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1991 · Gottlieb

Surf 'n Safari

Known for Pipeline, Rapids, Whirlpool and Plunge saucer. Tropical jungle water park, palm trees, timber walkway and bridge, thatched stilt hut and waterfall and pool.

Year
1991
Maker
Gottlieb
Type
Solid state
Display
Alphanumeric
Players
4

Known for

  • scoop

    Pipeline

  • Ramp

    Rapids

  • Ramp

    Whirlpool

  • saucer

    Plunge saucer

  • Lights

    Bonus Grid

  • Mode

    Double Everything

  • Multiball

    Three-ball Multiball

  • jackpot

    Rapids Super Jackpot

On the playfield

  • orange
  • blue
  • cream
  • dark brown black
Surf 'n Safari playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 3 pop bumpers
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Ramps 2

  • Rapids
  • Whirlpool

Holes 2

  • Pipeline scoop
  • Plunge saucer saucer

Drop target 1

  • Splash

Targets 4

  • Arcade
  • Souvenirs
  • Snackbar side targets
  • Post target

Lane 1

  • Boomerang

Lights 1

  • Bonus Grid

On the backglass

  • orange
  • green
  • blue
  • brown
Surf 'n Safari backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • animal Central green cartoon iguana/lizard with a wide toothy grin, pink sunglasses and an open orange hawaiian shirt, arms raised, seated in a yellow inner tube with pink spots
  • animal Orange-and-black striped tiger walking left through foliage at mid-left
  • creature Green snake coiled around a branch at the upper left
  • animal Crocodile hanging head-down from a tree branch at the upper right
  • other Painted tribal mask with red, black and yellow face paint below the title
  • woman Blonde woman at bottom left in a pale blue singlet, mouth open screaming, both arms raised

Setting

  • Tropical jungle water park
  • Palm trees
  • Timber walkway and bridge
  • Thatched stilt hut
  • Waterfall and pool

Text on it

  • ottlieb
  • SURF'N SAFARI
  • DOUBLE
  • AWARDS
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • MATCH
  • CREDITS
  • Premier
  • © 1987 Premier Technology. All rights reserved.
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  • 2
  • 3
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How it plays

  1. Modes 8

    • Three Million Round
    • Lock Hurry-up
    • Super Spinner
    • Safari mode
    • Extra Ball round
    • Go for the Record
    • Exit Score
    • Double Everything
  2. Multiballs 1

    • Three-ball Multiball 3-ball
  3. Goals 4

    • Slide
    • Advance Random Slide
    • Advance Double
    • Spell Double
  4. Awards 5

    • Swirl Whirlpool
    • Absolutely Nothing
    • Award Everything
    • Rapids Jackpot jackpot
    • Rapids Super Jackpot jackpot

Made by

Design
Jon Norris
Art
David Moore
Art
Constantino Mitchell
Art
Jeanine Mitchell
Software
Rand Paulin
Sound
Craig Beierwaltes

Reference

Linked terms
  • Pipeline also called Pipeline scoop
  • Rapids also called Rapids ramp also called Rapids shot
  • Boomerang also called Boomerang lane
  • Splash also called Splash targets
  • Whirlpool also called Whirlpool ramp
  • Arcade also called Arcade target
  • Souvenirs also called Souvenirs target
  • Plunge saucer also called Plunge skill shot
  • Bonus Grid also called Feature grid also called Grid
  • Three Million Round also called Three Million mode
  • Safari mode also called Safari
  • Go for the Record also called Record
  • Spell Double also called Double
  • Double Everything also called Double Round
  • Award Everything also called Everything
  • Three-ball Multiball also called Two-ball Multiball
  • Rapids Super Jackpot also called Super Jackpot
Playfield vision analysis

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

Surf 'n Safari playfield

Playfield

  • orange
  • blue
  • cream
  • dark brown black

Fingerprint: Diamond: Tropical island setting with green fan-shaped plastics at mid-left, dense mid-field grid of circular orange and red target lamps, painted island scene and thatched huts upper area, pin-up figure in red wrap upper right, three pop bumpers across top, two yellow warning triangles flanking slingshots, Gottlieb game, orange sky-blue cream palette, beachside leisure theme

Distinctive

The signature feature is the pair of green fan-shaped plastics at mid-left, each printed with white lettering and lit by small round lamps in a radial pattern. Second, the dense mid-field matrix of circular orange and red target lamps arranged in a grid of vertical columns. Third, the tropical painted island scene filling the upper playfield, with palms, thatched roofs and a painted hut structure at centre. Fourth, the two matching yellow warning-sign plastics mounted symmetrically on the lower left and right slings.

Setting

  • Tropical island resort painted across the upper playfield: palm trees, thatched huts, a beach and painted sea horizon
  • Painted crowd of small figures on the left apron-side art
  • Lower playfield painted as a beach bar / tiki area with palm clusters either side
  • Black plain apron deck with instruction text
  • Wooden cabinet side rails in light maple finish
  • Dark brown front cabinet panel with painted palm tree art

Symbols

  • Red round pin/ball icons
  • Star burst flares
  • Palm frond motifs
  • Diamond outline glyph
  • Arrow banners
  • Chevron / arrow lane markers
  • Circular lamp targets

Notable shapes

  • Diamond outline enclosing the word diamond at lower centre
  • Two flat yellow triangular caution/warning signs symmetrically placed over the lower slings
  • Green fan/sector-shaped plastics at mid-left
  • Yellow diamond-shaped lane plastics on the upper left and right
  • Chevron-patterned red and white bumper caps

Art motifs

  • Airbrushed sunset gradients
  • Scan-line speed lines on the central structure
  • Starburst flares
  • Radiating fan line work
  • Wood-grain and bamboo textures

Themes

  • Tropical island
  • Beach resort
  • Tiki bar
  • Competition
  • Sports tournament
  • 1970s leisure

Title on it

  • Diamond

Text on it

  • LITE UP PINS FOR
  • BONUS
  • COMPETING BONUS SECTION
  • DIAMOND
  • SHOOT AGAIN
  • DOUBLE
  • EVERYTHING
  • A GAME OF SKILL
  • IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE
  • Gottlieb
  • SEE DISPLAY FOR REPLAY SCORE LEVEL
  • HOLD RIGHT FLIPPER BUTTON TO DISPLAY STATUS REPORT
  • STAY IN LANES
  • SCORE SYMBOL
  • REPLAY
  • 5000
  • WARNING
  • PLAYER 1
  • PLAYER 2
  • MULTI
  • SPELLING
  • HIGH SCORE
  • CREDITS
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • ALWAYS CROSS-COUNTS
  • DOUBLE YOUR SCORE
Pop bumpers
Three round pop bumper caps clustered at the top centre above the island art, with orange/red caps
Ramps
One metal wireform ramp on the upper right that returns down the right side, plus a raised ramp lane on the right with a clear/acrylic ramp guide; a second curved rail over the upper right scoop area
Slingshots
Two standard triangular slings at the lower left and right, each partly covered by a flat yellow warning-sign plastic
Upper playfield
Three pop bumper caps across the top centre, the painted island collage, a raised platform with a central scoop structure, a wireform ramp on the right, and yellow diamond-shaped plastics on the left and right upper field
Apron and lower playfield
Black lower apron deck printed with english and french instruction blocks in small white text, a large red ball with a blue crescent highlight at centre, gold text reading 'a game of skill' at left and 'it's more fun to compete' at right, and the manufacturer logo in gold at right; separate coin door below with two coin slots, and a printed instruction card panel
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Large painted pin-up style woman in a red/orange bikini or wrap on the upper right playfield, seated/leaning, framed by palm fronds
Other Row of small painted heads and shoulders along the upper left and upper centre edge of the playfield, in varied bright colours
Other Small painted figures around the thatched-roof hut at upper centre and near the central scoop tower
Other Cartoonish painted faces and bodies in the mid-upper playfield island collage, in orange, teal and pink
Full description

Tropical beach-resort themed pinball playfield photographed under glass in a wooden cabinet, shot head-on from slightly above so the whole field, apron and part of the cabinet front are visible. The playfield is dominated by a warm orange, sky-blue and cream palette with painted palm trees and thatched huts on the upper half and a mid-field grid of round drop-target style lamps. Two fan-shaped green plastics sit at mid-left, a wireform ramp and a scoop tower occupy the right, and a row of orange round inserts runs down the centre. Two flat yellow triangular warning signs flank the lower playfield, printed DIAMOND lettering sits in a diamond outline at centre, and the black lower deck apron carries coin-instruction text in English and French plus a large red-and-blue ball graphic. Condition looks complete and unrestored, with light surface wear.

Backglass vision analysis

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

Surf 'n Safari backglass

Backglass

  • orange
  • green
  • blue
  • brown

Fingerprint: "SURF'N SAFARI" dripping tiger-striped orange-yellow lettering; grinning green iguana in pink sunglasses and open orange Hawaiian shirt in yellow-and-pink spotted inner tube; jungle water park with thatched hut, tiger, coiled snake, hanging crocodile, tribal mask; surfers and bikini-clad women; palm trees, brown timber walkways

Distinctive

A grinning green cartoon iguana in pink sunglasses and an unbuttoned orange Hawaiian shirt, arms flung wide, sitting in a yellow-and-pink spotted inner tube at the centre of the artwork. The title is rendered as dripping orange-and-yellow tiger-striped lettering, with red spots like a safari animal's coat. A brown timber water-park structure with walkways, a waterfall and a thatched stilt hut fills the middle ground, flanked by a tiger, a coiled snake, a dangling crocodile and a tribal mask. Bikini-clad women and screaming surfers are painted into the bottom left and bottom right corners around the score window.

Setting

  • Tropical jungle water park
  • Palm trees
  • Timber walkway and bridge
  • Thatched stilt hut
  • Waterfall and pool

Symbols

  • Inner tube
  • Surfboard
  • Palm trees
  • Tribal mask
  • Waterfall

Lettering

  • Large dripping orange-and-yellow tiger-striped script with red spots and red drop shadow for the title; yellow-and-red striped double with awards beneath

Themes

  • Surfing
  • Jungle safari
  • Water park
  • Holiday
  • Tropical
  • Cartoon alligator

Title on it

  • Surf'n safari

Text on it

  • ottlieb
  • SURF'N SAFARI
  • DOUBLE
  • AWARDS
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • MATCH
  • CREDITS
  • Premier
  • © 1987 Premier Technology. All rights reserved.
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
Who and what
Kind Description
Animal Central green cartoon iguana/lizard with a wide toothy grin, pink sunglasses and an open orange hawaiian shirt, arms raised, seated in a yellow inner tube with pink spots
Animal Orange-and-black striped tiger walking left through foliage at mid-left
Creature Green snake coiled around a branch at the upper left
Animal Crocodile hanging head-down from a tree branch at the upper right
Other Painted tribal mask with red, black and yellow face paint below the title
Woman Blonde woman at bottom left in a pale blue singlet, mouth open screaming, both arms raised
Man Shirtless tanned man at bottom left with dark hair, holding a surfboard under one arm
Woman Dark-haired woman at bottom left in a dark swimsuit, looking towards centre
Woman Kneeling brunette at bottom right in a black bikini, one hand on the sand
Woman Standing woman at bottom right in a blue bikini, one arm raised shading her eyes
Woman Further figure at bottom right in a red swimsuit partly cut off by the frame
Full description

A painted tropical adventure scene framed by a black speaker-cabinet panel carrying a chrome "ottlieb" badge above the glass. Across the top, "SURF'N SAFARI" is lettered in large dripping orange-and-yellow tiger-striped script with red shading. Below sits a jungle water park: brown timber walkways and a thatched hut on stilts, a cascade of white water, tall palm trees, a green snake coiled on a branch at upper left, a crocodile hanging head-down from a branch at upper right, and a striped tiger padding through the foliage at mid-left. Centre stage is a friendly green cartoon iguana in pink sunglasses and an open orange Hawaiian shirt, arms thrown wide, sitting in a yellow inner tube covered in pink spots. Lower left is a group of surfers: a blonde woman in a pale blue singlet screaming with arms up, a shirtless man holding a board, and a dark-haired woman beside them. Lower right is a group of women in black and blue bikinis, one kneeling, one with a hand shading her eyes. A dark rectangular score window spans the lower centre, carrying two rows of glass alphanumeric digits lit in blue-white.