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1975 · Chicago Coin

Super Star / Olympics

Known for Double-wide spinners, Center chamber, Right out lane gate and Medals. Flat deep red-pink background wash, row of five pale-blue interlocking rings behind the title, coloured circular and oval vignettes framing each athlete, blue-green water and sky in the diving and skating discs and green tennis court surface in the lower-left disc.

Year
1975
Maker
Chicago Coin
Type
Electro-mechanical
Display
Score reels

Known for

  • Spinner

    Double-wide spinners

  • chamber

    Center chamber

  • gate

    Right out lane gate

  • Goal

    Medals

2 games under this title

On the playfield

  • yellow
  • red
  • magenta
  • white
Super Star / Olympics playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 4 pop bumpers
  • 1 target bank
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Hole 1

  • Center chamber chamber

Spinner 1

  • Double-wide spinners

Bumpers 2

  • Chamber pop bumper
  • Upper pop bumpers

Target 1

  • Lower standup targets

Lanes 2

  • Center top lane
  • Left out lane Special

Post or gate 1

  • Right out lane gate gate

Control 1

  • Advance and Change rollover buttons button

On the backglass

  • red
  • blue
  • yellow
  • white
Super Star / Olympics backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • man Top left, dark-haired male runner in a blue singlet with a white two-digit number on the chest, running left with clenched fists, inside a pink-edged disc
  • woman Top right, nude female diver stretched horizontally head-first in a forward dive above blue-green water, legs extended, inside a dark blue disc
  • woman Centre, one of four female distance runners in white and green vests and dark shorts, arms raised, running in a pack inside a large yellow-green disc
  • woman Centre, second female runner in the pack in a white vest, mid-stride
  • woman Centre, third female runner in a green vest with arms flung upward
  • woman Centre, fourth female runner in a white vest at the rear of the pack

Setting

  • Flat deep red-pink background wash
  • Row of five pale-blue interlocking rings behind the title
  • Coloured circular and oval vignettes framing each athlete
  • Blue-green water and sky in the diving and skating discs
  • Green tennis court surface in the lower-left disc

Text on it

  • 30
  • OLYMPICS
  • 1st PLAYER
  • 2nd PLAYER
  • 2 7 3 0
  • 0 0 0 0 0
  • GAME OVER
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • 1
  • 2
  • 47

How it plays

  1. Goals 4

    • Medals
    • Gold medal
    • Silver medal
    • Bronze medal

Made by

Design
Wendell McAdams
Design
Jerry Koci
Design
Albin Peters
Art
Christian Marche

Reference

Linked terms
  • Double-wide spinners also called Orbits
  • Center chamber also called Middle chamber
Playfield vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Super Star / Olympics playfield

Playfield Super Star

  • yellow
  • red
  • magenta
  • white

Fingerprint: Action score title, red starburst center framed by blue lightning bolts and grinning golden sun face, two 100 pop bumpers flanking GOLD MEDAL badge top arch, four lanes reading 1000 VALUE, ADVANCE CHANCE lamps flanking, white BONUS SCORE panel ten circles, blue DOUBLE BONUS WHEN LIT triangle, medal medallions flank slingshots, chrome wire ramp loops over arch, yellow-gold electromechanical style.

Distinctive

The enormous red starburst with the black ACTION SCORE title sitting dead centre, framed by two blue lightning bolts and a grinning golden sun face above it. Two 100 pop bumpers either side of a round GOLD MEDAL badge at the top arch, with four lanes behind reading 1000 VALUE and flanked by ADVANCE CHANCE lamps. A striking palette of yellow, gold, crimson and magenta with a pure white BONUS SCORE score-card panel of ten empty circles. Below that, a blue DOUBLE BONUS / WHEN LIT triangle and twin illustrated medal medallions (SILVER, GOLD, BRONZE MEDAL) flank the slingshots. An unusual chrome wire ramp loops clear over the top of the arch and down both outlanes.

Setting

  • Abstract radiating sunburst of red and cream wedges on a gold ground
  • Gold and crimson starburst behind the central action score panel
  • Blue lightning bolts fanning outward from the centre
  • Plain gold apron and lower deck with blue and red diagonal stripes on the cabinet side panels

Symbols

  • Five-pointed red stars
  • Gold laurel wreaths
  • Blue lightning bolts
  • Sunburst wedges
  • Ringed score circles
  • Red star medallions
  • Coin slot
  • Plunger rod

Notable shapes

  • Large red starburst cutout behind the centre
  • Blue lightning-bolt cutouts flanking the starburst
  • White bonus score card with ten ringed circles and two larger circles beneath
  • Inverted blue triangle reading double bonus
  • Tall wire ramp loop over the arch
  • Semicircular sunburst caps on the pop bumpers

Art motifs

  • Radiating sunburst
  • Starburst explosion behind the centre
  • Flying flag/banner ribbon in red and blue
  • Comic ink outlines with flat saturated fills

Themes

  • Comic book
  • Superhero
  • Sunburst
  • Medal
  • Bonus score
  • Electromechanical

Title on it

  • Action score

Text on it

  • GOLD MEDAL
  • ACTION SCORE
  • BONUS SCORE
  • ADVANCE CHANCE
  • 1000 VALUE
  • 100
  • 1000
  • 2000
  • 3000
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6000
  • 7000
  • 8000
  • 9000
  • 10000
  • 20000
  • DOUBLE BONUS
  • WHEN LIT
  • SILVER MEDAL
  • BRONZE MEDAL
  • SPECIAL
  • 1000 ADVANCE
  • GATE OPEN WHEN LIT
  • SHOOT AGAIN
  • FLIPPER BUTTON
  • FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
  • CHICAGO DYNAMIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
  • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U.S.A.
  • 5 BALLS PER GAME
  • 130,000 = 1 ADDED BALL
  • 148,000 = 1 ADDED BALL
  • 170,000 = 1 ADDED BALL
  • 198,000 = 1 ADDED BALL
  • QUARTERS
  • QUARTER
Drop targets
One vertical bank of three drop targets low on the left, one matching bank low on the right
Ramps
A single chrome wire-form ramp arcs over the top arch from upper left to upper right and feeds the two side outlanes; two shorter chrome rails cross the mid-playfield
Slingshots
Two conventional triangular slingshots with red rubber, one either side of the lower playfield
Upper playfield
Arched upper third with a wire ramp, four scoring lanes, an advance insert lamp and two 100 pop bumpers flanking the gold medal roundel
Apron and lower playfield
Gold apron with two burgundy ribbon banners reading flipper button, curved gold lettering reading for amusement only, a gold lightning-bolt logo, and the company line chicago dynamic industries, inc. / chicago, illinois, u.s.a. flanked by two white instruction cards: the left a numbered rules list, the right a 5 balls per game add-a-ball score table
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Large grinning golden sun face with radiating pointed rays, centred at the top of the playfield below the 100 bumpers
Other Small medallion illustrations: a silvery disc labelled silver medal at mid-left, a gold disc labelled gold medal at mid-right, a bronze-coloured disc below it
Other Circular gold medal emblem at the top arch, printed on a white roundel with a gold laurel wreath
Other Two small triangular illustrated panels flanking the lower centre, each showing a comic-style action scene in red, blue and yellow with small caption text
Full description

A yellow-gold electromechanical playfield photographed with its backbox removed, the whole cabinet and coin door visible below. Art is a bold, flat 1970s super-hero comic style: a magenta and crimson starburst on a gold ground, a huge red-and-white sunburst, blue lightning-bolt wings and a golden sun face filling the upper playfield. Lettering is chunky black sans-serif on white blocks. Two round pop bumpers with orange sunburst caps read 100, flanking a circular GOLD MEDAL emblem at the arch. Four scoring lanes at the top read ADVANCE CHANCE either side of a 1000 VALUE panel under a red ADVANCE insert lamp. A big white BONUS SCORE panel of ten ringed circles lists 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 20000 beneath it, with a red star reading ACTION SCORE above and a blue DOUBLE BONUS / WHEN LIT triangle below. Lower left and right carry illustrated metal medallions (SILVER, GOLD, BRONZE MEDAL) and SPECIAL / 1000 ADVANCE / GATE OPEN WHEN LIT lamps. Two red flippers, two slingshots, a chrome wire ramp arcing over the top, and a plunger rod on the right complete the layout.

Backglass vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Super Star / Olympics backglass

Backglass Olympics

  • red
  • blue
  • yellow
  • white

Fingerprint: OLYMPICS white block-serif title five pale-blue interlocking rings, hard-edged circular vignettes each athlete isolated colored-disc ground, dark runner blue-singlet white-number fists-pumping, nude female-diver horizontal forward-dive, four female runners pack yellow-green disc, male hurdler javelin-thrower, female gymnast balance-beam, male speed-skater navy-suit red-cap, tennis-court green disc male-players, championship multi-sport celebration

Distinctive

The most memorable element is the flat, single-band row of five pale-blue rings behind the huge white block-serif OLYMPICS title, sitting on an unbroken deep red-pink field. The whole backglass is a collage of hard-edged coloured discs (yellow-green, green, orange, blue), each containing one brightly painted athlete, and a striking white-faced speed-skater in a navy suit with a red-brimmed cap dominates the lower right. Two cream mechanical score reels sit high across the board, and small white instructions GAME OVER and BALL IN PLAY are stencilled at the bottom centre. A nude female diver stretched horizontally over water anchors the top right corner.

Setting

  • Flat deep red-pink background wash
  • Row of five pale-blue interlocking rings behind the title
  • Coloured circular and oval vignettes framing each athlete
  • Blue-green water and sky in the diving and skating discs
  • Green tennis court surface in the lower-left disc

Symbols

  • Five interlocking rings
  • Medal-style disc frames
  • Running track hurdles
  • Tennis net
  • Balance beam
  • Ski jump
  • Small white numeral 30 above the script logotype

Lettering

  • White slab-serif capitals with a thick black drop shadow for the main title, laid over pale-blue rings; a white flowing cursive script logotype with black outline at upper left; small white condensed capitals for the player labels and the bottom instruction text; black-outlined numerals inside the two score reels and on the athletes' bib numbers

Themes

  • Athletic competition
  • Multi-sport
  • Stadium
  • Medal games

Title on it

  • Olympics

Text on it

  • 30
  • OLYMPICS
  • 1st PLAYER
  • 2nd PLAYER
  • 2 7 3 0
  • 0 0 0 0 0
  • GAME OVER
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • 1
  • 2
  • 47
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Top left, dark-haired male runner in a blue singlet with a white two-digit number on the chest, running left with clenched fists, inside a pink-edged disc
Woman Top right, nude female diver stretched horizontally head-first in a forward dive above blue-green water, legs extended, inside a dark blue disc
Woman Centre, one of four female distance runners in white and green vests and dark shorts, arms raised, running in a pack inside a large yellow-green disc
Woman Centre, second female runner in the pack in a white vest, mid-stride
Woman Centre, third female runner in a green vest with arms flung upward
Woman Centre, fourth female runner in a white vest at the rear of the pack
Man Left, male hurdler in white shorts and singlet clearing a hurdle, inside a pale orange disc
Man Left, golden-yellow male thrower with his arm cocked back holding a javelin or discus, inside a yellow disc
Woman Right, female gymnast in a red leotard posed on the balance beam, inside a yellow-orange disc
Man Right, dark-skinned male ski jumper in a maroon cap and dark suit, arms out, on skis, inside a blue disc
Man Lower left, male tennis player in a blue shirt lunging for a volley at the net, inside a green court disc
Man Lower left, second male tennis player seen from behind in a white shirt with a large blue number 2 on the back, in the foreground
Woman Lower right, white-faced female speed-skater in a navy blue full-body suit and a red-brimmed cap, number 47 on the chest, on blue ice with yellow bands
Woman Lower right, female hurdler in a pink vest and shorts clearing a hurdle, inside an orange disc
Woman Lower right, second female hurdler in white and pink leaping a hurdle with both arms outstretched
Full description

A wide rectangular backglass painted in a flat, mid-1970s comic-book style, dominated by a deep red-pink field. Across the top, a white flowing script logotype with a black outline sits beside a huge block-serif title, OLYMPICS, in white letters with a heavy black drop shadow, laid over a single horizontal band of five pale-blue interlocking rings. A small white '30' is printed above the script. Below the title run two mechanical score reels in cream windows with black numerals: the left labelled 1st PLAYER reading 2 7 3 0, the right labelled 2nd PLAYER reading 0 0 0 0 0. The artwork is a collage of hard-edged circular and oval vignettes, each a flat-coloured disc framing one athlete against the red ground. Top left: a dark-haired male runner in a blue singlet with a white number, fists pumping. Top right: a nude female diver stretched forward over blue-green water. Centre: a large yellow-green disc holding a pack of four female runners in white and green vests, arms raised. Left: a male hurdler in white shorts and a golden-yellow male thrower with his arm cocked back. Right: a red-clad female gymnast on the beam and a dark-skinned male ski jumper in a maroon cap. Lower left: a green tennis court disc with a male player in blue lunging at the net and a second male seen from behind in a white shirt numbered 2. Lower right: a large disc with a white-faced speed-skater in navy, and an orange disc of two female hurdlers in pink and white. Bottom centre text reads GAME OVER and BALL IN PLAY in small white capitals.

Super Star / Olympics backglass

Backglass Super Star

  • crimson red
  • black
  • white
  • yellow

Fingerprint: Huge crimson-on-black SUPER STAR bar spanning top flanked by grinning basketball player and red-goggled swimmer, four labelled five-digit mechanical score reels set into artwork, green centre circle packed with five sprinters mid-stride against yellow sunburst, winged-helmet ski jumper marked 47 lunging down blue slope bottom right, multi-sport vignettes layout

Distinctive

The most memorable element is the huge crimson-on-black 'SUPER STAR' bar spanning the top, flanked by a grinning basketball player and a red-goggled swimmer. Second is the layout itself: four labelled five-digit mechanical score reels set into the artwork itself, from '1st PLAYER' through '4th PLAYER'. Third is the green centre circle packed with five sprinters mid-stride against a yellow sunburst, one leaping clear of the others. Fourth, the winged-helmet ski jumper marked 47 lunging down a blue slope in the bottom right.

Setting

  • Flat maroon field with dark red diagonal lattice
  • Yellow sunburst behind the central runners
  • Blue water and sky in the swimmer panel
  • Green grass and netting in the tennis panel
  • Pale blue arch shapes with numbers above the title

Symbols

  • Pale blue arches
  • Running track lane lines
  • Tennis net and posts
  • Athletic hurdle
  • Barbell and weight plates
  • Green ball with grid texture
  • Red radiating lines under ball in play
  • Numbered circles 1 2 3 4

Lettering

  • White flowing cursive script for the maker line, enormous crimson sans-serif block capitals on a black bar for the title, white-outlined serif capitals on small black plaques for the player labels

Themes

  • Multi-sport athletics
  • Track and field
  • Swimming
  • Basketball
  • Ski jumping
  • Tennis
  • Weightlifting
  • Decathlon
  • Score reels

Title on it

  • Super star

Text on it

  • Chicago Coin's
  • SUPER STAR
  • 50 60 70 80 90
  • 1st PLAYER
  • 2nd PLAYER
  • 3rd PLAYER
  • 4th PLAYER
  • 70200
  • PLAYERS
  • GAME OVER
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • 26
  • 47
  • 50
  • 30
  • 33
  • 2
  • 40
  • A
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Basketball player top left, short dark hair, blue vest with orange trim and number 26, hands on hips, grinning, arms raised
Woman Swimmer top right, red goggles and swim cap, bare shoulders, one arm extended forward mid-stroke, pink letter a beside her
Man Runner in a green vest, one arm raised in victory, centre of the sunburst circle
Man Runner in a white singlet marked 50 leaping with knees up, centre circle
Man Runner in a green top marked 30, centre circle
Man Runner in a white top marked 33, centre circle
Man Runner in a red top marked 40 sprinting low, centre circle
Man Athlete in a yellow shirt and yellow shorts at the left of the sunburst, arms out for balance
Man Weightlifter at the right, yellow and red singlet, barbell held overhead, small figure
Man Ski jumper bottom right in a blue suit, winged red-and-white helmet, number 47 patch, black boots, lunging down a slope
Man High jumper in a red singlet clearing a horizontal bar, bottom centre-left
Man Diving tennis player in a blue top, arms up behind a net, bottom left
Man Player in a white shirt diving forward on the green court, bottom left
Man Player seen from behind in a white shirt with a large blue 2, bottom left foreground
Man Hurdler in a pink top leaping a red-and-white hurdle, bottom right
Man Second hurdler in a white top with 40 running beside the hurdle, bottom right
Full description

A wide rectangular painted backglass with a deep maroon/crimson background, laid out as a grid of sport vignettes joined by a dark red lattice pattern. Across the top runs a black horizontal bar carrying the title in huge crimson block capitals, with 'Chicago Coin's' in flowing white cursive script tucked to the upper left and pale blue-grey arch shapes above holding the numbers 50 60 70 80 90. Below sit four white lettered labels with black five-window mechanical score reels, reading 70200 for the first player and 00000 for the other three. A large green circle in the middle holds five male runners in coloured singlets and shorts sprinting and jumping against a yellow sunburst. Corner circles show individual athletes: a basketball player top left in a blue vest marked 26, a swimmer top right in red goggles with a pink letter A, a ski jumper bottom right in a blue suit and winged helmet marked 47, a high jumper in a red singlet clearing a bar bottom left of centre, and a weightlifter pressing a barbell at the right. Bottom left is a green tennis-court scene with diving players. 'GAME OVER' in red and 'BALL IN PLAY' in white with a red ray burst sit low centre. Style is flat, heavily outlined comic-book airbrush illustration.