1963 · Bally
Star-Jet
Known for Blast-Off 1, Blast-Off 2 and Stars. Flat mustard-yellow sky with radiating speed lines, dark navy starfield across the top, grey cratered moon or planet at top centre and white painted cabinet border framing the artwork.
- Year
- 1963
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Known for
- saucer
Blast-Off 1
- saucer
Blast-Off 2
- Lights
Stars
On the playfield
- red
- yellow
- blue
- cream
- 2 flippers
- 3 pop bumpers
- 1 spinner
- 2 slingshots
Holes 2
- Blast-Off 1 saucer
- Blast-Off 2 saucer
Target 1
- Center standup target
Lanes 2
- Upper side lanes
- Out lanes
Lights 1
- Stars
Backbox 1
- Shoot Again light backglass light
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Fair-haired woman seated far left inside the bubble canopy, smiling, wearing a blue collar
- woman Auburn-haired woman seated next to her in a yellow top, smiling
- man Fair-haired man seated behind them in the canopy, smiling broadly
- woman Auburn-haired woman with long hair seated mid-canopy, looking upwards
- woman Red-haired woman seated further right in the canopy, looking ahead
- man Fair-haired man at the front right of the canopy, smiling, near the steering control
Setting
- Flat mustard-yellow sky with radiating speed lines
- Dark navy starfield across the top
- Grey cratered moon or planet at top centre
- White painted cabinet border framing the artwork
Text on it
- Bally
- 2 PLAYER
- STARJET
- 1
- 2
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 3
- 5
- 0
- 9
- 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY
- IT'S MORE FUN
- TO COMPETE
- GAME OVER
- BALL IN PLAY
- SHOOT AGAIN
- Another
- Restoration
Made by
- Design
- Ted Zale
- Art
- George Molentin
Reference
Linked terms
- Blast-Off 1 also called Blast-Off saucer
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- red
- yellow
- blue
- cream
Fingerprint: Blonde woman head in flight helmet oval centre-lower, tiny onlookers in cockpit cutouts above her, four rocket plastics with lit globes arcing top, curved red BLAST-OFF banner flanked by yellow starbursts, enormous red-yellow triangular brackets pointing inward, cream instruction card left apron
A grinning blonde woman's head in a flight helmet, framed in a white oval at the exact centre of the bottom of the playfield, with a row of tiny onlookers in cockpit cut-outs directly above her. A curved red BLAST-OFF banner across the top of the playfield, flanked by two symmetrical yellow starburst panels. Two enormous red-and-yellow striped triangular plastics pointing inward toward the woman's head like brackets. Four rocket-shaped plastics with lit globes in a row along the top arc. A cream-coloured instruction card on the lower left apron printed with ball-scoring values.
Setting
- Pale blue sky with white clouds
- Red and yellow concentric speed lines
- White star outlines on a cream field
- Row of open aircraft cockpits with onlookers
Symbols
- Five-pointed stars, some outlined in white, some solid red on yellow starbursts
- Spiral bullseye targets
- Lollipop-shaped lane markers
- Triangular red-and-yellow striped plastics
- Qr code sticker
Notable shapes
- The central oval portrait medallion
- Two large inward-pointing striped triangles bracketing it
- Three-bumper brown kidney-shaped recess in the upper centre
- Four rocket plastics arcing across the top
Art motifs
- Concentric red and yellow speed swooshes
- Retro cartoon airbrushed cloud washes
- Starburst value panels
- Aircraft cockpit cut-outs
Themes
- Rockets
- Aviation
- Balloon
- Score attack
- Speed lines
Title on it
- Blast-off
Text on it
- BLAST-OFF
- 50 Points
- FOR EACH
- RELEASED
- 10 POINTS
- TRIGGER
- 1 TRIGGER
- 2 TRIGGER
- 2 AND 1 TRIGGER
- 10 POINTS WHEN LIT
- SPECIAL WHEN LIT OR 50 POINTS
- SPECIAL ROLLOVER SCORES 100 POINTS when lit
- FLIPPER
- FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDES OF CABINET
- 3 BALLS
- 1 PLAY 10
- Bally
- MANUFACTURING COMPANY
- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
- ONE OR TWO CAN PLAY
- Score of 700 Points - Fair
- Score of 900 Points - Good
- Score of 1000 Points - Excellent
- Score of 1100 Points - Super
- Score of 1200 Points - Genius
- 10
- VERIFIED BY
- SPEEDBALL
- SPEEDBALL IS A TRADEMARK OF
- A Deposit one dollar in the coin mechanisms to start a game. Selecting Deposit only or pressing the Deposit button as explained on card drops one ball in the playing field. TILT - All AXY Trigger Travel to release ball from player who caused the tilt or a Ball Drainer in Tilt Spills Bonus. Additional Ball when lit scores additional Ball when lit scores 5000. 2 scores 7 Ball. TILT resets to 5000. additional Ball scores 7 Ball and TILT
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | A blonde young woman, fair-skinned, smiling with red lips, wearing a tan flight helmet with goggles pushed up and a small star on the helmet, in a white oval medallion at lower centre, framed by a red and yellow triangular wedge below her |
| Child | A row of five small onlooker heads in open cockpit cut-outs just above the woman's medallion, blonde and fair-haired, facing forward |
| Vehicle | Four pointed rocket shapes with lit bulb caps in a row across the top arc, each with a star emblem |
| Other | A central spinner arrow between two side roll-over gates near the top |
A single-level electro-mechanical playfield, shot at a slight angle with the whole cabinet visible including brushed aluminium legs and front rail. The art is a 1950s-style cartoon of a blonde woman in a flight helmet; her smiling head fills a white oval medallion at lower centre, above a red-yellow triangular apron wedge, and two rows of small onlookers in open cockpits appear behind her. The upper half is packed with hardware: four rocket-shaped plastics with lit bulb caps and star motifs along the top arc, a spinner arrow between two side gates, and three mushroom pop bumpers with red skirts and white '10' caps set in a brown kidney-shaped recess. Behind them a curved red banner reads BLAST-OFF flanked by two yellow starbursts reading 50 Points for each ... RELEASED. The bottom of the playfield has two big red-and-yellow striped triangular plastics flanking the woman, two large round mushroom targets at the sides, blue-sky background with clouds, red swooshes, and white star outlines. A cream instruction card fills the lower left, and a blue script logo plus a QR code sticker sit at the bottom corners.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- yellow
- red
- navy blue
- white
Fingerprint: Huge red bulb-studded marquee STARJET arched top centre flanked by rocket-shaped score reels for 1ST and 2ND PLAYER, red-and-navy chequered sphere signpost reading game instructions, red-and-maroon flying craft with white bubble canopy and riders through yellow sky, pale blue BALL IN PLAY and SHOOT AGAIN panel
The most memorable feature is the huge red bulb-studded marquee word 'STARJET' arched across the top centre, flanked by two mirrored rocket-shaped score reels reading '1ST PLAYER' and '2ND PLAYER'. Second is the mid-left signpost topped by a red-and-navy chequered sphere, its slats reading '1 OR 2 CAN PLAY / IT'S MORE FUN / TO COMPETE'. Third, a large red-and-maroon flying craft with a white bubble canopy carries a line of laughing riders through the yellow sky. Fourth, the pale blue 'BALL IN PLAY / SHOOT AGAIN' panel in the bottom left corner, plus a small round white restoration-converter sticker near bottom centre.
Setting
- Flat mustard-yellow sky with radiating speed lines
- Dark navy starfield across the top
- Grey cratered moon or planet at top centre
- White painted cabinet border framing the artwork
Symbols
- Red-and-navy chequered ball on the signpost
- Rocket-shaped score reels
- Flying saucers
- Stars and planets
- Cratered moon
- Radiating speed lines
- White-bulb marquee letters
Lettering
- Large red marquee capitals studded with white bulb dots for the title; red block capitals with white outline on the player banners; yellow script for the manufacturer word; yellow block capitals for the two-player credit line; yellow-outlined block capitals for game over; red block capitals on a pale blue panel for the instruction windows.
Themes
- Space
- Science fiction
- Space travel
- Rivals
- 2 player
- Rocket ships
Title on it
- Starjet
Text on it
- Bally
- 2 PLAYER
- STARJET
- 1
- 2
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 3
- 5
- 0
- 9
- 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY
- IT'S MORE FUN
- TO COMPETE
- GAME OVER
- BALL IN PLAY
- SHOOT AGAIN
- Another
- Restoration
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Fair-haired woman seated far left inside the bubble canopy, smiling, wearing a blue collar |
| Woman | Auburn-haired woman seated next to her in a yellow top, smiling |
| Man | Fair-haired man seated behind them in the canopy, smiling broadly |
| Woman | Auburn-haired woman with long hair seated mid-canopy, looking upwards |
| Woman | Red-haired woman seated further right in the canopy, looking ahead |
| Man | Fair-haired man at the front right of the canopy, smiling, near the steering control |
| Woman | Standing blonde woman in the lower right wearing orange high-waisted trousers and a blue-and-red bodice, one hand on her hip |
| Woman | Seated blonde woman in the lower right wearing a blue sleeveless top, leaning on the rail beside a small flying saucer |
| Vehicle | Red-and-maroon rocket spacecraft with a white bubble canopy and yellow fin details |
| Vehicle | Small flying saucer carrying figures, lower centre-right |
| Other | Small round red-and-navy chequered sphere on top of the left signpost |
Painted, cartoon-styled space-themed backglass inside a white outer cabinet frame. The background is a flat mustard-yellow field with radiating speed lines, a dark navy starfield and a grey cratered moon or planet at top centre. Across the top runs a yellow band: at centre the script word 'Bally' sits beside the block capitals '2 PLAYER', and below that a large red marquee title 'STARJET' whose letters are studded with round white light bulbs like a marquee sign. Flanking the title are two mirrored rocket-shaped score reels on yellow panels with red-and-white curved banners reading '1ST PLAYER' on the left with reels showing 3 2 5, and '2ND PLAYER' on the right with reels showing 0 5 9; each rocket has a red number 1 or 2 on its nose cone. Mid-left a signpost with a red-and-blue chequered ball on top carries three white slats reading '1 OR 2 CAN PLAY', 'IT'S MORE FUN', 'TO COMPETE', and 'GAME OVER' appears in large yellow-outlined block letters nearby. The centre-right shows a red-and-maroon rocket/spacecraft with a white bubble canopy carrying seated riders: three auburn- or red-haired women and fair-haired men. A standing woman in orange trousers and a seated woman in a blue sleeveless top occupy the lower right, alongside a small flying saucer. Bottom left a pale blue box reads 'BALL IN PLAY' over 'SHOOT AGAIN'.