1982 · Game Plan
Super Nova
Known for Nova star rollovers, Space Lab wheel, Spin Space Lab standup targets and Lower saucers. Black outer space starfield, giant exploding sun or nova with concentric flame rings, spiral galaxy of red and gold swirls, cluster of planets on the right, blue and rainbow spectrum bands along the bottom edge and white starburst with radiating streaks at upper right.
- Year
- 1982
- Maker
- Game Plan
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- rollovers
Nova star rollovers
- wheel
Space Lab wheel
- Target
Spin Space Lab standup targets
- saucers
Lower saucers
- Goal
Ursa bonus
- Goal
Orion bonus
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Space Lab wheel wheel
Hole 1
- Lower saucers saucers
Bumpers 2
- Blue bumpers
- Center red pop bumper
Targets 3
- Spin Space Lab standup targets
- Ursa target
- Orion target
Lane 1
- Nova star rollovers rollovers
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Single muscular bare-chested adult male with a winged helmet, dark hair, grimacing open-mouthed expression, body angled forward in mid-air, one arm raised back gripping a long straight sword angled down to the lower right, two enormous white feathered wings spread wide either side of the body
- other Large red planet sphere, a red-and-yellow banded planet, a yellow planet with a white ring, small green and crimson planet circles on the right edge
Setting
- Black outer space starfield
- Giant exploding sun or nova with concentric flame rings
- Spiral galaxy of red and gold swirls
- Cluster of planets on the right
- Blue and rainbow spectrum bands along the bottom edge
- White starburst with radiating streaks at upper right
Text on it
- SUPER NOVA
- GamePlan
- AN AUSTRALIAN COMPANY
- PLAYERS
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- pinball-id.com
How it plays
-
Goals 5
- Ursa bonus
- Orion bonus
- Super
- Nova
- SuperNova
-
Awards 3
- Comet 500
- Ursa 3x
- Orion 3x
Made by
- Design
- Al Gregg
- Art
- George Molentin
Reference
Linked terms
- Nova star rollovers also called Super Nova targets also called star rollovers
- Space Lab wheel also called Spin wheel
- Ursa bonus also called Ursa
- Orion bonus also called Orion
- Super also called Spelling Super
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- black
- yellow
- white
Fingerprint: Exploding sun with concentric flame rings, bare-chested winged warrior gripping sword flying forward with white feathered wings spread, planets at right (red sphere, banded planet, ringed planet, small circles), coloured starbursts on black, "SUPER NOVA" in jagged red capitals with yellow fill across top, score windows framed with numerals, GamePlan logo, cosmic explosion and space-combat theme
A huge exploding sun or nova with concentric red-orange-yellow flame rings sweeping into a spiral, overlaid by a winged, helmeted bare-chested warrior brandishing a sword, his two enormous white feathered wings spread across the centre of the glass. The jagged flame-filled 'SUPER NOVA' logo in red capitals with yellow interior runs along the top. A 'GamePlan' logo in a red-bordered white box sits top left, and a red chevron panel reading 'PLAYERS' with four numbered circles sits top right. Red score windows are grouped in threes at top left, top right and twice along the bottom edge.
Setting
- Black outer space starfield
- Giant exploding sun or nova with concentric flame rings
- Spiral galaxy of red and gold swirls
- Cluster of planets on the right
- Blue and rainbow spectrum bands along the bottom edge
- White starburst with radiating streaks at upper right
Symbols
- Concentric flame rings of the exploding sun
- Eight-pointed coloured starbursts
- Ringed planet
- Straight sword
- Feathered wings
- White radiating starburst
- Spiral swirl galaxy
Lettering
- Jagged angular sans-serif capitals with red outline, yellow-to-orange flame fill and heavy black drop shadow; company name in white bold sans-serif inside a red-bordered rectangle; player panel in white block capitals on a red chevron
Themes
- Space
- Supernova
- Comet
- Planets
- Winged warrior
- Sword
- Cosmic explosion
- Starbursts
Title on it
- Super nova
Text on it
- SUPER NOVA
- GamePlan
- AN AUSTRALIAN COMPANY
- PLAYERS
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- pinball-id.com
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Single muscular bare-chested adult male with a winged helmet, dark hair, grimacing open-mouthed expression, body angled forward in mid-air, one arm raised back gripping a long straight sword angled down to the lower right, two enormous white feathered wings spread wide either side of the body |
| Other | Large red planet sphere, a red-and-yellow banded planet, a yellow planet with a white ring, small green and crimson planet circles on the right edge |
Illuminated backglass on a black starfield. A colossal exploding sun or comet dominates the centre-left: concentric rings of red, orange, yellow and white flame curling outward into a spiral galaxy of scarlet and gold swirls, with a bright white starburst and long radiating light streaks at upper right. Across the middle, a muscular bare-chested male warrior figure with a winged helmet, dark hair and a grimacing face flies or falls forward with two enormous white feathered wings spread wide, gripping a long straight sword angled down to the lower right. The right third holds a cluster of planets: a large red sphere, a red-and-yellow banded planet, a yellow ringed planet, and small green and crimson circles. Coloured starbursts in green, yellow, red and pink dot the black background. Lettering across the top reads 'SUPER NOVA' in jagged angular red capitals with yellow flame fill and a heavy black outline. Red seven-segment style score windows sit top left, top right and along the bottom, framed by printed numerals 1, 2 and 3. A red arrow panel marked 'PLAYERS' carries numbered circles.