1982 · Bally
Speakeasy
Known for 5-9 Hearts rollovers, 10-Ace flyaway targets, Joker lane and Roulette wheel. Nightclub interior, stage with magenta curtains, jazz orchestra pit and bar counter with stacked glasses.
- Year
- 1982
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 2
Known for
- Lane
5-9 Hearts rollovers
- Target
10-Ace flyaway targets
- Lane
Joker lane
- wheel
Roulette wheel
- saucer
Right saucer
- event
Subtract a Ball
On the playfield
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Young adult, dark bobbed hair with jewelled headband, yellow sleeveless fringed flapper dress, pearl necklace and bracelets, smiling, right arm linked through the man's arm
- man Young adult, slicked-back dark hair, blue pinstripe three-piece suit, striped tie, white lapel flower, holding a short tumbler glass, looking at the woman
- man Bartender, white shirt with sleeves rolled, dark vest, black bow-tie, wide grin, leaning forward behind the counter
- man Band member in a black top hat and dark coat, partly in shadow, centre-left
- man Cornet/trumpet player, brass horn raised to mouth, upper centre
- man Several additional band members in dark suits and bow ties in the upper background, one holding a large upright double bass at the right
Setting
- Nightclub interior
- Stage with magenta curtains
- Jazz orchestra pit
- Bar counter with stacked glasses
Text on it
- Bally
- Speakeasy
- TM
- FEATURING
- ADD-A-BALL
- TELEPHONE
- GAME OVER
- CREDIT
- BALLS
- TO
- PLAY
How it plays
-
Modes 2
- Subtract a Ball event
- Spin Roulette event
-
Goals 4
- Two Added Balls
- Center Added Ball
- Joker Added Ball
- Chip value
Made by
- Design
- George Christian
- Art
- Greg Freres
- Software
- Rehman Merchant
Reference
Linked terms
- 5-9 Hearts rollovers also called Hearts also called Top Hearts also called 5-9 lanes
- 10-Ace flyaway targets also called Spades also called Flyaway targets also called Center Spades also called 10-Ace targets
- Joker lane also called Jokers also called Right Joker lane
- Roulette wheel also called Big wheel also called Wheel
- Left saucer also called Roulette saucers
- Star rollover also called Upper right lane
- Sacrifice button also called Sacrifice also called Return to sequence button
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- turquoise
- gold
- red
- black
Fingerprint: Pinball electro-mechanical, large red-yellow numbered spinner wheel at center, huge gold sunburst from bottom center with spoke pattern one through fifteen, three amber domed bumper caps at top under blue plastic ramp, ornate gold script numerals seven and five in side lanes
The centrepiece is a big dark circular wheel encircled by lettered segments, with a fan of five playing cards and a red PINBALL title panel directly above it. Second most memorable is the huge gold sunburst whose rays emanate from the bottom-centre triangle and carry a numbered spoke pattern 1-15 with a central 60 and 30. Three amber domed bumper caps glow at the top under a bright blue plastic ramp assembly, with five playing cards spread like a hand just below them. Large ornate gold script numerals (a 7 at left, a 5 at right) are painted into the side lanes, and the wooden apron carries large red-outlined outline capitals spelling PINBALL.
Setting
- Teal painted playfield with radiating gold sunburst rays
- Pale blue-green side lanes with ornamental gold filigree
- Black and red banded upper playfield under blue plastics
- Cream-coloured instruction cards on the wooden apron
Symbols
- Playing-card suits spades and clubs
- Numbered circles 1 through 15
- Round coloured inserts
- Multiplier ovals 10x 5x 3x 2x
- Target bullseye of 7,000
- Arrow
- Starburst rays
- Domed bumper caps
Notable shapes
- Big central letter wheel with round holes
- Fanned hand of five playing cards
- Numbered spoke pattern 1-15 in a gold sunburst triangle
- Arched blue plastic over the upper playfield
- Tall ornamental gold 7 and 5 lane panels
Art motifs
- Radial sunburst
- Concentric wheel
- Billiard hall numbering
- Gold filigree scrolls
- Red and cream chevron outlines
Themes
- Playing cards
- Arithmetic number game
- Speakeasy
- Outhole wheel
- Multiplier inserts
Title on it
- Pinball
Text on it
- PINBALL
- THOUSANDS
- OUTHOLE
- SPINS
- WHEEL
- SPEAKEASY
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- For Amusement Only
- 2 TO 4 PLAYERS
- EXTRA BALL FOR EACH SCORE OF 1,440,000 POINTS
- EXTRA BALL FOR EACH SCORE OF 2,880,000 POINTS
- INSTRUCTIONS
- SHOOT AGAIN FOR ADDITIONAL BALL WHEN LIT
- 10X
- 5X
- 2X
- 3X
- 10,000 ON SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- 7,000
- SPECIAL
- 60
- 30
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | No human figures; artwork is entirely geometric and abstract |
| Other | Five oversized playing cards (black spades and clubs, red accents) fanned like a dealt hand above the centre wheel |
| Other | Large dark circular centre wheel divided into wedge segments with round cut-out holes and a band of block letters around its rim |
| Other | Tall gold ornamental numeral 7 painted into the left lane and a gold numeral 5 in the right lane |
| Vehicle | Painted side-wheel motor housings at lower left and lower right, chrome with dark housings |
Illuminated electro-mechanical playfield with a deep teal ground overlaid by a large gold sunburst of rays fanning up from the bottom centre. Two flippers with white faces and red rubber rings sit either side of a red-outlined triangle at the bottom, with an arrow below reading OUTHOLE SPINS WHEEL. Dead centre is a large circular wheel of dark metal with wedge segments and round holes, ringed by a black band of letters. Above the wheel a fan of five playing cards (spades and clubs, with a red PINBALL title panel behind) sits above an arc of coloured round inserts and a row of red jewel-like lamps. Three domed pop-bumper caps at the top glow amber under a blue plastic ramp covering the upper playfield, with a long metal ball-return trough. The outer lanes are pale blue-green with yellow-gold ornamental artwork, including a tall gold 7 on the left and a right-hand panel of small yellow scoring text. Dominant colours: turquoise, gold, red, black, with a blue LED wash. Painted in flat airbrushed 1970s style with heavy black keylines.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- maroon
- cream
- yellow
Fingerprint: Flapper-era 1920s speakeasy scene, young woman in fringed yellow sleeveless dress and jeweled headband linking arms with slicked-back man in blue pinstripe three-piece suit holding tumbler glass, jazz band in shadowed purple background with trumpet player and double-bass musician, grinning bow-tied bartender in white shirt leaning over counter stacked with cocktail glasses, score reels in red-and-gold filigree scrollwork upper left.
A flapper-era couple standing centre stage: woman in a fringed yellow dress and beaded headband linking arms with a slick-haired man in a blue pinstripe suit holding a tumbler, framed by a shadowy jazz band. Behind and above them a wall-mounted blue bulb-bordered sign reads FEATURING ADD-A-BALL with marquee lights. A grinning bow-tied bartender in a white shirt leans over a counter of stacked glasses at the right. Two orange-digit mechanical score reels sit at upper left inside ornate red-and-gold scrollwork, above a TELEPHONE panel.
Setting
- Nightclub interior
- Stage with magenta curtains
- Jazz orchestra pit
- Bar counter with stacked glasses
Symbols
- Brass trumpet
- Upright double bass
- Tumbler glass
- Pearl necklace
- Diamond headband
- Scallop-shell wall ornament
- Gold trophy
- Stacked cocktail glasses
- Red-and-gold filigree scrollwork
- Marquee light-bulb border
- Gold corner squares
Lettering
- Large cream-to-pale-yellow retro script/serif logotype with thick blue keyline and drop shadow; small white sans-serif capitals on the add-a-ball panel; white sans-serif capitals on the bottom instruction cards
Themes
- Speakeasy
- Jazz club
- Flapper era
- 1920s nightclub
- Gangster
- Band
Title on it
- Speakeasy
Text on it
- Bally
- Speakeasy
- TM
- FEATURING
- ADD-A-BALL
- TELEPHONE
- GAME OVER
- CREDIT
- BALLS
- TO
- PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young adult, dark bobbed hair with jewelled headband, yellow sleeveless fringed flapper dress, pearl necklace and bracelets, smiling, right arm linked through the man's arm |
| Man | Young adult, slicked-back dark hair, blue pinstripe three-piece suit, striped tie, white lapel flower, holding a short tumbler glass, looking at the woman |
| Man | Bartender, white shirt with sleeves rolled, dark vest, black bow-tie, wide grin, leaning forward behind the counter |
| Man | Band member in a black top hat and dark coat, partly in shadow, centre-left |
| Man | Cornet/trumpet player, brass horn raised to mouth, upper centre |
| Man | Several additional band members in dark suits and bow ties in the upper background, one holding a large upright double bass at the right |
Painted backglass in a 1920s speakeasy/nightclub setting, framed by a dark blue cabinet edge and a maroon-and-cream rectangular border with small gold corner squares. Upper right is a large curved cream-and-blue script logo, over deep magenta stage curtains. Left of centre, a man in a blue pinstripe three-piece suit with slicked-back dark hair and a white lapel flower stands facing a woman in a sleeveless yellow fringed flapper dress with a jewelled headband and pearl necklace; her arm rests on his, and he holds a tumbler glass low at waist height. Behind them a jazz band fills the upper half: a cornet player with a brass horn raised, a man in a black top hat, a double-bass player, and several other musicians in shadowed suits under purple lighting. At right, a grinning bartender in a white shirt, dark vest and black bow-tie leans forward behind a counter stacked with glasses and a small gold trophy. Left side carries two mechanical score reels in black windows with orange digits, red-and-gold scrollwork, a TELEPHONE panel, and a red GAME OVER window. Bottom strip has BALLS TO PLAY at left and a red ball-count digit.
Backglass
- red
- black
- gold
- brown
Fingerprint: Speak Easy 4 in chunky cream-orange bubble letters, giant yellow numeral 4 stem down centre, glamorous woman in sleeveless yellow dress arm-in-arm with tuxedooed man, full big band in dark suits behind smoky brown background, four ornate gold-scrolled reel windows, warm browns and golds
The oversized stacked logo 'Speak Easy 4' in chunky cream-and-orange bubble lettering with a thick black outline, anchored by a giant yellow numeral 4 whose stem runs down the centre of the glass. A glamorous woman in a sleeveless yellow cocktail dress stands arm-in-arm with a tuxedoedoed man, dead centre, while a full big band in dark suits fills the smoky brown background behind them. Four ornate gold-scrolled red reel windows in two stacked pairs at the top, showing red-on-black digits. A gold signature reading 'Bally' in white cursive script sits directly above the title. The whole glass is ringed by a heavy red-and-gold laminated border with small coloured corner blocks.
Setting
- Smoky nightclub interior
- Big-band stage
- Gold scrollwork cartouches
- Red-and-gold laminated border
Symbols
- Trumpets and saxophones
- Bass drum
- Upright piano
- Red led-style score reels
- Ornate gold scrollwork
- Double gold pinstripe border
Lettering
- Large stacked fat bubble/slab letters, cream faces with orange inline shading and heavy black outline, plus a white cursive signature above
Themes
- Big band
- Jazz
- Nightclub
- Romance
- Musical instruments
Title on it
- Speak easy 4
Text on it
- Speak
- Easy
- 4
- Bally
- 3621440
- 3621470
- 3621443
- 3621430
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young adult, short dark curly hair, sleeveless yellow cocktail dress, smiling, left hand resting on the man's arm, standing at left foreground |
| Man | Adult, dark slicked hair, white shirt with black bow tie and dark jacket with pocket square badge, standing centre facing the viewer |
| Man | Horn player seen from behind in a rust-brown jacket, centre-right |
| Man | Drummer in a dark tuxedo seated behind a white-fronted bass drum, right |
| Man | Pianist in a dark suit seated at an upright keyboard piano, right of centre |
| Man | Saxophonist in a dark suit holding a tenor saxophone aloft, upper right |
| Other | Several further band members in dark suits with brass instruments in the smoky background |
A portrait backglass framed by a black outer band with gold pinstripes, a wide red-and-gold banded frame, and small coloured corner blocks. Inside is a painted nightclub big-band scene in warm browns, reds and golds. Four rectangular reel windows sit in the upper half, two left and two right, each in a red box with ornate gold scrollwork cartouches. In front, a young woman with short dark curly hair in a sleeveless yellow cocktail dress stands at left, hand on the arm of a tall man in a white shirt, black bow tie and dark tuxedo jacket. Behind them a band in dark suits plays: a horn player facing away in a rust-coloured jacket, a drummer at a white bass drum, a pianist, and a saxophonist. The huge logo 'Speak Easy 4' fills the lower-left in fat cream and orange bubble letters with heavy black outline, with an oversized yellow numeral 4. A white cursive signature sits just above the title.