1980–1985 · Zaccaria & Pinball Shop
Space Shuttle
Known for Space Mission targets, Blast Off target, Center hole and Canal inline targets. Black outer wooden frame, black starfield speckled with white and yellow five-pointed stars and small white dot clusters, radiating blue and white speed lines fanning out from the lower centre, large yellow starburst explosion behind the aircraft and orange arrowhead motif at the bottom left.
- Years
- 1980–1985
- Maker
- Zaccaria & Pinball Shop
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Target
Space Mission targets
- Target
Blast Off target
- Hole
Center hole
- Target
Canal inline targets
- Hole
Canal hole
- Goal
Space Mission
2 games under this title
On the playfield
On the backglass
Who and what
- vehicle Large white four-engined passenger airliner with an orange cheatline along the fuselage, a long needle nose probe, dark cockpit windows and rows of small cabin windows; flies left, slightly nose-up, occupying the left-centre
- vehicle White delta-winged shuttle orbiter with black window strip and nasa lettering on the wing, riding on a black external fuel tank with fins; above and behind the airliner, angled down to the right
- vehicle Slim white fighter jet with swept wings, black nose and tail, and two black engine intakes; the smallest of the three, flying right in front of the starburst
Setting
- Black outer wooden frame
- Black starfield speckled with white and yellow five-pointed stars and small white dot clusters
- Radiating blue and white speed lines fanning out from the lower centre
- Large yellow starburst explosion behind the aircraft
- Orange arrowhead motif at the bottom left
Text on it
- SPACE SHUTTLE
- ZACCARIA
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- HIGHEST SCORE
- NAME
- TILT
- MATCH
- CREDIT
- 47
- 1 to 4 CAN PLAY
- GAME OVER
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Space Mission
Made by
- Art
- Lorenzo Rimondini
Reference
Linked terms
- Space Mission targets also called Mission targets
- Blast Off target also called Blast Off
- Center hole also called Center Special
- Canal inline targets also called upper-left inline targets
- Canal hole also called Canal Special
- Space Mission also called Space Mission Complete
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Standard
- navy blue
- yellow
- red
- silver
Fingerprint: Colossal yellow atomic starburst erupting upward from center between flippers, ring of numbered 2,000/3,000 target circles around silver spinner drum, four red pop-bumper caps with black five-pointed star, jagged yellow starburst plastics, two large pale-blue and lilac concentric spiral plastics flanking lower playfield, chrome one-way gate over upper-right, navy blue field with yellow stars
A colossal yellow atomic starburst erupting up the centre of the playfield from between the flippers, with a ring of numbered 2,000/3,000 target circles around a silver spinner drum. Four red pop-bumper caps each printed with a black five-pointed star, ringed by jagged yellow starburst plastics. Two large pale-blue and lilac concentric spiral plastics flanking the lower playfield. A chrome wire one-way gate arching over the upper-right quadrant. A cream SPACE BATTLE instruction card riveted at bottom left with a blue QR code at bottom right.
Setting
- Outer space starfield of scattered yellow and white stars on deep navy
- Orange and yellow atomic starburst rising from the lower centre
- Pale blue and lilac concentric spiral swirl plastics on the lower left and right
- Orange and red flames and exhaust plumes on the upper-left and right plastics
Symbols
- Five-pointed black stars on red pop-bumper caps
- Jagged yellow starburst rings
- Yellow five-pointed stars scattered as background
- Concentric blue and lilac spirals
- Red five-pointed star inside a yellow star at lower right
- White and red striped rocket bodies
- A black tyre/wheel-like circle at the top centre
- A red circular wheel with a cross-hatch pattern
- Arrowed red-and-yellow special chevron on the left
- Orange and yellow chevron speed lines at upper right
Notable shapes
- Huge yellow atomic starburst with orange rays fanning up the centre
- Two large pale-blue and lilac concentric spiral plastics flanking the lower field
- Ring of eight white circular target badges around the centre spinner
- Stepped cylindrical bonus multiplifier tower with four white oval x windows
- Four jagged yellow starburst rings around the pop bumpers
- Curved chrome wire gate arching over the upper right
Art motifs
- Atomic mushroom-cloud starburst
- Retro-futurist space race imagery
- Comic-style star explosions
- Hand-lettered drop-target score values
Themes
- Outer space
- Rocket and satellite
- Atomic explosion
- Score multiplier
Text on it
- SPACE BATTLE
- The three top rollover scores 500 points when lit, or 3,000 points when lit, and drop one of the bonus mission targets.
- The targets in the top left hand drop when hit and score 3,000 points each. When both targets are lit the top left target scores 10,000. Dropping all six space targets in the top lights for special.
- Dropping all six space targets in the top area lights the center "Start Off" target, and when all six the center lights lights for special.
- Knocking down the eight targets repeatedly the lane scores 2, 4, 6, and X.
- When the blue light in the left hand corner is lit and the ball enters the special hole the space mission targets drop automatically.
- BONUS MULTIPLIER
- X2
- X3
- X4
- X5
- 2,000
- 3,000
- 5,000
- 10,000
- 10,000 POINTS
- 5,000 POINTS
- 3,000 POINTS
- SPACE MISSION
- SPECIAL
- BALL
- LOADING
- MORE BONUS
- SUPER X
- LITE A BALL
- 3
- 5
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | One small painted spaceman figure on the right side of the mid-upper playfield, roughly 90mm tall in the artwork, wearing a silver spacesuit and a round bubble helmet, one arm raised as if waving or signalling, standing on an orange starfield panel beside a red lane guide |
| Vehicle | A red and chrome rocket or space capsule shape in the upper right, nose pointing up, with a ribbed silver body and a small round window |
| Vehicle | A long orange-red rocket nose curving up the far left edge of the playfield with a white and red banded body |
Playfield of a 1960s electro-mechanical space-combat game, photographed under glass with the silver coin door and legs of the cabinet below. The field is dark navy blue with scattered yellow stars and white starbursts, dominated by a huge yellow-and-orange atomic starburst exploding upward from the bottom centre between the two flippers. A ring of eight small white circles marked 2,000 and 3,000 encircles a silver cylindrical spinner housing at centre, with a stepped BONUS MULTIPLIFIER tower below it carrying X2, X3, X4 and X5 in white ovals. Two groups of three stubby rocket-shaped targets with red noses and orange ribbed bodies sit left and right of a central vertical lane marked with a 3 and a 5. The upper playfield is crowded: four red pop-bumper caps printed with a black star sit inside jagged yellow starburst rings, a red circular 'BALL ESCAPE' wheel glows between them, and a large chrome one-way gate arches over the upper right. At right a small figure in a silver spacesuit and bubble helmet raises one arm. Two pale-blue and purple concentric swirl plastics flank the lower playfield, and red rubber-sleeved flippers sit above a yellow burst reading CROSSBEAM. A cream instruction card titled SPACE BATTLE is riveted to the lower left, with a blue QR code at lower right.
Playfield Horror
- teal
- turquoise blue
- bright red
- cream
- pale yellow
Fingerprint: House of horror, enormous grinning open mouth with fangs and red tongue near top, pale-blue three-eyed vomiting monster head, right third is walled spiral ramp with yellow cyclops eye, red barn with lit windows anchoring right edge, sunburst labeled BALLS IN PLAY with numbered rings
The most identifying feature is the enormous grinning open mouth with white fangs and a red tongue near the top centre, flanked by two smaller identical fanged mouths. Below it sits an upturned pale-blue three-eyed monster head that appears to be vomiting or spewing the lower playfield. The whole right third is one continuous walled spiral ramp with a yellow one-eyed eyeball riding it. A red barn with a rounded roof and lit windows anchors the right edge next to a yellow CAPTURED banner. The lower playfield is unusually graphic, with a sunburst labelled BALLS IN PLAY surrounded by numbered rings rather than conventional drop targets.
Setting
- A night sky of flat turquoise blue stippled with small yellow stars
- A dense tangle of black-outlined yellow round bushes and shrubs down the left side
- A red barn with a curved gambrel roof and glowing yellow windows on the right edge
- A pale wood-grain fence or picket run behind the right ramp
- Dark blue and purple plank-patterned wall panels in the lower playfield
- Black voids behind the two lower white apron cards
Symbols
- Eight-pointed yellow starbursts scattered over the turquoise background
- A black candelabra-like post at upper left
- Printed coin and playing-card-like rectangles near the upper left lane
- A large red-and-white striped ball symbol printed on the lower-left black panel
- A yellow lightning-bolt shape at the left of the house gable
- A black spider-like silhouette at lower right
- Qr-style square code printed on the lower-left white apron card
Notable shapes
- The giant open fanged mouth with two matching smaller mouths below it
- The three-eyed screaming blue head
- The circular walled spiral ramp up the right side
- The tall narrow gabled house with three storeys and a central door
- The radial sunburst enclosing eleven white number rings
- The two large white rectangular lower-deck cards
Art motifs
- Two converging white plastic arrows outlined in red pointing down towards the centre
- Curved black-outlined shrub and vine borders running the length of both sides
- Pink and white striped horizontal bands framing the lower left and lower right black panels
- Repeated radial sunburst behind the numbered rings
- Painted black chevron stripes on the sloped lane panels left and right of the house
Themes
- Haunted house
- Monsters and vampires
- Comic horror
- Circus or carnival freak show
- Arcade and score attack
- Cartoon villainy
Title on it
- House of horror
Text on it
- MAGIC HOUSE FEATURES
- Add
- BONUS
- HIGH SCORE
- 20X
- COMPLETE THE HIGH SCORE
- SHOOT AGAIN
- HOUSE OF HORROR
- LITTLE SHOT
- CAPTURED
- Add Bonus
- BALLS IN PLAY
- 1000
- 5000
- Bally
- Solid State
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Enormous open mouth at upper centre: white upper and lower teeth with four long downward fangs from the top row, a red tongue and red throat, dark outlined, ringed by red and yellow plastic. inside/behind it sits a green-faced ghoul with yellow eyes and a furrowed brow. |
| Other | A matched pair of smaller grinning mouths, left and right of and slightly below the giant one, each with white teeth, red lips and a dark interior, mounted on yellow and red circular bases. |
| Other | Pale blue and white upturned head at mid-playfield, mouth wide open in a scream, three eyes with yellow irises, mottled blue shading, water-like streaks running down onto the house roof. |
| Other | Large single yellow eye with a black pupil and heavy black lid, mounted on the right-hand spiral ramp lane, appearing to look down the ramp. |
| Other | Small dark figure with a skull-like pale face and red clothing standing in the top-floor window of the house, framed by a lit yellow window opening. |
| Other | Black cat with pointed ears and white eye highlights sitting upright on the lower right apron deck, tail curled, beside a printed value. |
| Other | Pale face with heavy red lips and dark eyes centred at the very bottom between the flippers, wearing a black headpiece with a small dark jewel and a gold necklace, hair fanning up into the lower black panel. |
| Other | A yellow star-shaped burst carrying a small dark silhouetted figure, printed at lower left beneath the left flipper with a printed score value. |
Full-length portrait view of an electro-mechanical solid-state playfield, photographed flat with its chrome side rails and black cabinet interior visible at the edges. The centre is dominated by a three-storey Victorian house with a steep gable, lit yellow windows, a red door and a small skull figure standing in the upstairs window, with the words HOUSE OF HORROR printed on the gable face. Above it, a huge open fanged mouth ringed by two smaller grinning mouths, a pale blue monstrous head with three eyes, a green-faced ghoul and a large yellow cyclops eye on a curved track down the right side. A narrow left ramp and a wider right ramp sweep from the lower flippers to the upper lanes. Colour is dense and comic-book-like: teal-blue background, bright red and yellow plastics, cream house siding and black lower-deck field. Lower centre has a cluster of eleven white number rings 1 to 11 under the words BALLS IN PLAY.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- black
- blue
- yellow
- white
Fingerprint: Wide landscape backglass on star-speckled black sky. Four red LED score displays at corners with player numbers 1-4 on orange-white starbursts. Huge three-dimensional "SPACE SHUTTLE" letters diagonally down centre in yellow-to-orange gradient with thick black shadows. Three aircraft fly left-to-right: four-engined passenger jet with needle nose, white shuttle orbiter on black external tank, slim white-black fighter. Yellow starburst explosion behind against blue and white speed lines. Orange TILT and MATCH buttons.
The single most memorable element is the enormous diagonal SPACE SHUTTLE logo, yellow-to-orange 3D slab letters with heavy black and white drop shadows, ploughing down through the middle of a black starfield. Second is the trio of aircraft flying in formation across it: a four-engined passenger jet, a winged shuttle orbiter on an external tank, and a slim black-and-white fighter jet. Third, the print of a small ZACCARIA badge in a white box at the top right, tucked among yellow stars. Fourth, the red starburst player numbers 1 to 4 marking four score displays in the corners.
Setting
- Black outer wooden frame
- Black starfield speckled with white and yellow five-pointed stars and small white dot clusters
- Radiating blue and white speed lines fanning out from the lower centre
- Large yellow starburst explosion behind the aircraft
- Orange arrowhead motif at the bottom left
Symbols
- Five-pointed stars in yellow, gold and white of many sizes
- Clouds of small white dots resembling star clusters or confetti
- Red four-digit led score displays
- Orange four-pointed starburst player-number badges
- Four round red-orange indicator lamps
- Orange arrowhead
- Radiating comic speed lines
Lettering
- Very large three-dimensional slab-serif block letters, stacked on a steep diagonal, each face shaded in a yellow-to-orange vertical gradient with a thick black core, a white mid-layer and a further black drop shadow; all other lettering is small orange or white condensed sans-serif capitals on black or orange panels
Themes
- Aviation
- Space flight
- Shuttle
- Jet aircraft
- Airliner
- Speed lines
- Explosion starburst
Title on it
- Space shuttle
Text on it
- SPACE SHUTTLE
- ZACCARIA
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- HIGHEST SCORE
- NAME
- TILT
- MATCH
- CREDIT
- 47
- 1 to 4 CAN PLAY
- GAME OVER
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Vehicle | Large white four-engined passenger airliner with an orange cheatline along the fuselage, a long needle nose probe, dark cockpit windows and rows of small cabin windows; flies left, slightly nose-up, occupying the left-centre |
| Vehicle | White delta-winged shuttle orbiter with black window strip and nasa lettering on the wing, riding on a black external fuel tank with fins; above and behind the airliner, angled down to the right |
| Vehicle | Slim white fighter jet with swept wings, black nose and tail, and two black engine intakes; the smallest of the three, flying right in front of the starburst |
A wide, landscape-format backglass with a black outer wooden frame and a star-speckled black sky. Four red seven-segment LED score displays sit in cream-and-orange bordered panels at the four corners, each paired with a player number (1, 2, 3, 4) printed on an orange-and-white comic starburst. Huge three-dimensional block letters spelling SPACE SHUTTLE run diagonally down the centre in yellow-to-orange gradient faces with thick white and black drop shadows. Three aircraft fly left-to-right across the lower centre: a large white-and-orange four-engined passenger jet with a needle nose probe, a white delta-winged winged shuttle orbiter mounted on a black external tank, and a slim white-and-black swept-wing fighter with a pointed nose and two black intakes. A huge yellow starburst explosion radiates behind them against radiating blue and white speed lines. Right of centre sits a black HIGHEST SCORE window with a NAME strip, an orange TILT and MATCH pair of buttons, and a CREDIT window showing 47. Near the bottom is 1 to 4 CAN PLAY above four round red-orange indicator lamps, an orange GAME OVER label, a solid orange arrow motif at bottom left, and a small orange rectangular plaque at bottom right. Style is glossy airbrushed 1980s commercial illustration.
Backglass Horror
- black
- red
- yellow
- green
Fingerprint: Grinning hat-wearing ghoul at top raising enormous knife with yellow blade slicing diagonally, HORROR title in dripping blood-red letters, four survivors facing viewer with central blond aiming shotgun directly outward, Victorian farmhouse, graveyard with headstones, six red seven-segment LED windows
The single most memorable element is the grinning, hat-wearing ghoul at the top raising an enormous knife whose yellow blade slices diagonally across the whole upper backglass. Below him four survivors face the viewer, the central blond one aiming a shotgun directly out of the artwork. Blood-red dripping 'HORROR' title slanted across the upper left. Six red seven-segment LED windows are let into the art, including one that reads 079610 and a long '0000000' beneath the survivors.
Setting
- Night sky with bare twisted branches
- Full moon with drifting clouds
- Dark victorian farmhouse with steep shingled roof
- Glowing yellow cottage windows
- Graveyard with headstones and a wooden cross
- Fog and darkness behind the figures
Symbols
- Full moon
- Knife/machete
- Shotgun
- House with lit windows
- Gravestones and cross
- Bare tree branches
- Illuminated rectangular insert windows
- Yellow numbered player discs 1-4
Lettering
- Large jagged blood-red brush/script capitals with heavy black drop shadow, slanted upward to the right
Themes
- Horror
- Slasher
- Haunted house
- Graveyard
- Monster knife
- Survivors
- Night
Title on it
- Horror
Text on it
- HORROR
- EXTRA BONUS SCORE
- I TO 4 CAN PLAY
- MATCH
- SHOOT AGAIN
- SHOOT SOMETHING
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 10
- 50
- 079610
- 000000
- 0000000
- 00
- shop
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Top centre: sinister grinning man in a wide-brimmed hat, face lit green, shoulder-length hair, holding a huge knife/machete with a long yellow-white blade across the image |
| Woman | Far left of lower group: pale face, blue eyes, tall beehive hairstyle, only head and shoulders visible |
| Man | Left centre: young brown-haired man, clean-shaven, dark jacket with raised collar, looking forward |
| Man | Centre: blond man in a padded/ribbed jacket holding a shotgun aimed directly at the viewer, stern expression |
| Man | Right: blond man with bloodied and scarred face, torn pale shirt, standing before the graveyard |
A horror-themed backglass painted in airbrushed realistic illustration style. Upper half is a night scene: a sinister grinning man in a wide-brimmed hat looms at top centre, lit sickly green, raising a long knife or machete with a huge yellow-white blade cutting diagonally across the picture. A full moon with clouds sits at top right. Left of centre, a dark Victorian farmhouse with steep shingled roof and glowing yellow windows stands against a black sky with bare twisted tree branches. The main title 'HORROR' runs diagonally across the upper left in dripping blood-red jagged letters with a black shadow. Lower half shows a line of four survivors in front of a graveyard with headstones and a cross: at far left a pale woman's face with blue eyes and a tall beehive hairstyle; a brown-haired young man in a dark jacket; a blond man in a padded jacket pointing a shotgun straight at the viewer; and a bloodied, scarred blond man with a torn shirt. Colours are black, blood red, sickly yellow-green and flesh pink, with hot yellow window and display glow. Six seven-segment LED windows show red digits.