 1981
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
How it plays
-
Awards 1
- Demon
Made by
- Design
- Mark Ritchie
- Art
- Pam Erickson
- Software
- Dave Rzepka
- Software
- Ed Suchocki
Reference
Linked terms
- S spinner also called Left spinner
- R spinner also called Right spinner
- SORCERER targets also called Sorcerer letters also called SORCER
- ABCD lanes also called UTAD also called Top ABCD lanes
- Upper-right drop targets also called Upper-right bank also called upper-right timed bank
- Demon also called Hold Bonus
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- orange
- gold
- cream
- black
- dark grey
Fingerprint: Sorcerer, enormous horned winged skull painted across lower playfield with flaming sword dropping down to apron flanked by two long-haired winged figures and five-pointed gold star on red-orange striped round shield, palette unusually hot molten orange amber and gold in brick and lava surrounds against cold grey-black stone center, three red star-capped pop bumpers glow together in upper third beneath Advances Green ramp sign, fantasy-fire theme
The dominant feature is the enormous horned, winged skull painted across the lower playfield with a flaming sword dropping down to the apron, flanked by two long-haired winged figures and a five-pointed gold star on a red-orange striped round shield. The palette is unusually hot — molten orange, amber and gold in the brick and lava surrounds against a cold grey-black stone centre. Three red star-capped pop bumpers glow together in the upper third beneath a 'Advances Green - X' ramp sign. Two white flippers, unusually slender and paddle-shaped, sit unusually far apart beneath a row of three round targets.
Setting
- Fantasy citadel interior or infernal masonry: orange brickwork and crumbling masonry at the top and side lanes, dark grey stone paving down the centre, and a dark maroon-and-gold heraldic apron at the bottom
Symbols
- Five-pointed gold stars (on bumper caps and the central shield), red-orange shield with gold chevron stripes, flaming sword, wing motifs, a large purple creature with a yellow eye at mid-right, arrow motifs on the lanes, small blue-and-gold heraldic shields down the left lane
Notable shapes
- A large winged skull with a downward-pointing flaming sword; a circular striped shield with a gold star at lower centre; an arc of five numbered circular inserts at mid-playfield; three dark scoop holes in a vertical column below centre; long paddle-shaped white flippers
Art motifs
- Gold-framed banner scrolls and shields, laurel-leaf clusters, stone arches and crenellations, flame bursts, swirl patterns and marbled rock textures
Themes
- Fantasy
- Sorcery and magic
- Battlement rampage
- Dragons
- Medieval heraldry
- Inferno and lava
Title on it
- Sorcerer
Text on it
- Advances Green - X
- SHOOT AGAIN
- Sorcerer
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- REG 100 BOOMER 1 CREDIT
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- 1 PLAY - 1 QUARTER
- 4 PLAYS - 1 DOLLAR
- MAXIMUM CREDITS - 20
- Lane Change
- Right Flipper
- LOOSE CASH
- SPECIAL
- COMPLETING BANK DROP TARGET lights one Player return lane and awards flashing value, lights EXTRA BALL
- COMPLETING SORCER HOLD OVER lights SORCER,
- MAKING THE RAMP SHOT - first time, lights the ball return for next two times winning the RAMP SHOT pays 5 times
- Each successive time, advances payout multiplier
- SPOTTING A-B-C-D advances bonus multiplier (2X, 4X, 6X, 8X) next scores 50,000
- SPOTTING SORCER IS SPECIAL
- COMPLETING SORCER HOLD OVER lights SORCER
- Second time, starts MULTI-BALL play. Each successive time, advances payout multiplier
- SPOTTING SORCER
- 1,200
- 2,200
- WT
- 9
- 11
- 12
- 13
- E
- B
- R
- 10
- 20
- 30
- 40
- 60
- FIRE
- ADVANCE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | A large black-and-grey horned winged skull holding a flaming sword at bottom centre; two pale long-haired winged female figures kneeling at lower left and lower right, mirrored; a grotesque goblin or demon face peering from the mid-left lane art |
Full-length overhead view of a wood-cabinet electro-mechanical pinball playfield with no backglass visible. The playfield is a fire-and-marble fantasy scene: burnt orange and amber brickwork and lava-rock mottling around the edges, a dark grey stone-textured centre, and a huge black-and-grey winged skull with a flaming sword rising from the lower apron. Two white-haired winged figures face inwards on the lower left and lower right, framing a large orange-red striped shield with a gold five-pointed star. Upper playfield holds three red pop bumper caps with a gold star on top, each ringed by a glowing lamp, set against a bank of orange tile-like scoring panels and green indicator lamps. Two orange-topped wireform ramps run down the right side, with a curved chrome rail crossing the top-left. Five round numbered inserts (10, 20, 30, 40, 60) sit in an arc mid-playfield, above a cluster of dark round scoop holes. The left lane is marked LOOSE CASH and the right lane is marked SPECIAL, with matching vertical yellow-bordered lane guides. Two white rubber flippers with red shoulders sit at the bottom, plus the printed apron cards.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- black
- orange
- red
- blue
Fingerprint: Bone-white horned skeletal dragon head on right with gaping crimson mouth and pink curling tongue, long serpent body forming decorative border around entire backglass, tall wizard at left with huge blue beard and red polka-dot conical hat, stacked FIRE and BREAKER title in gold-outlined yellow and red letters, holly leaves and red berries intertwined with serpent border
The most memorable element is a huge bone-white, horned skeletal dragon head on the right with a gaping crimson mouth and a curling pink tongue, its clawed forelimbs outstretched. Behind and left of it stretches a long serpent body that also forms the decorative border around the whole backglass. Second is the tall wizard at the left with a huge blue beard and a red polka-dot conical hat. Third is the stacked two-line FIRE / BREAKER title in gold-outlined yellow and red lettering.
Setting
- Black night sky with scattered white and pale-blue stars
- Blue radiating sunburst rays behind the title
- Dense green holly leaves and red berries framing all four edges
- Orange-and-yellow serpent bodies with darker orange banding forming the border
Symbols
- Holly leaves and red berries
- Five-pointed yellow stars
- Black rectangular score windows with orange and red borders
- Horns and bat-like wings
- Red fangs
Lettering
- Two-line stacked title in ornate serif display capitals, yellow-to-orange vertical gradient with red keyline and white highlight, on a radiating blue burst; labels in plain yellow sans-serif capitals on green holly leaves; maker's wordmark in red cursive script at the top left
Themes
- Fantasy
- Wizard
- Dragon
- Serpent
- Fire
- Christmas holly
- Skeletal monster
Title on it
- Fire breaker
Text on it
- FIRE
- BREAKER
- Williams
- GAME OVER
- HIGHEST SCORE
- SHOOT AGAIN AGAIN
- BALL IN PLAY
- MATCH
- TILT
- WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS INC. COPYRIGHT 1981
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Tall male wizard at the left, long flowing blue beard, red conical hat with white polka dots and gold horn-like ornaments, red robe trimmed in gold with a row of yellow stars down the front, one arm raised with clawed fingers, holding a gold-trimmed curved horn or trumpet in the other hand |
| Man | Male head in right-facing profile behind the wizard, tan skin, short dark hair, bare shoulder, mouth open in a grimace |
| Man | Second male head in right-facing profile wearing a gold pointed helmet or crown, tan skin, visible teeth |
| Creature | Large bone-white skeletal dragon or demon head on the right, two long curved horns, bony brow ridges, red eye socket, wide-open crimson mouth with rows of teeth and a curling pink tongue, green streaks behind the jaw |
| Creature | Clawed skeletal forelimbs and a clawed wing reaching leftward across the blue background, bone-coloured with long sharp talons |
| Creature | Long orange-and-yellow serpent with red fangs and a red head, its body coiling around the entire border and one head lunging from the left edge |
A wide, brightly coloured backglass with a black starry-sky background framed on all four sides by twisting orange-and-yellow serpents interwoven with green holly leaves and red berries. Across the top centre a stacked title logo reads 'FIRE' above 'BREAKER' in ornate yellow-to-orange gradient letters with heavy red outlines, set against radiating blue and red rays; a red circular emblem and red cursive maker's wordmark sit at the top left. At the left stands a tall wizard with a long blue beard, a red-and-white polka-dot pointed cap and a star-decorated red robe, holding a gold-trimmed horn; behind him are two male heads in profile, one bare and one in a gold helmet. At the right a bone-white horned skeletal dragon head with a gaping red mouth and pink tongue lunges leftward, its clawed forelimbs reaching across the blue background. Black score windows with orange borders flank the title, with four more below numbered 1 to 4. Along the bottom, six green holly-leaf labels in yellow capitals read GAME OVER, HIGHEST SCORE, SHOOT AGAIN AGAIN, BALL IN PLAY, MATCH and TILT.