1986 · Unidesa
Space Ship
Known for Six left targets, Follow-up lane, Progressive targets and ABCD lanes. Outer glossy red cabinet-style frame with a thin inner red border line, fiery red field across the whole background, large yellow-to-orange sunburst wedge opening from the left, white sun disc low on the left behind the station and black star-speckled space at the upper right.
- Year
- 1986
- Maker
- Unidesa
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Target
Six left targets
- Lane
Follow-up lane
- Target
Progressive targets
- Lane
ABCD lanes
- Target
Yellow Extra Ball target
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Lower-right trapdoor trapdoor
Targets 3
- Six left targets
- Progressive targets
- Yellow Extra Ball target
Lanes 3
- Follow-up lane
- ABCD lanes
- Stars switches
On the backglass
Who and what
- vehicle One huge pale blue and white swept-wing spacecraft, viewed from above and behind, red stripes across the deck, yellow wing-tip panels, stepped tail, broad flat upper deck with panel lines; two thick white rocket exhaust plumes fire downward from behind it
- vehicle One tall dark blue-grey space station on a thin lattice mast with a needle spire, stacked hexagonal platforms, dish antennas and boxy greebles, standing centre-left in front of the sunburst
- vehicle Three smaller blue-grey rocket/shuttle craft angled diagonally upwards along the right edge, each with pointed noses and swept fins
- other A row of small blue spherical meteors or planetoids with short trailing tails scattered across the middle band, roughly eight visible
- other A white spiky starburst explosion in the top right corner and a second white starburst at the bottom left, plus a small purple-white dot near the lower centre
Setting
- Outer glossy red cabinet-style frame with a thin inner red border line
- Fiery red field across the whole background
- Large yellow-to-orange sunburst wedge opening from the left
- White sun disc low on the left behind the station
- Black star-speckled space at the upper right
Text on it
- SPACE SHIP
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 723 140
How it plays
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Goals 1
- Six-target cycle
Reference
Linked terms
- Six left targets also called Six-target bank also called Six-target left bank
- Follow-up lane also called Target-cycle follow-up lane
- Yellow Extra Ball target also called Fixed yellow target
- Stars also called Star switches
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- yellow
- blue
- white
Fingerprint: space ship: Enormous pale blue swept-wing spacecraft dominating lower right half with stepped tail and white exhaust plumes, teal-green slanted SPACE SHIP title upper left corner, tall dark blue-grey space station with needle spire rising before yellow sunburst, four red seven-segment score windows
The single most memorable element is the enormous pale blue swept-wing spacecraft, seen from above with a stepped tail and two fat white exhaust plumes, occupying the entire lower right half of the glass. Second, the title SPACE SHIP stacked in two lines of fat teal-green 1970s-style slanted block letters in the top left corner. Third, the tall thin dark blue-grey space station with a needle spire rising in front of a blazing yellow sunburst on the left. Fourth, the four red seven-segment score windows reading the same number, split left and right of the station.
Setting
- Outer glossy red cabinet-style frame with a thin inner red border line
- Fiery red field across the whole background
- Large yellow-to-orange sunburst wedge opening from the left
- White sun disc low on the left behind the station
- Black star-speckled space at the upper right
Symbols
- Seven-segment score readouts
- Player numbers 1 to 4
- Row of three square indicator windows
- Sunburst rays
- Meteor spheres with tails
Lettering
- Chunky slanted capital sans-serif, two stacked lines, teal-green with white face, dark outline and yellow drop shadow
Themes
- Spaceflight
- Space station
- Orbital launch
- Rockets and shuttles
- Explosions
Title on it
- Space ship
Text on it
- SPACE SHIP
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 723 140
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Vehicle | One huge pale blue and white swept-wing spacecraft, viewed from above and behind, red stripes across the deck, yellow wing-tip panels, stepped tail, broad flat upper deck with panel lines; two thick white rocket exhaust plumes fire downward from behind it |
| Vehicle | One tall dark blue-grey space station on a thin lattice mast with a needle spire, stacked hexagonal platforms, dish antennas and boxy greebles, standing centre-left in front of the sunburst |
| Vehicle | Three smaller blue-grey rocket/shuttle craft angled diagonally upwards along the right edge, each with pointed noses and swept fins |
| Other | A row of small blue spherical meteors or planetoids with short trailing tails scattered across the middle band, roughly eight visible |
| Other | A white spiky starburst explosion in the top right corner and a second white starburst at the bottom left, plus a small purple-white dot near the lower centre |
A rectangular backglass/translite panel in a thick glossy red plastic frame, with a narrow red inner border line framing the artwork. The title SPACE SHIP sits in the top left corner, set on two stacked lines in chunky slanted capital letters, teal-green with a white inner face, dark outline and a yellow drop shadow. The background is a fiery red field that opens into a large yellow-to-orange sunburst wedge on the left half, with a white sun disc low on the left. Centre-left stands a tall dark blue-grey space station: a thin lattice mast with a pointed spire, stacked platforms, dish antennas and greebled boxes, rendered in fine mechanical detail. Dominating the right is a huge swept-wing spacecraft seen from above and behind, pale blue and white with red striping, yellow wing-tip panels, a stepped tail and a broad flat deck, with heavy white rocket exhaust plumes blasting downwards behind it. Three smaller blue-grey rockets/shuttles angle upwards at the right edge. Scattered blue meteor-like spheres with trailing tails float across the middle band. A white starburst explosion sits top right. Two red seven-segment score windows are inset left and right of centre, each flanked by player numbers. Along the bottom left is a row of three small square indicator windows with tiny labels, above a second white starburst.