1983 · Gottlieb
Super Orbit
Known for Orbit lamps, Vari-target and Lower gate. Outer space, psychedelic concentric rainbow vortex of red, orange, yellow, purple and black bands, mottled purple and red nebula clouds, blue field lower left and lavender field lower right.
- Year
- 1983
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- lamps
Orbit lamps
- Target
Vari-target
- gate
Lower gate
On the playfield
Bumper 1
- Upper bumpers
Targets 2
- Vari-target
- Right stand-up target
Lane 1
- Center top lane
Post or gate 1
- Lower gate gate
Lights 1
- Orbit lamps lamps
On the backglass
Who and what
- vehicle Single white and grey space shuttle with black outlines, delta wings, twin tail fin, nose probe and clustered rear rocket nozzles emitting orange exhaust; nose to the left, angled upward, occupying the upper centre; black cockpit canopy with red frame containing a small seated pilot figure in a white helmet
- other Two small white cartoon glove/hand emblems with black outlines flanking the title, one at mid-left and one at mid-right, each sitting on a small orange-yellow swirl
Setting
- Outer space
- Psychedelic concentric rainbow vortex of red, orange, yellow, purple and black bands
- Mottled purple and red nebula clouds
- Blue field lower left
- Lavender field lower right
Text on it
- SUPER
- Orbit
How it plays
-
Awards 1
- Double Bonus
Made by
- Design
- Ed Krynski
- Art
- David Moore
Reference
Linked terms
- Orbit lamps also called Ten center lamps
- Lower gate also called Right-outlane gate
- Center top lane also called Advance Bonus skill-shot lane
- Upper bumpers also called Bumpers
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- orange
- purple
- black
- white
Fingerprint: super orbit: big white-grey delta-winged space shuttle banked across swirling rainbow-coloured vortex with tiny pilot through black canopy, two-part title small red SUPER above enormous white cursive Orbit shaded yellow-orange, deliberately weird psychedelic backdrop concentric rainbow arcs over mottled purple nebula
The single most memorable element is the big white-and-grey delta-winged space shuttle banked across a swirling rainbow-coloured vortex, with a tiny pilot visible through the black canopy. Second is the two-part title: small red block SUPER perched above an enormous white cursive Orbit shaded yellow-to-orange. Third, the deliberately weird psychedelic backdrop of concentric rainbow arcs over a mottled purple nebula, with a yellow sunburst disc in the bottom right. Fourth, a white paper instruction card taped over the bottom-left corner of the glass.
Setting
- Outer space
- Psychedelic concentric rainbow vortex of red, orange, yellow, purple and black bands
- Mottled purple and red nebula clouds
- Blue field lower left
- Lavender field lower right
Symbols
- Yellow sunburst disc with red centre, bottom right
- Solid red circle, bottom left
- Orange exhaust plume from rocket nozzles
- Concentric rainbow arc bands
- Printed reel digit windows
- Small crest-like badge at the right edge
Lettering
- Super in small bold red uppercase block letters with white and black outline, set on a diagonal; orbit in very large white cursive script with a yellow-to-orange gradient fill, black drop shadow and a grey outline, sweeping diagonally up from lower left to upper right
Themes
- Spaceflight
- Space shuttle
- Orbital space station
- Psychedelic 1970s space art
- Rainbow vortex
Title on it
- Super orbit
Text on it
- SUPER
- Orbit
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Vehicle | Single white and grey space shuttle with black outlines, delta wings, twin tail fin, nose probe and clustered rear rocket nozzles emitting orange exhaust; nose to the left, angled upward, occupying the upper centre; black cockpit canopy with red frame containing a small seated pilot figure in a white helmet |
| Other | Two small white cartoon glove/hand emblems with black outlines flanking the title, one at mid-left and one at mid-right, each sitting on a small orange-yellow swirl |
Translucent backglass with a deep-space scene framed by the wooden cabinet edge. A white and grey space shuttle is the dominant object, drawn large across the upper centre in three-quarter view, nose pointing left and tilted up, with a black-outlined cockpit canopy showing a small seated pilot figure, a stubby nose probe, delta wings, twin tail fin and a cluster of rocket nozzles at the rear trailing orange exhaust. Behind it the background is a swirling psychedelic vortex of red, orange, purple, black and yellow concentric rainbow bands on the right, and mottled purple-red nebula clouds on the left. The main title sits diagonally across the middle: small red-outlined block letters SUPER above very large white cursive Orbit, the script filled with a yellow-to-orange gradient and a black drop shadow. Four rectangular score windows with printed reel digit strips (black panels showing rows of 8s) flank the logo, two upper-left and lower-left and two upper-right and lower-right, with a fifth smaller centre reel readout below the title. A small white-gloved cartoon hand or glove-shaped emblem sits to the left of the logo and a matching one to the right. Lower right carries a yellow-and-red sunburst disc with a red centre over a lavender-purple field, and lower left a red circle against blue. A taped white paper instruction card is stuck over the lower left corner.