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1978 · Valley

Spectra IV

Year
1978
Maker
Valley
Type
Solid state
Display
Alphanumeric
Players
4

Vision analysis

On the playfield

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Spectra IV playfield

Playfield

  • yellow
  • blue
  • red
  • black

Fingerprint: Three tall narrow inserts reading TREASURE, JEWEL and CAME-O backed by dense red-rimmed lamp bank; enormous yellow triangular wedge pointing downfield flanked by teal-blue-pink chevron lane guides; three white fluted pop-bumper caps with cartoon figures beneath; large red boxing-glove graphic on right mid-field; flat 1960s-70s cartoon style with black key-lines

Distinctive

Three tall narrow inserts side by side in the centre reading TREASURE, JEWEL and CAME-O, backed by a dense bank of round red-ringed lamps. A huge yellow triangular wedge pointing up the middle of the field, flanked by long teal, blue and pink chevron lane guides that converge on the yellow apron. Three white fluted pop-bumper caps clustered across the top third with cartoon figures in bright red, blue and yellow beneath them. A big red boxing-glove-style hand graphic on the right mid-field. Bottom apron carries the instruction ROTATES MANUALLY — EITHER DIRECTION in small black type on yellow.

Symbols

  • Three pop bumpers with fluted caps
  • Round red-ringed lamp sockets
  • Red rubber posts
  • Blue plastic lane guides
  • Chevron and zigzag stripes
  • Yellow triangular wedge
  • Insert panels

Lettering

  • Plain white condensed sans-serif capitals on dark blue insert panels; small black sans-serif instruction text on the yellow apron

Themes

  • Cartoon sailor
  • Boxing gloves
  • Treasure and jewels
  • Comic adventure

Text on it

  • TREASURE
  • JEWEL
  • CAME-O
  • ROTATES MANUALLY
  • EITHER DIRECTION
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Cartoon sailor-style male figure in blue and red with a yellow hat, upper left of the playfield, facing right
Man Cartoon figure in red and blue near the upper centre, partially obscured by pop bumpers and lane guides
Other Large red boxing-glove-shaped cartoon hand graphic on the mid-right field
Other Yellow cartoon face/head motif at the lower centre apron tip, framed by black key-lines
Vehicle Small comic-styled vehicle or craft graphic in blue and red near the upper left edge
Full description

A brightly coloured pinball PLAYFIELD (not a backglass), photographed inside a dark cabinet with the black cabinet side rails and a red instruction card visible at upper left. The playing surface is dominated by a saturated yellow base with sweeping teal-blue, magenta-pink and orange chevron bands running diagonally down both lower sides toward a rounded yellow apron at the bottom. Lower centre is a raised yellow triangular/diamond wedge structure flanked by tall blue-and-pink striped inlane guides. Above it stand three narrow vertical insert panels reading TREASURE, JEWEL and CAME-O in white capitals on dark blue, flanked by columns of round clear-lamp sockets with red rings. Upper third holds three pop bumpers with white fluted caps and red bases, plus cartoon sailor/comic figures in red, blue and yellow. At mid-right a large red boxing-glove-shaped hand graphic. Numerous red rubber posts and blue plastic lane guides are scattered across the field. Along the bottom apron, small black lettering reads ROTATES MANUALLY — EITHER DIRECTION. Art style is flat, saturated 1960s-70s cartoon printing with black key-lines and no gradients.