Made by
- Design
- Ron Halliburton
- Art
- Roland Berrios
Vision analysis
On the playfield
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- red
- yellow
- cream
- grey-teal
Fingerprint: Tall cream-white rocket with red nose cone, flanked by yellow ribbed exhaust-like tubes, four banded pop bumper caps arcing around center, purple-rimmed hub globe, green-pink winged creatures beside pale hand shape, symmetrical magenta wedge support
The most memorable element is a tall upright cream-and-red rocket standing dead centre with two tall yellow ribbed, spine-like corrugated tubes flanking it like exhaust conduits. Four brightly banded pop-bumper caps (two yellow-grey, two red-pink) are arranged in a wide arc around that rocket. The lower half is dominated by a huge purple-rimmed circular hub printed with a pale globe, from which two ribbed yellow lanes sweep symmetrically out to the bottom corners. On the right mid-field a large pale hand or claw shape is printed beside a blue-green winged creature, while a green-and-pink winged figure mirrors it at the left. Red boxed instruction panels with white lettering sit on flat grey-teal panels at both hips.
Setting
- Flat printed outfield panels in cream and pale grey-teal
- Magenta and red wedge shapes behind the central rocket
- Dark cabinet and backbox area beyond the top of the playfield
Symbols
- Four round pop-bumper caps with concentric colour bands
- Globe/planet disc
- Ring of small oval target labels around the lower hub
- Red-bordered triangular slingshot rubbers
- Arrow-like yellow wedge shapes on the side lanes
- Small circular target buttons set into the grey-teal panels
- Red semicircular plaque at bottom centre
Notable shapes
- Tall central upright rocket with two flanking ribbed tubes
- Large purple-rimmed globe disc at lower centre
- Four banded round pop-bumper caps in an arc
- Two ribbed yellow lanes sweeping to the bottom corners
- Red-bordered triangular slingshots
- Chrome rail across the top of the playfield
Art motifs
- Mirror-symmetric layout
- Airbrushed gradient shading on the rocket and ribbed tubes
- Banded concentric pop-bumper caps
- Boxed grey and yellow instruction captions on the outfield
- Stylised feathered wings
Themes
- Spaceflight
- Rocket
- Planets
- Mid-century sci-fi illustration
- Instruction cards
Text on it
- ADVANCE
- SHOOT AGAIN
- SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- ADVANCE WHEN FLASH
- COPYRIGHT 1972
- PATENT APPLIED FOR IN U.S.A. AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Vehicle | One tall upright rocket/spaceship on the centre line, cream-white fuselage, red nose cone, red vertical side stripes, standing nose-up |
| Other | Two tall yellow ribbed/segmented corrugated tubes standing either side of the central rocket, like spine columns or exhaust conduits |
| Creature | Upper left, a small painted winged figure in green and pink/magenta, pointed wing shapes spreading outward |
| Creature | Upper right, a blue-green and yellow winged creature with a feathered or finned wing, facing inward |
| Other | Right mid-field, a large pale cream claw or open hand shape printed on the playfield beside a small figure in green and blue |
| Other | Lower centre, a large circular hub printed with a pale globe/planet sphere inside a purple rim ringed by small oval labels |
| Vehicle | Two long ribbed yellow lane guides angling down-left and down-right toward the bottom corners, cream-bordered with red trim |
Space-themed electro-mechanical playfield shot from above through reflective glass, near mirror-symmetric about a centre line. Up the middle stands a tall upright rocket: cream-white fuselage, red nose cone, red side stripes, flanked by two tall yellow ribbed corrugated tubes on a magenta-red triangular wedge bearing a red ADVANCE banner. Four round pop-bumper caps arc around it - upper left banded yellow and grey, upper right red and pink, lower left red with a glowing pink centre, lower right yellow and magenta. Lower centre is a large purple-rimmed circular hub printed with a pale globe and ringed by small oval labels. Two long ribbed yellow lanes sweep down to the bottom corners, edged red and cream. Red-bordered triangular slingshots sit above two flippers. Grey-teal and cream panels carry boxed instruction text, plus a yellow SPECIAL WHEN LIT box at lower right and a red semicircular SHOOT AGAIN plaque at bottom centre. Winged figures flank the upper field: green and pink at left, a pale claw-like hand with blue-green fins at right.
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- navy blue
- magenta
- yellow-green
- grey
Fingerprint: SPOOKSYILLE: fat wobbled bubble letters yellow-green with magenta centre letters sitting over grey smoke; hunched wild-eyed man in green jacket leaning over blue coffin with pale green-faced woman reaching hand past lit five-window score panel; tombstone-shaped window reading BALL IN PLAY
A hunched, wild-eyed man in a green jacket leans over a blue coffin containing a pale green-faced woman in a hot-pink gown, who reaches a green gloved hand up past a lit five-window SCORE panel reading 0 9 5 4 0. The main logo is unmistakable: SPOOKSYILLE in fat wobbly bubble letters, yellow-green with the two middle O letters in hot magenta, sitting over a curling mass of pale grey smoke. A tombstone-shaped window on the left literally reads BALL IN PLAY in black capitals. A magenta LED-number strip (10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00) runs along the top of the art, and a black bat with pink-magenta wings spreads over a stone wall behind the word ALLIED'S at upper left.
Setting
- Night sky
- Graveyard with rubble and headstones
- Castle tower with conical turret
- Orange moon or explosion glow
- Pale grey smoke cloud
Symbols
- Tombstone as instruction window
- Drink cup with straw
- Tree branch
- Castle turret
- Coffin
- Magenta led number strip
- Lit rectangular score windows
Lettering
- Fat rounded bubble letters with thick black outlines, slightly irregular and wonky, yellow-green fill with two magenta o letters; smaller plain black sans-serif capitals for ball in play and allied's, red score above the score panel
Themes
- Graveyard
- Horror comedy
- Vampire
- Coffin
- Castle
- Ball in play
- Score
Title on it
- Spooksyille
Text on it
- SPOOKSYILLE
- ALLIED'S
- BALL IN PLAY
- SCORE
- 10
- 20
- 30
- 40
- 50
- 60
- 70
- 80
- 90
- 00
- 0 9 5 4 0
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Adult, black tousled hair, orange face with heavy black shadow lines around the eyes and mouth, wide staring eye, leaning forward over a coffin, green jacket with rolled sleeve, maroon trousers |
| Woman | Pale green face with orange shading, bright pink dress with darker pink folds, lying on her back inside a blue coffin, one green-gloved hand raised, green leafy or feathered trim at her collar |
| Creature | Black bat with large pink-magenta membrane wings perched on a stone wall at upper left |
| Other | Pale grey clawed hand reaching in from the left edge above the tombstone window |
Illustrated horror-comedy backglass, wide landscape format, comic art style with heavy black outlines and flat saturated colour. Top third is a dark navy night sky with pale grey smoke or mist curling behind the title; a bare black tree branch reaches in from the top left corner, and an orange-yellow full moon or explosion disc sits behind the centre. Across the middle, the main title is in fat, rounded, slightly wonky bubble lettering reading SPOOKSYILLE - the S, P, K, S, Y, I, L, L, E in yellow-green with black outline, the two central O letters filled hot magenta, all sitting on a magenta-and-purple hill shape. Below the title the ground is a rubble-strewn graveyard in olive green, tan and grey stones. Left side: a grey tombstone slab with a lit rectangular window and black text BALL IN PLAY; a green lidded drink cup with a straw and a small face on it; a pale clawed hand and a black bat-like figure with pink-magenta wings over a stone wall. Right side: a grey castle tower with a red conical roof, a leaning man with black hair and an orange face with heavy black shadow creases, green jacket and maroon trousers, and a blue coffin holding a pale green-faced woman in a bright pink dress.