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1976 · Gottlieb

Surf Champ / Surfer

Known for Star rollovers and Upper-right hole. Ocean waves, pale blue sky, open sea horizon and surfing scene.

Year
1976
Maker
Gottlieb
Type
Electro-mechanical
Display
Score reels

Known for

  • rollovers

    Star rollovers

  • Hole

    Upper-right hole

2 games under this title

On the playfield

  • yellow
  • turquoise
  • red
  • white
Surf Champ / Surfer playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 2 pop bumpers
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Hole 1

  • Upper-right hole

Spinner 1

  • Center spinner

Lanes 3

  • Star rollovers rollovers
  • Side lanes
  • Out lanes

On the backglass

  • blue
  • green
  • yellow
  • red
Surf Champ / Surfer backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • woman Long blonde hair blowing back, tanned skin, black-and-white horizontally striped bikini, standing upright on a yellow-and-orange striped surfboard at the left, left arm extended sideways, smiling and looking towards the viewer
  • man Tanned, short dark hair, dark maroon swim trunks, crouched low with knees bent and arms out, riding a red-and-white surfboard centre-right
  • vehicle Yellow submarine with a conning tower and periscope, floating on the water at the right side behind the man
  • vehicle Seaplane with pontoons flying low in the sky above the score windows
  • vehicle Small single-engine plane high in the sky at top centre

Setting

  • Ocean waves
  • Pale blue sky
  • Open sea horizon
  • Surfing scene

Text on it

  • BALL IN PLAY
  • PLAYERS
  • 1 2 3 4
  • CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME
  • Gottlieb's SURF CHAMP
  • D. Gottlieb & Co.

How it plays

  1. Goals 1

    • Double bonus

Made by

Design
Ed Krynski
Art
Gordon Morison

Reference

Linked terms
  • Star rollovers also called Stars also called center stars
  • Upper-right hole also called saucer also called top saucer
  • Double bonus also called Bonus X also called Increase Bonus Multiplier
Playfield vision analysis

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

Surf Champ / Surfer playfield

Playfield Surf Champ

  • yellow
  • turquoise
  • red
  • white

Fingerprint: Surf Champ: Vertical zig-zag chain of ten numbered circular targets running down yellow centre from 1000 to 10000, leaping male surfer holding red-white board on left, bikini-clad woman on right, two pop-bumper caps painted cream with orange five-pointed stars, white diagonal banner with title in slanted script with red ribbon, red band with two white chevrons sweeping toward flippers, 1960s novelty game, surf beach theme

Distinctive

The most memorable element is the vertical zig-zag chain of ten numbered circular targets running straight down the yellow centre of the playfield, from 1,000 at the bottom to 10,000 at the top, framed by a leaping male surfer holding a red-and-white board on the left and a bikini-clad woman on the right. Second, the two pop-bumper caps are painted cream with big orange five-pointed stars rather than plain colours, sitting in the pale-blue upper field beside a five-lane rollover bank. Third, a white diagonal banner at upper left carries the title in slanted script with a red ribbon sub-caption, and the whole lower playfield is swept by a red band with two giant white chevrons pointing at the flippers. Fourth, the apron carries a bold red arrow reading FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET above a facsimile signature plaque and a pair of red 25 CENTS / 2 PLAYS coin-door stickers.

Setting

  • Pale blue and sea-green ocean water with sketchy white surf lines
  • Large flat yellow-gold central panel
  • Red band with white chevrons sweeping to the flippers
  • White instruction card and white signature plaque on the lower apron

Symbols

  • Five-pointed stars (cream bumper caps, red star field, lightning bolt)
  • Red disc with radiating spokes
  • Surboards
  • Numbered round rollover targets
  • Inlane/outlane arrows
  • Chevrons

Notable shapes

  • Sweeping red band with two large white chevron arrows meeting at the flipper gap
  • Curved top ball-guide rail
  • S-shaped column of round targets
  • Rounded vertical surf lanes at lower left and right
  • Large yellow oval field in the centre of the playfield

Art motifs

  • Orange star motif repeated on both pop bumpers and as scattered stars
  • Wavy white water lines over turquoise
  • Arcade-cabinet instruction card inset into the artwork

Themes

  • Surfing
  • Beach
  • Swimming
  • Ocean
  • Bonus multiplier
  • 1960s novelty game

Title on it

  • Surf champ

Text on it

  • SURF CHAMP
  • COMPLETING TARGETS & STAR ROLLOVERS RESETS TARGETS, SCORES 5000 & LITES BOTTOM ROLLOVERS
  • ADD BONUS & ADD EXTRA BONUS WHEN LIT
  • HOLE VALUE 100 EACH WHEN LIT SPOT AND 5 SPOT AND EACH LIT SPOT
  • INCREASE MULTIPLIER WHEN LIT
  • INCREASE BONUS MULTIPLIER WHEN LIT
  • COMPLETING ALL STAR ROLLOVERS LOWER HOLE VALUE OR DOUBLE IT
  • BONUS VALUE
  • 2X
  • 3X
  • WHEN LIT
  • STAR ROUTE WHEN LIT
  • EXTRA BALL WHEN LIT
  • 500
  • 500 WHEN LIT
  • 100 WHEN LIT
  • 500 & ADD BONUS
  • 10,000
  • 9,000
  • 8,000
  • 7,000
  • 6,000
  • 5,000
  • 4,000
  • 3,000
  • 2,000
  • 1,000
  • SAME PLAYER SHOOT AGAIN
  • INSTRUCTIONS
  • ONE, TWO, THREE - LIGHTS LIT = BALLS PER PLAYER
  • INSERT COIN OR PRESS CREDIT BUTTON TO START MACHINE
  • REPEAT FOR ADDITIONAL PLAYERS
  • POINTS ARE SCORED AS INDICATED
  • POINTS OR NUMBERS SCORE AS INDICATED
  • POP ROLLERS SCORE 500 POINTS
  • ROLLOVER BUTTONS SCORE 500 POINTS AND INCREASE HOLE VALUE
  • COMPLETING 5 ROLLOVER BUTTONS LIGHTS SIDE ROLLOVERS
  • BONUS IS SCORED AND FEATURES RESET AFTER EACH BALL
  • BONUS VALUE DOUBLES ON LAST BALL OR BY HITTING EITHER SIDE ROLLOVER WHEN LIT, EITHER SIDE ROLLOVER TRIPLES BONUS VALUE IF DOUBLE IS LIT
  • A HIT DOES NOT DISQUALIFY A PLAYER
  • MATCHING LAST TWO NUMBERS IN SCORE TO NUMBER THAT APPEARS ON BACK GLASS AFTER GAME IS OVER SCORES 1 REPLAY
  • 8-69385
  • FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET
  • INSERT COIN ONLY WHEN COIN ENTRANCE IS LIT
  • SCORING 55,000 POINTS ADDS 1 BALL
  • SCORING 90,000 POINTS ADDS 1 BALL
  • A-7004
  • 25 CENTS
  • 2 PLAYS
Pop bumpers
Two large round pop-bumper caps, cream with orange stars, side by side in the upper field
Drop targets
Vertical s-curved bank of ten white circular numbered targets down the centre (1,000 to 10,000), plus side rollover button pairs scoring 500
Slingshots
Two triangular slingshots below the side lanes, printed in red and white on the apron-level band
Upper playfield
Five rollover lanes across the top under a curved metal ball guide, a kickout/coil box in the centre with a small painted panel, two round star-capped pop bumpers, and a small metal scoop or hole on the right
Apron and lower playfield
White apron with a red-and-blue double arrow reading flipper buttons on side of cabinet, red insert coin only when coin entrance is lit text, a white signature plaque on the right with scoring 55,000 points adds 1 ball and scoring 90,000 points adds 1 ball, and a white instructions card at lower left
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Bare-chested tanned adult man in dark trunks, mid-leap with one knee raised, carrying a white surfboard striped red, centre left of the numbered target chain
Woman Slim adult woman in a red two-piece swimsuit, standing upright with one arm raised, centre right of the target chain
Man Crouching surfer in a yellow-orange wetsuit on a white board, lower left, inside a rounded lane
Woman Surfer in a green-and-yellow suit on a white board, lower right, inside a rounded lane
Other Small painted surfer figures in the blue background panels at upper left and upper right corners
Full description

Full rectangular playfield seen flat-on through glass, shot from above the apron so the two red 25-cent price stickers on the coin door edge show at the bottom. The artwork is a surf theme in a bright, flat cartoon style: a broad yellow-gold central panel surrounded by a turquoise and sea-green background with sketchy white surf lines, framed by a red band carrying two large white chevron arrows that sweep down to the flippers. Upper left a diagonal white banner carries the title in flowing script with a red sub-banner beneath it. Across the top sits a bank of five rollover lanes and two chunky round pop-bumper caps painted cream with orange five-pointed stars. Down the middle runs a vertical, S-curved chain of ten white circular targets numbered 1,000 up to 10,000. Figures: a bare-chested tanned man in dark trunks leaping with a white-and-red surfboard under him at centre left, a slim woman in a red two-piece standing at centre right, a crouching surfer in a yellow-orange suit at lower left and another in a green-and-yellow suit at lower right. Bottom left a white instruction card is screwed to the playfield; bottom right a white signature plaque. Bright chrome hardware, two white flipper bats.

Backglass vision analysis

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

Surf Champ / Surfer backglass

Backglass Surf Champ

  • blue
  • green
  • yellow
  • red

Fingerprint: Blonde woman on yellow-orange striped surfboard, crouching male surfer red-white board, yellow submarine riding the waves, two aircraft flying overhead, breaking ocean waves in blue-green-white palette, "SURF CHAMP" title in slanted red capitals, score windows with green oval frames, Gottlieb mark, graphic comic-book style.

Distinctive

A blonde bikini-clad woman riding a yellow-and-orange striped board at the left, beside a crouching male surfer on a red-and-white board, with a yellow submarine riding the waves behind them. Four black-framed white score windows numbered 1 to 4 in green ovals fill the upper half of the glass. The title is a large slanted red-and-yellow wordmark sitting low on the breaking wave, with a smaller white script word tucked above it. Two aircraft in the pale blue sky above the horizon add an unusual non-surf element.

Setting

  • Ocean waves
  • Pale blue sky
  • Open sea horizon
  • Surfing scene

Symbols

  • Numbered green ovals 1-4
  • Surfboards
  • Breaking wave
  • Submarine
  • Aircraft
  • Small white square emblem bottom right

Lettering

  • Big slanted red capitals with thick yellow outline and black drop shadow for the title, a smaller white cursive script word above it; yellow sans-serif capitals for ball in play and players; large red numerals with white edging for the player count; yellow rectangular logo box with red script in the top right corner

Themes

  • Surfing
  • Beach
  • Ocean
  • Summer
  • Water sports
  • Competition

Title on it

  • Gottlieb's surf champ

Text on it

  • BALL IN PLAY
  • PLAYERS
  • 1 2 3 4
  • CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME
  • Gottlieb's SURF CHAMP
  • D. Gottlieb & Co.
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Long blonde hair blowing back, tanned skin, black-and-white horizontally striped bikini, standing upright on a yellow-and-orange striped surfboard at the left, left arm extended sideways, smiling and looking towards the viewer
Man Tanned, short dark hair, dark maroon swim trunks, crouched low with knees bent and arms out, riding a red-and-white surfboard centre-right
Vehicle Yellow submarine with a conning tower and periscope, floating on the water at the right side behind the man
Vehicle Seaplane with pontoons flying low in the sky above the score windows
Vehicle Small single-engine plane high in the sky at top centre
Full description

A painted surf-scene backglass dominated by big ocean waves in blue, teal, green and white. On the left a blonde woman in a black-and-white striped two-piece bikini stands sideways on a long yellow-and-orange striped surfboard, one arm out for balance. Centre-right a tanned man in dark maroon trunks crouches low on a red-and-white board, surfing down a wave. Behind him a yellow submarine with a conning tower rides on the water at the right edge, and two small aircraft (a seaplane and a tiny single-engine plane) fly in the pale blue sky above. Four white rectangular score windows with black frames are set across the upper half, each backed by a green oval numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 in yellow digits. Upper left reads PLAYERS over large red numerals 1 2 3 4, with BALL IN PLAY at top centre and CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME beneath. Across the lower centre the title is lettered in big slanted red capitals with yellow outline and black drop shadow, with a smaller white script word above it.

Surf Champ / Surfer backglass

Backglass Surfer

  • turquoise
  • yellow
  • red
  • green

Fingerprint: gottlieb's surfer: SURFER red-yellow cursive logo, blonde in striped bikini standing on rainbow board, shirtless surfer doing headstand-flip high on yellow-green board, propeller airliner, four-reel staggered windows with player medallions, turquoise ocean wave

Distinctive

The logo 'Gottlieb's SURFER' is set in large curved red block letters with a yellow gradient fill and white outline, sitting on a red-yellow-green striped patch at bottom centre. The most memorable figure is the upended surfer doing a hand-plant/headstand high in the centre-left, his head pointing down over a giant yellow-and-green striped board trailing white foam. The score reels are staggered diagonally down the right side rather than sitting level, each paired with a blue-and-red oval player medallion. A blonde bikini-clad woman in a red-and-white striped suit stands calmly at far left on a rainbow-striped board, a sharp contrast to the two men surfing.

Setting

  • Bright blue sky with scattered white cumulus clouds
  • Green-blue breaking ocean wave with white foam spray
  • Airliner in flight
  • Cloudscape behind score reels
  • White pinball cabinet frame surrounding the glass

Symbols

  • Yellow and red surfing wave logo
  • Blue oval player medallions with red/yellow rims and numerals 1 and 2
  • Red-yellow-green striped surfboards
  • Propeller airliner
  • Cumulus clouds

Lettering

  • Yellow block capitals with black or red outline for the instruction text, and a large curved red-and-yellow script/block logo with white outline at bottom centre

Themes

  • Surfing
  • Beach
  • Ocean
  • Waves
  • 1970s california
  • Air travel

Title on it

  • Gottlieb's surfer

Text on it

  • BALL IN PLAY
  • PLAYERS
  • 1 OR 2
  • CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME
  • D. Gottlieb & Co
  • SURFER
  • Gottlieb's
  • 1976
  • MFG. CORP.
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Young blonde adult woman, long hair swept back, red-and-white striped bikini top and bottoms, standing upright on a rainbow-striped surfboard at lower left, one arm extended, smiling
Man Shirtless tanned adult man in red trunks, upside-down doing a hand-plant/flip high at centre-left on a yellow-and-green striped board trailing white foam
Man Shirtless tanned adult man in dark trunks, crouched low on an orange surfboard at centre-right, arms spread for balance
Vehicle Four-engine propeller airliner with red tail fin flying rightwards across the top centre
Full description

A painted backglass with a bright turquoise-blue sky filling the upper two-thirds and a green-and-blue breaking ocean wave across the lower third. A blonde woman in a red-and-white striped bikini stands upright on a striped red-yellow-green surfboard at lower left, hair blown back. Two shirtless tanned men in red trunks ride boards behind her: one doing a headstand-like flip high on a yellow-and-green board near centre-left, and one crouching low on an orange board at centre-right. A four-engine propeller airliner with a red tail flies left-to-right across the top centre. Two tall columns of white cumulus cloud with yellow sunlit tops rise behind the score reels on the right. Yellow-outlined red-and-yellow lettering reads 'PLAYERS 1 OR 2' with 'BALL IN PLAY' at top centre-left and 'CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME' below. Two white rectangular reels read 0 1 7 1 0 and 0 0 0 0 0, flanked by blue oval player medallions marked 1 and 2. The bottom centre carries a curved red-and-yellow script logo 'Gottlieb's SURFER'.