1980 · Gottlieb
Spider-Man
Known for A-B, 1-2-3 saucers, Right drop targets (5-bank) and Top standup target. Radiating black speed lines on a yellow-to-orange gradient sky, dense city skyline of orange, black and grey skyscrapers, dark navy instruction panel down the left edge and cable and web strands crossing the frame.
- Year
- 1980
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Lane
A-B
- saucers
1-2-3 saucers
- Drop target
Right drop targets (5-bank)
- standup
Top standup target
On the playfield
Hole 1
- 1-2-3 saucers saucers
Drop targets 2
- Right drop targets (5-bank)
- Center drop targets (3-bank)
Targets 2
- Top standup target standup
- Left standup target standup
Lanes 5
- A-B
- Star rollover rollover
- Right A side lane
- Left B side lane
- In and out lanes
Flipper 1
- Right-side flippers extra flipper
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Central leaping superhero in red-and-blue web-patterned costume, white outlined eye lenses, black spider emblem on chest, one arm raised, one arm outstretched, legs kicked apart, webs trailing from wrists
- man Upper-left green and purple costumed figure with orange mask and coiled silver mechanical cables, crouched and swinging inward
- man Lower-right green costumed figure with orange mask and metal tentacle arms, perched on a building ledge
- creature Long green segmented serpent with a yellow head and open mouth coiling down the right edge
- other Small red four-legged spider-like mechanical creature perched on the upper-right score window bezel
Setting
- Radiating black speed lines on a yellow-to-orange gradient sky
- Dense city skyline of orange, black and grey skyscrapers
- Dark navy instruction panel down the left edge
- Cable and web strands crossing the frame
Text on it
- MARVEL
- SPIDER-MAN
- HIGH GAME TO DATE
- GAME OVER
- TILT
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Multi-Bonus
Made by
- Design
- Ed Krynski
- Art
- Gordon Morison
The cast
- The Amazing Spider-Man
Reference
Linked terms
- A-B also called A-B lanes
- Right drop targets (5-bank) also called 5-bank also called Green drop
- Center drop targets (3-bank) also called 3-bank
- Top standup target also called Top center standup
- Left B side lane also called candy cane side lane
- The Amazing Spider-Man also called Spider-Man
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- yellow
- red
- blue
- orange
Fingerprint: Web-slinging hero crouched left across painted web-spattered yellow field, stacked character faces on right side in comic-panel style, two red-white-striped bumpers with spider logos, lower apron with large red star and STAR SERIES label, blue starfield background dominating
The single most memorable element is a cluster of three large painted human faces stacked down the right-hand side - a grey-haired man in a green jacket at the top, a woman in yellow behind him, and a wide-eyed screaming face in the immediate foreground - which reads as a comic-book reaction panel. A second strong feature is the pair of matching round bumpers with red-and-white concentric stripes and black spider logos, set symmetrically in the upper playfield. Third, the lower apron is unusually graphic and patriotic, with two long red-and-white striped ramps sweeping in from the sides toward a big red star containing 80 and the words STAR SERIES. Fourth, the whole play is framed by a deep blue star field with white and red five-pointed stars, quite different from the busy yellow upper half.
Setting
- Comic-book cityscape of tall dark skyscrapers rising from the lower apron
- Star-filled deep blue apron
- Yellow-orange explosion and web-spatter field in the upper playfield
Symbols
- Black spider emblems
- Playing-card-style suit medallions
- White five-pointed stars
- Red five-pointed stars
- Long red-white-blue striped ramps
- Web patterns
- Circular score target medallions
- Yellow circular pop-bumper caps
Notable shapes
- Large red five-pointed star containing the numerals 80 at the bottom centre
- Two mirrored sweeping striped ramps forming a v toward the centre star
- Four white rubber-tipped posts flanking the lower ramp approaches
- Circular yellow pop-bumper caps with spider logos
- White-outlined triangular slings
- An oval tunnel opening in the lower-centre playfield near the when lit same player disc
Art motifs
- Comic-strip panel composition
- Explosion bursts
- Speed lines
- Halftone dot shading
- Star field
- Flanking ramps radiating from a central star
Themes
- Comic book
- Superhero
- Web-slinging
- City skyline
- Pinball
Title on it
- Spider-man
Text on it
- SPIDER-MAN
- INSTRUCTIONS
- 2 BALLS PER PLAYER
- COMPLETING 2 SEQUENCE LIGHTS FLASHES AND SOUNDS A TONE
- ONE LIT SPIDER TO SCORE 500 TARGETS AND RESETS 2 SEQUENCE.
- COMPLETING 4 SEQUENCE LIGHTS FLASHES AND SOUNDS A TONE
- FLASHING RIGHT LIGHTS 2 SEQUENCE TO COMPLETE RIGHT SPIDER TARGET
- FLASHING RIGHT LIGHTS 4 SEQUENCE TO COMPLETE RIGHT SPIDER TARGET
- LIL' SPIDER
- ADD BONUS
- SPIDER BOUNCE
- WHEN LIT
- SAME PLAYER
- STAR SERIES
- 80
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- Gottlieb Pinball Industries Company
- SCORING 200,000 POINTS ADDS 1 BALL
- SCORING 300,000 POINTS ADDS 1 BALL
- SCORING 500,000 POINTS ADDS 1 BALL
- 20,000
- 10,000
- 5000
- 3000
- 2000
- 4X
- 5X
- 3X
- 2X
- 1000
- 9000
- 8000
- 7000
- 6000
- 4000
- 533
- A-9666-B
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Muscular masked web-slinging figure in a red and blue costume with white eye patches and a black web pattern, crouched low and reaching one arm diagonally upward across the left-centre of the playfield |
| Man | Grey-haired older man in a green jacket at the top of the right-hand figure cluster, face in profile turned left |
| Woman | Woman in a yellow top with dark hair, standing just behind and below the grey-haired man, also turned left |
| Other | Large wide-eyed open-mouthed face in the lower right foreground, dark hair, drawn in dramatic comic perspective |
| Creature | Black spider emblems repeated on the yellow pop-bumper caps and in the web patterns sprayed across the yellow field |
A vertically oriented pinball playfield shot in a display cabinet with a mirrored backbox reflecting the lower play. The upper third is a dense tangle of comic-book art in yellow, orange and red, with several yellow circular pop-bumper caps printed with a black spider emblem and two red-and-white round bumpers nearer the camera. Legible lettering in this zone includes ADD BONUS, SPIDER BOUNCE, LIL' SPIDER, L-SERIES and WHEN LIT, alongside stacked score values such as 20,000, 10,000, 5000 and 3000, and small round black-and-white target medallions. Down the left half a muscular red-and-blue masked web-slinging figure crouches and reaches diagonally across a web-spattered yellow field; down the right half three more painted characters crowd together, including a grey-haired man in a green jacket, a woman in a yellow top, and a wide-eyed open-mouthed face in the foreground. The lower third switches to a deep blue apron decorated with white and red stars, long red-white-blue striped ramps flanking a large red star containing the numerals 80, and the words STAR SERIES. A cream instruction card printed with dense black text sits lower left, and the whole play is bordered by pale wood-tone rails with a brushed metal apron edge and coin-door buttons below.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- yellow
- orange
- blue
- red
Fingerprint: Huge red-and-blue web-suited hero leaping head-first diagonally across blazing yellow sky with radiating black speed lines, white eye lenses and black spider emblem on chest, two green-and-orange masked villains swinging in from upper left and lower right corners on spring-loaded metal cables, SPIDER-MAN title in red block capitals, four black-bezelled score windows
A huge red-and-blue web-suited hero leaping head-first down the centre of the glass, his body tilted diagonally across a blazing yellow sky of radiating black speed lines, with white eye lenses and a black spider on his chest. Two green-and-orange masked villains on spring-loaded metal cables swing in from the upper left and lower right corners. A green segmented serpent with a yellow head coils down the right margin beside stacked yellow 'HIGH GAME TO DATE' lettering. Four black-bezelled score windows showing blue 7-segment digits are inset two above and two below the action, each paired with a red player numeral.
Setting
- Radiating black speed lines on a yellow-to-orange gradient sky
- Dense city skyline of orange, black and grey skyscrapers
- Dark navy instruction panel down the left edge
- Cable and web strands crossing the frame
Symbols
- Black spider emblem on chest
- White webbing lines
- Web strands
- Coiled mechanical cables
- Spiral web patterns
- Grids of illuminated windows
- Seven-segment score digits
- Small round indicator lamps
Lettering
- Marvel in small white sans-serif capitals; spider-man in very large red block capitals with heavy black outline and white inline, slightly arched across the top centre
Themes
- Superhero
- Comic book
- City skyline
- Web swinging
- Villain confrontation
Title on it
- Marvel spider-man
Text on it
- MARVEL
- SPIDER-MAN
- HIGH GAME TO DATE
- GAME OVER
- TILT
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Central leaping superhero in red-and-blue web-patterned costume, white outlined eye lenses, black spider emblem on chest, one arm raised, one arm outstretched, legs kicked apart, webs trailing from wrists |
| Man | Upper-left green and purple costumed figure with orange mask and coiled silver mechanical cables, crouched and swinging inward |
| Man | Lower-right green costumed figure with orange mask and metal tentacle arms, perched on a building ledge |
| Creature | Long green segmented serpent with a yellow head and open mouth coiling down the right edge |
| Other | Small red four-legged spider-like mechanical creature perched on the upper-right score window bezel |
Rectangular backglass behind a wooden cabinet frame, dominated by a large yellow-to-orange gradient sky with black ink lines radiating outward from a central figure. A comic-book superhero in a red-and-blue skintight costume with black webbing lines, white almond-shaped eye lenses outlined in black, and a black spider emblem on his chest leaps diagonally across the centre, right arm extended up-left, left arm flung out to the right, one leg tucked and one kicked down, webs trailing from both wrists. The bottom third is a crowded cityscape of tall orange, black and grey skyscrapers with grids of yellow and blue windows. Two green-suited, orange-masked figures with mechanical tentacle arms swing on coiled silver cables, one at upper left and one at lower right. A long green segmented serpent with a yellow head coils down the right edge. Across the top, small white 'MARVEL' sits above the main title in huge red block capitals with a thick black outline and white inline, reading 'SPIDER-MAN'. Four rectangular score windows with black bezels are set into the glass, two upper and two lower, each showing blue 7-segment digits. Red numerals 1, 2, 3 and 4 mark the four player positions. A narrow dark instruction strip runs down the left edge.