1987 · Williams
Space Station
Known for 1-2-3 lanes, Left orbit saucer, Space Station and Docks. Black starfield with scattered white star points, blue and white swirling nebula or vortex upper left and orange-red glow along the lower edge.
- Year
- 1987
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Lane
1-2-3 lanes
- saucer
Left orbit saucer
- Toy
Space Station
- Lock
Docks
- Target
SHUTTLE targets
- Target
STATION targets
- Multiball
Three-Ball Multiball
- Goal
Rescue Jackpot
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Space Station
Extra level 1
- Upper playfield upper playfield
Holes 2
- Left orbit saucer saucer
- Right saucer saucer
Lock 1
- Docks
Drop target 1
- Stop n Score drop target
Targets 3
- STA standup targets
- SHUTTLE targets
- STATION targets
Kickback 1
- Left outlane kickback
Lanes 3
- 1-2-3 lanes
- USA lanes
- Lane change lane change
On the backglass
Who and what
- vehicle Giant toroidal space station: tan and cream segmented ring with rectangular panel markings, tilted diagonally, enclosing a pale blue and grey cylindrical spine with stacked modules and antennae; cluster of blue-grey drum tanks on the lower right arm
- other Astronaut in white and blue pressure suit with gold-tinted helmet visor, red circular chest emblem, tumbling head-down with left arm raised toward a bright four-point starburst
- vehicle Slim white and orange rocket at lower left climbing diagonally on a long red-and-orange exhaust flame
- vehicle Small white and blue cylindrical satellite with cross-shaped solar panels at right, below the astronaut
- other Small red-orange planet with darker mottled spots near lower centre, inside the station ring
- other Small yellow crenellated space station module with round portholes near the upper right of the ring
Setting
- Black starfield with scattered white star points
- Blue and white swirling nebula or vortex upper left
- Orange-red glow along the lower edge
Text on it
- SPACE STATION
- PINBALL RENDEZVOUS
- Williams
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Stop n Score
-
Multiballs 1
- Three-Ball Multiball 3-ball
-
Goals 1
- Rescue Jackpot
-
Awards 1
- Bonus Ball extra ball
Made by
- Design
- Barry Oursler
- Art
- Tim Elliott
- Software
- Ed Boon
- Sound & Music
- Brian Schmidt
Reference
Linked terms
- Left orbit saucer also called Left orbit
- Right saucer also called Upper right saucer also called back right saucer
- Docks also called locks
- SHUTTLE targets also called Shuttle
- STATION targets also called Station
- Three-Ball Multiball also called Multiball also called Redock
- Stop n Score also called Stop & Score
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- blue
- white
- red
- silver
Fingerprint: Long white central lane packed eleven copper-orange rectangular drop targets ringed word SHUTTLE vertically both sides, huge pink-mauve spiral vortex swirling right side, yellow-black striped score-window housing across raised upper playfield behind chrome wireform tangle, red arrow EXTRA BALL crossing middle
The most memorable feature is the long white central lane packed with eleven copper-orange rectangular drop targets ringed by the word SHUTTLE repeated vertically down both sides. Second, the huge painted pink-and-mauve spiral vortex swirling up the right-hand side of the playfield. Third, the yellow-and-black striped score-window housing running across the raised upper playfield behind a tangle of chrome wireform ramps. Fourth, the red arrow marked EXTRA BALL crossing the middle of the field. Fifth, the pair of round white logos in the top corners, one reading ANGEL STRIKERS.
Setting
- Deep sky-blue painted field with white geometric panel shapes
- Stylised outer-space backdrop with painted stars and rock formations at the top corners
- Large pink-and-mauve concentric spiral vortex filling the right-centre
- Grey brushed-metal cabinet sides and chrome rails framing the artwork
Symbols
- Eleven copper-orange rectangular drop targets in a central bank
- Repeated word shuttle in black capitals down both flanks of the target bank
- Red left-to-right arrow reading extra ball
- Four amber translucent round pop-bumper caps on chrome posts
- Painted chrome five-point star over the pink spiral vortex
- Rockets and star shapes in the upper background
- Row of rectangular score windows in a yellow-and-black striped housing
- White circular logos in the top left and top right corners
- Red-and-white circular medallion with a stylised letter m on the lower apron
- Numbers 25,000, 75,000 and 150,000 printed in the scoring lanes
Notable shapes
- Large circular cutout/tunnel opening at the top right edge
- Long rectangular white target bank running up the centre
- Tangled chrome tube arcs crossing the field diagonally
- Broad painted spiral vortex shape on the right
Art motifs
- Concentric spiral nebula
- Chrome tubing
- Star field
- Speed streaks
- Chevron and arrow graphics
Themes
- Outer space
- Shuttle
- Nebula
- Geometry
- Chrome
Title on it
- Shuttle
Text on it
- ANGEL STRIKERS
- EXTRA BALL
- SHUTTLE
- SPECIAL
- 25,000
- 75,000
- 150,000
- DANGER
- CHANGE
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 1 PLAY
- 50¢
- 5 PLAYS
- $2.00
- 3 Balls Per Play
- RULES FOR STATISTICAL FEATURES MAY VARY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Several chrome ball-guide tubes and wireform ramp rails looping over the upper playfield |
| Other | No human or animal figures; artwork is abstract geometric and space-themed with metallic ornament |
Full-length electro-mechanical style pinball playfield seen at a slight angle, artwork dominated by deep sky blue, white, crimson red and polished silver metal. The lower two-thirds are a symmetrical white-and-blue layout with a central rectangular 'shuttle' drop-target bank of eleven copper-orange rectangular targets set in white lanes, flanked on both sides by vertical columns of the word SHUTTLE printed in bold black capitals running down the blue. To the right of the bank is a large painted vortex or spiral nebula in pink, mauve and white concentric swirls, with a chrome star-and-rocket motif over it. Across the middle sit four amber round pop-bumper caps on chrome posts, two on the left and two on the right. A red arrow labelled EXTRA BALL points left-to-right across the upper middle. Silver wireform ramps and ball guides loop over the top third, enclosing a raised upper playfield with a row of illuminated rectangular score windows in a yellow-and-black striped housing. Two round white logos sit in the top corners. The bottom apron carries two cream instruction cards and a red-and-white circular 'M' medallion in the middle. Metal side rails, ball trough and cabinet legs visible.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- black
- yellow
- orange
Fingerprint: SPACE STATION in squared-off italic orange-yellow gradient capitals on blue band, PINBALL RENDEZVOUS small gold subtitle, colossal tilted toroidal ring space station with pale blue spine, swirling blue-white nebula pouring upper left, tumbling astronaut in white suit reaching at bright star, slender rocket with fiery plume, spacecraft and astronomical motifs
The enormous tilted golden ring-shaped space station that fills the whole centre of the glass, wrapped around a pale blue spine, with a swirl of blue-and-white nebula pouring out of its upper left. A single tumbling astronaut in a white suit with a gold visor floats head-down at the upper right, reaching up at a bright star. The title SPACE STATION in giant orange-to-yellow gradient italic block letters on a blue band, with the small subtitle PINBALL RENDEZVOUS tucked directly underneath. A slim white-and-orange rocket with a fiery red-orange plume climbing out of the bottom left corner.
Setting
- Black starfield with scattered white star points
- Blue and white swirling nebula or vortex upper left
- Orange-red glow along the lower edge
Symbols
- Four-point starbursts
- Scattered white stars
- Red circled w maker's emblem
- Circular planet
- Solar panel arrays
Lettering
- Very large squared italic block capitals, orange-to-yellow vertical gradient fill, white inline outline then thick black outline, on a blue band; subtitle in small thin gold-outlined capitals on black; corner logo in red cursive script
Themes
- Space
- Orbital station
- Astronaut
- Rocket launch
- Nebula
Title on it
- Space station
Text on it
- SPACE STATION
- PINBALL RENDEZVOUS
- Williams
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Vehicle | Giant toroidal space station: tan and cream segmented ring with rectangular panel markings, tilted diagonally, enclosing a pale blue and grey cylindrical spine with stacked modules and antennae; cluster of blue-grey drum tanks on the lower right arm |
| Other | Astronaut in white and blue pressure suit with gold-tinted helmet visor, red circular chest emblem, tumbling head-down with left arm raised toward a bright four-point starburst |
| Vehicle | Slim white and orange rocket at lower left climbing diagonally on a long red-and-orange exhaust flame |
| Vehicle | Small white and blue cylindrical satellite with cross-shaped solar panels at right, below the astronaut |
| Other | Small red-orange planet with darker mottled spots near lower centre, inside the station ring |
| Other | Small yellow crenellated space station module with round portholes near the upper right of the ring |
Translucent backglass with a huge title SPACE STATION across the top in squared-off italic block capitals, letters filled with a horizontal orange-to-yellow gradient, outlined in white then heavy black, all sitting on a wide blue band; beneath it a small gold-on-black line of lettering reading PINBALL RENDEZVOUS. The centre of the glass is dominated by a colossal painted space station: a tan and cream segmented toroidal ring, tilted, with a cylindrical spine of pale blue and grey modules crossing through it, and a cluster of blue-grey drum-shaped tanks on the lower right arm. Behind and above the ring on the left is a swirling blue and white vortex or nebula with concentric strokes. Upper right, a single astronaut in a white and blue suit with a gold-tinted helmet visor and a red circular chest emblem drifts head-down with one arm raised toward a bright four-point star. Lower left, a slender white and orange rocket on a red-and-orange exhaust plume climbs diagonally. Lower right corner carries a red script logo reading Williams beside a red circled W. Black space with scattered white stars fills the background.